The Entangled Tales

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عشق کو پی جا، عشق اُتار اندر
تو باقی نہ رہے، رہے بس یار اندر.

Ishq ko pee ja, ishq utaar andar
Tu baqi na rahey, rahey bas yaar andar

Samavia woke up as the harsh rays of the sun practically pried her eyes open. She rolled on her back and tried to lift her arms to push away the bangs of hair that fell over her eyes. She pressed her eyes close and last night came rushing through her mind, leaving her insides filled with a gentle warmth, whatever she was feeling seemed unexplainable.

Unexplainable things are what lead to powerful feelings. She thought to herself recalling the books she'd read over the years. She knew all of them were fiction but then, miracles do happen, wishes come true, dreams turn into reality, infatuation turns into love. She shook her head. Main pagal hogai hu (I've gone mad) She muttered to herself with a chuckle.

Just as she was having those epiphanies, Samavia felt a hand over her shoulder and a familiar voice asked, "Earth to Samavia. Bhabhi jee whom are you daydreaming of?" She turned around abruptly to see Alina standing there, wiggling her brows with a teasing smile plastering on her face. (Sister in law)

Samavia shook her head in a negative reply and said, "Nahi aisi koi bat nahi hai." (There's no such thing.)

"Tou phir kesi baat hai? Bhai ke baarey mein socha ja raha tha?" (Then what is it? Were you thinking about my brother?) Alina teased.

"Agar soch bhi rahi hu tou? Woh mere shohar hain, mujhey haq hai." (So what if I'm thinking of him? He's my husband, after all, I have all the rights.) Samavia spoke sticking her tongue out making Alina gasp.

"Hein Hein Mavi? Tum theek tou ho na? Eik hi raat mein Bhai ka jaadu chal gaya, Wah wah." (Is this you Mavi? Are you alright? Did it take you just one night to be under his spell? Great going.) Samavia giggled.

Dismissing all the questions which we're running in Alina's mind, about last night, she decided not to pester Samavia more, at least for now.

"Chalo, mein tumhari help karti hu dress choose karne mein. As it's your first day as a married woman" (C'mon I'll help you in choosing a dress. As it's your first day as a married woman.) With that, Alina stood up and started rummaging through Samavia's cupboard.

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As Samavia came down the last steps of the stairs, although she didn't make a single sound, all of the heads suddenly turned towards her, making her nervous. Samavia stopped on her tracks. Then she waited for someone to say something that would indicate what her next course of action should be. Suddenly, Fareen stood up from the chair and walked to where Samavia stood and engulfed her in a bear hug. Fareen pressed a kiss to her hair. Samavia's eyes moved to the other occupants of the room, stopping on Tazman, who was talking to his dad although his eyes were steadily boring into her form.