"Aur tum, jab dekh rahi ho kis tarah ke log hai to ghunghat kyu uthaya, shaadi ke liye haan ki kyu" he said while pulling her by her arm and took her away from all sights.

Taking her to dadi's room, Hamza, closed the door and made her sit.

"Rona band karo ab, jab dekh rahi ho kaise log hai...agar mai na aatato kar leti tum shaadi.....Aur utaaro yeh sab" he said agitatedly pointing at the artificial jewelry she was wearing. Keeping his hand on his forehead he sat down sighing. "Ho jaata hai yrr Hala, Rona band karo, wo achhe log nahi the, nikal diya maine unhe, they don't deserve you" he said calmly.

Soon dadi entered the room and started crying. "Haaye, meri hala ka kya hoga, kaun apnaayega usko ab"

"Aap kyu ro Rahi hai Amma, apni tabiyat kharab karengi" Raees said in frustration. "Teri beti ke saath yeh sab ho na to pata chale, hala ke naam ke phool lag chukein hai. Jab sab poochenge ki hala ki shaadi kyu nahi hui, kya jawab denge"dadi cried

Hamza sat beside dadi "mai hu na dadi, koi ungli nahi uthaayega Hala pe...aap tension na le"

Aftersome time all left the room.

Later at night Hamza heard a knock at his door, rubbing his eyes he went lazily and opened the door only to find a crying Hala and in a second all his sleep vanished.

"Hala, kya hua, itni raat ko, aur ro kyu Rahi ho, thehro mai paani laata hu" he rushed inside when Hala stopped him.

"Dadi ki tabiyat kharab ho gayi hai, unko bohot tez bukhar hai, tum please unhe hospital le chalo" she told him

"What! Dadi..."

Shocked by the news Hamza rushed down to his grandmothers room and found her unconscious

"Hala, tum chalo mere saath, ghar mei sabah bta denge, raat ko tension dena theek nahi hai"

...

Finally after 3 hours doctors gave a green signal about dadis health. Her body had started responding to the medicines which was a good sign. Relieved now, Hamza and Hala sat beside her bed, Hala was continuously looking at dadi with tearful eyes while Hamza's eyes were stuck on Hala.

"Theek hai dadi ab" Hamza told Hala to calm her

Looking up at him she said " agar tumhe thodi si bhi deir ho jaati to "

"Hui to nahi na" Looking at her he said. "Aao coffee peekr aate hai" he held her hand and moved out towards the canteen.

...

Sitting in the hospital lawn they both were sipping their coffee looking at the night sky.

"Hala...ek baat poochu" Hamza asked after numerous fights with his heart

"Hmm"

"Tumne shaadi ke liye haan kyu ki ? Tum to padhna chaahti thi na"

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