THIRD PERSON'S POV:

"Take rest, it will only be healed if you sleep" Placing his hand on her head, he whispered without breaking eye contact giving her feeling that he was going to stroke her hair lightly but his act made her heart skip a beat. He placed his lips on my forehead.

'What is this?' Maizah was shocked "Anzala '' a whisper left her mouth in disbelief, she was feeling her brave heart become timid and beating differently, hands were shivering and cheeks were feeling hot, even more than her burnt hand. When he removed his lips from her forehead she looked at him, first Anzala smiled but within a single jiffy his expressions were changed. Running his fingers in his hair he clenched them in his fist with closed eyes. Without making eye contact with Maizah he left, leaving her in a pool of questions and tears of regret.

"What are we both doing?" Pressing her mouth with her left hand she mumbled as if she was scolding herself.

"Why are we both becoming mad! How can Anzala do that? And how can I even like the feeling which is rising in my heart." wiping the tears she asked to herself

'Anzala is divagating in my presence, maybe I'm doing something wrong which is misleading him' holding her head she said while closing her eyes and Anzala's face started roaming in her eyes

"That was really unforgivably cringeworthy" she said to herself with closed eyes.

Shaytan is the third between a Man and Woman meeting in secret

Maizah remember what her Dadi Ammi (grandmother) told her in childhood and nodded with regret

'Is it true that satan is misleading us?' she asked to herself with guilt ridden feeling in herself.

'But....' she tried to accept the thought which was coming in her mind but couldn't

'We both are married, so basically it's not a sin' her subconscious told confidently but that acceptance made Maizah's heart flutter.

'But it's against morality! How can Anzala and I... Astaghfar (I seek forgiveness from Allah)... It's impossible' she said to her and felt red-faced

'How is this against morality?' that was the question from her soul but there weren't any answer

'But why Anzala pecked my forehead? Doesn't he know his limits?' she asked to Herself angrily

'Don't you know about his limits if he is your husband?' her own soul questioned and she felt her hands and legs shivering with the thought of limits of their relationship.

"But this relationship has to be over soon, why am I thinking about Anzala? There isn't any benefit by travelling the path with no destination" Maizah Mumbles with closed eyes and unwillingly her hand moved on her forehead on the place where he kissed, and a smile creeped on her lips.

Suddenly those words started roaming in her ears which Anzala told her once...

Chhote abbu loves choti Ammi that's why he always eats that horrible bhindi with so much happiness.

"Anzala also eats that rice with happiness but in reality I know that wasn't good" Maizah mumbled and a smile creeped to her lips.

"Does he also lo...." She tried to voice her doubt and looked at the hand which was burnt, she recalled how he applied the toothpaste, a shy smile made its way to her lips while remembering his gaze.

"But he's Anzala.. it's not appropriate to think about him in that way..." Maizah mumbled nervously, it seems she was fighting with herself

'But Anzala is my husband now, if he is caring for me then what's wrong in this?' She asked herself and closed her eyes with a smile on her face.

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"Maizah what happened beta?" Aasif asked on breakfast table when noticed her hand,

"It burn last night, but now it's fine!'' she replied shortly. While rolling a paratha with some difficulty in handling that, but still managed to eat.

"What were you doing in kitchen?" Gul asked in disbelief because Maizah never did any work at home.

"I was hungry so I cooked rice for myself" Without looking at anyone Maizah replied with lower gaze she hide from her family that Anzala was also with her because they both didn't want to disclose their family that they spent time together just to prove that they were not interested in spending time with each other.

"I'm getting late for college" Saying that Anzala made himself stand and Rashid looked at the clock.

"No you aren't getting late, first complete your breakfast" He instructed Anzala but he made some false excuses before stepping towards the door.

"Anzala wait for a few minutes for Maizah." Rumi and Aasif both said altogether and Anzala turned to saw Maizah, she also lifted her gaze towards him with an unknown feeling in her eyes

"Anzala nodded and stepped out from the home after saying "I'm waiting outside"

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The ride from home to college was completely silent, both were sitting on the same bike holding an uncomfortable silence in between them. As soon as they entered the college Maizah made her way towards the class but Anzala went to the canteen just to pass his time before starting the first lecture.

Maizah looked at her hand but instead of pain she felt happiness when remembered about Anzala and his care. But she was confused because of his silence and going to canteen instead of coming in classroom with her. But soon she shrugged that useless throught.

Opening her bag she realised that she needed her book which was in Anzala's bag so she went to canteen and a different pain rose in her heart.

Anzala: who was completely silent a few minutes ago was then chirping and chuckling with two girls.

"Anzala return my book" Maizah mumbled without making eye contact and he also didn't pay attention to her as he was trying to kill the feeling developing inside his heart.

"Hmm... Just a sec" mumbling the same he open the bag to draw out the book without looking at Maizah

"By the way, Anzala , how do you manage to look so handsome everyday?" a girl asked in flirting way and Anzala chuckled

"I manage in the same way As you manage to look so attractive everyday" He replied in his flirting way and passed the book to Maizah, but she didn't move back, she kept gazing at him with an angry expression

"But it's unfair to compare you with Anzala, you look attractive due to the coating of makeup on your face but he looks handsome without any makeup, so there isn't any comparison between you and him" Maizah gave utterance to her anger in that way making Anzala and those girls shocked, before anyone could open their mouth to say something she was already out from the canteen. She was sounding like a wife who was to all intents and purposes jealous

"How rude, doesn't she know how to talk?" Mansha said rudely looking at Anzala and he was himself confused about what to say in reply.

"Hey Mansha, Ahana don't think about her... She is angry with me, maybe that's why she said something like that" Anzala tried to handle the matter but both the girls were looking red with anger.

"Whatever Anzala, if she is angry with you it doesn't allow her to insult us like this. Even she also doesn't look this much good with or without makeup" Mansha said in full anger but Anzala didn't like anything wrong about Maizah.

"I'll talk to her, now you both smile, don't think about her, you look beautiful with or without makeup, it doesn't matter" saying that Anzala scoot to the classroom

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"Maizah, why are you looking angry?" Muskan asked while sitting beside her but Maizah ignored.

"Where is Anzala?" Muskan asked when she didn't notice him in the classroom.

"I'm not Anzala's personal secretary to manage his activities, if you wanna know where Anzala is then search him by yourself" Maizah almost shouted at Muskan out of frustration.

"Maizah... I was just asking why are you shouting?" Muskan replied with wide eyes

"Who is Anzala for me? Or who am I for Anzala that you are asking me about him?" Maizah again shouted at Muskan and picked her bag and books from the desk before stepping out from the classroom but she bumped into someone, due to which the books fell down from her hand.

"Carefully!" The person with whom Maizah was bummed said while taking a step back from Maizah

"Arham can't you see?" Maizah burst on him while Kneeling down to pick up her books and Arham also kneeled down to help her.

"Sorry yaar" He mumbled and Maizah glared at him.

"What happened to the tigress?" Arham asked with a chuckle just to get one more sharp gaze.

"Maizah, is there anything wrong?" Arham asked and She shook her head without looking at him. At the same time Anzala came there

"Maizah are you out of your mind?" Anzala said with wide eyes in disbelief.

"I'm in my right state of mind but think about yourself" Maizah said holding rage in her voice while making herself stand and looked in Anzala's eyes with full confidence "Are you out of your mind, you have to put a check on your acts?" emphasising on each and every word she completed her sentence. For a moment Anzala was shocked because he was also feeling ashamed after last night.

"What happened? Why are you both...." Arham's sentence was ignored as well as cut off by Anzala

"Mazi come with me" He said in a hushed tone while holding Maizah's hand and dragged her with himself to a less crowded place.

"Mazi.." he was stopped by a sudden pull of her hand

"Stay away" She said while glaring at him, she was feeling angry for an unknown reason but that anger arrived in her when she noticed Anzala flirting with those girls.

"Maizah I'm sorry Yaar" Anzala said in a hushed tone and she looked at him.

"Fo.. For what?" She tries not to shout on him

''Mazi yaar I'm really sorry, I never wanted to do that... I have been regretting it since then... " Anzala said in almost no voice and she felt her heart skipping a beat.

' Regret! He is really regretting it!!' those words made Maizah shocked, don't know why but Maizah wanted to cry.

"I should control myself, I.. I don't know why I did that stupidity?" Anzala said in his nervous voice and Maizah felt her heart break.

''That was just a stupidity!" She mumbled as a question but Anzala nodded as if she state the same

" Yeah Mazi... I am sorry" Anzala said while holding her right hand between his both hands.

'He is regretting now, it means he was just attracted towards me due to some some reasons.... Nothing else...' Maizah said to herself looking in Anzala's eyes and few tears rolled down from her eyes, Anzala was shocked to witness that.

"Mazi how do I make you believe I'm regretting since last night, please forgive me...... Even though I am cursing myself for what I have done... How can I go so down?" Anzala said every word from his heart, his eyes were saying that he was really regretting but actually he was feeling red-faced to being unable to control his heat.

"You are regretting... An.. And I think you..." Maizah gathered her whole courage to say those words but stopped in between by Anzala's act. He slowly shook his head.

"Mazi I'm very bad, very flirty, I have all the flaws in myself, but I'm not a person who do these things with any girl, I don't even know in which state of mind I did that.... I can't even think about doing that with you..." Maizah was watching him without blinking and he took a pause

" Maizah You tell me, have you remembered if I have ever tried to do so with you?" Anzala asked and she shook her head but two tears again flowed down from her eyes.

'Then we weren't in this relationship' Maizah replied but only in her thoughts.

''Anzala..."

"Hmm"

"Say honestly, Ar.. Are you really regretting or... I mean or you did that with yo..." Maizah's sentence was cut off by him.

"I was cursing my own self Mazi... I promise I won't even glance at you with that sight.... Its my promise... Believe me chudail You are nothing to me more than a cousin and you won't be ever... Please forgive me...." Maizah couldn't control her tears and nodded her head while trying to control herself to sob in front of Anzala.

"Why are you crying yaar? Forgive me please!" he requested and Maizah smiled

Or it's better to say she tried to smile.

"Leave my hand" Maizah mumbled and Anzala suddenly looked at that.

"Ohhh nooo... You are crying because it's paining and... I'm thinking you are crying for that" Anzala said in a hurry while examining Maizah's palm which was still showing red marks.

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"Muskan" Maizah uttered slowly while placing her hand on her shoulder but she ignored it.

"Don't talk to me." pushing her hand Muskan said and Maizah smiled sadly.

'When my own family, my best friend who isn't anyone else but Anzala, my cousins are not understanding my feelings then how she can understands me?' Saying to herself Maizah took a step back. Anzala was busy talking with some friends, especially with some girls but Arham was watching the whole scene.

"Where are you going?" Muskan asked to Maizah suddenly with wide eyes

"To hell!" Mumbling the same Maizah stepped further.

"Had hai yaar..... Ek baar or manati to main maan hi jati... Mujhe to aisa lag raha hai ki main tumhare liye important hi nhi hu?" Muskan said with a dropped jaw and Maizah turned to see her friend, soon a smile creeped to her lips.

(Seriously dude it seems like I'm not important for you, at least try one more time to gain forgiveness)

"Musu cat I'll beat you if you would show me your fake anger again" Running towards Muskan Maizah said with a smile and Muskan hugged her but after giving her a glare.

"And I'll beat you if you ever showed your real anger to me again" Muskan said and break the hug, Arham smiled on the act of both of them

"Now say sorry to Muskan" Arham said while sitting next chair to Maizah.

"It's our matter you don't have to poke your nose in this?" Maizah said in a taunting way, making Muskan giggled and Arham rolled his eyes.

"So say sorry to me, you shouted at me too" Arham said with full right and Maizah smirked.

"Sorry" Arham was amazed that how could Maizah say sorry so easily, he smiled like a winner, but before he could say anything in reply Maizah smirked "My foot... Forget that I'll ever say sorry to you" She added and Muskan giggled while placing her hand on her mouth, which made Arham's heart flutter.

"In fact you should be sorry to be the reason for my books falling," Maizah said with anger and Arham looked at her with wide eyes.

"Excuse me..."

"Okay excuse..." Maizah said without wasting a single second in which Muskan again laughed

"Okay not sorry but at least say thanks because I helped you in picking your books" Arham said with a fake disbelieving look but Maizah shook her head. In the time being Anzala's gaze traveled towards the trio.

"hayeee... Kitni zalim ladki hai.." Arham said dramatically while placing his hand on his heart.

(Such a cruel girl you are)

Arham, Maizah and Muskan three of them were busy in talking and laughing but Anzala was feeling something different the reason was unknown but somewhere that was related to Arham and Maizah.

The whole day passed, Maizah decided that she would ignore Anzala. She was feeling bad but that girl wasn't so weak.

"Let's go Mazi" Anzala looked at Maizah who was busy in talking to Muskan and Arham.

"Anzala you go home... I'll go to Muskan's home" Maizah said and Muskan also nodded.

"But today driver is on leave so we have to take auto rickshaw" Muskan said and Maizah blinked carelessly

"What a coincidence.... Today I have brought bhai's car. If you want I can drop you" Arham said and Maizah nodded.

"That good, let's go Musu cat"

"No Maizah... It won't be good if daddy got to know that I came home with Arham" Muskan said and Maizah rolled her eyes while pulling Muskan with herself.

"Let's go Arham and I want ice-cream so bring us ice cream too" Maizah said just for fun and Arham smiled while nodded and saying ''Aye Aye captain"

"Do you want anything, your highness?" placed his right hand on his heart Arham leaned a little while saying the same with a smile and open the car door for Muskan.

"You can't give me what I want!" saying that in a hushed tone Muskan opened the back door before hopping in, Arham wanted to make her sit besides himself but she chose to sit in the back seat.

"Just try to ask what you want, I'll arrange that for you in every condition" Arham stated in a hushed tone while closing the door for Muskan.

"It's impossible.... If I ask what I want then you will face many problems so it's better to leave this topic" Muskan told him and he also took the driving seat beside Maizah.

"Maizah's gaze went to Anzala who was looking at her, she felt a pang in her heart but averted her eyes from his face.

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