Inara watched her hand with satisfactory expressions. She actually liked the ring. It was so elegant. She could wear it daily. She slipped it out of her finger and put it back into the box like and placed it on the bed like she never opened it.
Why should I show any eagerness? She thought about looking at the box.
Zulaid closed the dressing room's door behind him. He had changed his white shalwar qameez, now dressed in a t-shirt and black trousers.
"Abhi tak ese hi bethi ho!" He commented.
(You are still sitting at the same place)
"To aur kiya karoon?" She asked unknowingly throwing her hand in the air.
(So what should I do?)
"Get yourself comfortable" He pointed at her dress and walked to the bed. He glanced at the bed distastefully. He wanted to thrash Hamad for making things more awkward for him. He cleaned the bed, petals of red roses landed on the floor.
"I know what to do. You don't need to tell me what to do!" She stated plainly after taking a pause.
Ufff bewaqoof uncha nahi bolna tha. She clicked her tongue.
(I wasn't supposed to say it louder you idiot)
"Easy there!" He asked her plainly.
"I am easy. No need for any suggestions!" She didn't know why she was reacting like that.
"What does that mean?" He left the pillow and watched her back. He couldn't see her face.
"It exactly means the same you have understood" She rose up from the bed and walked to the dressing table.
"What did I say to you that you started behaving like a child?" He thought she was intentionally messing with him, she loved to do that.
"I am a child!" She replied looking at him through the mirror.
"That I know better" He realized a sigh.
"No, you don't know anything" She didn't like him calling her child. She wasn't a kid anymore. He never really understood that she had grown up.
"Can't you speak normally?" He questioned her seriously. He wasn't getting why they were bickering.
"No" She shook her head and started removing her jewellery. She could see him in the dressing table mirror. He was making his bed now.
After freshening up and changing into her comfy night suit, she felt light and comfortable. When she entered the room, she found him lying at the edge of the bed. His arm covered his eyes, the comforter covered his lower half.
Inara looked around in the room. There wasn't a single piece of furniture in the room except the bed, a study table and chair. Neither the floor was covered with carpet.
She gulped down her saliva watching the bed. It was the only place to sleep. She definitely had to share it with him as she had nowhere else to sleep.
She walked towards the bed anxiously after turning off the lights. In the darkness, she hardly found the right side of the bed which was empty. She didn't want to end up lying at him.
Is sharmandagi se to maut bhali hy Ghalib! She took her steps carefully.
(It's better to die than to face this embarrassment)
Sitting on the edge of the bed, she rubbed her hand on her chest. Her heart was racing with anxiety. The idea of sharing a bed with him was making her uncomfortable.
Dracula ke sath ek kamre main rehne se pehle main mar kyu nahi gai. She clenched her teeth in discomfort.
(I should have died before sharing his room)
She slowly laid down on the edge. There was a noticeable difference between them but still it wasn't that much. They were lying close to each other. She didn't move her hands to get hold of the comforter. She didn't want to at least share it with him. It was too much for her. It was better to sleep without one instead of being conscious.
She closed her eyes when he turned towards her. Her eyes snapped open and breath hitched. She stilled and couldn't breathe for the next two seconds.
NOOO!!!!
A wave of peace went through her whole body when she realized that he just turned his side. He wasn't getting anywhere closer to her.
Relax Inara! It's not like he is desperate for you. He has already cleared it. So, just sleep. Life is already full of drama, no need to create another one. She took a deep breath.
In the morning, she woke up early in the morning but he wasn't in the bed beside her. She walked out of her room only to find him sipping a glass of fresh juice. He was busy reading a newspaper.
He noticed her presence and looked up at her. After a quick glance at her, he averted his attention back to the newspaper.
Akar to dekho janab ki. She disliked his way of watching her.
(Such an arrogant man)
She decided to ask him a question before moving forward. She wasn't that childish. She knew about her responsibilities and she would prove it to him.
"Breakfast?" She mumbled to him. She was supposed to ask him now.
"Hun!!" He averted his attention to her just for a moment, not getting what she was saying.
"What do you want for breakfast?" She pressed her lips together after asking him.
Kiya din a gaye hain ab is adam bezar ka khayal rakhana pare ga.
(Now I have to take care of him. My bad time has started)
"It's time for lunch not breakfast" He didn't look up at her.
"Anyways, would you have it?" She wasn't embarrassed if he was trying to make her.
"No, I have had mine. Thank you!" He was still staring at the newspaper.
"Not welcome!!" She muttered before quickly walking to the kitchen where Saman and Farida were preparing for lunch.
They met again in the parking lot of the marriage hall. He didn't compliment her. Nor was she expecting him to say anything.
Her heart raced when he held her hand as they walked into the hall.
No one initiated a conversation during the function. They sat together with no hard expressions on their faces. She was smiling lightly and he was just acting normal like he always did.
"Yesterday night what have you gained girl! Stop smiling so much. Besharam" Hamad tried to tease him just to earn a stare from his brother.
Inara's eyes widened in shock. She wasn't expecting him to utter this nonsense in front of Zulaid.
"Shut up! Hamad" Zulaid gritted his teeth.
"Okay. Okay. I am not saying to your bride. There is no need to murder me with your gaze!!" Hamad chuckled.
At night, they didn't argue like yesterday. Both slept silently, maintaining a distance between them. The next morning, Zulaid had already gone to the hospital when she woke up. Their routine was same as before marriage.
She just changed her room.
...
Inara walked out of the medicine ward after taking a history and examination session with a consultant. She was exhausted after standing the whole time in the ward.
"Why are your hands covered in henna?" Her batch mate asked her.
Only then, she saw two men walking towards them in the corridor. One was a Gastroenterologist and the other was none other than her newly wedded husband.
He had also seen her from afar. Their eyes met. His gaze met hers. Both stared at each other. No one looked away. Inara just couldn't look away from him. He was the reality she still couldn't believe.
"Bewa ho gai hoon!" She blurted out when the men passed by them. It was loud enough for them to hear her.
(I am widowed)
"What the hell are you saying?" The girl screamed in shock. Not only her but the two men couldn't stop themselves from glancing at her.
Zulaid narrowed his eyes before disappearing in the corridor.
"I meant to say I got married" She rectified.
"To yoon bako na. God knows what you were saying"
Inara smirked remembering his annoyed expressions. She literally just made him dead on the second day of their marriage. She had no regrets. She always loved teasing him. Her nature wasn't making her realize the gravity of the situation she was in. Seconds later she received a message from him.
Draculað§ââï¸: Bohat shoq hy tumhain bewa hone ka.
(You are longing to get widowed)
Inara: Jee! Naya naya shoq charha hy.
(Yes! I just got new desires)
Draculað§ââï¸: Tum jesi badtameez larki main ny aj tak nahi dekhi.
(I have never seen an ill-mannered girl like you)
Inara: Dekhain gy bhi nahi!!
(You also won't see in future)
She rolled her eyes closing the chat. She was caught up in a mess. Marrying Zulaid was never on her list. She could never think about him in such a way. He was just an old cousin of her which was out of her league. And now she was stuck with him willingly.
Ibrahim and Farida had given her an option to marry Zulaid. They said they would accept her decision even if she rejects him. They won't force her but the look on their faces were telling a different tale. They were very worried and stressed out. They wanted a solution and marrying Zulaid was the solution at the moment.
Ibrahim was a heart patient. He also had diabetes. His health had been affected much in the past few days. She had only a few people in her life who were important to her. She couldn't hurt him. She could ease his life who brought her up with love and utmost care.
She chose a difficult decision for herself without any pressure, just to give relief to her father. It was just a token of love from a daughter to her doting father.
Kese kate gi pahar jesi zindagi is pathar ke sath jo pehly se hi kisi ke ishq main mubtila hy. She felt a wave of sadness in her heart.
(How would I spend my life with such a heartless man who is already in love with someone else)
For a patient's consultation, Inara and one of her batch members went with a PG to the surgical ward. As they entered the ward, Inara's eyes fell on her husband.
She couldn't control her facial expressions. She was hurt and astonished at the sight in front of her.
Zulaid was sitting with his favorite PG, Dr. Azwa at the reception. She said something to which he replied. She smiled hearing his words.
Leaning back to the chair, Zulaid looked straight just to find his wife standing there, already looking at them with fire in her eyes. She was literally staring at them.
Ye pagal kahan se a gai. He wasn't expecting her to be here as her surgical rotation had already been done.
(From where this mad girl comes here)
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What does Zulaid want?
How many of you think that he can cheat.