The scorching heat of the June month in Hyderabad is drying the every drop of water of every human body. The lands of grown sugarcane with rice are blooming under the heating light of the sun and the woman and men wore their caps to water the plants while the machine simultaneously plug out all the grown up crops for selling in the market while the land workers made up a group as all the people from both the clans seated down under the banyan tree as the murtasim khan seated on his throne while the red ruby in his finger with the M letter engraved on it beside that finger he wore a similar green stone shining under the sun as he looking like their massiah as his arm kept on the chair while he focused on something else as the people gossip there standing in a group. As they listened how the brinjal and many other vegetables which are grown to be now sold to the market for their beneficial are burnt by none other the Malik clan who had no shame on their face.
While their khan returned a week back from his foreign trip. They had to delay this matter a week which caused the impulsive explosion on both sides. The fire occurred in between and the two men of Malik died on the spot with the Sharp shooting with the one man of khan on hospital severely injured which had caused the two clans gathered again to show some solution to the caused to many livehoods as their year hardwork leaving them to cry in hunger.
" humare aadmi maare gaye hai murtasim , tumhare admiyo ne humare admiyo pe humla Kiya hai iska sirf ek azala hai aur vo hai khan ko maafi maangani hogi baar ..." zubair spatted this in anger while smirking last making the colour of his deep black to turned more dark.
But murtasim is always the sharp men while he gets lost in the pattern of his ring. Anwar khan looked at his nephew as he sees the fingers of his other hand which is gripping the metal of the chair a little tight making him know the anger had reached to its point which will be no good for both the clans and something grave will happen today.
" mera bhi ek admi maut ke mooh main hai zubair aur ye baat yahan sabko Pata hai kon Kitna gunhegar haii .., Jabaan ko lagam do varna hume ache se Ata hai lagam lagwana ..." gone the calm murtasim who had practiced to calm his anger in the previous years for the betterment of his health and life and the feudal lord in him had activated the moment he got to know the condition of his men.
As he waited suddenly the jeep Halted on the place as the guards of khan come down with the back of two men of Malik who are tied with their hands on back as they get them down while the place again echoed with the whispers.
While seeing this zubair face paled for the moment and murtasim lips curved up in the smirk as he gave his mustache a little twitch and the shabhaz khan nodded his head to the khan who was their head. Shahabaz khan always stood beside murtasim from the time shahnawaz khan died. He being the right man didn't let khan clan falled off with the great supporters in the time of hardships to the Anwar khan while simultaneously when murtasim handled the throne seat and still stood straight beside his khan.
Malik Mukhtar head bow down in shame knowing well of the henious crimes goes behind hisback . The last heart stroke is a great to him making him stay on bed rest for the long time as his right hand shameer informed how his own nephew zubair wants to burnt up khan land in jealousy as due to his impulsiveness he had not agreed to the points khan mentioned for the betterment of both clans for the water supply khan being a branded name in every industry from raw material to the political connections to everything can easily get that while Malik in the time of shahnawaz and Malik both had been the good acquainted to each other and gets wirh each quite well from the time shahnawaz died and mukhtar lay on bed rest this been a great reason fot the well published Malik family to became down slowly with the hunger of power and fame of zubair and his wife family.
" khan hume chod de , humne jo bhi kiya Malik zubair ke kehne pe kiya unhone hi kaha tha ki Kareem aur baaki do faslo main aag laga doo., humpe reham kare Maleek.." the men cried in helplessness while the Khans are utterly disgusted by the thing as the bakhtu brings down all the photos and evidence which he captured with the help of police and all and presented in the panchayat.
" mamu ye jhoot bol raha hai , ye sab inn khaan ki saazish hai maine kuch nhi Kiya sachmain...isne humare admiyo ko humare khilaaf badhkaya hai..." zubair gulped in nervousness while keeping a stern face his lie seen by all and the Malik clan feel lost again as they sat again on the mat, while clearly disappointed with their head .
" abb to saaf hogaya to bataiye malik sahab kya faisla kiya jaaye , court, police yaa phir main khud isska fasila karun kyunki iss bar galti nhi gunah Hua hai ..." murtasim stern voiced echoed in the place as their men supported murtssim to handover Malik and his men to police or their khan now only take extreme actions towards it while the one lost their families on both side now wants peace not wanting more shed of blood and ruining their families peace again.
Listening this a sense of vulnerability passed to the elder member of Malik and the way murtasim gazed on him he knows he too knew how the older men couldn't do anything regarding this as his only daughter is out fot the studies law and had not interest in feudal matter but she had a great sense of providing justice and sense of freedom to all their clan and as a sudden sense of peace gushed over mukhtar hearts as he gazed on murtasim for more some time and then he gazed to this nephew who are sidened by his members for his actions. He clears his throat and then spoke
" mujhe afsoos hai jo bhi Hua zubair ke ilzamat jab tak court main saabit nhi ho jaate hum kuch nhi keh sakte, isliye agr khan ki izzat ho to main Malik mukhtar apni komb ki taraf se unn kisano aur parivaro ka azala Bharne ko tayyar hoon ..." while zubair tries to stop him his hardening gaze with the curt nod of his head silence the man and both clans answer in affirmation of the solution.
While he spoke more " lekin hum sab hi roj iss jung se pareshan ho chuke hai, dono ke roj admiyo ka marna vo bhi itni tadat main galat hai ye humare parivaar hai hum sab Allah ki auladein hai uss khuda ki rehmat se aaj ek baat rakhna chahunga meri beti meri izzat ki baat hai isliye sab aage sambhalkar hi baat kare.. main uska rishta murtasim khan ke aage rakhta hoon humare sambhand ko shahnawaz khan ke time ki tarah ek baar phir Barkarar karne ka mera pehla kadam hai..."
As the proposal kept all the men stood up as murtasim khan suddenly stood up a shock sense was suddenly replaced by his stoic gaze as mukhtar kept his soft gaze to him , the elder man saw a good potential for his daughter Salma bhabhi had been the great khanam of her time while managing her studied to handling a small toddler murtasim she had been a great support to their clan woman and she had enrolled her daughter mariyam in the fashion designing course which is highly objected by the ladies but as always a word from khan and their khanum when she had the loving and supporting brother murtssim and a modern yet traditional mother. He wants a good family fot his daughter and the old friendship with khan and his daughter future within this clan scared him a little and he instantly put the thoughts which are roaming in his mind put today knowing well how his wife going to take it and moreover how he will explain to his loving daughter who is yet to returned from London while she practiced her law there.
Anwar khan felt like something explode in his head as the meeting started he knows something will happen his intuitions are always right while he knows but he feared now what will happen now this matter had became more messy from before and the families waiting in their home will not take this lightly from both sides he knew that. While he sees how zubair is fuming over the proposal but couldn't say anything as his uncle had clearly shut him off to speak any further nonsense.
As some minutes and shabhaz placed his hand on khan shoulder he looked to the younger man who had 29 so soon but the mind of him worked like more mature and calculative to his age and he couldn't know what he get from this proposal is this new trap of Maliks or really a good proposal as bringing a well family daughter name in panchayat is not their thing.
Murtssim cleared his throat as he correct his black shawl and stood tall to answer his decision " Malik sahab ne shaanti ki pehal ki hai aur hum Khan bewajah khoon nhi bahate , agr unki beti ki haami hai to agle jummah ka nikaah hai..aaj ki ye panchayat yahi khatam hoti hai.." and with this the panchayat finished with the men some agreeing to this or some are with mixed emotions to whether accept this decision or oppose this but Anwar khan gets sweaty as he recieved his bhabhi phone while similarly mukhtar phone buzzed with his wife name .
And the story started....
Do let me know how you find this story. Meerab will enter in next chapter...with lot of mysteries..
