Mehram. محرم

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Raahat and umaira continue working in the kitchen.

"Bhabhi, aap ye baat kisi se share mat kariyega. Mai nahi chahti ke ammi ko koi bura bole. Maybe, shayad ammi ke mentality aisi ho." She shrugged. Umaira felt pride that how much raahat had changed.

"Raahat, bura mat manna lekin ek baat puchungi. Tum kabse itni change hogayi?" Umaira asked still confused as to what had happened suddenly.

"Hhaah...bhabhi aap bhi na. Mai nahi manti bura. Per pata hai, jab us din hum shopping karke aaye. To mujhe bohot bura laga ke maine aapke saath aise behave kara. Phir maine socha ke mai ye kyu kar rahi hu. Apni jealousy ke chakkar me mai dusro ko takleef de rahi hu. So shayad isliye. Or maine quran bhi padhna shuru kar diya. Alhamdullilah. And that had made me realise ke mai bewajah ki hasad paal rahi thi" she said while I looked over at her surprise.

"Kya...mai quran nahi padh sakti" she said seeing my expression.

"Nahi nahi, bilkul padho. Acchi baat hai. Ye sab chizo se sukoon milega" I said and heard voices outside.

Maybe they all are here.

"Are...kya bana rahi hai nand bhabhi milkar." Ammi came inside.

"Assalamualaikum tayi ammi. Wo hum chicken fry with daal and butter naan. Or phir bhabhi gajar ka halwa bana rahi hai" raahat replied as umaira stirred the halwa.

"Hnm..khushbu acchi hai umi. Accha khana banati ho. Raahat ko bhi sikhao zara" aneesa chachi said. Madeeha wasn't paying amy attention as she was busy taking out crockeries.

"Chachi aap tension na le. Mai seekha dungi" umi said with a forceful smile while aneesa believed her.

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"Yaar...bacche aapke haatho me jaadu hai sachme. Maine suna tha ke aapko khana banane nahi aata. Phir ye kaise" abbu asked when we were eating peacefully with some chit-chat here and there.

"Ha bhabhi, sachme accha hai." Rafey said gobbling down the halwa umi made.

"Thank you. Wo ammi ne mujhe rukhsati ke kuch din pehle sikhaya"  umi said blushing getting all the attentions on her.

"Accha ab hume faaz se baat karni chahiye. Raahat or saqib ka bhi to kuch baat aage badhe" ikhtiyaar said while his sons nodded their head.

"Ji abbu, mai aaj hi baat karunga use" rahil, father of raahat said.

Raahat sat there looking down.

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Zaidi family was going to come at ali house to fix the marriage date  of saqib and raahat.

"Aree..umi, beta jaake dekho sab kuch thik se hua ke nahi. Mujhe un maids pe bilkul bharosa nahi hai. Jab tak unhe koi kuch bolega nahi, tab tak wo theek se kuch karengi nahi" aneesa said.

"Ji chachi" saying this, umi went to check the works done by maid.

"Aree...khala ye thik se nahi hua. Dekhe chaval kacche hai. Ise thoda aur pakaye. Phir hi sahi hoga" umi saw that rice was not cooked properly.

"Umiiii...ummmii meri shirt kaha hai." Just as umi was going to check the lounge, her husband's voice reached her.

"Ya allah, inhe to apni ek shirt bhi nahi milti. Pata nahi shadi se pehle kya haal tha inka" murmuring, she went to her room.

There she saw her husband already ready, just waiting for her.

"Ye kya, aap to taiyyar hai. Or mujhe awaz kyu lagai jab aap ne shirt pehen hi li hai to..." she said getting angry.