Laal Ishq

01|Phir Le Aaya Dil

" Chale ? "

" Uff ! Ab kya chahiye tumhe ? Jao jaake apne husband ko tang karo. "

" Yaar ajeeb aadmi ho, mumma ne subah bola tha ki tameez se 2:30 tak ready ho jane ke liye. "

" Mai nahi jaunga, mujhe waise bhi kaam hai thoda. Office me kaam hai mujhe. Tum jao. "

" Noor se milne ka dil nahi hai tumhara ? Kya tum sach me itne be dil ho ? "

" Nyra, Noor ko is tarah hog karke tum kya uska dard kam kar logi ? Samay do use, let her process it, husband khoya hai usne apna. "

" Reyansh tum- "

" Sirf Ahaan ki biwi hai wo ? Tumhari dost nahi hai wo, bhabhi nahi thi tumhari ?
Closing his laptop with an exasperated sigh and turned to his mother.

" Hai meri dost, hamara rishta khatm nahi hua hai. Lekin aapne ye socha ki kya  Noor ko abhi in sab ki zarurat hai ? Miscarriage ho chuka hai, aur Bua  ne jab usse is ghar se nikala tab hi pata tha ki ab nahi aayegi wo yaha. "

Nyra put her on his shoulder and with a weak voice said,

" Ham sab se zyada close tumse thi woh, tumhare though ho Ahaan aur wo kareeb aye the. Tum kya sochte ho- tumhare dimaag me kya chalta hai wo mujhe kuchh samajh nahi aata. But ek baar usse mil lo. Mere liye. "

Rolling his eyes, Reyansh nodded at her.

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" Noor apne kamre me hai, rameen, jao le aao usse "

Zahna asked her daughter to get her cousin as she sat in front of Ragini, Reyansh and Nyra.

" Ab kaisi hai ? "

" Zinda hai, din bhar bas deewaro ko dekhti rehti hai. Baat nahi karti, khana khane ka bhi hosh nahi rehta. Haan ! Ro nahi rahi hai, par jaise jeena bhul gayi hai woh. "

The empty words held no lies but the longing Zahna felt could be heard from her voice.

" Mai uske liye kuchh books layi thi, shayari wagehra, padhti hai naa woh. "

Nyra's hopeful voice broke her brother's heart aa he knew that she wouldn't be able to see Noor smile.

" Thank you Nyra "

They heard the voice that was missing from their house for the last 2 months.

Ragini and Nyra stood up and hugged Noor, to which she retaliate with a small smile.

" Noor, bachcha mumma ki yaad nahi aayi ? Do mahine se yaha ho, apne ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tumhe ? "

Ragini cupped her face and Noor nodded holding her mother in law's hand in hers.

" Aree mom hato, bichari ko baithne to do. "

Only once Noor sat on the couch, did Reyansh get the chance to look at her.

Swollen, red eyes which no longer had the shine they once used to have shattered him as he mustered up courage to speak to her but failed.

" Aap baithiye, mai chay nashta lagwati hun. "

Zahna left while Rameen and Nyra talked together.