Begum jaan ( small story)

Treasure

Noor woke up, she remembered everything happened, Akram is her shoher? She started to think back.

How he always gets irritated when she calls him bhai, how he made her spend time with him, how many times he referred himself as her husband, how he always showed hukh on her, how he never anyone say word to her, how he beat Kidar  in class, how protective he is for her, how he always made her to deal with girls, how he can read her heart beat, how he took care of her always, now a days how he is behaving, this afternoon how he kissed her, how he is now and then touching her, removing her dupatta, how much he is nagging to spend time with him.

She got tears, she even got glimpse of her doings and how she had feelings how she felt they are wrong, how she tried to avoid him how confused she is, how depressed she felt.

Why? But why?, she slept on floor as o, crying again
Sudden door opened "Noor?" Akram said with gasp
"What happened is your stomach paining? Are you hungry? Legs paining? Why are you sleeping on floor it's dirty and cold get up" he gave  milk glass like toddler he put on lap neatly kept her hair back, wiped tears, gave milk glass to lips, she drank warm sweet milk as always drinks, he wiped her mouth with his shirt
"Shhhhh Noor chup stop your mind please, sorry noori your Akram is really sorry for everything, chachu slapped you I should have been more sharp, and took it, sorry mere noori sorry" he kissed her head kept her more near to his heart.
She cried more, he didn't stop, he cooed her and rocked her like baby, "shhhhhhh"
"You made it painful you did it, out of all my Akram made it painful for me, why?" She cried with hiccups,
Akram felt like slap, "shhhhh noori no don't cry I will never let you down please noori don't cry your my good girl"
"Akram I want to stay alone, please" she got up from his lap
Akram never felt like this never, alone tanha and unwanted
"You really want this Noor"
"Yes" she said in determination
Akram left the room after kissing her lips softly "don't cry Noor please no one deserves your tears definitely not me, staying away from you for one hour is hell to me five days away from you made me realise how addictive you became to me, but I will wait for you Noor for lifetime, don't be sad" he recited verses on her with smile he left the room.

Noor fell down and cried a lot. Akram came to his room closed door and sat down started crying.

Next day whole family gathered except Noor, she is not well, whole night Akram was besides her keeping wipes on forehead checking fever, she never gets ill easily, and Akram takes extra care never let her get sick, he is guilty and sad. When she woke up he left her to her ammi and came out.

"Akram! You did wrong, you made everything wrong but being this big family, we all neglected both of you.so both sides mistakes happened, things went over board now bachi is in pain out of all" Akram got fresh tears
"So Nikhah will happen for sure with all rituals and blessings, but after Naina marriage as she is elder she needed to get married first" daddu said in calm voice

Akram sniffed, agreed "ok! Noor is not well I need make soup you guys talk" he left wiping tears
"Let me do it" Naseefa said
"No ammi let me make it, she loves little sour taste, I will bring goat bones and make it you take rest" he went to meat shop bought bones, washed properly kept in cooker for one hour, then made soup with it, as she always like, he came to her room found her sitting on bed relaxing her face still red eyes swollen.

"Chachi soup" he called with out showing his face, shahnaz came took soup
"Is her fever down?"
"Yes, she took bath"
"She don't tie her hair that tight she gets headache make it loose" he gave soup she nodded.

Noor drank soup with her hands, Akram knows she extremely hates to eat herself when she is weak or lazy but now she is drinking, he felt depressed more

Two days passed, Noor recovered, she didn't come out of room, Nazia came to meet her, she spent sometime and dragged her out. She when going down her eyes fell on his room, she used to walk to his room as if she owns it always now she couldn't even take step, she got tears, "Nazia I am not feeling well you go sorry" she ran to room and cried

Akram came running, "bhai she ran away"
"Sorry Nazia to give you trouble"
"It's ok bhai" she bid bye and left.

Akram stood outside for sometime, her cries and killing him. It's four days she is still crying, he had enough. He barges in, she is on bed hugging her knees crying,
"Noor stoping crying for Allah sake do you want to get sick again?"
"Why do care you left nah go away"
"I left? Where is this coming from Noor? You asked me to stay away"
"And you listened like you always listens nah?" She made faces
"What? Is it my fault?"
"Yes I was angry no i am angry I have right to be angry but where were you? Why didn't you pacify me? You should have come to me beg me to forgive you, you left just like that" she started beating him on chest hard as she can
Akram laughed hard "pagal aurat when did I leave you? I sat here only, come here you are tired" he took her hands and dragged to himself and hugged tight. "This is our home in each others arms just like this, that's all I want Noor nothing more" he kissed her forehead sweetly.

Akram took Noor out, he took her to river bank, bought some hot chicken nuggets for her, "Noor tell me how you want our Nikhah?"
"You tell me how our Nikhah was?"
Akram face twinkled "our Nikhah? So so so beautiful, you came to me showing your blue dress twirling with those smiling beautiful eyes, well dressed, flowers bangles everything is picture perfect, when you said qubool hai you stole my heart once again how I don't know, when you signed neatly Noor Azan Nawab I just kissed your hands Kazi warned me to behave but he don't know how my Noor just gave me a nayab shouhrath, she made me shohar she made me king as she is always queen, when I opened veil masha Allah I thought I died came back to be your puppet. Only yours. I still live with those memories, you know Noor after Kazi saheb left, you kissed my cheek and ran away, you were my naughty begum" he pinched her nose
"I don't remember anything"
"It's ok I have every minute details in my mind and heart stored safely, after going home I will show you"
"Where you kept? I never saw them"
"Oooo Noor you will soon know" she pouts.

When they reached home found a gang meeting again, Noor like scared cat hid behind him, Akram kept her safe
"What happened?"
"Janab is caught in Naina room" Shasha said, Noor gasped
House is deadly silent, shahnaz is crying,Shabeer  too, two are ashamed
"Chachu we can make them marry what a big deal?"
"Shhh" Amar said
Akram took Noor to upstairs
"Wait Akram! From this moment no one crosses line, girls will sleep together, Shabeer will shift to my room, Nikha will be in ten days behave, and .... Call all girls they should book tickets, Akram from on you will be incharge of Nikhah as always, Shabeer you will give invitations, Shasha arrange quasi shab, you three be careful you all disappointed me" Youssef said and left.

Akram understood the pain of Youssef "Noor sit in hall I will bring our album? I don't want daddu get more sad before our Nikhah, sit down" he with smile left to his room. He bought aan album along with him.

"This is my treasure which has all my memories and beautiful you in this" he gave her

Noor opened it, her heart exploded, it's her childhood photo, she is in small frock with two pigtails, both hands having flowers tied, smiling happily. It's just beautiful.
"How innocent and beautiful are you? How can someone be this cute? Is it not sin?" Akram asked with tears shining "I always feel overwhelmed with this photo" he said with beautiful smile

Noor mother came she saw it "how did you get this? I was searching for this photo from long time"
"I stolen it from your room." Akram blushed
"I want a copy of it"
"No chachi this is only for me I won't share" Akram said firmly.
"But it's mine" Noor mother said
"She is mine so it's mine" Akram said firmly.
"What happened? Why are you both arguing?" Manik mother asked
"See Aapi he stole Noor photo from me"
"Hahaha he even stole Noor from you what now?" She laughed
Akram blushed, Noor mother felt as if she now remembered "yes how could you? I have so many arman for my daughter you stole everything"
"No you fulfill them now in our Nikha don't worry chachi" Akram consoles her. "Yes I will make everything perfect" she said in determination.

Noor looked at them, she is happy how Akram is making things better for her, he is rude always but when it comes to her, he always been calm and composed. She felt lucky.

Life for girl after marriage is always an adjustment but in her case it's not such, she knows Akram in and out, he is always there for her. So no need to feel pressured.

Akram took album from Noor, "this will be safe with me I can't give this to you"
"Ok ok keep it, anyway I look ugly in them"
"What? Seriously you have poor eyesight I have to take you to doctor today" Akram said with bad face
"I have good eyesight"
"Then? In every photo you look beautiful, best so never differ or say anything they are my treasure" he hugged the album to his heart. Noor laughed but felt happy.