"Alayna api!!" Yashfa called out for her sister.
Running up the stairs she stopped in front of her door and barged in without knocking.

"Oh sorry!! Maine kuch nahi dekha" Yashfa turned around hastily and exited the room when she saw the manly figure hovering over her sisters body.

"ASFAND DUR HON!" Alayna whisper-yelled at the bulky man blocking her vision.
She covered her face with her hands and groaned in embarrassment while her man just chuckled at her adorable movements.
"Kya soch rahy ho gy yashfi" she looked up at him and gripped his forearm.
"Sochna kya hai, jo ho raha tha wahi ho raha tha" he said in a nonchalant voice.
"Aap chalain apne room main" Alayna peaked her head through the door and when she saw the free hallway she pushed Asfandyar towards his bedroom.

"Boht buri hain aap, Asfand ki jaan!" Asfandyar placed a hand on his heart and looked at his love with accusing eyes.
She blushed at his words.

"Apke inhi harkaton ky chakkar main kisi din bezati ho jani hai hamary." Alayna put her hands on her hips and huffed.
"Aisy kesy! Abh to bas apko dulhan bana ky is kamry main lany ka irada hai hamara" he flicked her nose quickly and chuckled lightly when she swatted his hand and ran downstairs in search of the little lady that had interrupted their daily meetup.

Alayna silently walked in the kitchen with her head bowed but sneakily glanced at Yashfa who was already standing there with a teasing smirk on her face.

"Aap to sahi wali chupi rustum nikly api" Yashfa bumped her shoulder with Alayna's.
Just when the older girl was about to talk Qainat, Samar and Hira came strolling in the kitchen, ready to prepare dinner.

"Kia batein ho rahi hain yahan?" Qainat questioned their girls and got a response from a grinning Yashfa.
"Kuch nahi Phupo, main bas api ko Yahi keh rhy thy aj kal kuch zyada hi garmi nahi ho rahy?"

"Are February main kahan sy garmi lagny lagy tume Phupo ki jaan?" Qainat chucked.
"Bas Phupo aap nahi samjhain gy" Yashfa wounded an arm around her aunt's shoulders while Alayna glared at her cousin with red cheeks.

"Hazal kya kr rhy thy?" This time Hira questioned.
"Mama Aur baba kabristan gaye hain to Maine socha main idhr a jaun. Hooriya abhi wapis nahi ayi?".
"Nahi aaj exam tha uska to usme shayad der ho gayi" Hira answered and passed a few bell peppers to Samar.

"Accha idhr ao dono" Hira called them over as she picked up her cell phone and started clicking a few things.
"Yeh kesa lag raha hai tum dono ko?" She showed the a picture.

"Accha lag raha hai mami" Yashfa nodded and Alayna followed.
The man wasn't model looking but he wasn't bad to look either.
A fairly big built and overall nice face.

"Wesy yeh hai kon?" The girls questioned to which Samar replied.
"Kal dekhny a rhy hain hamary Hoor ko"

"HAINNNN!!!" Yashfa and Alayna's surprised voice was heard in the whole hall.
"Chachu maan gaye?" Alayna questioned her chachi.
"Boht mushkil sy manaya hai unhy! Baat hi nahi sun rahy thy" Hira shook her head.

"Abh to maze any waly hain!! I'm not gonna leave one chance to get her all blushy blushy" Yashfa and Alayna high fived.
"Abh bas is Larki ko kisi tarha manao" Qainat chuckled.

As they laughed the girl in question entered the haveli.
"Assalam o Alaikum!" Hooriya greeted.
"Walaikum-assalam" the girl got a greeting in return.

Hooriya dropped her bag on the couch and snatched an apple from the dining table and started munching on it.

"Hoor! Chalo aaj shopping chalte hain!" Alayna suggested excitedly while the elders smiled, knowing the girl's intentions pretty well.
"Api abhi nahi, main boht tkh gayi hun!" Hooriya sighed resting her head on Yashfa's shoulder.

"Han han tum karo araam, shaam ko chaly jayen gy jbh bhai log office sy a jayn gy" Yashfa nodded.
"Tkh hai...main phir thora fresh ho jaty hun." Saying this Hooriya walked towards her room.

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After dinner all of the ladies headed to the mall.
"Mama yeh dakhain kitna pyary anarkali hai!!" Yashfa pulled her mama to herself and showed the gorgeous white dress with delicate silver work on it.
"Pyary to boht hai! Main to kehty hun mery teeno betian yeh lain!" Hazal exclamed excitedly.

Hooriya looked around the huge mall but nothing caught her attention particularly.
Her cousins and aunties had bought forced her to buy a few dresses, they were nice but nothing had made her heart skip a beat.

"Phupo ghar chalain please!" Hoor rested her head on Hazal's shoulder and whined tiredly.
"Haye mera baccha thak gaya?" Hazal kissed her niece's head lovingly.

"Accha ruko do minute in ko khatam krny do idhr phir foran chalte hain" The older woman said and Hoor nodded.
"Hoor landline py call lagao zara aur bolo ky rehmaan ko bhej dyn hamayn pick krny. Main washroom ho ky ayi." Hooriya nodded and dialled the number and put the phone to her ear.

"Assalam-o-Alaikum!" The voice she knew so well spoke on the other end of the landline.
Hooriya's eyed widened and her breathing quickened.
She gulped and then at last spoke:"W-walaikum-Assalam bhai...phupo bol rahy hain aghr aap Rehmaan bhai ko hamain pick krny bhej skty hain" the now blushing girl concluded in a single breath.

"Hmm...kahan ho tum log?" That velvety voice asked.
"Centaurus mall" she mumbled looking in the distance, her head filled with other thoughts now".

"Accha main bhejta hun" He had yet to end what he was saying when she nodded, forgetting in a nervous haze that he could not see her, and ended the call.

Just then all of the ladies came out of the boutique and asked Hooriya about Hazal, to which the young girl replied earning a series on nods.
"Ice cream ka time a gaya!!" Alayna smiled cheekily at her mother who glared at her.
"Alayna maine boht dantna hai aghr kal apna gala ly ky bhet gai tum bistar main!" Qainat scolded to which the girl just waved her hand and looped her arms through her sisters' and started walking happily towards the ice cream shop.

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Hooriya excused herself to the bathroom to clean up some dessert that had fallen on her kameez and was now walking back to their table when she realized that all her family had dissapeared and the only one standing in front of her was a big,wide back.

A back she knew very well.

Hearing footsteps coming his way, Ayaan turned and gazed at her, who had her lower lip caged between her teeth, torturing his inner beast.
"Sabh kidr gaye?" Her soft voice spoke and her eyes tried peaking behind his gigantic form.
"Ghar, tum washroom main thy to maine kaha ky main le jaun ga tumhe." He explained and motioned with his hand to indicate her to start walking.

Hooriya twisted her fingers nervously as she walked ahead but her eyes gazed at the multiple dresses displayed on the large glass walls.
Just when they were about to exit the mall her eyes caught sight of a beautifull long green foresr velvet dress.
She stopped in her tracks and gazed at it for a few seconds.

Upon noticing his lady's eyes on a particular boutique, Ayaan grasped her hand in his much bigger one and led her towards it.
Hooriya stared at him wide eyed as he asked the helper to show them the dress in her size.

"Yeh pehen ky dekho" he told her while he checked some other dresses.
"Bhai aap rehny dyn...main kal sherry bhai ky saath a ky le jaun gy" Hooriya spoke, feeling guilty at the thought of him spending money on her.

Ayaan took a few steps towards and raised a perfect brow.
"Sheharyar kyun? Mera koi haq nahi hai tum par paisy kharch krny ka?" His lips raised in a little smirk when her pale cheeks turned an enchanting pink.
"Go and try on the dress Hoorie" he flicked her nose lovingly.
Hooriya fled to the changing room and released a breath that she was holding.

This man was going to ruin her!

On the other hand Ayaan smiled to himself like a fool as he waited for his
Hoor.
The thought of his money being spent on her needs made his insides warm.

Gosh! If only she knew that his wealth,mind,body, soul and most importantly his Heart, they all belonged to her.
To his Hoorie.

"Yeh tkh hai!" Hooriya smiled happily at him.
Ayaan nodded and payed for the jora as she waited patiently beside him.

"Chalo" He said and both of them started walking towards the parking lot.
As the drove home Hooriya shyly looked towards him and spoke:" thankyou for everything, apko sach main koi zaroorat nahi thy itny pasy karch krny ki".

Ayaan glanced at her for a second and them turned his attention back towards the road.
"Main jo bhi karta hun apni marzi sy Karta hun Hooriya, yeh to kuch bhi nahi tha."

The girl on his left but her lip and spent the next few minutes gazing out of the wimdow, while her man time to time turned his head and admired her beauty,

When his Porsche entered the vaste space of the  garage Hooriya hurriedly got out of the car and thanked him once more with pink cheeks and a few shy glances, to which he smirked lightly.

'bandy ki jaan leni hai bas" Ayaan sighed as he reversed the car and headed towards his own haveli.

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Aoa!
RAMADAN MUBARAK!!
I hope all of you guys are having a wonderful and blessed ramadan!

Please remember our Palestinian brothers and sisters in your prayers!
Pray for their suffering to end, the torture and absolute horror they are being put through is absolutely inhumane.
May God protect them and punish those who are responsible for their condition. 🍉

FREE PALESTINE!!

I'm working on the next chapter but I've been dying because of all the course work I have to do since it's my last year of high school, so kindly be patient with my publishing schedule right now. 😭

Till next time!
Laiba <3