Dard-e-Dil

Mr. Khan did not send Shehla back with Tameem to his home, its been fifteen days when Shehla was living in her maternal home, she wanted to go back but Mr and Mrs Khan did not allowed her to do so. She was sitting in the room silently, when the phone rang she received the call, that was her husband.

"Hello Shehla'' he asked

"Yeah"

"Come back home" Tameem said

"Abbu and Ammi aren't letting me do so" Shehla shared slowly.

"I'm missing my Tasmia" Shehla smiled and felt happy that her husband loved Tasmia very much.

"Abbu is not agree" she shared her helplessness and listened the sound of beep which indicates that the call was ended. She cried after that, as she thought that was the time of separation for whole life.

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Everyone was busy in dinner when a figure came closer to the door of room, no one else noticed but Tasmia chuckled and crawl towards him.

He was Tameem. He picked up his daughter and kissed her cheek,before embracing her tightly.

"Tameem bhai, come and have dinner with us" Nasir said and Tameem nodded with a smile.

"Shehla get ready after dinner" Tameem said and shehla looked at her parents

"Why? She will not go anywhere with you" Mr. Khan said in angry way

"Abbu Shehla is my wife send her back with me" Tameem said and Mr. Khan shook his head

"Send her back with you so that you beat her again like an animal" that was Mr. Khan

"I promise I'll never miss behavior with shehla, I'll never beat her, never say anything to her" Tameem assured but Mr. Khan wasn't agree to play with his daughter's life anymore

"I won't send her with you" Mr. Khan said and Tameem placed Tasmia down from his arms. Tameem nodded angrily in egotistical way before turning back but suddenly Tasmia held his pant in her fist and started crying. Everyone was amazed to witness that, shehla tried to pick Tasmia but she didn't left Tameem.

Khan family was watching the scene in which a small innocent child was crying for her father, Shehla was continuously crying silently

"Shehla you wanna come or want to stay here, forever?" Tameem asked snd Shehla looked at her father in requesting way, and he shook his head, but Mrs Khan held Her husband's hand and blinked. "Tasmia need her father" Mrs Khan said

"My daughter also need a husband" Mr. Khan said rudely to his wife

"I'll bear all the expenses of Tasmia, and I'll take care of her" Mr. Khan said in angry voice and Shehla held his arm, he took her father in other room and then he came back he was agree to send shehla with Tameem. Shehla said that her father that if she left Tameem then Tasmia would suffer most and he understood.

Shehla was very tensed for Tameem, she took decision to live with Tameem but still many doubts and questions were roaming in her head.

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After few days....

She came back to her in-laws home, but in those ten days no one discussed about Tameem's condition. Everyone was behaving like everything was fine.

"Shehla be ready we will go for dinner" Tameem said while going out from the room and she nodded with a smile.

She got ready and changed Tasmia in a romper, she waiting for Tameem who hadn't come for more one hour. After leaving with no option she went downstairs and checked him in Mrs. Mirza's room but Tameem wasn't there. she made her way to first floor to check Tameem in Aaqil's and Shahid's room. She found Tameem sitting with Aaqil and Shahid

"You are here, I was waiting since an hour" Shehla said to Tameem and noticed some legal documents placed on the centre table between three brothers.

"Go to your room we are discussing something important" Shahid ordered Shehla.

"What are you doing?" Shehla mouthed looking at Tameem and he shook his head slowly while blinking his eyes to assure her that everything was fine.

"Come soon I'm hungry" Shehla Mouthed before going back and Tameem nodded with a smile.

"Tameem yahan signature kar do"

(Tameem do signatures here)

Shehla listened Shahid's voice and her feet stopped in between she turned back to the room and found Tameem holding a pen in his hand going to do signatures on that papers.

"What are you doing? What is this?" Shehla asked to Tameem going in the room.

"Nothing important, just some court cases are pending regarding the house tax so I'm signing these papers." Tameem said carelessly and Shehla nodded but she wasn't feeling well, she was sensing something fishy.

"Tu to apni Ana or mardangi sab kone me rakh de.. Jab tak har baat apni biwi ko nahi batata jab tak chain hi nahi padta.. Hum me se Kisi ko dekha hai kabhi in maamlo ko Aurton se discuss karte hue?"

(You placed your self respect on backseat, you don't feel peace untill you discuss everything with your wife. Have you ever witnessed Us discussing these matters with ladies?)

Shahid shouted on Tameem and he became pale, his lips turned white and hands became cold.

"Shahid keep your mouth shut for a while" Aaqil said while placing his the hand on Shahid's shoulder and said shehla to go to her room. But Shehla understood that something was fishy

"Shahid Bhai if he told me about court case then how it's ego or self respect would be harmed?" Shehla asked and Shahid glared Tameem.

"Tameem anpi biwi se keh de, apne muh ko band kar ke yaha se chali jaye, aur tu bhi sign kar or jaa yahan se."

(Tameem said to your wife to shut her mouth and get lost from here and you too get lost from here after signing these papers.)

Shahid shouted on Tameem And he became more pale.

Shehla's brain asked just a single question -What was in those papers that Shahid was forcing Tameem to sign them and trying to send back her-

"Have you read the papers" Shehla asked to Tameem while sitting beside him.

"Shehla you go from here" Tameem said and placed his pen on the papers to sign.

"You don't know english that means you haven't read the papers" Shehla said to Tameem while holding his hand to stop Tameem.

"Shehla Jaao yaha se, hum bhaiyon ka masla hai hum dekh lenge. Humne bta diya hai ki papers me kya likha hua hai"

(Shehla go to your room, this is the matter of we brothers, we will handle this by our own self, we already told Tameem what I'd written in these papers.)

Aaqil said politely and she looked at Shahid who was still glaring her but Shehla couldn't refuse Aaqil's order, unwillingly she made herself stand and stepped towards the door.

"Bhai what is written in these papers?"Shehla asked to Aaqil

"Are you our elder that you need to know everything about everything?" Shahid Yelled on her and only she knew how did she tolerate herself to yelled back, she was a short tempered one who couldn't afford anyone's loud voice.

"Shahid keep your mouth shut for a while" Aaqil almost yelled on Shahid.

"These are the papers of NOC, according to this We all brothers are giving authority to shahid for litigation. Now we four have to go court for hearing but then only shahid can handle all the matter, it will save our time" Shehla nodded and Tameem signed the papers, she wanted to stop her husband but the level of respect towards Aaqil stopped her.

"Aaqil this girl is as clever as a fox, we have to be aware of her" Shahid said and Aaqil glared shahid.

"Can't you understand just a simple thing that you can't handle her with your anger, she is not Tameem that we yell on him and he get agree. She is also hot tempered and knows how to deal with everything" Aaqil said to Shahid and he think for a couple of minutes.

"Tameem bhi to uske peeche Pagal ho gya hai.. Wese to use Pooja ke alawa koi dikhta nhi tha, or ab apni beti or biwi ke liye andha ho gya hai"

(Tameen has become crazy for Shehla, earlier he didn't have to glance at anyone else except Pooja and now he is blind in love of his daughter and wife.)

Shahid said and Aaqil hummed. They both were tensed because Shehla was a clear hurdle in their future plans.

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"Suno... Mujhe tumhare bhai ke irade kuch theek nhi lag rahe"

(I have strong doubt on the Intentions of your brother)

Shehla shared and Tameem rolled his eyes while holding Tasmia in his arms.

“Shehla tum itni aqalmand mat bano... Itni aqalmand nhi ho tum”

(Shehla don't try to be this much smart, you aren't this much smart)

Tameem said and both went out for dinner. Tameem was satisfied but shehla was tensed.

"Meri beti kab badi hogi jo ye bhi apne liye kuch order kare!" Tameem said to Shehla and she shrugged with a smile.

(when will my daughter grown up to order food for herself)

Even after every problem They were happy in their life but their happiness was undigestable for few people.

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Wahi sawal aaj phir se mere zehen main uth jayega..

Aakhir tujh se gareeb se kisi ko kya mil payega?

kisi ko Kuch bhi to dene ki auqaat nahi hai teri ae Naaz...

Magar Tere dukh se kisi ke dil ko sukun hi mil jayega.

_Naaz Jamal

14. 07. 2020

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