" arsal?" I say and tentatively shake him.
He doesn't wake up.
I go to the table and bring the bottle of water kept there.
When I reach him. I sprinkle some water on his face and he opens his eyes.
Shukar hai
"kya hai , behosh kyu hue?"
" please, khuda ke liye mera sar mat khao, pehle hi fatt raha hai , almirah me band hoke" he says.
He doesn't look okay to me.
"theek hai , sorry , mujhe tumhe band nahi karna chaiye-, ek min arsal tumne suna tumhari ammi ne mujhe kaha ki 2 din me walima aur ruksati hai, kuch karo."
He looks at me as if I am crazy.
" kya karu , walima abhi nahi hai baad me hai na"
" toh , tum ye hone doge?"
" aur nhi toh?" he says and looks at me as if I was dumb for even asking.
" tumhara nikah mujhse nahi hona tha, please mujhe yu na bandho gairo k beech" I say.
" dekho chanda- ."
"jiya" I say forcefully.
"chanda,mera nikah jis se bhi hua hua gharwalo ki Nazaro mein, lekin mujhe toh pata hain na ki meri biwi tum ho"
He says.
"biwi, tumhari, bilkul nahi, m nahi manti yeh.
Pehle tumhari cousin ne mujhse mera sab chena aur ab tum .
Kyun?" I shout.
"shayad khuda ne tumhari badtameezi ki ye saza di hai tumhe. Jiya aisi nhi thi, tameez se pesh aati thi."
" nhi hu m tumhari jiya, aur na hi ban na hai mujhe" I don't know why but it hurt a little when he compared me to his cousin.
He muttered something and went towards the door.
" kya kah tumne?"
He paused with his hand on door handle and looked back.
" haan wo thi hamari jiya, aur tum iss khandhaan ki jiya kabhi nhi ban sakti, lekin tum meri ho, ye chahe hi hamare marzi se nhi hua lekin allah Tallah ki marzi hai isliye mujhse phir mat kehna ke ye nikaah jayaz nhi."
With that he walked out.
He couldn't even tolerate me yet was saying that I was his.
Ajeeb hai behen ne pehchaan cheeni aur bhai dene ki baat kar rhe hain.
.
I changed and went to bed.
Neema aunty came after some time.
" hayee meri bachi" she came and hugged me. " jiya ,tum theek ho na?"
" haan , m theek hu" I said.
" beta, beejaan ne joh bhi faisla liya hai kuch soch samaj ke hi liya hoga beta, tu naraz toh nahi?"
"kaisi baat kar rahi hai m bee jaan se naraz thodhi hi ho sakti hu, lekin , phir bhi ye theek nhi tha"
" waqt do cheezon ko, sab theek ho jayega" she kissed me on forehead and went out.
In the morning , I went down after dressing in casual top and wide leg jeans.
Arsal and dj were on table eating toast.
I went and sat down next to dj.
" jiya appi, arsal bhai aur aap ko walima ka joda pasand karne ke liye shopping ka bola hai ammi ne."
" nahi ja rahi main." I said with a flat tone.
" ahhh---" dj screamed. " mirchiiii-"
Arsal gave him a glass of water.
" sambhal ke thoos mote" he said " mirchi ka kya kasoor who toh theekhi hi hoti hai teri behen ki tarah"
"kam se kam tumhari tarah zahareeli toh nhi hu" I said in sweet voice with a smile.
Dj laughed loudly.
" kya baat hai, aapi, me kehta than a inse na dare "
Arsal held his ears and said " mote jo tu exam me ande laya hai na, uske baare me chachi-"
" nahi nahi, sorry sorry, mera ho gya" dj rushed out.
After that it was little silent.
I had my breakfast and was going towards garden when arsal said " chalo joda dekhne"
" nahi mujhe nhi jaana"
Though one part was fear and other was my relectunace to go out in this country.
No one will know but to me it felt as if I would give away due to my different mannerism etc.
" chalo " he said holding my hand.
"nahi" I said trying to free my hand from his grip.
"kyun?"
" mujhe darr lagta hai" I said looking away.
There was silence.
When I looked towards him I saw understanding in his face.
" kuch nahi hoga, main hu" he said to me and tugged me out of the house.
" uss baat ki toh aur pareshaani hai" I muttered.
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Suno chanda-Kashmakash
FanfictionI am writing this with a little spin of tale. This is a story of an young intelligent business woman Jiya khan who is to be engaged to her family friend Rehaan ali. She goes to Karachi from Chandigarh for a business contract signing. But she gets s...
