Epilogue

Sardi ki subha thi aur woh itna kuch pehen ne ke aad bhi thand se kaamp rahi thi. Road pe pari baraf dekh ke woh ek lamhe ko apni raftaar kam karti hui kuch soch ke muskura di.

Ek mahina ho chuka tha use wahan aaye aur wohi jaanti thi ke woh usse kitna miss kar rahi thi. Shadi ke baad 6 mahine tak woh Pakistan me rahi thi Kabir aur phupho ke saath aur apni job offer ko mana kar chuki thi magar us company ne usse wajah jaan ne ke baad intezar karne pe israar kiya aur uske na kehne ke bawajood Kabir ne use manaa hi liya tha.

Aur kafi had tak sach bhi yehi tha ke jis degree ke liye usni itni mehnat ki thi us career me woh kisi had tak experience bhi rakhna chahti thi. Ab ek mahina Amsterdam me wapis aaye use hua tha aur uski wapis aane pe jita uske chachu chachi khush the aur koi ho hi nahi sakta tha.

Lekin woh to apna dil wahin Islamabad ke us ghar me chor aayi thi jahan woh tha.

Aage chalti hui woh pichle ek mahine ki routine join karti hui usi choti si aasmaani rant ki chat aur safaid deewaro wali bakery me dakhil hui jo ke chota sa cafe bhi tha saath me. magar andar sirf kuch kursiyan thi jo chand customers se ziyada ek waqt me na bitha sakti.

Miraal chalti hui andar gayi aur wool ke mote scarf ko apne gale se utara aur samne pari pastries aur cakes ko dekhne lagi tabhi andar se ek larki aayi.

"Good morning Miraal"

Woh naram si muskurahat le ke boli to Miraal ke chehre pe bari si muskurahat aayi.

"Good morning Eyila! Aaj ka special kya he?"

Woh dekhte hui boli to Woh larki jo baalo peeche poni me baande apron pehne hue aage ho ke pastries dekhti boli.

"Chocolate croissant ?"

use chocolate ka sunke Kabir yaad aaya aur woh muskura di.

"Miraal? chocolate croissant nahi to aur kuch dekh lo"

"Nahi actually chocolate ka sunke apne husband ki yaad aa gayi"

Eyila ke chehre pe dheemi muskurahat aayi aur woh use pack karne lagi. Aur roz ki tarah saath me uski coffee bhi daalne lagi.

"Miss karti ho gi apne husband ko haina?"

Us naram mizaaj wali larki ne usse pucha jiska lehja to naram tha magar awaaz me kahin thakawat si thi aur gour se dekha jaata to nazar aata ke woh umar me Miraal se kafi bari thi.

"Woh to karti hun...itni door rahe hain hum lekin shayad doori ki aadat kaabhi nahi hoti"

Eyila ne coffee aur croissant uske samne rakha.

"yeh to sach hai aadat tanhai ki kabhi nahi hoti."

Miraal ne apni coffee aur woh brown pack pakra aur phir use dekhti hui boli.

"Ek mahina ho gaya he mujhe aate hue aur humari choti choti choti conversations ko aapne apne bare me nahi bataya kabhi?"

Miraal ne pucha to woh larki usse paise le ke unhe rakhti hui boli.

"Mere bare me khaas kuch hai hi nahi batane ko kya bataun bas yeh bakery hai aur 2 bachey"

Miraal uske bacho ka sunke muskura di.

"Hamish aur Hamia right?"

Unke zikar pe Eyila ki ankhe chamak uthi usne sar ko hilaya. Miraal usse ek dafa mil chuki thi jab woh 2 hafte pehle saturday ko ek din aayi to dono hi wahin pe pethe ek table pe homework karte nazar aaye.

Miraal usse aur bhi baate karti magar yak dam jese waqt pe dihaan gaya aur woh Eyila ko bye kehti hui wahan se bhaagi thi. Office ka pura din para tha aur dimaag me bas uska shohar kisi badsha ki tarah kabza kiye betha tha.

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"Assalamu alaikum phupho"

"Walaikum assalam beta aa gayi phupho ki yaad? ek to akele yahan bithaya hua he mujhe upar se khud bhi itna late aaye ho! Main to bas jaa rahi hun bhai ke paas waise bhi Kinza bhi bula rahi thi woh bhi chote se bachey ke saath thak jo jati hai"

Asiya ko jese mouka mila kisi insaan se baat karne ka pure din ke baad to woh bagair ruke bolti chali gayi. Kabir muskura ke paani peete hue beth gaya.

"Hasna baad me pehle yeh batao Miraal se baat hui? Kab wapis aa rahi hai?"

"Phupho pata to hai aap ko ek mahine pehle gayi he ab is tarah thori hota hai ke kuch din baad hi use bula lun main"

"To beta aise miya biwi alag bhi nahi rehte?"

Kabir ne sar jhuka liya.

"I know but woh mere liye sab chorne ko taiyar thi phupho lekin use jaanta hoon main woh agar sab chor deti to shayad kabhi mujhe kehti na magar uske andar ek afsous rehta. Aur usse bhar ke mere andar rehta ke main uske liye rukawat bana"

"Miya biwi ka rishta itna mazboot to hota hai beta ke in baato pe nahi kamzor parta aur tum dono ko itne saalo ki narazgi na door kar payi to yeh kya cheez hai?"

"Meri pyari phupho koi doori nahi ho gi ab pakka magar use kaam karne den jab tak uska dil chahta hai!"

Usne unka haath choom kar kaha to woh bhi muskura din. Sach tha woh use yaad karta tha har lamha karta tha magar woh jaanta tha woh uski hi hai aur woh uska to phir kya dar tha.

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Raat ka waqt tha aur woh apne kamre me laiti hui thi mood bilkul sahi na tha. Kabir ki video call roz shaam ko use aaya karti thi jab woh office se wapis aa fahi hoti thi magar aaj uski na call aayi thi na usne Miraal ki call uthai thi. Use aise lagne laga tha jese woh use ignore kar raha ho magar usne aisa to kuch na kiya tha ke woh use ignore karta.

Woh uth ke bethi aur apne baalo me haath phera. Aaj neend bhi jese usse naraz bethi thi. Use gussa Kabir pe aane laga usne phone uthaya aur whatsapp khol liya.

Miraal: Kabir Khan YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CALL ME OR TEXT ME ANYMORE. KHOTE HO TUM. AND I HATE YOU.

Message bhejne ke baad usne ek gehra saans liya aur jese check kiya ke use sakoon mila ya nahi aur jab koi farak mehsoos na hua to is baar fikar gusse ki jagah li. Kahin koi emergency to nahi ho gayi thi? Ke woh uski call nahi utha raha tha?

Miraal: Kabir theek ho tum?

Woh call Asiya ko karne wali thi jab yak dam uske phone pe Kabir ki tasveer chamak uthi. Usne call uthayi.

"Kabir what the hell!!! Main itna pareshan thi kahan the tum?!"

"Calm down calm downn! Main theek hun"

"Kahan the tum? Ek text bhejne me kitne ghente lagte hain?!"

Woh phir bolne lagi to Kabir ne uski baat kaati.

"Yaar jitna gussa karna hai kar lena filhal darwaza khol do?"

Miraal jese confuse ho ke wahin bethi rahi phir apne darwaze ki taraf phone chor ke bhaagi.

Darwaza khola to samne khare dheemi muskurahat liye us khush shakal admi ko dekh ke uske maathe ke saare shikan gayab hue aur woh aise uske gale lag gayi jese sadiyon baad use dekha ho.

Woh uske aas paas baazu hayal karta use zamin se utha chuka tha. Uske sar ke side ko chuma aur ankho ko zor se band kar liya magar jab Miraal ki siski sunayi di to woh tham sa gaya.

"Miraal?"

Woh peeche hone laga magar Miraal ne uski gardan ke paas se baazu na hataye.

"Mujhe laga tum mujhe bhool gaye ho aur phir laga ke tumhe kuch ho gaya he..."

Woh nam awaaz me boli to Miraal ne apni giraft mazboot ki jese use apne andar hi chupa lena chahta ho.

"Shayad khud ko bhool jaun magar tumhe nahi bhool sakta"

"Aur surprise bhi to dena tha??"

Miraal peeche hui aur use ghoora aur uske seene pe zor se haath mara.

"Usi chakkar me meri jaan chali jaati?"

"Aise hi chali jaati?"

Woh bola aur aage ho ke uske maathe ko chuma.

Sakoon. Dono ko us waqt woh sakoon mehsoos hua tha jo ek mahine se kahin kho sa gaya tha.

Woh jitna bhi door chale jaate shayad yeh teh tha ke akhir me sakoon ek dusre ke saath me hi tha.

Jab saalo pehle un dono ne apni family ek saath khoyi thi dono ne hi ek dusre ko apna sab kuch bana liya tha aur ab ek dusre ke bagair jeena namumkin sa tha.

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"Tumhe AirPort kon lene gaya?"

"Chachu ko kaha tha to woh itna khush hua the aur wohi aaye the"

Bed me laite hue woh bola.

"Sab ko pata tha matlab?"

"Surprise tumhare liye tha to obviously tumhe thori batana tha"

Usne ankhe ghuma ke kaha to Miraal ne mu charaya.

"Waise tum parso keh rahi thi ke tumhe kuch batana tha mujhe?"

Uski baat sunke Miraal ke tassuraat badle aur woh uth ke bethi. Kabir koni pe wazan daale thora upar hua.

"Actually...main um ..."

"Miraal pareshan kar rahi ho mujhe"

Miraal ke chehre pe bari si muskurahat aayi.

"I'm um 2 months pregnant!"

Kabir ki ankhe bahir aane wali ho gayi aur besakhta muskura diya woh aur sar ko takiye pe wapis phenk diya. Apne chehre pe baazu rakhe woh jese kisi college ke larke ki tarah muskurane laga. Miraal use dekh ke khilkhila ke has di.

Woh humesha se jaanti thi ke use bacho ka kitna shouk tha aur woh dono akele the shuru se ab woh dono hi apni family banana chahte the. Aur akhir kar woh apni ek choti si family shuru karne jaa rahe the.

"Pehle kyun nahi bataya tumne?!"

"Mujhe khud ek hafta pehle pata chala aur tumhe yehi batana chahti thi ke ab ghar jaana hai mujhe"

"Lekin tumhari job?"

"Tumhare saath reh ke kar lun gi yahan karna zaroori nahi aur ab khali mujhe nahi hum dono ko tumhari zaroorat hai"

Kabir ne use apni taraf khencha aur uske gaal aur maathe ko chumne laga.

"I love you so much"

Kabir muskura ke bola.

"I know"

Miraal ka aur bari muskurahat ke saath jawab aaya. Zindagi naya aur haseen mor le rahi thi aur dono khush the. Khuda meherban tha aur woh jitna bhi shukar adaa karte kam tha.

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Assalamu alaikum!!

I hope you guys are doing well i know it's been so long since the last chapter but I wanted to write a little epilogue for Miraal and Kabir!

Not only that I wanted you guys to meet someone from my next book👀

Yup you guessed righttt Eyila is the main character for my next book!

I'm also gonna reveal the name and cover of the book here hehehehe

Don't forget to vote and comment and wait for new story to get to know Eyila better <3

Lots of loveeee!