"Mujhse bohot badi galti hogi...." Zaryab hold his head in his hands and mumbled

(I have committed a real big mistake...)

"Main Anabia se mohabbat karta Hoon aur janta Hoon ki ussey begair main nahi reh sakta, phir na Jane kyu Maine yeh bewaqoofi kardi." He was mumbling all of this to himself. But, his friend, who was sitting on the other sofa also heard it

(I love anaia and I can't imagine my life without her, but I still did this to her.)

"Isliye kehte Hain gusse mein koi bhi faisla nahi lena chahiye." Zaryab took his head out from his hand and glance at his friend

(That's why they says you shouldn't take decision when in anger.)

"Maine sirf khud ko Anabia ki hi nazro mein nahi giraya balki Hoorain bhi na jane mere barey mein Kya sochti hogi." Zaryab told him

(I have not only hurted Anabia but Hoorain too.)

"Hoorain ko tum filhal side mein rakho, your first and main concern should be Anabia ki woh filhal kya soch rahi hai." Shaqib said, as he also gave his all attention to his friend

(Keep Hoorain out of your mind right now, your first and main concern should be Anabia.)

After the conversation with Hoorain, Zaryab's mind was in choas, he couldn't go to his house with tangled thoughts, that's why Zaryab was at Shaqib's apartment

Shaqib studies in same year as Zaryab, just because She was from other city, that's why he lived in rented apartment alone,

"Agar main uske samne gaya to woh Mera sar fodh degi." Zaryab shudder as he imagined Anabia's reaction

(If I'll go to Anabia right now, she will slapped me.)

He hadn't saw her since the encounter with Mehrab in college, and now he is scolding himself for ignoring Anabia just because of Mehrab

Mehrab has came in her life now, but Zaryab knows her from childhood, he knows she isn't that type of girl

He knows, she is the kind of girl who always says whatever is in her heart, no matter if her words could hurt someone or break someone heart

She always says truth

If she said, Mehrab was just a friend then why did he have to messed up everything just because of his insecurities?

"Yaar, tumne pyaar kiya toh darna Kya? Ashiqo ne ishq mein patthar khaye hain." Shaqib jokenly added with made Zaryab groaned

(What kind of lover you are? That a slap scares you?)

"Tum.... Tum comedy karne baithe ho yaha? Tumhara paas koi solution Hai toh batao." This made Zaryab irritated as he nurrowed his eyes at Shaqib, who in returned just gave him a smile

(Are you here for comedy? Do you have any solution?)

"Apni mummy se baat Karo." Shaqib suggested

(Talk to your mother.)

"Main mummy ko nahi bata sakta sab kuch."

(I can't tell mummy everything.)

"Papa se baat Karo." Shaqib shrugged his shoulder

(Talk to your father.)

"Pagal ho Gaye ho Kya?"

(Have you lost your mind?)

"Ab Anabia hi bachi, ussi se baat karo." His suggestion made Zaryab silence for a moment

(How you have only one option left which is talk to Anabia.)

Should he talk to her?

But what he is supposed to say?

"Pakka?" Zaryab looked at him and asked,

(Are you sure?)

"Haan!"

(Yes!)

"Call Karu usko?"

(Should I call her?)

"Haan!"

(Yes!)

"Abhi?"

(Now?)

"Raat ke 2:00am ho rahe hain, so jao, subah Karna call." Shaqib scolded him and said, like a mother scold her kids to sleep now

(It's 2:00am at night, you should sleep now, you can call her tomorrow.)

"Aur.... Hoorain? Kya mujhe ussey bhi maafi mangi chahiye?" Zaryab suddenly said while Hoorain's face came in his mind

(And... Hoorain? Should I talk to her?)

Her words enchos his ears

I'm not option or spare

And her glister eyes made him more guilty

"Hoorain already tumse baat Kar chuki hai, mere hisab se woh kissa khatam, ab tumhe Hoorain se baat karke baat ko aur nahi badhana chahiye." Shaqib thought for a moment and said

(Hoorain has already cleared everything with you, her matter is solved, you shouldn't talk to her.)

"Sahi keh rahe ho tum." Zaryab nod his head, beside he don't have words to apologise to her

(You are right.)

Zaryab was too lost in his thoughts to notice how everytime he mentioned Hoorain's name, Shaqib deprived the conversation

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"Aaj bhi college skip Karna Hai?" Zabail asked Anabia who has just woke

(You will skip your college today too?)

Anabia was still looking around her room, trying to come to reality

"Huh?" Anabia looked at Zabail

One thing Anabia never understand how can Zabail get up so early and get ready too? Here Anabia doesn't even feel like getting down,

"College ja rahi ho aaj ki nahi?" Zabail repeated her question

(You'll go to college or not?)

"Ja.... Ja rahi Hoon..." Anabia stretched her arms and said

(I'm... I'm going...)

"Toh jaldo uthiye, sirf ek ghanta Hai apke pass," Zabail put the lipstick back and turned to Anabia

(Then get up, you have only one hour left to get ready.)

Telling her the time, Zabail picked her dupatta from her bed and left the room

Today, she isn't going to office that's why she wore a casual ice blue kurti with plazo, her hair in side french braid with a little touch up on face

Anabia looked at the door from Zabail just left and whined

She didn't feel like leaving her bed, but she had to, she has already skipped college from four days in row

If she again skip her classes, she will have low attendance

Getting down from bed, she went to her cupboard to take fresh clothes out

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Putting her hair in high pony, Anabia proper the locks which were falling on her face

When she was done with her hair, she picked lip balm to wear when her phone started ringing

Still holding the lip balm she went to her bed side, picking her pillow she tried to find her phone but it wasn't there,

Her phone was still ringing while Anabia looked around the room to see where her phone is

It was on couch near window,

Going there Anabia picked her phone which screen just turned off

Unlocking her phone, she saw missed call from Zaryab

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Sometimes, a chapter looks so perfect in my mind but when I write it down... It come out like this

Even after trying to work on it since weeks, I'm not able to 'edit' it

Then I thought, it's been really weeks since I updated this story so i should update it as it is....😬

Koi baat nahi, I'm trying to maintain balance but ho jata Hai Kabhi Kabhi

Dekhiye main promise nahi Kar sakti frequent updates ke but

Koshish Kar sakti Hoon🙈

-Ufaq