RAABTA : A collection of short stories

OL 5

"Bashar toh aage ka kya socha hai..shaadi waadi karni hai ya nahin" Abbas asked one day seeing Bashar involved in files.

"Rabi kahaan bhaagi ja rahi hai....bhaijaan kar denge kuch mahinon me inka nikaah" Shaziya smiled sipping her tea

"Rabi...apni bachi" Abbas was surprised

"Jee...aapki iklauti bhaanji" Zareena smiled "Bashar miyaan ne toh bahut pehle humein proposal bhej diya tha"

Abbas smiled looking at Bashar who was just pretending to be busy "Miyaan ab chehra dikha bhi dein..toh mai apni beti se baat karoon"

"Mere Bashar ko kaun na kar sakta hai....Rabiah ko isse zyaada pyaar karne wala shauhar kahaan milega" Shaziya caressed Bashar's cheek. Baahar held her palm and kissed it.

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"Rabiah...mai tumhari shaadi ke bare me soch rahin hun ab" Shaziya said oiling Rabiah's hair

"Kya...abhi se...Ammi mujhe aap logon ko chhod kar nahin jana" Rabiah whined

"Toh kaun bol raha hai ghar chhod kar jane" Shaziya smiled

"Oho...gharjamai..waah Ammi waah " Rabiah teased thinking Shaziya  was not serious about the marriage topic

"Mai Bashar ki baat kar rahin hun" Shaziya hit her head lightly sending her into a shock

"Ammi....mai Bashar se shaadi kaise kar sakti hun"

"Kyun..."

"Ammi....it's so wierd, I can't even think of it aur mujhe waise bhi koi aur pasand hai"

"Bakwaas band karo tum......tumhaari shaadi Bashar se hi hogi, kisi aur ka khayal dimaag se nikaal do" Shaziya said in an authorative tone making Rabiah furious .. "Mai nahin karungi..maine kabhi unhe us tareeke se nahin dekha."

Before the mother daughter duo could fight more, there was a knock on the door.."Shaziya khane par aa jao"

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Shaziya was showing her eyes to Rabiah hinting not to say anything infront of everyone, but her daughter was too stubborn to keep her mouth shut.

"Mujhe Bashar se shaadi nahi karni"

Bashar's head snapped at lightning speed towards Rabiah whose eyes were lowered and focussed on her plate.

"Rabi ka matlab abhi nahi karni hai" Shaziya tried to cover up glaring at Rabiah

"Nahin..mujhe koi aur pasand hai" Rabiah whispered in an audible tone

"Kaun" Rabiah was shocked to hear Bashar's cold tone...did he want to marry her.

"Wo wo Zaheer...jisne aap se us din maafi mangi thi"

"Use call lagao aur kaho..it's over" Bashar ordered  passing his phone to Rabiah who was shocked beyond limits.

"Ye ye aap kya keh rahe hain "

"Jo tumne suna"

"Bashar tum kamre me jao" Zareena knew what was about to come

"Call lagao.." Bashar shouted making Rabiah shiver. The spoon fell from her hands but she didn't relent.

"Mai mai nahi lagaungi.."

"Kyun mujhme kya kami hai......" Bashar's eyes were turning red, he didn't know how he was holding his composure

"Bashar aap kyun nahin samajh rahe hain"

"Kya samjhu main" Bashar punched the table making the plates fly down to the floor. Abbas had gone on a trip and Zareena was finding it hard to control Bashar.
"Bashar tumhe pehle Rabiah se puchna chahiye tha isme uski koi galti nahin hai"