Author pov

Wednesday
7:00 pm

Shehnaaz laughed while looking in aryaan's phone. He was showing her reels. She covered her face but couldn't contain her laugh in, Aryaan also burst into laughters. Even tears came out of his eyes. Zain seems annoyed by their non-stop laughing while Sidharth calmly was looking at his wife. Her face has that unexplainable noor when she laughs freely. Laughing face suits her more

He brought cigarette between his lips with eyes on her. She lifted her eyes from phone to look at him after feeling burning gaze on her. As always her heart skipped a beat when she finds him directly looking at her. She lower her gaze immediately with tinted cheeks

Her eyes fell on ring setting in her ring finger. it has single pink diamond at front while small other white diamonds on band. This is her wedding ring. This must have cost him a lot but he wasn't one to check prices before buying anything. To be honest she also was brought up with her demands being fulfilled as only child of her father. Her father earned decent amount as he was important employee of Shah family. She looked at his fingers, Mir- sahab also has one. Golden simple band, which he was also wearing right now

"Nahi mein ghar jake khaugi maham aur amna ke sath." She shook her head when house-help asked if she will also have dinner

"Bilkul foodpanda se haina?" Sidharth rise his eyebrow. Her cheeks heat up in embarrassment. He still remembers why! She clears her throat. Zain snickered at her embarrassment. Aryaan also kept his phone down to watch this exchange between couple excitedly

"Hum home chef wale option se order krte hai wo ghar ka khana hota hai." She told him without meeting eyes

"So they make healthy food khud jake dekhti hogi since you sound so sure?." He questioned. He's talking about health when he's smoking cigarettes knowing it's injurious to health. But will she call him out? Obviously no. He never leaves any chance to roast her

"Nahi khaugi ab." She doesn't wanna argue with him knowing he will win at end and she will look like clown it's better to give up at start

"Itna jaldi?"

Zain looked at her in disbelief. She's not so masoom as she becomes in front of her Mir-sahab. In real she's laraku girl. She wants to glare at Zain but chose to just ignore him and looked at Sidharth who was smiling for some reason while looking down hiding it. Is he trying not at laugh at her? They are all so mean

"Mein ghar jarahi hoon late horaha hai mujhe." She picks her duppata and wrapped it around her head with sullen expressions and moved to grab her bag from another couch

"Shehnaaz." His deep voice called with warning. How much she loves his voice. She drops her bag and looks at him

"Jee Mir-sahab."

"Baitho wapis wahen." His voice held kind of authority. She sits down back at her place and glanced at Aryaan who was looking in his phone but was covering his mouth. She knows he's also laughing at her. She looked at Sidharth with pout on her lips and complain in her doe eyes. Who understood

"Tum niklo." He gesture Aryaan

"Bhai mene kya kiya!" He whine

"Get out." Sidharth repeated

    Shehnaaz didn't really expect him to kick aryaan out of house and she felt bad for aryaan even if he deserves it for laughing at her and making fun of her. Zain looked away trying his best to not laugh at aryaan's face who shoved phone in his pocket and give Shehnaaz look bahar mil dekhta hoon tumhe and left

"Mujhe ek important call arahi hai." He excused himself and rushed out of hall before bursting into laughter

"Wo mujhe dhamki wale looks dekkr gaya. Aryaan." She told him pointing at exist where Aryaan left. Sidharth lips curved in small smile

"Kuch nahi karega." Sidharth assured crashing his cigarette

"Paka Mir-sahab?"

"Paka Shehnaaz." He nodded

"Idhar ayo."

   He gesture her to come with his head. She slightly wide her eyes pointing at herself like me?. He chuckled and nodded his head. She blushed getting up from her place and makes her way to where he was sitting in two seater velvet sofa. He patted seat beside him, she sits down there facing him with innocent look on her face

   He leaned into sofa comfortably, with feet on table in front and rested his head on back of sofa, did not ask anything to say anything. Just looked at her. She blinked, waiting for him to say something but nothing came out of his mouth. It was like, he called her closer to look at her more closely. She blushed looking down while bitting her lip. What's he doing? Is he doing this to embarrass her. Her dupatta slid down her head because of her silky hair. She didn't bother putting it back on head

   She lifted her gaze when his hand reach out to run hand down her hair gently. He twirled her hair strand between his fingers

"Shehnaaz mere sath rehna hai ya abhi nahi?" He decided to gave her choice

    Originally he was thinking of shifting her to his place without asking her or giving her choice but later he realised she might want some time to get comfortable with his him and he won't be able to control if they live in same house yet alone room. Live with Mir-sahab? She thought

"Apke sath kyun?" She questioned looking at him through her lashes. She watches him letting out breath and moving closer her. Her heart beat rise up as she moved back instantly with hands on either side of her

"Biwi nahi ho meri?" He cadged her between him and arm of sofa. His one hand over back of sofa and other beside hers. His fingers were almost brushing against her fingers. His musky mix cigarettes fragrance surrounded her and the way he's gazing down at her. Her heart pound's against her ribs cadges "Biwiya shohar ke sath rehti haina meri jaan ek ghar mein ek kamre mein." His eyes locked with hers

   Ek kamra. She gulped, she now has realised that she might have to share room with Mir-sahab. And it doesn't ends there. She doesn't know what to feel about it. Excited? Nervous? Scared? Happy? She has mix feelings

"Ek kamra?" She whispers

"Jee ek kamra." He caress her cheeks with back of his hand, sending shivers down her spine. She slightly parted her lips. Chest of her went up and down at close proximity

"Lekin hume toh Nikkah secret rakhna tha." She says with blush

"That will be for just week uske baad toh rahena parega mere sath ek kamre mein." He smirked teasing her. She open her mouth to say something but she's too flustered right now because of his teasing "Reh paogi na?" He teased further

"J-Jee sona he toh hai." He laughed at her innocence. Sleep? She will wish she gets. Why is he laughing she wonders

"Bilkul Shehnaaz tumhe sona he toh hai." He nodded with smile looking at her. He cupped her face and place gentle kiss on her forehead causing her breath to stuck. Her heart flutters this was romantic she mentally pouts when he pulled back with smile still on his lips

"Phir ap hase kyun?"

"Mein hasa?" He acted oblivious

"Jee."

"Mujhe toh yaad nahi." He leaned back in sofa, giving her space as she sits properly still facing him. He's such an actor

"Mir-sahab."

"Jee meri jaan."

"C-Choren bas."

     She blushed hard looking away from him. He chuckled slightly at her state. She's never getting over him calling her that. It feels like dream. She never thought that one day she will be one getting married to him out of all. She prays that this brings best into their life and may Allah shower his blessing upon them

"University ke baad koi further studies ke plans hai?" He asked

   Her lips curved in pout thinking that it's already hard to study in university, why would she even think about studying further. She absolutely hate studying and is waiting for it to be over and so she could sleep peacefully without that annoying alarm disturbing her sleep

"Mujhe studies pasnad nahi hai boring lagti hai." She answered honestly. He knows this already since he has taught her in past

"Kya boring nahi lagta." He smirked

    He remembers once she answered this question as Ap when he was teaching her accounts and at that time he didn't give it much thought since she was just 15 and he had no interest in thinking about 15 year old liking him. He never gave it much thoughts. Now that he thinks about it. She also did have her crush phase on him. By her tinted cheeks he can tell she also remembers answer she gave that

"Ap khana nahi khaoge?" She changed topic and he let her do it since he has teased her enough for day

"Khauga aur tum bhi mere sath khaugi." He demanded. She didn't argue because there was no point. He will make her eat anyways

Friday
2:30 am

"Bahar chale?"

   Maham comes out of guest room of Shehnaaz apartment. She looks at two girls in living room who were watching some movie. Shehnaaz was sinked in couch with blanket over her meanwhile amna was sitting in luv-seat

"Time dekho maham."

    Shehnaaz said signalling at clock on wall. They do goes out late night for drives but when Aryaan is with them since he's is mostly one who loves night life of Karachi and always takes them out for chai. Alone for girls it's too dangerous, kidnapping girls and taking them against their will, mugging people are also parts of Karachi's night life

"Kuch nahi hoga let's go." Amna also agreed

"Bilkul nahi." She shook her head

"Shehnaaz chalo na please srif Seaview ke pass chai peekr wapis ajayenge." Maham pleaded with puppy eyes

"Agar Mir-sahab ko pata chal gaya?" He's very strict one about theses things since he himself sits among those kind of people. He doesn't even like if his family girls goes out alone in daylight. He's extra protective and Shehnaaz doesn't wanna be victim of his wrath

"Unko kon batayega, nahi chalege pata unko don't worry wo abhi apne ghar honge is waqt also we will avoid going to places he usually visits bas." Amna assured

"Nahi mujhe daar lag raha hai ghar mein chai banate haina hum." She tried to convince them

"Mujhe ghar ki nahi cafe Seaview ko chai peeni hai car mein peelenge Shehnaaz!" Maham winced and her eyes fell on ring in her ring finger which caused her to let out loud gasp

"Hain! Tumne shaadi kab krli." She pointed at it. Amna frown following her gaze. Shehnaaz panicked at her question

"Yeh fake hai, chalo chalte hain lekin jaldi ayenge okay." She agreed to divert their mind from her wedding ring. She cursed her fate and looked for her dupatta that she throw somewhere after praying tahajjud namaz. Dupatta sometimes tickles her when she wear it as hijab and she's sure it's not only her. Finally finding it. She wore it while maham took car keys from dining table and amna gets into her slippers. Three of them are seriously dead if Mir-sahab gets to know about it

    Three of them set down in maham's car which is originally Zain's but he has given this one to her. Shehnaaz set down in passenger seat while amna got into backseat of car

"Relax karo Shehnaaz jitna daarogi wahi hoga." Amna rolled eyes at girl who seems way more tensed

"I am chill." She says but her face says otherwise

"Gaane laga dou-"

"Zarorat nahi."

    She cut off maham who pouted while looking ahead. Soon they reached Seaview road which looks pretty with golden lights and very much peaceful. Being Karachi girlie, she has always loved their beloved treasure which is this sea. Dark sea and dark sky goes perfect. Cold breeze. She has always dreamed of living near sea

"Dou pheeki chai ek meethi." Maham gave order to boy who came

"Ek pizza fries." Amna added

"Time lage ga!" Shehnaaz groan which amna ignored and boy both ignored and proceeded with order. Amount of people are still outside at this time is insane. Mostly Awara people like them who can't sit still in their homes. They waited for their order while randomly talking Shehnaaz made sure her ring topic never comes again

"What the fuck."

    Three of them actually got startled when Zain knocked on maham's window with which seems like angry expressions. Shehnaaz knew this will happen because these places are literally where Zain and Aryaan comes to

"Tum logo ka dimag kharab hai kya?" He opened driver's door when she didn't scroll down window for him. Shehnaaz and amna didn't say anything because he looks seriously angry

"Chai he toh peene aye hain." Maham said

"Yeh koi time hai chai peene ka?." He glared

"Chai peene ka time nahi hota Zain." She argued

"Chutiya baatein na karo aur izaat se utro let me drive you back home." He said opening door wide. Thank god he recognised his car immediately and what were these girls thinking? Drinking chai at freaking 3 am? Are they brainless. He wondered. Maham gets off not before glaring at him and gets in back seat with folded arms

"Not gonna work on me." He told her getting in driving seat and looked at Shehnaaz with sarcastic look who smiled at him nervously

"Tum toh gayi beta." He smirked at her

"Nahi please!" She knows exactly what he meant by this. He's gonna tell Mir-sahab. "Zain bhai." She pouted

"At least chai peene den bhai order toh krdiya hai hume." Amna sighed sinking in seat

"Tumhare Nibba ko pata hai uski nibbi konse adventures pe jarahi hai raat mein?" He turned around to look at amna who looks irritated by his words

"Zain bhai." Shehnaaz pouted again poking his arm continuously which he was ignoring

"Choro guys inko plead krne ki zarorat nahi jisko batana hai batane dou." Maham rolled her eyes. He shifted his attention on her

"Galti bhi tumahri aur attitude bhi tum dekhao." He moved forward to pinch her cheeks. She winced pushing his hand away

"Mein toh nahi dekha rahi na attitude apko."

    Shehnaaz said showing him puppy eyes. Before he could say anything another knock on window came and boy came back with their orders. Zain pull down window and passed girls their chais but kept fries for himself. Amna tried to snatch but he threatened her and that's how he ended up eating all of pizza fries alone. Shehnaaz kept giving him Masoom eyes which he intentionally ignored. To give her more stress he dials Sidharth's number and shows screen to her with smirk on his face

"Bolo Zain mera pyaara bhai hai and I love him so much." He smirked

"No need Shehnaaz." Maham said

"Theek hai phir I'm calling-"

"Bol rahi hoon na." Shehnaaz spoke with stress

"Zain mera pyaara bhai hai and I love him so much." She repeated

"Good!" He clapped "By the way Sidharth is over there and he asked me to take you all home tum logo se wo kal baat karega." Zain dropped bomb and watched their faces with smile on face