𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬

15

Arsalan POV:

   Aliza leaves after I kinda blackmail her. Well the photos.....I had asked Ziya to have a look on what Aliza has been upto these days because I had a gut feeling that something like this was definitely gonna happen. The thing which is still on my mind is that where was the baby? The baby was not with Aliza when she came. Could it be-- "Utho!" I look up to see Airah standing on the edge of my bed. She just came out of the bath. Her hair is soaked and she's wearing her black pyjamas.

   "Kyu?" I ask.

   "Mujhe neend aarahi hai." She replies.

    "To so jao mene kab roka tumhe?"

    "Nahi. Mein Akele bed pe sou gi. Tum sofa pe so jao." She says pointing at the sofa which is near the window.

   "Kyu? Mera bed hai. Mein kyu waha letu?" I say standing up. "Agar tumko sona hai to tum sofa pe so jao ya phir kahi aur. Kyuki mein to tumko bed pe sone nahi dungi." She says. "Tum jake kahi aur so ye mera bed hai." She rolls her eyes and mimics me. "Chup chap se Jaake kahi aur so jao Ahmed mera dimag na kharab karo." She says and turns to set her pillow and blanket. "Tumhare paas dimag bhi hai?" I say putting hands on my hips." She slowly stands straight. Her back facing me then she slowly turns around to look at me. She's irritated.

   "Niklo baher!" She says pointing at the door. "Kyu? Ye mera kamra hai." I say smirking. She takes a deep breath, picks up my pillow and walks to the sofa. She throws the pillow on it along with a thin blanket. "Chup chap se yaha pe so jao." saying that she angrily walks over to the bed and slides under the blanket. I stand there watching her as she gets comfortable and closes her eyes. But she's still awake.

   "Airah mujhe ek cheez puchni thi tumse." I ask folding my hands. "Kya hai?" She says angrily, her eyes still closed. "Tum kahi thodi mentally unstable to nahi ho? Like this is the first time I have seen someone so crazy. Even my patients are better than you." She angrily stands up and walks to the door. "Baher niklo!" She says after opening the door. "Okay okay itna gussa hone ki zarurat nahi hai mein to sirf facts state kar raha tha. Like if you need some help regarding your mental health I would love to be of some use." I say smirking. "Ahmed chup chap se bahar niklo." She says.

   "Acha bas ek baat bata do phir mein ja raha hu."

   "Kya?!"

   "Tumhare paas sach me........dimaag hai?"

    "Alhamdullilah hai aur tumse to zyada hi hai! Ab baher niklo!" She shouts again.

    "Acha na ja raha hu. Lekin yaad rakhna wapis mein zaroor aau ga." I say and she shuts the door in my face. This brat! Where should I sleep now. There's no way I'm going in Yasir's room. The hallway is silent. Everyone is sleeping. Mine, Ziya and ABBA's room is on the first floor while Amma, Imran chachu, Waseem  chachu and Airah's room is on the ground floor and Yasir, Tariq, Talbiya, Hiba and Iqra are on the third floor. Hiba and Iqra live in the same room because they asked for it. I sit on the couch besides my bedroom door and wait for Airah to fall asleep. Well I was going to sleep on the sofa even if she didn't ask but since she did I just didn't feel like agreeing on her so easily though she was saying what I wanted.

   To be honest, Airah is intelligent. Not forgetting that she's a lawyer. She completed her studies and is a lawyer now but when Airah choosed to study law she had made sure to everyone that she wouldn't work. She just became a lawyer to give legal advises to ABBA, helping him in the his business, everyone agreed on it. Even if she had said that she wants to work we would have still agreed on it.

   The sound of the door opening catches my attention and I look to my right to see Ziya. His in black shorts with a white shirt, hair out of place. He just stands there and stares at me. Why he's awake at 2 in the night? He chuckles and closes the door behind him. He comes sits beside me and laughs again. "Kiya hua? Bhabhi (brother's wife/ sister in law) ne room se nikal diya?" He says putting more than enough pressure on the word bhabhi. "Who said that?" I ask. "It's written all over your face." He says. "It's nothing like that. I just came out to have some fresh air." "I know I know." He chuckles again but then he suddenly becomes silent. For a while we both just sit there.

   "What happened? You seem to be under a lot of pressure." I ask breaking the silence. "Nothing...." he replies. He's lying. "Let it out bro. I'm here to listen." I say. He sighs heavily and says, "I'm thinking of......taking a step forward in our relationship." Huh? Relationship? "What do you mean?" I ask all confused. "Marriage bro Marriage." He replies. "Besharam. Sharam nahi aati tujhe ye kehte hue. Mein already shaadi shuda hu. Balki aaj hi mera walima tha. And on top of that I'm a man!!"

   Ziya looks at me confused. Then he hits me on the arm so hard. "Pagal mein Hiba ki baat kar raha hu. How could you even think of that." He says. "Ohh. Sorry my bad. I got confused cuz you said "our relationship" instead of "my relationship"." He looks at me annoyed. "Acha acha ab bol. I'm not saying anything."

   "It's been more than two years since our engagement and now.......I'm ready for the marriage." He pauses for a moment. "It's been a long time since I completed my studies.I'm mentally ready for it." Ziya completed his bachelor's degree in computer engineering long time ago. "I see. So what do you want me to do?" I ask. He looks at me confused. "I don't want you to do anything I just.........wanted to talk to you about it." He says. Its a surprise for me because this is Ziya Siddiqui. And Ziya is the type of person who rarely opens up to someone. "Did you talk about it with Hiba?" I ask. He shakes his head. "You better talk to her about it before telling Abba." He sighs and leans back on the sofa. "I'll see." He murmurs. Silence fall upon us again as we both just sit there. "I'm going. You too go to sleep its almost 3 a.m." he say getting up and going to his room. I open the door to my room to find Airah asleep. I let out a sigh of relief. Closing the door behind me I make my way to the sofa. Well we slept on the same bed yesterday but it was kinda uncomfortable for me and I guess it was the same with her. I lie on the sofa but its not at all comfortable for a 6 foot 3 inch man. But there is no other option left for me. Guess I'll have to spend 1 year of my life on this uncomfortable sofa.