Dard-e-Dil

"Tameem I have to talk to you" Shahid said and Tameem went to his room but he was angry because of his marriage with Shehla not with pooja. But Tameem wasn't enough powerful to show his anger to his brothers.

''Ji (yes) bhai?"

"Tameem now you're going to get married so your responsibilities will be increase so how will you handle my business?" Shahid said and Tameem was confused

"What do you mean bhai?" He asked and shahid smiled.

"From long time you are handling my business, but now you start your own business, after all your wife will be your responsibility and you should feed her with your own money not with mine" Shahid said strictly and Tameem was shocked.

"But Bhai I'm doing this business since last eleven years, I left my education to do this business" Tameem said and shahid glared him.

"It is my business not yours. All the investment was mine, I just allow you to handle this so that you get some business knowledge, otherwise I never need you to interfering in my business. And also you don't know how to deal with important clients, you always messed with them." Shahid said louy on which Tameem become scared his lips become white as if someone took out all the blood of his body

"Bhai I don't have money to start new business, give me my share from this business, I never save any money, I always give all the money to you and Ammi for home" Tameem said in his timid voice

"Now you are asking for money? Do you want the share in business for the work you have done in these years? No problem I'll give you every penny but before that you give me that money which I have spend on you, on your medicines, on the room which I have made for you, and don't forget that You have made my business suffer many times, give me the money of all the losses then I'll give you the money you want for your work." said the Shahid in his roaring voice on which his mother and all the other family members come there.

That was the day of Tameem and Shehla's wedding so the home was full of guests who also witnessed the scene

"Shahid bhai, I told you not to discuss this matter before marriage but you never listen to me" Aaqil said in angry voice

"It means you were planning to do so?" Kehkasha asked to her husband and got a glare from him.

"Mind your own business, don't poke your nose in this matter!" Aaqil ordered his wife

"Shahid Tameem always do effort for this business you can't throw him out like this!" His mother defend her youngest and most pampered child.

"Ammi it is my business, not Tameem's if he have to feed his wife and family then he has to do everything on his own basis" Shahid roared.

"I don't have to feed that girl, I don't want to do Marriage, I don't want to live with that girl." Tameem mumbled in angry voice.

"Shahid bhai... Today is his marriage, don't discuss this at this time." Razia (Tameem's only sister) said and Aaqil noticed the condition of Tameem, he was mumbling the same thing ''I don't want to live with that girl''

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"Qubul hai"

(I accept)

"Qubul hai"

(I accept)

"Qubul hai"

(I accept)

With those words Tameem and Shehla accepted each other as husband and wife but this relationship don't exist only on words but love which was no where between them.

Indeed it's not a big deal in Arranged Marriages that bride and groom don't love each other in the beginning but passing time bring them closer to each other.....

But.... Tameem and Shehla's case was totally different... Shehla was ready to surrender her heart in front of her husband unlike Tameem, who didn't had space for Shehla neither in his heart nor in his life. He was only giving space to his wife in his home that too forcefully

"Shehla bohot chanchal hai, kabhi kabhi to bilkul bachcho jese behave karti hai, kabhi koi galti ho jaye to use apni beti samajh kar maaf kar dijiye ga" Mr. Khan said to Tameem's mother and she nodded with a small smile.

(Shehla is very childish, sometimes she behave like a child, if she do some mistake then forgive her like your daughter)

"Don't worry now Shehla is responsibility of us" Aaqil said and Mr. Khan nodded with a small smile.

At the time of farewell, Nasir was the one who cried most after hugging his younger sister. He love Shehla most among all the siblings. Both brother and sister love each other and share same kind of thinking. Fuzel also hugged his sister and kissed the middle of her head. Neither anyone asked Shehla that what she was feeling nor she shared her feelings with anyone except Her best friend Yasmin

Shehla was feeling negative vibes, she was feeling scared too. After all... the farewell was done and she was sitting in her room waiting for his groom who come to the room and Shehla listened the voice of opening the cupboard, she tried to looked at the man who was her husband by then. But due to her vail she couldn't. She was just listening the voice of zipping and unzipping the handbag or maybe suitcase. After some ten minutes Shehla again listened the voice of opening the door she was trying to conclude what was going on there. But suddenly....

"Aaaaahhh" a short scream left from her mouth when a small but heavy box hit the back of her hand.

The box was her wedding gift, which Tameem throw on her with full force from the doorway of the room and left from there in no time.

Shehla shake her hand in air to bear the pain and lifted her vail to watch what had happened with her, her husband wasn't in the room and she noticed the black box. She open the box and found twelve gold bangles in that. She was surprised on such a romantic and warm welcome by her husband.

"Yeh kesa jahil or badtameez insan hai!'' she mumbled angrily and throw the box on the floor after closing that.

(How rude and ill mannered personal is this)

She looked at the back of her palm which was showing a blue mark and she huffed angrily.

"I will throw this box on his head, then he will understand this pain" She muttered angrily while caressing her blue mark and grind her teeth, when shehla come to her anger she was like a volcano after all she was the blood of Pathan

{Pathan is a cast which is known for their aggressive nature}

She was sitting in the room angrily for one hour but she didn't realise when sleep consumed her.

"Shehla... Shehla wake up" She opened her eyes and found Razia (Tameem's elder sister) standing in front of her.

"Wake up" Razia again said and Shehla nodded while sitting up.

"Where is Tameem?" Razia asked and Shehla shrugged.

"I don't know?"

"What do you mean by you don't know?" Razia asked in confusion and Shehla informed everything about last night.

"Actually Tameem had an argument with Shahid bhai so he was angry" Razia told only half truth.

"Baji it's still paining" Shehla mumbled while lifting her hand towards Razia and she felt bad for Shehla.

"Get ready, guests are waiting to meet the bride" Saying that Razia left Shehla in the room and she was thinking about herself. She must be the first bride whose husband throw the wedding gift on him before leaving her alone in the room.

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Shehla's family arrived next morning with breakfast. "Where is Tameem?" Mrs. Khan asked when she witnessed her daughter sitting alone as a bride on the very next day of her marriage.

Before Shehla could informed her mother about last night a voice hit her ears.

"Masha Allah your daughter is very lucky... Tameem got a new business deal yesterday so he is busy in that." Aaqil said in happy way but only those people were known about the reality. Tameem's family masked the whole situation very cleverly and no one let Shehla to say anything to her family.

"When will Tameem bhai return? I have to give him something" Laiba said with excitement and Shahid's face become pale.

"He will return tomorrow" Shahid said and Laiba nodded half heartedly.

Shehla was sitting silently but she knew very well that something was fishy.

"Should we take Shehla with us?" Nasir asked to Tameem's mother and she replied as ''No" without wasting a single second

"I mean to say that your daughter is now our daughter-in-law and many guests are coming to meet her so it won't be good to send her like this.

"We will send her after one or two days" Razia said making Mrs. Khan satisfied

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"Shehla listen carefully, Tameem was angry last night so he left the home. But we didn't said anything to your family because it's our reputation." Razia said and Shehla nodded though she wanted to asked about the reason of Tameem's anger but couldn't as she was a newly wedded bride who weren't free to anyone in her in-laws home.

''Apne Ghar ki baton ko ya pareshaniyon ko Bahar walo ke kehne se sirf bezzati hi hoti hai." Razia said and Shehla was agree she also believe in same and at that time she decided that she won't disclose her problem and matters with anyone.

(it only lead to disrespect if we disclose our problems to others.)

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Twenty days passed in same way, Shehla was living in her in-laws home but Tameem hadn't returned yet. In these days of marriage she haven't meet with her husband, she only saw Tameem in pic which Nasir showed him before marriage but Being shy Shehla haven't watched Tameem's face properly, she just glanced and averted her eyes at that time. Even after marriage She didn't even know how Tameem looks, knowing about his voice and his habits were far away thing for her.

Shehla's childish or innocent nature didn't let her feel the hollowness of her husband's love because she was busy in playing cricket with the children of her in-laws family. Shehla love to play cricket because his brother use to play cricket, she was close to her brothers and he like boys games like kite flying and cricket

Since Tameem wasn't in home so the Shehla's bedroom was converted into a playing room. All the kids love her very much because they never feel comfortable with her, they feels like they got a new in form of her aunty.

"Chachi saheba... Chachi sahebaaaa.... phuppi jaan is coming" Aashi (Aaqil's daughter) said suddenly and Shehla's eyes become wide when she looked here there, two boys around 7 and 8 years were standing holding ball and cricket bat in their hands and Shehla was on fielding job. She suddenly untied the dupatta which was hanging cross her body from left shoulder to waist and covered her head with the same dupatta before sitting in sofa with bowed head, as she was really a shy newly wedded bride.

Though she wasn't newly wedded anymore but since she was the daughter-in-law of Bade Mirza Sahab's Family so she deserves some special attention and treatment which she was getting from everyone since twenty days.

"Bachho apni chachi saheba ko kyu pareshan kar rahe ho? Unhe araam karne do, unhe achha nhi lagta hoga pura din is tarah se tum sab ka shoor karna" Razia tried to convince the kids

(Kids why are you bothering your aunty, she must not feel comfortable when you play in her room, and shout so much)

"Ammi Shehla Mami to hamare sath khel rahi thi" Sadiya and Suhail said in unison and Shehla palmed her face

(Mom shehla aunty was playing with us)

"Tum logo ne hi use pareshan kra hoga, zid kari hogi khelne ke liye" Razia scolded all the kids.

(you all must be insisted to do so)

"Ammi aap ko pta hai mami keh rahi thi ki jab wo apne ghar jayegi to waha se meri doll ke kapde Bana kar layen gi, unhe doll ke kapde seena bohot achha lagta hai" Sadiya said and shehla smiled but felt embarrassed too. But Razia smiled on that

(Mom do you know, Shehla aunty was saying that she will sew the clothes for my doll, she like to stitch doll's clothes)

"Really Shehla? Do you still like dolls?" Razia asked and Shehla nodded with a smile and down head.

"Such a child you are" Saying that to Shehla Razia turned to go out from the room but stopped in between

"I forgot to tell you, your Ammi had made a call to talk to you. Come with me and call her back. She must be missing you" Razia said and stepped towards the door Shehla also followed her but not before glaring Suhail.

"Mene kaha tha na kisi bade ke Saamne mat batana ki main tum logo ke sath khelti hu! Phir kyu btaya?" Shehla asked and Suhail giggles.

(I told you to not to inform any elder that I use to play with you, then why you tell her?)

"Mami ammi ne aap ko to data hi nhi lekin wo Hume daat rahi thi na, is liye bata diya." Suhail said and shehla pulled his cheek

(Mami, mom haven't scolded you, but she was scolding us so I informed her.)

"Mami you play with us but Nayla Mami never play with us" Sadiya said and Shehla smiled.

"Because she is not a dumbo like me. I'm wasting my time with you all" Shehla dropped the topic playfully and scoot to the other room to call her mother.

Nayla was not free with anyone in her in-laws family as she was wedded just two months before. Tehseen and Nayla did love marriage, earlier everyone was against to that marriage because Nayla wasn't from a high cast but later on everyone get agreed.

But Shehla's case was totally different. Everyone was agree for her match but Not Tameem with whom she had to live her whole life.

Kehkasha was always treating Shehla as a younger sister and Aaqil also treat her like a daughter because Shehla also give him respect as she use to give her father.

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Shehla was tensed, she was trying to sleep but she felt scared in alone room. Since twenty nights Aashi and Samia (Shahid's daughter) were sleeping with her that night she was alone. Only she knows how did she spent her night.

Next day Shehla called her mother and she informed that Tameem hadn't come back since that day. She was hiding everything from her parents as Razia's advice but not anymore.

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"Aaqil, Shahid, Tehseen do something... Bring Tameem back in any way yesterday Shehla's parents called me and they were asking about Tameem." Their mother said and three of them looked at each other.

"But how Ammi? We don't know anything about Tameem!" Tehseen said with concern

"I am very anxious for him" his mother said

"You don't worry I'll do something" aaqil said before going out from the room.

On the other hand The wise girl was thinking deeply. She was feeling amazed by realising that she didn't even saw her husband in twenty days, they hadn't exchanged a single word with each other.

She was feeling happy to saw the photos of her marriage which they received in evening. She wasn't watching her photos but her husband's photos who didn't even glanced at her neither he was interested to do so.

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