Laal Ishq - Chapter 23: Chapter 23

" Ghunghat daalna zaroori hai ? "
Dua asked, pouting a little. While she did love dressing and dolling up, it was a task to keep it at its place.
" Paanch minute ki baat hai, bhai aayenge toh fir hata dena ! "
Aamirah fixed her nath one more time and then fixed the edges of the bed.
To Dua it made little sense because she was pissed, why was she expected to sit like a doll in the weird, cringe manner and not her husband.
" Dua, tu pareshaan kyu lag rahi hai ! You know bhai will never force you to do anything. "
Irham softly explained and Dua instantly shook her head, her eyes going wide.
" Chii api ! Mai Aisa kuchh nahi soch rahi thi. Mere pairon me dard ho raha hai, bas wohi. Aap itni dirty kab se ho gayi !? "
She whined and Sher laughed at her adorable behaviour. She moved closer to Dua and snorted,
" Normally dulhan thoda sharmati and ghabrati haina ! We just thought ki tum bhi waise hi behave karogi, but ham bhuul hi gaye the, it's you. Kuchh bhi normal kaise ho sakta hai ! "
This made the other two laugh and Dua rolled her eyes.
They heard commotion outside and the three decided to rush out.
" Aree kaha rahe ho ? "
Dua asked, trying to get up from the bed, but it was rather difficult to get up because her outfit was a little heavy.
" Bhai se darwaze par paise bhi toh lene hai. "
That was all she heard before the door went shut. With nothing else to do, she decided to admire the room.
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Inka toh samajh aata hai, tum teeno kis khushi me aaye ho. "
Azaan asked seeing Ayaan, Mahir and Hassan standing at the door of him room. Irham, Aamirah, Seher, Nusrat, Maheen and Afreen were all gathered around.
" Gender discrimination nahi karein, ladkiyon ko paise aur gifts milenge toh hame bhi barabari chahiye, ham bhi gifts lenge. "
The elders present there could not hold back their laughter and the girls decided to pitch in their demands.
" Hamein zyada nahi, 20,000 hazaar each chahiye. Ya fir doosra option hai ki hame ek ek diamond bracelet dila dein "
Faraaz, who was standing behind his two brothers, chuckled at that.
" Ek ek bracelet ki kimat pata hai ? Bhai cash hi de dein. Behtar hoga. "
Before Azaan could reply, Hassan intervened.
" Bracelet wagera nahi chahiye, ham kya karenge jewellery ka. Cash me hi baat settle karein. Hamein 30,000 chahiye. "
Zaraan was quick to laugh at his face.
" Keemat toh aise badha rahe hai jaise ki dulhan ki sagi behenein hai. "
Shaukat patted his back and said,
" Mol bhaav dulhe ko karne do. Batao Azaan, doge paise. "
Azaan took a minute to think over it when Aamirah giggled and slowly said,
" Aapki begum intezaar kaar rahi hai bhaijaan, thoda jaldi karien. "
Her words seemed to have an impact on him and Azaan smirked and replied,
" Dadajaan, inhe toh mai kuchh na dun, par meri Dua andar Mera intezaar kaar rahi hai. "
At his words, the youngsters cheered and the women around felt hot blush covering their own faces.
Shaukat top laughed and nodded encouraging Azaan. Azaan asked Faraaz to get cash and another round of ' wohoos ' began.
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Azaan opened the door, very gently and stepped his foot in. His eyes fell on a very shy Dua, who pekjed at him through her lashes and then looked down at her lap again.
" Dua ! "
He called out lovingly, there was so much warmth and love in his tone that she almost turned into a puddle, she slowly bobbed her head and tilded to look at him.
" Ji ! "
The way she sat over there and looked like a little pup made him want to hide her in his arms and protect her from the world.
He frowned a bit, not understanding why she suddenly seemed so shy. Azaan shut the door behind him and moved closer to the bed before sitting, keeping a decent distance between the two of them.
She felt even more conscious with their proximity and fisted her hands, this was all notices by Azaan.
" Azaan ! "
She spoke, very softly and he hummed in response.
" Please mujhe aise nahi dekhein. "
Her shy little request made her laugh heartily.
" Par kyu ? "
She whined and covered her face with her alta clad palms and said,
" Mujhe sharam aati hai. "
This was probably the most carefree laugh Azaan had ever laughed. The smile on his face just wouldn't leave.
He took her wrists in his hold and said,
" Apni biwi ko dekh sakta hun main !? "
She nodded and slowly looked up, her face was shining brighter than the moon ever did. Azaan could happily die now, he was with the woman he had loved since forever.
" Bohot pyaari lag rahi ho ! Bilkul pari ki tarah. "
He caressed the back of her palm and she fluttered her lashes cutely before saying,
" Thank you. "
They sat there in complete silence for a minute before Azaan recalled something.
" Dua, ye tumhare liye ek tohfa hai. "
He picked a black rectangular box with a purple ribbon decorating it and placed it before her on bed,
" Yeh kya hai ? "
She asked curiously, Azaan realised that she was slowly calming her own self and seemed a little more relaxed now.
" Tumhari muh dikhai. "
He let her open the ribbon and the box by herself and she gasped.
It was a diamond anklet. She simply couldn't look away from it and said,
" Ye real diamonds hai ! "
Azaan felt his heart flutter and replied,
" Tumhare liye. "
He hesitated a bit and asked again,
" Can I make you wear it ? "
She instantly nodded and put forward her left foot, her excited face was worth buying hundreds and thousands of these anklets.
Azaan took it out of the box and put her foot on his thigh, Dua felt a little weird at the physical contact but she was way more excited about the anklet.
He tied it around her ankle and she shook her leg a little and giggled,
" Ye kitna Sundar hai ! "
She exclaimed thoroughly loving her gift and he kept looking at her face with a small smile and replied to her,
" Bohot sundar ! "