Chapter 38

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"Hmm .." she felt like a toy who has no emotions, her family is treating her like an immature kid as if lacks the capability of making a right decision.

They take her as someone who cannot survive in this world without a life partner. They feel she is incapable of leading her life at her own terms. It feels awful to see them worrying looking around for a suitable groom.

Is marriage everything ?

Why can't they let her be on her own ?

When did she say that getting settled would help her move on from sidharth ?

It is her mother whose trying her best to prove it to the world especially sidharth.

She had no other choice than choosing sameer as an escape route sadly he showed, his true colours too. She truly has no option left "theek hai .. meri ek shart hai." he asks her to elaborate.

"Kaise shart ?" he furrows, eyebrow.

"I won't stay here for long nikkah ke foran baad kahin door chali jaunge wahan jahan sukoon ka saans le sakun ya apna aap talaash kar sakun. Bhai mujhe toh yaad tak nahi ke aakhri baar kab maine apne baare mein kuch socha ho, jahan tak mujhe yaad hai it has always been him .. chote se bare hone tak hamesha se uska khayal raha hai I have always dreamt of marrying him.
He wasn't a fool na, I was an idiot jisne kabhi bhi apne fairy tale wale duniya se baahir nikal kar na kuch dekha na kuch socha.
I had only concerns about his likes and dislikes ! Mujhe woh sab karna tha joh use pasandh tha us ke pasandh ke saare cheesaun ko .. apne pasandh banaye ... I started living him ... usko jeena shuru kardiya tha jiske wajah se maine khud ko bhi kho diya. I lost my sanity too, will you believe, if I say that I don't even remember what I love anymore. I can't keep playing this perfect daughter role it's breaking me.
I lost myself while loving him, I can't afford to do more. Is khandaan ke khushi aur izzat ke liye yeh nikkah karunge. Is se zayada ka main waada nahi karsakte." he's in a state of shock, holds her hand to grab attention.

"Tu kya bol rahe hai, jaante bhi hai khud ko sunn bhi rahe hai, kya ?" he asks, worriedly.

"Kyun, aisa bhi kya keh diya maine bhai ?" she is not going to give him any false hopes, neither the one wanting to marry her.

"Bache, hosh kar .. realize what your saying tujhe lagta hai ke ghar wale is baat se raazi honge what makes you think they will agree to let you go ?" it made her sadly, smile "aapko kya lagta hai maine unse ijazat laine hai .. nahi .. main bina bataye un ko chale jaunge ... everybody loves to make me do things pehle sidharth ne kaha mujhe bhool jao ur not what I want .. maine kabhi ... tere baare mein aisa socha he nahi aur phir sabne mil kar kaha ke woh mere qabil nahi .. I should move on and look for someone better tho I kept denying it ke mujhe nahi karne shaadi lekin aapko aur baaki sabko na ek zidd thi ke hum iske liye acha ladka dhoond ke sidharth ko neecha dikhayenge .. dikha liye ?
Padh gaye thandak ?" she cries, he tries to justify his stand but she refuses to hear him.

"Beta, maine kabhi yeh soch kar nahi kaha tha all I wanted you was to move on kyunke tera dard na mujhse dekha jaraha tha aur na he ghar walon se. Maine kabhi bhi .. sidharth ko neecha dikhane ke liye tujhe mashwara nahi diya tha." he clarifies to which she somewhat agrees "chalo maan liya, aap ne nahi, lekin ammi ne zabardasti zidd mein akar kaaye baar apne faisle mujh par thope hain jabke mere mana karne pe unko meri chahat ka ehsash  hona chahiye tha. I am literally done begging any body to hear me out. I will do it for our family plz do not push me to rethink .." he took deep breath before asking her "theek hai, tune aaj tak sirf woh kiya joh humne kaha right .. main tujhe 4 months ka time daita hoon .. I will book your flight to dxb (dubai) mera dost tujhe pick karega airports se tu uski family ke saath stay karegi jitne time chahiye joh karna karegi .. nobody will question .. lekin tu mujhe updated rakhegi .. after 4 months tu wapis akar apne is rishte par final decision laige .. you'll own up to it and think about it." she doesn't react he further goes on "If you wanna take this time to rethink, do it and inform sidharth uska haq banta to know where your going, after all u guys will get nikkahfied, aage tere marzi kaafi bade hogaye hai shehnaaz tu lekin acha hai kum se kum tujhe yeh shikwa nahi rahega ke tune apne zindagi ka faisla khud ne liya aur haan ghar walon ko me sambhal lunga unke tension mat laina." she hugged him, a very vulnerable shehnaaz broke down.

"Sorry bhai, I am such a disappointment na ?" he denies "pagal hai, aisa kuch nahi rona bandh kar, tujhe is haal mein dekh kar main toot gaya hoon. Being your elder most brother, I failed to protect you .. please koi bhi qadam bina soche samjhe na laina, do as I say wahan jakar tujhe space bhi mil jayega, tu apne aur sidharth ke baare me, soch ve payegi .. at the moment .. he's the best choice of a life partner." he says, she nods clinging to him.

"Okay, lekin bhai what makes you think that woh mera muntazir rahega ?" she asks, innocently.

"Mera dil is chees par gawahe daita hai ke is baar tere badle woh tujhko haasil karne ke liye kisi bhi imtehaan, intezaar, intehaa ko kar guzar jayega !" zain confidently told by cupping her face, having strong faith on his word according to the level of determination showed.

"Main neeche jakar sidharth se discuss karunga." zain utters, she nods, he pecks her forehead.

He anxiously, steps down to come across him as well as the rest impatiently waiting "zain, aap ne itne dair karde hum kabse intezaar kar rahe thai" zoya complaint, avoiding their gazes "sidharth if you don't mind, can we please talk alone ?" their sibling gave a sharp look, ignoring went upstairs to his room "what's wrong ?" sidharth questions.

He narrates, feeling helpless "sidharth please us ko galat mat laina ... she's not in her senses uske feelings kaafi hurt huwe and dekha jaaye humne use sukoon ka saans laina ka bhi waqt nahi diya. I feel yeh doore tum dono ke liye kahin na kahin ache he saabit hoge aage tumhare marzi jakar us se baat karo apne mohabbat ka yakeen dilwao as her brother I just want to make-sure she gets the peace that she is terribly looking for but yea only you can provide her with the reassurance so that she happily and willingly comes back to you .. go show her the depth of your love .. clear whatever problems and misunderstanding you two share I have this hope ke is nikkah ke baad tum dono ke dilaun mein ALLAH beshumaar mohabbat paida karega." zain says hopefully and he appreciates it thanking him goes to have a talk with her.

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