ISHQ

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"Ramsha!" Ruksana called out her daughter with besabri making the 21 year old run down towards her correcting her dupatta on the shoulder.

"Jee Ammi, kahein?"

"Mushtaq vapas aa gaya hai. Jao jakar uske liye chai banado."

"Jee,"

"Agli dafa yaad na dilana pade mujhe tumhe. Agar ye hi mijaaz raha toh tumhara haq koi aur le jayega." Ruksana taunted her daughter who sighed,

"Fikra na karein. Badi ammi ke paas aur koi raasta nahi hoga."

Murmuring this she made her way towards the bawarchi khana to make chai for her beloved cousin.

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"Aapki chai," Ramsha kept the chai on the bedside table making Mushtaq frown.

"Ye sab karne ki koi zarurat nahi hai tumhey, Ramsha." Mushtaq told as he looked up from the papers spread on his bed.

"Ammi ko samjha lein aap. Merese roz roz ki ladaiyan nahi hoti." Saying so she stood up correcting the dupatta on her head and left the room making Mushtaq shake his head angrily at his chachijaan.

He was no fool to not know the intentions of his chalak chachi.

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Rashid grabbed Ramsha's wrist pulling her to his room not wanting to create any drama in the hallway.

"Hazar dafa kaha hai ki yun Mushtaq Bhai ke kamrey main sidhe na fadfada jaya karo. Log kai tareeke ki baatein banate hai." He scolded his choti behen like he did many times.

Ramsha gulped seeing the anger but puffed out a deep breath,

"Ammi tou yahi chahati hain na Bhai."

"Ammi tou bohot kuch chahti hai Ramsha! Voh tou ye bhi chahti hain ki main Mushtaq Bhai ki gulaami karun jisse main unki good books main rahun."

"Aur aap kar bhi tou rahe hain na."

"RAMSHA!" Rashid yelled angrily making the little girl flinch.

"Galat kya kaha mainey Bhai? Karna padta hai na kyunki Ammi ko naraz nahi kar sakte. Main bhi nahi kar sakti roz roz ki ladaiyan aur fir Ammi humara bura thodi na chahengi?"

"Ammi humara bura nahi chahti aur tumhare liye unka faisla shayad sahi bhi hai magar mujhey ye bardasht nahi ki tum yun uske aage piche ghumon bina kisi rishtey ke." Rashid told softly this time making Ramsha nod her little head.

"Aaplogo ko jo karna hain na jaldi karein bas. Ye padhai se mera peecha chhudayein." Ramsha shrugged her shoulders dramatically making Rashid smile.

Atleast his sister wasn't like his Ammi.

"Baat karta hoon main Ammi se is baare main fikra na karo." He planted a kiss on her forehead making the little girl smile as she went out of the room grinning like a cheshire cat.

Bas ye tayi ammi maan jayein varna mujhey aur padhna padega.

Ramsha thought.

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Somewhere away from the khandan and riyasat in the shehar, Sajal was having a dispute with her waldein.

"Mama-Baba main nahi jaungi." Sajal argued.

"Sajal bete dekho, vo tumhari Amma ka mayka hai, har waqt toh nahi hum mana kar sakte na." Kazim Shah argued back as Ruksana had invited them to come to haweli for few days.