Rabt

7

Qasim

He had just gotten off of the phone with the the doctor , he stepped in his room Saima was reading a book , Inaya was in school.

"Hey" he said and she turned to him with a smile ,
"Hey" she said looking at his expression,
"Whats got that smile on your face" she asked and he sat down next to her ,
"Meine doctor se baat ki hai abhi" he said , and she nodded .
"They want you to come in for some tests," he said to her ,
She frowned ,
"Qasim," she sighed and he shook his head,
"I need you to do this Saima" he begged,
"Please" he said taking her hand in his , she nodded even though he could tell she wanted to do the exact opposite.

"Qasim , Rukhsar ki ammi ne tum dono ko invite kiya hai dinner par ," she told him and he felt the frustration that bubbled everytime Rukhsar was mentioned .
"Mein busy hun" he said dismissively, and Saima tsked ,
"Buri baat hai , unn ki beti tumhari biwi hai , and don't forget Neelum bhi waha hai" she said to him.

He raised an eyebrow,
"What does that mean? K they will mistreat my sister because I'm not attending their family dinners?" He asked ,
Saima let out a sigh ,
"Qasim, please stop okay , tum ne agree kiya tha nikkah k liye , you signed those papers , baki sab theek hai par take responsibility sirf eik dinner hee tou hai" she said to him.

He knew she was right and he hated it .
He gave a small nod and got up,
"Mein 7 bjay tak aajaoun ga , Rukhsar ko kehna tayar rahay" he said getting up.

"Nahi tum khud kaho Rukhsar ko" she said , he gave a slight nod.

He walked towards the kitchen and there she was standing near the stove
Inaya was sitting next to her on a stool,
"Mashmellows upar ki almari mein hain" she told Rukhsar, who smiled as she turned to look for the candy,
Neither had noticed his presence.

"I don't see them anywhere" she said more to herself ,
"Papa puts them in his hot cocoa aswell ," Inaya told her giving her the most unhelpful piece of information in locating them .

"Hmm , I don't see them anywhere Inaya" Rukhsar said , as she turned back , this time she did see him,
She composed her features so fast the he missed her expression.

"Aap k ghar per dawat hai , 7 tak ready rahiya ga" he said ,
She gave a small nod , not saying anything. Her hair was in a bun , while she was dressed in a the most simple of kurtas and a duppata around her neck.

"Papa, mashmellows kidher hai?" Inaya demanded ,
He turned to her ,
"They're in the drawer darling." He said , and turned to leave.

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Rukhsar

"Ammi kiya zarurat thi dinner par bulanay ki" Rukhsar asked her mother on the phone , annoyed.

"Beta , tumhara shohar hai woh , iss ghar ka damaad hai, humaray se ghulna milna tou chahiye" her mother said on the other end.

Rukhsar rolled her eyes , was her mother really so blind that she couldn't see the fact that he was in love with his first wife.

"Ammi , Neelum ne bhi abhi tak qabool nahi kiya , aap yuh zabardasti sab ko ekathay betha kar kya hasil kar lein gi." She said ,
"Itna ajeeb hoga" she said ,

"Dekho Rukhsar, Neelum ka bhai hai woh , tum uss ki bhabi ho abh beta , aisay kab tak tum dono eik dusray ko avoid karti raho gi" she said ,
"Abh tum fikar naa karo sab theek hoga" she said .

Rukhsar didn't argue although she had really wanted to.

She got up and dressed her self in a chiffon long shirt, her bun was still in place and she put in a pair of earrings.
Once she looked presentable, she headed downstairs,
Saima and Inaya were watching a movie .