MARYAM'S POV :

(Flashback)

"Maryam Sometimes you are a mood spoiler. I was happy today but you... You spoil my mood." He said with frustration. Holding her wrist he lift her right hand and placed the polythene of apples on her palm before moving towards the bed.

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Aatish was angry from last night as I was so with him. I didn't talk to him, I made breakfast and placed in front of him, before he could say or do something I again stepped in the kitchen.

I was cleaning the gas stove when I jumped on my place because his both arms wrapped around my waist from behind. Placing his chin on my shoulder he kissed my cheek.

"Mera jungli gulab" He tried to tease me.

(My wild rose)

"Don't you talk to me, I hate you.. I'm your mood spoiler. right? Then leave me" I tried to made myself free from his grip but he kissed and bite the crook of my neck giving me shives in my whole frame.

"If not with my rose then with whom I'll talk?" He asked and I turned to face him.

"Aatish, that was impossible for me to tolerate hunger, and I was eating potato her but you were eating lavish dinner. Is this your love!!" I angrily asked him rightfully and he sighed.

"Yaar Rose.... Ammi and baba insisted me for dinner that's why I couldn't refuse otherwise I wanted to take my dinner with you." His words and kiss made my heart melted and nodded with a hint of agreement on my face

"Aatish..." My sentance was cutted off by my husband when he cupped my cheeks with both hands and kissed my forehead.

"Had apples or not?" He asked and I shook my head while showungy anger.

"You gave those apples with so much love..." I said as a satire while rolling my eyes and he narrowed his eyes with a smile. "You and your demands." He took back steps and picked the apple from basket, he cut that after washing it and I was watching him with a smile.

"He took a slice to my mouth and I bit a small piece from that, then he bit the same slice of apple and passed the remaining slice to me which I consumed with a smile. 

"Wants to go on dinner?" He asked and I nodded with a with a smile.

"Don't you have to go to your home?" I asked and he nodded with a smile and I felt sad "But I'll do a little cheating, I'll call baba from office that I have to do night shift.. And I'll do my night shift with my wife" He said playfully and I smiled after giving him small kiss on his cheek.

"Be ready, we will go for dinner today" I nodded joyfully and her left the home after few minutes. I did all my household works, which didn't took much time. There were only two were in the home so there wasn't many work load on me, but I was frustrated while watching the plane walls of this small house, there weren't anyone with whom I talk, I thought to go to meet aunty (Aatish's friend's mother) but I didn't got courage to visit someone's home.

I only had my diary I use to pour out the feelings of my heart on that.

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"Order madam..." Aatish said when we were sitting in restaurant and I picked up the menu card. I saw my favourite dish but after looking at that's rate I smiled sadly and tried to find out the cheapest dish but I didn't wanted to consume that dish. I passed the menu card to Aatish

"You place order"

"What do you want to eat?" He asked and I replied honestly what I wanted. "But its okay... We can eat anything else too" I added and he shook his head.

"No, we will order whatever you want. I have enough money" He said and I looked at him with wide eyes in questioning way and he nodded. We both took our dinner and I was so much happy. After six months I felt that my some wish was fulfilled.

"Aatish.."

"Hmm"

"do you have some more money?" I asked and he drew out his wallet, check that and nodded.

"Why?" He asked

"I want to eat Faluda" He smiled and ordered one for both of us. We shared from that happily. After our meal we stepped out from the restaurant and dangling both legs one side I made myself mounted on bike next to him, holding him with both hands.

"Want to go on a long ride?" I nodded on his question, holding my both hands he indicated me to tight my grip around his waist and I did so with a smile.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV :

(After few days)

Few days passed in the same way, Aatish was busy in his sister's wedding, that was his sister's mehndi function. Maryam was awake 1of night waiting for him but he didn't came back to home, so she slept after locking the door securely. But she was angry because Aatish didn't informed her about her plan to saty in his home.

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Aatish decided to stay in his home as his sister insisted. In these days Maryam's demands were increasing one after another. Sometimes she asked for food sometimes she ask for flowers and Aatish was fulfilling his demands without any problem because his brother was giving him some money every now and then. But with Maryam's every demand his mind was recalling the words of his mother.

"Aatish how you are managing?" His father asked because Aatish's elder brother talk to him about the poor financial condition of Aatish.

"Baba I'm just managing, I am trying ti fund out some other job but... I dint have any degree as well as I don't any experience" Aatish shared his problem and his father nodded.

"Join the business from tomorrow" his father said and Aatish was surprised

"Baba.. Really?" He asked with amazement and his father nodded without any expression on his face.

"Thank you so mu..." Aatish was saying something when his father showed his palm to Stop him

"Come back to this home, join business and live a happy life with any problem" Aatish smiled wholeheartedly

"Baba We'll come sift here tomorrow" Aatish's words were full of happiness but that give a deep crease to his father's forehead.

"What do you mean by we? I'm only allowing you to come back here"

"But Maryam?!!"

"Give her divorce or Let her stay in that home, keep on paying the rent of that house and you live here without any problem" Aatish was shocked on his father's advice.

"Baba how will Maryam manage there alone? And she is my wife how can I divorce her?" Aatish asked with shocked expression

"Then get out from my home. I don't have any space for you in my home if you want to be in contact of that girl" saying that he left Aatish alone in the room, but with chaos

"But Maryam is my wife!" he mumbled while running his fingers in his hair

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Aatish didn't went back to home for four days untill his sister's wedding on the other hand Maryam was tensed for Aatish, she was crying for Aatish's well being. In the end she decided to visit Aatish's home.

She went to Aatish's home and she was amazed to watch the scene in front of her eyes.

Aatish was sitting with his mother on right side and brother on left side, there were snacks placed in front of him and he Was laughing and talking with all others. His brother was the first who noticed Maryam standing in the doorway.

"Aatish" He whispered and Aatish noticed Maryam, she took steps towards Aarish

"Maryam you here" Saying that Aatish made himself stand.

"Aatish it's my daughter's wedding today, I don't want to see this girls face in my home"  His mother said angrily and Aatish looked at Maryam then his mother.

"Aunty, Aatish didn't came back home since four days, I just come to...." Maryam was cutted in between by Aatish's mother.

"My son didn't came home for six months, but if he didn't went to home for four days she came here" Maryam was answerless, she never faced such insult which she was facing in Aatish's home.

"Ammi.. Ammi.. I'm talking to her you don't be angry" Aatish said while holding his mother's shoulder.

"Maryam you come with me" Aatish held her hand and took her

Out from the home to talk to her.

"Aatish... I was worried for you that you didn't came back and you are eating and laughing here." She said with disappointment and Aatish looked here there to find if someone was watching them or not, but there were no one

"Rose baba and Ammi insisted me to stay here that's why I didn't came back!"

"Aatish Your baba and Ammi also said that you can't even come to meet me for an hour. There landlord is asking for rent and you are enjoying your sister's wedding." Maryam said angrily and Aatish was silently glaring her

"Will you stop over reacting? It's only four days, not four years" Aatish yelled and Maryam was again shocked on the way of his talking.

"Aatish why are you shouting on me?" She protest and Aatish fisted his hands.

"Rose, for God's sake, don't create a scene here, today is my sister's wedding. Go home I'll come tomorrow. Then we'll talk" Aatish said while patting her shoulder.

"Am I creating a scene? Aatish I come here to know if you are fine or not! You didn't even informed me that you have to stay here. I was concerned about you and here you are enjoying with your family. Do You know I didn't eat anything since last night. There isn't anything in home to eat but you don't have to worry about anything." Maryam said in a single breath, she wasn't in rage but she was hurt which was clear from her slow voice.

"What's the matter Aatish?" His elder brother came and asked

"Nothing bhai, everything is fine"

"Maryam go from here" Aatish said without paying attention to her and she was watching his changing face in front of his family.

"When will you come home? And..." He didn't let her complete.

"Tomorrow or day after tomorrow" saying rudely he stepped in the home and MARYAM'S eyes dropped two tears.

"But what..." She was saying something but Aatish was already gone.

"You wait here I'm sending him to talk to you" Aatish's brother said and Maryam shook her head, "Its alright, if he don't have to talk then what's the point" Maryam mumbled looking at her brother-in-law and turned to go back.

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Aatish entered in the home after two days of his sister's wedding and Maryam was angry with him.

"Rose... See what I have for you!" Aatish said and Maryam glared him. He was behaving as if her didn't do anything.

"I was creating scene in your home, then why you bring this for me?" she asked pointing towards his hand which was holding jasmine garlands for her hair.

"Rose I was in anger, I am sorry yaar holding her both hands he said and kissed her forehead first she showed her anger but after some efforts from Aatish she smiled. He made her wore the flowers and she hugged him.

"Won't you go to your home, right?" Maryam asked and Aatish hugged her back but think for few minutes before giving any answer. But his mind recall the words of his mother.

"Aatish your wife will try her best to stop you to meet your family"

"No I'll not go to my home" He said and Maryam took a releif breath thinking that only his parents were the people who were trying to made them fought and then Aatish won't meet them.

"Maryam..." without breaking the hug Aatish said in whispered.

"Hmm"

"My boss fired me" He whispered and Maryam took a back step with jolt.

"What are you saying Aatish... Now what will happened? Rent of home..."

"Don't worry... Rose... Wait..."

"But Aatish how will we..."

"I got another job which is much better than old one" Aatish said and Maryam was happy.

"Really Aatish.."

"But I have to do day night shifts, will you manage here alone?" Aatish's word gave sadness to Maryam.

"Maybe I'll not come back home for many days" Aatish added and Maryam was confused that which type of job was that in which the employee wasn't coming back home many days.

"But Aatish how will you manage there? What about your food and how will you do rest?" Maryam asked and Aatish held her hand and Sat down on bed.

"They are providing me food as well as a room but since I am getting the job of supervisor so I have to watch the workers day and night" Aatish made her fool and she blindly trust him.

"Aatish I'll miss you" She said and got a kiss on her cheek.

"I'm going to pay the rent, and coming back just in five minutes, get ready we will go out for dinner." Aatish said and Maryam nodded with a smile.

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One more month passed in the same way, Aatish join his family business and started living with his family but Maryam was thinking that her husband was doing so much efforts for her. He stay in his home with full comfort and whenever he needed his wife he came back to his home at midnight.

Midnight.. Because of his father's condition that if he have to join family business then he have to left Maryam in that home...

Aatish's parents were thinking that he left Maryam and forgot him but in reality he use to visit her secretly...

But the secret was going to reveal in front of his father soon.....

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