IZTIRAAR

Chapter 10

"Bottle spin kr bhi do ab." Zakariya told Haris who kept delaying it as if to build suspense, though it wasn't working.

" Haris me bta rhi hun, joote se pitai karoon gi. bottle spin kro" Ameena told him for the nth time.

Finally he did and after a long wait, the bottle landed towards Hashir.

" Yaad rakhen Hashir bhai agr jawaab na dia to ye hot sauce peena pare ga." Hania reminded him.
"Acha me sawaal poochon gi." Hania said.
"Ap ko hospital me koi larki pasand hai?" she asked.
the entire crowd went into loud clapping to tease Hashir.
Hashir kept grinning while the rest of the family laughed at him.

" Han." he said ever so lightly. Everyone kept hyping him.

" Tum ne mujhe nhe btaya, you traitor." Zakariya chimed in.
"Aur mujhe bhi. I thought we were best friends." Wali also smacked him on the back.

" Kuch bhi nhe hai yaar. I just didn't want to drink hot sauce."

" Chalo chalo, spin it again kia pata vapis Hashir bhai par aajye to un se naam bhi nikalwa len ge." Ameena said.

" Aesa kuch nhe hone waala.' he retorted.

The bottle was spun again and this time it landed on Haris.

" Iss ka to shikaar me karun gi." Ameena said.

" Iss moment pr tumhari kitni girlfriends hn. Sach batana warna maroon gi."

" 3 ya 4 hain shayad mne ginna nhe kabhi ." Haris replied as if it was something to be proud of.

Everyone laughed at his reply. Even Insia was enjoying herself.

Ameena hit Haris with a cushion.
" Yaar kitne khabees ho tum . Sharam karo." Ameena hit him again.

" My turn to spin." Zakariya spun the bottle and this time it landed on Wali.

" Ye kia in larkon ki hi baari hoti rhe gi." Zakariya said in a mischievous annoyed tune.

" Me sawaal karoon ga . bas mne kehdia hai." Haris said.
Knowing Haris he would definitely ask the most uncomfortable question,
Insia kept fumbling with her hands to escape the anxiety.

" Iss circle me ap ko sab se ziada piyaar kis se hai."

Ya Allah Ya Allah, ya to mujhe utha le ya iss Haris pr bijli gira de." She was throwing daggers at Haris without even looking at him.

Insia kept looking at the rings in her fingers. But the room had gone quiet.
Wali wasnt answering and Insia wasn't breathing.
Unknown to Insia, Wali smiled, looked over to her and then picked up the glass of red sauce and gulped it down.

Everyone started booing him.
"Yaar Haris ye kia baat hui tum ne baari zaya kar di . Obviously Wali jawaab nhe de ga. Ik taraf uss ki biwi hai aur doosri taraf us ki behn." Zakariya said.

" Me bhi hoon. Hena Wali Aur techincally Wali to Insia ko pasand bhi nhe krta. Issi liye to vo chala gya tha na?" Hania said.

" Hania!" Hashir glared at her.
Insia was very uncomfortable with this. She had the perfect reply to her but kept quiet because even she knew that what Hania said was a hard fact. This is exactly why she avoids family gatherings.

She got up," Me andar help karane jaa rhi hoon. You guys carry on."

"And yeah, ik mail pick ki thi mne. Apni samajh kr khol di but baad me pta chala ke vo tumhari hai Hania. Tumhare Fashion school se thi. Kiunke me tumhari tarah nhe hun iss liye sab ke samne public nhe karoon gee ke uss me kia likha tha. Chahye hui to......., you know where my room is."