When she open her eyes found the other side of the bed empty. Glancing at the clock she gasped, she did not realise that she slept till eleven of morning but the fact is that she was unable to blink her eyes whole night. "Where is Deni?" She walked towards the hall but when found no one in the hall she asked the maid and she told that Mr and Mrs Kazmi had to visit the hospital so Daniyal went with them and only then Shifa realised that she forgot about it.

"Make a mug of coffee for me. Strong one." And she walked to Badi Amma's room, she was sleeping soundly.

Coming back to the dining area she sat down on her usual chair which was just beside Daniyal's chair and she noticed that the breakfast plates were still present on the table.

"Who was sitting on my chair?" Shifa asked the maid who brought coffee for her.

"Wo jo nayi Bibi aayi hain na wo bethi thi..." The maid said in a whisper and turned to go back to the kitchen but stopped for a while. "Aaj subah chai unhone banayi thi, Daniyal sahab ko apne hath se chai nikal ke de rahi thi." Shifa was stunned, for a moment she wanted to ask what happened after that? but the kind lady didn't need this question, she herself continued.

(The lady who came yesterday.)

(Today she has made tea, she was pouring tea for Daniyal sir with her hands.)

"Lekin Bade Sahab ne keh diya ye chai pheek do, hum sirf Shifa ke hath ki chai Peete hain."

(But sir (Mr Kazmi) ordered to discard that tea and said that we all only have the tea made by Shifa only.)

"Okay, you go and clean my room." Shifa grabbed the mug with force and huffed. She was determined that she won't let Adeena take her position. Standing up with jolt she walked to Adeena's room.

"Ya kya badtameezi hai? Kisi ke room me aane se pehle knock kra jata hai itna bhi nhi pta kya?" Adeena sat down on the bed and Shifa furrowed.

(Don't you have manners? One should knock the door before walking in the room.)

"Mujhe tameez par lecture dene ki koi zarurat nhi hai, ye mera ghar hai, jab dil chahe jaha dil chahe jaa sakti hu. Aap fooran apna samaan uthaiye aur chali jaiye yaha se." Maybe for the first time Shifa was rude, but it was need of the hour.

(I don't nee your lecture on manners, it's my home I can go wherever I want at any time. You just pack your luggage and leave.)

"Ye Daniyal ka ghar hai aur Daniyal ne hi mujhe yaha rooka hai, agar main chali gyi to wo kya kahega?" Adeen was sounding innocent as well as helpless, but Shifa was sure she was not!

(This is Daniyal's home and Only he told me to stay here. What will he say if I leave?)

"Daniyal mere shohor hain, wo kya kahenge, kya karenge, kesa react krenge uski fikar karne ki liye main hu. Aapka masla hai aapka apna ghar aur aapka beta, behtar hoga apna saman uthaiye aur chali jaiye yaha se." Shifa snap and soon she noticed Adeena's expressions changing.

(Daniyal is my husband. Whatever he says, whatever he does, and however he reacts, all are my matter of concerns. You should focus on your home and son, so pick your belongings and just leave.)

"Main jau? Main? Jaogi to tum, Shifa... Ye mera ghar hota agar..." Shifa didn't let her complete

(Are you asking me to leave? You'll be the one to leave. This home would be mine if...)

"Kya hota kya nhi wo matter nhi krta, the fact that matters is, it's my home not yours. You may leave." Shifa was as straight as line. Daniyal had teach her many things one of them was when people starts crossing their boundaries make new boundaries so that they stay within their limits, and today for the first time Shifa was applying that lesson in her life.

(It doesn't matter what could happen,)

"Main kahi nhi jaa rhi, meri baat kaan khool kr sun lo, Daniyal mera tha aur mera hi rahega. Tum to na jaane kaha se aa gyi meri zindagi barbad karne ke liye." Adeena grit her teeth while seeing directly in Shifa's eyes.

(I'm not going anywhere. Mark my words! Daniyal was mine and he'll be mine only. Shifa, You come from nowhere to destroy my life.)

"Zaban sambhal ke, tum mere aur mere shohor ke beech me aa rhi ho. Agar Deni se itni hi mohabbat thi to unke liye pehle stand lena chahiye tha. Mene nhi kaha tha kisi or se shadi Karo or unhe chhod ke chali jao... "

(Watch your words. You're coming in between me and my husband. You should have taken a stand for Deni if you're claiming to love him... I didn't tell you to leave him to get married to someone else.)

"Sab kuch tumhari wajah se hi to hua hai... Tumhari wajah se meri aur Daniyal ki shadi nhi ho paayi. Tumhari wajah se hum barbaad ho gye Shifa." Adeena shouted and Shifa furrowed.

(Everything happened because of you... Because of you, my marriage with Daniyal could not take place. Our lives are destroying because of you Shifa.)

"Kya? Meri wajah se?" Shifa was confused but Adeena was enraged.

(What? Because of me?)

"Haa... Tumhari wajah se. Tumne Hume barbad kar diya. Dad ne hamare ghar aur family business ko sirf isliye chhoda kyuki tumhari zindagi barbad ho rhi thi... Humne bohot saal mushkil se guzare... Phir sab kuch theek ho hi gya tha, meri zindagi mein Daniyal aa gya tha, Hamari shadi ho hi jati lekin achanak dad ko business me loss ho gya aur unhe peso ki zarurat padi to wo kya karte... Tumhara baap pura family business barbad krke beth gya aur jo kuch bacha tha wo sab unhone tumhare naam kr diya... Ek phooti koodi bhi nhi di us insaan ne hume. Tumhare Abba ko achanak yaad aa gya tha ki unki ek beti bhi hai jo na jaane kaha hai... Or mere abba ko sirf main Nazar aayi Bali ka bakra banane ke liye... Unhone apne business ko bachane ke liye mera sooda kr diya." Shifa was stunned as well as answerless somehow she managed to say only, "what's my fault in all these things?"

(Yes because of you. You destroyed our lives. Dad left our home and family business just because your father was divorcing your mother and your future was on stake. We spent our life in misarable conditions for many years... Then everything started getting on its place and I felt blessed when I got Daniyal. We would get married but dad's business suddenly faced a loss and he was almost on the road, he needed money but your father had already destroyed our family business. And he invested whatever namesake money was left with him on your name, he didn't gave a single penny of our share from house and business. Your father suddenly realised that he has a daughter who is actually somewhere! And my dad, he got his daughter as scapegoat to save his business. He used me as a deal to save his business.)

"Sab kuch tumhari hi galti hai. Agar tum nhi hoti to is sab ki shuruaat hi nhi hoti... Tumne mere haq par daaka daala hai... Pehle duniya me aate hi mera ghar chheen liya or ab mere Daniyal ko cheen rhi ho... Agar Daniyal ki shadi kisi aur se huyi hoti to main uski zindagi mein kabhi nhi aati, Lekin Daniyal mera hai, sirf mera, tumne mere haq par bohot baar daaka daala hai, ab aur nhi.."

(All these things are your fault, all these things wouldn't happen if you didn't exist. You have snatched away my home when you come to this world and now you're snatching Daniyal away from me! If someone else was Daniyal's wife I would never walk in his life but it's you Shifa. It's you. You've already took possession on what was mine, but not anymore...)

Shifa was unable to tolerate such toxicity anymore, she understood that Adeena's wasn't here for her old lover, she was here to take revenge of her miseries. She was blind by jealousy and envy.

An enemy with hatred is much better than a friend with jealousy, and cherry on the cake, here Adeena was a jealous enemy.

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"Deni..." She grabbed his arm when he entered in the room, she was crying. "Why are you crying, Shifa?"

"Deni... Please ask her to leave. Please." Wiping her eyes with the back of her palm she muttered. "Please Shifa, Don't behave like a kid, where will she go? Yesterday only she has moved to a new home in which electricity and water supply is suspended for a few days. Just for a few days yaar. She's kind of homeless for now."

"Can't you understand what I'm telling you? You blind man. She wants to make me homeless, she wants me to leave this home and you... Deni, I wasn't even strong ever but I can't be weaker than this... I'm literally begging in front of you... Please do something, arrange a home for her and send her away from our life right now. Please, otherwise it will be too late. Please." She was literally joining her hands in front of Daniyal, he closed his eyes for a moment and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

"My idiot woman! Don't overthink. Just don't. Daniyal Kamzi is all yours. No one can come in between us." He kissed on Shifa's forehead but she pushed him away. "I'm not an Idiot, or even if I'm an I can't be so idiot to let some other woman take possession on my husband." Shifa was enraged. She was crying as well as shouting at her husband. This girl already lost control over her emotions now, she was behaving really idiotic.

"Shifa, please, I'm happy with you and Adeena will never destroy my happy life. So stop doubting on her. Or at least trust me." Shifa was seeing her husband's faith in Adeena, how well he knew her?! She was about to tell him everything Adeena said when a knock on the door grabbed their attention, before any of them could answer, the door of the room was opened by Adeena as she walked in, she eyes were filled with tears.

"Daniyal, main jaa rhi hu. Shifa ko lagta hai main tum dono ke beech me aa rhi hu. Main to aesa kuch nhi chahti. Main to tumhari Khushi me khush hu." Shifa blinked blankly... Was she same Adeena?

(Daniyal I'm going back, Shifa thinks I'm coming in between you two. But I don't want anything like that, I want you to be happy, nothing else.)

"Deni... She herself told me that you're hers and she won't let me come in between you two. And I'll have to leave this home." Shifa said in a hurry and Adeena looked at her with wide eyes.

"Kya? Shifa... Mere aesa kab kaha? Main to apne room me hi thi jab tum mere pass aayi thi ye kehne ke liye ki main yaha se chali jaau... bolo... Tum nhi aayi thi kya? Daniyal se bool do ki main jhut bol rhi hu." Shifa was shocked on the white lie of Adeena "Haan mene kaha tha magar..." before shifa could complete her sentence Adeena looked at Daniyal.

(What? Shifa... When did I say this? I was in my room when you come to my room to ask me to leave this home... Weren't you? Now tell Daniyal that I'm lying.)

(Yes I said that but...)

"Abhi to tum keh rahi thi ki mene tumse kaha tha ki tum yaha se chali jao... Tum kyu jhut bool rhi ho Shifa? Maine tumhara kya bigada hai?" Shifa was standing like a dumb person She opened her mouth to say something but only tears came out of her eyes, no words made it other than "Deni..."

(But just a few moments ago you were saying that I asked you to leave this home. Why are you lying Shifa? What wrong have I done to you?)

"Adeena, you go to your room." Daniyal told her but she shook her head while wiping her tears with the back of her palms. "Nhi Daniyal... Main aur beizzati bardash nhi kar sakti. Bas main jaa rhi hu abhi." Adeena cried helplessly

(No Daniyal... I can't tolerate more insults than this.)

"Adeena, go to your room, right now." This time she silently obeyed Daniyal because this was what she wanted... She wanted Daniyal to stop her from going back when she herself was willing to leave.

"Deni..." Shifa grabbed his wrist, "Don't you trust me?"

"Abhi tak to karta tha?" And he walked to the bathroom after pulling his wrist from her grip.

(I used to do.)

"Ab nhi karte?" His silence said it all.

(Don't you do anymore?)

"Deni..."

"Aapko Kis baat ki insecurity hai Shifa? Mene keh diya main Adeena se shadi nhi karunga, kya aapko mujh pe bharosa nahi hai?" He asked with disappointment. His voice raised.

(Why are you insecure Shifa? I already told you that I won't get married to her, don't you trust me?)

"Aap uske liye mujh pr shak kar rhe hain, aap mujhe jhhuuta samajh rahe hain aur main insecure bhi feel nhi kru? Aap mere shohor hain aapko mujh pe trust hona chahiye us pe nhi." She shouted

(You're doubting on my statements, you're considering me a liar and i can't even feel insecure? You're my husband, you should trust me not her.)

"Aapne khud qubul kara hai ki aapne Adeena se yaha se jaane ke liye kaha, aapne us se kaha ki wo hum dono ke beech aa rhi hai, aur aap mujhe keh rhi ho ki usne aapko ye sab bola..." Daniyal sighed, he never thought that Shifa would lie just to send Adeena away. 

(You accepted yourself that you told Adeena to leave but you were telling opposite! You told me that she told you that.)

"Deni aapne abhi puri baat to suni hi nhi." She said while crying. Defeated.

(Deni you haven't listened to me completely.)

"Sunao..." Sitting on the couch he gestured to her to sit in front of him.

(I'm all ears.)

Shifa held his hand and cried out. She was unable to say anything because of sobs and tears rolling down from her eyes.

Shifa's Tears! Daniyal's weakness

"Shifa, aap mujhe pagal kar dogi.." He was angry just a moment ago but now shifted towards her and pulled her in a hug. "Stop crying."

(Shifa, You'll drive me crazy.)

"Wo... Wo mujhse nafrat karti hai kyuki use lagta hai mene un logo ki zindagi barbaad kar di. Wo mera ghar barbaad kar ke apna badla lena chahti hai." Shifa told him the big truth in a small sentence and Daniyal furrowed. He couldn't believe this fact but Shifa's tears already did something to his heart.

(She hates me because she thinks I've destroyed her life, and now she wants revenge by destroying my home.)

"Adeena told you that she hates you?" He asked and Shifa nodded, for a moment she felt that her husband loves her more than his ex-girlfriend.

"Let me ask her." he said and Shifa removed her forehead from his chest and pushed him away. "You trust her but you can't trust me? You need her testimony to believe that your wife isn't lying?"

"Shifa I trust you. I want to clear if there is a misunderstanding." This time Daniyal was looking frustrated and Shifa smiled sarcastically.

"You know what Deni, once I read somewhere, 'Get married to a person who loves you rather than the one whom you love', today I understand what does it mean. No matter what I do for you your love will be reserved for her only."

"Shifa please. Don't you think you're overreacting?" He asked with frustration, he never saw this Shifa before and now it was impossible for him to digest the reality that she could also argue and shout like a wife.

"No, I can't trust you now! I really can't!" She shouted "You were cupping her face in front of you wife and parents. You both were sitting together at midnight. She wants to get married to you, still you want me to trust you blindly but you can't trust my statement!" Throwing the bunch of flowers which was he brought for her yesterday, she shouted from the top of the lungs.

Mrs Kazmi was about to come to sort out this matter but Mr Kazmi stopped her because he wanted Shifa to take a stand in this matter bravely instead of looking forward to other family members like a poor and miserable woman.

On the other hand Adeena was enjoying this but she was not satisfied yet. She wanted to add some fuel to the flame with her innocence acting.

"Daniyal." Without bothering to knock on the door she opened it and walked towards Daniyal without any hesitation. Both husband wife gave a deadly glare at Adeena which she digested shamelessly.

"It's our bedroom, so learn to knock the door before coming in." Shifa grit her teeth... "Don't be angry Shifa, I... I was just..." Adeena said innocently but she was stopped by Daniyal's loud question.

"Adeena, what you say to Shifa?" Daniyal asked loudly and Adeena's face become pale for the first time. "Wh... What? I said nothing." She mumbled and Shifa's eyes grew wide in disbelief.

"Didn't you say that you hate me because I destroyed your life.... Didn't you say that you got married to someone else because..." Shifa was confronting but Adeena nodded her head.

"Yeah, I said this but...." Adeena was saying when Shifa glared at Daniyal "See... I told you na..." For a moment she felt like a winner who won the race by a Nano second but she forgot that one lap was yet left.

"Wait... What you have told him, Shifa?" Adeena asked innocently like she was unable to understand anything.

"Let me clear this... Please.... There is a big misunderstanding, Shifa! I told you that I hate the circumstances that destroyed mine and your life. I didn't say I hate you. You're interpreting my words in the wrong way," Adeena cried and Daniyal looked towards both the ladies present in front of him.

Shifa couldn't lie, and Adeena couldn't hurt anyone... Then who was wrong? Maybe it was just a misunderstanding!

"I don't know if you're doing it intentionally to make a bad impression of mine on Daniyal... But trust me Shifa, I have no intention to create difference between you two. See..." she join her hands in front of Shifa "I'm asking for forgiveness if I hurt you unintentionally." She muttered while kneeling in front of Shifa and held her feet. "I'm literally begging in front of you, I'm asking forgiveness. Forgive me if I have ever hurt you unintentionally, but please don't accuse me in this disgusting manner. I'm not coming in between you two, you stay happy with your husband..."

Shifa was looking at Daniyal, she was stunned. Till a few days ago she considered herself the best actress who can hide her tears and smile in any situation but today she got to know what is the meaning of acting. Adeena was an unmatched actress. "Deni, She is..." She muttered and a single drop of water rolled down from her eyes. But Adeena was crying with hiccups sitting on the floor.

"Adeena, get up." Daniyal placed his hand on her shoulder and she shook her head. "Shifa... Forgive me." Still holding Shifa's feet she was crying.

"Just stand up." She stood up and held Daniyal's hand in between her both palms. "Don't you trust me Daniyal? You've seen me for years... Do you think I can destroy your family? I loved you, even though I still love you and I can't see you in pain. That's why I want you to be happy with your wife. I don't wanna destroy your home. Trust me."

Shifa was looking at the scene. She took a step back as she understood now she can't get her Daniyal back. Never...

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