Nikhat
"Love hurts?" He asked the most common question. He should know the answer if he ever fell in love.
"Not more than betrayal", I said with a smile, looking at the setting sun. "Why blame love when the person is wrong? Love can never hurt someone but the person can"
"Indirectly, love hurts", he scoffed as I frowned at him. Kaif was like a stubborn child who only believed in his own theories. However, he was living a better life with them, not a messy one like mine.
"Nah! You didn't get it. Even I too loved him, did my love hurt him? He was the one to betray, not me. His love ruined me, my love didn't affect him. So— is there love at fault or the person?" I told him. His mouth fell open for a second.
He scratched his head and looked up at me. I could honestly understand his situation. Even if he was old enough to explore the world, he was still an amateur in terms of experiencing relationships. He was still immature to understand the term
Kaif"You're again staring at me", Nikhat mumbled again, bringing me out of the muse. This time, I just chuckled."What do you want me to do? Ignore you? Won't be an insult when you're giving such a deep lesson?"She looked a bit unprepared, maybe not sure if she should take it as a compliment or a taunt. But somewhere the nervousness on her face made her look innocent and cuter than before."No. I mean, just don't stare for so long", she muttered, looking away. "And I wasn't giving lessons"Her voice became harsh again and her reactions hardened just like before, annoying. However, her annoying look and her irritating voice were still far better than the sadness on her face and agony in her voice."You literally gave a long lecture", I tried to control my laughter. Her face turned pale as she stammered."I'm sorry for that. I know I shouldn't be telling anyone what to do or what to not and—""Hey", I grabbed her hand and
KaifI rang the doorbell with my pounding heart and the door was opened immediately as if Ammi was standing near the door while waiting for me. I gulped down, finding her frowning at me.We shared no words. She was frowning at me and I was gawking at her for a long minute. She was standing before the door, almost blocking the full space and I couldn't even enter inside. I rolled my eyes and cleared my throat."Let me in, ammi", I groaned. "I'm tired"She said nothing and moved away from the door. I got inside and turned, expecting her to say something but she was still silent. It made me more nervous."I need a quick shower. Is the dinner ready? I'm hungry", I said to start a conversation as she looked at the table.My eyes went there and I saw the table was served with dinner already. Shaking my head, I quietly moved to my room and went to take a shower.The entire day passed and it didn't feel like a bad a day. In fact, it was a goo
"Hey, I hope you haven't slept yet. If you have, you might get the message in the morning. So, good morning, in that case. I just wanted to thank you for today. You wasted your entire day after me and you also dropped me at home. I could never get to my place being relaxed. Thank you so much"I smiled at it and typed a reply while slamming myself on the bed."Hey, I'm awake. And I didn't waste my time. I had nothing to do the whole day. And it was my duty to take care of your safety since I was the one to make you get late. Sorry for the trouble", I sent the message.I wanted to write something more but it was too late and I didn't want her to think I was nagging her. Putting my phone aside, I stared at the ceiling when my phone beeped again.She replied. I felt kinda happy to get it."But you got in trouble because of me. I hope your ammi didn't see us", her message said."I think she didn't. She didn't ask anything", I replied."You
Kaif"No said anything to me", she said in a low tone. But I knew something happened which forced her to think that way. But I also knew what kind of girl Nikhat was. She wouldn't share everything with me just after a good conversation of a few hours."I just told you not to think that way", she said."I was not even thinking that way, Nikhat. You should stop worrying about what people would say, okay? Even if you actually move on with someone in future, you shouldn't feel uncomfortable. That's your damn right""I don't think it's happening anymore", she muttered.I didn't know why that statement pinched me. For no reason."We don't know the future. Do we?" I said."No. But we can change the present. If such a situation comes, I would not want to be a part of it anymore", she sighed."Don't stop the colours if they try to enter", the words unknowingly slipped from my mouth. But I didn't regret saying that. She should let the co
Nikhat I woke up late since I slept late last night. It was so hard to sleep after the hurtful things I had to hear. As soon as I opened my eyes, the flashes came before my eyes. Last night, when Kaif left I was taking out the garbage to dump them downstairs where I saw the wife of the landlord. I just passed her a smile until I discovered her weird gaze at me. It made me uncomfortable and I tried not to pay much attention to it. "How are you, Nikhat?" She asked with a smirk on her face. She had always been a bit grumpy and I thought that night she was still the same. I kept the smile on my face. "I'm fine, madam. How're you?" I asked, she didn't like to be called aunty or something else. She thought she owned not only the apartment but also the people staying here. There was a reason. Her husband used to give flats at a low price to those people who couldn't afford much. And his wife never liked it. She treated the tenants as her employees. I
IrtazaWhat's happening in Ali Mansion? Three days passed since I last met them. Mr Ali suddenly declared a holiday of three days after that day. All the official works went online and I couldn't know what the heck was going on with Zoya. What was she doing? I couldn't go there since I didn't have an excuse but finally, I could hire some men to spy near the mansion. He was about to give me the news of Zoya.I had also kept track of Abrar. He was doing his job peacefully. Zoya didn't meet him nor he goes to meet her.Did it mean they were officially over? What happened inside the washroom that day after I left?Nah! Zoya would never give up so easily. Maybe, she was planning something huge. Something that none could ever expect. I knew her well. If she had sworn to get Abrar, she would cross all the limits for him.Darn it!I shrugged and clutched my hair."Remember if you fail this time, it'll be hard to ac
AbrarShe smiled at me. The heavenly smile made her look more gorgeous. I had never seen her like this before. Only imagine. Only dreamt of her being my bride but never in my dreams did she look so much gorgeous. I fell in love with her again.I didn't wanna wake up.Let this dream stay a little longer.Only a dream could be so beautiful.She walked towards me, her cousin and walked next to her. It was just a moment I always wanted to feel.I would wait for her the entire day and she would be a treat to my eyes when she would walk up to me on the day of our wedding.I couldn't stop staring at her when she reached me, keeping the smile on her face."You can't stop staring, Mr Zafar", she giggled. "Am I looking so beautiful?""So much", I whispered as she chuckled.I missed her smile, I missed the sound of her chuckle, I missed her teasing me, I missed her coming to my dreams like her real self. Yeah, I had dr
AbrarI was left dumbfounded. My entire body was frozen. I just started at her shaking eyes. It felt like if I even try to take a tiny step and uttered a single word, she would pull the across her wrist."Zoya!" I managed to speak somehow. "You know this time I'm not gonna get manipulated by you. Stop doing this""I'm not lying, Abrar", she whispered. "What will I be ever done by staying alive? I have always loved people in the wrong way. I can't help it. I can't love them in the right way. Today you'll tell everyone the truth. My father will be shattered to know what I did back then for him. He won't realize I only did all this for him. He'll never forgive me, nor will I get you. What's the point of this fucking life?"I sighed as our eyes met. I couldn't see her like that, not even in my dreams. I didn't know from when she started getting fed up with her life."I can't stand people saying ill about my father. But I can't change what
Nikhat"He's the photocopy of Abrar", Mrs. Ali says, holding the newborn. After eight months of our marriage, Zoya delivered a cute baby boy. He's a premature baby, indeed but still out of all danger by the grace of God. "Just pray that he gets the same tactics as me. I can't handle two short-tempered creatures", Abrar laughs."Wait! You just wait. Let me get a bit healthier", Zoya shoots him a glare. "You can scream only. What else can you do?" Abrar rolls his eyes."You—"And they continue.I take the newborn in my arms, giggling at him lovingly."First and foremost rule, Mrs. Wife", Kaif whispers near me. "No future planning after this"He's always so scared!"I know right? Stop worrying!" I scowl at him. So many things changed over time but he didn't. At first, he was scared to love someone and get married. Now, he's scared of having a baby. I don't mind it though. It's just a matter of time. I'm happy the way I am.I was promoted to the company with my salary getting doubled.
Nikhat"Are you hungry already?" Kaif asks from behind.I drift my eyes outside and look at him from near the window with a smile. He is munching a subway burger with a tight-lipped smile on his face. "Wouldn't it be better if you had gotten something for me instead of just asking?" I shrug, jumping behind and sitting at the edge of the window."Hey, careful", his eyes widen. "You're gonna fall""I'm used to it", I giggle. "This is not the first time I'm sitting at your window"He chuckles, walking toward me. "Yeah, but definitely you never hoped onto it wearing a lehenga", he scoffs as I stare down at him. He stops just an inch away from me and spirals his left arm around my waist. I shudder with the abrupt contact and lack of distance between us. My heart starts thudding against my chest and my body vibrates when he tightens his grip around me. It's been a year since we were engaged but never before has he touched me this way. I didn't want him to. But if he wanted, I wouldn't ev
Author's POVRuzina goes completely shocked but it doesn't take her much time to understand what is exactly happening. "How wouldn't I come, Mrs Ruzina?" Irtaza chuckles. "After all, the alliance maker should be there?" Zoya presses her lips tightly so she doesn't burst into laughter by watching Ruzina's stunned face. On the other hand, Nikhat gets confused with Irtaza's words."Alliance maker?" She exclaims."We can discuss that later", Zoya jumps into the conversation. "Let the guests in, Nikhat""I'm sorry", she smiles and makes a way for them to get in. As others follow Ridwan and Nikhat inside, Ruzina keeps standing there and gazing at Irtaza."You look stunned, Mrs Ruzina", Zoya rolls her eyes. "Ah, well, let me introduce myself. Zoya Zafar, Irtaza's business partner and your would-be son-in-law's friend"Ruzina curls up her face and doesn't even smile at any of them. Zoya crosses her arms and takes a step toward her, raising her eyebrows."What did you think Mrs Ruzina? Onl
NikhatI have been waiting for the evening the entire day and finally, the moment arrived. Kaif has indeed replied to me with a message which said, "it's fine"The text didn't sound genuine to me at all. Especially when he sent only two words in the reply to my entire paragraph. Couldn't he realise the urgency in that message? I don't know if I'm overthinking. He's not bound to send me a paragraph just because I did. "Nikhat, shall we leave?" Mia asks. "No. I have some work left", I lie. I don't have any pending work. Besides, Irtaza already told us that he doesn't need the whole team today. I should have left. "I thought you were done", Mia roll her eyes."No. I—" I stammer. "I'm yet to complete a few""Okay, then. Goodnight", grabbing her stuff, Mia walks towards the exit. I get back to my desk and look for some work to do. "Nikhat!" Irtaza's voice hits my ear as I look up, finding him walking out of his cabin which is straight in front of me. "You didn't leave yet"I don't kn
NikhatI don't know how to react to this crap. I can only see how hard Irtaza is trying to pass a smile. I know that wasn't expected. And why did he even need to come here just because Ruzina called him? He could have turned her down. He has plenty of work to do. I force a smile and walk toward them. "That was not necessary. Was it?" I mumble, glaring at Ruzina. How can she still smile like that?"I just thought to—" Ruzina strives to say as I walk up to her."Thought to what?" "This is so embarrassing. Why did you do this? He's my boss", I exclaim, whispering near her face.I can't say if she deliberately did that. Why would she anyway?"But he said—" she mutters. "That's called courtesy which he said. And we'll not do that. That's our courtesy", I shoot her a glare. Ruzina frowns at me as if she still can't digest that I'm arguing with her. As I should. I should have done that a long time ago. And now she literally crossed the limits by embarrassing me. What will Irtaza think a
"Okay. What about that?" I ask."Irtaza came there to meet them. They spend an afternoon together", he says and his reactions harden."Okay, so?" I ask even though I have already sensed what it meant. This is something different from any boss and employee relationship. I'm not judging though and I'm not even sure if there's another reason. I bet Kaif also doesn't know the exact reason. He's just assuming. "So? Zoya, can't you understand what that means", he scoffs at me. "That means Nikhat is having a lot of guests. What else?" I roll my eyes. "Stop it, yaar. You—``''why can't you see what I'm seeing?" He yells out of nowhere. "Because I'm not as intelligent as you. Explain to me", I scowl at him. "You can't get, Zoya? Really? Don't you know what it means? In this society, when a guy meets a girl's parents? That guy who likes her. They literally had a meeting, a conversation. Don't you know what it seriously means?" He speaks out of frustration."So!" I mumble.."So!""Yeah. So,
KaifI walk faster. As fast as I could. Through the dark alley. My head literally stops working when I put the pieces of the puzzle of that incident. I don't know why I'm getting so pissed and irritated. He just came to meet.He just came to meet. I kept ranting this to myself until I reached the resort. I feel my breathing getting ten times faster than before. I can hear my groans as I grab the grills of the gate and fum heavily. My body has heated up and I'm unable to calm down anyway. Everything was going so fine. So damn fine. Until she talked about Irtaza being there. I lost it and I didn't want to show how pissed I was, nor could I behave normally. I'm already hiding enough and this will go beyond. Anticipation builds me rapidly, no matter how much I try to console myself. "Sir, I need to close the gate", the security guard says. I glare at him for no reason and storm into the resort, walking as fast as I can.I reach my room and twist the knob. Opening it a bit, I slam the
Nikhat"Nikhat!" He whispers my name but I don't look up. I feel him holding my hand tightly and I hold the edge of the bench. Then I sense him decreasing the gap between us. He uncovers my face, lifting my hair from my cheek and tucking them behind my ear. I can feel him staring at me which makes me blush harder. "Look at me", he leans down to my ear and whispers. I squirm with his warm breath fanning my skin. As I don't respond to his words, he lifts his hand to me and slides two of his fingers across my jaw, slowly nudging my face towards him. I finally look up at him. Our eyes meet. He smiles, peering at me as if he's scanning each detail of my face. I had never been so comfortable with anyone's gaze the way I'm with him. It seems to be pure and peaceful. Most importantly, I love it. He locks his hand with mine and gets closer to my face. Enough closer which forces me to drop my gaze in shyness. "Why do you always steal your gaze from me?" He whispers. "I want you to look
NikhatIt's been a while since I've sat here in the dark alley with Kaif. It's so strange that I have never explored this alley in the last six months but today I did. With him. I'm also a bit concerned about Ruzina and Abbu being in the lodge. They might be wondering where I have been. I'm sure Ruzina is gonna make a fuss about it to abbu as she has always been doing about me. I remember those days when I couldn't be a single minute late to return from school and Ruzina used to complain to abbu, saying I had been disappearing for hours. I can't forget those dreadful days and somewhere I used to believe Ruzina is acting like all the typical mothers as she had made me believe all mothers are like that. I used to think she was strict and wanted the best for me. As I grew up, I realised it wasn't a normal thing. But then, it was too late. Abbu wouldn't believe me if I said anything against her. He used to think I had gone reckless. I never complained for years. Then why at that moment