5.Mehmaan🔥

Mustering up courage Inaayat unlocked the bathroom door.

Luckily Haaris was nowhere in sight making her sigh in relief.

She guessed maybe Haaris was using his study room's bathroom for bathing purpose because most of the time he was in his room... She hid in bathroom.

Shaking her head from his thoughts...She quickly took out a pair of clothes & went to take a bath.

Her day went slow but pretty normal as many of the relatives left.

Leaving Safina,Naimah & Safeer as they had holidays.

She was glad that every day they planned to go tour their city which made the house safe for her at least for few hours.

She texted Sanam & asked her how her tour to their ancestral home was going.

Sanam had begged Ahmed to take her there before their honeymoon because she had heard alot from inaayat.

Inaayat loved that place since childhood...her paternal grandfather & grandmother were the best people who loved her immensely.

She then opened her college group to see that their documents were being Handover to them & they asked students to collect them as soon as possible.

She thought to go & collect her's & Sanam's documents.

She texted her friend's group asking if someone was  going to which they replied that they already collected their stuff & she should quickly collect hers too.

She decided she will go by herself.

It would be change for her since she hasn't stepped out of the house since marriage.

She looked at her outfit which was white long frock... She thought it was good enough to wear outside.

She took a pair of earrings & wore them, then dabbed a lip-cheek tint on her lips & cheeks.

She dressed up for the first time after her marriage.

She walked out & went to Rabiya who was in her room.

She knocked & heard "andar ajao"

Inaayat entered the room & spoke " Aun- (aunty) ...ammi kya mai college jaa sakti hoon? Woh mujhe documents collect karne hai mere aur sanam ke "

Rabiya replied " Kyun nahi beta driver abhi Haaris ke Abbu ko office chorne gaya hai...jaise woh aata hai chali jaana theek hai... Aur ek minute "

She went to her closet & took out a purse.

She opened it & took out some amount of money & placed it in Inaayat's hands & said " Yeh kuch paise rakhlena dil kare toh doston ke saath kahi ghoom aana ya lunch karna "

Inaayat shook her head in No & said " Nahi ammi iski koi zarurat nahi "

Rabiya said " Offo chup karo aur rakhlo...saas ke paas se paise baar baar nahi nikalte " & laughed.

Inaayat chuckled along with her & accepted the money.

She walked out with a smile on her face which immediately turned into a frown watching Safina & Safeer coming in her direction.

She decided to ingore their presence & leave as soon as possible but luck was not on her side.

Safina looked at Inaayat's dressed up form & taunted "ohho safeer tumne buddhi ghodi... Laal lagaam suna hai? "

Safeer replied " Haan suna toh hai "

Safina continued " Haan par dekha toh nahi hoga naa...mai batati hoon... Dekho pyaari dulaari inaayat ko "

Both chuckled making inaayat furious at their comment.

She warned them showing her index finger & said "aaplog apni hadd mein rahen...mai kuch bolti nahi iska matlab ye nahi ki mujhe kuch samajh nahi aata "

Suddenly Harris's voice boomed in the hall room.

" Kya horaha hai yahan ? "

He was bursting with anger as he saw inaayat warning them.

Safina's eyes widened looking at haaris...she thought what if inaayat tells him the truth & make him against them.

She quickly scratched her wrist with her long nails & let out a cry. " Dekho na Harry inaayat ne kya kiya "

She showed him her hand which looked red & small blood seen on her skin.

Safina spoke " Harry mai inaayat ko keh rahi thi ke woh kitni achi lagg rahi hai...kahi baahar jaa rahi hai kya... Toh usne kaha ki zyada smart mat bano mehmaan ho mehmaan bann kar raho "

Safeer too nodded his head making Inaayat shock at their white lies.

Inaayat turned towards Haaris to explain herself but looking at his expression... She quietened... It was No use.

Haaris was infuriated listening to safina.

He growled at inaayat " Himmat kaise hui tumhari? Samajhti kya ho apne aap ko? Yeh log family hai tum outsider ho...stay in your limits... Got it? "

Inaayat wanted to shoutback that they were lying but refrained herself...in Haaris's view.. She was the bad person & will remain that always.

Rabiya saw Haaris & inaayat standing in hall room.

She went to them & spoke " Arey Haaris beta...tum ghar par hi ho... Chalo acha hua...Inaayat ko uske college lejaakar laao... Usse uske aur Sanni ke documents collect karne hai...woh driver aane tak dair hojayegi"

Haaris moved his eyes on inaayat from head to toe...She looked heavenly in white...he was displeased right away with his mind...he thought " Oh college jaana hai madam ko isiliye sajhi dhajhi hai... Itna toh reception par bhi ready nahi hui "

He replied to his mother " No mom iam busy "

Rabiya glared at him & said " Maine farmaaish nahi ki hai Haaris...Hukum kiya hai... Tumhare abbu ko pata chalega toh bohut gussa honge woh... Isiliye kehrahi hoon "

Haaris gritted his teeth & nodded his head not before glaring inaayat.

Haaris went out while Inaayat took her bag from her room & went outside.

Her bag slipped from her hands watching Haaris waiting for her on his Sports bike.

She was not fond of sports bikes or any kind of bikes.

She spoke " Car ko kya hua hai? "

Haaris replied " Maharani Saheba yeh Car ki tire puncture hai...isiliye jo mila hai uspar chupchaap chalo "

Inaayat huffed in annoyance & sat on bike with shakey legs.

Haaris started riding the bike... As the distance increased from home...the speed too kept increasing.

Inaayat's hands were sweating with anxiety due to speed & slipping from the bike handle.

Haaris was enjoying her expressions & increasing the speed more & more.

Inaayat kept reciting all the quranic verses that occurred in her mind.

After almost 45 minutes of torture...they finally reached her college.

Inaayat jumped down from bike like a cat & ran inside.

Haaris chuckled at her expression & parked his bike in parking lot.

Inaayat collected hers & Sanam's documents & made her way out to see Haaris standing with a group of boys.

The boys were friends with Haaris...they met during football matches.

one of them questioned him " Yahan kis kaam se aaya hai Haaris? "

Haaris stayed silent for a moment then replied " Woh..woh ek relative ko kuch kaam tha iss college mein bas... Khair chodo tumlog batao kaisi chal rahi hai finals ki preparation ? "

Inaayat froze at his reply...she thought "what kind of a person...She got married to "

She walked to him & said " Chalo Haaris maine documents leliye hai "

All the boys said "Assalamualikum" to her.

To which she muttered a meek walaikumassalam.

One of the guy kept staring at her from the time she stood there Wearing a white duppata on her head & a frown on her face.

He looked pretty decent but inaayat was confused why he was staring at her.

He finally spoke " Kuch poochna tha aapse...Aap bura toh nahi manengi"

Inaayat just shook her head in No.

The guy spoke " Woh actually mere liye ladkiya talaash rahi hai meri Ammi...aapka ya apki ammi ka number milsakta hai kya? "

Inaayat's eyes widened listening to him.

While Haaris was infuriated watching someone asking his Wife's number in front of him.

Inaayat threw an awkward smile at him & softly replied " mai Married hoon "

The guy apologized immediately.

She looked at Haaris who had No expression on his face.

Haaris was astound at her truthful answer but stiffened knowing she would tell everyone that He is her Husband.

Then inaayat added in an emotionless tone " Mere husband yahan nahi rehte "

And walked towards the parking lot leaving Haaris in puddle of guilt.

Haaris bid them bye & followed her.

He looked at her waiting beside his bike...her hands tightly clutching her bag & eyes were red  as if she was trying to control her tears.

Haaris sighed & started his bike.

Inaayat sat quickly.

The way back home was unlike the previous one.

Haaris drove slowly.

His mind kept repeating her words.

"Mere husband yahan nahi rehte"

"Mere husband yahan nahi rehte"

Mere husband yahan nahi rehte"

While he was standing right beside her.

Why did she lie?

But he didn't acknowledge that he lied too.

They reached home.

Inaayat ran inside not wanting to have any more interaction with Haaris.

She entered Harris's room.

She locked the door with shakky hands & slid down against the door.

Tears trickled down her cheeks.

She placed her hand on her mouth to cover the sound of her sobs.

Never in her life... She had face such humiliation... Even though the boys couldn't figure out her relationship with Haaris... She felt as if she did something illegal.

She thought being left on Altar was better than this marriage which was nothing but sham.

After crying for sometime...She got up with a determination that she wouldn't let Haaris Or anyone's word effect her...just few more days...just some more patience.

She got an idea to keep herself busy.

She skipped dinner...When rabiya came to ask about it... She lied that she had heavy lunch with her friends hence wasn't hungry.

Haaris sat in his study all day thinking about Inaayat's reply.

He thought she had no reason to hide their marriage... Moreover she could tell the truth & rub it on his face but to his astonishment...she did something that disturbed him.

He didn't understand why he felt bad... He should be happy knowing that his reputation wasn't spoiled.

What did she mean by "Mere husband yahan nahi rehte "?

Was she mocking him but her tone was casual as if she didn't care about their marriage.

Does that mean she too didn't want this marriage or she just did to insult him?

He slumped on his chair & kept thinking the reason behind Inaayat's actions.

He then shrugged his shoulders & said " Mujhe kya chupaaye ya bataaye... Why am I even thinking about her...drama queen...Safina ka haath pata nahi kaisa hai... I'll check on her & ask everyone if we could go out "

With that he went out to talk to his cousins & take them out.

He had Final exams in one week but here was doing everything but studying.

He went outside to see Safeer, Safina & Naima seated in Drawing room.

He went to Safina & asked " Haath kaisa hai tumhara? "

Safina batted her fake lashes & replied " Not too good Harry dekho na poore marks aagaye hai "

Haaris saw her hand... It had nail marks  filled with dried blood around  safina's wrist.

Safeer said " I swear woh inaayat nafrat kerti hai Safina because she's your best friend...how can someone be so inhuman... Disgusting "

Naimah nodded & added " Mai toh shuru se hi dekhti thi... How her behaviour was with us... She's just jealous of our group.. Huh churail "

Haaris thought 'But bully toh hum usse karte the...why would she want to be in our group '

Haaris shook his head & spoke " Anyways guys let's go out... It's been long since we all went for a good Drive"

The trio grinned & got ready for outing.

They all went for a long drive while inaayat implemented her plan.

It was past 1 when Haaris & the gang were back home.

Haaris entered his room & took out night clothes & changed since Inaayat was absent from his room.

He thought ' gayi hogi Ammi Abbu se meri shikaayat lagaane...khair mujhe kya "

He went to bed & fell asleep in few minutes due to tiredness.