Kahi Ankahi

Chapter 44

"Tumnay kya shaadi ko mazaaq samjha hua hai?" Abbu asked. "Tumhaaray liye shayad yeh sab kehna bohat aasaan hai. Kyun kay tumharay jaanay kay baad bhai, bhabhi aur Qirat ka mainay saamna kiya tha. Woh toh itnay achay hain kay unhonay mujhay kuch nahi kaha, koi ilzaam nahi diya, lekin main jaanta hoon kiya beeti hogi unpar." He futher said. Each word brought back everything I did that day.

I was sitting in front of ammi, abbu and Shehry. I had just told them that I want to get married to Qirat.

"Kis mun say main jaakay unsay dobaara rishta maangoon?" He added. I just sat there, quietly. I understood how hard must it be for him and ammi but I can't let Qirat go because of this.

"Abbu, main jaanta hoon aap dono kay liye yeh bohat mushkil hai... aur main yeh bhi jaanta hoon kay shayad maamu jaan aur maami iss rishtay say inkaar karden. Main shayad unki na accept bhi karloonga. Magar bas ek koshish karna chahta hoon." I spoke my heart out. "Main Qirat say bohat mohabbat karta hoon. Ek baar main apni himaaqat ki wajah say usey khud say duur kar chuka hoon, ab buzdili ka muzaahera karkay zindagi bhar khud ko saza nahi dena chahta main." I added.

"Bas ek dafa meray liye maamu aur maamu say meray aur Qirat kay rishtay ki baat karlen please." I requested and then lowered my head, staring at my feet.

There was complete silence in the room until Abbu spoke.

"Theek hai." He said making me look at him. "Hamesha ki tarah tumhari yeh khwahish bhi poori kardetay hain. Phir agar Zahir bhai ya bhabhi nay mana kardiya toh hum iss baaray mein aur koi baat nahi karengay." He further said. "Aur imtehaanaat mein nahi daal sakta hoon main Qirat ko." He added.

"Thank you, abbu. Thank you so much." I said as I got up. Ammi smiled a bit, looking at me.

"Main aap dono ko kabhi sharminda nahi honay doonga." I told ammi and abbu.

Qirat's p.o.v.

"Hussain ko apnay waaldayn kay saath ghar aanay do, main uskay baad tumharay abbu say baat karoongi." Ammi said. I had told her everything that happened in the last two months and she said that Hussain realised his mistake and that she's sure that he is very serious about his decision of marrying me.

"Abbu ko bura laga toh?" I asked her. I had not thought about this earlier but now that I do, it makes me worried. What if abbu feels bad? I mean, I know he forgave Hussain and he did that because he loves him a lot but I know it will be hard - almost impossible for him for trust Hussain again with his daughter.

"Beta, insaan jab thokar khaata hai na, usey sab samajh aajaata hai. Hussain ek bohat acha larka hai aur tumhaaray abbu bhi yeh baat jaantay hain. Usnay bas jazbaati hokar ek ghalat faisla kiya tha, aur ab jab woh uss ghalti ko sudhaarna chahta hai toh hum usey rok dein?" She spoke. "Mujhay poora yakeen hai kay tumharay abbu bhi iss baat ko zaroor samjhengay in sha Allah." She added with a smile. I repeated 'in sha Allah' and she placed her hand on my cheek which made me smile.

We spoke about this for a while until it was time for lunch. We then got up and went downstairs to have lunch.

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It was about six o'clock in the evening and I was watching TV with ammi when my phone buzzed. I picked it up to see a message from Hussain. I opened the message.

Hussain: I spoke to Ammi and Abbu and we're coming to your place to talk to Maamu jaan and maami at dinner.

I read the text to ammi.

"In sha Allah sab theek hoga." She said with an assuring smile and I returned the smile, repeating 'in sha Allah'.

Moments later we heard abbu saying 'Assalam alaikum'.