The Tales of love- I

38.2:"Where is death?".

کون ہے لوگ یہ زخم کھائے ہوئے
دل کی معیار کو سر پر اٹھائےہوئے

Koun Hai Log Ye Zakhm Khaye Hue
Dil Ke Maiyar Ko Sar Pe Uthare Hue

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"Who are you?". She heard a woman voice and she yelps moving back to look at the elder woman looking curiously at her and her cheeks flare with embarrassment.

"Ji, mai un k sath ayi huin". She said pointing to Ahad who was still talking about something (yes, I am with him)

"Maine pocha hai tum kon ho?". The woman asked again (I asked who are you)

"He is my husband". She replied looking at the floor unsure

"Who are you?". The woman insisted again and she frowns so the woman spoke again, "I don't want your introduction and that should not be by someone else name. I wanted to know who you are not who you are with or who you are married to. Tumhari pehchan tum se hai kisi aur se nahi". (You identity is from you not from others)

She looks at the floor uncertainty filling in her naive mind of the thought of saying about her identity because the questions that will follow are not what she would want to answer.

"I am Zeenat". She said softly in a hushed tone so even the woman can't hear

"And I am-". The woman started when Ahad hugged the woman tightly grinning at her

"Chachi, kaisi hain ap?". Ahad asked sweetly (aunt, how are you) and that's the most sweet she had ever seen him

The way he smiles softly at his aunt and the warm glow in his eyes.

"I am good. You never told me you got married". His aunt said twisting his ear, "Did you force her or something?".

Though her words were supposed to be a joke she didn't know the truth.

"Kuch isi tarha ka". Ahad said kissing her cheeks lovingly, "I have work. So excuse me". (Something like that)

She follows behind him when he signals her walking outside of the restaurant and he immediately grabs her hand pushing her against the wall leaning closer to her.

"What did I say in the car?". He asked pressing on her wrist that were against the wall

She cries in pain that shoot through her wrist, "I-I don't know".

"I asked you to cover this shit on your face then why is that I can still see it?". He asked pushing a finger on the bruise on her face

She cries, "It was hot so the makeup must-have washed away because of the sweat".

He pushes her harder in the wall, "I don't care what it was when I say you cover it, it means you cover it. Do I make myself clear?".

"Ji". She said and he let her hand go as she holds her wrist pressing on it to ease the pain (ok)

"Now take your ugly face away from me". He said and she runs back inside placing her scarf on her hand properly

She stops in front of the mother and son (Zain) who were already waiting for her.

"I don't understand why you insist on working in the restaurant after a day of your wedding?. I mean I don't mind just I wish you spend some time adjusting before you continue to work". Zain's mother said

She frowns at her words not understanding what she meant by that but then she remembers Ahad words and he must have made that lie.

"I-I just- there are many workers in the home so there is nothing for me to do there so I thought of working somewhere outside. He said it's best if I work within a family for protection". She lied as her heart clenched on her own lie