ISHQIYA

Unkaha Ishq IV

Smiling to himself, taking small steps Zaeem walks into the hall, where the person was sitting with his ammi, whom Zaeem didn't want to see in his whole life.

His chacha jaan, Danish Ali.

With his chacha jaan there a young lady of Zaeem's age was sitting, smiling to him, that was chacha's daughter, Aneesha.

He does a little salam to them and they smile broadly to her.

"Oh! Zaeem, you are grown up now" his chacha jaan commented.

"Of course I am, everybody grows up" Zaeem said grimly.

Danish laughed maniacally, on this silly joke and said "You are right, but you were I think 4 years old when I last saw you."

"Oh! You mean you last throw us out." Zaeem said sarcastically.

Now Aneesha laughed to break the ice and asked him "Oh! Zaeem, how are you, I didn't know the cry baby will grow up as handsome man"

He was about to answer her back when Zubaira comes in between "Aneesha, your daughter is very beautiful, where is your husband?"

She scrunched her nose and Danish answered "She divorced him bhabhi jaan, that man was not good for her and even he gave her his daughter to take care of."

Zaeem snorted inwardly, there is no one right for these people.

His inward sarcastic mood was broken by the sound of Shifa's anklet. Zaeem turned toward her.

And there she comes with a tray in her hand and a 3 year girl beside her, who resembles Aneesha.

He gazed at Shifa's angelic face.

She was wearing an indigo colour suit, which fits perfectly on her, her gaze was down giving him the view of her eyelashes, a dupatta was secured on her head, few strands of her hair was peeking out of her dupatta like they were playing hide and seek.

Taking slow steps, she came toward them, placed the tray on the table and gestured to a salaam.

"How are you Shifa?" Danish asked, she nodded her head at his question, Zaeem gazed at Danish who now had a creepy look on his face, he was gazing at Shifa with lust.

Zaeem fists to calm himself; he turns at Shifa to say get out from that creepy gaze but the little girl nudges at Shifa's suit and gestures to pick her up.

Shifa beamed at her and picked her up, Zaeem smiled looking at their bond.

"Oh! Wow Shifa, Saira and you are best friends now, that's good, I will give Saira to you" Aneesha commented.

Shifa nodded her head as a yes.

"So, let us fix the date of engagement?" Danish desperately asked.

Zaeem frowned.

Whom engagement are they talking about?

He was about to ask when Aneesha interrupted him "Baba, fix it as soon as possible,, I can't wait for the functions and dresses."

"Hmmm, you are filling your wardrobe with only dresses, Aneesha, how many dresses you want?" Danish groaned.

"Oh! No baba, I will buy more clothes, for every occasion and you can't say no to me." She demanded.

Danish and chuckled and defeatedly said "Ok! I can't win from you, never ever."

Danish laughed again and then Zubaira said "Yes, yes bhai jaan, she has rights to empty your pockets, after all it's her father's wedding."

Zaeem was shocked with this statement; Danish is marrying at this age.

"Hmm, that I have, Shifa, we will buy as many dresses as we can, don't shy from baba" Aneesha said pouting her lips.

"Hmm, so let's talk about the engagement date first" Zubaira said.

"What about three days from now" Danish said.

"Three days, this is so early" Zubaira said dejectedly.

"Oh! No three days are very long, tai jaan, I can't wait, Shifa you will be okay with three days na?" Aneesha asked Shifa.

Zaeem frowned, why they are asking Shifa, "Why are you asking Shifa, It's your baba's engagement" Zaeem asked Aneesha.

Aneesha chuckled and said "Yes, but we have to ask the bride too na?"

Zaeem was shocked "Bride.....Shifa...?"

Aneesha looked at him and said what he didn't want to hear in his whole life "Yes, after all baba is marrying Shifa"

A/N:- So, readers, here new update because I won't be able to update for 4 days, because my lappy is going away from me for 4 days. So, after that updates will be regular because 25th of nov is also coming.

So, give your love, votes, and comments.

Ps; I think I got some new readers so new readers, if you haven't read my other short story, THE COFFEE CANON, please go and read it, it is completed.