"Hey Mahi meet me at Ridge road" Manpreet texted.

"I can't, Baba is not letting me out after I lashed Ayaan" Mahira spoke out.

"Ayaan who?" Manpreet asked.

"The engineer whom I am getting tied to" Mahira replied back in a hurried text .

"Where does he live ? I will tackle him" Manpreet wrote back.

"No,Manu it's already messed up" Mahira typed in.

"I don't know just meet me ,get out of your house , I have something to tell" Manpreet texted back.

"Ammi, I need to buy some personal stuff" Mahira spoke out.

"Tell me what it is, I will buy for you" Naheed responded.

"I need to buy under garments of my choice" Mahira replied.

"Okay but be back soon, I will manage your Abba" Naheed spoke out.

Mahira navigated to herself to Ridge after a 30 minute quiet travel in metro.

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"Jaan we need to sort this out" Manpreet spoke out to Mahira under the shade of the green trees.

"It's too complicated" Mahira wept .

"No,it's not" Manpreet hugged her .

"Listen, I have a plan let's just get a court marriage done and we will explain everything later to our families" Manpreet spoke out.

"No, Abba is already a heart patient and that will be too much for him" Mahira replied.

"I am getting engaged to a girl" Manpreet let out a bombshell on Mahira.

"What! You didn't tell me" Mahira's brow shot up.

"Yeah...if we don't do something, I will belong to Ginny and then you will belong to Ayaan...everything finished forever" Manpreet let out a sigh.

"Don't say that !" Mahira spat back angrily.

"You aren't talking a stand that's why" Manpreet accused .

"Stand? You are getting engaged to Ginny so where did your so called stand evaporated then" Mahira spoke out.

"First you get your shit together if you had no guts to get against your dad or family then why did you love me!" Manpreet lost his cool.

"What should I do? Run with you and leave my family forever!" Mahira's nostrils flared .

"Yes, why I should sacrifice everything? You don't want to do a thing for us!" Manpreet yelled.

"I did nothing for you! I kept lying to my parents for last 4 years" Mahira broke down.

" Woah so ammi and Abba now you remember them what about the promises you made . What about all the sex we did together. Maybe it wasn't big deal for you but it meant the world to me" Manpreet spoke out furiously.

" It wasn't easy for me either . I loved with all I had but you don't care. You got Ginny ultimately I would be a fool, I gave my love ,care , virginity to you thinking you would be my Soulmate .Do you know how important virginity is to a woman !" Mahira broken down in middle of the road that worked as a green walk to the visitors.

"Mahi stop crying onlookers are staring us" Manpreet hissed.

"So what !" Mahira screamed .

"Mahira sush right now" Manpreet yelled holding her arm.

"Is he harrassing you?" Spoke a middle aged woman.

"Is he eve teasing you!" Came a young girl's voice .

"Oye Romeo chal thane main (Romeo get behind bars now) " A police officer bitting a paan (beetle leaf) shouted.

"No, she is my girlfriend" Manpreet replied with a faded face.

"Ohho , Romeo Julie get both of these inside jeep" Came inspector.

"No, please he is my boyfriend, he was not hurting me" Mahira pleaded as a woman constable dragged her to the jeep.

"Manu do something" Mahira whispered.

"I was saying to shut up" Manpreet groaned.

"Motherfucker shut up" The constable grunted at Manpreet.

"Lock them up" the inspector spoke .

"Please inspector leave us what is our fault?" Mahira and Manpreet pleaded together.

"Both of you were fighting at a public place? Interrupting traffic and confessing immoral acts of yours so publicly " The inspector gritted his teeth in a moment of disgust hit his mind.

"Immoral! What immoral acts?" Manpreet erupted.

"Ohhooo Madam was talking about her virginity lost to this man and now pretend to be innocent" a middle aged head lady constable commented.

"Being a woman how can you say that?Virginity is my choice" Mahira groaned.

"Are you both married?" Inspector asked the duo.

"No" Manpreet replied.

"Love,sex and lust ,these youngsters have no shame. They use their bodies for lust and spoil our values" the woman constable grunted.

"No, we are not married but we are engaged" Manpreet tried to cover it up.

"Show engagement photos then? What's the proof?" Inspector asked.

"Uhm...it's in the pendrive we transferred it" Manpreet lied.

"Okay then show Id proof " the inspector spoke out.

"What is our fault ?" Mahira spoke out angrily.

"Madam wants to know her fault but we know how to find faults " the woman constable spoke out playing with her wooden stick used to criminals.

"Don't dare to touch " Manpreet yelled.

"Ayee Hero! show Identification proof that or get ready to rot here for 24 hours " the inspector flung out of his chair like a action hero rolling up his sleeves.

"I am Manpreet Kohli" Manpreet showed his driving license .

"You girl show your ID" The constable frowned.

"I forgot my ID, I am Mahira " Mahira lied.

"If they got to about my identity things will get worse" Mahira dreaded internally.

"Ohh really? What is full name?" The inspector sipped his tea with a fake smile.

"She is Mahira Kaur " Manpreet spoke out.

"Don't she know her name?" The woman thundered.

"She is scared it's her first time in police station " Manpreet spoke in a softer tone.

"Speak something in punjabi then only we will realse you too" the woman short back.

"Her punjabi is weak " Manpreet spoke out panicked.

"Speak whatever you know, any religious script you remember" The inspector added.

" Ik Houn Kar Saath Naam Kurutha Purukh Nirubho Niruvar Akal Moorth Ajuni Saibhu Guru Prasadya
Aadh Such Jugaad Such" Mahira spoke out after closing her eyes.

"Okay give 500 and leave " The inspector spoke out.

"She spoke it correctly then asking for bribe" Manpreet argued.

"Mister you are giving on duty threat along with bribe!" The woman yelled.

"No, no he is not , Manu give them the money we are getting late" Mahira tried to compose Manpreet.

He gave 500 ruppee note giving glares to the inspector and constables .

"We too have family, government does pay enough for the amount of work we do" A very old wise poor constable spoke out joining his hands as Manpreet met him at the doorstep.

The honesty and truthfulness of the man evaporated the anger.

"Buy something for yourself, I know your sahab eats all the money he gets in bribery " Manpreet spoke out with empathy.

"No , I don't eat out of bribe money, I refuse it" the poor man replied hiding the hole of his shoe.

Manpreet smiled at the man, "People like you are example not all police person are bad" he complimented and the man gave a grin with tears in his eyes.

"I never taught you Shabd? Don't change your religion for me" Manpreet spoke out with a sigh as the duo took a metro.

"It's your caller tune,bhoodu. That's why I remember it and who told you that I would change my lord " Mahira giggled.

"Oh yeah...we have been together for years and I always put shabd on my caller tune , smart Mahira " Manpreet spoke out with happiness as Mahira moved to the adjacent carriage for women passenger with a smile on her face .