Dastaan-e-Ahmedaani

72|Number one

"You like her?" The question caught Haider off guard. He looked at Hatim with wide eyes open.

"What? Simple sawal poocha hai!" Hatim rolled his eyes after seeing his reaction.

Haider sighed and looked down.

"I don't know chachu! Its to early to say anything." Haider would never give this answer to anyone but with Hatim it was different they have always had this kind of relationship with no secrets and a very very different comfort zone.

"Mujhe tum teeno ki samjh nhi ati! Harib clearly likes his business partner I had no idea about you until today but tum log chup kyu ho? Na hamre ghar walo ka masla ha na koi bari baat ha than what is making you guys stop?" Hatim asked.

"I was 22 Haider mene ami ko jakar bataya mujhe Nazia pasand us hi din unhone bhaiya or baba se baat ki same weekend meri mangni hogai why are you guys so confused? Hatim added while driving.

"Ap ghar ke sabse chote the chachu!" Haider's answer didn't settle well with Hatim.

"Kia matlab ha iss baat ka? Chote bare ka kia taluq ha?" He asked.

"I don't think chachu ghar ke bache is waqt ready ha bhaijaan ne khabhi kaha nahi ha but he always wanted us to grow up enough before his attention got divided me agar shadi krne ka soochta bhi to phele khayal mujhe Zaira ka ata ha me Haadi se do minute piyar se baat karlu usko lagta ha me use piyar nahi krta kese karu me shadi bataye? I don't want to make her feel bad at all abhi choti ha wo she is not ready"

"Ap chote they sabse apko in sab baat ki fikar nhi thi but mujhe hai bhaijaan ko hai! Dar lagta ha dil bechan hojata ha ye sooch kar ke meri wife ko meri bhen se masla hua toh? Me puri dunya me kisi ko second number pe rakh sakta hu leken apni mama or iru ko nahi I don't think I am ready to give number one place to my wife right now because I know hamesha baba se apse bare baba se sab se yahi seekha ha biwi ki jagah bhot ehem hoti ha or is waqt me ye nahi krsakta I want to give myself two more years atleast Zaira 18 ki hojaye phir." Haider continued.

Hatim looked at him without any expression on his face he had no idea the reason Harib and Haider were holding back. Harib have always rejected the topic of getting married but this could be the reason never crossed any of their minds.

"Chore ab ye sab do minute gari side pe roke." Haider said it snapped Hatim out of his trance.

"Kyu?" He asked.

"Rokeee naa!" Haider said cutely irritated.

Hatim smiled and stopped the car. Haider came out and entered inside a bakery. Few minutes later he came back with two bags full of freshly baked goods.

"Ye sab kia ha?" Hatim asked.

"Khane peene ka saman." Haider shrugged.

Hatim smiled remembering how Haroon use to bring him snacks every time he came to pick him up from school somethings literally passes in blood.

He took a left turn and they reached school. Zaira and Haadi saw them coming in and walked towards the car. Haider immediately got alert he can sense something wrong with Zaira's face.

He came out of the car and walked towards them. Zaira saw him coming towards them she made a face ignored him and walked back to the car closing the backseat door with thud.

"Mene kia krdia ab?" Haider asked Haadi.

"Apko nahi pata?" Haadi asked offended.

"Kia nahi pata?" Haider asked.

"Mahir bhai! Accounts ke teacher ban kar agaye ha hamare!" Haadi scoffed.

"What?" Haider asked shocked he had no idea.