Jaadu

35. Chess, not Rugby

Blood drops spilled on the silver sands.
Only time shall say who withstands.
Witness who'll fall in play of words.
And who'll suffer in battle of swords.

Scene starts with Agha & his chamcha.

"Why don't you just kill Aman & Parveen, Agha? Then the game will be finished just in seconds." Isaaq said for the nth time it counts.

"How many times do I have to tell you that taking rash action is a fool's game? We're playing Chess, not Rugby. It's all about strategy, not brute force & silly killings." The coldness dripping in the voice.

"Now, the game for few more days. Laal Chand ki Raat is a fortnight far, then I'll be world's tsar." Isaaq saw a firm look in his eyes. Parveen is not there to help Aman and it can be marked as their half victory.

•••

The family shattered knowing that Parveen did all this to separate Aman & Roshni, not in their worst dreams they wanted it to happen.

Everyone were mourning the silent, none had the courage to face other. They failed to recognise the rat in the family and accused the other for the mishaps took place.

"Khanbaba, everything happens for a reason. May be Ammi had a blind reason to separate us. Trust Allah and he's the one who created us and wrote our names together, forever." Aman looked at her honey brown orbs with an overwhelming face.

Everyone were so shameful for not taking any stand when Aman accused her falsely. They conveyed their sorry in the best possible way when Roshni looked at Aman.

"Dadi, it's all a drama but I'm surely disappointed when none of you took stand for her. I don't know why she still loves me?" Roshni glared at him listening the last part.

"Dadi, it's okay. If it's not a drama then I would have definitely come back to here, to you all." And her words once again remembered the Khans how dumd they act then.

Roshni marched towards their room ignoring Aman and his pleads.

"Rosh please na, I won't repeat again." Roshni laughed when he held his ears with his hands and secretly captured the pic in her phone.

"I hope you won't repeat that again Mr Khan." She said encircling her hands around his neck.

"Done, Mrs Khan." He brushed his nose with her for which she blushed.

And the Khans were happy in the trance that it all ended not knowing that the main problem is still on them.

•••

A week passed in jiff with the Khans mourning about Parveen as well as cherishing the happiness of Kabir's with his love Marwah.

It was the day of engagement when a parcel came for Aman. He kept the parcel in his room and joined the ceremony greeting the guests and all.

"Aman, someone gave this parcel for you." Aman looked at the parcel which is same like the before one he received and was highly surprised.

He took the parcel from Dadi and kept in his room with its twin.

And the cycle continued. Every now and then, he used to receive the very same looking parcel from many people and he knew something is off.