THIRD PERSON'S POV:

Holding many questions in her mind and many feelings in her heart Maizah was standing besides Anzala. Rumi was sitting in the couch of hall of Rizwi Mantion.

"Abdul, I can't express my happiness." Mr. Ali said with a smile on his face which was complimenting his statement.

"I never thought that our friendship will converted into this relationship." Abdul Gafur said with a smile and everyone passed the same smile, except Maizah.

"Naail, what are you doing?" Mr. Ali asked when he was busy in his mobile.

"I'm calling Dad and mom." He replied with a smile and Mr. Ali made a disappointing face.

"When you knows they both won't receive your call right now then why are you calling?" Mr. Ali whispered and Naail nodded with a sad expression.

"I just wanted them to be a member in my happiness but their work always comes before me." Naail muttered and Mr. Ali patted his shoulder. No one else understood what the two of grandfather and grandson was talking about.

"What happened? Is there any problem?" Rashid asked to Mr. Ali and he shook his head. Everyone was talking to each other, the ring was exchanged in between Rumi and Naail. They both looked at each other and Rumi was the first who lowered her gaze while suppressing her smile and Naail smiled with a satisfying feeling. Everyone fed sweets to each other and then that was turn of Anzala and Maizah. Gul was the one who was passing the sweet to all. Just to show that everything is fine in their family she turned towards Anzala and Maizah who were standing besides each other. Gul lifted the plate of gulab jamun towards Anzala and he silently took half piece, and took a small bite from that, but when Maizah lifted a ful piece of sweet because she loves gulab Jamun very much but before she could lift the sweet from plate Gul glared her.

"Do you still have guts to behave normal?" Maizah was shocked what her mother said in hushed tone. She silently placed back the sweet and took a step backward.

"Ammi atleast you...." Maizah mouthed and tears made their way to her eyes. Gul's back was facing Naail and Mr Ali so they hadn't noticed about thier conversation.

"Maziiii..." Anzala said when she took steps towards the lawn, he didn't pay attention to anyone moved after her.

'What is the problem of these people why they can't live peacefully? Neither they live peacefully nor they let us live an easy life.'' Cursing his own family in his thoughts Anzala made his way towards the lawn after Maizah.

"I'll never talk to them." Maizah was muttering the same sitting on the bench of lawn when he reached to her.

"Mazi..." He sat down besides her, and looked at her tearfilled eyes.

"Anzala, is she my same Ammi who loved me so much? What kind of love that was which is vanished after watching a few pics!" Maizah was complaining and Anzala was feeling sad for her, he was also facing the cold shoulder of his family but he was not affected by that very much because he was an expert in ignoring people but Maizah was more hurt because she was always pampered by her family members, but then she was facing their anger and disappointment.

''Its true, I also have the same question in my head but I can't say all these things in front of her, it will make her more sad." Anzala said to himself and felt sad for Maizah.

"Maizah..." Anzala slowly callee her name and she looked towards him with her blurred vision due to presence of tears in her eyes.

"Anzu.."

"Sshhhh" He hushed her and wiped her tears, with his left hand.

"Yaar roya mat kar, rote hue asli chudail lagti hai tu.. Kisi din mujhe heart attack aa gya to tera kya hoga? Tere nakhre kon dekhega?" Anzala set in over dramatic way but got a glare from Maizah

(Don't show me your crying face, you look like a witch while crying! One day I will get heart attack while watching your horrible face then what will happen with you, who will tolerate your tantrums after me?)

"Anzala, its not funny." she snapped and Anzala sighed.

''This girl is unpredictable.'' His heart said.

''Don't you think you have take a lot of time just to understand this small thing." His mind made his own mockery and Anzala smiled.

"Leave that.. We will make them understand soon, you eat this." Anzala said while wiping Maizah's tears with his left hands. She looked at him.

''Only he is with me otherwise I'm alone in my own home. " Maizah said to herself.

Anzala smiled at her and pinched her cheek softly.

"Come on have this." Anzala lifted the half bitten piece of sweet towards her mouth, while his left hand was still cupping her cheek to aid her condition but she removed his hand from herself.

"Anzala.. We should maintain some distance between us... I don't want anyone to judge us wrongly again." Maizah said without looking into his eyes and he realised why she was saying that.

''Anzala, you should be careful, she must be feeling uncomfortable with you.'' Anzala scolded himself but nodded but creeped away from each other.

"Okay. We will stay away from each other But you don't have to maintain distance with this... You like this. Aren't you?" Anzala asked when Maizah didn't took the sweet.

"But Anzala..." He didn't let her complete

"Come on... Cheer up... My chudail can't be so sad and cry baby." Anzala said lovingly and Maizah passed a sad smile, before opening her mouth to eat the gulab Jamun which he slowly gave in her mouth.

"Sari mat Kha jaiyo chudail, main bhi khaunga" Anzala added before she could took bit from that sweet and she giggles while wiping her tears.

(Left some for me too witch.)

"Ye meri hai, tu apne liye dusri le le" saying that she grab Anzala's wrist and eat whole piece.

(It's mine take other one for yourself)

"She is silly" He mumbled but she listened and slapped his arm while rolling her eyes.

"Shut up." she muttered and he smiled on her act.

"We have to stay away... So I'm telling you clearly that I will ignore you completely." Maizah said and made herself stand to go from there but her wrist was catched by Anzala.

"Mazi, don't go yaar... We are only friends, nothing else... I... I'm sorry for that." Maizah turned to saw him and saw his guilty expressions.

'' Anzala... Please don't make everything difficult for me." Her heart pleaded in front of him but she sat down beside him maintaining some distance. Both were silent for five minutes but Anzala was the first who break the silence.

"I'm sorry Mazi." He looked at her

"I.. That was.. I mean just for fun.." He stammered while behaving nervous for the first time ever with Maizah and she smiled sadly.

"Anzu what have happened with us? See.. We are feeling awkward with each other. We are the same Anzala and Maizah who were completely informal with each other... But this relationship is making us uncomfortable with each other." Maizah shared her feelings and and Anzala smiled sadly.

"But we will be friends forever... No relationship can change our friendship." He said but didn't get the reply.

"Mazi.. Am I right?" He asked and Maizah looked at him then slowly shook her head.

"It's better to stay away. We can't continue any relationship, they people will take our friendship as something else. So..." She stopped after that and Anzala was shocked.

"So... So what?" He asked with confusion.

"So we have to stay away from each other, it's simple." Saying that Maizah made herself stand.

"It's not this much simple Maizah... Our family is not talking to us,only we both are here for each other, if we too started to behave strangers with each other then how.... Dude it won't work." Anzala added and Maizah smiled.

"Idiot! Focus on Muskan. My Musu cat is very sweet, you won't need my company if you will be able to make your place in her heart." Maizah said with a fake chuckle and took steps towards inside the home, but Anzala was sitting on his place with shocked expressions.

"What happened to this girl? Is this my same Mazi?" He mumbled and closed his eyes while leaning his head backward, that's been some five minutes when he listened a voice.

"Yeah.. I'll.."

"Ohh.. Its okay.. You don't worry!" Anzala looked towards to owner of well-known voice. He was no one else but Naail who was talking to someone in call and coming out from the home

"Hey Anzala... Buddy where are you? Long time no see" Naail moved towards Anzala after discussion something with someone on call with a great smile on his lips Anzala also took steps towards him.

"How are you Naail bhai?" He asked with great enthusiasm both shake their hands and started talking about random stuffs but suddenly Anzala become froze on his spot after listening Naail's words.

"Oh! I forgot to congratulate you!" Naail said but stopped a moment "I even don't know what say? Should I congratulate you or say you all the best for future" Naail added and Anzala passed an uncomfortable smile.

"For what Naail bhai?" Anzala asked with hesitation.

"For your nikkah buddy... I got to know that Maizah and you are married since childhood... I felt so happy for you.. You both look great with each other" Naail added and Anzala was shocked.

"Umm... Actually.." Anzala's stammering voice made Naail confuse

"Is there anyway wrong?" Naail asked with furrowed brows while placing back hid mobile in his pocket.

"Actually Naail bhai... Maizah and I am not interested in this marriage. We are friends not anything else... We will not continue this marriage in any case. So please don't say to anyone about this. I don't want that anyone got to know about this forceful marriage" Anzala shared and Naail was shocked.

"Forceful marriage? It means you weren't happy with that Marriage? What was your age when your family did that?" Anzala was silent

''Seriously lying is easy only first time after that it's only and only difficult.'' Anzala said to himself.

"I thought that you both are happy with your marriage!" Naail said and Anzala shook his head.

"We both like each other, even we love each other but every love is not meant to be end up in the form of marriage. We are best friends but we can't be husband wife for whole life. So I'm requesting you to don't reveal this in front of anyone because after separation we will have to start our new life so I don't want anyone to judge us in wrong way or think us together." Anzala gave a big shock to Naail.

" Is Maizah also not happy? Or its only your decision?" He asked

" It's our common decision." Anzala state and Naail just nodded without any expression but he was feeling strange.

"But Anzala you and Maizah always stay happy with each other then why not for whole life?" Anzala shook his head with a smile

"We are only friends and we can't be anything more than that" Anzala shrugged and Naail, nodded but, still he was amazed

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Dinner table was full different type of food, all the others were busy in their dinner but Maizah was no where.

"Gul why aren't you eating?" Momina asked and Gul shook her head in reply.

"Ammi never eat until Aapi eats." Adnan told and Aasif looked at Gul.

"Gul... She will eat, you have your dinner." Aasif said and Gul shook her head.

"I'm not hungry" Gul made an excuse, but Aasif sighed.

"Go to her room and call her for dinner." Aasif gestured to Adnan, but Anzala thought that Aasif said to him so he made himself stands in a single moment. And Adnan was amazed to noticed that.

"I'm going Anzala bhai." Adnan said before going to Maizah's room and Anzala realised that his mother was glaring him.

"Aapi papa is calling you for dinner!" Maizah listened the same and a smile made its way to her lips, she was remembering the time when her parents never have their meal without her. She went to the dining hall happily, and took her seat opposite to Anzala, completely ignoring him, which hurt him.

Only God knows why?

The family took their dinner silently without leaving theirs cold behaviour with Anzala and Maizah which hurt her very much.

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_Naaz Jamal