Ignoring A hive of activities, along with the big messy desk, stake of files, a mug of tea which was already turned cold, Scattered pens, USB and pen drives I was Running my fingers on the soft press keys of laptop, completely focusing on my work. The blue, green and red bar graphs displaying on my laptop screen were showing the progress of company as well as my life too... Because every graph was growing with time as so my life.

Either in the terms of finance or in the terms of love and relationships my life was growing positively and I was glad for that.

I was the first person of my family who decided not to take part in my already well settled real estate family business but decided to serve in someone else's company.

My salary was almost half or maybe less than what I could earn from my family business but I wanted to prove myself that I could do something at my own. No family member of mine wanted to send me Hyderabad, But eventually they had to accept my demand and I started doing job in a small company but soon I was fired due to my weak performance, I couldn't go back to my home holding my failure, I couldn't afford to prove my family members correct that I wasn't good for job! I had faced many problems but didn't inform my parents what I was facing, I did job in bank for some period and finally I got this job... These three years were not less than a roller-coaster ride for my life but made me ambitious to grow more and fly high. But in those three years I had made those mistakes which I shouldn't...

Actually those weren't mistakes but sin which is killing me from inside. I'm regretting every single moment but I couldn't change my past!

The only thing I could do is asking forgiveness from my almighty, and taking pledge to not do anything like that again! Stopping my hands to type further I moved my head left and right to bear with stiffness of muscles.

"Rahul.." I call a colleague of mine and he hummed in response.

"Dude print these files and make three copies" I told him while handling the pen drive in his hand and he left from there after nodding his head.

Rolling my sleeves, I leaned myself backward, my shoulders and nape was paining. That was lunch time but I did not want to go for lunch, I was feeling full because my chef wife already feed me more than enough in breakfast.

"Want massage" a voice fall in my ear at the same time two hands grabbed my shoulders slowly pressing those fragile fingers in my shoulders.

"No.. I don't want" Grabbing her waist in my hand I said and pushed her hand away from my shoulder.

"What happened why are you angry?" She asked and I moved my office chair backwards and saw her with sharp gaze.

I was really worried about her behaviour towards me!

"Mansi stop doing these things," I said while leaving my chair and taking a step backward and her expressions were changed.

"What I'm doing? Adnaan we're good friends! I'm just offering you massage"

"Mansi do you offer massage to your every friend?" I asked showing my anger, he should understand that everything was over years back!

"Why are you shouting on me?" she asked while glaring me

"I'm not shouting, but trying to make you remember that everything in between us is over! So stay in the limits of friends!" First time ever I shouted on her and she keep watching me for a long moment. At the same time my mobile started ringing and that was Sara's call.

" Ab ise kya musibat hai?" mumbling that with frustration I received the call.

(now what's her problem?)

"Yeah?"

"Adnaan I have to go parlour so I'll come back late" I wanted to break my mobile due to anger, what happened to her?why she had to go parlour every month? I wanted to shout on her but instead of creating another problem I decided to show myself calm.

"Sara I don't have my set of keys, it'll be problem for me... Go parlour tomorrow" I Said and cut the call without listening her response then looked towards Mansi who was still standing on my head.

"How can you forget me so easily?" she asked in hushed tone and I smirked

"In the same way that you had forget me after getting your ex-boyfriend! Mansi being with you was my mistake nothing else! And now I'm married at least I can't cheat on Sara!" Snapping the truth on her face and sat down on chair.

"Aren't you hiding cheating on your Sara by hiding your past?" She smirked taking a step towards me and I huffed.

"This is my and my wife's personal matter, don't poke your nose in this!" I  came out with my anger but she smirked "Don't you think I'm also a part of your so called personal matter"

"Are you trying to threatening me?" I asked making my brows furrowed and she chuckled dryly, "You know me pretty well! At least I'm not from those who threaten people! I'm just concerned about Sara, how will she feel if she will get to know about you and me." She raised her brow and for a moment I forgot to take next breath because I knew she wasn't from those who give threats, but she could do anything.

"Sara already know everything and she does trust me, so please stop stop thinking about us and try to find out someone else for yourself." Saying that I focused on my work and she left from there. I don't know whether I did correct by lying or not, but that wad the only way by which she could stop making ke remember about our relationship.

At the time when I was in relationship with Mansi I was feeling that Those four months were best time I had spent in my life by now I'm feeling that it was darkest periods of my life which I had created by my own hands.

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The town seemed to pulse with life and excitement even in the late evening hours, cars after cars were creeping on the road as that was rush hour, and traffic was very high on the roads. I was already tired not only physically but mentally too, all Thanks to Mansi who wants to make my life hell.

-Honk -

-Hoonk-

The unpleasant sound made me realise that traffic from my front was clear and an empty road was waiting to begin hitter by my car. And without any further damage to my time I pushed accelerater. I turn on radio which was playing my favourite song which made my mood a bit better moreover road was clear so I was enjoying driving. And then again a red light but this time I didn't felt irritated.

Pushing the handbrake I looked here there on the same traffic signal, and a smile came to my lips when the small boy came in my vision who was hopping in between the light coruscating through the cars and other vehicles.

"Chhotu.." pulling down the glass window I call him loudly and surprisingly he noticed that before running towards me.

"Sahab kitne du?" He asked innocently and I looked at small wire ring in his hand

(Sir how many do you want?)

"kitne bache hain?" I asked to that innocent one and he counted the floral bracelets in that wire ring

(How many are left?)

"Only Ten" Showing his five fingers two times he replied with happiness on is face and I nodded.

"Take this" giving him hundred bugs I took only two floral bracelets and his smile was priceless.

"Khana khaya?" I asked and he shook his head

(Have food?)

Taking out the well wrapped egg roll which Sara gave me for lunch I passed him. "Take this!" He again smiled happily.

"Shukriya sahab" I patted at his head and nodded before driving off from there as the signal turned green.

I was feeling peaceful! Indeed helping others provide peace to heart! And peaceful heart is a great blessing!

I stopped the car near society door to buy some fruits. And finally my journey was end a few steps away from my building.

Holding polybag of banana and guavas in right hand and laptop bag along with those flower bracelets on other hands, I hopped out from car. I was already very tired so took very small steps towards building and suddenly...

"Adnaan Bandar..." I looked up and found Sara shouted, standing in the balcony.

(Adnan monkey)

"Pagal ho gayi hai kya?" I shouted back with frustration. Is this a way to call her husband that too in middle of society?!

(Are you out of your mind?)

"Adnaan... Adnaan Bandar (Monkey)"

"Tu Bandar... Tera bhai Bandar... Meri phuppo Jaan ke alawa tera pura khandaar Bandar.." I shouted back very loudly and she smack her forehead.

(You money, your brother money, except my aunt your whole family is money)

And I noticed a squeaking sound just behind me.

What's this?

"Adnaan tumhare peeche Bandar.." Sara shouted from balcony and I turned to saw the reason of that squeaking voice.

(Adnaan there is a monkey behind you)

"Aaaaaa..." I couldn't help but screamed and ran but that monkey was chasing me..

"Leave the fruits idiot.." Sara shouted from balcony and I realised she was correct and I did so while running and hurriedly stepped in lift, that monkey was not chasing me anymore as he got fruits. Placing my hands on my chest I took deep breath after pushing '5' in the lift.

As soon as I stepped in the home Sara was standing there laughing like mads.

"Tumhare rishtedaar tumse milne aaye hain" She said and I glare him

(Your relatives are arrives to meet you)

"Haan, mera saala aaya hai.., ja tu bhi mil le jaa kar apne bhai se." I replied in frustration and she laughed

(Yea, my brother-in-law has arrived, you too go and meet your brother)

"Dhyaan se dekho, wo mera nhi tumhara bhai hai" She giggled and I rolled my eyes.

(See carefully he is your brother not mine)

"Take it" Saying that I hurriedly throw the floral bracelets on her face, which hit right on her nose and I felt so satisfied.

"ughhh.. Adnaan please don't bring anything for me, Actually I'm not use to of digesting such a huge amount of respect and love" She huffed after placing the bracelets on coffee table.

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"Why are you making these weird faced since half an hour?"

The most weird creature of the world who was sitting beside me on sofa, asked me about making my faces. But I prefer to ignore as I myself didn't know the reason behind my frustration and anger.

"I'm asking something" she repeated and I glare her.

"My head and shoulders are.." I stopped in between and shift my gaze towards TV, "What's the benefit by telling you?" I mumbled and she huffed while placing down the Knitting Needless and wool balls down on sofa before stepping towards the room.

"Bala tali" I rolled my eyes.

(Problem went away!)

"Sit down" But she came back within a single minute and ordered me while pointing out at the floor.

"What?" I was confused! But that Jangli billi literally pushed me on floor, and I was trying to understand what she was planning do to do? She pulled me in the way that my back was resting the sofa, though she wasn't that much powerful to pull me so only I adjusted myself on he spot where she wanted me to sat down. "Good boy" She pat on my head and sat down on sofa dangling her both legs either side of my head.

"You need something thanda thanda cool cool" Saying that she open the bottle of red coloured oil and pour on my head.

"What are you doing?" I almost yelled, I hate to oil my head.. It feels so sticky and.. Ugh.. I never like that oily and sticky hair.

"Can't you feel I'm shaving your head?" She sarcasm while running her fingers in my hair, and I tried to move away from there but she suddenly grabbed my hair in er both fists.

"Sit down silently" she scolded as if she was my mother and continued massaging my head and soon she Place her index and thumb of either hand onto my vertical neck muscles, applying right amount of pressure she slide her thumb down to the nape and I just close my eyes with an intake of deep breath. She did not stop on that point but pressed my shoulders too, there was a magical power in her hands, either in cooking or in massaging, she was able to make me feel like heaven. Resting my head on her thigh I looked up and she smiled while massaging my temples in circular motion, but then her fingers stopped moving and wiped the small droplets of oil spreaded on my forehead, I was feeling so happy and relaxed by then.

"Feeling better?" She asked and I made my eyes narrow like that question was difficult to be answer, but then she wrapped her both arms around my neck from behind before leaning down to my ear.

"Give answer in yes, otherwise..." She muttered in threatening way and after saying last word she held my neck with both hands like she was going to press my neck, I was smiling on her act. Slipping my hand in her nape and pulled her face near my lips

"I haven't feel even a bit better... But thanks" Whispering that I placed my lips on her cheek and she rolled her eyes while sitting straight, I was still resting my head with her thigh and she was still running her fingers in my hair making me feel like heaven.

But I couldn't let her know what I 2as feeling, otherwise she will dance on my head.

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_Naaz Jamal