Chahat 4

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It was the next morning, Mr. and Mrs. Alam were lounging in their backyard having a cup of tea while listening to the sound of water in their fountain. Mr. Alam was the first to speak, "Mera nahi khayal Hoorain is rishte se raazi he." (I don't think Hoorain is happy with this alliance)

"Mera bhi yahi khayal he Zaheer magar Hoorain ko abhi Asfandyar ka ache se nahi pata hai shayad is waja se esa react kar rahi he." Azra replied, already siding with her future son in law. Azra had known the love and adoration Asfandyar held for her daughter and trusted him enough to give her only daughter to him. (I have the same thoughts too Zaheer but I feel like Hoorain hasn't met Asfandyar before and hence why she reacted that way.)

"Shayad....... Chalo kher aaj mil le gi Asfandyar ko aur pata chal jaye ga." Zaheer Alam was really hesitant as Hoorain was his only daughter and her thoughts were really important to him. (Maybe....... Anyways she will meet Asfandyar today and we will know by then.)

"Apko bhi pata he Asfandyar usse kitna pya-" Mrs. Alam was cut off by the sound of Hoorain coming outside saying her greeting. (You also know how much Asfandyar lov-)

"Assalamualaikum mama baba! How are you?" Hoorain grabbed a chocolate biscuit and sat on one of the empty chairs, in a totally different mood from yesterday.

"Wa Alaikum Assalam beta. We're good. How are you?" Mr. Alam replied and relaxed, seeing his daughter in a better mood. His daughter was the apple of his eyes and it was heartbreaking for him to see her like that yesterday.

"Alhamdulillah I'm good too." Hoorain replied while munching on the yummy chocolate biscuit. Mrs. Alam eyed her husband for him to tell her about going to the Mir mansion or talk about her engagement and marriage. When she saw Mr. Alam wasn't making an effort so she decided to tell her.

"Hoor Beta, we are going to the Mir mansion after 2 hours so get dressed appropriately if you need any help you can call me or Shaheena Baji." Hoorain stilled but showed no reaction other than that.

After a few moments, Hoorain looked up from her phone and smiled at her mom and replied with an ok and got up to leave.

After about 2 hours, the Alams were ready and left for the Mir mansion which was about a 20 to 30 minute drive from their house.

During the car ride, Hoorain was slightly panicking as to what excuse she should come up with. After about 15 minutes of brainstorming, she came up with the perfect excuse and mentally patted her back.

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Asfandyar woke up earlier than usual, more excited than ever, if he was this excited to meet her for their 'baat pakki' then he could only imagine how excited he would be for their actual wedding.

The Alams were supposed to come at 11 and it was 6 in the morning. He had a lot of time and work too. He started his morning routine which consisted of brushing his teeth, doing gym and taking a shower.

When he was done with his shower, he dressed up in an armani dark blue modern fit suit. He went down for breakfast and saw Beejan setting the last dish on the table, he went towards her and bowed down a bit in order for her to give him a pat on his head.

Beejan smiled and patted his head lovingly, blessing him. Motioning him to sit, she saw the huge smile that wasn't leaving his face, she asked him, "Asfandyar beta, aaj itne khush lag rahe ho, khairiyat? Aaj kuch special hai?" (Asfandyar son, you look very happy today, is everything ok? Is something special today?)

"Jee Beejan. Aaj bahut hi khushi ka din he. Mein apko batana bhool gaya magar aaj meri aur Hoorain ki baat pakki hai. Ap seedha main mansion chali jana tyaar hoke, apka is mauqe pe hona bohut zaroori he" Asfandyar exclaimed happily, the grin etched on his face permanently. (Yes Beejan. Today is a very happy day. I forgot to tell you but today is Hoorain and I's 'baat pakki'. You can go straight to the main mansion after you're ready, it is very important for you to be at this occasion.)

"Arey wah! Yeh to bohut achi baat he, Mashallah. Mein zaroor ayoun gi, kyun nahi? Allah tumhe hamesha isi tarah khush rahe." Beejan was delighted to hear this news and sent a prayer to her Allah for Asfandyar and Hoorain's happiness.(Wow! That's amazing, Mashallah. I will come for sure. May Allah keep both of you happy.)

"Ameen" Asfandyar replied and started his breakfast with the thought of his Ain on his mind. After breakfast, Asfandyar went to his office to do some of the work so that he could be free the rest of the day.

He canceled all of his meetings and told his secretary to call him on his number if something is really important. He then left for the Mir mansion and arrived 1 hour before the guests were supposed to come.

He was just casually lounging in the main living room when his phone rang, it was his secretary. He got up and went to the side to attend the call, "What's wrong?"

"Sir, something went really wrong. We can't find the analysis and blueprints of the new project. I had to email it to the company who was going to work on it but could not find it anywhere. I tried finding the physical copy but I can't find it anywhere either." Mr. Wali, secretary of Asfandyar, told him in a very worried tone.

Asfandyar sighed trying to control his anger, "Ok I will find it and send it to you as soon as I can." He ended the call without waiting for a reply. He didn't want to fire another secretary, especially someone as good as Wali.

Asfandyar started walking towards his study to get this over with before his Ain arrived. On the way he saw his mother, Mrs. Mir saw him and asked, "Where are you going beta? The guests will be arriving soon."

"Yes mama, I know but something important came up at the office so I am going to work in the study room." Asfandyar was at the brink of exploding but he had to keep calm and think this carefully.

"Ok, go ahead. Be quick."

Asfandyar walked away from her and started working as soon as he reached his study.

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At 11, the Alams arrived at the huge Mir mansion. They were warmly greeted by the Mirs at the entrance of the mansion. Hoorain greeted Mr. and Mrs. Mir respectfully, and hugged her best friend. Although she couldn't help but notice the absence of a certain someone but didn't ask.

Mr. and Mrs. Mir gestured inside and they entered the huge living room and took a seat on the huge sofa. Opposite them were Zaheer and Azra Alam and on the double sofa beside them were Hoorain and Raima, which left only one empty single sofa and apparently the one who was supposed to be seated there wasn't here.

As if reading her thoughts, her mother asked Mrs. Mir, "Asfandyar kidhar hai?" (Where is Asfandyar?) Trying not to sound rude.

"Jee wo apni study mein he, uske office mein thora sa masla ho gaya tha." Abida Mir replied, trying to assure her son's soon to be mother in law. (He is in his study, there was a bit of a problem back in his office.)

Mrs. Mir turned towards Hoorain, "Beta you can go to his study, I am pretty sure that you and him have something to talk about." Mrs. Mir remembered Asfandyar telling her to ask Hoorain to come to his study as they have something to talk about.

Hoorain looked towards her mother asking for permission, although her dad was about to say something but her mother smiled and discreetly nodded as if giving her permission to go. Raima nudged her elbow in Hoorain's waist and wiggled her eyebrows.

Hoorain got up and asked where his study was and went towards that direction, not before hearing Mrs. Mir telling her mom, "Mashallah apki beti bohut pyaari aur achi he." (Mashallah your daughter is very beautiful and nice.)

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As soon as she reached his study, she stood outside the door for a good minute going over her excuse to make him refuse her. According to her, she had the perfect excuse. She took a deep breath in and knocked on the door and entered as soon as she heard him say a 'come in'.

She went in to see him sitting on the desk in all his glory. With folded sleeves till his elbows and his dark blue coat at the back on his chair, not to mention his slightly messy hair and the glasses perched on his nose.

She snapped out of her daze and realized she was checking him out, flustered she cleared her throat which made his attention divert to her. The pen he was holding slipped through his fingers, he was mesmerized by his dushman-e-jan. She was looking absolutely beautiful in that light pink kurta shalwar, although simple she looked beautiful nonetheless.

He came back to reality and said in his deep voice, "Assalamualaikum, zahe naseeb." (Assalamualaikum, I have been blessed today.)

"Walaikumsalam. Wo um....." Hoorain forgot everything she had to say. She was squirming in her place because of his gaze on her. He was gawking at her as if she was her prey.(Walaikumsalam. That uh.....)

"Jee Meri jaan, wo kia?" Asfandyar gave her his full attention, he really liked seeing her so flustered. He secretly smiled at her awkwardness. (Yes my love, what is it?)

"I...I don't want to marry you!" Hoorain exclaimed loudly.

He stared at me as if I had grown two heads, and started slowly and calmly walking towards me. I knew I messed up but I had to stand up for myself. I slowly backed away as he came forward. I raised my hands in a gesture for him to stop but that didn't stop him at all and came forward.

He asked, "Why meri jaan?" while still walking towards me, slowly and agonizingly.

At this point, I was pressed against the wall and he was so close to me to the point I could smell his expensive cologne and I would hate to admit it but it smelled amazing.

"Because.....because....." How was I supposed to tell him that I didn't want to marry him because he didn't like cookies and cream ice cream. I was ready to sacrifice anything but when it came to ice cream, there was no compromise.

He raised his hand to remove the few strands of hair on my face as he hummed urging me to continue. I took a deep breath and raised my eyes to meet his beautiful orbs. I mustered up all my courage and blurted out, "Because you don't like cookies and cream ice cream!!" Realizing how stupid I sound, I quickly covered my mouth and my eyes widened.

His laugh hit my ears and I couldn't believe my ears, his laugh was angelic. My eyes quickly averted downwards to avoid the embarrassment as my cheeks flared up.

He took a hold of my chin and lifted my head to meet his eyes, and whispered "Meri masoom Ain." (My innocent Ain)

If I wasn't looking like a tomato before, I sure was now. I pushed him aside and rushed out of his study as I heard him laughing at me.

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Assalamualaikum!!!

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