MARYAM'S POV :

(Flashback)

With madly beating heart I went to Amma's room where He was standing grinding his teeth and Amma was glaring me.

"J.. Ji" I tried to say something but his anger was on top cloud I felt scared.

"Who was he Maryam?" He asked And and I was confused about the answer, but his anger was making me feel like a mouse in front of a hungry lion

"Who?" I mouthed looking at amma then him.

"Don't be so naive, Tell us where and with whom you went? Amma asked and I was shocked what she was saying

"Amma what are you saying?" I was shocked but I understood that they were talking about Razi. Before I could open my mouth to say something his voice hit my eardrums

"Was he Aatish?" He asked while grinding his teeth and fisting his hands and I didn't had words to say anything, I was shocked on his misinterpretation

"Maryam Tell me who was he, your ex-husband or someone else? For how long all these things are going on? And where did you went with him?" I felt my eyes filled with tears on his words, how he even could think about that.

"Anwar Hamdan told me that a man took her and Hamdan to a restaurant and he dropped her to the door of our home." Amma told me and I nodded looking at him

"Now say that all these things are false, Say that Hamdan is lying" Amma busted on me I shook my head.

"No its not false, I went to restaurant but he was Razi not anyone else. I haven't meet with Aatish after our divorce. He wasn't Aatish but my brother." I informed him and Amma glared me

"Anwar throw this girl out from my home right now, I don't want to see her in my home for a single moment, first she was involved with that boy and ran away with him now she will run away with someone else" I listened that heartless and harsh words and closed my eyes. I was feeling disgusting with myself... How she could think like that? Not only she but my own husband too, he was doubting on me.

"Amma I haven't ran away with him... I did love marriage but in my parents presence, I never did anything wrong" I said to her while crying and my gaze went to him, his eyes eyes glaring me constantly and I was feeling scared.

"Anwar haven't you listened? Throw her out right now... We don't know that where and with whom she was!" Amma said to him and I looked at him he was still glaring me. I remembered my past

'Aatish throw this girl out from my house'

I remembered That words and I felt a different fear in my heart.

'Not again, I can't tolerate this pain one more time' I said to my madly jumping heart

"Suniye... Please you do believe on me... He was Razi... You can conform with him" I pleaded while going towards him but he was still glaring me making me more and more terrified.

"Anwar I'm telling you, she will spoil your reputation one day" I looked at Amma and shook my head in defeated way. I made Shifa lay down on the bed and took step towards him.

"I will not do anything wrong, but you believe me he was my brother you call in my home and confirm with him" I pleaded

"Maryam you were with your brother for more than one hour! But earlier you said that Hamdan's bus arrived late." he asked angrily and I was feeling angry but helpless too.

"Yes his bus arrived late but Razi was going from there..." He didn't let me

"Maryam you are changing your statement every now and then" His eyes were bloodshot when he said that

"Wait... Wait for a minute" I said and looked here and there to found out Hamdan but he wasn't there. Shifa started crying and I picked her up.

"Hamdan... Hamdan babu come here" I yelled and he come inside the room.

"Mere bete ko is masle se dur rakho"

He shouted on me.

(Don't drag my son in this matter)

"Main waha aapke bete ko hi lene gai thi, main nahi laa rahi use is masle main." I yelled back while crying badly and embraceed my daughter tightly.

(I was there to pick your son, I'm not dragging him in this matter)

"Mummy why are you crying?" Hamdan asked and I wiped my tears

"Hamdan why you come late today?" I asked to him and he made an unpleasant face

"Mummy bataya to tha... Bus kharab ho gai thi Raaste main." Hamdan informed me and I looked at his father.

(As I informed you earlier, there was an issue in the bus)

"Hamdan do to room" He ordered his son and Hamdan nodded

"Ask to any parent who come to pick their children, I was waiting for the bus." I said and he stay quite

"She is lying" Amma said and I wanted to hit her head or mine to the nearest wall

"Is Hamdan also lying?" I asked in anger

"He is just a child, how can we believe? Maybe you knock that in his head to say these things" I was really loosing my temper by then

"If He is a small child and you can't believe on what he said then how can you believe that I met with anyone and he took me to restaurant? If you are believing on one statement then believe on the other one too." I said angrily and Amma glared me 

"Are you listening your wife is shouting on your mother"

"Amma I'm not shouting" I stated the truth I said that in ager but not loudly.

"Amma have you took your dinner and medicine?" He asked and I was shocked, even in that situation he was asking for dinner to his mother. His  amma replied an 'no'

"Maryam give dinner to Amma and then come to the room" He said the first part in ordering way with full of rudeness and second part with a glare and in slow voice.

After serving dinner to his mother I went to room still carrying Shifa in my arms, and he was sitting on bed with folded legs, talking to Hamdan.

"Hamdan do to dadi and have your dinner with her" He ordered Hamdan when witnessed me going towards him.

"He was Razi... Please do believe on me... I'll not do anything which can make your reputation spoil... Please believe me." I begged in front of him but he didn't said anything. He stepped towards the door of room and closed that.

I was feeling broken as well as scared too, Aatish divorced me and then his mother was also saying to throw me out fron his life... I wasn't a puppet. Whom anyone could throw out when ever wants. 

Making Shifa lay down on bed I sat down on bed waiting for him so say something but he was silently looking at me, he was angry but silent.

"Please don't do this to me... He was Razi" he didn't said anything just stepped towards me I made myself stand and try to look in his eyes but I felt scared, I was watching him in different anger.

"Maryam sach batao, kya hua tha? Kaha thi? Kiske Saath thi?" his voice was slow but deep

(Maryam tell me the truth, where were you and with whom?)

"Believe me... I was waiting for Hamdan's bus, and I saw Razi passing through the road, I stopped him and he stay with me untill bus didn't come then he took me to restaurant just for ice-cream and cold-drink nothing else, after that he dropped me to home. Please believe me." I said while wiping my tears and he was still glaring me. I didn't wanted divorce one more time

"Main tumhe..."

(I...)

"What are you saying? Please please... I'm begging in front of you please don't do anything like this" I joined my palms in front of him and cried badly.

My mind was echoing Aatish's words...

Main tumhe talaq deta hu

(I give you divorce)

ANWAR'S POV:

"Hamdan come here" I summoned him and he sat down on bed in front of me

"Beta tell me where did you went with your mummy?" I asked

"Papa that was an uncle he took us to shop and give us ice-cream" He informed me Innocently

"And what he was saying? Did he said something to you?"

"Papa he was scolding mummy, I don't like that uncle. he was saying that he took my Shifa with him." Hamdan said and I think for a minute, her ex-husband couldn't took Shifa with him, if he had to do so he never divorce such a beautiful wife and leave Shifa. Maryam informed me that he did even lifted Shifa in his arms.

'If he didn't see his daughter at that time how he come to take her now' I was busy in my thoughts

"Then what happened?" I asked and Hamdan shook his head

"Mummy was crying and that uncle was scolding her" I nodded and caressed his head at the same time Maryam entered in the room and I said Hamdan to go out from the room.

Maryam sach batao, kya hua tha? Kaha thi? Kiske Saath thi?" I asked her and my anger was on ninth cloud.

(Maryam tell me the truth, where were you and with whom?)

She informed me whole story and I didn't got a single chance to do dout on her but I couldn't even believe her so easily, that was the same girl who betrayed her father for her lover, if she couldn't be loyal to her father with whom she live for 18 years then how I can be think that she could be loyal towards me with in one month of marriage.

"Main tumhe..." I opened my mouth to warn her to not to do anything wrong but...

(I'll)

"What are you saying? Please please... I'm begging in front of you please don't do anything like this" she jointed her hands and kneel down in front of me, I was shocked on her reaction.

"Maryam" I glared her so that she got stand up but she held my both legs and her head was resting on my knees, I was standing cluelessly and she was crying badly with hiccups

"I'm sorry... Please forgive me... I'll never meet anyone, I'll never even talk to anyone but please don't give me divorce... I am not lying... Please don't give me divorce, where will I go?" she said while crying with hiccups still holding my legs and I was shocked after listening about Divorce. Shifa was crying laying on the bed but she was not looking at her daughter but she was busy in pleading in front of me.

"utho" I ordered her and she looked up.

(stand up)

"Suna nhi? Utho?"

(haven't you listened? Stand up)

"Sach bol rahi ho?" I didn't got any single trace of lie in her eyes, but she was in fear

"Ye.. Yes" she said with hiccups and got up. she was crying very hardly, she was sobbing so badly that it's difficult for her to even take breath

"He w.. was my brot-brother" She said and I looked at Shifa who was crying.

"Make her off cry" I said and she tried to took a deep breath to control herself to sob.

"Why aren't you believing on me?" she asked and I saw a broken girl.

"Stop crying" I ordered and she cried more.

"Aap to mujhe ghar se nhi nikalenge na?" she asked with hiccups and I sighed.

(You won't throw me out from your house. Right?)

"Shifa ko chup karao, woh roo rahi hai" (make Shifa hush) Saying that I moved to the washroom. I was thinking about Her, I wasn't getting any single point to doubt on her but trusting her was also not easy for me.

IN whole month I never saw her that much broken, she use to cry in middle of the night embraceing her daughter but I never witnessed her like this. She was looking frustrated as well as helpless.

Busy in my thoughts I stepped out from the washroom and found her sitting on the edge of bed resting her back with headboard, she was feeding Shifa, her eyes were closed but tears were still flowing down fron the corner of her eyes. Going towards her I sat down beside her on the edge of bed. He left side was facing my back, there was only silence between us nothing else. I wanted to talk to her and ask her about everything one more time but then I decided not to do so.

I was scared if Amma's words would be turned to truth in upcoming time. If really Maryam would run away with any other man..? She was very young, beautiful, she was tired by doing all the work of my home and Hamdan, if in the sake of a good life she ran away with anyone my reputation will be spoilt.

THIRD PERSON'S POV :

Maryam was sitting silently looking at her daughter who was feeding from her mother's frame.

'What will happened if he also divorced me? Where will I go? Abbu and Ammi won't talk to me ever' Maryam was busy in her thoughts when she turned her head towards Anwar, only his back was visible. After separating Shifa from her frame Maryam made her lay on bed. Anwar was still sitting in the same position but he got starlet when Maryam rested her head on his back.

"Believe me" she whispered with a sob and Anwar turned his face to her

"I'll do, but on one condition." He whispered back and Maryam suddenly looked up.

"I'll do everything, everything but don't divorce me." Maryam said while joining her hands and Anwar sit with folded legs facing towards her.

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What will be the condition?

Do anyone have idea??

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_Naaz Jamal