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Aansu aajate hain roone se pehle

Khwaab toot jaate hain sone  se pehle

Log kehte hain ki mohabbat ek gunaah hain

Kaash koi ruk leta yeh gunaah hone se pehle!!

It was another morning, with beautiful smile on everyone's face, last night Mustafa and eira returned late  to home so Mustafa was still sleeping but eira woke up and changed her outfit, got ready and went down to see ammi was preparing breakfast for baba.

Eira smirked as an idea strike her mind, she tip toed towards ammi, and as ammi was so engrossed in doing her work she didn't felt any presence two to three but saw eira and eira kept a finger on lips gesturing them not to say word.

Ammi was rolling the chapatis, there was some gab between the plateform and ammi, noticing this eira bend a bit low and kept her one foot between ammi and plateform carefully than in the speed of light stood straight and hugged ammi.

Ammi yelped but soon hit eira on her head in return eira laughed and kissed her on cheek.

"Aslamualaikum!!"Eira greeted ammi with goofy smile and ammi faked glared her.

"Walaikumsalam?! Kaha thi raath bhar aap, hmm?" Ammi asked acting like a strict mother-in-law

(Where were you both last night. .)

"Arrey ammi!!aapka beta haina woh kahi nahi jaate toh meine unhe ek loooong drive pe legai bss" eira said that dramatically ammi shook her head with a smile on her lips.

(Oh ammi! Your son  take  a step out so I took him for a looong drive that's it)

"Isiliye abhi tak uthe nahi hain janab" Ammi said with a smile.

(That's the reason he is asleep till now)

Eira 'hmm' than again hugged ammi. So the thing is eira was missing her mother as it was her birthday tomorrow but this would her first birthday without eira.

So eira hugged ammi just to get that mother love.

"What's cooking ammi?" Eira asked when the smell of chicken hit her nostrils.

"Chicken, chapatis and some eggs." Ammi replied.

"Oh! Toh aaj ammi aur bache ko khaana hain" eira joked making everyone laugh.

( so we have to eat the mother child duo today)

Than eira also helped her and the breakfast was ready and by then Mustafa, baba and Abdul were seated on their chairs.

They all had their meal than Mustafa and baba went in baba's study to discuss something.

"Eira, mein kya kehra tha..... Woh habiba ko bolkar aaj hum sab shopping par chale kiya?"Abdul said in excited voice and as if in cue habiba entered the house and shoutes at the top of her lungs.

(Eira, what I say is....... Why not we all go out for shopping with habiba too?)

"Eira! Where is Mustafa?" Habiba looked in hurry Abdul and eira looked at her than Abdul took habiba towards the study now eira was all alone.

Eira stood and walked towards the garden and wandered there.

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Inside the study everything was like  a disaster passed the room.

Mustafa sat on the sofa deep in thoughts as if it just now reality slapped him

Abdul stood in one corner thinking of ways how to solve this problem and keep his brother from this mess.

On the other hand habiba was reading the file which was the devastation for them all.

The only thing which could save eira and destroy her at the same time.

This file held the future of two families, two love souls and most important this file held the love Mustafa have for his hoor......

"Mustafa have you told her about this? "baba asked in a feared voice yet in a strong voice which surrounded in room, all looked to Mustafa who was still in daze.

Everyone sighed just than ammi entered the room with four cups of tea not knowing what discussion was held in room.

She smiled looking at his husband which he return with a forced one.

Ammi served tea to everyone in the room  went out,abdul sat beside Mustafa.

"Mustafa, go and say now itself our else she would do something which can harm your relationship."

Mustafa sat there with any movement deep in thoughts.

What if ever I leave you?

I won't let you go

I will make you mine

These words from their yesternight conversation were roaming in his mind.

I can't let her go, I can't!

With this Mustafa stood on his feet feeling suffocated, he took deep breath and walked out of the room.

He was walking towards the staircase when he heard his hoor's soft laugh which worked as a bell to his ears. There he was talking to one of the maid in hushed tone in garden.

He kept staring at her for God knows how much time. He walked towards her than grabbed her hand and started walking towards their room.

Confused eira didn't uttered a word but saw baba Abdul and habiba looked towards her with a kind of expression which she couldn't cope up with as Mustafa walked to fast for her liking.

On entering the room  and embrace his hoor in his love.

She took a step back on the pressure Mustafa hugged  her. Catching her off guard.

"I really can't let you go hoor, I can't please understand me and don't leave please. "Mustafa uttered those words with outmost love and guilt,tightening the hug as if she might disappear if he losen th grib on her.

"Kya hua hain, mein kahi nahi jaarahi, itne pareshaan kyu horahe aap?" Eira asked, her voice laced with worry and corcern she ran her right hand over his back. Mustafa as if calmed down sigh and hid his face in her neck and eira could feel her shoulder getting wet. She frowned and tried to free herself to see his face but Mustafa tighten his grib and son left his lips.

(What happened I am not going anywhere why are you so stressed?)

What's the matter Mustafa? Eira called his name without releasing and surprised Mustafa looked towards her with shot red eyes.

A shiver ran down her spine when she saw his eyes which held an intensity that eira looked away blushing. Speeding Mustafa's heartbeat

Long forgetten his tension he chuckled at her red face.

"Say it again" he demanded liking the way his name rolled out of her lips.

"What's the matter? "Eira asked avoiding his name.

"Uske baad...." He tighten the grib making eira to stand on her toes.

(After that......)

Umm..... Kya tha? Eira played innocent. Than looked at him which made her say the word he craved for.

(Umm.... What is it again? )

Mustafa she uttered and immediately hid her face in the crook of his neck.

He laughed whole heartly.

Agar mere rone par aap mera naam leti hain toh phir hum har sham O saher rone tayaar hein. Mustafa teased ignoring a pang feeling.

(If me crying can make you say my name than I would cry every day)

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Eira and Mustafa were seated in Mustafa's study eira was looking around the study's file like always.

She would read at least four files just to timepass.

She was going through her third file now,when her eyes caught her abbu's signature she frowned than read the file again which was in urdu much to her dismay so she sneak out of the room and went to the her

mother- in -law who was in garden having her tea she saw that everyone was present there her smile widen she sat near ammi's feet which brought a smile on ammi's face.

"Ammi can you read this for me?" Ammi smiled and took the file from eira.

MUAHEDAH

Yeh muahedah Akram Ibrahim aur unke bhai aqib mir aslam ke darmiyaan hain

Yeh muahedah kehta hain:

1) Eira akram Ibrahim aur Mustafa mir aslam ka nikkah sirf do mahine ka hain joh akram Ibrahim ke kehne par kiya jaata hain

2) In do mahino ke darmiyaan eira akram Ibrahim Mustafa mir aslam ki zaoujiyath mein rahigin aur tab tak akram Ibrahim apni beti se koi baath cheet nahi kar sakte hain.

Aakhri baath joh Mustafa mir aslam ki sharth hain:

3) Agar  inndo mahino eira mir aslam umeed se hoti hain toh unhe  aulaad ke saath unke saath hi rehna hoga aur apne saare talukhaat tod dene hoge.

Yeh muahedah ka sirf ek hi maqhsadh hai ke akram Ibrahim apni beti ko ek hadhse se dur rakhna chate the

The contract read leaving everyone speechless and eira in tears of betrayal.

It was signed by her father-in-law, father, rehan, Abdul, habiba and Mustafa but last was eira too.

There was a dead silence in them.

"Hoor!" Mustafa came out and called for eira not aware about the storm.

She snatched the papers from ammi and kept it in Mustafa's draining all the blood from his body.

"What is this?" Eira asked in deadly low voice yet there was a tone which shouted the word betrayal.

"Hoor........ " Mustafa started

"Don't!" Saying this she walked in the house to their room.

"Mustafa jao!" Habiba yelled bringing him back to the earth.

He ran behind her but she locked the door and with tears flowing on her cheek she packed a small hand back ignoring the bangs on the door.

After packing she swang open the door to see Mustafa and his family standing. She hastly wiped her face and walked pass everyone.

They walked behind her Mustafa grasped her wrist and twirl her around.

He tried to embrace her but she kept a   hand over his chest and looked into his eyes with hatred and betrayal.

The eyes which always held love and mischief than shyness turned into hate betrayal than broken.

This shattered his heart. He shook his head as if saying her to stop a tear fell from his left eye and her right one at the same time.

Eira shook her head too and pulled her hand out of his grip and pushed him slowly.

Their both eyes filled with tears she took few steps back than turned around and walked shattering everyone's heart.

"Hoor please at least listen to him!!"habiba walked behind eira but Mustafa stood there seeing his life walking out.

Where there is love there is patience too and trial.

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