Laal Ishq - Chapter 21: Chapter 21

" Jewellery baad me, let's get done with your clothes too first. "
Irham groaned and hit her brother's bicep.
" I'm tired..........and very hungry, ham pehle kha le ? "
Seher immediately shook her head at that,
" Nahi pehle Dua ka joda select karte hai. "
Dua instantly jumped in at that and squealed,
" Mall me haunted house laga hai, woh bhi new wala, chale ? "
Aamirah looked up and let out an exhale, Azaan rolled his eyes and mentally cursed himself for letting the girls gang up on him.
He moved to a side and called Zaraan, who picked up in the first ring,
" Ji bhaijaan, bataye ! "
" Jo bhi kaam kar rahe ho, chhod ke aa jao. Mujhse ye chaaro nahi sambhal rahi. "
A low chuckle escaped his lips at that, Azaan was a businessman, a strong, sharp and smart one at that. Him calling Zaraan like that was basically a cry for help.
" Aap already gayab hai office se, mai bhi aa jau ? "
Azaan knew his brother was just teasing him and he grunted before replying,
" Abbu, chachu, Faraaz aur Ayaan hai waha pe, woh dekh lenge. Tum fauran pohoncho yaha. "
He cut the call and hoped that Zaraan would come here soon.
" Aap Irham aur Dua ko leke showroom jayein, main aur Seher kuchh kha ke aate hai. "
Aamirah suggested, she was just an angel in his eyes. He nodded and pat her head,
" Mai Aryan se pooch lunga ki woh single hai ya nahi. "
He commented and laughed when Aamirah's face turned red at that,
" Dua, Irham, mere saath chalo dono. "
The girls nodded and followed him as they continued fighting over whether they would be going to the haunted house or not.
" Api aap itna darti kyu hai, maan jaiye na ! "
Irham glared at Dua and spat,
" Chup baitho tum, mujhe raat me sone me darr lagta hai. Tum toh kuchh din me bhai ke room me shift ho jaogi, bhoot, chudail to mere hi aage peeche bhagenge na ! "
Both the sisters saw how the tips of his ways turned red and giggled.
" Bilkul chup raho dono warna dinner ka plan bhi cancel kar dunga. "
He tried to keep a straight face but his blush was more than visible.
As they entered the showroom Azaan saw his wife's eyes go wide at the first dress she saw.
Her baby like cheeks and big doe eyes pretty much had him weak in his knees.
" Ye dekhein, kitna pyara hai ! "
She exclaimed and Irham smiled, the dress was really pretty just not what Dua wanted for the ceremony.
" Dua tumne kuchh socha hai, tumhe kya pehenna hai Rukhsati mei ? Matlab tumhe kaisa joda chahiye ? "
Irham asked Dua, who in turn bobbed her head,
" Good then, Lisa help her out. She is my wife, I need you to assist her. "
Dua felt a thousand butterflies erupting in her stomach at once at the way he introduced her as his wife.
The lady smiled at them, her lashes sitting perfectly on her rosy cheeks.
It annoyed Dua to now extent, who rolled her eyes, barely holding back a taunt on her professionalism and complains,
" Thoda jaldi, bohot se logo ke liye shopping karni hai hame. "
This seems to have an impact as Lisa nodded before asking Dua,
" What colour palette would you prefer ? I mean what colours are you considering ? "
Dua waited for a minute, her finger resting on her chin and said,
" White. That's all I have thought of. "
" Perfect. We have fresh pieces, I think you will like it. "
Lisa led the way and Irham smiled seeing Dua fist her hands at the feeble feeling of jealousy she felt.
Irham bent a little and whispered in Dua's ear,
" White kyu ! Tumhe toh red pasand hai ? "
Dua nodded, tugging on her bottom lip and said a little louder,
" Azaan ko White pasand hai na, isliye ! "
Irham hardly fought the urge to laugh out loud, because Lisa looked irritated and Dua.......looked pleasantly victorious.
Lisa took them to another room and showed them the different sections.
" You can try these, these are all fresh in the market as well as highly exclusive. "
Dua found herself in a dilemma, all the dresses were extremely beautiful and she found it hard to choose just one.
In the meantime, Irham had gone around looking for dresses of all kinds and settled on two.
She called Lisa and asked her to get both in her size before going to Dua who still seemed perplexed.
" Kuchh pasand aaya ? "
Her question was met with a pout aas Dua let out a tired exhale and said,
" Sab kuchh hi sundar hai. Kuchh samajh hi nahi aa raha. "
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" Koi khaas wajah, mujhe is mall me bulane ki ? "
Aryan asked taking off his sunglasses and looking around amused, it had been a while since he had visited an Indian mall.
Seher and Aamirah were still up, in the food court on the fourth floor, getting waffles and he just came after helping his little wife select a dress.
Azaan wanted to have a little talk with Aryan regarding whatever om earth was going on between him and Aamirah.
" We should all have dinner together, Zaraan is also coming. It'll be nice. "
He replied simply, Aryan scanned him from top to toe.
" And what are you doing here, in a mall, at 7 in the evening? "
And just like that gone was all his patience,
" Shut up, and how dare you flirt with my sister. Sharam bachi hai tujhme ! "
They were near a CCD outlet and people were starting to look. Azaan cleared his throat and when his eyes fell on an empty bench, he sat there and told him,
" Baitho "
Aryan was quick to obey, he really haad nothing to lose even if he didn't buy he cherished their friendship.
" Kab se chal raha hai ye sab "
Azaan asked with another hard glare, Aryan rolled his eyes when he heard the question.
Azaan haad the audacity to ask him when he has been in love with his own little cousin since forever.
" Do mahine pehle mile the ham restaurant mei, tab se we have been in touch, bohot pyaari hai Aamirah. "
It was unpleasant and uncomfortable to hear it but the dreamy look on his friend's face made it all the way worse for Azaan, for he wanted to punch Aaryan.
" Sirf baat kar rahe ho ? "
Aryan shook his head and was about to explain when the waitress came to them to get their orders.
As soon as she left, Aryan explained his point of view to Azaan.
" Look Aamirah is a very pretty girl. I've liked her ever since I've met her, mere dimaag me ghoom rahi hai. I want to propose to her but she's just 20. Waise hi Dua ki shaadi 18 saal me ho gayi hai, it'll be overwhelming, so I've been taking it slow. "
This, this is what he was expecting, complete honesty. He fought the urge to smile because he knew Aryan was telling the truth. He saw it in his dreamy eyes, in his smile and the way he talked about his sister.
They were interrupted when the girls came giggling over something, Seher told him,
" We're all done with our dresses, tayi ammi ne kaha tha jewellery wagera woh khud handle karengi. "
Aamirah smiled seeing Aryan sitting with Azaan, however she looked at her bother with tensed eyes almost as if asking if everything was ok to which he blinked his eyes and assured it was.
" So he's Aryan, my friend and Aryan, tumhe toh ye sab aur inke naam yaad hi honge. "
He cought the glimpse of tease in Azaan's voice anduttered profanities before giving the girls a smile and saying,
" Ofcourse, bas Seher se mile kaafi din ho gaye. "
He moved forward and gave her a hug, making Aamirah look away, not liking it.
He gave her a wink at her annoyed expression and she not found it hard not to blush.