Raaz e Hayat

31. Stealing

"Now say what is it?" He asked her and she shook her head.

"Zaviyan go to your room and tomorrow be at the ground at 4am sharp." Ahaan said sternly to Zaviyan.

"Bhai itni jaldi kyun." Zaviyan whined.

"Zaviyan I know how much of a lazy person you are so it will take time that's why we are starting early." Ahaan told him.

"Bhai thoda late please na." He argued back.

"Zaviyan you keep arguing and I will increase the time." Ahaan warned making Zaviyan nod immediately.

"Get going." Ahaan said and Zaviyan left.

"Aaiye idhar Azaina." Ahaan turned his attention back to Azaina who was clearly in her dreamland.

"Azaina." He said loudly.

"Huh... ji." She said startled.

"Idhar aaein." He told her and she came near him. As soon as she came close he grabbed her hands in his one and pulled her closer to himself.
Ahaan raised his hand to grab his keys and she flinched and started crying.

"Bhai Maine Jaan muchke nahi li thi. Main chor nahi hun." She cried loudly and Ahaan hands freeze mid air. He couldn't decipher what she said or what was going on. Azaina on the other hand started sobbing so loudly, she thought he will hit her. Hearing Azaina cry like this all the brothers barged inside the room.

"Tum isse maar rahe ho?" Azlan asked loudly seeing Ahaan's hand which was raised. He snatched her from his hold and held her in his embrace in a protective stance.

"Dimaag toh kharaab nahi hogya hai tmhaara Ahaan. Tumne ispe haath uthaaya. She's just 9 years old." Aahil angrily yelled at him. The way she was crying didn't sit well with him.

"Maine nahi maara." Ahaan whispered slowly. Hurt was evident in his voice.

"Jhoot mat bolo. Yeh aese kyu roo Rahi hai fir." Azlan snapped at him.

"Puch lein bhaiya aap isse Maine nahi maara." Ahaan defended himself.

"Batao Azaina Ahaan bhai ne maara?" Aahil asked her and she shook her head.

"Toh aap roo kyu rahe ho." Aahil gently asked Azaina who was sobbing in Azlan's embrace.

"Roona band karo Azaina foran." Ahaan said loudly.

"Tum chilao mat ispe." Aahil snapped at him.

"Batao kya kiya hai tumne?" Azlan asked loudly.

"Maine kuch nahi kiya, yeh isko lag raha hai Maine ispe chori ka ilzaam lagaaya hai." Ahaan told them.

"What?" Aahil shouted shocked.

"Maine aesa kuch kaha bhi nahi Balke Maine toh ek word bhi nahi bola isko." Ahaan told Aahil.

"Bs azu bs." Aahil rubbed her back and her sobs reduced.

"Azu jaan bhaiya ki taraf dekho." Azlan gently told Azaina. She shook her head in no.

"Kyu beta? Kyu nahi dekhna?" He cradled her.

"Maine itna Ganda kaam kiya hai, Mujhe sharm aa Rahi hai." She muttered in his embrace.

"Idhar aao." Ahaan whacked her back and harshly pulled her out of Azlan's embrace making her cry out loud.

"Roona band karo abhi." He shouted and she immediately wiped her tears trying to control her sobs.

"Maine bola aapne chori ki?" He asked her and she shook her head.

"Maine bola aap chor ho?" He asked again and she shook her head in no.