THIRD PERSON'S POV:

The laziest person of the family was awaken! That wasn't easy to digested for Rizwi family but that rare Sunday morning everyone witnessed that rear scene.

Opening the book he was sitting on the floor trying to conclude how to make the assignment but his brain was flashing only one face that was belongs to a beautiful girl

No one else but Muskan...

"Sometimes Muskan looks so cute" With a smile Anzala mumbled and picked his pen to write something in the notebook but didn't get any effective plan or idea to work on the given assignment.

'I wish I could kill that Hitler Sharma when he gave us assignment' Anzala cursed his teacher which wasn't an acceptable thing but...

"Who gives such a boring topic for making assignments?" Anzala asked as if someone was sitting beside him to answer all his useless questions.

Connecting the earphone from his mobile he started listening songs while trying to focus on the assignment but unfortunately his senses were busy in remembering Muskan and her smile. And he dialled Muskan's number, but she didn't attend his call even after some 5 attempts

Anzala I'm sitting with daddy, don't call me again and again, I'll call you when I get time.

Anzala get a message from Muskan and the poor guy let a defeated sigh out

On the one hand we have Hitler Sharma on the other hand There is 'Arsalam Changez khan' who doesn't even let her daughter breath freely. Poor Muskan, I feel pity on her, don't know how she used to handle her daddy?" Anzala was mumbling while turning the page of book abruptly just to find the suitable topic. He was talking about Muskan's daddy as if his own family was offering him a bed of flowers! Muskan had to tolerate only one Genghis Khan (changez Khan) but actually there he and Maizah had to tolerate a whole Army of Genghis Khans in which Mrs Momina Rashid Rizwi was the leader.

But somehow Anzala was trying to focus on assignment, but when he didn't get any good idea then he thought to go to Maizah so that they both could discuss but suddenly he himself when remember what he had done!

'That was really awkward of me! How can I do that?' Once again regret covered his heart. That was very difficult for Anzala to overcome from that guilt. But still he couldn't compromise with his studies, so collecting all his courage he decided to go to Maizah but at the same time he was determined that he will talk to Maizah only about studies and other then that he will ignore her. Picking up required books and study material he prepared himself to go to Maizah's room but on the other hand....

"Maizah" a call on the doorstep of her room attracted her attention, shifting her gaze towards the door she found her father standing there

"Abbu." A low whisper left her mouth, and she suddenly made her way out from the bed, and aasif made his way towards Her.

"Abbu, you don't love me that's why you are also not talking to me like all the others" Maizah complained like a little baby who was crying in her father's arms.

"You are my baby how is it possible that I don't love you?" Aasif said while stroking her head. Maizah was very close to her father since childhood. First of all she was his first child. That's why she was special for Aasif as well as she was the only daughter of her parents. That's why she was over pampered by them especially by her father.

"No abbu You don't love me that's why you aren't talking to me, do you know how I am feeling since many days? I'm feeling like I'm living in a place where no one knows me, where I can't talk to anyone, where no one trust me" Breaking the hug Maizah complaint in single breath and Aasif wiped her tears with his fingers.

"Nothing like this... I love my princess more than anyone else." Aasif replied and Maizah shook her head

"You are lying, if you'd really love me then you would never stop talking to me, I was watching you everyday but still I wasn't able to talk to you, I was feeling that pain but you weren't... That means you don't love me!" Maizah was complaining and Aasif was silently listening.

" Do you know what I was feeling when I wasn't talking to you?" Maizah slowly shook her head on the question of her father and Aasif cupped her left cheek with his right hand.

" I was feeling like a man from whom someone snatched the air to breath, you are my daughter. Is this possible that I stay happy without talking to you?" Aasif said and she smiled, but a few tears rolled down from her eyes.

"Really?" she asked and Aasif nodded

"But Ammi doesn't love me!" She cried and Aasif smiled.

"Meri biwi ke bare main kuch nhi kehna... Mene kabhi use nahi rulaya or wo tumhari wajah se puri puri raat roti rehti hai. Mujhe tumse naraz hona chahiye meri biwi ko rulane ke liye!" Aasif said, making his brows furrowed and narrowing his eyes on Maizah, showing his fake anger , on that she remembered how she call her mother playfully as 'Wife is her father' which made her smile and Aasif also smiled.

(Don't you dare to say a single word against my wife, I never give any problem to her but she is crying for the whole night just because of you. I should be offended with you to make my wife cry)

They were busy talking when Anzala entered the room, he didn't knock as the door was already open as well as he had a pile of books in his hands so he wasn't able to knock. But

"Mazi we have to make an assignment, and we don't have enough time" without looking at her face Anzala said and Maizah nodded "Stop crying! You are my strong girl." Aasif said lovingly and Maizah nodded while sniffing and wiping her tears, but then Anzala looked at her face.

"Why are you crying?" Anzala couldn't help himself but asked as he wasn't able to tolerate those tears. Unknowingly

"Nothing" Maizah tried to avoid the question as well as looking at him

"Now she is not crying, she is my strong girl" Maizah smiled at what her father said to Anzala but he smirked to tease Maizah.

No Matter How Much they both decide to avoid each other but actually they couldn't control themselves when they go in front of one another.

"Is she strong? She even feels scared of cockroaches, how is she a strong girl?" Anzala asked in a mocking way.

"IN childhood you cried aloud when you just saw the injection but Maizah never cried, she was strong and she is still my strong girl" Aasif said to Anzala and Maizah laughed but Anzala rolled his eyes.

"N-Nothing like that, I never cried to watch inj-injection" Anzala said while shrugging his shoulders as if he was very confident but actually his words weren't complimenting his situation. Maizah giggled but then she bursted into laughter.

"Anzu You... You aren't afraid of injections? Really? Aren't you the one who ran away from the blood donation camp in college when you saw the doctor inserting Syringe?" Maizah mocked while laughing madly and Aasif smiled with satisfaction when found His daughter happy and laughing. But Anzala's ego was hurt and he huffed while holding the pile of books in his hands properly.

"Tu to ese keh rahi hai jese tujhe kabhi kisi cheez se dar hi nhi laga? Ya tu kabhi roi hi nhi? Bachpan se aaj tak sabse zyada rone ka world record tere naam hi hona chahiye" Rolling his eyes Anzala said in a mocking way and Maizah glared at him.

(You are saying as if you never felt afraid of anything or if you haven't ever cried! If we think wisely you should be the world's most crying girl from childhood to now!)

"Hawww... Main kab roti thi Bachpan me? Tu rota tha... Bandar ki tarah" Maizah commented on him while putting her both hands on her hips and Anzala Was shocked to hear that but he was not going to stay, a step away from her in the argument.

(Hawww... I wasn't the one who cried lot in childhood but you were)

"Main rota tha!! Main? Dimag par zoor daal yaad ayega ki kon rota tha jab main ludo main jeet jata tha!" Anzala asseverate it seems from his voice that he was considering himself as a winner of the argument but actually Maizah wasn't the one who stay on back seat in her quick wittering

( give some pressure to your small pea size brain then you will remember who cries loudly when I won in Ludo!)

''Achha or uska kya jab tu sirf isliye rota tha ki meri birthday pehle kyu aati hai or teri baad me kyu? Tu mujhse zyada rota tha" Maizah glared Anzala and he think for a moment while placing the books on bed which he was holding since long time

("Well and what about when you used to cry just because my birthday comes first and why yours later? You used to cry more than me)

'What to say in reply?' Anzala asked himself when he wasn't getting anything, Aasif was watching both of them and a smile crept to his lips.

'This boy has potential to make my daughter happy for whole life.' Aasif realised when witnessed Maizah and Anzala happy with each other, and he decided that they both should live their lives together, divorce won't be a good option for both of them.

"Another day when eve...." Anzala got some answer to give Maizah but his sentence was cutted off in between by Aasif's loud voice

"Stop it you both..., kitna ladte ho?(why you both fight this much?)" Aasif said loudly while shaking his head with disappointment.

"Chhote abbu aapki beti mujhse ladti hai" Maizah huffed when listened Anzala's complaining tone

(Uncle your daughter argue with me)

"Jese tu to kabhi kuch karta hi nahi hai?" Maizah said with puffy cheeks.

(As if you don't do anything?)

"Achhe lagte ho dono ek sath!" with a small smile Aasif said in almost no voice , and patted Maizah's head one more time before stepping towards the door of the door but both Maizah and Anzala felt shocked by those words.

(You both look good together)

They both were looking at each other and their hearts were beating loudly and abnormally, At the same time Aasif passed from the right side of Anzala and he felt a hand on his shoulder "Meri beti meri Jaan hai, agar tumne ise pareshan kra to main bhul jaunga ki mene tumhe bhi apne bade bete ki tarah pyaar kra Hai. Iska dhyaan Rakhna, puri zindagi."

(My daughter is my life, if you ever trouble her I'll forget that you are just like an elder son to me. Take her care for whole life)

Aasif uttered those words but it seems that he was asking assurance from Anzala that he won't leave his daughter in between the journey of life. Anzala looked at Maizah who was looking pale, but when both of them looked into each other's eyes they felt a different beat in their chest.

"Anzala!" that was Aasif's call which made both of them realised that they were gazing each other without blinking

"Ji chhote abbu?"

(yeah uncle?)

"Maizah biwi hai tumhari, bohot badi zimmedari hoti hai ye.. Tum par bharosa kar raha hu main apni beti ke liye, mera bharosa mat toodna."

(Maizah is your wife, it's a very big responsibility, and I'm trusting you... Don't break my trust)

Aasif's words and tone were holding the emotions of a helpless father who loves his daughter very much. Somehow those words were so effective that made Anzala realise that his family forcefully gave him a responsibility for which he wasn't ready, neither physically nor mentally.

"You both do your assignment then come for lunch" Saying that Aasif removed his hand from Anzala's shoulder and moved out of the room.

'Maizah is my wife.... It sounds so awkward that I'm married that too with this stupid girl' Anzala said to himself but his sight was fixed on Maizah.

'How can Abbu make me burden on Anzala? I'm not his wife nor I wanna be.... No one is asking both of us what we want?' Maizah said to herself and they both averted their eyes from each other. Anzala loves Muskan and Muskan loves Anzala from where I come in between both of them?' Maizah said to herself and closed her eyes for a while, but drew out a long breath.

"What they are people thinking?" Anzala mumbled and Maizah shrugged while almost falling on the bed with dangling legs

"They all are trying to make our lives hell in which there won't be any place of happiness and satisfaction," Maizah said and Anzala shrugged.

"We should do something Mazi, we can't let our life ruined by all of them" Anzala shared worriedly

" There are still three months in Rumi Aapi's marriage so we have time to make them believe, but if we think wisely we don't have time to make this assignment, there are only two days left" Maizah said as if she was very happy without any tension but actually she was feeling fear because she didn't want to be responsible for distraction of Muskan and Anzala's life by become an intruder.

" How can you be so careless about this matter?" Anzala asked with disappointment while gazing her with sharp Eyes but she chuckled

"Anzala can't you see Abbu has already become normal with us! Passing time will melt other's heart too" Maizah said while slapping his arm to cheer him up but he glared her.

"Anzu chill dude when everyone will be fine then we will request them to not announce our marriage and we both know our family very well they won't let us suffer. They all love us very much but now they are angry that's why they are behaving like this but once their angle will fly away they will start behaving normal and will definitely give priority to our happiness." Maizah said and and Anzala shrugged

" do you think this will work or we are going to waste our three months?" I am 80% sure that they will understand us but 20% is just a risk and destiny" Maizah informed and Anzala with the down face he was looking hopeless but not Maizah

"Anzu believe me I also don't want to be in this relationship! It's weird" she said meekly and Anzala nod his head while grinding his teeth nervously

" I know I too feel the same" he muttered while looking in her eyes and Maizah felt satisfied when found a shine in his eyes, their heart felt something different but they controlled themselves.

"Listen Anzala, now we have to work on soft targets I mean, on the family members whose hearts we can easily melt, like abbu.. Abbu become normal with me when I become ill because he can't tolerate my illness and problem" Maizah suggest in her smart way but Anzala was confused

" What do you mean I have to become ill so that I gain their sympathy?" Anzala asked with horrified expression on his face as if Maizah ordered him to donate his both Kidneys at same time.

" Come on idiot I am not saying that, I'm just saying that we have to do the things which can melt their heart, for an example..... Bade abbu will be happy with you if you start doing some office work." Maizah said and Anzala took a back step with wide Eyes and dropped jaw as he was in disbelief

" It means to get rid of you I have to do work in the office . Are you gone mad? Dude I'm just 21, I am better with roaming around on my bike I am not suitable for office" Anzala said and Maizah showed toothy smile which was clearly a fake one and patted his cheek with her right hand

"So be ready to make your life the deepest part of hell because then I'll be your wife for all your damned life" she Roar in a whispering voice while poking her long nailed finger on his chest.

"Ouuuch.... Chudail (witch) take your nails away from me." He hissed while pushing her hand away

" I am saying very clearly Anzala that I am not going to tolerate a husband like you. You have to do something to get rid of this marriage otherwise I will make your life hell" she threatened him and Anzala nodded while gulping.

" Maaf kar Chudail! Tere Sath Puri Zindagi guzarne se achha hai ki Main zeher kha kar Mar jaaun.... agar koi kahega ke Tujhse Picha chhudaane ke liye Mount Everest par Bina sweater aur chappal pahne jana padega to Main wahan Bhi Chala Jaunga ye to apna hi office hai"

(Dear witch please forgive me. It would be better that I commit suicide instead of living my whole life with you....... you know if someone tells me that I have to climb Mount Everest without wearing woollens and footwear even I will do that to get rid of you)

Anzala said in his dramatic style making her eyes rolled in taunting way

"For now just start doing some work in office but if you won't be successful then I will definitely send you and Muskan to Mount Everest, but don't worry I will pack your woollens and footwears" Maizah said in playful way and Anzala chuckled

"Mazi it will be so romantic" Placing his hand on his chest he said while closing his eyes as if he was imagining the same scene.

" wait a minute you are ordering me to do this task but what about you?" Anzala asked And Maizah let a cold sign out

"My prey is our dada abbu, he shows himself very strict but only we know that he isn't a strict one. I'll try to butter him and make him believe that each pic has a whole story behind it." Maizah said and Anzala smiled

" You are very clever!" He said and she raised her brow

" yes I already know tell me something new" On that Anzala rolled his eyes and started opening his books to Make assignment with Maizah

"After dada abbu and Abbu who will be our target?" Anzala asked and Maizah rolled her eyes.

" do I need to answer this question?" she asked with a fake and stretched smile

"Indeed not!" Anzala pronounced under his breath

"Mrs. Momina Rashid Rizwi" Both of them said in unison and nodded

"She will be the most difficult target," Maizah shared her assumption and Anzala nodded.

"We can take the help of Adnan, Afnan and Rumi aapi to tackle her," Anzala suggested and Maizah hummed.

"By the way Anzala, Muskan is pretty unlucky that she will get a mother-in-law like Badi Ammi" Maizah mumbled but Anzala slightly glare her.

"Whatever Mazi.. But she is my Ammi" Anzala shared his disappointment but started working on assignment

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_N.J

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