"I think I have saw her somewhere?" When Anum left his house Sobia said to Zayyan

"Of course you have, she was in my school, same batch." Zayyan said and switch t.v on

"That topper girl right? Anum Khan?"

"Yeah she.!"

"She has changed alot, isn't she?" She also sat on the sofa beside him, Zayyan just hummed

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She was preparing herself for sleep, last few weeks has been really tiring

First she flatly refused Aneesa for Zameer then she threatened Akash he has to drop his stupid condition and get the rukhsati done, now they all were busy in wedding preparations

And last Zayyan has been ignoring her, and frankly she was done with his attitude, sometime he treated her like she is his everything then he ignore her like she is no one

She has told herself if Zayyan didn't came up with good attitude she won't also talk to him, she also have self respect and she won't let herself down for anyone

She will talk to him only if needed, only in office

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"Anum! Beta dekhna bhabhi taiyyar hui ki nahi." Aneesa called her who was busy with guest, today was the reception of Akash and Soniya

(Go check on Soniya)

Excusing herself she went to the banquet room where Soniya was getting ready,

"Dekh ke!" She said to kids who were running on stairs and was about to bumped her but she noticed them

(Careful)

But she herself skip a step when she was looking at the kids, she thought any moment her head will come to contact with florr but it didn't instead her body came to contact of two pair of hand who hold her waist stopping her from falling she titeled her head to see the person, she was met with black pair of eyes which belongs to Zayyan's

"Are you okay?" Concerned filled voice he asked her, she nod her head and ain turned to go upstairs

"Anum?" He called her from behind she turned to him but both didn't said anything, he was just looking at her and she was waiting for him to say something

"Kuch nahi!" He nod his head negatively

(Nothing)

"Tumse do minute baat Kar sakta Hoon?" The function has almost end only some family members were present there, Zayyan took her to backside of the banquet

(I want to talk to you)

She looked around no one was there then she looked at Zayyan who was looking like he is having hard time

"You wanted to say something?" Anum soft voice make him look at her

"Let me muster courage." Zayyan said

"Okay fine..... I'm ready." He clear his throat

"Will you marry me." He said looking at her then looked down cursing himself

"Can't you make it more cliche?" His exact words, he again raised his head to see Anum who was looking at him without any expression

"Tumhe yeh mazak lag raha hai?"

(You think this is a joke?)

"No I'm serious, I'm sorry that came out as blurt but I'm seriously serious."

"Seriously serious?" He again whispered to himself, Anum nod her head negatively and was about to left but Zayyan hold her wrist

"Anum! I love you." It took all her energy to freed herself and slapped him

"Achanak se? yunhi tumhe mohabbat ho gai?" Some tears came in her eyes which she hold

(Just like that?)

"Achanak se nahi hui hai aur na hi hui hi, Mai tumse humesha se mohabbat karta hoon, school mein jab pehli baar tumhe dekh Tha tabse."

(Not just like that, I have loved you since the first time I saw you)

"Achha school mein pehli baar? Lekin jaha Tak mujhe yaad Hai tumne apne dosto ko kaha Tha ki tum mujhe pasand nahi karte" she crossed her arms on her chest

(Since school? But I remember very well that you told your friend you don't have any feelings for me)

"Woh jhoot kaha Tha Maine, uss waqt main khud apni feelings ko leke confused tha aur khud hi socho ek normal 12th standard ka ladka kaise apni feelings ko figure out karta?"

(I lied, that time I was confused about my feelings)

"Anum mujhe Thora Time laga yeh samajh mein lekin main jaan gaya Hoon ki mai tumhare bagair nahi reh sakta, the thought of you with someone else kills me, please Anum try to understand my feelings." He holds both her hands in his

(It took me a little time to understand my feelings)

"Zayyan mujhe tumhari ek bhi baat samajh mein nahi aai," she jerked her hand away and left

(I'm not understanding a single word you said.)

"Anum! Anum!" He ran after her grabbing her wrist he turned her to himself

"Why can't you understand Anum I'm serious."

"How? Kaise? Chalo theek Hai maan liya tum school time pe confuse the lekin ab? Ab tumhe kaise lagta Hai ki tum mujhe mohabbat karte ho?"

(How? Okay fine I believe you that you couldn't figure your feeling out in school but now?)

"Yun suddenly tumhe mohabbat ka ehsaas kaise hua?"

(How can you say that you really love me?)

"Anum mujhe khudko nahi pata, Mai bas itna janta hoon ki jab jab Mai tumhe Zameer ke sath dekhta hoon toh Mera bas nahi chalta ki uski jaan le loon." Pulling her to himself he deeply said

(I don't know, I just know one thing that whenever I saw you with Zameer I feel like killing him)

"Yeh mohabbat Hai?" Keeping her hands on his chest she asked

(That's love?)

"Nahi lekin yeh mohabbat hai jab ma ne mujhse pucha hum dono ke darmiyan kuch Hai to main unko jawab nahi de paya, kyuki jo jawab Mai Dena chahta tha usko bolne ka haq nahi Tha mujhe." But before he could continue some of Anum's friends came there, Zayyan quickly left her, Anum didn't waited for another second and left with her friend

(No but that's love when maa asked me who you are to me I couldn't answer her because the answer I wanted to give her was only my imagination.)

"I love you" his voice again enchos her room, she turned to other side

"Will you marry me?" She cover her ear to block his voice, but it was all in her mind how can she block it away?

"Anum what happened? You look...... Tired?" Soniya asked her when next morning she saw her only sister-in-law in that state

"Couldn't sleep" she mumble and went to kitchen to make herself coffee

"Is everything okay? You know you can share everything with me." Maybe that's the thing she wanted to hear and she share everything to Soniya

"Ignoring him won't help you, at least talk to him and listen what he has to say." Soniya left Anum when Akash called her, stirring coffee she thought about it

"Hello!" She dialled his number and he picked it up in one ring like he was waiting for her call

"5 minutes! You have 5 minutes to explain yourself" she said

"5 minutes? Okay fine, I love you and I want to marry you, I know you just be thinking I'm playing around trust me I'm not, the first time I saw you outside of school in blue dress that moment I fell for you but I thought it must be attraction so I ignored it but next year you were in my class and I couldn't help but had this urge to be with you but I again ignored it then my friend told me you liked me and I ....... I thought maybe tumhari taraf se attraction Hai aur main nahi chahta Tha ki Meri feeling hurt ho so I ignored it, and now when I saw you after so many years I realized I love you, aur jab tumne mujhe kaha ki tum Zameer se Shaadi karogi toh mujhe laga jaise.... Jaise Meri bohot keemti cheez mujhse Durr ho rahi Hai." Tears were already running down from Anum's eyes

(I thought you are only attract to me and I didn't wanted my feelings to hurt, when you said your family wanted you to marry Zameer I thought something precious is snatching away from me)

"I really love you, please tum Zameer se Shaadi na karo main nahi reh paunga tumhare beena." She wiped her tears which fall on her cheek

(Please don't marry Zameer, I can't live without you.)

"5 minute purey ho Gaye?" He asked making Anum laugh

(Is 5 minutes over?)

"Pagal?" Laughing she said

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