Chapter 14

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"Zain, listen to me .." poor zoya requests, he asks her to stay away not wanting to hurt her within a fit of rage "main tumse aakhri baar bol ra hoon u better leave .. gusse mein aakar kuch galat na bol doon." zain warns, she doesn't pay heed "bol dein kya pata ise bahane, aapka gussa thoda shaant ho jaye." zoya directs, he could not get over the sight of his poor sister's condition therefore he endsup grasping her shoulder due to which she winced in pain "himmat kaise huwe sidharth ke meri behan ko reject karne ke, samjhta kya hai khudko, kahin ka majazi khuda hai ?" he yells, she cries feeling a bit scared what if this ends up causing problem in their relationship too.

"Tumhara bhai kya reject karega meri behan ko !  Main aur mere ghar wale reject karte hain usko I don't find him suitable enough for my sister !" he says, she nods "main apne behan ke liye sidharth se kahin acha proposal lekar aunga, tum sabko ye dikha kar he rahunga." he shouts, she cries losing his temper yanks her away.

"Zain, aap mujh par kis baat ka gussa utaar rahe hain sidharth ke galati ke sazah hum sabko kyun dainge, hamara kya kasoor hai ?" she asks wants to know, what's exactly going on in his head.

"Meri behan ka kya kasoor tha, huwe na beizaat sabke saamne, saare zindagi, usko tumhare bhai ke naam par, bithaaye rakha, har munasib rishte ko humne thukra diya aur mila kiya zilat .. galati kya thi us bichare ke .. mohabbat karna na theek hai main apne behan ko na khush dekh kar kaise tumse shaadi karsakta hoon .. kal subah hote hee main is rishte se inkaar kardunga." he announces shattering zoya who helplessly looked at him.

"No, you can't do this to US !" she cries, denying to believe hating him for taking a stupid decision "Zain, aap aisa nahi karainge na ?!" she tries best to embrace or hold his face but he didn't let her a very astonished zoya ran out of the room sobbing hard unable to believe her destiny.

Zain hated himself for being selfish, hurting Zoya who wasn't at fault, but his innocent sister wasn't too yet she got humiliated for loving her brother.

He cannot marry when his sister's heart has been broken because of them.
He will never forgive sidharth.
Zoya locks herself in shock and trauma !
Adil and Abdullah, are quietly seated in their own rooms.
Meanwhile, bi jaan is sadly sitting wooden chair !

Jamshed ji and Shagufta ji tried talking to Nadia ji and Nazakat ji but they refused to converse "Is waqt behtar hoga bhai sahab kai aap hume akela chod dein kal subah baat karainge." nazakat ji, is not in a state to talk calmly this conversation will take them nowhere better to refrain, talk later no one is in the right position.

Sidharth kept sitting over the couch, recalling the day of his departure and his closeness with her "I wish, I loved you but I surely know that from now onwards I have lost a very good friend." shut eyes her tearful gaze doesn't leave his sight making his heart restless because honestly speaking her kind of love is mad, intense and limitless.

He really wishes that childhood affection towards her would still have been alive. She blankly sat on the ground deadly staring at their photo frame. It is very painful to get nothing even after loving the person beyond your limits.

It's her fault, she couldn't love herself more .. that she madly surrounded her world around HIM.

What did she earn ??
Heart break.
Humiliation.
Rejection.

He didn't think once before walking over broken pieces of her heart while she gave up years to set herself free from their childhood promise !

Koi Naraz Hai Humse Ke Hum Kuch Likhte Nahi,
Kahan Se Layein Lafz Jab Wo Milte Nahi,
Dard Ki Zuban Hoti To Bata Dete,
Woh Zakhm Kaise Bataye Jo Dikhte Nahi

She doesn't have words to pen down the emotion pain, sorrow and anguish. She tore the page from her dairy and ended up crying.
The loneliness is suffocating her, she won't get up the other day confidently wearing the chain given by him as his around the house.

She won't be similarly loved and praised by taaye ammi or taaya abu. She won't be adil's bhabi why did sidharth return back to snatch her happiness. The hope, she was carrying on her shoulders ?

"Ya khudaya, sabr de, toot chuke hoon sambhaal le taake main apne ghar walo ko sambhaal loon I don't want them to see me in pain, unke kya galti main he bachpan ke bataun ko lekar chal pade us mazaak ko apne zindagi bana le." she knows it's a hard time for both her, and family can't let others suffer not them at-least.

They have been very supportive !

"Aap ne mere saath aisa kyun hone diya jab mere liye bana nahi tha toh us shakhs ke liye beintehaa mohabbat dil mein kyun daale ?" she complaints, tears roll down but the pain doesn't subside.

"Ab aap ka kaam hai uske liye nafrat paida karna, itni nafrat ke uska hona na hona ek barabar bann jaye, kya yeh mumkin hai ?" she questions, this is how she sat the entire night .. crying, praying and complaining to the almighty.

Next morning, shehnaaz woke up to the constant knock at her door, opening found bi Jaan tensely standing then sighing in relief, after taking a look at her "shukar hai mere Allah ka tune khud ko na kisi bhi tarah ka nuksaan nahi pohanchaya warna teri ye bi jaan apne dandi se tujhe batate" presses a kiss on her forehead, she rolls eyes "mujhe yaad hai, islam mein khud khushi karna haram hai." bi jaan beams with happiness "ache baat hai .. waise woh nalayak is qabil bhi nahi ke meri chanda itna bada qadam uthaye" she settles her on the couch, as rest of the room is messed up.

"Sorry bi jaan !" she apologised, bi jaan made her sit beside herself.

"Nahi bache, joh kal huwa tha na uske baad agar tu sarah ghar bhi tod daite toh main uff na karte. Main nahi jaante tere aur sidharth ke beech kiya baatein huwe lekin itna assure karte hoon chahe kuch bhi hojaye tere shaadi use se karwaunge" a very serious shehnaaz chuckled.

"I love you, aap meri jaan ho kasam se itna pyaar karte ho mujhse, agar mujhe mein self respect ya keh loh gairat na hote shayed main is waqt aapko khushi se gaale lagate ya phir jhoom uthte lekin I have thankfully understood to keep myself above him, bi jaan mohabbat hai, koi faryaad nahi jisko aap lekar uske saamne jayenge !" bi jaan couldn't get it, she elaborates "main nahi chahte, aap uske ya phir kisi ke bhi saamne ... mere khushiyaun ke liye haath pehlaayen kyunke mohabbat mange ne jaate woh bass hojaate hai." bi jaan nods, she was ready to plead or pressurise on the name of sister but won't if she doesn't wish her to do anything.

"Main nahi chahte aap log koi zabardasti karein ! Please, meri izzat rakh lein aur mujhe sidharth ya kisi ke bhi haathaun zalil mat karwayein aur rahe baat zoya aur zain bhai ke rishte ke aap uske upar koi aanch nahi ane dainge.
No matter, what they say or decide .. zoya ya zain bhai ka koi kasoor nahi unhe kyun sazah mile ???
Aap hamare bade hain bi jaan, jitna main bhai ko jaante hoon jazbaati hokar badla le sakte hain not him can me ammi, zoya ka dil mat tootne daina."

Bi jaan felt immensely proud to have shehnaaz as grand child whose so loving and caring instead of herself is thinking of others.

"Chup kar pagli, tera kya hoga ?" bi jaan asks by smacking her, she laughs tho her eyes well up

"Mere paas aap hona aur zoya ko khush dekh kar apne bhabi banta dekh ek muraad toh pure hoge. Inshallah, mera bhi kuch bann he jayega" to hide her tears immediately hugged bi jaan.

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