...jaise aapne kabhi mudd krr ek pal ke liye bhi Hala ko dekha nahi" Hala yelled. Enough of being humiliated by Hala, Nafees ended the phone call despite Raees's words.

Sighing in relief of being free of one foe, Hamza turned to his parents and said "Aaj humari shaadi hai, aur dadi humari shaadi mei aa rahi hai, baaki bache aap log, agar aashirvaad de sakte hai to aayiye warna Matt aayie, lekin humari shadi prr mujhe koi tamasha nahi chahiye"

"Aur apne bhai se keh Raees,  ki jo paise wo aaj tak Hala ke liye bhejta aaya hai aur jinprr tune aish ki hai, wo ab na bheje, itne saalon mei tijoriyaan Jo bhar gayi hai teri. Meri dua hai tum dono ko Raees aur Shahjahan, wo paise tum dono ko wahi phal dega Jo usne Hala ko diya hai, uske naam ka ho ke bhi uske kaam na aa saka aaj tak." Dadi added

Taking Hala and supporting Dadi, Humza went to there room but before leaving the area he turned and said "Sunday ko mera aur Hala ka Walima hai, card pauhach jaayega"

***

"Dadi, mai bahar ja rahaa hu Hala ko lekrr iski shopping ke liye, phir hum teeno chalenge mere dost ke Ghar ke liye, wahaan Hala tayyar hogi aur phir shaadi" Hamza shared his plan with Dadi. "Aapko koi aitraaz ho to bataayein"

"Mujhe kya aitraaz hona hai Hamza...jo tum dono ko theek lage wo karna bache" dadi said happily.

"Ji....chalein Hala" he asked her to which she replied with a mod and small smile. The smile that hadn't left her face from the moment he had confessed his feelings for her.

***

"Inke liye dresses dekhayein" he said to the sales girl.

"Sure sir" acknowledging she went with Hala and started showing her various dresses. A confused Hala looked behind her towards Hamza for help, seeing her looking at him, Hamza went ahead and stood beside.

"Kya hua Hala, koi problem hai" he asked gently

"Hmmm....mujhe...mujhe kuch samjh hi nahi aa rahaa ki kya lu, tum meri madad karr do" Hala said innocently.

"Yeh bhi koi kehne waali baat hai ?"

Smiling at her he started fidgeting with the dresses and soon found some suitable ones for her.

"Jao yeh sab try kar ke aao"

"Itni saari ?" Hala's mouth gaped.

"Haan to kya hua"

"Itni deir lagg jaayegi"

"To Hume kaunsi jaldi hai Hala" he chuckled

"Dadi intezaar kar rahi hongi...aur abhi to shadi ki dress bhi leni hai, walime ka joda, phir tumhari shopping karni hai...tayyar bhi to hona hai " Hala whined.

"Achha theek hai...sirf yeh do teen kar lo saari matt karo" he suggested. Finally happy with his decision Hala went ahead to the trial room leaving a chuckling Hamza behind.

***

"Arey ladkiyon jaldi tayyar karo Hala ko, deir ho  bhai, mahurat nikal jaayega" dadi ordered Hamza's friends' wives who were in charge of getting Hala ready for the wedding.

"Ho jaayegi Hala bhabhi tayyar dadi...aap tension na lein" his friend soad calming dadi.

TING TONG

The door bell rang. Excusing himself from dadi, he opened the door and found a girl standing in pink lehenga. "Bhai hain ?" She asked.

"Aap kaun"

"Mai Roomi...Hamza bade bhai hai mere"

"Ohh...ek minute mai bulata hu, wo tayyar ho rahaa hai...aap ander aayein"

"Hamza...teri behen aayi hai" his friend informed him.

Coming out of the room Hamza found Doomi sitting beside Dadi.

"Bhai" Roomi uttered standing up as she spotted him.

"Tum yahaan kya kar rahi ho Roomi" Hamza asked

"Bhai wo....aapne kahaa aaj aapki shaadi hai to mai..."

"Shirkat karne aayi ho" he completed her sentence

"Ji bhai...bhai please manaa na karna" Roomi said in a meak voice.

"Tum meri behen ho Roomi...meri shaadi mei tum hogi to mujhe khushi hi hogi, lekin...mai wo purane wala Hamza nahi npbann sakta tumhare saath, tumne kuch zyada achha nahi kiya hai Hala ke saath...meri behen wo sab karegi...maine nahi socha tha"

"I am sorry bhai...aaj tak Hala ke saath wo sab hote dekha tha to mujhe lagaa wahi karna hai...lekin aaj jo sab ghar par hua, uske baad maine khud ko hala ki jagah rakh ke socha...aur mujhe samjh aaya mai kya kar rahi...wo jo maine aapse ek line kahi thi, 'ki hala ro ro kar khud hi chup ho jaati hai' wahaan main soch mei padi, ki jab mai kisi chhoti si baat prr bhi roti hu to saara ghar mere peeche lag jaata hai...prr hala...uska kya"

"Kya tum sach mei sorry ho ?" Hamza asked

"Ji bhai...mai, mai hala se maafi maang leti hu"

"Jao...wo ander hai"

***
"Hum kahaan ja rahe hai ?" Hala asked as she looked outside the car window.

"Humare ghar" Hamza answered

"Humaare ghar ?"

"Ji Mrs. Hamza...tumhe kya lagta hai ? Itne din waapas aakr bhi mai shant kyu tha, apni company se ghar arrange kar rahaa tha...i mean they offered me accommodation and i knew ghar ke upcoming reactions, so i took the offer...and now we are going to OUR house Hala...which will transform into a home when you will enter"

Smiling they both kept looking into eachothers eyes.

"Tum jaante ho na" she said breaking their trance

"Kya"

"Mere Muskuraane Ki Wajah ho Hamza"

"Aur tum meri har kaamiyaabi ki"

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