chapter 9

Chapter 4.

Hana's P.O.V

"Why these curtains haven't changed yet?" Mama yelled.

I was in the kitchen preparing gajar Ka halwa (Indian and Pakistani dessert) Maan loves gajar Ka halwa. For maan, I've especially learned to make this halwa from mama. 

We all are very happy today. Because Riya aapi and my Maan is coming. My heart beats running faster with every passing second. I was happy I was excited I was nervous. I can't believe I was going to meet my Maan after 8 years.

"What are you still doing here Ahmed? They must be waiting for you in the airport" I heard mama yelling at baba.

My halwa was ready so I came out of the kitchen. To help mama.

"Calm down biwi. There are still 2 hours left for them to arrive" Baba said putting his hands on mama's shoulders trying to calm her down.

"Accha. Do you think that you can fly there? You will take one and half hour to reach there Ahmed." Mama said angrily. "Ok, my love. I am going." Baba said kissing mama's cheek making her eyes wide open.

"Baba, did you just kissed mama?" I yelled in a fake surprised tone. And mama startled hearing my voice while Baba trying to control his laugh.

"Yes I did," Baba said proudly making mama blushed hard.

"Oh Baba look mama is blushing" I teased mama and she hurriedly walked out from there making us laughed.

"Beta go and help her she must be stressing herself out," Baba said and I nodded. "While I am going to bring your Maan" baba said putting his hand on my head and now I was the one who was blushing. Baba smiled and left.

"YEH KYA HAI? (What is this)" I heard mama yelling. From Maan's room. I hurriedly ran to her.

"What happened mama ?" I asked in concerned stepping into the room.

"Look... no one set my son's room, yet" Mama yelled again.

2days ago mama and I were ordered many things for his room to decorate.

Like new lamp curtains dressing table nightstand. And many things. But they were still there Where we put them 2 days ago.

"All the servants of this house are useless. No one is worthwhile. I am going to fire all of you." Mama starts yelling again as the servants come in running.

"Mama relax. I'll set his room with the help of them. You go take some rest before they come. You're stressing too much." I said in concerned putting my hands on her shoulders.

"But his room...." Mama was saying but I didn't let her complete her sentence. "No but. I promise I'll set his room. So don't worry. Now go" she didn't look convinced but nonetheless she left. Who would blame her after 8 years her daughter and son were coming home. 

I looked at his room and remembered his promise.

"I promise when I will be back I will take you to my room and we will spend our first night together" 

My heart beating faster thinking about our first night. I smiled shyly and shook my head and start my work.

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"Hana!! Your still here?" Fathima aapi shouted.

It's been 2 hours now I was still here in Maan's room. 

"Why are you shouting aapi.? My ears are fine. If you say something in a low tone I can hear that as well" I said in sarcasm.

"Yes.. your ears are fine but your eyes and your mind are not fine" aapi was angry at me but why???

"Aapi why are you angry have I done something wrong?" I asked looking everywhere to find if I did something wrong but I found none.

She didn't say anything but glared at me. She takes my hand and drags me to the dressing table. "Look.. how beautiful you're looking. My brother is going to faint when he sees his wife like this" she said smiling sarcastically. Emphasized the word 'wife'

I didn't say anything I was looking at the girl in front of me. She looked horrible. And sadly I was that horrible girl. "I looked horrible aapi," I said looking at my reflection and pouted

"Oh, I didn't know that. I thought you looked the most beautiful girl in the world" she and her touches of sarcasm. Ya Allah helps me.

"Aapi..."

"What aapi?? After 8 years you are going to meet my brother like this" she yelled looking at me head to toe.

"Aapi please don't shout I am go..." she didn't let me finished my sentence.

"Shut up. Don't say anything. And go to your room and get ready. they will be here in an hour" aapi said glaring at me. "Ok," I said and run to my room. I know if Fathima aapi is angry then there is no way we can argue with her.

As I entered my room I saw a beautiful white dress placed on my bed. I know Fatima aapi placed this here. I take it happily and run to the washroom to take shower.

As I walked out of the washroom fully dressed I went toward the dressing table and dry my hair. And applied light makeup. 

while I was busy in my light MakeUp session. I heard the car horn. My breath hitched. And that's when my heart skipped it's thousands of beats as I knew he was here. Butterfly erupted in my stomach. My eyes widened as the realisation hit me. I was going face him after 8 years. I was going to face him!!. I halted in my place. I was not able to move.

'ya, Allah!. Please give me strength. I am so nervous I don't think I am able to face him. Ya Allah, please help me'

While I was praying Marziya aapi came to my room running.

"Hanu!! They are here!" Aapi said as she stepped in my room.

"Aapi..." I whispered My eyes filled up with happy nervous tears. 

"Hana, what happened beta? He is here. Your Maan is here. are not you happy?" Aapi asked cupping my face. And I smiled with teary eyes.

"I..am.. ha-happy... It's just... I... I don't know aapi" I stuttered and hugged her tightly as the tears left my eyes.

"Hana relax" aapi caressed my back trying to relax my running heartbeats.

She pulled back and cupped my face cleaning my cheeks.  " I am so happy for you. I always knew that Rahman is very important for you. but today seeing you like this. I think I was wrong Rahman is not just important for you. he's everything for you." Aapi said and I smiled while my eyes still filled with tears.

"Now stop crying and fix your make up. Your kohl spread all over. If Rahman sees you like this he'll be scared" aapi chuckled.  

"Aapi please" I smiled wiping my cheeks.

"Ok, now I am going. you get ready and come out." She said and I nodded

She walked out. And I saw my reflection. And whined. She was right if maan sees me like this he'll be scared.

So.. Again makeup session. Urgh.

But I can do anything for him. I smiled and started cleaning my face.

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Author's P.O.V

Rahmaan stepped out of the airport with his sister and his 6 years nephew and his little 3 years niece in his arms. He felt strange, not bad way. It's just that he was here after so long. So...

"LOOK BABA (DAD)!!!" Riya yelled. And run toward her father

"Baba!!" She screamed and hugged him. He was startled at first because he didn't saw her coming.

"Mera baccha (my daughter)" her father says while hugging her back. Tightly. "How are you beta? I missed you so much" Ahmed said happily meeting his daughter after 8 years.

"I am here to baba," said Rahmaan.

He stepped in front of them with Riya's 2 kids. They looked up at him who stood there with an annoying face. Riya took her daughter. as Rahmaan also wants to meet his father.

"Oh Mera beta( my son). I've missed you" Ahmed said hugging him tightly. Which Rahmaan returned.

"I've missed you to baba," he said and moved back as his baba wanted to meet his grandchildren.

"Arre my grandchildren.. come to nana (grandpa)" Ahmed said and pick his grandson in his arms kissing his cheeks he put him down and pick his g.daughter in his arms and kisses her cheeks. "Let's go now. Your mother is going to kill me if I didn't take you all on time" he said making them laughed. 

"Oh, baba I missed her so much. how is she?" he asked as they got in the car. Rahmaan sits with his father in the front seat. Ahmed smiled. "Alhamdulillah. she is fine. Always ready to kill me with her glared" he said driving making them laughed again.

"Don't tell me baba you still scared of mama?" Rahmaan asked in amusement. "Not only me beta. Every husband scared of their wives." He smiled. Rahmaan shook his head smilingly. 

"And how is fathima.? I can't believe she's getting married. She's so annoyed dad. How can shazam agree to marry her" he said 

"Oyee don't say that. My daughters are precious they are best girls. their partners are lucky to have them" Ahmed said proudly thinking about his 3 daughters. Yes, Hana is also his daughter. He never thinks less about her than his daughter.

Rahmaan smiled and shook his head and looked out of the window. He knew that his sisters are precious. Only his sisters.

Ahmed waited for him to asked about Hana but he didn't. He looked up in the mirror and saw Riya also looking at him. He gave her a questioning look. Riya knew what her father was asking. And what makes him wondered. She just shrugged her shoulders and looked away. 

She knew that rahmaan forget hana completely. And It was all their fault.

Yes, it was all their fault. Riya and her parents. Ahmed and Shabana told Riya to stop Rahmaan from calling every day. So she did as they said. They all stopped them from talking to each other. Because they just wanted their kids' bright futures. They wanted them to distract from each other for some time and concentrate on their studies. But it went wrong as Rahmaan forget her completely and moved on in his life. there were very fewer chances left for him to come back to his Hana. 

While Hana's love increased. Every passing day. She didn't forget him not for a mere second. And all credit goes to his locket which he gave her their wedding night. That locket always reminded her that she was his wife and he was her everything her husband. and he will come back for her. But she was wrong. he came back but not for her.

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As Shabana open the door and saw rahmaan standing there she hugged him instantly.

"Ya Allah Mera beta wapas aa gaya(my son is back)" she said moving back and kissed his forehead. lot of tears left in her eyes. Rahmaan looked at his mother and smiled.

"Meri mama I missed you sooooooo much," he said again hugging her and kissed her forehead cheeks lovingly.

"I missed you too beta" Shabana said again kissing his forehead again.

"I think no one missed me," Riya said making a fake sad face.

"Aww Mera baccha I missed you too " she goes to Riya and hugged her and then she met with her grandchildren. And they all stepped into the hallway.

"MARZI" Riya yelled in happiness and run to mariya when she saw Marziya walked towards them.

"Riyaa" Marziya also yelled while running to her best friend and her best cousin.

"Slow down girl," Riya said in concerned as she stopped in front of her and held her shoulders to stopped from running further. Marziya smiled at her concerns and they hugged each other.

"I've missed you so much," marziya said. "I've missed you too" Riya replied. "How are you? You look so cute" Riya said while kissing her cheeks

"You know mama whenever I saw Riya and Marzi aapi talking on the phone I felt like 2 lovers were talking. I always doubt that they are not just cousins or besties but something else and today it's proven!" Rahmaan said making a fake disgusted face.

"Rahmaan "both yelled glaring at him.

"What? You both are behaving like you didn't talk for 8 years While you were talking almost every day." He said and rolled his eyes dramatically. And Shabana and Ahmed try to control their laugh.

"Yess we were just talked. but we didn't meet for 8 years hai na marzi?." Riya said and pouted. marziya also nodded and pout. They again hug each other.

"Oh god mama ye nazara Mai our nhi dekh sakta( I can't see this anymore)" Rahmaan said putting his hands on his eyes. Dramatically. 

Marziya came forward and smacked his head. He looked at her between his fingers. And saw she was trying to intimidate him which she failed. But that led him to burst into laughter at his cute 7 months pregnant marzi aapi.

"Stop laughing! You make fun of me and Riya na. I won't talk to you" she said turning to other side and crossed her arms in front of her.

"Oh sorry sorry aapi. Aise naa Karna (don't do this). I was just jealous you shower your all love to her. You didn't saw me nor you asked about me." He said stood in front of her. Making sad puppy face.

"Awww. So you are jealous. Yes, I've missed Riya but I've missed you too your also my cousin and my little brother." She said smilingly and hugged him. "I missed you too aapi," he said as he hugged her back and smiled.

He always used to talk to her on the phone whenever he saw Riya talking to Marziya. So he was comforted and free around her. 

"Can anyone missed me?" They all turned to the voice. And saw Fathima standing there annoyed.

"Oh, who are you? We don't know her mama. Who is she?" Rahmaan teases his sister. She looked at him for some time then ran to him and hit his chest repeatedly. 

"What!! You don't know me??" she said hitting him everywhere on his chest, arms, stomach. While Rahmaan laughed enjoying his sister's sweet tortured.

"Oh yes! Yaad aaya(now I remember)" he yelled and she stopped. "Mama she's my... Cute... Sweet... innocent..." As He was saying Fathima smiled grow wide. "..lovely.... maid khaurun amma's.. she is her daughter right?" Rahmaan said and Fathima looked at him wide-eyed and mouth open.

"You!!!!!" She yelled and ran after him. He knew it's coming so he already runs far from her. In the Living room. She grabbed cushions and threw at him. One by one.

"How dare you? You don't remember me na. I'll make sure you'll never forget me after today" she said while throwing cushions. Which hit him.

"Mama help me.!! This dayan (witch) will kill your one and only son" he was running here and there to escape from that cushions.

"Did you just called me dayan!!!! Rahmaan your dead!!" Fathima runs after him. And throw the ball which she found on a nearby table.

"Aaaahhh!!! sister sorry. Now I remember your my sister.. my lovely sweet sister.. my cutie pie. Stop now" he said trying to calm his angry sister. While running.

As she threw another cushion at him he stepped on something and lost his balance and was about to hit the floor someone held his hand. 

But unfortunately, they lose their balance and Rahmaan's back hit the floor with that person on top of him. He felt something soft on his back of the head which saved his head from hitting that hard marble floor.

Their eyes were closed for a second then Rahmaan opened his eyes and saw that person for some time. And when he recognised who was that person. he whispered.

"Hana?"

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