𝐀𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐇-𝐄-𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐐

11.Tufaan🔥

The car was filled with awkward silence.
Haaris was driving in normal speed while inaayat sat with her knees facing the door.

Haaris sighed... She looked like that old lady when she was mad on her husband - old man.
But he also recalled how quickly she let go of her anger... Would Inaayat do that?

Inaayat could hear her blood running through her veins... She hated this awkward & uncomfortable situation that haaris put her in.

She looked at the car stereo... She pushed the Radio button.

Some random tea Ad was playing... Inaayat was ready to listen to Ads rather than the eerie silence.

After few minutes of Ads...A song started to play.

Maula Maula
Maula Maula

Yunhi jal jaayenge
Yunhi mit jaayenge

Aatish-e-ishq mein raakh ho jaayenge

(A/N Maula Maula song from Bin roye...small bits of the song will be continued throughout the chapter so listen to it while you read😚)

Both were lost in their own thoughts.

Haaris heaved a sigh... Why was universe rubbing salts on his wounds?

His ears ringed with her words.
" Apni shaadi mein yeh saare armaan poore karna jo mere wajah se poore nahi ho paaye..."

He thought ' kon biwi aise apne shohar se uski dusri shaadi ki baat karti hai? Armaan my foot!'

Inaayat was figuring out how long she & Haaris are going to play husband & wife.
How long till the curtain falls & the truth comes out?
And how long was she going to pretend that her heart hadn't warmed up a little when she accompanied him during his exam preparation.

She saw him in different light... A focused Haaris... A soft spoken & Gentle Haaris... A friendly Haaris.
She never wished for big things because these small ones were warming her & changing her views about him.
But now everything was on square one & she didn't know why.

The silence between them wasn't this awkward & uncomfortable.
She wanted that comfortable silence back in between them.

They soon reached the venue...haaris stopped the car in front of a hotel.

Banquet hall sign came into view.

Haaris spoke " Inaayat tum yahin ruko... Mai abhi car park kar aata hoon "

Inaayat nodded stiffly...she removed the shawl & got down.

Haaris came back after parking his car.
He saw inaayat was setting the loose end of her saree.

He cleared his throat & said "chalen?"
Inaayat nodded.

He took her hand & entwined with his making inaayat almost snap her neck to see if there's something wrong with him.

Haaris ignored her stare & walked inside with her or more like dragged her inside.

Inaayat kept gaping at their entwined hands as they entered the venue.

Haaris waved at a group of people making inaayat move her concentration from their hands to surroundings.

The place was lit beautifully.
It was a blue themed party & inaayat liked it immediately.
Blue was her favorite color.