Author pov

Karachi
1 month

"Your daughter is giving me hard time waseem uske khawab wagera mein ayo aur kaho Mir sahab ko maaf krdo"

   Deep sigh left sidharth's mouth as he complains keeping cigarette between his lips. His eyes stayed on white and grey marble grave that has waseem name craved. He visits him whenever he wants to talk about something, because it's always been like that. Whenever he needed advice or want to share something he would talk to waseem or call him if he's London. When he first decided to came back Pakistan after years, waseem was very  first person he called before Zain even though he knew risk. He knew betrayal of man way before still, he pretended oblivious 

   People aren't bad but situations are. They make them do bad things, they make them go against their own people. For survival, they have to take step which is against their morals and beliefs

     At first. Sidharth didn't believe when Zain told him about waseem being man, behind his address being leaked. He didn't believe any proof any gave him. His heart didn't want to believe that even though he's logical man. Then Zain shared audio of phone calls between bajwa and waseem. When he heard from waseem's mouth. That was his first ever real heartbreak. Break up hurts? No bro, being betraying by man you trust most hurts like bitch. Still, Sidharth wanted to let go of this. He did let go of this matter and didn't even bring it up because as he says majboor admi ke liye kuch sahi kuch galat nahi hota. He forgive waseem with Shehnaaz in his mind as she will be alone. He always cared about her even if he was away

    Also, Mir shah is very forgiving kind of person. He doesn't think human have right to punish anyone else for sins or crimes. Makafate-Amal is best revenge anyone could ask for (reward for actions. Karma)

"You do think I should break promise I made to you?" He questions randomly. He has always considered breaking that very promise, he made waseem because he can't take it anymore. He can't see his wife in such a state nor he can stay away from her but than he just stops himself because the man who took promise from him is dead and he fears what if that dead man cruses him. Can father ever cruse his own daughter's family?

"Wo meri taraf dekhti bhi nahi hai and also she doesn't let me in your house anymore waseem. She doesn't let me in. I'm your Mir-sahab." He empathised on word me because if in normal circumstances. Where waseem would have been alive and Shehnaaz was married to Mir shah. If Shehnaaz would have done something like this. He is hundred percent sure waseem would have scolded his daughter badly

    He laid his head on green grass with another sigh leaving his mouth. One hand underneath his head and other one holding cigarette between fingers as he looks at pretty orange sunset. (Shaam ko qaburistan daring banda hai💀)

"Only if you weren't coward waseem. Ek baar call krlete that people are bothering you. I would have handled everything I am very much disappointed to know you didn't have that much trust in me unlike your daughter." He was aware of trust Shehnaaz has on him in situations like this. Like she always have thought Mir sahab smbhal lenge and that actually came from her father who did trust Mir shah but fear made him take sudden wrong path

"I was ready to lie to her and say whatever Azhar said was absolute bullshit and all but than she said I will if you say you haven't done it I couldn't bring myself to manipulate her. Can never do that with her because she's pure soul you have no idea what she's going through right now because she loves us both and according to her she has lost both but what she doesn't know is that I'm always with her. She wants it or not I'm with her and she's with me."

"I want everything to be fine between us and waseem there is only one way of doing that." He sits up again to crush remaining cigarettes

"Sir apke liye call hai."

   Sidharth lifts his head to look at his bodyguard who holds out phone for him, which he grabs and looked at caller Id maham. What's date today? He wondered shit. It's his sister birthday. He did know it was in this month but he forgot what day and she told him to be at this restaurant by 5 pm if he wants to have glimpses of his lovely wife and right now it was 6:30 pm

"Mir Bhai seriously!"

"Raste mein hoon phone rakho abhi I'm driving." With that respond he ends phone call before she could even say anything else and stood up from ground immediately, grabbing his Armani grey with golden lining coat that was laying on grass beside like it worth absolutely nothing. He bid waseem farewell and made his exit. Now he remembers that he hasn't even bought gift for this sister's birthday well him coming there should be gift for her right? He doesn't attend birthday parties. Nor he celebrates his own, as have said before he's old traditions type and birthday is silky and lame celebrations for him

Xander's

    Maham loves celebrating her birthdays a lot. She makes them big deals and invests so much time, efforts into organising them. She invites as many people as she can. Being daughter of shah family she has been privileged enough but that doesn't mean she have had life she has dreamed off. Coming from background where woman aren't independent, it was hard to act upon her dreams and skills. No it wasn't fault of men but woman. They themselves have never tried to change it. They themselves have give into decisions taken by their elders for them. It was not man's fault nor societies here. She just wanted to change that

     Maham break off her engagement with Zain even tho she knew he wasn't at fault and how much he has loved her. She did that out of anger on her elders for never asking her before fixing her marriage with him. She saw her chance that day and took risk and expected Zain's outburst but he didn't say anything and till this day he hasn't to point that he has stopped talking with her. She regretted her decision because she realise how much she has been emotionally attached to man. His everyday texts and often calls. His funny jokes and teasing all were gone and she realise how stupid she was to ruin her relationship out of nothing

     She tried talking to him and he gave her I'm done with you maham every single time and I was only one putting efforts I don't want that anymore even if i loved you I can't deal with that again she has cried in front of him and he didn't budge even slightest. He has gotten cold

    He wasn't coming back. He has made it clear with his words and actions. Aryaan told her about him who has proposed this one girl recently for marriage and she has said yes. Who wouldn't this guy has everything looks. Money. Sense of humour and he respects girls. According to Aryaan, Zain has talked with Sidharth and his mother as well for sending rishta to girl's house. Was it really over?

   This birthday dinner was among them also because of Sidharth as he has recently became chief secretary of sindh since he has no business in any other province. They had to keep dinner low-key to avoid any security issue

"Happy birthday." Zain smiled at her politely and handed her gift bag. No hugs anymore ig. One thing Zain is loyal man if he's committed to one woman he wouldn't touch other. She lost man like him it must hurt right maham? It's rare to find man who are loyal and have charismatic looks

"Thank you."

  Awkward? No Zain isn't one to make things awkward. He would make joke and divert everyone's attention from them

"Sorry late hogaye because this madam right here takes decades in getting ready." He pulls ahead shorter woman than him with ash-blonde highlights. She was dressed in cream colour vest sweater and brown trousers. Gold jewellery. She's influencer and maham knows her but why would he bring this girl  at her birthday party which is only for family. She gets that he wants to introduce his soon to be wife but this is not way

"I am sehla-"

"Ap inko kyun lekr aye ho yahan?" She spoke cutting her off rudely. Shehnaaz understood her tone immediately and before she could open her mouth to cool down her, Zain did

"Why do you think? To introduce her with my family." He shrugged

"This is only for family."

"And she will be family soon." He answered with smile wrapping arm around girl

"Api choren na." Amna calls. She doesn't want her sister to create any scene in front of someone else and especially girl who was about to be part of their family. They shouldn't show her how messed up their family is yet

"Tum bas karo." She glares at her younger sister. This is her birthday party and she will decides who attends and who will not

"Yeh family ka hissa nahi hai abhi tak and this is my birthday party mujhe toh yaad nahi mene kab diya inko invitation." Was she making unnecessary scene. She didn't care at moment and nor she thought before saying anything

"What's problem with her being here?" Zain asked since she was humiliating his guest like that and he folded his arms

"Excuse me-"

"Just leave." She cut off sehla and demanded rudely on which Zain chuckled in disbelief

"She will stay." He smirked confidently while sitting at his seat by Shehnaaz and pulling another chair beside to make sehla sit down who's face was telling how much she hates maham right now. Zain looked at his girlfriend and saw how she's glaring at his ex fiancé who was which made him leaned down to whisper something in her ear

"Don't take it to heart she's just being moody probably because of her academic stress. She's nicer in vacation days." He whispers while looking at maham who glare at them before looking away with tears in her eyes. She rarely gets angry and when she does, she always ends up crying

"It's okay relax." Shehnaaz whispers rubbing her arm in gentle manner. Shehnaaz has idea that it isn't about anything but jealousy and insecurity. Fact that she has been literally begging zain to give her chance again and he's changing girlfriends on girlfriends and this one looks pretty serious according to what Aryaan told them other day

   She wasn't coming today but for maham's sake she came. She has always been there with her in good and bad times. She can do this much for her, it's not big deal

"That's Mir shah ki wife?" Sehla whispers in Zain's ear, with eyes on Shehnaaz. Zain nodded his head

     Mir shah has recently attracted everyone's attention. They all have been mesmerised by charming man with sophisticated features and classy fashion sense, suddenly entering politics and winning hearts. There has been craze of Mir shah and his outstanding performance. Women of all age are going gaga over him. His all clips of oath taking ceremony are going viral and getting million of likes on them. He did break hearts when they spotted wedding ring on his ring finger but that didn't stop them from simping over him

   Sehla understood why would man like Mir shah keep his wife's identity hidden. She's alluring and appears like an angel. Anyone would get possessive and protective over her. Shehnaaz just passed girl smile, she won't greet it may sound rude but Zain has done wrong by brining her here today. He could have asked or chose another date for meeting. This is literally birthday of his ex fiancé what was he thinking?. Also maham did wrong, she should have just said same at home not here. It was embarrassing and not right for guest

"Asalam-o-alaikum Mir bhai."

    They greeted man when he came inside, looking effortlessly handsome even in clothes he wore early morning. Mir shah doesn't need clothes or any accessories to look good. He even look better without them ask his wife for doubts

    She didn't greet him nor looked at him. Instead she looked into her phone and scroll down insta with unbothered look on her face she's learning to control her expression and she thinks she's doing better but when she heard his deep voice greeting them back, her heart skipped a beat and throat started to feel weird. She had manage to dodge his any approach in this whole month. Blocked him when his calls were getting a lot. She can't believe that she has blocked 12 numbers in total of his. How did he even got all those numbers?. It was hard but she did it

   He took seat which was beside amna and opposite of Shehnaaz since it was only left. His gaze fixed on his wife. Sehla noticed how both husband and wife didn't greet each other weird. She thought and turn to Zain who understood her questionable eyes but didn't say anything about it

"This is sehla and sehla this is Mir Sidharth shah." Zain introduced

"Nice to meet you." Sidharth nodded politely as she smiled at him gosh he's handsome from this close that's what sehla thought. Zain shaking his head at her dreamy eyes and slightest tab her arm to come back from dreamy land

"Marwao gi tum." He hissed at her. Amna looked at them suspiciously when Zain caught her eye. He send her forced smile on which amna also rolled her eyes this cow he had urge to smack her

"Khali hatho se yahi lag raha hai ap koi gift nahi laye mere liye." Maham sighed at her brother

"It's in car."

    It wasn't complete lie. Farmer from his village gifted him today kgs of many fruits as they had new harvest and it's been like that always. That gift him those for things he does for them . He's gonna give his sister those and say stay healthy. She won't even doubt for second

"Really?" She looks excited. He nodded

"Mila hoga bhai ko and now he's pass them to you." Amna commented with smirk. He needs to do something about her getting smarter

"Wo esa kyun karenge?" And here comes confuse Aryaan who looks like it's hardest question of some math problem

"Rehne dou tum aur apne dimag ko aram dou zyda soch liya hoga." Zain looks at his brother with sarcastic smile

"Theek hai." Aryaan nodded

   Sidharth didn't give much attention to their banter and just stared at his wife. Cute, she looks really cute that he want to swallow her whole. Small pout of confusion appears on her face as she shows something to Zain from her phone. He looked at it for while before looking at him

"Is there going to be change in winter vacations?" He asked his cousins and shows him noticed university has send on WhatsApp group of Shehnaaz. There was written government of sindh has lessen vacation period for university student for some reason. Sidharth looked at notice

"I haven't signed such a thing." False notice. Shukkur! "And you can ask me directly I won't bite." He looked at his wife

"I prefer not speaking to you directly." She says not looking at him and grabbed her phone back from Zain

"Now you are speaking to me." He pointed out

"I will stop."

   He didn't say anything further as environment got tense. Sehla was surprised, this is how they talk? Are they on fight? She has many questions but whom to ask? That didn't stop sidharth from admiring and obsessing over his wife. He's kinda use to her this behaviour. He signal maham to exchange seat who whined and shook her head but he glare at his sister threateningly

"Ap yahan kyun baith rahe ho?" Shehnaaz questioned with frown when he made himself comfortable in chair beside her

"Wahan actually garmi horahi thi mujhe." He gave lamest excuse knowing its lame and had that smirk on his lips

    Shehnaaz glare at maham who gave her apologetic look that says sorry but you know how he can be. She didn't say anything else after that and moved her chair away from his, she turned her face and kept herself busy in phone. Without her acknowledge, Sidharth moved chair closer to hers and did thing he has missed most after making love to her. That has topped his what he miss about her most list. He played with tips of her curled hair gently without her noticing and engaged himself in conversation with amna who asked him something about being late

   Soon they did cake cutting thing and had dinner. Everyone gave their gifts to maham. Getting gifts is best part of birthday celebrations

"Kal atif aslam ka concert hai chalna hai?" Aryaan asked them. Mostly maham and Shehnaaz

"Nahi humari haircut appointment hai." Maham refuses. Sidharth paused in middle of drinking his tea humari? There was no fucking way she's getting theses hair cut. She won't

"You are getting haircut?" His voice came out deep and dangerous lowly as he keeps cup down and looked at his wife

"Jee toh?"

"Shehnaaz." His tone was serious

"Shoulder length." His eyes widen shoulder length. He might get heartache from this news. He won't let her do that. He didn't say anything to her and just turn to look at maham

"Which saloon?" He asked maham

"Mir-sahab!" Now he will go around getting her appointment cancelled or threatened those saloons if they give her haircut, he will get them closed permanently "Agar apne kuch kiya mein aj he ghar jakr baalo mein kenchi ghuma dungi!" She gives deadly threat

"You won't dare to."

"Try me!"

"Theek hai get couple of inches cut." He says with stone over his heart. This is real Zulum his wife is doing on him

"Mere baal meri marzi! Chahe mein shoulder length karwau ya kuch bhi." She grabs her purse to stand up with visible anger "Apka koi haq nahi banta mujhe kuch kehne ka I don't have to remind you that you have lost that right on me already!" She says with tears in her eyes out of anger

"Kahan jarahi ho?"

"Apse matlab!" She scowl rushing out

    He stands up immediately as well to follow her. Non of others say or made any move. Sehla was stunned did she just saw someone yelling at Mir shah and him being cool about it?. He watches as she was trying to get away from him but he wrapped arms around her waist on which she struggles. He effortlessly lifts her and signal his bodyguards to open car door before he shoved her inside his millions worth car kidnapping horahi yahan toh and ask driver to start car. why does nobody is saying anything! They are literally on E-street that's always full of people

"Ab toh mein bob cut karwao gi!" She yells pushing him away. He scoffed

"Karke dekhao tum us haircut wali ko gayab kar duga mein."

"Mein khud karugi." She says stubbornly

"Achaa and who will give you scissors jaan-e-maan?" He sounded sarcastic while asking that question

"Mere ghar mein hain!."

"Guess we shouldn't let you go to your house then right?" She wide her eyes and turn to open car door but it was locked. He set there with legs spreads in relaxing manner "It won't open like that sweetheart relax."

"Khole."

"Khole Mir-sahab!" She shakes him by arm but man didn't budge even slightest. She started crying and he looked ahead

"Kyun krte ho yeh sab Mir-sahab why do you make me go through this all? Why are you making me feel like I'm worst daughter, Why can't you just leave me alone!" She cries

     He remain silent and she kept on crying on their way to his house but he didn't utter a single word out of his mouth but his patience was slowly driving out of window. When they reached, he grabbed her arm and pulled her out forcefully because now she won't come out but it wasn't much of task for him. She hardly weights anything so he effortlessly drags her inside his bungalow

"Mujhe chor den aur sukoon karen meri zindagi!" She didn't mean that. She did not mean that and is saying out of anger he kept telling himself but what if she means this all? "Mujhe nahi chalna apke sath kahen bhi!" He was getting angry and frustrated does he deserve any of this?

"Cho-"

"Keep your mouth shut Shehnaaz before I lose it." He warned

"Kya karenge! Will you kill me also-"

"I didn't kill anyone." He said with such a calmness and seriousness on his face that she paused for some time huh? She looked at him blankly and sniffed while wiping her tears

"If you did not than who did it was you with him only." She jerks her arm out of his grip

"Since you are so smart why don't you see obvious thing here Shehnaaz? Your father killed himself because of guilt he felt for betraying man who trusted him most" He revealed still being calm but his eyes got watery as he thinks about it. She has no idea how much pissed right now is and he's trying not to snap at her

"N-no."

"You saying no won't change truth." His voice got softer and tears in his eyes formed which he tried to hard to control. She covers her mouth in shock because of unbelievable information "He made me promise to not reveal how he died to you but I failed to keep promise" He said. He does have cctv as proof but he won't show her. He will never show her that because that will be traumatic for her

"He left me behind alone on his will." She cries because this hurt her most. He knew she had no one but him

"Not alone meri jaan." He cupped her face and lifted it to make her look at him in eyes "He never left you he just give your responsibility to me and I chose to make you mine. Forgive him." He knows he has no right to say this to her but she shouldn't hold grudges against her father. He loved het most

"Mir-sahab why did he do that. Betray you?" She asked with tears shedding from her eyes which he wipes

"Just know this that he had no choice." He says kissing her forehead. If he tells her reason she might blames herself forever so he chose to keep her unaware of reason. He pulled her against his chest and hugged her with arms wrapped around her head oh how much he missed it he closed his eyes in bliss and takes deep breath when she hugged him back and cries