Chapter 22

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Neelum

"Rukhsar ki dawat na karein hum?" Her mother in law said and everyone groaned ,

"Ammi parso aapa gayi hai please phir se unn ki aur unn k sasural waloun ki khatur nahi kar sakti phir se" Aima said , and Humna nodded ,
"Ammi please nahi, bhai bolein naa!"
Ibrahim shrugged ,
"Yeh aap lougo ka kaam hain aap sab mil kar decide karlein" he said ,

"Buri baat hai behan hai tumhari" she scolded Aima ,
"Ammi tou sirf unhe aur Ali bhai ko bula lein naa , please Rahila bhabi ko nahi" Aima said as she got up,
"Mein university k liye jaa rahi hun" Aima said ,
"Par ajj tou saturday hai!" Her mother said and Aima sighed ,
"Ammi meri classes hain" she said to her as she picked up her bag,

"Tum kaisay jaa rahi hou?" Ibrahim asked her ,

"Bhai uber se ," she told him and he shook his head,
"Sawaal hee nahi paida hota , tumhe drop kardun ?" He said to her and she nodded ,

"Neelum tum bhi chulo , tumharay ammi abbu se bhi mill lein gay?" He said surprising her ,

"Haan aap buss mujhe 5 minute de dein" she said quickly as she hurried to get her bag and other things ,
She hurried back down her husband and sister in law were already sitting inthe car.

She closed the door she heard the tail end of her husbands and sister in laws conversation.

"Bhai please Rahila bhabi ko mana kardein I'm not interested!" She said and Ibrahim nodded ,
"Abh ammi ne unlougo ko ghar bulaya hai , don't worry I'll talk to after that theek hai" he told her trying fo make her feel better. But Aima seemed extremely agitated.

"Aima" Ibrahim took her name ,
"Relax okay tumhari parhai khatum honay se pehle kuch bhi nahi hoga" he told her firmly. And Aima nodded feeling better .

Neelum turned to Ibrahim with a questioning frown and he shook his head, signaling her that he'd tell her later.

The dropped Aima off and then Ibrahim started to drive towards the main highway,
"Ibrahim ? Hum kaha jaa rahay hain?" She asked confused ,

"Hum eik mini vacation pe jaa rahay hain" he told her and she smiled ,
"I know I haven't spent asmuch time with you but this weekend is ours okay"
He said squeezing her hand softly.

She smiled at him,
"While this is a lovely surprise, You know I don't need these get aways for weekends ," she turned to him,
"I need to know that you're there for me always , 24/7" she told him .

He nodded as the light turned green,
"I know Neelum, I'm trying okay,"he confessed with a sigh.

"I know" she said ,
"Thats all that matters to me" she said  as she looked out taking in the views.

He parked the car near mall road and both of them stepped out ,

He took her hand in his and they walked around buying corn and she bit into it and just sat there .

Ibrahim cleared his throat,
"Neelum" he said and she turned to him
"Mein pehle bhi tumhe keh chuka hun, par mein eik aur baar bolna chahta hun," he started ,
And she nodded ,
"Meray ghar ka aur tumharay ghar ka maholbohaut farq hai ," he started ,
"Mein nahi chahta k yeh hunaray beech aaye , jaisay hua hai, I'll try to be more mindful of not repeating something like that" he told her , and he looked up ,
Neelum looked at him seriously
"Ibrahim iss farq ko aap beech mein laa rahay hain," she pointed out ,
"Humara ghar Ibrahim" she emphasised ,
"Aap ka mera elhada kuch nahi hai, hum dono iss rishtay mein hain, woh meray maa baap ka ghar hai , agar aap hee mujhe nahi apnay ghar ka hissa nahi  banaye gay tou mein iss mein kya karsakti hun"  she said looking disappointed,
"Aap yeh farq laa rahay" she said again.

Ibrahim let her words sink in ,
"You're right" he said to her , realising that he was creating the rift between them.

"I'm sorry" he said to her and she nodded .

He took her hand in his ,
"Mere liye  pata nahi kyun yeh itni bari baat hai"

He said to her ,
"I'll try to work on it" he promised and she nodded .

The rest of the day they spent they walked hand in hand just taking in eachothers presence.

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On their way back they decided to go to Neelums parents house.

"Beta acha kiya aagaye tum dono"  her mother said as she hugged her daughter ,
Ibrahim nodded , as the sat down in the drawing room.

"Aunty , woh  I wanted to apologise," Ibrahim started acknowledging his mistake ,
"Beta you dont need to-" she started but Ibrahim cut her off ,,
"Nahi aunty , I think I need to  , aap ne mere se shikayat nahi ki , par mein ne dill tou dukhaya hai aap sab ka" he admitted looking down at his hands .

"Beta tum aisay kyun keh rahay hou , miyan biwi k darmyan aisa hojata hai, par hum yeh nahi chahtay k iss baat par tum humaray se maafi mangou" she told him.
He simply nodded his head even though he felt guilty.
But he would do anything in his power to fix things in his relationship with his wife .

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Rizwan

He had come home at 11 , and he was exhausted ,
Being the principal was a big honour but that and his full time job had started to wear on him.

He felt like his head was going to burst at anypoint.

He headed into the kitchen to look for some painkillers to relieve him of his pain.

"Rizwan?" He turned to find his wife standing on the stairs ,
"Aap ne khaana khaaya hai?" She asked him and he shook his head,
"Nahi yaar eik surgery thi , tum ne khaya?" He asked , as she started preparing a plate for him,

"Hmm , ajj Neelum aur ibra aaye huay thay , unn k saath hee khaya tha hum sab ne" she told him ,

"Daniyal ghar aaya ?" Rizwan asked her ,
Saliha stiffened ,
"Gee , woh aagya tha" she told him,
He noticed his wife's body language ,
"Kuch hua hai kya saliha?" He asked her ,

And she shook her head,
"Nahi kuch nahi hua ," she told him

He raised an eyebrow
"Are you sure about that?" He askes her again and she sighed ,

"Rizwan Daniyal has become bitter with everyone eversince you forced him to stay here" she told him,

Rizwan frowned ,
"Saliha he was always bitter"

Saliha set his seat on the table ,

"I can't see him hurting Rizwan"
She told him her voice cracking at the end

"And you think I can?" He asked her suddenly furious,
"Mera bhi woh beta hai hai saliha , meri ulaad hai , mein uss se zyada shayad hee kisi aur ko pyar karta hun! And I'm sick of all of you thinking k I dint care about him! He's my son dammit!" He said to her making sure that his voice wasn't loud .

"Mein jaanti hun! Thats not what I meant" she tried to defend herself ,  but Rizwan wasn't listening,

"Nahi tum nahi jaanti warna tyeh baat mere se atleast naa karti!"
He said as he got up and started to leave.

"Rizwan khana tou khaa lein please" she said to him hurriedly ,
"Im sorry mera woh matlab nahi tha" she tried to say but Rizwan really didn't want to hear it,
"Saliha mujhe bhook nahi hai," he said to her as he headed up to his room .

He didn't know what to do , everyone assumed that he didn't care his som was suffering, but the truth was he probably cared the most about his son. 

He just prayed for things to be better .

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An underwhelming chapter i know but im back after soooo long
A really bad writers block and also ,
I got married so life has been very busy honestly

Love you all thanks for staying with me even in my absence .

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