Her Silence Screamed A Thousand Words

Episode 10

Raza's pov

Its been a whole week since that incident. I couldn't stop thinking about what happened to her. Her reaction to uncle raising his hand. What did the doctor mean by past memories and what type of therapy. I feel guilty thinking this but is she mentally unstable and if she is then why is uncle Habib marrying her to me. And even if he is are there any precautions I need to know about. You can't just marry her to anyone without any warning. Anyways maybe she is not mentally unstable and she may not kill me in my sleep.

Today's my engagement day. I'm all ready to go to the Khan's house. I really don't want to go but a part of me wants to. Besides Abba's thousands of threats are another reason I have to go. The ring I bought that day is still the one I'll give her. Though Abba wanted to give her Ammi's wedding/engagement ring that dadi must've given her but I don't want to give it to her.

I wore a navy blue suit and set my hair slight messily on my head. I don't like to gel them completely so setting them is enough for me.

We've arrived at the Khan's house about half an hour ago Abba and Dua's baba were talking among themselves while mehek and malaika were busy talking to eachother and shahzain was talking to me.

Unintentionally my eyes kept on glancing towards the stair case from where I could her faint footsteps and the clinking of a pazeb (anklets).

The closer the footsteps got the more nervous I was getting I don't know why am I nervous. OK maybe its my first commitment. I don't know anyways. After a few minutes the footsteps stopped but then they entered the drawing room.

I raised my eyes to look at the doorway where she stood looking as beautiful as ever. No matter how much I dislike her for being the forced wife I can't ignore the fact that she was a beautiful forced wife.

Her mom walked her towards the sofa I was sitting on. She raised her eyes to greet everyone with a smile but she didn't look at me. She came and stood next to me only then she raised her eyelashes to look at me. The honey orbs peeking from behind her long eyelashes were soon looking away from me. I felt edged by her not looking at me but OK.

I extended my hand for her to put the ring on it but she didn't I waited but nope no movement. Her mom nudged side and signaled towards my waiting hand hastily she put the ring on my finger careful not to let our hands touch. Now it my turn to put the ring on her finger. She extended her hand but it was shaking like a leaf. Its not as if I'll eat it off. Anyways to stable her hand I took a hold of it oddly it was ice cold. I mean OK the temperature here in Islamabad is cold but not cold enough to freeze ones hand. Ignoring the coldness and shaking of her hand I slid the ring in her ring finger. To say it looked perfect would be a understatement.

As soon as the ring was on she snatched her hand away from mine. A feeling of emptiness now resided in my hand but I don't know why. I seriously don't like her scared attitude she shows towards me. I saw her taking her phone out and texting shahzain. I know its bad manners to peek in someone's phone or read their messages but she's sitting an inch away from me.

"Bhai please ask Ammi to take me to my room I feel suffocated. Please"

She texted to shahzain. Why is she feeling suffocated is she okay or does she have asthma... No that can't be I'm just exaggerating right? Could be nervousness though.

Shahzain looked at Dua and then to his Ammi. He whispered something in Aunty's ear.

"I guess now that the engagement is done. Why not we all take rest before dinner.. Hm?" Aunty asked.

"I guess that's good enough. Even I'm quite tired since I came straight from office." I said. Shouldn't I be doing the opposite of helping her besides I am very tired I just couldn't take an off just for this stupid engagement.

"Well then why don't we freshen up or maybe take a nap as well." Uncle said.

"Dua." Uncle called Dua. She looked up and I saw him looking at Dua expectantly.

"Why don't you show Raza to one of the guest rooms in your portion?" Uncle asked.

I wanted to smirk at that. Miss Dua the more you want to run away from me the more I'll keep irritating you. I thought seeing the irritated look on Dua's face.

She led me up the marble stair case to her portion. I still don't understand why she needs to live separately. She showed me the room and before I could say or even turn around she left. In the silense the only sound that could be heard was the clicking of her heels and the clinking of her pazeb.

The room was beautiful as very other part of this house. I was gazing out of the floor to ceiling length window when my phone buzzed. I fished it out of my pocket and saw a text from my current girlfriend Kashaf.

"Baby I hope to see you tonight" I sighed and threw my phone on the bed. I went in the bathroom to freshem up the azan for magrib was already called. I'm not what you'll call a very good Muslim. I'm just a biological Muslim. I pray Friday to Friday.

I went out to see the door of Dua's room slightly ajar. I walked towards it and saw her sitting on the prayer mat. Her dress pooled around her as she sat on the ground with hands raised upwards. Tears rolled down her cheek as her whole form shook with every sob.

"Ya Allah make this decision the one I won't regret. Ya Allah make it a better decision for Raza. He doesn't deserve someone like me yet you destined this to happen. I don't want him to hate me like him. Ya rabb I don't want him to regret this decision if I had a choice I would've refused. Allahh...." She said.... She spoke... She's not mute. Why was she making dua for me. Like whom did she not want me to hate her. If she could talk why didn't she use her voice to refuse. Before I could process this any further a book fell from the dresser that was placed beside her door. I quickly hid behind the wall and quickly ran to my room before she could suspects anything.

How can she lie to everyone like this. What doesn't she speaks. What did she mean by I don't deserve someone like her. She's a puzzle, a maze that keeps on stretching further away not making anyone able to find his way through her.

I have to talk to baba about this. Its her voice her choice. She'll speak when she wants and I'm going to make it happen soon. You just wait miss Dua you'll speak soon.

Assalamualaikum guys. So how's today's chapter. Finally someone other than dua and her Ammi knows that she can speak. What do you think he will do to make her speak.

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