𝑸𝑼𝑹𝑩𝑨𝑻

NINE

"Bhabi!"

Haya wipes her tears after heard the voice of Mariyam.She put her hand on her shoulder and said;

"Ro kyun rahi hai?"

Haya said in tearful voice;

"Wasim ka kisi aurat ke sath chakkar chal raha hai."

Mariyam get angered and say;

"Mujhe samaj nahi aata aap yeh sab sehte kyun ho?Abhi mere sath Murtasim bhai ke pas chale aur unhe sab batai."

"Nahi agar mein aisa karungi to Wasim mujhe talak de denge.Aur Murtasim bhai unhe ghar se nikal denge.Mein unhe takleef mein nahi dekh sakti."

"To mar jau tum."

Mariyam and Haya both looked at behind and sees Meeran stand there.

Meerab stands infront of Haya and says;

"Khan Khandan ki choti bahu Haya.Ek bejaan chij ho tum.Tumhe sach mein mar jana chahiye."

Mariyam immediately said;

"Meerab dekh rahi ho bhabi mein takleef mein hai phir bhi tum yeh sab bol rahe ho."

Meerab ignored Mariyam and said;

"Jis shohar ko tumhari kadar nahi use tum taklef mein nahi dekh sakte,seriously?Uske do lath mar kar zindegi se bahar kyun nahi fek dete?Jo biwi ke hote huye ger aurat se taluk rakhta hai us admi ke liye itni mohabbat kaise jagte hai."

Haya dropped off tears from the eyes and said;

"Itna asan nahi chor dena.Agar woh mujhe chor de to mein jaungi kaha.Hazar mushkil e sehke bhi mein yehi pari rahungi apne shohar ke ghar."

"Thik hai phir dekho apni shohar ka karname aur ansu bahate raho.Mujhe kya."

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Feena looks at Meerab once and focusing on her chores.After a while say;

"Mere shohar ko bhi mein shadi ke shuruwat ke din bilkul pasand nahi karti thi.Zabardasti ma bap ne nikah karwai thi.Mein bhi bilkul aap ki tarha qarib nahi aane diya.Phir pata nahi kya hua aur sab thik ho gaya.Aap ke sath bhi aisa hoga bhabi.Humare khan lakhon mein ek hai."

Meerab gives her an angry look and says;

"Agar safai khatam ho gaya to aap jaa sakti hai."

Feena sighed and said;

"Lakhon ladkiyan piche pari huyi thi humare khan ki.Aur aap hi kadar nahi karte."

Meerab stood up to say something harsh to her,suddenly she heard;

"Meerab."

Meerab stopped for a few moments and ran out of the room.No,she didn't hear wrong.Maaz calls her.She can't be wrong.Meerab ran down the stairs, suddenly stopped in the middle and looked down.Maaz is standing in the living room.Meerab running going down.Murtasim is standing stairs.Meerab was stumbling as she hurried down.Murtasim caught her immediately.She is taking a deep breath.She glanced at him, frowned and removed his hand and moved forward.Maaz rushes towards his sister.Meerab hugs her brother tightly and closed her eyes.The both siblings were silent for a few moments.Murtasim kept looking at them.

Meerab broke the silence and said;

"Tum yaha?"