"Mabrook Sherry" Shahmir hugged Shehryaar on stage and then patted Iqra's cheek
"Shukriya bhai"
"Bahut hi khubsoorat dikh rahe ho dono ek sath"
"Kuch dinon ke baad aapki bhi baari aayegi bhai.." Iqra winked and Shehryaar shook his head.
It was Shehryaar-Iqra's wedding and Shahmir couldn't help but curse his business partner who scheduled the annual meeting in the present week and so the family had to postpone their wedding to the next month. Shehryaar on being asked whether he would like to wait for one more month straightaway said No and so Shehryaar-Iqra were at present sitting on the stage as a married couple.
"Sherry"
"Hmmm"
"Thoda face par smile rakhiye..aisa lag raha hai jaise aap bahut dukhi hain" Iqra frowned at the grim expression of her husband
"But main toh bahut khush hun" Shehryaar frowned back
"But your face says otherwise...mujhe pata hai aapka ye universal expression hai but bahar waalon ko lagega ki aap ko yahaan zabardasti baitha diya gaya hai"
"Ek toh ye baahar waalon se mujhe allergy hai...bas humaare ghar waale hi kaafi the" Shehryaar looked a bit irritated
"Acha chalein....mood theek kar lein wo Rehmat Phupho aa rahi hain"
"Kaun Rehmat Phupho"
"Jo humaare puraane ghar ke bagal me rehti thin...yaad aaya"
"Nahin...mai puraane logon ko nahin jaanta" Shehryaar said and tried to look as composed as he could for the guests.
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Sahir and Aabid were guarding Shehryaar's room with their demand lists.
"Arre bhai..aap dono yahaan kya kar rahe hain" Maira who was passing by asked them
"Sherry bhai ko lootna is once in a blue moon affair.. and we can't afford to miss it Rabby"
"Par yahaan khade rehne se kya milega....unhone apna room upar shift kara liya hai"
"Kya"
"Kya"
Both the boys opened their shoes and ran bare foot to the first floor..."Allah...Sherry bhai toh bahut bade waale nikle..kaise chakma de diya"
"Bas wo andar na gaye hon"
Despite making it to the first floor in a record breaking time, both the brothers cursed meeting a closed door.
"Bhai Bhai" they knocked only to receive silence
"So gaye kya" Aabid whispered
"Hai....Suhaag raat ke din kaun sota hai" Sahir was not ready to believe the occupants of the room were sleeping
Let's see what was happening inside the room
"Aap darwaza kyun nahin khol rahein"
"Mujhe lutne ka shauk nahin"
"Unka haq hai"
"Theek hai....mai toh soch raha tha tumhara haq hai in paison par" Shehryaar shrugged taking out a bundle of notes and Iqra's mouth salivated
"Achha koi nahin...mujhe de dein..main unko subah de doongi" Iqra snatched the bundle and started counting. Too happy with the value, she squealed and kept it in her bag
"Acha ab tum change kar lo" Shehryaar said to his bride who looked really uncomfortable with the heavy dress.
Meanwhile he himself changed into a comfortable a pair of trousers and a t-shirt.
The knocks on the door had stopped with time.
