Kahi Ankahi

Chapter 23

Its been so long since I last updated! Apologies for disappearing. Buutt here is an update :))

Hussain's p.o.v.

It has been a few weeks since that outing; since I realised how much i love Qirat. Sab kuch theek jaa raha hai, bas ek cheez ki kami hai... meri mohabbat ki kami; Qirat ki kami. Everything is going so well. She's normal with me, just like we used to be. There's just one difference between then and now, and that is, that I've fallen in love with her. I could say this to her but I wont. I don't think she has ever even thought about me this way. I dont want my love to ruin our friendship.

I shut the laptop screen and rested my head on the office chair.

---

Abba, Shehry and I returned home at almost 5 pm. Ammi was sitting in the lawn.

"Assalam Alaikum, meri pyaari ammi." I greeted, hugging her from behind.

"Walaikum Assalam." She replied, smiling.

Shehry and abba greeted ammi and she responded with Walaikum Assalam.

"Aap teeno fresh hojayein, main chai lagwati hoon." Ammi said and walked inside.

We went to our rooms and freshened up. I took a bath and change into a tshirt and sweatpants. I then walked out of my room and went to the living room. Everyone was already there. Sakina served us tea.

"Thank you." I smiled as she handed me my mug.

"Ammi, abba... mujhe aapse kuch baat karni hai." Shehry spoke.

"Haan beta, bolo." Ammi told him. Abba looked at him waiting for him to continue. I know yeh kya baat karne waala hai. I smiled at my thoughts.

"There's this girl... I-I like her..." he said, looking down. He continued telling them about Lubna and that they like each other and that he wants them to meet her. I myself haven't met Lubna yet but Qirat has and she likes her a lot. It's pretty amazing how my brother told her about the girl he likes way before he told me... i mean i can't even question it.. woh hai hi itni pyaari. I smiled as I thought about her. And then the regret hit me. Kaash maine uss din usse rishta na khatam kiya hota.

"Hussain?" I heard Ammi's voice.

"Jee? Sorry m-main woh kuch soch raha tha..." i told her.

"Beta, tumhari tabiyat toh theek hai na?" Ammi asked, concerned.

"Ji ammi, bas thodi si thakan hai... aap fikar mat karen." I assured her. "aap kya keh rahi thi?" I asked.

"Main yeh keh rahi thi ke kal sab bade baith ke baat karlete hain aur isi hafte Lubna ke ghar chalte hain..." she said, smiling.

"Jaise aap sab munasib samjhein..." i replied, smiling.

We all talked about various things for some time.

"Main thodi der aaraam karleta hoon..." i said after a few minutes. I really was extremely tired. Bohat hectic din tha aaj.

"Main bhi." Shehry added, soon after me.

Ammi and abba nodded and we headed upstairs.

"Kya hua?" Shehry asked, as we stepped up the last stair.

"Kuch nahi..." i replied, looking down. "Yaar main kabhi kabaar sochta hoon... yeh sab kyun hua?" I voiced my thoughts out.

"Kya sab?" He asked, frowning.

"Kyun main uss din ghar chhor ke chala gaya tha?" I asked looking at nowhere in particular.

"Hussain, yaar jo hua so hua. Tu ne ek ghalti ki, tujhe uska ehsaas hua, tu ne maafi maangi aur ab sab theek hogaya hai... toh ab uske baare mein soch ke kyun khud ko pareshaan kar rahe ho?" He calmly said, placing his hand on my shoulder.