"So, tumlogon ne kal Aiman ko jitna tease kiya hai, sab ki khabar hai mujhe.", Shahzeb said taking the charge of the group.
As Aiman had said, they were having a group meeting as always at Aiman's Khala Shabana's home. Her house was their little abode. Since her husband had died years ago and they had only one child Irfan, their huge house was empty. Shabana was an English literature professor, so she was more liberal studying all the romance. She had given the kids freedom and they loved her. This house was their favourite place where they were found every other day.
Today, Aiman, Shahzeb, Nida, Uruj, Shania, Irfan, Shahzeb's cousin Noorain were there. Noorain lived in the US and she was here on vacation. They were going to have a stay over tonight.
"Phir shuru ho gaye, Bhai.", Nida said.
"Haan, tumhein hi sabse pehle bolna tha.", Shahzeb made face at her.
"Ab main kuch bolungi hi nahi.", she replied annoyed.
"Mujhe maloom tha tum ab kuch nahin bologi kyunki tum ab Shahzeb ke temper se darr lag raha hai.", Aiman grinned cheekily.
"His temper? Huh! My foot!", Nida replied arrogantly.
"Seriously, your foot?? Saali saahiba?", Shahzeb lifted his brow up and looked at her with stoic face.
Nida could sense that Shahzeb might pick up his angry pace anytime soon, "Nahi nahi Shahzeb Bhai. Aap tou jaante hi hain meri mazaak ki aadat. Aap log baithyein yahin, main sabke liye coffee le kar aati hoon.", she ran away for her life.
Everyone burst out laughing at her antic.
"Jab isey humesha aise hi billiyon ki tarah dum daba kar bhaagna hota hai tou phir yeh itni akad kis baat ki dikhati hai?", Uruj laughed his heart out.
Everyone was having coffee and chit-chating, precisely more of teasing Shahzeb and Aiman.
"Well, maine yeh baat janni hai ke kabhi aap dono ne ek doosre ko propose bhi kiya hai ya nahin? Ya phir yoon hi betrothed since birth ke flow mein beh gaye?", Noorain who didn't know them too closely asked.
"Haan na! yeh baat tou humein bhi jaanni hai.", Nida asked excitedly.
"Oh yes, aap dono ne kabhi iss matter pe baat hi nahi kari.", Shania said.
"Agar propose kiya hai toh pehle kisne? I mean iss matter pe humari tou help kabhi nahi maangi gayi.", Irfan pointed out.
Everyone got excited to know about the mystery no one knew until now.
"Shahzeb Bhai ne hi propose kiya hoga. You all know him, right?", Uruj gave his opinion.
"Nahin, It was Aiman.", Shahzeb answered and everyone looked at them in shock and surprise and Aiman blushed looking down.
"Whoa!", Noorain exclaimed
"This is new.", Uruj's eyes popped out.
"Nothing new. Tumne dekha nahin tha kaise aansuon ki nadi banayi hui thi Phufo ke scandal ke time pe.", Nida dismissed.
"Mami and Mom ki wajah se aap dono ko bahot mushkil hui, nahin? I'm so sorry.", Noorain who was originally Shahzeb's Phuphi's (father's sister) daughter frowned.
"Tum muaafi nahin maango, Noor. You are my sweetheart.", Aiman smiled happily.
"Yeh sweetheart hai? Main kya hoon phir?", Shahzeb asked cutely pretending to be hurt.
"Aap tou meri jaan hain.", Aiman grinned as she couldn't resist his cuteness.
"Aur meri Amy bhi meri jaan hai.", he pecked her cheeks and she blushed.
Both had completely forgotten about the five set of eyes looking intently at them.
"Main popcorns le kar aati hoon phir yeh Amy and Jaan wali movie dekhengey.", Nida stood up sighing loudly.
"Oyee, coke bhi leti aana.", Irfan said.
"Kambakhton!!", Aiman threw pillows on them aggressively as she turned red in embarrassment.
Shahzeb held her back, hugging her to stop throwing pillows at everyone and laid back laughing taking Aiman down with him. Everyone was on the floor, laughing like idiots.
"Oh mere Khuda!! this was too much.", Noorain said wiping her tears of mirth.
"Topic se divert kar diya inn logon ne. Kya humein propose karne wali kahani sunne ka sharf haasil hoga?", Uruj said.
After everyone calmed down, Aiman said, "Areyy, aisa kuch special nahin tha. Maine koi khaas muzahira karke nahin bola tha kuch."
"Merey liye tou tha special.", Shahzeb said.
"It was this place only.", he said as he looked around the house.
"Tumlogon ko yaad hoga Aiman ki 18th Birthday humne yahin celebrate kari thi. Party wrap up hone ke baad hum dono terrace pe yoon hi chowdhvi ka chaand dekh rahe the. Aiman ko chaand dekhna bahut pasand hai..,", he continued as he remembered that night.
"Dekhein na Shah! chaand kitna haseen hai. Merey liye chaand laa dein na, please.", she called him Shah whenever she felt more love for him.
"Main laaya tou hoon. Yahin tou mere paas kharha ek gaer chaand ki baatein kar raha hai.", he said looking at her in adoration. Aiman smiled meekly.
Her cheeks that had turned into rosy tint was doing something to him and he started mumbling, 'Chehra hai yaa chaand khila hai, zulf ghaneri shaam hai kya.. Sagar jaisi aankhon waali...', he had stopped and whispered softly as if he was replying to the lyrics of song "Meri Aiman".
Aiman turned her face to hide her big smile and flustered self.
"Tumhari muskaan se tou chaand bhi hasad karta hai, aur chaandi tumhare dum se aahein bharti hai. Koi itna khoobsurat kaise ho sakta hai?", he told her in full shayrana andaaz.
"Bas bhi karein. Mujhe zyada shokh naa banayein. Princess Syndrome ki mareez na ho jaun kahin main.", she chuckled.
"Aiman Siddiqui. Mareez tou main ban gaya hoon tumhare ishq mein. Shahzeb Aabis Alvie mareez-e-ishq ho gaya hai Aiman Siddiqui ka.", he sighed putting hand on his heart.
Aiman's eyes filled hearing his soulful words and she had hugged him. He hugged her back tightly. This was their first ever hug and they had stayed like that for some time like that.
"Hum na chaand pe shaadi karengey.", Aiman had said out of nowhere and Shahzeb had laughed at her silly comment.
"Aap hans rahey hain?", she frowned looking at him.
"Nahin, nahin hans raha.", he muffled his laugh trying to be normal. "Achcha yeh tou batayein aapki shaadi mein mujhe dawat hogi ya nahin?", he asked teasing her.
"Nahin, aap ko tou main nahin dene wali koi dawat. Sehra pehne aana ho tou aa jaiyega.", she replied arrogantly and his beautiful laugh had echoed all around just like moonlight in dark night.
"Awwwww!!!", their gang had exclaimed unanimously except Nida who had said, "Cliche! so cheesy."
"Can I strangle your sibling?", Shahzeb asked Aiman.
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