Maryam and Shehryaar

It Was the Best Day Of Life :) <3

CHAPTER 25

That night they slept like the first or the last time in life….. Simply, slept and slept and slept, Maryam woke up with the sound of Zuhar Azaan (prayer call). She reluctantly and slowly opened her eyes, she tried to move but felt fixed… her body was pressed against something hard, and felt weight on her. She raised her head and looked sideways at her back and found Shehry sleeping peacefully with his arm snaking her waist and one leg tangled with hers. She put her head back on the pillow, her cheeks all red and heat emitting dangerously from her body. Her back was hurting the effect of the painkillers was gone. She couldn’t move, slowly she removed his arm from her and put out her foot from his grip. She slowly turned to face him, he was sleeping like a kid… slept, all tired after playing for the whole day. She smiled at him and touched his face, he had a bandage on his forehead and a smaller one on his left cheek. She traced her fingers on his wound now covered with the dressing.

Maryam felt herself as the luckiest girl of the world, having a friend, husband and a companion like him… looking at him she forgot her pain. Slowly Shehry opened his eyes and took a deep breath, Maryam at once backed off her hands from his face and he smiled at her

“Good morning begum!  ” Shehry greeted her, and she felt the words were not important his smile was sufficient to make her day great. She didn’t give any response just kept on looking at his face, he slowly took her hand and put it on his face, she looked away.

“It felt so good here…..” Shehry said closing his eyes

“You feeling okay Shehryaar?” Maryam asked

“hmmm….. never better before” Shehry said, keeping his eyes closed and still holding her hand

“You look tired…. Am.. am sorry Shehryaar” Maryam said slowly

He at once opened his eyes and turned towards her, putting his weight on his elbow and resting his face on his palm… he looked carefully at her face.

“ I shouldn’t have come here, because of me, you got hurt …. that much hurt, I…. I never wanted this to happen” Maryam said, looking at his shirt button, ignoring his intense gaze

“Is it really cute?” Shehry asked seriously and Maryam got confused

“What?”

“My button…… I mean, is it really cute? More than me, that’s why you are looking at this thing and my face totally felt ignored” Shehry made a sad face and Maryam rolled her eyes…this man was seriously something

“Shehryaar… please! Am serious” She said making a face

“ohoooo begum jawab nai ap ka… ek to meri shakal-e-mubarak… husn-e-mubarak ko ignore ker rai hen, ooper se mein kahoon bhi na?” Shehry said in mock anger and Maryam smiled

“You are impossible Shehryaar….” Maryam laughed at his expressions and shehry smiled as well

“hmm, now that’s good, aese he raha karo don’t take tension. Jo hua ho gaya, ub all is well” Shehry said and Maryam smiled warmly at him

“Chalo lets sleep back” Shehry said and grabbed her arm and bending down, he pulled her towards him, Maryam felt his arm around her waist again and froze in her place.

“Shehryaaaaaar!..... I think we should better get up now” She said, thanking God silently that she was turned and he couldn’t see her blush

“hmmm… I don’t think so” Shehry nuzzled his nosed in her hair and said carelessly and Maryam accepted her defeat.

They heard a knock on the door, and Shehry reluctantly let Maryam go out of his grip…. Maryam opened the door and saw Sara standing there. Maryam felt her eyes were puffed, maybe she was crying the whole night…. But why?. Maryam thought