Kahi Ankahi

Epilogue

I was sitting on the two-seater swing in our lawn, going through the Nikaah photos in my mobile. A smile made its way to my face as my mind travelled back four months, to that beautiful day.

Flashback

"Kya aap, Qirat Zahir Hamdani wald Zahir Hamdani ko Hussain Sarmad wald Ehsan Sarmad se baewaz 5 laakh rupiya, Nikaah qubool hai?" Taya jaan asked me. I took a deep breath in.

With a little smile on my face, I replied, "Qubool hai."

"Qubool hai?" He asked again.

"Qubool hai." I replied.

"Qubool hai?" He asked for the third and final time.

"Qubool hai." I replied with the same answer.

He then took my signature on the Nikaahnama.

"Mubaarak ho, beta." He said once I had signed my Nikaahnama. I smiled in response. He placed his hand over my head and gave me duas.

Ammi, Tayi jaan and Phuppo gave me duas and Ayesha Baji hugged me.

"Mubaarak hooo!" Iqra sang making everyone laugh.

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"Meray baaray soch rahi ho?" I was brought out of my thoughts as Hussain almost whispered in my ear.

I turned my head to see him and he stood there with a smile on his face, most probably expecting me to reply with a 'yes'.

"Nahi." I replied.

"Haw!" He said, faking a hurt look which made me chuckle.

He came and sat next to me.

"Acha kya soch rahi thi?" He asked.

"Nikaah ki tasweerein dekh rahi thi toh bas woh din yaad aagaya." I replied with a smile.

"Toh technically tum meray baaray mein hi soch rahi thi na kyun kay tumhaara Nikaah mujhsay hua tha naaaa." He said stretching the 'na' longer than usual which made me laugh and shake my head.

"Qirat." He called me.

"Hmm?" I responded.

"Main tumsay bohat mohabbat karta hoon." He said, looking in my eyes.

"Jaanti hoon." I replied with a smile.

"You were supposed to say that you love me too... khair chhoro." He said and I laughed yet again. I looked at him, and he just sat there, looking at me laughing, with a smile on his face.

Hussain's p.o.v.

Her laugh and her smile made me happy. I could just look at her for hours without getting tired.

She stopped laughing and looked at me with a smile.

"Main bhi tumsay bohat mohabbat karti hoon." She said.

I got up from the swing and knelt down on the grass. She looked a little confused. She looks adorable whenever she has that cute little frown on her face.

I took out the ring box from my pocket and opened it. I took out the ring from the box and held her hand in mine.

"Maheeno pehlay mainay yeh ring kisi kay liye li thi..." I spoke, seriously. "Yeh mainay tab usey iss liye nahi pehnaai kyun kay uss waqt mera uspay koi haq nahi tha... par aaj mera uspay poora haq hai." I honestly said and slipped the ring onto her finger. I kissed the back of her hand.

I looked at her and found her smiling.

We talked for about half an hour before it started raining suddenly.