𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤-𝐞-𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐭

8.

azal se tā-ba-abad ek hī kahānī hai
isī se ham ko na.ī dāstāñ banānī hai

ازل سے تا بہ ابد ایک ہی کہانی ہے
اسی سے ہم کو نئی داستاں بنانی ہے

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ZORAWAR WAS SEATING WITH ROYALTY AT MALIK'S, one leg gracefully crossed over the other, His hands rested confidently on each side he strides confidently, wrapped in a vibrant kurta pajama, the fabric cascading gracefully. A shawl drapes over his shoulders, adding an air of regality to his presence.

He came to Malik's after hearing from his mom that Malik has sent the proposal again but this time with some gifts and it irked him a lot that how can someone send the proposal again after getting rejected and that too to Zorawar Alam Shah. he instantly came to malik but before that he gathered all the information of Malik's family from this he got to know that jamal malik have two wife's the first one he saw in hospital where he saw noor first time who have two children noor and rayyan malik Jamal Malik's second wife has only one daughter, Aaliya, for whom the proposal had come to Zorawar.

He came out from trance and looked at someone behind the curtain as that peeked from the curtain he saw the sight he unknowingly wanted to see but he was not accepting that since he came here but nonetheless saw her- NOOR

"Mujhe koi nikah nahi karni hain" Zorawar voice resonated in mardana,

Noor, on the verge of leaving, found her legs rooted in place upon hearing his voice. The shattered fragments of her unknown hope began to regain, she slowly looked up to see him but he was already staring at her.

"Ji?" Jamal Malik asked with a confusing tone and Zorawar removed his gaze from her.

"Malik sahab aap ki izzat karta hun mai, kyuki aap mere baba ke khaas me se the, lekin agar aap ke jagah koi aur hota toh usse aisey bagal me baithakey samjha nahin raha hota, aur yeh baat aapko bohat achhe se malum hain" Zorawar said and immediately everyone's face in the room drained.

"mujhe nikah mein koi dilchaspi nahi hain, toh ummid karta hu aap fhir se rishta nahi bhejenge" Zorawar said and started getting up from sofa.

"Lekin, kya kami hain meri beti mein hukum"
Jamal's loud voice pierced the air, causing Zorawar to turn and fix him with a frighteningly intense gaze. suddenly displayed fear in Malik's eyes, and Noor, witnessing this for the first time, observed a vulnerability in her father she had never seen before. The encounter left a lingering sense of unease in the room

'who is he? And why is my abbu ji calling him 'hukum'? Why the hell dad is getting scared of him? noor lost in thoughts when she heard a loud voice.

"Aap shayad bhul rahein hain ki mai kon hun mujhe yaad dilaane pe majbur naa karein, jara adab se peshaayen mere sath" Zorawar's loud proclamation sent a shiver through everyone, and Noor involuntarily flinched at the sudden intensity. Her reaction did not escape from Zorawar's eyes as he was glancing at her from the corner of his eyes, With a subtle shift in demeanor, he redirected his focus and began speaking again,

"Dekhiye Malik sahab, mai waapis keh rahan hun mujhe nikah me koi dilchaspi nahin hain, mujhe nikah aapki beti se kya kisi se bhi nahi karna hain, toh yeh baat apne dimaag me bitha le jara aap aur fhir se rishta bhejne ki gustakhi nahin honi chahiye, chaliye mai jaa raha hun abh" with that Zorawar strides towards the valley where Noor stands in shock. As he walked past her without acknowledging her presence, Noor stood there, transfixed, watching his every move. Meanwhile, Ezzah, carrying a tea tray from the kitchen, halted in confusion at the sight of Zorawar's unexpected departure, she ran inside the mardana to know what happened

while Noor, swept by an inexplicable impulse, didn't follow her bhabhi. Instead, she found herself running after Zorawar. As he approached the door, Sensing someone's hurried steps behind him, he paused, and there she was-Noor,

Their eyes locked, causing their breaths to hitch and hearts to race in synchrony. In that suspended moment, his hazel brown eyes met her mesmerizing hazel green gaze, halting time itself. Under his spell, Noor found herself breathless, lost in the enchanting connection that held them both captive in the beauty of that fleeting moment.

"Ji woh aapse kuch baat karni thi" Noor said without breaking the eye contact.
Zorawar nodded for her to proceed.

"Woh uss din ke liyen shukriya kehna tha"Noor said.

"Toh kaho" Zorawar said, Noor got confused at his response.

"Kya?" Noor asked

"Shukriya Noor" Zorawar said, Noor got a weird sensation upon hearing her name from him.

"Haan, jee Shukriya humaari madat karne ke liye" Noor said and Zorawar nodded at her

"Aur, fhir se shukriya" Noor said confusing, Zorawar this time.

"Yeh dusra shukriya kis liye?" Zorawar asked

"Woh woh -" Noor couldn't complete her sentence and immediately looked down, and her face was red by now.

"Woh woh kya?" Zorawar asked curiously.

"Woh Aaliya se nikah nahin karney ke liye" she said hurriedly and ran inside the haveli leaving Zorawar dumbfounded.

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