Humsafar (short stories)

Ishq

Inan and Zaviyaar both were sitting in the car. There was an awkward silence between them. Both of them didn't say anything during the 3 hours journey to Lahore. As they were about to reach her home she opened her mouth to say something when Zaviyaar interrupt

"Don't be scared I will drive slowly, one shouldn't be so coward"
He said in a teasing way

Inan just smirked looking at him not saying a word. Zaviyaar parked the car and they both got out of it. I got out with difficulty. As soon as Zaviyaar got out the dog from nowhere jumped on him making him scream and take steps back. Inan started laughing loudly. Zaviyaar glared at her and seeing this the dog started barking at him. Now Zaviyaar was trying to make him calm as he was trying to pat his head which he wasn't letting him do that. Suddenly, Inan came and hugged the dog. The dog started to snuggle into her. Zaviyaar's mouth was hunged open seeing the scenario in front of him. Inan started at him smirking and then diverted her gaze to the dog and told him in babyish language

"You know Leo some genius person told me one shouldn't be so coward"

Zaviyaar started glaring at her. She immediately covered by saying
"You are a genius that's a compliment"

He shook his head and went inside. Sara came running to him asking about Inan. Listening to her everyone came out of their rooms

"Where's Inan? Is she fine? Why didn't you bring her with you? He didn't do anything with her right?"
She said with tears rolling down her eyes

"She's completely fine Alhamdulilah I brought her with me and she's outside meeting Leo."
He assured her keeping a hand on her shoulder

"Ahh"
All averted their gaze toward the door to see Inan walking in with difficulty. Eshal and wayam ran to help her. Trio hugged each other and started crying loudly. Then she met her mother and started sobbing loudly while Zaviyaar wasn't able to look at them feeling guilty. Finally she walked towards her father who was looking so weak in just one day. She hugged him and started crying loudly. Rehman who was controlling himself for so long hugged her back and tears started rolling down his eyes. Zaviyaar kept a hand on his shoulder to calm him down

"Why?"
Inan asked looking at him with tear filled eyes

"I also wanna ask the same question but I will not because I know it was supposed to happen in this way so let it go and start a new journey in your life now nobody will ever talk about this topic again"

He ordered to which Inan nodded because she was happy that her partner her best friend her father isn't angry with her. Indeed her family was the most important of her life and she was the closest to her father as they were crime partners so she knew that he would always decide the best for her.

After all the confessions they decided to move inside so, Zaviyaar held Inan's hand and started helping her to walk. Sara was noticing observing both of them. They all went into the dining room and started having lunch silently only Zaviyaar and Rehman were talking while Inan was trembling sitting beside Zaviyaar trying her best not to the scared remembering his morning behavior but it was a fact as scared of as she was yesterday night. Sara was filling Zavi's plate continusely with something or else and he was smiling seeing her love saying

"Phupho I can't eat more"

"You have came to my house after so many years you will have eat everything"
She said glaring at him who nodded with both his hands in the air surrendering to her all started laughing seeing this except Inan who can feel her teeth trembling as well thinking about the night

"Relax"
He whispered placing his hand on her thigh

She chocked on her food

"What happened beta?"
Rehman said making her drink water while Zaviyaar was caressing her back. It was getting hard for her to behave normally as Zaviyaar's touching her but she decided to forgive him so she had to cope with it