WRITER'S POV

"Aadil beta" wasim called him. Who was happily taking with his freinds.

"Ji Abbu." He respond and came towards them.

"Beta ap humare sath aye. Hume apse kuch jaruri baat karna hai." Wasim said and dragged him by holding his hand.

"Abbu. Kya baat hai? Aap itni tension mein keu laag rahe hai?" Aadil asked him feeling something fishy.

"Ap sabra se humari baat suniye." He said and left a sigh.

"Apki shaadi Kainaat se nehi Inayat se ho rahi hai." How he explain this to his son he didn't know. So somehow he started. He wad saying but cut by Aadil's shouting.

"Aap pagal ho gaye hai Abbu. Ap hosh mein toh hai. Apko pata bhi hai ap kya keh rahe hai. Ammi. Hume lagta hai Abbu ki tabiyat thik nehi hai. Dekhiye inko. Keisi behki behki bate kaar rahe hai." He was barking on his father and talking with his mother pointing to his father.

Mansha left a sarcasm chuckle and said to her son. "Beta apke Abbu pagal nehi huye hai. Lekin woh apko jo batane wale hai woh sunke ap jarur pagal ho jayenge." Wasim glared her and she ignore that.

" Aadi Beta hum apko Inayat se nikah karne k liye keh rahe hai iske piche wajah hai. Aur woh yeh hai ki Kainaat apni nikah chodke apne ashiq k sath bhag gayi khidki se khudke." He said in calm voice. Aadil was shocked to react. He was stood with a emotionless face. He was dead inside.

His mother placed her hand around his shoulder and rub to shooth him.

"Aisa keise ho sakta hai. Nehi. Nehi. Aisa nehi ho sakta. Woh aisa kuch kaar hi nehi sakte hai. Woh aisa karne k bare soch bhi nehi sakte hai. Hum humari Kainaat ko jante hai woh aisi nehi hai. Ammi Abbu jhut bol rahe hai na?" He was blabbering lost his sanity. And asked his mother hopefully. But his mother's answer broke him totally.

"Nehi Aadi beta Wasim jo keh rahe hai woh sach hai."

He was about to fall but his Mother and Father caught him and made him sat on the chair. His father also sat on another chair placing infront of him.

"Beta ap Kainaat se nikah karna chahte the hume woh pasand aye humne apki nikah unse pakki kar di. Lekin woh kisi aur se mohabbat karti thi aur woh apne ashiq k sath chali gayi. Ismein na hi apki koi galti hai na hi humari. Allah ki marzi thi ho gayi. Beta ek baat humesha yaad rakhna jo hota hai acche k liye hi hota hai. Humne apki baat manke Kainaat se apka nikah karwane k liye razi huye hai."

"Ab hum apko Inayat se nikah karne k liye keh rahe hai. Aur apko razi hona hi padega. Beta Waziri Family ki ek izzat hai ,naam hai. Agar aaj yeh nikah nehi hua toh media mein kitni tehelka machegi apko toh pata hi hai. Hum nehi chahte hai humare family ki breaking news Tv pe aye. Aur newspaper k 1st page k article mein bada bada akhshar mein humare bare mein galat galat alfaz likha ho. Apke liye accha hoga ki ap humari baat maan le. Yeh faisla humari nehi apki Dada Abbu ki hai. Agar ap mana kaar denge toh unki tohin hogi." Wasim said and walked out from the room left the broken soul and his mother.

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"Asif ap yeh kya karne jaa rahe hai. Ap apke hosh mein toh hai." Warda was talking to her husband while walking behind him.

"Ap tehesh(rage) mein ake galat faisla le rahe hai. Ap ek beti ki karm ki sajah dusri beti ko dene ja rahe hai. Uski kya galti hai jo ap apni izzat bachane k liye uski zindagi badbad karne jaa rahe hai." Warda said in rage.

Asif stop and turn towards his wife.

"Hum koi tehesh mein ake faisla nehi le rahe hai Warda. Hum soch samajh k hi le rahe hai. Unhone humse yeh baat chupake galti ki hai. Ab unko woh bhugat na hi padega na." He said in anger. In the fisrt time Warda found a different Asif infront of her.

She knew which Asif was not like that. She was wondered.

"Apko pata hai Inaya keisi hai. Woh toh rishta , zimedari , shaadi in sab cizoh se anjan hai. Unse yeh sab keise ho payega. Woh umar se toh badi ho gayi lekin abhi bhi bacchi hi hai. Unhe shaadi ki zimedari nibhana keise ayega. Aur dusri taraf apko pata hai Aadil Kainaat se pyaar karta hai. Toh woh Inayat ko apna lenge. Woh unhe woh izzat denge jo woh Kainaat ko dete. Aadil kabhi bhi Inayat ko khush nehi rakh payega. Ap unki ek galti k liye zindagi bhar ki sazah maat dijiye. Hum apse iltizah (request) karte hai ki humari beti ki zindagi aise bardad maat kijiye." She said joining her palms infront of him. She was crying like a helpless mother.

"Yeh Khuda ki marzi hai." He said and started walking. Warda again followed him.

"Inayat beta ap humari guriya rani hai na?" Asif asked her stroking her hair in loving way. And she nodded getting confused.

"Bachpan se apne jo manga hai humne apki haar wish haar khwaish puri ki hai. Ki hai na?" Asif again asked her. Now she got nervous and felt he was something up to do. because of his questions. So she decided to ask him what's the matter?

"Baat kya hai Abbu ap Sidha sidha batayiye?"

"Ab bari apki. Ab apko humari baat manna padega." He said in serious tone. He was sitting infront of her. And she was sitting like a kitten in fear.

"Humne humesha ap dono ko apni life jeene ki puri azadi di hai. Lekin ap log iska galat fayda uthaye hume yeh kar kiz bardash nehi hoga. Apki behen ne serf iss ghar ki dehliz hi paar nehi ki hai humari dil ki dehliz ko bhi paar kaar ke chali gayi hai. Ab humare family mein unki koi jagah nehi hai. Nahi humari dil mein. Unhone serf humara bharosa nehi toda hai hume bhi tod k chali gayi hai. Iss bikhre huye baap ki ap hi ek sahara hai." He said holding Inayat's hand in his with his teary eye's.

"Ap denge na humari sath?" He asked her. And she nodded unaware of his intention.

"Abbu k dimag mein chal kya raha hai"

She asked her inner soul. "Kuch toh pak raha hai inke dimag mein" Her inner soul replied.

"Beta ap Aadil se nikah kaar le." Asif said in one breath.

"Kya?" She shouted. "Abbu ap yeh kya keh rahe hai? She asked and take a look at her mother to say something but she stayed mum.

"Abbu hum unse nikah nehi karenge. Haar kiz nehi. Agar ap humari jaan mang lete toh woh hum apko khushi khushi de dete. Lekin Aadil k sath nikah. No way. I can't do that. And you know the reason very well." She said sternly standing from the bed.

Her father also stood up from the chair and looked at her angrily.

"Yes i know that. But you have to sacrificed that for my sake." Her father said in cold tone again made her sit on the bed. And he also sat with her.

"Abbu how can you say that. It's my dream from childhood. I worked so hard to get that. And now you are saying simply i have to sacrifice my dream for your sake. For you i can immolate my life." She said prying to Allah made him understand her point of view.

"Humse yeh nehi ho payega." She declared adamantly.

"Dusri taraf hum kisiki zindagi humare wajese jahannum nehi bana na chahte hai. Nahi kisi aur k family k liye afad lana chahti hu. Hum jaha bhi jate hai humari badd nasibi sab tabah kaar dete hai. Hum yeh nehi kaar sakte. Nahi iss baat ki zikr Abbu k samne kaar sakte hai." She said to herself in her mind.

"Yeh apki akhri faisla hai?" Abbu asked me. And i nodded.

"Yehi hona chahiye humare sath. Yeh sab humare gunaho ki sazah hai. Humne ap logon ko independence deke hi galti kaar diya hai. Ab ap logon ko apki maan mani karni hai. Kijiye. Ap logon ko humari koi fikr hai. Agar hoti na toh ap dono humare sath aisa nehi karte." He said to her and get up from the bed.

"Ajse humari koi beti nehi hai. Ap azad hai. Humare liye ap dono maar chuke hai. Humare sath apki koi talukat nehi rahega abse." Asif stated and made his way to the exit.

"Abbu." Inayat called him in shock. But he didn't stop so she run towards him and held him.

"Abbu i can't stand with their expectations. I can't able to take the wive's responsibility neither the daughter in law's duty. And I'm pretty sure that if this nikah happened it won't work. Please try to understand Abbu." Inayat said to her father in hope. But shook his head and cupped her face.

"Ap bakhubi nibha payenge sade zimedari. Hume ap pe pura yakin hai." He smiled at her as he knew that his daughter can't deny him. Just he have to put some effort to made her agreed. And see what happened. She agreed unwillingly.

"Is Aadil also agreed for this? She asked him expectantly.

"Unke Abbu unse baat karne k liye gaye hai. Pata nehi."

"Iska matlab hope hai yeh nikah na hone ki. I'm 1000 cent sure that he won't agreed for this nikah." She said to herself with relieve.

"Asif apne Inayat ko toh razi karwa liya hai iss nikah k liye. Pherse soch lijiye baad mein apke iss faisle k liye apko zindagi bhar ki pachtava na ho." After a long time dramma session Warda begum open her mouth to say something to her husband.

"Pachtava nehi hoga. Chahe toh ap calendar paar aaj ki tarikh paad likh kaar rakhiye. Humari beti waha khush rahegi." Asif said and walked out from the room after closing the door shut.

There were Only Inayat and her Ammi stayed.

Warda sat beside her daughter. And stroke her hair. Inayat was holding her tears with very much difficulty. But when her mother hugged her she broke in her embrace whife shobbing hardly and after it turned to her sniffers. Her mother was also crying with her.

"Sshh...shh... Rote nehi hai bata. Ap toh humari strong baccha hai na. Apke Abbu ne apko manipulate kaarke iss nikah k liye razi karwa liya. Hum khud bhi helpless hai. Woh jante hai ap apki family ko kitna chahte hai. Unko kitna chahte hai. Ap unko mana nahi kaar payenge."

"Lekin mujhe nehi lagta Aadil iss nikah k liye razi honge. Ab wahi humari akhri umid hai." Warda said to sooth her.

"I hope so." Inayat said in her cracking voice still hugging her Ammi tightly.

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AADIL'S POV......

When Abbu told me that Kainaat run away with her lover. I felt a pang in my heart. Why? A big question mark was on my mind. With whom she eloped? Who is the guy?

I know she doesn't love me. It was one sided love. My my love was enough for our marriage worked. And i was sure that she will definitely fall for my love.

Is she love someone else then why she agreed for this nikah? Even she do the engagement. Why she didn't told me that she love someone else. Is i have slight idea about that then i will let her go. Why she did this to me. I won't forgive you Kainaat for betraying me. Ever.

Some time before Abbu notify me that Inayat gave her concent for the nikah. So i have to be being ready to do the nikah.

"Hum apse jitna pyaar karte the isseh kahi jyada ab nafrat karenge. Aur iski sajah apki behen ko bhugatna padega. Woh toh sab janti hogi. Pher bhi mujhe batana jaruri nehi samjhi. Aur ab uchalte uchalte nikah k liye razi bhi ho gayi. Allah kasam. Hum tumhari zindagi azab na banadi toh humara Naam bhi Aadil Waziri nehi. I will make you regret agreed for the nikah."

I made a promise to me vehemently.