Laal Ishq

09|Tune Jo Na Kaha

Zeenat and Fabia led Nikhat to the guest room. She bowed to them, thanking them for their help.

" Tumhare parents se bhi maine baat kar li hai. Tumhari car pohonch jayegi, kal Adil aur Fabia tumhe khud chhorne jayenge. "

Rasha circled her arms around Fabia, coming from behind and scared her,

" Bhoo "

" Ahhh ! "

Her screamed caused Rasha to laugh and Zeenat pulled her ear.

" Oww puch ! Ammi chodien ! "

" Shaadi ho rahi hai lekin bachpana nahi gaya. "

Zeenat scolded her daughter and Fabia left the room to go check on her kids.

" Nikhat! Beta koi taklif ho to mujhe batana. "

Nikhat bowed in front of her and Rasha and Zeenat left.

•|•

" Hello Mahnoor ! "

" Hi doctor Danish "

She gave him a quick hug and both of them sat. Mahnoor was out to meet a realtor and she saw Danish in a cafe, so she came to catch up.

" Yaha kaha ! "
He asked referring to her hanging out in this area, which was fairly away from the Hassan house.

" Woh ek realtor hai, unse milne aayi thi bas, aap yaha kaise. Ye toh hospital ke working hours hai na ! "

He frowned at her mention of a realtor but nonetheless replied,

" Shahzain ka wait kar raha hun, it's about the cancer treatment going on. "

She furrowed her brows, needing a little more information and he explained.

" He funds several hospitals discretely, specifically these young kids who've been unfortunate enough to suffer from the curse called cancer. Unke baare me hi kuchh baat karni thi. Anyways realtor ka tumhe kya kaa- "

His words were cut short when a waitress approached them, asking for their orders.

" I'll have a bagel. "

Mahnoor told her and Danish opted for a simple coffee.

" I'll call Shahzain, time lag raha hai usse kaafi. "

He told her before taking his phone out and she nodded looking around.

They heard a ringing sound from behind and saw Shahzain coming towards them.

" Mahnoor ! Tum yaha ? "

" Haa kuchh kaam tha. "

He settled with them and Shahzain ordered some water for himself.

" We were looking at some progress reports, early detection has really helped those kids. "

Shahzain said, smiling. Danish nodded and told him that they planned on opening another branch in one of the distant rural villages.

" Oh Mahnoor can help, tum kuch keh rahi thi na realtor ke baare me. Give his number. "

Shahzain frowned, he didn't understand why would she meet a realtor. Turning to Mahnoor, he asked her,

" Tumhe realtor ka kya kaam ? "

She hesitated before telling him,

" Woh I was looking for apartments, abhi settled nahi hai bas dekh hi rahi thi. "

Danish had to pick a call so he left the table and that's when Shahzain completely turned to Mahnoor, asking her all sorts of questions.

" Kya dekh rahi ho ? And you have your home, toh fir apartment kyu ? "

She smiled a little because she knew that the Hassans genuinely loved her like family, but she wanted her own house, she wanted stability in her life and even though she had thought of telling them once everything was finalized, she realised that they deserved to know that she was planning on moving out.

" Actually, bohot dino se ho soch rahi thi, I wanted a place of my own. "

He tilted his head, drowned in various thoughts. Before she could change the topic, he asked her again,

" Kuchh hua kya ? Kisi ne kuchh bola ? If someone said something, you can share it. Besides how will you afford everything ? You're still settling down. "

He wasn't trying to be mean, he just wanted to remind her that a house came with a lot of expenses that she should be mindful of.

" Kisi ne aisa kuchh kaha nahi hai hai, I just wanted to take a small apartment on rent, I know khala gussa karengi, but mujhe apne pairon pe khada hona hai, I want to be independent. "

He understood where this was coming from. Maybe some of it was because of the taunts and maybe some was due to her own determination to finally become an independent and successful lawyer, just like how her parents wantrd to see her.

" I'm so sorry guys, ek emergency case aata hai hospital mein, I'll have to leave. Shahzain, drop her home with you. "

Shahzain gave a reassuring nod and Danish was on his way. The two too decided to go home and on the way Shahzain and Mahnoor kept talking as she felt a lot better having someone to discuss this with.

•|•

As soon as they arrived, Zeenat called for her,

" Mahnoor, beta ek packet aaya hai tumhare liye. Tumhare room me rakha hai, jao dekh lo. "

Mahnoor rushed to her room, not even bothering to reply to her dearest khala since she knew exactly what was waiting for her.

" Finally ! "

She exclaimed to herself when she saw a thin package resting on her bed.

She rushed to tear apart the packet and saw the documents inside it,

Her results. Though the official ceremony would take time, the students were made aware of their marks and performance so as to leave no room for errors in their graduation and final documents.

She screamed and ran down the stairs hugging Rasha as she saw her first.

" Rasha !!! I got a 93% oh my god oh my god oh my god. "

Shahzain let out a smile, she was so happy and bubbly and it made him happy too, knowing that she was now finally content after having lost her parents at such a young age.

He asked the cook to prepare some of her favourite dishes and order a cake for her to celebrate.

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I'm so sorry for going Mia, I had a wedding to attend and it did not go well.

RISHTEDAAR YK.

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