JUNOON || جنون

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"Urwa beta saari tayari ho gayi hai?"
Ayesha questioned, looking at Urwa who was sitting on the couch in the living room checking all the records.

"Haa maa sab ho gaya hai. Maine phupho ke pasand ki saari chize banayi hai jaise aapne kaha hai aur saath main guest area bhi saaf karwa diya hai. Aap befikar rahe"
Urwa responded, looking at Ayesha. It's been around two weeks since she returned from Shah haveli. After the parting words spoken by her father there has not been any talks between them, since then. Umar returned to Delhi a day a two later after her departure

Ayesha nodded her head and placed her hand on Urwa's head and spoke
"Allah tumhe jahan ki khushiya de Urwa. Tumne Sikandar haveli ko aur haasta khelta banaya hai saath hi saath mere bete ko. Allah tumhari har nek aur aache khawisho ko pura kare"

Urwa smiled and muttered a small 'ameen'. Ayesha patted her head and spoke
"Tumhe toh pata hai ki Shahzaib ki phupho aa rahi hai haina?"

Urwa nodded.

"Shahzaib ki phupho jara si different hai. Jara jyada hi overprotective hai, unki mizaj jara different hai"
Ayesha explained.

Urwa nodded her head. She has seen the worst.

Aur kuch baaki bhi hai?

"Unhe apni beti, Abeeha ka nikah Shahzaib se karna tha, par beech main hi tum dono ki rishte ki baat aa gayi. Gusse mein woh tumhare nikkah mein bhi nahi aayi thi woh, aab tumhare baba ne unhe bulaya hai. Toh dhyan rakhna thik hai?"
Ayesha cajoled her. She knew Urwa and she knew her nand as well.

Urwa smiled at Ayesha and nodded her head
"Fikr mat kare maa. Main sambhal lungi"

Ayesha shot her a smile back. She is blessed to have her as her daughter-in-law. Soon she left , leaving Urwa in her thoughts. She was still stuck on the thought of Shahzaib's rishta with Abeeha,his phupho's daughter. Did he agree to get married to her at first? Was this marriage a compulsion on him? Obviously it was. He was unwilling for this marriage as much as she was. It would have been a headache for him to live with a stubborn girl like her right?

It would have been better if he had married someone who is perfect for him right? A perfect, beloved girl for a perfect man like him.

Tumhare mohabbat mai chur hu main,
Wajood bhul kar khud ka,
Yaad sirf tum ho

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"Api(sister) aayiye kab se raah dekh rahi the aapka hum sab"
Ayesha welcomed as she smiled at her nand, Asma Ahmed. She was a unique kind of person. Strong, empowering yet a selfish woman. She was never interested in all this politics and wanted to open her own business which she did and fell in love with her rival business man and god knows how they got married. Rahman at first was angry and was on the verge of killing her husband but the brother-sister duo sorted it out. Still Rahman was sour towards his brother-in-law even after twenty-five years of their marriage.

Asma nodded her head and questioned
"Bhai kaha hai?"

"Woh kaam ke silsile se office gaye hai aabhi aa jayege"
Ayesha answered and indicated to the worker to take the bags and luggage to their room.

"Kya mumani (Mother's brother's wife) aap toh mujhe bhul hi gayi"
Abeeha spoke, appearing out of nowhere and embracing Ayesha.

"Main aapni beti ko bhul sakti hai bhala?"
Ayesha spoke while embracing her niece. Abeeha is just too lovely and easy-going.

"Ek kaam karo jao jake fresh ho lo. Tab tak main Urwa ko keh kar khana lagagne bol deti hu. Tab tak tumhare mamu bhi aa jayega"
Ayesha spoke, looking at Abeeha. Whose smile dulled a bit hearing Urwa's name, but nonetheless nodded and went.