Laal Ishq

08|Tune Jo Na Kaha

" Thank you all so much for coming. "
Zeenat sincerely thanked everyone for coming to her children's celebration.

The kids were so tired, they were almost falling asleep and Rasha was completely drained having danced her heart out on the DJ.

Shahzain and Adil were currently talking with a business partner and Fabia was sitting with a girl named Nikhat, apparently she was a family friend of Hassans too.
Zeenat yaad earlier introduced Mahnoor to her but she didn't seem too happy about it.

Mahnoor was sitting on one of the tables with Fari, feeding her some cake.

" Pani chaiye Maeee. "

They were working on gradually improving Fari's pronunciation, however Mahi loved how she cutely dragged the " ee " sound at the end of her name, trying to copy her sister's.

" Abhi deti hun. "
Mahi was careful enough to gently make her drink from the glass, however a screeching sound behind her startled her and she turned in a rush scaring little Fari.

" Dekh ke nahi chal sakte ! Kitni mehengi dress hai ye pata hai tumhe ? Tumhe saalo ki kamai se bhi karid nahi paoge tum. "

Nikhat was scolding a waiter who accidentally spilled some chutney over her silk dress.

She rolled her eyes, hating her brat-like behaviour but turned back, heading Fari whimper.

" Fari ! Bachcha are you fine ? "
She asked, realising she might've started the kid and Faria nodded before laying her head on Mahnoor's chest.

She patted Fari's back and apologised to her which earned her a smile in return.
Most of the guests had left the hotel and only a few people were left there excluding the family members.

" Beta pareshaan nahi ho ! Party toh khatam ho hi chuki hai, tum ek kaam karo, aaj hamaare ghar hi ruk jao. Kal subah nikal jaana. "

Mahnoor heard Zeenat talk to Nikhat who nodded, clearly still upset about the earlier incident.
She did not pay attention and moved to Adil, who smiled seeing his daughter play with a green earring Mahnoor was wearing.

" Papa ke paas aaiye Fari, idhar aayen."

He cooed at her and took her from Mahnoor's embrace making his daughter giggle.
Mahi looked at them fondly, hoping someday she could have her own sweet little family, just like tigers.

Noticing that Adil was busy talking to the man with him, she turned to her left where she saw Shahzain standing, drinking God knows what, alone.
She slowly tapped on his shoulder and turned to her.

" Thank you "

Mahnoor told him, he smiled and raised his glass.

" You're welcome, and achhi lag rahi hai ye heels, tumhare dress ke saath. "

She batted her lashes making him laugh and told him,

" Sach me, it means a lot. Aap itne khadus nahi hai jitna pehle lagte hai. "

He laughed again and kept his glass on the table, completely turning his attention to her.

" Mai toh pehle bhi khadus nahi tha, bas woh samay nahi tha dosti karne ka ya rishte banane ka. "

She gulped recalling that time and nodded. It was the worst phase of her life and as much as she believed she had gotten over it, she still felt goosebumps all over her body thinking about it.

" Anyways, I'm very happy. Bohot din se kharidna chahti thi mai. "

He patted her head with a smile and said,