Chapter 7

                                    

                                          
AUTHORS POV 
"Woh darasal mein Fizza ko apni bahu bannana chahti hoon. Araiz ke liye uska hath maang rahi hoon apse". parishey stated. 
"Pari m-mein kuch keh nahi sakti jab tak bachon ki razamandi na ho". Ashi said. 
Everyone was silent they didn't know what to say or do. More shocked if you could say. 
Alisha couldn't breathe. She knew he would never be hers but nothing could have prepared her for this. A silent tear rolled down her cheeks. Thankfully she was sitting a little further away so no one noticed. 
Araiz and Fizza were shocked. Araiz well was angry. Angry at his mother for not discussing this with him in prior. Fizza was like his sister, what was his mother thinking. 
Fizza was flabbergasted. He is a brother to her what was her khala trying to do. 
"Chalo bacho hamein nikalna chahiye der hogayi hai." Dada Abu spoke making everyone stand up and gradually they all left  for their home. 
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It was quite in the Khan haveli. Everyone was sleeping except for one soul who was crying silent tears in her room's balcony. 
'Ek imaarat mere bahar abhi todi gai thi Ek malba mere andar kahin bikhra hua hai'
"ایک عمارت میرے باہر ابھی توری گئ تھی 
                 ایک ملبہ میرے اندر کہیں بکھرا ہوا ہے"
~unknown 
Maha was going downstairs to drink water when she heard muffled cries from Alishas room. Worriedly she entered the room and saw the room was messy while Alisha was sitting in the corner of her room with her head on her knees which were bent. 
"Alisha. Mera baby kya hua?" Maha ran to her and asked worriedly.
"Api, api mein unko kisi aur ka hote nahi dekh sakti." Alisha sobbed out not realising her surroundings. 
"Kya hua hai lishu kuch toh batao kya bole ja rahi ho?" Maha asked confused yet worried. 
"Api mujhe pata tha woh mere kabhi nahi hon ge par mere se nahi dekha jaye ga unko kisi aur ka hota." She answered while hugging Maha tightly. 
"Alisha shuru se saari baat batao mujhe". Maha firmly stated. 
"Araiz". 
One name was enough for Maha to know what was happening. She couldn't understand what to do or say. 
"Tumhe Araiz bhai pasand hain?" Maha asked or rather stated. 
"3 saal se" She got a meekly whispered answer. 
"Alisha" Maha spoke out. She was shocked. 
"Kab? Kaise. Woh tumhare se itne bhare hain kya hai yeh sab?" Maha asked while glaring at Alisha. 
"Api muhabbat umar dekh ke nahi hoti na hi waqt dekh ke hoti hai. Bas hojati hai aur woh appke bas mein nahi hota. 
Mujhe kab unse muhabbat hui mujhe nahi yaad par jab ehsaas hua tha toh mein apne aap ko kos ti thi samjhati thi khud ko ke yeh ghalat hai. 
Phir ek tarfa muhabbat jab mehsoos ki toh ek alag hi sukoon mila laikin taqleef bhi bohut hui thi. Bas tab se phir meine khamoshi ikhtiyar karli.  Kisi ko pata nahi chalne diya laikin aaj jab Fizza api ke saath unka rishta hote dekha toh himmat khatam hogayi hai api." 
 
Maha was quiet she couldn't say anything. She had many questions but it was like her tongue was tied. When did her baby sister grow up so much? Why wasn't she aware of the problems going on in her life? Most importantly, ab kya karna hai?
"Alisha relax abhi kuch final nahi hua beta pareshaan mat ho relax". Maha consoled her. 
"I am sorry". After a few minutes Maha heard a voice. 
"So jao Alisha" maha ordered as she stepped out of the room.
Gradually in the wee hours of the night Alisha drifted off to sleep. But Maha was worried, worried for her sister. 
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It was sort of an emotional chapter. It was my first time writing a touchy chapter. Please tell me how did I do. 
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