MARYAM'S POV:

"Come" Aatish said to me when the auto rickshaw stopped in front of a big building. I stepped out from and looked at the lavish building. I didn't said anything Aatish held my hand and stepped towards the building and I was Amazed. He stepped towards a door on the ground floor and unlocked that.

I stepped in after holding his hand and ran my gaze everywhere.

"Sorry, I didn't get anything better than this in such a small time, I know it's very small in front of your and my house but..." I didn't let him complete.

"I don't have any problem" I said and he smiled sadly.

That was a small living cum dining area atteched with kitchen. Aatish stepped towards the door and I as usually followed him. He open the door.

''It's our small bedroom" He said looking at me and I nodded.

I looked at the room, that was a small room with white painted walls, there was a dressing table in one corner and a bed which was made up on the marble floor by Mattress.

"Come" Aatish made me sat on bed and passed a glass of water, which I gulped in single sip, he sat beside me and held my hand.

"I know it's very small, it's not my own home, but we are tenants here. I got a job too... But... Again the same problem..." He stopped in between and I lifted my gaze to face him.

"What problem?"

"The income is very low, but I'll try to find out some other job" this time I smiled. He was doing everything for me.

"I don't have any problem" I said and s

he smiled, leaning towards me he kissed my forehead, my heart skipped a beat and he suddenly moved back with a smile. I lowered my gaze tried to stop my madly beating heart.

"Hungry?" He asked and I nodded, we didn't had anything in home to eat so he went outside and bring something for our dinner. He fed me with his hand and I accept every single bite with a smile. After dinner we both were sitting silently with awkward feelings.

"Rose, are you happy?" breaking the silence between us He asked after half an hour and I shrugged my shoulders

"I don't know? I want to be happy because you are with me but Abbu..." I couldn't stop my tears. He hugged me and I cried out resting my head on his chest.

"Please stop crying Rose." He caressed my head and I break the hug.

"I'm sorry I'm crying very much" I whispered and he smiled.

"But you are looking cute when your nose is turning red while crying" He teased me and I could stopped myself to laugh. He slowly held my hands in his and lifted, then kissed my palms one by one. "it's beautiful" He said about my mehndi and I smiled feeling shy.

"Aatish how will you go collage if you will do for your work?" I asked and he shrugged then smile.

"Now you are my degree" He said playfully with a chuckle and laughed too.

"Don't cry for your Abbu, he will accept our marriage, and then he will love you as usually" He gave me satisfaction and felt happy to have him in my life.

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That's been ten days of our marriage and we both faced many small problems because we didn't had proper household stuff, from utensils to home appliances he didn't had anything, but we were managing without any guilt. Aatish was doing whatever he could do and I was trying to made our little house as home sweet home.

I set the mattress and sheet and we both lay down staring at the ceiling waiting for slumber to consume us.

"Rose Are you happy?" Kissing her hand he said and I turned to saw him

"Yes, I'm very happy"

"I'm more than happy" Aatish said hugging me and I hide my face in his chest with a smile

"Aatish I'm left with nothing, just you and our little home" Aatish break the hug on my words.

"I'll never go away from my rose. You don't have to think about this" Aatish said happily and I nodded, I love to hear Rose instead of my name.

" Neither you have anyone in this world nor I have. We both are everything for each other." Aatish said and I nodded half heartedly.

"Rose, I'll make a big and beautiful house for us."

"I'll wait for that day" I said in slow voice and looked into his eyes which was full of love.

"Love you biwi"

"Love you too hubby"

"Wants to do on a date with your hubby?" He asked and I nodded,

"Then come to The green tables at sharp 1 pm, I'll take half day leave tomorrow" He said and I nodded with a smile. That would be the first time when we both were going somewhere. Otherwise neither in college days nor after our marriage we went anywhere together.

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I went to the same restaurant and After lunch we both were roaming around the market, Aatish placed his arm around my shoulder and I couldn't help but smiled.

"Aatish cotton candy" I asked for the cheapest thing in front of my eyes, because I knew Aatish didn't had enough money. We took our lunch as cheap as we could due to shortage of money but we were happy with that.

"Why not?" He said and take a cotton candy for me which I started having while walking he was still wrapping his one arm around my shoulder in the same way. I offered the candyfloss to Aatish which he eat with a smile.

"Besharmi ki haad hai" we both listened a voice and turned to saw the owner of voice. I felt someone pour the chilled water on me.

(How shameless)

"Biwi hai meri, aapko koi pareshani nahi honi chahiye" Aatish said and I looked at him, I felt proud when my husband was behaving like a shield for me.

(she is my wife, you shouldn't have any problem)

"Huh.. Sharam naam ki cheez to duniya se khatam hi ho gayi hai"

(there isn't any shame left in this world)

Aatish opened his mouth to arguing but "Aatish... They are elders what are you doing?" I held his hand and said in hushed tone.

"Sorry uncle aunty, we will take care from now onwards" I said and they uncle and aunty looked at each other then Aatish and me. Then moved from there after jurking their head.

"We are living like this because of them" Aatish said angrily

"Aatish they are your parents" I said to make him calm down but he became angry.

"Yes they are my parents but they didn't think about me and my happiness!"

"Its okay Aatish, they will also be agree one day" I said and he nodded.

Time was running in its full speed, days were converting into weeks and weeks into months....

We didn't realised when three months were passed of our marriage. In there three months we realised that our parents were not wrong on their place. We were not that much mature to handle everything on our own bases, Aatish was doing his job and trying to give everything to me at the same time I was trying to handle home in best way but we both were non-experienced and we also didn't had anyone who could advise us for our betterment. But we were trying to learn from our experience.

I listened the knock on the door and scoot towards that. I open the door with a smile thinking that he must be Aatish but...

"Yes" He was the landlord, who lives on the upper floor of our home.

"Rent of this month... Its already a week late" He said and I was answerless. In Abbu's home I never faced such type of situation.

"Actually.... I.. I don't know about this... I'll send Aatish to meet you when he will come at night" I informed and he left from there after nodding his head.

"Aatish landlord was asking for rent" I informed him when he came back to home.

"Rent....yaar.." He held his head with both of his hands.

"What happened?"

"My boss is not in town so I didn't get my salary. I am doing all household expenses with the money which I borrowed from my friend, I'll return that money when I'll get salary" Aatish informed me and I was surprised as well as feeling embarrassed because he was borrowing money from people.

"Now what will we say to landlord?" I asked and he think for some time.

"I'm going to talk to him, he is a gentleman. He will give some time to us" Aatish said before going out from the home and I nodded. After some fifteen minutes he came back.

"What happened?"

"He got agreed" I took a relief breath on his sentance. "Come for dinner I'm serving food" I said and moved towards the kitchen he also nodded.

"Again daal and roti" he looked at the dish then me.

"There isn't anything else in home" I said and he filled his plate with the same daal. But instead of two he only had one roti as I did so.

We both belongs to the wealthy families so that was difficult for us to face that problems.

After dinner he both were sitting together and thinking about the future which was seems very difficult in that situation.

"Rose... Have you you ever think about your life like this" His voice broke the silence between us which was maintained since last few hours. I shook my head in reply.

"But we will manage something" I said and he nodded before laying down on bed. I also lay down beside him and at the same time electricity was gone.

"What the hell is this?" Aatish said with frustration and I went to the kitchen with great difficulty, that was so dark that seeing anything was impossible, but somehow I lit up few candles in our bed room and we spent our whole night in that darkness and hot environment. For sometime Aatish was fanning for both of us but then when his hands started painting I started his work, we keep on repeating our turnes untill the clock hands started showing 6 of morning. When the electricity came back we both slept down without realising that Aatish had to go for work, we slept till noon. When I opened my eyes I found him sleeping on his stomach placing one arm under his head while other was holding me. I tried not to disturb his slumber while going out of the bed but couldn't, he woke up with a frustration expression on his face.

"Sone do yaar, puri raat ho jagte hue" He said with frustrated voice and I didn't said anything but made my way to washroom.

(Let me sleep, it's whole night I didn't slept)

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THIRD PERSON'S POV:

Time was going on and Aatish was feeling the responsibility of his wife and home on his shoulders, he was the youngest in his family so he was always got pampering from everyone in his family. That was the first time in life when he was taking initiatives for earning money otherwise he never had to do any work and his all the demands got fulfilled without any problem.

"Rose I'm going to market, for groceries. Will you come? Just for roam around.." Aatish said and Maryam nodded. She use to stay in the home all the time so she wanted to go out for sometime.

They both went to market and they were just roaming around holding each others hands. Maryam's gaze went to shop on which a dress was hanging on display. That was a floral printed suit which she liked very much. She was walking forward but watching that, her head was turned to back side.

"Rose what happened?" After noticing her walking position Aatish asked and Maryam shook her head with a half smile.

"Liked that?" Aatish asked and Maryam shook her head but her face was showing sad expression.

"Let's buy what my wife like for her" He said and Maryam looked at him with happiness.

"Really Aatish? Do you have enough money?" she asked and Aatish shrugged "First let me ask what is the price of that dress" Saying that Aatish took step towards that shop and Maryam nodded happily.

They both asked about the price of that...

"Its fine Aatish, I'll buy the same dress when you will got a better job" Maryam said and Aatish held her wrist when she took step further, holding a smile on her face but she was killing her wishes first time. Her father always treated like a princess and then that princess was craving for small things.

"Maryam.... We can buy this" Aatish said while walking with her, and she looked at her husband before mumbling ''How"

"If you want to buy this we can take with but we have to eat only daal for some fifteen or twenty days" Aatish said and Maryam think for a minute

"Aatish..."

"Hmm"

"Let's drop the plan of that suit, its cost Is so much high" She said with a chuckle and Aatish nodded with laughter and both went to other side.

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I write this chapter in very short time, so I really don't know what i wrote in this

😬 😬

I think I repeated something twice but now I have to study so I don't have time to read it again. So you have to make work with this..

Allah Hafiz.

_Naaz Jamal