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17| The Everyday Bickering 

Maha

"Maha check salt in it, am not sure if I had added enough" Maya extended the potato marinade towards me and I picked up a little for tasting. "Perfectly fine api!" I replied and she gave a satisfactory smile before keeping the bowl with the kneaded dough.

"I love aaloo k parathey" Maya was saying while making small balls out of the dough. I looked side ways at Hussain replying; "So does Hussain" Hussain remained calm, reading his morning paper with no tint of distaste on his face.

For last few weeks Hussain was acting extremely weird around Maya; all cool and collected as if her presence wasn't affecting his nerves any more. Me and Shehry were almost getting a heart attack every minute witnessing this miracle in front of our eyes.

"Really? tabhi aaloo k parathey ki tera hea, garam or mirchi wala" Maya commented back onto which Hussain DIDN'T react at all and I turned, this time gawking his face in utter shock.

"Hussain you okay?" I couldn't help but walked up to him and poked his shoulder. He looked away from the newspaper and pressed his finest smile at me. "Yeah am perfectly fine, kia hua mujhey" he blinked his eyes and I nodded uncertainly.

I took out yogurt and cream from the fridge and right then Shehry entered inside.

"mein kena wan itwaar da din hovey te aaluwan de paraothey howen. Wah! The bestest day with the yummiest breakfast" Shehry chirped sniffing in the air and Maya showed him a thumbs up. "Agreed Mr. oh-so-dramatic!" and Shehry received the praise with a jerk to his collar.

"Shehry chae tum banao ge aj" I announced and he kept his hand over his chest bowing down. "apki khuwahish hamarey liye hokum ka derja rakhti hea janab-e-aaliya!"

Maya and I burst in to laughter. "Kitna dramebaz hea tumhara ye wala bhai Maha!" Maya commented popping her eyes out and I nodded. "and what about wo wala?" I gestured at my back towards Hussain and Maya rolled her eyes.

"Don't even ask Maha! I can write a whole book on his tareefein" she replied being sarcastic, and a little loud purposely on to which Hussain folded the paper and kept it on the table in front of him. He ignored Maya's comment as if suna he na ho.

"ye kuch din se sooraj kahan se nikal raha hea Maha?" Shehry whispered near me and I held my chuckle as he weirdly stared at Hussain.

"I think Hussain k room se nikalta hea aj kal" Maya replied and I choked on to the sip of water in my mouth, Maya chuckled looking at my weird expression.

Together we made those parathey, meanwhile Hussain left the kitchen attending a call and Shehry put tea over the flame. "Maya ki jadoo tona keeta ae tu ne merey masoom se pra te?! Ae te insaan vergi herkatein kerne lag piyaa ae" Shehry asked Maya who giggled shaking her head.

"Not magic, its called charm" she then looked at him jerking her imaginary collars up. "Maya's charm. Hard to resist!" she boasted, making him roll his eyes.

"Khair itna to mein apne bhai ko janta hoon, kuriyan da charm warm kam ni kerda odey sarriyal dimagh te" Shehry denied firmly and both of us laughed.

"Poor Khizrah! I pity her" Maya made a face and right then Hussain entered inside, doing something over his phone.

Shehry stepped forward and in a blink of my eye he snatched Hussain's phone from his grip making him look up in utter shock. "Kitchen time is family time. No cell phone allowed please!" and with that he turned off his phone and kept it over the counter.

"Shehry it was important" Hussain gave him a disapproving look while he shrugged carelessly. "Don't care. Beth or nashta ker sakoon se. its Sunday man!"

They sat down, Hussain's gaze still on and off over the counter but he decided to listen to his elder brother for once. I arranged the table while Maya was straining tea in mugs.

"Mmm! This is wow" Shehry took the first morsel and seemed impressed. "I thought I'll quit once Amna will officially come to this house but thanks to Maya! I can take retirement from cooking now" he took a sigh of relief and Maya smiled, taking a seat next to me.

"Maya api this is seriously much better than what I was about to make" I praised and she sweetly smiled. "Q Hussain?" I looked at him, sitting right in front of me gulping down water.

"Make a sandwich for me" Hussain kept the empty glass back on the table and instructed me, I frowned before looking at Maya who was rolling her eyes. I guess she knew Hussain won't eat that.

"uh- but its good Hussain! you should try. No?" I awkwardly tried to coax him but he gave me a am-not-interested kinda glare. And I reluctantly dragged my chair when Maya stopped me.

"Am not that hungry Maha, you eat I'll make it for him" she got up not letting me protest and turned towards the fridge when I caught Hussain's dead stare holding up a warning towards my face.

"Ja rai hoon yar! Kha jao ankhon se" I angrily huffed and got up. "Maya api ap bethiye mein banati hoon"

Maya

What the hell! Now he will refuse to eat anything I'll cook. Wow! Great! Sounds so much mature

Maha was making his sandwich instead of enjoying the breakfast with us while the pervert remained in his seat all calm and unmoved. Shehry and I were giving him those not so approving glares every now and then mager majal hai k janab k kaan per makhi bhi mandla jaye.

Dheet!

"Hm?" Hussain looked up at me, making me a little off guard at one. "Kuch kaha tum ne?"

"Nai to. Kuch suna tum ne?" I frowned. He shrugged and then looked back at his wrist watch. Meri sochon mein loud speaker laga hea kia?

"Maha come on its getting cold" Shehry called her who was putting the triple storey sandwich in a small square tray. "Saley khud bana liya ker tu!" he then addressed the pervert who rolled his eyes.

With my head still hung low over my platter I remarked lowly. "Mehndi lagi hea hathon mein"

"If you love talking to me that much, look at my face and talk" Hussain stated loud and I looked at him at once, he was staring my face. "And if you are afraid of me then keep your mouth SHUT" he gave extra pressure at the end, with his teeth gritted and I gulped down as he refused to look away from my face. Freaking me out!

"I am not afraid of you" I countered keeping my voice steady and gaze equally and firmly fixed on his.

"We'll see" he mouthed, challenging me and was that a smirk? Right there over his lips!

I didn't feel like replying him or even talking to him anymore and got up. Maha was taking out ketchup in a little bowl. "Hye! Your eyes!" I looked at her face, soaking in tears and eyes blood shot.

"Hussain knows I hate onions but he- sss! God!....

She trailed off as she shut her eyes firm. "You go wash your eyes" I took the tray from her and almost pushed her to go as she seemed reluctant. "Use rose water if you have" I called at her back and then turned back for the pervert who quickly wiped off that little caring expressions from his face as soon as he caught me looking at him.

Holding the tray I felt a strange not-so-pleasant aroma and I looked down at the sandwich.

"What is this actually?" I stepped forward towards him when Shehry spoke.

"Egg and mushroom sandwich" and his words literally slipped the tray from my grip with a gasp escaping my lips, but right on time Hussain held it in place with one hand keeping it firm while the other gripped tight around my forearm.

With surprised anger he gawked my face, he put the tray over the table at his back and his expressions screamed am-about-to-gobble-you-up!

"So you are not just blind but physically retard as well. Can't even hold a small tray?!"

Ah! Very funny. Hansna tha kia?

"Why didn't you tell me its egg?!" I looked at the sandwich disgustedly as I pulled my arm out of his grip.

"Don't tell me you don't eat egg? Do you belong to that kind?" Shehry inquired raising his brow and I rolled my eyes at him. dumb!

"Pandit k ghar mein murghi or andey ki bat? are you kidding me Shehry?" I walked past Hussain and washed my hands well, in the basin before I smelt them. Once satisfied I went back taking the seat back.

I would have resumed my breakfast but the smell of that horrendous egg sandwich plus those horrid glares of Mr. Pervert constantly freaking me out.

Anyways I took a morsel, didn't want to make them lose their appetite because of me and right then Maha joined us as well.

I really didn't feel like eating another morsel when Hussain all casually pulled my platter towards himself and upon my inquisitive stare he pushed his tray into my direction and calmly started eating my paratha.

I looked at Shehry and then at Maha who were as befuddled as I was.

"And what am I suppose to do with this? Throw it in the dustbin?"

"Eat!" he urged me to start, I narrowed my eyes in confusion but he didn't even try to explain his stupidity.

"Are you deaf Hussain? she said she doesn't eat eggs" Shehry looked at his brother who was being not only lame but stubborn and yet again a pervert as well.

"I am not deaf Shehry. I clearly heard when she claimed to do anything for my forgiveness" He shot back at him all calm and casual.

"Ha! Seriously Hussain? you want me to do this childish stuff?" I couldn't believe.

With a lopsided grin on his lips he shrugged. "Well, if adult stuff was your choice you should have told me earlier"

"Shut up Hussain" Shehry snapped instead of me.

"Chalo rehne do. Wesey bhi tum se nai ho ga" Hussain pushed his chair back and got up with a smile that clearly stated victory.

Victory? Was there a fight going on between us? Wasn't it supposed to be only my struggle to get forgiveness? I think I was wrong; I had to fight this idiot stubborn over the dinning table as well.

"Ignore him" I heard Maha and tried to press a smile at her before looking down at my platter, my appetite was completely lost.

....

Sundays have been challenging since a few weeks because Hussain used to be home and I had to take extra precaution not to bump in him but this Sunday started with a bad note.

If Hussain wanted to handle it that way I had no issues at all, in fact he would soon realize who could play better at this I-will-torture-you game.

Picking up a fresh towel from the terrace I was about to head up to my room when I saw him in the lounge, looking down at the empty space next to him and I noticed he was blabbering something. I frowned kamla na hoye te

Quietly I walked up to him, he was talking to him phone?

"yar kia museebat hai?" he sounded annoyed and then looked back to his laptop screen. I tip toed at the back of the couch and peeked down, Khizrah's name was flashing on his screen.

What the shmurff!!! He is ignoring a girl and that even his fianceé?! How rude of you Hussain!

I leaned in a little, the phone was still ringing and Hussain was calmly busy with his laptop with ear plugs in.

Very quietly I bent in and with extreme caution, holding my breath I swiped the call on with tapping on the speakers and the next moment a girl's voice squealed out. "Hussain?"

"Hello! Hussain? why weren't you picking my calls? I have been calling you since yesterday? Are you okay?"

Oh am geee! Such a sweet soul, she is worried for this Mr. Pervert who was ignoring her?

Hussian was still busy not looking at his phone.

"Hello? Hussain are you there? Are you okay? ap theek hein na Hussain?" She was speaking, worry and concern oozing out from her tone. I couldn't take it any more and walked round the couch, standing right in front of him. He looked up at me with a confused angry look at his face.

With a huge fake smile I pointed at the phone to his left and he frowned before he looked at the direction and quickly pulled the plugs out.

"What the hell!" he picked up the phone and looked at me with raged eyes.

"Hussain?! you there?" Khizrah asked.

"How dare you? himat kesey hui tumhari?" he got up still holding the phone and I rolled my eyes.

"What? Hussain what happened? What did I do? I just called you because I was worried, you were not picking up my call, neither replying to my texts and trust me I got so much worried...

"Khizrah! Am not talking to you. Could you please hold for a moment?" Hussain's tone was stern and annoyed, then there was complete silence.

Hussain

"Aur tum. Tameez nai hea tumhen? ill mannered" I blurted out angrily and she quickly backed off.

"Uh- I think I should leave. You carry on with your lovy dovy talkings. Han!" I tried to lunge onto her when she quickly sprinted off and I looked at the phone, where there was still utter silence.

"Hello" reluctantly I spoke. Silence again!

"Hello! Khizrah?" I frowned.

"See! I told you, there was something wrong and you said I am all right." I could here her pout in the whine and rolled my eyes as I rubbed my forehead.

"Khizrah am okay, stop worrying"

"But you didn't attend my call, neither replied to my texts and you sound upset with something" she kept beating the same ass, making me even frustrated.

"Acha chalen choren sab" she quickly changed the topic at once sounding cheerful. "Guess what?" she asked adding, and I mentally did Allah khair karey!

"Uh-what?" I urged her to vomit out.

"Mom dad wanted to meet you, buhat din se apko yad ker rahe thy sab in fact they had planned to visit your place last weekend but kuch kam aa gaya dad ka, phir mein ne bataya unhen k apki na shaid tabeat theek nai ap meri calls bhi nai attend ker rahe to Mom got worried and she decided k foran he...

"Oho Khizrah but am okaaay! Stop worrying and stop putting uncle aunty in trouble" I literally resisted her to come over and that along with her super drama Mom. God! Please no!

"Arey trouble shrouble koi nai, ap bus chup keriye" she snubbed me. She snubbed me?

I sighed deep in utter helplessness. "Acha to hum thori der tak aaen ge, theek?" she chirped and I shut my eyes as she hung up.

One day... just one day I wanted in peace. Did I ask for much?!

Maha

"Mera poochen to kehna ghar per nai, office se urgent call aa gai thi" I heard Hussain instructing Maha, and quickly stepped out from the kitchen. He was talking to Maha and Shehry. "Koi bhi bahana bana dena bus"

"Are you crazy?" I walked up to them and stood right in front of his couch, he frowned up at me. "They are you in laws, they are coming to meet you Hussain, showing such concern and look at your attitude! Such an ice cube you are!" I exclaimed and his frown went deeper, I heard Shehry's chuckle

"Yar naam tum kamal k dhoond k lati ho Maya and I think this ice cube is literally Hussain's copy right protected name. Belongs to him only" he remarked and winked at the end.

"Ho gaya tum dono ka?" Hussain deadpanned expressions. Aarrgh! I hate him. "Maha! mein room mein hoon, do not disturb me"

"No, you are not going" he was about to walk past us when I blocked his way, this time I was very much serious. "They are coming for you, not for them two, stop behaving like an idiot"

"And may I ask why are you so much concerned about me or my in laws?" he crossed his arms over his chest.

"there is this general tendency towards humanity and a universal concept of love in normal human beings but I guess you do not fall into the category of being normal... or human, either ways, so you wont get the freaking reason why I am so concerned Mr. Hussain Asif" I countered and heard Maha's fake cough at my back.

"Woa! Should I call a fire brigade and an ambulance in advance or this fiery fuming war is about to cease between Athens and Sparta?" Shehry asked coming near us, Hussain's fierce gaze was sneering deep into my should. I dared to gaze back.

Suddenly the door bell rang and Mr. I-am-so-freakishly-scary averted his gaze from my poor innocent face.

"I think Khizrah api is here" Maha announced and I turned towards the door when Hussain slipped away with a last spiteful look throwing towards me.

Shehry

Saira aunty was constantly throwing uncomfortable glances towards Maya who was busy in serving them plus the frequent marathon between the lounge and kitchen was putting them into confusion about the status of this alien girl in the house of their future son-in-law.

"Arey Khizrah! Why are you not having anything? Don't tell me you are on dieting" Maya looked at her and stated in a friendly tone and Khizrah giggled, shaking her head.

"Thanks am fine" Khizrah sweetly replied. Haye inni sonni masoom jai kurri de naal mera guswer shezada! Allah khair ee karey.

"Uncle lijiye na ap bhi" Maya offered a platter of kabab towards him who smiled and took one into his plate.

I heard aunty clearing her throat and I knew by the look at her face that she was about to interrogate Maya, unable to control her pait ka dard.

"Uh- to beta phir Shehry ki friend ho ap?" she looked at Maya who was pouring out tea into cups. Her hand for a moment stopped and she looked up at her, a little tint of being off guard was there on her face.

"Aunty actually she is a friend but a colleague as well, you know the organization I work for?" I causally addressed her; she gave a nod to her head thou I was damn sure she had never heard of UNICEF. "Under the same organization she works as a doctor, or bus ek contract k silsily mein Pakistan aai hui hea or jab tak accommodation waghera ka sort out of ga, yaheen rahe gi" I continued and a sudden appreciation oozed on her face.

"Acha to doctor ho?" she asked and Maya smiled nodding as she handed her the tea cup.

"Wow you are a doctor! Mom always wanted me to become one but it was only dad who understood my passion for arts" Khizrah remarked and looked at her dad who smiled.

"Oho! Every desi mom wants her kid to be a doctor, its so much normal" Maya smiled.

"Shehry you should have left her introduction for me, I would have done better justice you know" Hussian's voice came and I smiled sheepishly at them two, trying my best to make my smile as less fake as I could.

Hussian came and seated in the sofa, Maya's back was turned towards him. "Itni kamal ki doctor hen or us se bhi kamal ki insaan, tareef k laiq hen wesey man'na parey ga" He added, I mentally prayed uncle aunty won't find the hidden sarcasm. Khizrah smiled half halfheartedly over hearing her man praising another girl, right in her presence. Such a jerk my brother was!

Maya stood up straight and the smile at her face screamed no-good!

"Han tumhen to moqa diya he hota mager kia Karen tumhen Khizrah ki tareefein kerne se fursat he kahan milti hea" she faked a sweet smile at him who shifted a little in his seat, I looked at Khizrah whose cheeks turned instantly tomato.

Maya then addressed the not-so-old-couple where aunty was smiling. "Aunty sara sara din bus Khizrah ki batein kerta hea ye; khizrah ye keh rai thi, khizrah wo keh rai thi, khizrah ko ye pasand hea, shadi k bad aesey ho ga wesey hoga. God! Hussain never stops talking about her. Lucky you han!" she then looked at Khizrah who was at the verge of fainting there and then.

Aunty chuckled at Maya's statement. "MashaAllah MashaAllah! Allah aesey he khush rakhey bus in dono ko"

"Ameen" Auncle and I remarked in unison and Hussain's clear disapproving expressions forced me to burst into a gwaf but I did control.

"Excuse me" Hussain got up and marched out from the lounge when Maya quickly remarked. "Sherma gaya lagta hea" making it loud enough to be heard by Mr. am-so effin'-angry-now

Khizrah's Mom seemed to be a total chatter box, her father was much better at decency and Khizrah herself was the sweetest most innocent girl I had ever come across. So God knows what would be the future of Hussain and Khizrah!!

Maya excused herself for the kitchen.

"Shehry beta! wesey to we should have discussed it with your elders but I think at the moment you are the elder and the most responsible here" Uncle started to say and I listened to him attentively. "Me and your aunty were thinking about Khizrah and Hussain's wedding but before that we want to know about your status. What did you think about marriage?" he asked.

"Uncle I was just waiting for Hussain to find the right girl and now as he has found his life partner I think I don't have any issue in getting married. In fact Asfa khala has already started planning our wedding" I smiled at the end and found a relaxed satisfactory expression on his face.

"Chalo to phir to acha ho gaya. Dono bhaiyon ki shadi ek sath" Saira aunty remarked excitedly while Khizrah excused herself quietly.

Khizrah

I walked into the kitchen where Maha and Maya were giggling over something.

"Arey Khizrah? Come on get in, why are you standing there?" Maya caught me standing in the door way and she smilingly urged me to come. I smiled back and stepped ahead when she continued. "After all this kitchen is going to be yours one day" I literally felt my cheeks burning once again.

This girl was something okay! I mean what she said in the lounge... thanks heavens mein behosh nai ho gai waheen Hussain k samney he! Kuch bhi bolti hea ye.

"Api ap ne buhat acha kiya jo aa gaeen, Maya api kab se ap se milna chah rahi theen" Maha told me and I smiled.

"really?"

"Of course" Maya's eyes popped out as she agreed. "You are hussain's love at first sight, I thought you must be really very special and guess what! I was right" Maya added and I giggled.

"Thank you. But Hussain seems a little upset now days, I dunno what is wrong" I said and she waved a hand in air.

"Let him be, he is a little off beat baki upset wupset kuch nai. Bus tum se shadi ki jaldi hea shaid isi liye bahaney bana raha hea" Maya claimed and I laughed, shaking my head.

"On the contrary I have started to feel as if he doesn't want to marry me any more" A pout unwantedly came on my lips by the mare thought of this horrible horrible idea and Maya frowned. "whatever you said in the lounge felt so not true" I added almost to myself, looking down at my hands.

"Impossible. Hussain really likes you Khizrah in fact abhi panch minute pehley yaha khara tumhari he bat ker raha tha, bol raha tha k blue suits Khizrah so well to mein ne kaha jao usey bolo ja ker humein q bata rahe ho" Maya was saying when Maha suddenly choked upon something and I looked at her.

"uh- pani" she awkwardly took a glass and walked towards the dispenser when Maya continued. "Hussain didn't even have tea with everyone Khizrah, can you please take this to his room?" she stood up and walked towards the kettle as she spoke all casually and my eyes widened for a moment with my heart accepting it screaming yeh, I would definitely do that!

"Uh- I don't think he would approve it, I mean I never went to his room, its awkward" I felt my cheeks turning hot yet again and Maya rolled her eyes as if it wasn't a big deal at all.

Maha excused us from the kitchen and Maya walked towards me, before she looked here and there as if she was assuring nobody was listening and I frowned.

"Look, you are innocent Khizrah which is fine but don't be a fool" my frown went deeper at that. "Men like Hussain are only hard and cold from outside, inside they are like every other man craving for love and attention. If he ignores you and doesn't go all chumy chumy with you doesn't matter, YOU initiate a conversation. YOU should talk to him and keep on realizing him that you are a very important part of his damn life now!" with a deep dead frown on her forehead she was lecturing me and for a moment I felt she was right.

May be I wasn't putting my efforts into this relationship.

"So... what should I do?" I asked not knowing exactly kerna kia chaiye mujhey and Maya smacked her palm on her forehead as she shook her head.

"Haye lerki! Buhat mehnat kerni parey gi tum per to mujhy" she said almost to herself. "per khair maza aaye ga" she then smiled and turned again to the kettle; strained tea in a mug kept it in a tray which had a platter of cakes and patties already and extended it towards me.

"Come on! Go"

"Maya am still not sure okay. What if he gets angry?" my heart was already beating a marathon inside.

"Gussa ho to hone do. Tum piyar se mana lena" she sweetly suggested making my heart back flip inside. "or ub piyar se kesey manatey hen ye bhi mein bataoon kia?" she then asked all seriously and I giggled, shaking my head and held the tray in my hands trying not to tremble and spil the tea.

Reaching to his door I felt my hands were literally shaking a little. I wasn't that shy normally but in front of Hussain I wasn't that Khizrah at all, I was somebody else, all together a new person with strange ticklish feelings starting from my head to my heart to that idiot tummy, that used to growl every time I stood in front of him.

Aaarrrgh! These feelings!

His door was wide ajar, I peeked inside finding him standing in front of the dresser with his gaze on the mirror but it was so clear that his mind was somewhere else. I quietly stepped inside.

"Hussain?"

"Hm?" his gaze shifted a little up in the mirror and he found me at his back. He quickly turned and frowned at me in confusion.

"Uh- wo I brought your tea, you didn't have it with everyone so Maya said....

"Maya ko kia pata mujhy kia chaiye kia nai!"

"I don't need it" he cut me through as I found a sudden shadow lingered on his face. But then as if he had realized his tone, he rubbed his forehead and stepped forward. "Khizrah you don't need to do all this for me, don't take pain...

"Am not taking pain" I cut him in the middle, suddenly feeling bad and a little shocked over my own bravery of words. "Bringing tea for you, calling you, praying for you or texting you every now and then is not pain for me Hussain" I added and he remained quiet. I was still holding the tray.

"I like doing it for you and I would love to do more" a smile crept on to my lips while he just stood there unmoved. Blinking my eyes I looked away from his face trying to find something on which I could place the tray and right when I was about to move he walked forward and stood right in front of me.

I looked up at his face, just a yard a part and I swear my heartbeats were so loud and clear that I felt embarrassed. What if he heard them?!

"I didn't mean to hurt you Khizrah" he was apologizing in a low softer tone and for a moment I forgot to blink or to breathe. The way he took my name, it felt so beautiful and unknowingly a smile made its way to my lips.

"Thanks for the tea" he then took the tray from my hand, his fingers brushed against mine and I gulped down the lump in my throat feeling the sudden electric shock.

"Anytime" it was just a whisper escaping my lips and he smiled. He smiled!

"Come on lets go outside, Uncle aunty ko Shehry bore ker raha ho ga apni wahiyat baton se" he suggested and my heart felt the best looking at the oh-so-beautiful smile on his face.

Maya

"Khizrah is no doubt sweet han! I liked her" I said and Shehry made a weird face, keeping his corn back in the plate.

"I respect your feelings but this is Pakistan Maya, you can't do this here. Tumhen apne liye lerka he dhoondna ho ga"

"Ha ha ha ha! Very funny Shehry! hasna tha kia?" I kept a straight face after a fake laughter and he chuckled.

"But Hussain's behavior isn't good with her Shehry, tumhen samjhana chaiye apne bhai ko. He is not a teenager who doesn't know how to behave with his fianceé" I said seriously and he nodded, knowingly.

"tumhen doctor nai balkey kisi dergah mein betha hua peer faqeer hona chaiye tha" I heard Hussain's voice at my back, I didn't have to turn to find the satire in his tone. He came and stood near Shehry. "jisy sari duniya ki fiker rehti hea, phir log aa ker tum se duaen kerwatey jo bad-duwaaon mein badal jati" he further added and I rolled my eyes, not in the mood to counter him back.

"Hussain! corn" Shehry ignoring his statement offered him a bhutta which he refused to take. Shehry shrugged and continued eating.

"You know what, you should stop thinking and worrying about me" Hussain addressed me, for a few moments I looked at his face not saying anything then I got up from the couch and walked towards him.

"It is not in my hands anymore Hussain. I can't stop thinking about you" I said genuinely and he uttered a sarcastic chuckle. "tum soch bhi nai saktey jitna socha hea tumhen mein ne" I added in the same seriousness, the smile from his face slowly faded as he looked into my eyes. "thirteen years I thought and kept worrying about you, more than I did for myself. Ab itney berson ki adat hea yunhi to nai jaye gi na" I smiled at the end.

His collar was a little folded inside; I raised my hand and pulled it out. He didn't move or protested, just kept on staring me with deadpan expression. "or ub to faisla ker liye hea mein ne Hussain. wo tasveer jo dil se laga ker ro rahe thy na tum... I will bring that smile back on your face" I challenged and he smiled in a way as if making fun of my statement.

"Muskurahatein cheen lene walon k moo se hasi wapas lane k davey achey nai lagtey Maya" he bitterly remarked.

"I don't care. Maya is used to of doing odds. Jo koi nai kerta Maya woi kerti hea" I countered.

"Happy time wasting then Doctor Maya. Lagi raho. Jab thak ker har ker toot jao gi to Shehry tumhen wapas chor aaye ga. Q Shehry?" he then looked at Shehry who got up from the couch.

"Tum dono lerty merty rao kuttey billi ki tera, meno maaf ee rakho. Rabb Rakhan!" with his palms snapping together he left us both there.

Holding my half finished bhutta I walked past him when he called me in rather irritated tone. "And for heavens sake put this damn thing off" I turned and looked at him, he was frowning in anger.

"What?"

"this idiot nonsense noise" he was pointing down and my gaze followed his, to my feet.

"Koi gaaye bhains samajh ker utha ker le gaya to roti rehna. Q k hamarey han aesi ghantiyan eid-e-qurban mein janwaron k paon mein pehnai jati hen" he explained, and I literally cracked up.

"Your sense of humor is alive Hussain. I was aewaeen worrying about that" I remarked with a fake smile and he rolled his eyes.

"Khair mujhy koi utha k nai lejane wala. Tum ho na for my safety after all" I sweetly made a kissy face at him, ignoring his eyes which started to burn all of a sudden I sprinted towards my room controlling my laughter.

....

I didn't feel like giving you a sad one after so many days so here was a nok jhok wala update.

hope you liked it :)

Maya is such a big drama. ye pitey gi unqareeb Hussain k hathon :D

Khizrah is sweet, isn't she? ;)

And finally I was able to read all the suggestion here, on facebook and on insta and decided the most suggested names for the cast. Which is here ;)

Mahira Khan as Amna

Pareeniti as Khizrah

Shradha as Maya

Maha as a samajhdar bachi

Shehry as himself always sweet and adorable 

Hussain as pervert/ mean/ angry young man/ goreela/ Anaconda/ Aatish fishan/ tandoor/ Rakshas/ Ravan/ vampire/ Pandu Ram..... God! such vibrant personality he has MashaAllah :D 

And soon Shehry and Amna's shadi k laddoo will be tasted ;) tayyari ker lo lerkiyo ;) lolxxx! all are invited <3

Till then haso muskurao jiyo!  kia pata KAL HO NA HO ;)