Renewed Vows (Tere Bin)

3. Untold Confession

The bright rays of sunlight coming through the window woke Murtasim up. As he started getting up from the bed, he felt a something soft on his arm. He looked towards his right side and saw that Meerub was holding onto his arm and sleeping. "His Meerab" he thought. He couldn't help but smile at her. Then he lay back down. He couldn't disturb her especially when she was sleeping like that. Suddenly Meerub turned towards him and her other arm came resting upon his chest while her head rested upon his shoulder. He chuckled softly to himself. This was the same Meerub, who never wanted to sleep in the same bed as him, but now was partially hugging him while sleeping.
With his left hand he gently moved the hair on her face behind her ears and she woke up.
Murtasim froze not sure at how she'd react. She lifted her head from his arm and suddenly realised her sleeping position. She moved back a little and was about to get out of the bed when he held her back.
"Hath choro mera Murtasim" she was flustered yet again.
"Yeh hath chorne ke liye nahi pakra tha mei ne Meerab. Ruk jao please I wanna talk to you."

"Fazool baton ka time nahi hai mere pas Murtasim, mei ne kaha hath choro." She was angry. Angry at herself for sleeping like that. Angry at him for seeing her sleep like that.

"It's only 6 o'clock right now Meerub. Subah ke 8 baje se pehly tou koi nhi uthega as the function lasted till late at night. Time hi time hai humare pas." Murtasim really wanted to talk to her about this sudden change that he noticed in his wife.

She decided not to argue further. She didn't loose to anyone easily but somehow him holding her hand like that felt good to her. He sat beside her and asked "Tum theek ho Meerub?"
She nodded then looked at him.
"I'm sorry about sleeping on your arm.."
Murtasim cut her off. "Khuda ke liye Meerub I'm your husband."

"I know Murtasim lekin...." she trailed off.
" Lekin kya Meerab?" His tone was soft, he knew she was confused over something.
"Pehle aesa kabhi nahi huwa i thought tumhe bura na lga ho." She was on the verge of tears.
" Lekin Mujhy tou acha laga Meerab", he said. Was she really having a hard time accepting the love she had for him or was his assumptions wrong.
She felt a wave of warmth flow down her body as he said that. But the tears were now so close to coming out her eyes she couldn't stop them.
"Murtasim.." she could only utter his name while tears flowed from her eyes.
He gently wiped them away.
"Ro kyu rahi ho Meerab?" His heart always broke into a million pieces when she cried.
" Aese hi bas pata nhi. I just felt like crying." She hated anyone to see her cry but it suddenly felt different to be this vulnerable in front of him. She felt good about how he had wiped her tears away.

"Kya huwa hai Meerub you look lost." Murtasim was at a loss for words at this changed Meerab.
"I just can't understand." she sighed.
"Can't understand what?" he asked burning with curiosity about what was bothering her so much.
" Can't understand that why the person whom I hated so much, ab wo mujhy acha lagne laga hai." she finally told him the cause of her confusion.
"And who is that?" he asked even though he already knew the answer.
"Tum Murtasim aur kon?" She said angrily as she gave him a gentle push and then lay down again to sleep.
He lay down next to her and took her hand. "I love you too Meerub" he whispered softly. She wasn't facing him but he saw her neck turn slightly red. She was blushing again. Then both of them went to sleep.