Her eyes flew opened with the voices' of birds. She rubbed off her eyes and looked around. It was freezing and she was still sitting on the floor outside of his room. Last night she fell sleep while leaning on door. She thanked Allah no one saw her sleeping on the floor. She looked at her wrist watch and there was still time for Fajr. She quickly got up to read her Salah ( prayer). After finishing her prayer she walked downstairs and found Aisha working in the Kitchen.
' Good morning Talia.' Aisha said.
'Good morning. Can you make coffee for me?' Talia asked
' Yes sure, go into sitting room and I will get it for you.' Aisha said while Talia nodded her head in yes and walked out. After a while Aisha came back and passed a cup of coffee to her.
' Salam Talia dear.' Mr Jabran said while entering inside whereas her mother, Asad, her mother-in-law and father-in-law walked in trailering behind her. She stood up from her place to greeted them while they smiled and sat down on sofa.
' I will go and ask Aisha to make breakfast for everyone.' Talia said.
' Where is Wali?' Mr Azad asked when she remembered about last night.
'He is sleeping.' Talia answered but she quite knew he must had woken already because he must had read his morning morning, but he didn't came out from the room so he must read it in his room instead of going to mosque.
' Still, it is nearly ten.' Mrs Sheema (Wali's mother) said
'Yeah, today is Saturday. He came late last night and was tried as well.' She replied while making excused for him.
' You should go and wake him up.' Mrs Sheema said and Talia nodded her head in yes then walked out. She gave ordered to Aisha to made their breakfast then start walking upstairs to woke him up. She stood in front of his door and sighed, but she don't know what to do next.
' Knock, knock.' She knocked on the door but no reply. She put hand on the handle and door was not locked. She open it and enter inside the room. She saw him laying in middle of bed. So he went back to sleep after praying his Salat. She thought and walked up to him. He was peacefully sleeping. She sat down next to him. His hairs were covering his eyes. She moved away his hairs from his eyes.
' Wali, why you hate me so much?' She whispered asked .
' I can't tolerant your hate for me.' She whispered said then slowly bend down and kissed on his forehead. She sat back on her position when he opened up his eyes. She nervously looked at him then quickly move away from the bed. She looked down trying to say something but in vain while he was intensely staring at her. Their was awkward silence between them.
' They are waiting for you on breakfast.' Talia found something to say while breaking the awkward silence.
'Okay, I am coming.' Wali said while getting up from the bed. He stretched his arms and she was looking at muscles. He worked out a lot. She thought when he suddenly looked up at her and she felt embarrassed that she was ogling at him. She quickly turned around and ran out from the room without looking back.
' He is coming after shower.' Talia said after reaching at table and then sat down on chair whereas everyone was waiting for him. After fifteen minutes he walked downstairs.
' Salam everyone and Sorry I am late.' Wali said while sitting on table. They greeted him back and everyone started eating.
' Wali, so Did you like my daughter.' Mr Jabran asked and Wali looked up at her who was busy looking at her plate.
' Yes, uncle. She is nice.' Wali replied and Mr Jabran started laughing.
' Your son is so shy Azad.' Mr Jabran said to Mr Azad and both friends started laughing .
' He is talking about his own wife as he is talking about someone else wife.' Mr Jabran said whereas everyone on table started laughing. Talia looked at Wali who was looking down embarrassed ,and she started smiling.
' Its nothing like this uncle.' Wali tried to say in his defend.
' You know Jabran, When I tell him to meet Talia before marriage first time . You have no idea how much he was nervous.' Mr Azad told his friend while laughing, and everyone else smiled as well meanwhile she looked at him.
She still remembered when he came before marriage to meet her. She was playing badminton with Asad in her garden. She was sweating when door bell ring. She put on her hijab then went to opened the door. She thought her best friend Nadia would be here because she had call her to come. She opened the door and there Wali was standing in the door. He was wearing t-shirt with roll up grey pants with sweaters. She look at him in shocked when he took off his sunglasses from his eyes.
'Who is it?' Asad asked from behind which brought her back in her sense. She moved away from the door to let him in.
' Oh....Wali brother .' Asad said happily as soon he saw Wali who entered inside the house.
' Are you Asad?' Wali asked because it was his first time meeting them and Asad nodded his head in yes. He went up to him and hugged him then Asad took her inside while leaving her behind. She had only seen him in a photo before but he was alot more good looking in real. She thought then sighed and went inside as well. She saw her him greeted her parents. He sat down on the sofa with her dad and Asad whereas her mum came back into kitchen where she was standing.
' Have you seen him?' Mrs Razia asked and she nodded her head in yes .
' Do you like him.' Mrs Razia asked , and she shyly looked down then nodded her head in yes whereas her mother burst into laugh. Talia look at her mother then quickly went back up in her room. After an hour Asad came in her room.
'Get ready, your soon to be husband wants to meet you.' Asad said to her and she panicked looked at him.
'Are you joking?' Talia asked hoping he was joking because she was too nervous to meet him at this moment whereas Asad shook away his head in no.
' No, he actually wants to talk to you about something.' Asad said but she could replied someone knocked on her room door. She looked up and Wali was standing there. She got nervous and looked own while Asad walked out leaving them behind. He walked inside and looked around her room.
'Please sit down.' Talia said gaining courage in her ,and looked up at him.
'No, its alright.' Wali said.
' Talia, Are you happy with this relation with me?' Wali asked while standing right in front of her and she was looking at him.
' Yes. I am happy with it.' Talia shyly said while blushing red and then looked down.
'Do you want to asked anything from me?' Wali asked next.
'No.' She replied. He nodded his head in yes then walked out. She let go the breath which she was holding till now and sighed in relieved
' Come on, Dad I was not nervous.' Wali voice brought her back in the reality.
' You was nervous.' Mr Azad said and everyone started laughing while she got hold of water to drink.
'So when you two are giving us grandson or granddaughter.' Mrs Sheema asked and Talia spat down all water on the table and start coughing. Her mother quickly came towards her and start rubbing her back to make relax down. She look up at Wali who was looking down on his plate.
' Everything Okay Talia.' Mrs Razia asked from her daughter lovingly , and she nodded her head in yes.
'So I was asking, is there any good news.' Mrs Sheema asked again while going back on the same topic. They both looked up at each other while their eyes met, and then they quickly looked back to their plates.
' No mum, their is nothing like this.' Wali replied.
' Talia have you think of any names. We should always be ready. ' Mrs Sheema asked by looking at Talia who heart was beating rapidly in her chest.
' Yeah, Sheema is right.' Mrs Razia said to supported his mother.
' No. We have not think any names.' Talia replied embarrassed. How she can think of their kids names when they don't even share relation of husband and wife between each other.
'But you should.' Mrs Raiza said while looking at them.
'What about Ashraf?' Mrs Raiza said cheerfully
' What about Pervaan, Just in case its a girl.'Â Mrs Sheem said.
' Both name sucks.' Wali and Talia said at same time and quickly looked up. Everyone on the table started laughing whereas they awkwardly looked back to their plates.
' So you two have think about names.' Mrs Sheem asked
'No,we haven't.' Both replied again at same time and everyone again started laughing while they were looking down on their plates.
' Come on ladies, Stop embarrassing them two.' Mr Jabran said before they could say anything else.
' Yeah, leave them alone.' Mr Azad said in their support as well.
' Okay, we will stop teasing them.' Mrs Razia said while laughing.
' But we are still waiting for good new. We want it as soon as possible. Did you get it Wali?' Mrs Sheema said and he just nodded his head in yes. Then they all went back to their food and started talking about business and other stuff. Talia and Wali both sighed in relief on changed of topic.
' We will be going back today.' Mr Jabran suddenly said to them and they looked up at him.
' Dad, why you are going back early?' Talia asked and her dad's looked at her.
'I have work to do.' Mr Jabran replied.
'Yes, we will be going as well.' Mr Azad added and they just nodded their head in yes. Then, in the end of day Wali and Talia said goodbye to their parents and they went back to their home,leaving them alone again in silence and emptiness.
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