Laal Ishq - Chapter 32: Chapter 32
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The lights in the room remained on again, there was a faint sound of soft music, playing in there.
Shahzain sighed and took a sip of his protein shake, yet another night and Mahnoor was still not sleeping, for the past week, he had noticed time and again that she has been unable to sleep.
Even if he hasn't, the dark circles under her eyes would have been proof enough.
He had overheard the maids saying something about her crying when Zeenat's friends had came over the other day but he hadn't thought much of it.
However, now it seems like he will have to talk about it.
He moved across the hall, the bottle still in his hand, and stood right in front of her room.
He raised his hand to knock but hesitated, was this ok ? Is he being impolite.
The thoughts made him retrieve his hand but when the sound of music turned up, he knocked before even allowing himself to think of it.
Around 30 seconds later, the door creaked open and he saw Mahnoor in her pajamas with messy hair.
" Hey ! Itni subah tum yaha kya rahe ho ? "
Her voice was also normal, as if she had been up all night. He took a quick look at the clock in her room and said,
" Subah ke saadhe chaar baj rahe hai. "
She raised his brow, prompting him to continue and he asked her,
" Tum puri raat music chala rahi thi ? "
She closed her mouth as soon as she opened because she felt like this was a rhetorical question and looked down.
Shahzain opened the door completely and asked,
" Can I come in ? "
She cleared her throat at the formality and nodded her head, getting aside, making space for him to enter.
Shahzain sat on the big sofa seat against the wall and motioned her to sit on the bed too, which she silently did.
" Are you okay ? "
" Huh "
She raised her brow at him and he sighed before elaborating.
" How long has it been, since you've slept at night ? "
He questioned and she felt as if she was being accused and felt the need to defend herself,
" I have- I did ! I was sleeping...bas abhi hi aankh khuli hai. "
He was about to question her again, when they heard footsteps in the living room.
Shahzain signalled her to keep quite and himself went to check it out, however a smile replaced his froen when he saw little Aayat, standing in the middle of a dimly lit living room, rubbing her eyes.
He sighed and moved closer to her, slowly saying, so as to not scare her,
" Aayat ! Beta idhar kya kar rahe ho aap. "
Fari had been crying too much these days, even though she was almost four years old and the twins sometimes slept with their parents, Aayat's sleep might've been disturbed by that.
" Chachu ! Fari baar baar ro rahi thi ! "
He smiled and took her to the kitchen and gave her a glass of water.
" Will you go and sleep in your own room ? "
He asked, caressing her head and she shook her head.
" Aaj exam hai mera, I will study. "
Aayat and Dania would turn 8 in two months and were currently in 2nd standard.
" Come study in my room, akele mat padho ok ! "
She nodded, knowing her chachu world early in the morning too.
He told Aayat to bring her books and material to his room and moved to Mahnoor's.
" I'll stay with Aayat, woh uth gayi hai "
She nodded, having figured that much out. Her fingers fiddles when she looked at him and was about to speak when he beat her to it,
" This is not over. "
•|•
" I'll get them bhabhi, don't worry. "
Mahnoor swiftly took the keys and twirled them around her fingers as she came down the stairs, her hair bouncing prettily and falling on her shoulders.
" Itni garmi hai, ye lo. "
Fabia gave her a bottle and she raised her brows, asking what it was.
" Apple juice, bahar se mat peena ab kuchh. Bachho sr gaya guzra stamina hai tumhara ! "
Mahnoor stuck her tongue out at her and moved out of the kitchen. She saw Zeenat sitting on the sofa, watching TV and told her,
" Aunty mai bacho ko lene ja rahi hun, aapko kuchh chahiye ? "
Zeenat shook her head,
" Nahi, kuchh log aa rahe hai toh maine sara saaman subah naukaro se mangwa liya hai. "
She patted hei cheek and Mahnoor moved out.
They were supposed to go and get pizzas today and Mahnoor seemed to be more excited than the kids.
She drove to school and arrived minutes before the school ends, getting out of her car, she leaned against it and waited for the two to come out.
Soon enough she saw her munchkins coming out, hand in hand, giggling over something.
As soon as they saw Mahnoor, they rushed to her, hugging her legs.
" Mahiiii ! "
She hugged them both and immediately ushered them in the car.
" Dhoop bohot hai, roll the windows ok and have some of this juice. "
Dania sat in the passenger's side and Aayat sat behind them with both their bags.
" Jaldi chalo ! We will have lots of pizza today. "
Aayat yelled and Dania too bobbed her head, agreeing with her twin. This made Mahnoor chuckled as she picked speed.
•|•
" Shaadi ka kya socha hai beta !? "
Shahzain gave off a tight lipped smile at that, one of his mother's friend's had asked him this question for like the 10th time, this year itself.
" Abhi koi khaas hai nahi nazar mein, I'm working. Dekhte hai ! "
She shook her head, as if dismissing his thought altogether, and getting rather excited, suggested.
" Meri beti 25 ki hai, tum toh jaante hi ho, Mashaal job bhi kar rahi hai. Bolo toh mai meeting karau tum dono ki ? Waise bhi jab se tumhare Ghar me woh charity case aayi hai, log tarah tarah ki baat kar rahe hai. "
He did not mind the usual nosiness but the last sentence angered him as his earlier calm face, now seemed tensed.
" Jo shukriya, but usko koi zaroorat nahi hogi. Aur Mahnoor charity case nahi hai, is ghar ki beti hai, so I think you should be mindful of your words. "
She gave him a nasty expression and said,
" Tum abhi young ho, hamari baat nahi samjhoge. Tumhari khala hun mai, jaanti hun ki log kya sochte hai, meri baat mano aur us manhoos ladki ko nikalo apne ghar se Shahzain. "
This seemed to further provoke him as he balled his fist and spat,
" Aap se zyada sagi hai woh hamari. USS din aapne ho bhi kaha hai woh sab pata hai mujhe. Badi hai aap mujhse toh aapki izzat kar raha hun, leking dobara Mahnoor ke baare mein kuchh bhi galat kehne ke pehle do baar soch lijiyega. Woh meri dost hai aur meri ammi ke liye ek beti jaisi. Aur raho baat uske intention ki to woh bhi sun le, aap ki tarah fasadi nahi hai woh. "
Shahzain sighed and took a sip of his protein shake, yet another night and Mahnoor was still not sleeping, for the past week, he had noticed time and again that she has been unable to sleep.
Even if he hasn't, the dark circles under her eyes would have been proof enough.
He had overheard the maids saying something about her crying when Zeenat's friends had came over the other day but he hadn't thought much of it.
However, now it seems like he will have to talk about it.
He moved across the hall, the bottle still in his hand, and stood right in front of her room.
He raised his hand to knock but hesitated, was this ok ? Is he being impolite.
The thoughts made him retrieve his hand but when the sound of music turned up, he knocked before even allowing himself to think of it.
Around 30 seconds later, the door creaked open and he saw Mahnoor in her pajamas with messy hair.
" Hey ! Itni subah tum yaha kya rahe ho ? "
Her voice was also normal, as if she had been up all night. He took a quick look at the clock in her room and said,
" Subah ke saadhe chaar baj rahe hai. "
She raised his brow, prompting him to continue and he asked her,
" Tum puri raat music chala rahi thi ? "
She closed her mouth as soon as she opened because she felt like this was a rhetorical question and looked down.
Shahzain opened the door completely and asked,
" Can I come in ? "
She cleared her throat at the formality and nodded her head, getting aside, making space for him to enter.
Shahzain sat on the big sofa seat against the wall and motioned her to sit on the bed too, which she silently did.
" Are you okay ? "
" Huh "
She raised her brow at him and he sighed before elaborating.
" How long has it been, since you've slept at night ? "
He questioned and she felt as if she was being accused and felt the need to defend herself,
" I have- I did ! I was sleeping...bas abhi hi aankh khuli hai. "
He was about to question her again, when they heard footsteps in the living room.
Shahzain signalled her to keep quite and himself went to check it out, however a smile replaced his froen when he saw little Aayat, standing in the middle of a dimly lit living room, rubbing her eyes.
He sighed and moved closer to her, slowly saying, so as to not scare her,
" Aayat ! Beta idhar kya kar rahe ho aap. "
Fari had been crying too much these days, even though she was almost four years old and the twins sometimes slept with their parents, Aayat's sleep might've been disturbed by that.
" Chachu ! Fari baar baar ro rahi thi ! "
He smiled and took her to the kitchen and gave her a glass of water.
" Will you go and sleep in your own room ? "
He asked, caressing her head and she shook her head.
" Aaj exam hai mera, I will study. "
Aayat and Dania would turn 8 in two months and were currently in 2nd standard.
" Come study in my room, akele mat padho ok ! "
She nodded, knowing her chachu world early in the morning too.
He told Aayat to bring her books and material to his room and moved to Mahnoor's.
" I'll stay with Aayat, woh uth gayi hai "
She nodded, having figured that much out. Her fingers fiddles when she looked at him and was about to speak when he beat her to it,
" This is not over. "
•|•
" I'll get them bhabhi, don't worry. "
Mahnoor swiftly took the keys and twirled them around her fingers as she came down the stairs, her hair bouncing prettily and falling on her shoulders.
" Itni garmi hai, ye lo. "
Fabia gave her a bottle and she raised her brows, asking what it was.
" Apple juice, bahar se mat peena ab kuchh. Bachho sr gaya guzra stamina hai tumhara ! "
Mahnoor stuck her tongue out at her and moved out of the kitchen. She saw Zeenat sitting on the sofa, watching TV and told her,
" Aunty mai bacho ko lene ja rahi hun, aapko kuchh chahiye ? "
Zeenat shook her head,
" Nahi, kuchh log aa rahe hai toh maine sara saaman subah naukaro se mangwa liya hai. "
She patted hei cheek and Mahnoor moved out.
They were supposed to go and get pizzas today and Mahnoor seemed to be more excited than the kids.
She drove to school and arrived minutes before the school ends, getting out of her car, she leaned against it and waited for the two to come out.
Soon enough she saw her munchkins coming out, hand in hand, giggling over something.
As soon as they saw Mahnoor, they rushed to her, hugging her legs.
" Mahiiii ! "
She hugged them both and immediately ushered them in the car.
" Dhoop bohot hai, roll the windows ok and have some of this juice. "
Dania sat in the passenger's side and Aayat sat behind them with both their bags.
" Jaldi chalo ! We will have lots of pizza today. "
Aayat yelled and Dania too bobbed her head, agreeing with her twin. This made Mahnoor chuckled as she picked speed.
•|•
" Shaadi ka kya socha hai beta !? "
Shahzain gave off a tight lipped smile at that, one of his mother's friend's had asked him this question for like the 10th time, this year itself.
" Abhi koi khaas hai nahi nazar mein, I'm working. Dekhte hai ! "
She shook her head, as if dismissing his thought altogether, and getting rather excited, suggested.
" Meri beti 25 ki hai, tum toh jaante hi ho, Mashaal job bhi kar rahi hai. Bolo toh mai meeting karau tum dono ki ? Waise bhi jab se tumhare Ghar me woh charity case aayi hai, log tarah tarah ki baat kar rahe hai. "
He did not mind the usual nosiness but the last sentence angered him as his earlier calm face, now seemed tensed.
" Jo shukriya, but usko koi zaroorat nahi hogi. Aur Mahnoor charity case nahi hai, is ghar ki beti hai, so I think you should be mindful of your words. "
She gave him a nasty expression and said,
" Tum abhi young ho, hamari baat nahi samjhoge. Tumhari khala hun mai, jaanti hun ki log kya sochte hai, meri baat mano aur us manhoos ladki ko nikalo apne ghar se Shahzain. "
This seemed to further provoke him as he balled his fist and spat,
" Aap se zyada sagi hai woh hamari. USS din aapne ho bhi kaha hai woh sab pata hai mujhe. Badi hai aap mujhse toh aapki izzat kar raha hun, leking dobara Mahnoor ke baare mein kuchh bhi galat kehne ke pehle do baar soch lijiyega. Woh meri dost hai aur meri ammi ke liye ek beti jaisi. Aur raho baat uske intention ki to woh bhi sun le, aap ki tarah fasadi nahi hai woh. "
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