" Ye lo, ye hamari taraf se. "
Sehreem tied the necklace behind her and Dua squealed, she actually had zero idea that she'd be getting all these gifts.It had been a little over 8 months, things were going well and Dua was doing great in college. She was growing closer to Azaan every day and their relationship was finally at the point where they'd text and call each other whenever they wished as they missed each other.
This was obviously due to Dua's eagerness of learning and desire to make her marriage work and Azaan's love for her in all those years had been piled up for long enough for him to be able to behave in a subtle manner. He had also confessed that he loved her and told her take time before answering but almost in a heartbeat, Dua bad told him,
" Mai aapse pyaar karti hun Azaan ! Shayad jitna aap karte ho usse zyada nahi, magar meri mohobbat usse Kam bhi nahi hai ! "
And that was the night they had kissed for the first time.
They were still taking it slow though, Azaan had clearly told her that he did not want them to do anything that she might not feel comfortable with or wouldn't be ready for both physically and mentally.
" Yeh mai rakh sakti hun ? "
Her question earned her the laughtrr from around the room. Irham sat by her side and said,
" Ab ye sab kuchh tumhara hi hai, keep it in your locker. Aur baaki ke jo gifts hai woh abhi guest room me rakhe hai, tum aur bhai dekh ke decided karlo ki kya gifts use karne hai. "
She nodded and then dramatically laid her head on Irham's shoulder and with a huff, said,
" Thak gayi hun mai, koi kuchh pilayega ?! "
Ayaan tossed her a bottle of sprite and she gave him her sweet smile but before she could open the bottle, someone snatched it. She rolled her eyes when she saw Azaan standing there,
" Coffee aur cold drinks ke alawa kabhi paani bhi pi liya karo. "
He gave her a bottle of water and glared at Ayaan, who covered before her dadi jaan.
" Azaan, tumne Dua ko koi tohfa nahi diya ! "
Shaukat asked when he saw his grandson was about to leave, Azaan came back and sat with them. Dua was about to tell them about the anklet but he subtly cut her off
" Maine Dua ke liye gift kharida tha but ab tak de nahi paa raha tha. Aaj hi paperwork khatam hua hai. "
She looked at him, wide eyed. Realising that he probably won't say it in front of every one, she changed the topic.
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" Ye sab kya karti rehti ho tum ! Lag gayi na chot ! "
He cleaned the wound with rubbing alcohol while Dua bit back her tears.
He had came to her to gift her the papers for a new studio flat that he had bought on her name however, he found her crying in the kitchen, with blood flowing out of her foot.
Earlier, she was playing with Ayaan and managed to hide his gaming console in the kitchen however as she turned, her arm knocked the glass, that was kept on the edge, and a piece of glass stuck to her leg, made a deep cut in the foot.
" Jaan booch ke glass nahi giraya maine. Ayaan bhai ne pehle mera makeup chhupaya tha, abhi tak Mila bhi nahi, ammi waise hi mujhe daant-ti hai makeup khareedne par. "
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Laal Ishq
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