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40. THE TATTOO AND THE RING

“Hussain! sach sach bata de, kia karnama ker k aay hea? Daant q ander nai ja rae tere?” Waqas held my elbow and whispered, I chuckled.

“Nothing bro!” I laughed and he rolled his eyes.

“bata de nai to kerta hoon Shehry ko phone” he said like threatening me and I rolled my eyes.

“huhn! Am not afraid of him” I said and he raised his eyebrow at me….

“come on! Waqas nothing happened man…..chal! dekh they are already in” I said and then looked ahead of us.

We reached Minahil’s place and luckily we were only 15 minutes late then Waqas, still they were looking at us as if we had eloped or something, well this is what I wanted but we didnt.

 Now there was an opening of some grand mall in the evening and Minahil took us here…. It was a huge kind of a mall and inogration was already done. Waqas was constantly trying to dig out the information while I was trying hard to ignore his smirks and creepy looks.

“15 minutes dude! 15 minutes!” Waqas said popping his eyes out as we entered into the mall.

“yeah! only 15 minutes Waqas…nothing happens in 15 minutes” I said rolling my eyes, I could see her walking ahead of us with Minahil and Aliya while Rida, Samra and Usman were already entered in to a cafe in front of us.

“huhn! Buhat kuch ho jata hea beta 15 minutes mein” Waqas smirked and I smacked his head.

“chup ker! Saley” he chuckled and we entered into the café with Rida and Minahil.

“wesey don’t ask me…. mujhe tujh se poochna hea abhi to k chal kia raha hea” I tried to turn the table and Waqas looked at me surprised, I looked at Rida and Waqas rolled his eyes, but I could see that shine there too.

“aesa kuch nai…. She is engaged” Waqas said slowly and I felt he was trying hard to fight his feelings.

“oye! Pagal insaan her engagement has been broken since long” I slapped his head and whispered, Waqas looked at my face in shock and I nodded my head.

“oh! Even then…. Aesa kuch nai, chal ja dekh! Teri wali…. Nazren nai hat rai us ki tuj se. go sit with her” Waqas lightly pushed me towards her and I chuckled.

“hey!” I slowly poked her going closer and she looked at her right at once, facing me with a smile and I just melt.

“chalo bhag chalen” I whispered and she blushed, everyone was taking seats and I took a seat next to her.

“Kahan le ker jao ge bhaga ker?” she asked in to a whisper and I thought for a while.

“jahan hamare ilawa koi nai ho” I whispered back and she smiled.

“yeah! so? Coffee?” Minahil asked as the waiter arrived and everybody nodded, she ordered coffees and the waiter turned to leave.

“to phir chalen?” I elbowed her and she looked at my face…trying to hush me up. I slowly moved my hand to my left and grabbed hers in mine, her body got stiffened at my touch and I smirked looking at her.

“Don’t you smirk at me, Hussain Asif” she said gritting her teeth and I chuckled.

“oye hoye! Bhabi ji cracked some joke han! Humein bhi sunaiye na” Usman said looking at her and she looked away from my face, my hand still holding hers. She tried to pull it out but I didn’t let her do that.

“yeah! a very interesting one Usman, Mannat! sunao na sab ko” I looked at usman then addressed her who was eyeing me to shut up.

“yeah! bhabi we want to hear the joke too” Atif said and winked at me, I tried hard to suppress my chuckle.

“umm no, nothing it was, seriously bus aewaeen tha” Mannat tried to ignore.

“Arey! Sunao na yar, kia hea Mannat” Rida said looking at her and she glared her back.

“yeah! ummm so the joke was….” I could literally feel her discomfort, and was rolling on the floor mentally.

“ummm yeah!!! what do you call a sleeping Bull?” she asked and everybody looked at each other, then at her face.

“Ahhh I knew you people wont know ………… A Bulldozer” she said smiling ear to ear and well, yeah no body laughed just stared at her face as if she was a total idiot. Suddenly I cracked up in the fits of laughter, and everybody looked at me as if I was that too…. A total idiot! Well, yes I am.

“very Funny Mannat” Samra clapped her hands sarcastically and Mannat smiled cheekily.

“Hussain! I wont leave you…. this was so embarrassing” she whispered angrily and I slightly pressed her hand in mine, she looked at my face.

“I wont let you leave me even” I said and a smile spread over her face.

“Mannat!” I called her name once she looked away.

“Hussain!” she called me back without looking at me and I smiled.

“I love you” I whispered going a bit closer to her ear and she at once turned to face me, our face inches apart and suddenly she backed off.

“oye!” I whispered again, I know I was irritating her but it was fun.

“kia hea Hussain?”

“kaho na”

“Kia?”

“Kaho na piyar hai”

“Hussain tang mat karo... sab dekh rae hen, for God's sake"

Right when I was about to say something out coffee arrived, ever body enjoyed coffee while I enjoyed holding her hand in mine.

“oye! Minahil…. Is this a tattoo shop?” Suddenly Rida pointed towards a shop and Minahil looked at her back.

“yup! I guess…it looks like that, why? You want a tattoo?” Minahil asked and she nodded her head excitedly.

“oye! Madam…. Buhat pain ho ga, pagal ho” Waqas suddenly looked at Rida and then hurriedly turned to face me, I was smirking back at him and he rolled his eyes.

“Saley tujhe q dard ho raha hea us k tattoo se?” I mouthed and he eyed me to hush up.

‘yeah! and I think its prohibited in Islam as well” Samra added.

“dekha! I told you all…. ye bore kare ga” Rida pointed at Waqas and I chuckled.

“chalo lets have a look at least” I suggested and they nodded.

“we are not going” Waqas declared as the girls got up.

“oye! Kia we? You are not going, mein to jar a hoon” I said looking at Mannat and she rolled her eyes.

MANNAT’S POV

“g nai… you boys stay here, only girls will go” I said and very reluctantly he left my hand pouting. Every one was up from their seats, I looked back at Hussain who still had that cute pout on his face…. I bent a little down and pinched his cheek.

“woooow!” he rubbed his cheek and I winked at him….. he put his hand over his heart and act as if he was fainting.

“bye!” I waved at him and followed the girls.

We entered into the tattoo shop and I was amazed to see the tattoos there… every shape every kind of tattoo. Well, they are prohibited in islam but few of them really looked cute, even harmless. I wish I could have one.

Minahil greeted the woman standing there…she was an Indian I guess.

“So you want a tattoo?” she asked smiling and we all shook our heads, she looked confused then laughed a loud.

“Umm we would love to have but… its not allowed actually” Rida said making aface and she nodded lightly.

“Is it really painful?” Aliya said holding a tattoo print in her hand and the woman shook her head.

“Not this one darling” she said pointing towards the tattoo in Aliya’s hand.

“why?” I asked.

“Because this one is not drilled into the skin…. Its kind of artificial. This is not a real tattoo not a permanent one, you can erase it with a special kind of serum” she explained and Rida and I exchanged glances.

“it means this is definitely not prohibited one….. come on! I want to have one”Rida said excitedly.

“what do you people think?.” She turned around to look at us and I nodded.

“yeah! I don’t think there is anything wrong in this” I said and Minahil nodded her head while Samra made a face rolling her eyes.

“I don’t think you should go for that…. I mean! This is creepy” she said…. “umm excuse us” she said and holding Aliya’s hand she stepped out of the shop.

“khud to pagal hea Aliya bechari ko bhi apne sath pagal banati hea” Rida said rolling her eyes and we laughed, even the woman chuckled understanding what she said.

“you want it?” she asked and Rida nodded smiling at her.

“okay then you can select among them… these are the ones you can have, the rest are the permanent ones” she pointed towards few prints and then addressed towards the rest. Rida started looking for a tattoo while me and Minahil just looked at them

“so, how is it going girl?” Minahil asked and I looked at her face.

“what?” I asked and she slapped my arm.

“dramebaz….. all that engagement thing, and how is Hussain? I hope he didn’t get blasted” she said popping her eyes out and I chuckled, Shehry must have told her everything.

“yeah! things are fine…. In fact things just got perfect” I said and she woed a little poking me.

“Minahil!” she was about to say something when Waqas called her from the door and we looked at him.

“yup! Waqas?” she asked

“ummm I want to talk” he said and we both exchanged glances, he was looking at Rida side ways and I was like…. Waqas bhai bol den agar itna he dil ker raha hea to.

“Waqas!” Minahil snapped her fingers at his face and he looked at her atonce.

“yeah! yeah! come” he took her out and I chuckled.

Rida was having her tattoo on her shoulder…. It was flying birds pattern, all pitch black symbolizing freedom and independence I guess.

“you just have to stay like this for a couple of minutes” the woman told her and she nodded.

“wow! Rida its cool” I looked at her and she smiled.

“so finally you are free” I said and  she looked at me confused.

“yeah! see, this one is you…. flying freely in the air, and thissssss one issss he” I pointed towards the birds and on “he” she looked up at my face.

“kon he?” she asked and I smiled.

“waqas bhai” I whispered and she rolled her eyes.

“Mannat for God sake…. Wo aesa kuch soch bhi na raha ho ga and you are making this pulao of yours, tum bus Hussain ki fikr karo” she said then elbowed me playfully nd I chuckled.

“ub koi fikr nai…. All is done” I said winking at her and she looked at me with her mouth half open

“Mannat! tell me…. hey! I want every detail, that’s why you two got late? Where have you two been? Snogging somehere in some phone both? She asked dancing her eyes and I felt heat emitting from my face at her last part.

“Shuttt up Rida! No snogging” I said popping my eyes out and she laughed.

“bata na!” she whined and I rolled my eyes.

“later babes” I said and she tried to slap me but I backed off.

I was looking at the tattoos when suddenly something popped up in my mind…. I could see him sitting in that open café with the rest of the boys and for moment my heart skipped a beat, he looked so happy, smiling ….just perfect today.

“hey! Can I have a tattoo?” I turned around and asked the lady, who smiled and nodded.

“what do you want?” she pointed towards the prints and I shook my head.

“no, ummm can I write it on a paper for you?” I asked and heard Rida woed, I ignored her and wrote it on the piece of paper.

“yeah! here you go” I handed her the paper and she looked at it then smiled.

“is he your boyfriend?” she asked and I looked at Rida who was smiling at me.

“nope! My fiancé” I replied and Rida’s smile faded.

“please take a seat inside am coming” she said and holding the paper she went out, I stepped inside that small room and saw all that tattoo inks and thoes horrible looking pistle pens. God! This is creepy. Thanks God they are prohibited. I thought and took a seat, closing my eyes I put my head back.

RIDA’S POV

I don’t know why she kept on doing this? Waqas can be a good friend, per us se ziada? No way! I mean…. He doesn’t even think like this and look at Mannat! she is so crazy. I hope she stops embarrassing me like this…..

I was thinking all this when Mannat came out of the room, and I stood up from my stool.

“yeah! so? Where is the tattoo?” I asked and she smiled.

“It’s a secret” she whispered and I rolled my eyes, we pay and stepped out of the shop where everybody was waiting for us, and I could feel Waqas was looking at me…. well, looking at me?

“hey! I have shown you mine girl…. Now show me yours” I said and saw Hussain coming towards us, Mannat hushed me up.

“yeah! so ho gaya tumhara tattoo?” he said and I smiled.

“yuppppps” I said and he smiled back…. “and even she has one, but she is not showing me, idiot!” I added and Mannat! glared at me.

“what? You have a tattoo?” Hussain looked surprisingly at her and I found her blushing.

“of what?” he asked raising his eyebrow.

“of her fiancé’s name” I said and Mannat slapped my arm, while Hussain just stood there looking her face…..

“hey guys lets go! chalna nai” Waqas came near us and said, don’t know why I became self conscious at once he came near me, this is all because of this mannat! idiot! Ajeeb ajeeb baten sochne per majboor kerti hea.

We started walking out of the mall, Mannat was walking with Hussain and Aliya they were talking about something and I could see Hussain was constantly gawking at her….. so much in love!... I smiled at them and kept on walking at the back. When suddenly he came and started walking with me.

“so? Whats your tattoo?” he asked looking and I looked at him, he was staring down, I looked away feeling a strange kind of heat emitting from my face.

“A couple of flying birds” I said looking at the front.

“hmm so it wasn’t painful?” he asked and I looked at his face.

“no Waqas! It was not that real wala tattoo” I said chuckling and he smiled. I have to admit his smile was the best I have ever seen in my life.

“Good then” he said almost to himself and I smiled…. Ummm Rida!....” he tried to say something and I looked at his face, he was looking at me…. “um well, nothing… maybe later” he smiled looking down and I smiled back.

MANNAT’S POV

We came back home and I was trying hard to ignore Hussain’s glances which were freaking me once again, he was just staring me for no reason and I was feeling like he had to say or ask something but he couldn’t, well, coming back home we were so tired that didn’t even have dinner, just went into our rooms to have some rest because tomorrow was a big day…. Yup! Shehry’s mehndi…its gonna be some hell of a fun.

I went into the wash room and changed into my vest and a loose kind of a shalwar, feeling much relaxed and light now, am not at all used to af all that eastern shalwar kameez duppatta but here at Shehry’s place have to wear thoes, definitely in front of those Phupo and Mami people I couldn’t wear my ts and jeans so casually.

I changed and looked at my reflection in the mirror, I looked different… relaxed, satisfied and happy. Yup! I was damn happy finally I could listen to my heart and for once I didn’t hurt Hussain, in fact I was the reason of his smile the whole day….. my eyes shifted to my neckline and I could see the tattoo was slightly evident from the deep neckline of my vest, I touch the place over my heart and a smile spread across my face.

Yeah! Its you Hussain! you are all over me… in my heart and now on my heart as well. I winked at myself looking into the mirror and felt shy don’t know why. I smiled once again and stepped out of the washroom, shutting the door at my back I looked at the bed, Rida was already sound asleep.

I just stood there, my thoughts turned to her and Waqas….. kuch to kerna pare ga Mannat, werna ye to kabhi nai mane gi, I think I have to talk to Hussain and Shehry.

I went to the dressing and opening the drawer I was taking out the brush when my eyes went to that ring…. The ring he gave me a year ago, I held it up along with the long chain and slowly wore it in my neck. It felt so good, it felt as if he was there so close to me, oh! I remember… this closeness was more due to that tattoo. I looked down over it and smiled. I brushed my hair and put them into a side braid.

I was feeling thirsty for quite a time, I went to the side table but their was no water, I looked around and yup! No room fridge either…. Oh!

I slowly opened the door and peaked outside, no one was there, I guess all slept! I looked at my wrist watch it was almost 12. I turned back and picking up Rida’s duppatta I came out and headed to the kitchen, it was dimly lit in the hall and the kitchen was dark…. I was always afraid of darkness don’t know why, it seems funny to me but yeah I was. I stepped inside and switched on the light.

After wrapping the duppatta around my shoulders. I held it in my fist over my heart as it just kept on slipping down, with one hand I opened the fridge and took out the bottle, closing the door with my leg I was about to turn when suddenly the lights went off and the bottle almost slipped from my hand. suddenly somebody caught it in the middle and I couldn’t see who was that….. he was bent now holding the bottle, too close to me and I was breathing fast.

“kon hea?” I asked trying to back off but the fridge just didn’t let me do that.

“itni rat ko…aese akele kia ker rai ho yahan ?” it was him, he stood up straight and there was something in his tone, I didn’t like.

“Did you switch off the light?” I asked trying not to sound afraid.

“oh! Yeah! by mistake I guess” he said and I tried to walk away from him but suddenly he moved and stood in front of me, I literally jumped at his action when his hand grabbed my wrists, both in one hand…

“Usman! What the hell are you doing….leave my hand” I yelled, trying to get my hand off his grip and in the struggle my dupatta just slipped from my shoulders and fell down in his feet. My heartbeat stopped, his eyes… as if scanning me, it was too dim but I could see that smirk on his face. I felt bad… this was bad, though the weather was not cold but his gaze over me, giving me cold shivers.

“Usman hath choro mera! Are you mad?” I kept on trying to get my hands off but his grip got tighter.

“relax Mannat! relax!... you don’t have to be afraid of anyone… mein hoon na” he said and I wish I could slap his face, was he trying to head on his bhabi? Such an asshole he was.

“Shut up and leave me, or else I will call Hussain” I tried to threaten him but he chuckled and fear ran through my spine.

“Hussain?” he laughed lightly and I could feel my body shivering now.

“Q? wo hea he kon tumhara?....mangeter? or wo bhi jhoot moot ka?” he said bending on my face and my eyes went wide with shock, he was bending down and I was hating him, I moved my face aside.

“let go off me” I yelled and he pushed me back on the fridge, I looked at his face in utter shock, what was he up to?

“Husss….”I tried to yell but he suddenly put his hand over my mouth. I felt my eyes were becoming wet and my palms all sweaty. I was struggling in his grip and he wasn’t in the mood of letting me go.

“don’t you dare tell him or anybody… werna mein sab ko bata doon ga k tum dono natak ker rae ho, and you know phir kia ho ga?” he spatted coming closer to my face… “Hussain ki or tumhari izzat ka kachra ho jae ga, Hussain ko to na chahte hue bhi meri behen se shadi kerni he pare gi…..” he added and I shut my eyes tight, he was too close and I didn’t want to see his dirty face.

“whats that wrong in my sister han?jo Hussain ko ye jhoot bolna para?.... be izzati ki hea us ne meri behen ki, I wont forgive him” he snapped and right then I heard some voice, I mentally prayed for help and Usman slowly let go of my hands and pulled his hand away from my mouth. I breath heavily, my whole body was shivering with fear….

“wese! Tum se koi dushmani nai meri…..Mannat!” he said with a smirk and I gritted my teeth.

“please let me go” I almost begged him and he chuckled.

Right when he was about to say something the lights turned on and he pulled away…..my eyes went wide in shock and I couldn’t utter a single thing.

“what the hell is going on here?” Samra almost shouted looking at us.

“bhbai! I told you… I warned you ye sab theek nai hea but you didn’t listen” Usman suddenly looked at me and I felt I was about to faint.

“what? Are you kidding me? you were the one who…

“yeah! I know I know ub ap kia kahen gi…. Please! Kuch to sharam ki hoti, you are my brother’s fiancée” Usman said and I fisted my hands trying to control my anger.

“What! Mannat you?” Samra stepped towards me and I looked at her in disbelief.

“Smara I didn’t do anything it was him who tried to ….

“oh! Bus kijiye bhabi….. ap bhabi hen meri, I cant not even imagine of doing anything with you” Usman cut me in the middle and I took a step towards him I just wanted to grab his collar and take the shit out of him but Samra stood between us, glaring me.

“Samra just move a side, mein chorron gi nai isey” I yelled out.

“Kia choren gi nai? Halat dekhi hea ap ne apni? Is huliye mein ap yahan ker kia rai then?”she pointed towards my clothes and suddenly I realized in anger I just forgot about my duppatta which was in his feet….. “sharam ani chaiye wese apko, engaged ho ker ye herkaten?” Samara added and I looked up at her face shocked.

“It was him who try to head on his bhabi… not me, apne awara bhai ko sambhalo ja ker” I said and the next moment I just couldn’t believe what happened, a slap on my face… I felt pain, hell pain. My eyes watered up and I slowly looked up and saw Samra looking at me with her eyes all bloodshot and Usman was standing at her back smirking at me.

I put my hand on my face and stepped aside to get out when my feet and heartbeat just stopped, Hussain was standing there in the door with his expressions unreadable and I just felt like hiding somewhere, his gaze fixed over Samara and I tried to get out of the kitchen when he stopped me holding my shoulders, I didn’t have courage to look up at his face….

“Mannat!” he said, his voice all hesitant and my tears rolled down my cheek.

“Hus…Hussain I… I didn’t do anything, I promi…

“Shhhh…chup…chup ho jao! I know relax… I know okay!” he looked down at my face wiping the tears and my breath hitched up.

“And you two…. Jao apne kamron mein” Hussain said more like an order, his voice stern.

“but Hussain ye…

“Usman-go-to-your-room” he stopped him raising his hand and said gritting his teeth, anger evident in his tone.

“tum log hamare mehman ho… and I really don’t want to misbehave,go now…” he said looking at Usman and ignoring Samara. They walked past us, leaving the kitchen and I just wanted to hide my self somewhere when Usman looked at me while leaving, I fisted Hussain’s shirt in my hand, just wanted to vanish away.

“And Smara!” Hussain suddenly said and she halted in her tracks….. “ I am not done with you yet……buhat bari ghalti ki heat um ne” Hussain said, while holding my hand and Samara just left the kitchen with out saying anything.

Once they left, I almost fell on the floor and broke into sobs, Hussain bent down over his knees and held my head in his hands.

“hey! Mannat! look at me… Mannat! dekho meri taraf” he said softly and I slowly looked at his face.

“Wo…Wo Usman…wo” I tried to tell him but just stammered and I felt pain.

He just kept on looking at me for a while then got up and went to the fridge , he held up the bottle and my duppatta in one hand and came near me.

“pakro!” he extended the bottle towards me and I slowly held it in my hand, still hiccuping and breathing heavily. Suddenly he scooped down and before I could understand he lifted me up in his arms…..

“Hussain!” I gasped and he looked down at my face.

“Shhh relax” he said softly and I slowly put my head over his shoulder and wrapped my arms around his neck, I felt safe in his arms like no one can harm me now… he is the fort around me and no Usman can come near me now. I felt he walked slowly and carefully as if I was hurt physically…. No! hussain! this time I was hurt internally….. he pushed the door with his knee and stepped inside, where were we? I picked up my head and looked around, it was his room….. he carefully put me on the bed and turned….

“Mat jao” I hurriedly grabbed his arm and he looked at me smiling assuring me, …. “am not going anywhere Mannat! just… just shutting the door” he said with a smile and I slowly and reluctantly let go of his arm.

He came back to me and sat near me on the bed, I was still in sobs though I was feeling much relieved now…. in his presence, he picked up the bottle from the bed and the glass from his side table… “piyaas lagi thi?” he looked down at my face and asked softly, I nodded my head and he filled the glass with water. raising it to my lips we made me drink the water by himself and I drank all of it….. feeling a bit better, he put the glass back.

He looked at my face silently, slowly he tilted his head a bit and raising his hand he carefully touched my cheek and I whimpered inside.

“dard ho ra hea?” he asked still looking at my cheek and I nodded.

His fingers caressed my cheek and I closed my eyes, suddenly I felt his warm breath near my jawline and I opened my eyes… he was too close to me, he looked into my eyes and I gulped down the lump in my throat…. He pulled in a bit and his lips touched my cheek the place where I was feeling hell pain, his hand moved to the other side of my face and his lips moved towards my temple. I inhaled deep and closed my eyes…. I winced suddenly, he was holding my wrist and I felt pain under my wrist watch.

He at once moved back and I opened my eyes, he looked at me…

“Am sorry!” he looked flushed and I shook my head.

“No, its… its not you…my “ I looked down at my wrist and his gaze followed mine, slowly he took hold of my wrist and took off my watch carefully, trying hard not to hurt me. He gasped looking at my wrist, it was red and a rash was there due to the buckle of my watch and his grip over it…. I hated him…. I haven’t hated anyone so much before, have never gone through any such thing in my life, why? Why he did that? I closed my eyes and tears rolled down.

I felt Hussain left my wrist and got up, I opened my eyes and saw him heading towards the door, I hurriedly got up and stopped him holding his arms, his expressions raged up, his face muscles tensed.

“Mannat! let me go…. I will kill them” he tried to jerk my hand away but I stood in between him and the door.

“Nai, please Hussain! don’t do this” I tried to stop him but he shook his head.

“How dare he do that? Saley ke turkey ker doon ga” he fisted his hand and punched the door hard, I filched blinking my eyes, his breath was heavy.

“He knows the truth” I said slowly and he looked at my face suddenly.

“what? What truth?” he asked and I told him everything he said.

“ub to pakki hea saley ki maut mere hathon” he said gritting his teeth, he suddenly started looking down.

“am sorry Mannat! I put you in this situation” he said looking down and I slowly held his face in my palms making him look up at me, his eyes bored into my eyes and his stubble tickled my palms, I giggled a bit and a frown appeared on his face.

“what's so amusing?” he asked with a smile at the corner of his lips and I smiled back looking at his face.

“your stubble…..” I slowly touched his beard and he looked down at my fingers on his face.

“what? you don’t like it?” he asked and I shook my head, still smiling.

“I love it….. have always does. First time in that perfect memory, when I saw you with a stubble  …. I just died Hussain! you looked…looked…

“looked what?” he cut me in the middle feeling my discomfort and I smiled looking down, I looked up at his face and caught a deadly smirk, his eyes were fixed on the depth of my neckline and I gasped, he was looking at his name on the pit of my neck…..

I hurriedly moved a side to get away but he stopped me, blocking me on the door in between his arms and I looked at him with mouth half open, shaking my head. I knew what he was up to……

“I want to see it” he whispered and I shivered deep down…. no, I cant let you do that.

“I want to see your tattoo” he repeated this time with a smile and I felt it was hard to breath now…. I shook my head slowly and he smirked, slowly he removed his hand from the door and raised it to my neck….. I gulped down unable to stop him. he softly touched that chain in my neck and my skin just tickled under his fingers.

He pulled up the chain which was hanging inside my vest and my heartbeat stopped when his eyes shifted on the ring hanging with it, he looked up at my face in surprise…shock.

“You kept it?” he asked in disbelief and I nodded.

“Just like you kept my letters” I replied into a whisper and he looked back on the ring, fingering it in his fingers.

“He pulled out the chain from my neck and took the ring out slowly. I just looked at his face unable to get what he was up to. Slowly he bent down over one of his knee and looked up at my face…. I was going speechless, I knew what he was he going to do but I don’t know how I would respond to that.

“Mein buhat Muhabbat kerta hoon tum se Mannat!” he said, every word of his was solemn showing his love…. “shadi karo gi muj se?” he said raising the ring in his hand towards me and I gasped at what he just said….. what should I say now? what should I say? I just kept on looking at his face to the ring he was holding in his hand.

“My knee is hurting… but that’s okay, I can wait” he said making a face then smiled cheekily and I couldn’t help chuckle.

“Berdasht ker lo ge…is Aafat ko sari umer?” I asked and he smiled warmly at me, nodding his head.

“Ah! am ready to spend my life with this Aafat....With pleasure” he replied, the ring still in his hand towards me…. “Aafat and Hurricane…sounds perfect” he added winking at me and I chuckled.

"per mujhe aata jata kuch nai, i cant even make good tea" i said making a face and he chuckled...... " cant make food, khana kon pakaya kare ga?" i asked innocently.

"you dont worry, if I can handle this Aafat, I can handle just any thing... and chae  mein buhat achi bana leta hoon, tum han to karo.... abhi isi khushi mein bana ker pilaoon gi" he said and i laughed at his cute expressions.

“Pachtaao ge to nai bad mein?” I asked after thinking for a while and he rolled his eyes, I knew he was eager to hear a yes, deep down I was eager to say a yes, but…. But I wasn’t sure if I should say it yet or not?

“Sawaal he paida nai hota” he said firmly…… “ Mannat my knee” he said making a face and I hide my amusement, biting my lower lip.

“What if I say a yes and later in life you found someone else…. Fall in love with someone else and just…forget me” I said pouting at the end and he looked into my eyes.

“Over my dead body” he said like a promise and I smiled.

“what ifffff…. I found someone else and…..

“chup…..” he at once got up, pulling me into him and I gasped at his sudden reaction. His eyes boring into mine, his hand on the small of my back pulling into him….. I looked at his face frozen at what he just do…..

“Never say this again Mannat!” his breath fanning my face and mine chocking in my throat, was he that madly in love with me? Hussain Asif, the person whose pictures were pasted on my room’s wall for like so many years, the man who used to come in my dreams and I make fantasies with him….. he was himself in love with me? a smile spread on my face and without even thinking or deciding I just hugged him…. wrapping my arms around his waist, putting my head on his chest. I felt his body stiffened a bit….. slowly he wrapped his arms around my back and held me tight.

I looked up at his face, his face was relaxed now and eyes closed…..

“yes!” I whispered and he opened his eyes…. “yes! I will Hussain, am ready to spend my life with a Hurricane, with pleasure” he smiled and holding me from my waist he held up in air and I just gasped holding him tight, he spun round and finally put me back on the earth.

“You made me the happiest man, today. I never felt that happy ever in my life Mannat” he said, his eyes shinning and hands still on my waist mine fisting the sides of his shirt.

“And I am feeling as if am…. Am dreaming Hussain” I said looking into his eyes and he chuckled.

“Dreaming?…..q bhala?” he asked smiling.

“Because I have dreamt all this for so many times, I cant even count now” I said and he just stared into my eyes.

“This time… its not a dream Mannat!...its pretty reality” he said tucking my locks at the back of my ear.

“I cant believe it” I whispered and his gaze shifted down to my lips… tension spread across my body when he slowly bent down and tilted his head a bit to his right… his gaze fixed on my lips. I put my hands on his chest to stop him.

“Hey! Hussain…. what? No” I said and he looked into my eyes.

“What? Just trying to make you believe its not a dream any more” he said rolling his eyes and I chuckled, lightly slapping his arm.

“I guess… I should go now” I said as he stared my face, saying nothing…. And I felt mazeed rukna would be dangerous for both of us.

“Na jao na” he said putting his head over my neck and his nose tickled my skin, I giggle and backed off.

“no, I must leave now… and promise me you wont say anything to him”

I said and he looked at me seriously.

“takey wo sala dobara aesi herkat kare…. Hath na torr doon us ke” he said gritting his teeth and I rolled my eyes.

“Nahee…. For shehry! For Aunty… Hussain shehry ki shadi hea, we can not mess it up. It’s the best moment of his life we have to cherish it with him not to ruin it with all these larai jhagrey” I said and he looked away shaking his head….. “look at me….” I said and he looked at my face, a frown spread over his forehead and I looked up.

“It doesn't suit you…” I looked at his forehead and he raised his eyeballs to look up….a smile appeared on his lips…. “yeah! this is better” I looked at his lips and found that smile changing into a smirk.

“Mannat! its okay….you can kiss me, I have told you I don’t have any issue” he said and I at once looked up.

“ch! Tang mat karo…. or else, I will tell Shehry, k tum mujhe tang kerte ho” I said and he rolled his eyes.

“yeah! Shehry… your body guard’ he said and I chuckled.

“Nops! Not a bodyguard…. Bestest brother ever” I said smiling and he smiled back then suddenly his smile faded.

“oye! Wo bhai tumhara…to mein kia hua phir?” he said seriously and I laughed…. “q rishte ki mother sister ker rai ho Aafat” he added and I chuckled.

‘chalo ub so jao tum bhi….. sweet dreams” I said taking a step back and he held my hand in his.

“kia hua?” I asked looking at our hands.

“are you sleepy?” he asked and I thought for a second then nodded and he smiled.

“ookay! Then yaheen so jao… mere pass” he said seriously and my eyes went wide.

“yeah! why not…. Pagal” I tried to act calm, jab k dil mein toofaan macha hua tha.

“q? I promise I will behave myself” he said innocently and I shook my head.

“No…” I said firmly trying to pull off my hand from his grip when he suddenly took a step towards me making me step back.

“Okay then… on one condition” he said and I raised my eyebrows.

“What?”

“Show me my name….and I would let you go, otherwise” he let his sentence in the middle and I looked at him astound…. He cant be serious.

“No, Hussain this is not happening” I said firmly and he rolled his eyes.

“Why? Its my name on your heart…. In fact, my name…my heart… my girl and I cant see that? Ha! Seriously?” he said dramatically and on the phrase “my girl” my heart just went wild inside its cage. I knew I was blushing hard right now.

“You are blushing Mannat!....” he said softly taking steps towards me, still holding my hand…. “ I love it when you blush” he whispered and my back touched the wall. I looked into his eyes, while his went down to my neckline… I looked down too, his name was slightly showing off from the edge of it. He raised his hand and softly touched the writing, pulling the edge a bit down. My skin heated up and I closed my eyes, I fisted his shirt in my hand as I gulped down.

“Mannat!” he whispered softly and I couldn’t reply, my breath was heavy and eyes still closed….. his touch was still there on his name over my heart, on my lower neck making it burn.

“I think… I think we should sleep now” he said, and I opened my eyes. His eyes were still on my neck and I could feel his breath was heavy…. He had a killing effect on me… since long! but it felt strange to find out that I had an amazingly empowering effect on him too. I smiled at him as he looked up to meet my gaze, slowly a smile spread on his face and he shook his head.

“Good night!” I said and he slowly and reluctantly moved back.

“Good night Honey” he said with a smirk and I chuckled.

“ha! Honey?...ch! its creepy….too corny” I rolled my eyes.

“Then what? Love!? Sweetheart!?” he asked raising his eyebrows and I shook my head.

“nops!.... Aafat” I said and he smiled ear to ear at me.

“Aafat!….. meri Aafat” he mouthed and I waved bye at him while opening the door I blew a kiss at him and ignoring his melting and fainting expressions I hurriedly left the room and tip toed towards mine……. 

one word for Usman :p :D

And one for Hussain :D

hope u all have enjoyed reading it :) 

love you all :) 

stay blessed <3