11.Tufaan🔥

The car was filled with awkward silence.

Haaris was driving in normal speed while inaayat sat with her knees facing the door.

Haaris sighed... She looked like that old lady when she was mad on her husband - old man.

But he also recalled how quickly she let go of her anger... Would Inaayat do that?

Inaayat could hear her blood running through her veins... She hated this awkward & uncomfortable situation that haaris put her in.

She looked at the car stereo... She pushed the Radio button.

Some random tea Ad was playing... Inaayat was ready to listen to Ads rather than the eerie silence.

After few minutes of Ads...A song started to play.

Maula Maula

Maula Maula

Yunhi jal jaayenge

Yunhi mit jaayenge

Aatish-e-ishq mein raakh ho jaayenge

(A/N Maula Maula song from Bin roye...small bits of the song will be continued throughout the chapter so listen to it while you read😚)

Both were lost in their own thoughts.

Haaris heaved a sigh... Why was universe rubbing salts on his wounds?

His ears ringed with her words.

" Apni shaadi mein yeh saare armaan poore karna jo mere wajah se poore nahi ho paaye..."

He thought ' kon biwi aise apne shohar se uski dusri shaadi ki baat karti hai? Armaan my foot!'

Inaayat was figuring out how long she & Haaris are going to play husband & wife.

How long till the curtain falls & the truth comes out?

And how long was she going to pretend that her heart hadn't warmed up a little when she accompanied him during his exam preparation.

She saw him in different light... A focused Haaris... A soft spoken & Gentle Haaris... A friendly Haaris.

She never wished for big things because these small ones were warming her & changing her views about him.

But now everything was on square one & she didn't know why.

The silence between them wasn't this awkward & uncomfortable.

She wanted that comfortable silence back in between them.

They soon reached the venue...haaris stopped the car in front of a hotel.

Banquet hall sign came into view.

Haaris spoke " Inaayat tum yahin ruko... Mai abhi car park kar aata hoon "

Inaayat nodded stiffly...she removed the shawl & got down.

Haaris came back after parking his car.

He saw inaayat was setting the loose end of her saree.

He cleared his throat & said "chalen?"

Inaayat nodded.

He took her hand & entwined with his making inaayat almost snap her neck to see if there's something wrong with him.

Haaris ignored her stare & walked inside with her or more like dragged her inside.

Inaayat kept gaping at their entwined hands as they entered the venue.

Haaris waved at a group of people making inaayat move her concentration from their hands to surroundings.

The place was lit beautifully.

It was a blue themed party & inaayat liked it immediately.

Blue was her favorite color.

Her eyes lit up watching all the minute details while she was being dragged into group of Youngsters.

Her stomach was in knots... She was anxious thinking what his friends were like?

Should she expect one more bullying session or a regular respectful meet.

Haaris stopped & said "Assalamualikum " Making inaayat come out of her thoughts & look at the people standing in front of her.

Three guys & two girls staring at her like they were seeing an alien.

Haaris spoke " Guys meet my wife Inaayat Haaris Rahman " & put his arm around her shoulder.

Inaayat glanced at him to see a small smile etched on his lips.

She thought ' waah Haaris acting karna toh koi tumse sikhe '

Inaayat smiled at them.

The two girls squealed & jumped on her & hugged her.

Inaayat jerked back due to sudden force making Haaris say " Araam se ladkiyon "

They introduced themselves " Mai Anum aur Mai Faiza "

Inaayat nodded her head.

Then Faiza introduced the boys.

" Yeh hai Faraaz, taimur aur shahroze...taimur mera fiance bhi hai "

Inaayat gave a small smile to them making Haaris frown 'itna toh mujhe dekhkar nahi muskuraayi'

They settled down on chairs.

Inaayat was Seated between Haaris & Faiza.

Seating arrangement ⬇️

Faiza spoke " Waise Haaris tujh jaise bandar ki shakal waale ko itni khoobsurat ladki mili kaise? "

Inaayat chuckled while Haaris rolled his eyes & said " Taimur " In a warning tone.

Faiza glared at Haaris & said " Taimur ko kya aankhen dikha raha hai... Mujhse baat kar mai yehi baithi hoon andhe "

Inaayat stifled her laugh at the scene.

Anum who was across inaayat placed her palm under her chin & said " Waise tum ho bohut khoobsurat.. "

Inaayat smiled at her nervously trying to decipher if she was kidding.

Anum continued " Yaar Haaris mujhe teri wife par na girl crush ho raha hai...aakhir tujhe yeh mili kaise? "

Haaris shook his head & said " Besharm "

Anum stuck her tongue out in response.

Everyone conversed about how they were going to miss college & stuff while inaayat sat there listening to everyone's ramblings.

After sometime music & dance performances were in full swing.

During a junior girl's performance... A girl kept staring Haaris the whole time while she danced.

Haaris observed it once...he thought it was a coincidence...but then saw her gaze lingering on him Continuesly.

Haaris's entire group observed it too.

Haaris whispered to Faraaz " Kon hai yeh pagal? "

Faraaz chuckled & said " Huda , 21' Batch "

Haaris nodded.

Inaayat too reckoned easily where the girl's eyes were ....she wasn't shocked a bit as she already knew Haaris had a lot of female following.

She looked at that girl & stiffened because she had seen her before.

She was dressed in a western gown...hair styled perfectly... She carried herself gracefully attracting attention.

She thought the girl was perhaps Haaris's type.

Pretty, posey & perfect.

She could feel her mood getting sour watching the girl.

She acted as if she was oblivious of what was happening there.

Which irked Haaris.

Haaris thought ' she literally doesn't care that another woman was charming her husband '

After their performance... All the Junior girls started taking autographs of seniors.

Haaris's table was surrounded by many girls.

Inaayat rolled her eyes mentally due to continuous squealing.

Few girls brought their slams for autographs but the girl who was staring Haaris during performance forwarded her arm for Haaris to sign.

Everyone's eyes widened watching her stand beside Haaris.

Haaris was fuming with anger.

He warned " You should ask my wife's permission before forwarding your arm "

The girl's face expression changed.

She turned inaayat & looked at her from head to toe.

She stomped her feet & walked away not before Scratching inaayat's arm with her bracelet.

Inaayat hissed in pain feeling her skin getting scratched.

She quickly put her hand on the scratch.

Haaris asked inaayat " Kya masla hai? "

Inaayat moved away from him & said " mai washroom jaakar aati hoon "

Haaris nodded.

Inaayat left the party room & went to Washroom.

She checked on her arm...she quickly dabbed water on tissue & cleaned it.

She came back to see all the tables were put to side... She saw Haaris, Faraaz, Taimur, Anum & faiza along with other classmates on dias.

She saw Shahroze standing near their table sipping on his mocktail.

She went & stood near the table.

Shahroze spoke " Bhabi ! Haaris aur Bakhi sab Games khelne gayen hai "

Inaayat nodded her head.

She spoke " Aap nahi gaye? "

Shahroze shook his head in No & said " Mujhe yeh sab pasand nahi "

Inaayat said " Oh acha "

Shahroze spoke " Waise No offense but Humey lagta tha Haaris hum sab mein last shaadi karega...But jab usne Nikkah ka bataaya toh humlog shock hogaye the "

Inaayat gave him a tight lipped smile.

Shahroze continued " But iam glad woh ek stable insaan ke saath settle hua hai "

Inaayat chuckled & asked "matlab?"

Shahroze said " Kaafi changes aaye hai usme...good changes tho "

Inaayat smiled at him.

Shahroze chuckled & said " Aap toh bilkul bhi baat nahi karti ya Haaris apni bak bak mein aapko bolne nahi deta? "

Inaayat laughed & said " Nahi aisa kuch nahi bas mujhe hi zyada baat karne ki aadat nahi "

Shahroze nodded & said " Waise bhabi...Haaris ne bataaya tha ki arranged marriage hai aap dono ki...apko pata bhi hai aapka husband kaisa hai?"

Inaayat wanted to reply him with all the colorful words in her dictionary but said " Kaise? "

Shahroze said " Haaris college ka sabse bada prankster hai...uski wajah se humlogon ko kai baar warnings mil chuki hai "

Inaayat's eyes widened... She said " Sacchi? "

She was interested to know that Haaris pranked someone other than her.

Shahroze continued " Ek baar usne fan par powder dal diya tha... Hamari ek ma'am ko aate ki fan daalne ki aadat thi... Jaise unhone fan daala... Woh poora ka poora powder unpar"

Inaayat laughed imagining the scene.

Haaris was waiting for his turn to play when his eyes fell on inaayat.

She was laughing heartily at something Shahroze was saying.

He was infuriated watching her laugh freely in front of a stranger while she always maintained a stoic expression when she was with him.

He curled his palms in fist... He wanted to end this stupid game quickly & go to them to listen what they were talking about.

Shor seepi se utha toh

Wo bohot door gaya

Uski aawaz se ander mere tufaan chalaa

Shahroze spoke " Pehli baar Haaris ko aise dekh raha hoon "

Inaayat looked at him confused with his words.

Shahroze continued " Haaris bohut kamm logon ki care karta hai...because usse lagta hai kisi ki fikr karna weakness bannjaati hai... Lekin aaj uski nazar stage se bhi aap par hai...bohut chahta hai apko "

Inaayat smiled at him & thought ' acting skills toh Haaris jaisi honi chahiye... Apne doston ko bhi iss jhoot mein convince kardiya'

Shahroze said " Aur mai kaha tha..haann...Uss din jo hum sabne daant khaai thi uff "

Inaayat furrowed her eyebrows & said " Sabne? Kiya toh Haaris ne na? "

Shahroze smiled & said " Humne kabhi bhi uska naam nahi kiya... Either it is all of us Or nobody "

Inaayat asked " Woh kyun? "

Shahroze said " Kyunki Haaris Haaris hai ! "

Inaayat raised an eyebrow & said " Mai samjhi nahi "

Shahroze said " Haaris ne hamesha hum sab ki help ki hai... Kisi na kisi tarah se...aur kyunki yeh harmless pranks hua karte the...professors bhi maaf kardiya karte...woh first row mein dekh rahi hai... Saare professors Haaris ko cheer kar rahe hai "

Inaayat raised her head & looked towards the dias.

Haaris was throwing ballons in basket while everyone were cheering him crazily.

Inaayat nodded.

As soon as the game ended... Haaris threw the balloons away & strode to His table where Shahroze & inaayat were laughing looking at Taimur who was asked to burst balloons with his elbows.

He said to Shahroze " Tujhe Faraaz bula raha tha"

Shahroze nodded & went away.

He stood beside inaayat & pulled her close to him by placing his hand on her waist.

Inaayat jumped feeling Haaris's hand on her bare waist.

Haaris whispered in her ear " Kya baatein ho rahi hai... Mujhe bhi batao "

Inaayat put her hand on his & tried to remove his hand but with every try of hers... His hold tightened.

Inaayat glared at him & said " Kya badtameezi hai Haaris... Choro mujhe "

Haaris hissed " Badi jaldi hai mujhse peecha churaane ki "

Inaayat tried to push him away " Choro mujhe Haaris... Dimag kharab ho chuka hai tumhara "

She put her entire strength & pushed him away & walked out of the party room.

Haaris followed her.

They stood in an empty space outside their party room.

It was beautifully lit.

Haaris held her wrist & stopped her.

Inaayat yelled " CHORO MUJHE HAARIS! "

Haaris jerked her body against his & buried his face in her neck.

Inaayat froze feeling his warm breath on her skin.

"  Agar tum bhool rahi ho toh mai yaad diladoon... Mai tumpar iss se zyada Haq rakhta hoon...BIWI HO TUM MERI"

inaayat chuckled drily & clapped her hands.

She said " Wow! Haaris aaj toh tumne apna record tor diya... Do baar mujhe apni Biwi bulaaya... Amazing! Tumhe toh award milna chahiye...aur Tumhari Yaadasht wapas aa gayi? Ki mai tumhari Relative nahi balke biwi hoon "

Haaris spoke " Inaayat mai- "

Maula tu hai toh

Iss aab ko gulzar kar de

Dil ki bechaini ko

Tu chain se bhar de

Inaayat cried " Tum kya Haaris? Tum kya? "

Haaris stared at her whimpering form.

He knew he was the reason behind those tears.

Not understanding...how he could comfort her...He pulled her in his embrace.

Inaayat buried her face in his chest & cried.

She was worried that their failed relationship will effect Her brother's & Sanam's marriage & her parents.

She knew how pathetic & pitiful she looked crying in his arms even though he was the one who made her cry.

Assalamualikum😊

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