Mainu Heer Naa Aakho Koyi

VIII // Henna & Scars

I sit down with Harmeen after handing her the cup of coffee she demanded in return of the secret information.

"Tou? Tumhe kaise pataa?"
(So? How do you know?)

I'm never a conversation starter. I feel weird, but this one's close to my heart. I need to talk about it.

Even if anyone sneakily took my phone during some wedding function, they couldn't have found out my username. My phone has a very easy password, I always log out after using social media.

"Bhai ne naa..." she takes a super long pause, "main nahin bataa sakti."
(Bhai... I can't tell you.)

"Harmeen yaar please!"

"Aap bhai se koyi sawaal nahin karein gi, promise karein."
(Promise me you won't ask bhai anything.)

"Tum kisi ko handle yaa kisi kitaab kaa naam nahin bataao gi. Kisi ko bhi nahin."

(You won't give my handle or the titles of my books to anyone. To no one.)

"Maine bhai ko bataa diya hai. Ok un ke ilaawa kisi ko nahin, Allah ki kasam."

(I've told bhai. Ok, no one apart of him. I swear to God.)

I change the track when it comes to my oath, "Tumhare bhai ne phone hack karwaaya naa mera?"

(Your brother got my phone hacked, right?)

The color flies off her face, answering it all. She holds her mouth closed, "Yeh maine tou nahin bataaya aap ko!"

(I never told you that!)

This time, with a heavy heart, I once again declare this man a psychopath.

It's so easy to fall in love for me.

I don't know why I declared that with a heavy heart.

I haven't catched feelings.

I think.

"Bhai ko nahin daantna, bhabhi. Bhai ko tou pataa bhi nahin tha Wattpad hota kyaa hai. Maine zabardasti poochha ke agar hai tou username bataaein. Aur hacking waala... mujhe nahin pataa. Unnhain jaan'na tha aap ke baare mein. Khud se kiya, kisi teesre ko information nahin di."

(Don't scold bhai, bhabhi. Bhai doesn't even know what Wattpad is. I forced him to give me your username. And about the hacking... I don't know. He wanted to know about you. He did it himself, without giving your information to any third party.)

"Yeh kab hua?"
(When did this happen?)

"The day he first met you."

He was so fast!

Before that confession from Haider replays in my mind and I feel softness towards him, I change my thoughts' route.

"Achha tou tum kal kyaa keh rahi thi. Kyaa matlab tumhaare bhai gusse mein haun tou bas ro doon?"

(Ok, so what were you telling me yesterday? Why should I cry whenever your brother is in anger?)