02| Rishta pakka?

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"Thank you." Laiba said to Zayd taking the cup of tea.
"Yaha kyu baithi ho?" He asked.
"Ghar mein aisa lag raha tha jaise main koi gunehgaar hun.."she said upset.

"Waise, tum toh mujhse sab share karti thi na? Toh yeh kyu nahi bataya ki tumhari zindagi mein koi hai?" Zayd asked Laiba as he sat down next to her

Laiba glared at him.
"Pagal ho kya? Koi nahi hai..woh Yasir tha jiske saath baba ne mujhe baat karte dekh liya."

"Yasir? Nadia ka ex?" He asked

"Haa..aur uski wajah se ab meri zindagi barbaad horahi hai.." she said sipping her chai

"Main bhai ko call lagau kya?" Laiba says turning towards Zayd. "shayad woh baba ko mana le..?"

"Tumhe lagta hai Woh baat karenge?"

"Pata nahi..par koshish toh kar hi sakti hun.." Laiba sighed.

After a pause, Zayd turned towards Laiba.
"Agar Tum yeh shadi nahi karna chahti toh bhaag jao na?"

"Tumhara dimag kharab hogaya hai..?" She replied tone tinged with frustration.
"bhaag gyi toh baba mujhe dhund ke maar dalenge.."

"Mera matlab hai..jab rishte wale kal aayenge tum uss waqt kahin chale jaana.
Aur unke jaane ke baad jab mahaul thoda thanda hojaye toh tum wapis aajana..?"

"Aur wapis aake baba ka khauf kon sambhalega?" She questioned.

"Maine toh idea de diya hai. Ab tum dekho kya karna hai."
Laiba rested her head on her hand thinking.
"Yar lekin isme risk bohot hai.."
both looked at each other and then sighed looking at the sky lost in their own thoughts.

Kaash tum meri baat maan lo Laiba, aise nahi jaane de sakta main tumhe. Zayd thought as he looked at her.

[AMAAL AND ZEENAT'S ROOM]
"Suniye..woh..." Zeenat called out Amaal.
"Hmm." He replied without turning to her.
Woh Laiba..main keh rahi thi..
"jab woh bol rahi hai ke uss ladke ke saath uska koi taluq nahi hai..toh aap yeh shadi kyun—"

Amaal showed his hand commanding her to stop.
"Tumhari beti ke kartoot main aaj apne ankhon se dekh ke aya hun.
Afsos hai mujhe.
Aur main nahi chahta humara naam kharab ho. Isliye uski shadi karna hi sahi faisla hai."

Zeenat shook her head not able to answer him back.

[SOHAIL AND SALMA'S ROOM]
"Bhai saab ne aise kaise humare Zaid ke rishte ko thukra diya?" Sohail said to Salma.

"Chodiye na. Bachhe khud ek dusre se shadi nahi karna chahte toh hum kyu uske baare mein soche?
Waise bhi..aap yeh mat bhuliye ke Amaal saab ne humesha Zaid aur Sameer mein koi farq nahi kiya..." Salma replied

NEXT DAY
(LAIBA'S ROOM)

"Laiba..ab aise muh banane se tumhare baba yeh shadi thodi rok denge..?" Zahra said while getting her ready to which Laiba shook her head.

"Ab dekho.." Zahra said turning to face her.
"shadi toh tumhari ek din honi hi thi? Tum ek baar ladke se mil lo..
kya pata Woh Accha ho? Akhir maa ke dost ka beta hai"

"Aap jaye mujhe aapse baat nahi karni" Laiba replied getting up.
"Thik hai..bas tayyar ho jana jaldi.." saying this Zahra left her room.

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