Morning

Breakfast table..

"When will Zayan come back? This haveli is empty without him" Shahista said thinking about something deeply..

"He'll be back tomorrow daado his work is done now he just have one more meeting lined up he has already landed in Lucknow" Erina's breath hitched hearing Azlan's statement..

"He is already in Lucknow and he didn't care to inform us.. This boy is impossible" Shahista said thinking about her other grandson.."Azlan call him today only I want to meet him" She said to Azlan who was busy looking here there trying to spot HER who was nowhere to be seen..

"Aagaya apka Zayan wapis Daado" when Erina heard the voice just behind her back she felt someone has snatched the ground underneath her..

He was standing just behind her and Erina was praying to mother earth to swallow her whole form..

"Zayan my baby you came back" Fabiha got up hugging her younger son.. Thou Zayan lives in Lucknow but all alone he didn't like to spend time with anyone he just came to meet with his family once or twice a week..

Erina looked at him he has changed thou she saw him 6 months back but now he was looking more changed.. His beard was neatly trimmed to the few tendrils of his hair falling on his forhead making him look more handsome..

"I am fine ammi" he moved back and Fabiha's face paled by her son's cold behaviour..

"Azzy" he jumped on his elder sibling "Bhai bol" Azlan said as he hugged him back..

"Zayan sit and have breakfast with us" Their grandmother shahista said..

"Where is seher?" Finally Azlan couldn't stop himself as he asked the question shocking few of the family member..

"Well Azlan bhai Fabiha maami threatened seher not to come here for breakfast so yeah" Zayan's eyes shot up at her when he heard her answering to Azlan..She has changed and she wasn't even looking like that Innocent 16 year old Erina..

"Ladki pagal hogayi ho maine kab Mana kiya seher ko (Girl are you mad for what when did I threatened seher)" Fabiha defended herself while Erian got up sighing.. "I think you are having amnesia baadi maami anyways leave it" Erina said as soon as she saw Seher descending the stairs.."Let's go seher"

Azlan's eyes snapped at the direction and something caught his mind that she didn't even spare a glance at him not even for once.. Nodding she said salaam to them then left with Erina..

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"Yahan kya kar rahi ho tum? Aur yeh kaise wahiyad kapde pehne hai tumne? (What are you doing here and what type ofoutfit you are wearing?)" He pinned her against his car making her flinched by his sudden move..

Even her saviour Erina wasn't here as she took a day leave for study and here seher was doing her job all alone..

"This is not the way to behave Azlan leave my hand" she said trying to push him.. "This is not the way huh? Fine then you tell me why are you here soon this fucking waitress job? Didn't I send you money every month for your college fees and also for your needs and here you are doing this job wearing this worst outfit? You stepped out of the house wearing hijab and now here you are wearing this pant and tight shirt without hijab wow Seherunnisa you deserve an award for this" she was fuming at his words..

"Firstly Azlan I don't know when did you send your so called money to me and to be honest I don't need your help I am happy on my own earning so now just leave from here don't you dare to judge me for my outfit and yeah I just live in that haveli except naano and Erina there was no one whom I called my own I need to pay my own fees and everything" she shouted making him confused..

He did send money to his mom every month and told her to give seher her college fees and also Erina's fees and their pocket money but then?

"Kahan jaa rahi ho huh? You aren't working here anymore go and change then we'll go home" he said holding her arms when she jerked it.. "Stop it okay? Stop bossing around me and please don't create scene here it's my work place" she said glaring at him hard..

"Fine then go and do your work I'll be there waiting for you" he said and she let out a frustrated sigh.. "Why are you doing this to me Azlan? Ghar jayee na aap" he didn't answer and sat inside his car.. "Go and do your work I am waiting"

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Zayan was passing by Erina's room when he heard her talking to someone on call.. "Ayee sana sacchi mein woh ladka kitna handsome tha uski aadayein maine toh faint hi hojana tha.. Allah kaise kaise thoughts aa rahe hai mujhe (Sana damn that guy was so handsome and his gestures I was about to faint.. God I am getting such forbidden thoughts)" he narrowed his eyes hearing about other boy's tareef from her mouth..

"That was the first time I found someone hot his looks to his physic and his voice damn damn damn I think I am getting mad" and she went on talking with her friend sana about a boy..

"I am crushing on him" and that was it.. "Erina" he screamed her name stepping inside her room making her jumped in fear..

For sure she wasn't expecting Zayan to came there in her room..

"Sana I'll call you later huh there is shaitan in my room" saying she hung up the call..

(Shaitan meaning devil or evil spirit something)

"Did you just call me shaitan?" He asked in disbelief.. "Well you are shaitan that's why I am calling you that now leave my room" She yelled making him amused.. The little minx wasn't innocent like before..

"Well for your information this house is mine" she chuckled at his words and walked towards him just then he realised she wasn't wearing her duppata and her kurti was sticking to her body like second skin giving some views to his eyes..

He mentally slapped himself for having forbidden thoughts..

"Well it's true Zayan Siddiqui this house is yours but I paid rent for this room" he was confused by her statement..

"Don't look at me like that your mother is such a devil she take rent from me and seher every month for staying here" she said shaking her head.. "So now leave this room it's mine" she barked glaring at him angrily..

He picked her duppata wrapping it around her shoulder "From next time learn to carry your scarf" and he left leaving her flabbergasted..

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"Ammi take rent from Seher and Erina every month" Zayan said to his elder sibling who was lost in his own thought..

"I can't believe this.. You know Zay I sent their fees and pocket money to mom every month and there she is actually treating them so bad" Azlan replied he was still shocked after finding all these new found information..

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Seher was confused by Azlan's behaviour..Why he was being protective to her all of a sudden? Where was his care from past two years when she needed him the most.. Where was he when she lost--

She closed her eyes taking a deep breath as her mind drifted into the day when she was bound with the heartless man..

2 years ago..

Qubool Hai (I do)

Only two words were enough to bound to souls together.. These two words were enough that now Seher's fate was written with a heartless Man..

Seher was always a bubbly chirpy girl loved to spread happiness.. Her ammi and baba and her little sibling were enough for her.. They were happy family thou her father couldn't provide them with luxuries but still they were happy in their small apartment..

Anam (Seher and Erina's mom) left her family to marry jasim..She left her luxuries her comfort zone and broke all the ties with Siddiqui's to be with the man she loved.. Jasim was orphan that's why Anam's family didn't agree for the marriage and atlast she ran away..

Life was good with Anam and Jasim and their two kids Seherunnisa Ahmed and Erina Ahmed.. But it took only few seconds to destroy Seher's little family..

When Seher saw her parents lying on the death bed she didn't know what to do and whom to call she didn't even know any of her relative but she heard her mother saying about her family that she belonged to Siddiqui's the most powerful family of the lucknow..

Gathering all her courage she dialled the number of siddiqui's which she found on her mother's phone and that's when she met with her paternal family..

Everything happened so quickly that she didn't even realised she met with her new family and her sudden Nikaah to Azlan Siddiqui..

That's what her mother's last wish so she had to agree...It took only two words for her to change Seherunnisa Ahmed to Seherunnisa Azlan Siddiqui..

When she and Erina shifted into Siddiqui haveli after their parents death her naano and two maamu's accept them whole heartedly while her two maami's were evil they for sure didn't like Seher and Erina.. Even their cousins didn't like them much and taunt them saying so many things..

And then his words..

"Listen Seherunnisa you don't need to wait for me for dinner okay? We are nothing this relationship is just namesake" He said his voice was loud and harsh..

"Azl..an ii--" her sentence was cut he started again "What huh? What you are even expecting from me huh? To accept you and this Marriage then sorry I won't I don't know why daado has forced me to marry you I never wanted it" and he went on saying so many hurtful things making her eyes teary..

What was her mistake what she did that she have to listen earful from everyone.. It would be a lie if she said his words didn't hurt her..

She didn't want to wait for him yet she wasn't even ready to face him because somewhat she was scared but when Fabiha (Azlan's mother) literally ordered her to wait for her son and served him dinner because he would be late but here Azlan took it in another way saying hurtful things to her..

And yes that was the first time she got hurt by her own husband..

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She ran down the stairs and her leg got slipped in mid but he was fast enough to caught her.. "Learn how to walk" she made a face at his words and moved back taking a deep breath..

"Meri marzi that's none of your concern" Her grey eyes glared at him meeting with his green ones..

"You were about to fall Rina" he reasoned and she scrunched her nose hearing 'Rina' from his mouth..

"It's Erina not Rina" passing him the tight lipped smile she was about descended the stairs just then she felt a tug on her duppata..

"Yeh kya badtameezi hai zayan?" She turned displeased by his action.. "It stuck with my watch Rina" he said showing her his wrist watch..

She cringed at it "ughh this is so cringy Ya Allah yeh itna filmy kyu horahi hai meri zindagi ughh yeh sab kuch mere saath hi hona hai kyu kyu kyu" and she went on blabbering as she struggled to seperate her duppata with his wrist watch..

"And just because of you my new duppata is torn I hate you so damn much ughh" she climbed down the stairs and he also ran behind her...

"Where are you going wearing this chamkeela dhamkeela joda huh?" He asked and she let out a frustrated sigh..

"I don't want to answer your question" she said and about to walk away when he held her hand.."You aren't going anywhere" and her anger rose "What huh? Why you always have to hold my hand huh? Who am I to you? Why are you even asking where I am going huh? I am nor using your families so called money neither your cars.. I am just a burden on your and your family then why do you even care" she shouted and his hold loosened around her wrist..

"You can't intimidate me Zayan Siddiqui I am not scared of you" and she felt flipping her shoulder length hair back..

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