POSHEEDA

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Author pov

"Kisi ko pata nahi chale ga!" Shehnaaz groaned at salma who was biting her nails nervously looking at her young madam getting in black hijab which she has borrowed from her. It was her fifth day in city of nawab and she wasn't having it until she meets her grandmother

"Bhut pherah hota hai haveli pe apko phechan jaye ge wo asaani se" Salma panicked

"Yahan per kisi bhi mard ki itni himat nahi ke aurat ka burqa utha kar dekhen ap befikar rahe hume koi nahi phenchane ga" Shehnaaz spoke out confidently knowing fact that man of Bahawalpur respect women more than anything

"Agar mujhse chote nawab puchen toh ya phir nawab sahab kya jawab dugi mein unko?" She asked with visible sweat over her head. Shehnaaz sighed at her scared figure

"Ap bas humare kamre mein rehne darwaza ander se band krlen koi knock kare toh bas unko kehne hum shower mein hai theek hai ab koi aur sawal nai already 8 baj gaye hain" She said fully covering her lower face with black fabric of hijab, only leaving her eyes to look where she's going obviously

  Sidharth set straight spreading his legs on couch in his grandmother's room with one hand resting on sofa arm as he looks at her while she was sitting on bed with her back pressed against headboard and eyes on his son Ajaz Ahmed who looks genuinely concerned about his mother's well being

"Psst bhai!" He tilted his head to look at younger girl in room who has her head covered with sea green duppata and has her hair highlighted in ash blonde and brown combo

"Thori jagha den na baithe ne ke liye pura sofa apne ghair rakha hai" She plead with her honey brown eyes and watched not even single movement in her elder brother's face as he stares at her with emotionless face

"Puchna kya amna yaar bhai he toh hain chalo baitho" girl who was elder than her spoke with adorable smile and pushed her brother aside and sit down making space for her little sister. Sidharth clear his throat and move aside with disbelief visible in his eyes but won't show it

"Bi-jaan soup pee len thora ap" Mrs Ajaz put spoon full of soup in front of her mother in law

"Haan Haan ab apko yeh sab krne ki koi zarorat nahi hai neelam begum, Ajaz na ho toh ap puchti bhi nahi hum kese hai" Bi-Jaan scoffed out, which caused neelam's mouth wide open and look at her husband who just give her look to shook it off

"Ap yeh kya keh rahi hain larkiya toh pura din raat apke aspas hoti hain" Neelam defeated and kept spoon back in bowl

"Hume kab kaha nahi hoti hain? Yeh toh meri pyaari bachiya hai Allah inke naseeb ache karen aur acha shohur den" Bi-jaan spoke out. Both girls groan mentally

"Hume toh shehnaaz ki bhi bhut yaad arahi hai agar tumhe nahi jana na jao hume toh jane dou un logo se milne ke liye haye pata nahi kese honge wo marne se phely unko dekhna naseeb hoga bhi ya nahi" She went on. Sidharth let out deep sigh at her everyday speech and rant about them, he knows she's trying to emotionally blackmail them

"Ami agar usko apki fikr hoti toh ajata apse milne ap kahen nahi jaye gi pura shahar janta hai apki tabiyat kharab hai aur apka ladla baita milne nahi araha apne kisi ego ke chakr mein" Ajaz huffed out in anger

"Per-"

"Per wer kuch nahi ab ap karen rest hum sab chalte hain" Elder one glared at his mother strictly than at everyone else telling them to leave as he left as well from there

Sidharth stood up and walked out of there, this was the everyday drama in their manor he doesn't get it why won't his uncle just leave his ego aside and come check on his old mother, he also doesn't understand his bi-jaan's obsession with her granddaughter Shehnaaz

He stood in middle of state where water fountain was located, he pulled out cigarette from his pocket and kept it between his lips before lightening in up and letting toxic smell inside him. He frown at rush at front gate of estate which was pretty far from where he was standing, as he was getting closer he noticed there are bunch of woman in black burqa arguing with guards

"Kya masla hai?"

His deep voice made everyone shut up there and looked at him with straighten back, Shehnaaz who was there got started and hide behind someone else even tho she was in burqa. Suddenly her all courage she packed from home was gone just by looking at his dominant figure towering them, she peeked at him with her doe eyes

She recognised him off course. Nawab Sidharth Abbasi, Prince of Bahawalpur and elder cousin of her, she gulped clutching fabric tightly in her hands the way he was glaring at guard was intimidating and hot? She shake her head for even thinking her elder cousin is hot what's wrong with her she thought. She couldn't help but let her eyes wander down his muscular body, brown shalwar kameez he was wearing was lose yet fitted against his chest perfectly and his clothe was literally not enough for her biceps, it didn't stop there she wander around more and let out breath at veiny hands of his those, silver rings in his hands and cigarette gripped between his thumb and index finger-

"Serkar bas yeh ander jane ka zid kar rahi hai bari begum se milne ke liye mene kaha inko inta lat-"

"Jaane den" Sidharth wave his hand with unbothered attitude

Guard wasn't sure but Sidharth gave him serious look which made him scared. Shehnaaz noticed how he didn't even once looked in any woman's way. She wasn't even surprised, she knows him he doesn't like messing around with anyone

Shehnaaz walked inside estate passing by him, his wooden musky fragrance did reach her nose so did her vanilla scent which made him turn his head to look at back of certain woman before he looked away from her. this manor was bought by their great great great grandfather for his second wife, it's same size as manor Shehnaaz and her family lives in just difference is here they have huge gardens and pools in backyards as well. She hasn't really stepped in this property ever since rivalry, before that her cousins maham amna and her use to come her on weekends to play. She part-away from women who went towards Mrs Ajaz way while she went toward her bi-jaan's room

"Ap kon hai aur ap humare kamre-"

Bi-Jaan stoped in middle of speaking as Shehnaaz was done removing her hijab with huge smile to look at her grandmother, who's plain eyes turn wide in surprise

"Shehnaaz!" She exclaimed being overwhelmed just by looking at her granddaughter who rush towards her and embraced her in tight hug

"Haye kese ho ap?" She asked breaking hug and getting on bed with visible huge smile spread on her lips

"Hum theek hai ap kese ho? Kab ayi ho? Aur yeh batao apke bhai aur abu kese hain?" Bi-jaan grabbed her both hands softly with glint in her eyes