Aamiya went on and on about Asfand, making it clear that she missed him a lot. A friend of hers suddenly thought of something and asked, “ Why does Asfand Bhai care so much about you?”
Aamiya was baffled. “What do you mean why? I’m his cousin, it’s obvious he will care about me.”
“He is 8 years older to you, why don’t you call him Bhai?” Her friend asked further.
Aamiya thought for a while and then spoke.
“I have never called him Bhai and no one has even ever asked me to. Wouldn’t it be weird if I just suddenly started calling him Bhai?” Her friend shook her head.
“Idiot, how will it be weird if it’s Asfand Bhai with you? Look at you, you can go up to two weeks without your parents and not even two days without Asfand Bhai.”
Aamiya couldn’t say anything else, she was drowned in her thoughts.
Asfand wrapped up his work early and got on the earliest flight back to Islamabad. He bought chocolates for Aamiya and made his way home.
It was late at night when he reached, and everyone was fast asleep. He went to Aamiya’s room and saw her sleeping restlessly. He walked closer to her and took a seat next to her on the bed. Her face was lightened by the lamp on her table.
Aamiya shot up, feeling someone’s presence in her room. Her eyes landed on Asfand and she squealed excitedly, “Asfi!”
Asfand gave her the chocolates he’d brought for her and received a kiss on the cheek and a bright smile from Aamiya. He looked rather tired.
Aamiya got up quickly, “Asfi, you haven’t eaten. Wait here, I’ll get something.”
“No, I am not hungry. Just make tea for the both of us. I’ll be in my room.” He said, getting up.
Aamiya made tea and took their mugs into his room, only to see him freshly showered and running a comb through his hair.
He put the brush away and sat on the bed, waiting for her to do the same. She sat on the bed as well and passed him his cup of tea. She had tied up her hair in a knot, Asfand didn't like it but didn't say anything.
After they spoke for a while, Aamiya got up and left for her room, feeling much more relaxed now that she had spoken to Asfand.
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A few days later,Aamiya was inviting her friends to her birthday party. It was to be grand as usual.
An idea popped up in her friend’s mind and she spoke to Aamiya, “Ok! You may not believe me, but I know there is something more. And that, we can find out at your birthday party. You could pay attention to another guy and see what happens.” Aamiya wasn't comfortable with this plan, but decided to go along with it nonetheless. She also felt as if something was amiss.
On her birthday, everything was going perfectly. She wore a beautiful dress, chosen by Asfi like every year.
Her friend approached her and said, “Are you interested in any guy here?” when Aamiya shook her head, she sighed.
“Ok. Look at that guy over there..” She pointed at one good-looking man standing in the room, “He is my cousin. You could use him to find out the truth. I will explain everything to him later.”
“But what would I have to do?” Aamiya asked nervously. She wasn't very comfortable with all this.
“Just go and talk to him, more sweetly than usual. Make sure Asfand Bhai notices. Later on, talk to Asfand Bhai about him, make sure you portray that you're interested in him. He doesn't have bad habits or something, so there is no way to ask you to stay away from him.” Her friend said.
Her friend went ahead and asked her cousin for help. Aamiya felt nervous when she saw him walking towards her, she was in the sight of Asfand.“Hey, I’m Ahmad.” The man chuckled softly, but Aamiya wasn't feeling any better. The man laughed a little and said, “Smile, at least. You won’t be convincing anyone like this.” Aamiya jolted and started talking to him. Sometime later, she saw Asfand looking at the both of them. Talking to Ahmad, she realized that he wasn’t a bad man at all, but she couldn't think of him as anything more than her friend.Asfand saw Aamiya talking to Ahmad, he knew the guy but still didn’t like it. Nonetheless, he kept himself from saying anything. The party went on. He gifted her a new mobile phone, since he knew that she wanted to change hers for a while now, but didn't have enough time to.Around 11.4pm, Asfand went to Aamiya’s room. She was already fast asleep, as Asfand sat beside her and pulled her hair away from her face. He gently kiss
Asfand's rational thoughts gave up on him when he took Aamiya's hand and pulled her close to him."Aamiya, I love you." He declared.Aamiya was shocked to the core when she pushed him away. She didn't like the confusion she felt hearing his words."You have lost it, Asfi. Are you aware of what you're saying? I don't want to talk to you anymore." She cried out and left for her room., hurt by his words for some reason.Aamiya wasn't feeling alright after she had yelled at Asfand. They had never before fought, this was a first. "I don't know what has gotten into him. Why is he suddenly saying all of that?" She thought and cried herself to sleep that night.Asfand was restless as well, he hadn't anticipated such a reaction.The next morning, Aamiya left her room all dressed up."I want to go home; I don't want to spend another minute with you here." She spoke, not looking at him.Asfand sighed and leaned back in his chair. " Aamiya, stop b
“Aamiya, calm down. What he’s saying is true.” Her father spoke, hesitantly.Aamiya couldn’t control herself anymore and stood up, “This isn’t funny, Dad.”“You are in his Nikkah. Your Nikkah was done when you were 3 years old.” Her mother declared softly. Asfand sat there, quietly listening and staring at her. He had always known about the Nikkah. This was decided by his parents, as if they knew they wouldn’t live much longer.His parents had always been open with him, he had even seen pictures of their Nikah.It was his decision to refrain from telling Aamiya about their Nikah, he wanted her to lead a normal life, without the pressure of their Nikah.Aamiya didn’t understand what was happening around her, “I don’t believe there was a Nikah. I’m not married to anyone.” She shouted and ran away to her room.She refused to talk to anyone, locking herself in her room all day. When she didn’t come to dinner the following night, Dad started to get worrie
Aamiya's mother returned to her room and sat on the bed, beside her husband, "Have you seen Asfand? Your daughter is hurting herself and my son by doing all this." She said, exasperated.Aamiya's father sighed, "I don't think Aamiya is going to see reason like this. We are going to have to intertwine.""If the marriage is held now, with all customs. Maybe she wouldn't put up a fight anymore. She may accept him in the nearer future." Her mother took a deep breath. "I can't see them like this anymore, hurting so much. Make Aamiya agree somehow, even if you have to be strict for now." Dad nodded.The next evening, Aamiya was reading a book when her father knocked on her door and walked in. She sat up, let her legs hang off the bed. Her father came and sat near her."Aamiya, why are you doing all this?" Dad asked her gently.Tears filled her eyes, "What am I doing, Dad? I can't accept what all of you are saying."Her father sighed, "He is your h
“Maybe, just maybe we’re being unfair to Aamiya forcing her into this. What if she doesn’t want Asfand as her husband?” Her father spoke to her mom.“You haven't seen the way she is these days. She can’t stand a day without him and you are going on about her not accepting him. She just needs to accept the truth and start thinking of him as her husband. She’ll be fine.”Asfand spoke to Dad, he said that the wedding was a must if he wanted Aamiya to accept him anytime soon.The wedding took place 15 days later. Aamiya looked gorgeous and didn’t put up much of a fight after she had seen their childhood Nikah pictures. She didn’t know what she wanted, the right of choosing her spouse was taken from her. She stopped thinking and let things go with their flow.On their wedding night, Aamiya and Asfand entered the room and quietly got ready to sleep. Aamiya hadn’t spoken much to him. She looked so forlorn sitting on the bed, that Asfand couldn’t handle it. He
They reached Murree around midnight. Asfand took the keys from Noor Ali and asked him to leave. Aamiya was really tired, she changed into her night suit and went to bed. When Asfand entered the room after checking around the house, he saw Aamiya stretched out on the bed, wiggling her slightly red toes.He sat on the bed and asked her, “What’s wrong?” He was dead tired himself.“My feet hurt, I am never going to wear heels again.” She muttered softly, pouting.Asfand let out a low chuckle, he was aware that Aamiya didn’t like wearing heels, she couldn't stand the pain afterwards. Afand took her feet, placed them in his lap and started rubbing them gently.Aamiya tried to pull her feet away, “Asfi, please don’t.”Asfand looked at her sharply, “Why? I don’t think comforting you is going to make me any less of a man.” He spoke and Aamiya went silent.Aamiya enjoyed the massage for a while and then said, “I feel better now. Asfi, please stop.”
The next morning, Asfand was getting ready for the meeting, when Aamiya went to him.“I don’t want to stay here alone.” She pouted. Asfand turned towards her and kissed her forehead.“I will be back before lunch.” He tried to make her understand.“Take me with you.” She said, fluttering her eyelashes.“I will be busy, you’ll only be bored.” Asfand said.“Please.” She pleaded and Asfand conceded.“Ok. Get ready. We’ll even do lunch and shopping after.” He said.“You’re the best, Asfi!” Aamiya exclaimed and placed a quick kiss on his cheek, running away to get ready.They headed out after breakfast. Arriving at the office, the employees were shell shocked to see Asfand smiling and being calm. They were used to their hardcore boss. And now, seeing him be so sweet with a girl was nothing but a huge surprise for them.Asfan took Aamiya to his office. She took a seat on the furthest sofa, away from his table and got busy on her p
She straightened suddenly, and before Asfand could figure out what was happening, she was straddling his lap.“Doll..” Asfi rasped.Before he could say anything else, Aamiya placed her lips on his. It was a mere brush of lips. Asfand was shocked to his core. As Aamiya started to pull away, Asfand grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her back down again. He kissed her hungrily, sucking on her tongue and biting her lips. He wasn’t able to control himself, his imagination didn’t hold a candle next to the reality. Her sweet taste was driving him crazy.When pulled away to breathe, Aamiya shoved her face in his shoulder. “I wanted to see if I would like being intimate with you.” She mumbled against him, her heart pounding loudly.Asfand smiled widely and pulled her face to look up. “So, how did it go?” He asked, teasingly. She went more red than she already was.“Asfi, don’t tease me.” She whined and hid her face again. Asfand let out a chuckle, he placed