The doctor had come and took a complete blood test of Sehrish. She said that the reports would arrive within 2-3 hours and she would tell them herself.

Everyone got busy in their works. Only Hamza, Sehrish's mother and Sehrish was there in the room.

"Chachijaan? Aapko neecho wo jode wala bula rha hai. Jaane ko keh rha tha."

Aarish came and informed her. She nodded but looked conflicted to leave her alone.

"Aap aaram se jaaye chachijaan. Mai hu Sehrish ke paas. Akela nhi chhod rha.

"Shukriya beta."

She said caressing his cheek lovingly and went out.

Hamza carefully sat beside her and she immediately put her head on his lap.

"Koi bhi aa jaayega Sehrish."

"Mujhe farak nhi padta. Shohar hai aap mere."

He smiled and massaged her head slowly and she drifted into a sound sleep.

He slowly put her head on the bed and just as he got up her mother entered.

"Thaki hui thi shayad. So gyi phir se."

He answered seeing her mother's questioning eyes. She nodded with a smile.

"Mai hu ab yaha. Tum aaram se apna kaam kr skte ho."

He nodded and went away giving a last look to his sleeping wife.

"Hamza? Free ho? Kuch zaruri baat krni thi."

Aarish said and Hamza nodded. The brothers moved out of the house.

A few hours later Sehrish's father recieved the doctor's call.

"Ji doctor sahiba? Kya reports aayi Sehrish ki? Koi infection ya serious baat toh nhi hai na?"

He asked in one go and what he heard from the other side made the floor beneath his feet slip.

"Ye kya keh rhi hai aap? Aisa mumkin hi nhi hai."

She must have said something because his shock changed to a murderous expression and he marched to Sehrish's room with his elder brother and wife following.

Sehrish's mother who was caressing her daughter's head unconsciously sat up straight seeing everyone enter.

"Uthao isse!"

He roared making her confused.

"Kya hua? So rhi hai."

"Maine kaha uthao isse! Abhi ke abhi."

"Lekin hua kya hai Wahaj?"

"Doctor sahiba ka phone aaya tha. Isse uthao!"

He looked at his wife sternly. She reluctantly woke her up. Sehrish looked at her mother confused. Her eyes fell on the other figures and she sat straight hurriedly.

"Abbu? Kya hua?"

"Kiske saath thi waha Delhi mai tum?"

"Hamza the na saath mai abbu. Aap logo ne hi toh bheja tha?"

What was her father trying to ask.

"Wo nhi puchh rha mai. Kiske saath thi tum? Kiska paap le kar ghum rhi ho apne andar?"

Everyone was confused at how words. But his statement elicited a gasp out of everyone.

"Pregnant ho kar aayi hai waha se ye ladki."

Her mother looked at Sehrish who sat frozen.

Pregnant? Baby? Her baby? Her and Hamza's baby? A smile slowly formed on her face.

"Behaya ladki. Muskurana band kro. Kya paap krke aayi hai. Isiliye bheja tha tumhe waha. Ki hume kisi ko muh dikhane layak na chhodo."

Her mother said and Sehrish shook her head.

"Paap nhi hai ammi. Meri baat-"

She was cut off by a slap.

"Besharam ladki. Paap nhi hai. Samajh aa rha hai tumhe ho kya rha hai?"

She again started to say something but was stopped by her father's loud voice.

"Kya jawaab denge bhaijaan, bhabhi aur Aarish ko?"

He fell on the sofa clutching his head and Sehrish shook her head trying to get words out of her mouth. She couldn't see her abbu crying. Tears formed in her eyes and just then Hamza and Aarish entered the room.

Hamza had a relaxed and happy smile on his face.

"Kya hua bhaye? Yaha kaunsi panchayat chal rhi hai?"

Hamza joked but then his gaze fell on his wife who looked ready to cry.

"Sehrish? Kya hua?"

He asked cupping her face and she hissed because her cheek hurt because of her mother's slap. He saw marks on her cheek and asked in a loud voice.

"Kisne haath uthaya tumpr? Kisne haath uthaya hai Sehrish pr?"

"Tumhe pata chalega kya krke aayi hai waha toh tum bhi ek kheench kr lagoge iske. Mann kr rha hai ek thapad aur lagau isse."

Her ammi said and Hamza looked at her frowning.

"Tumhe toh iski hifazat ke liye bheja tha na Hamza. Tum kya kr rhe the jab gair mardo ke saath humbistar ho rhi thi?"

He yelled and Hamza yelled back.

"Chachu! Soch samajh kr bole! Aap kya jaante nhi Sehrish ko?"

"Jaanta hu beta. Aur kabhi yakeen nhi krta ye baat agar iski reports ye na kehti ki ye pregnant hai."

He broke the bomb on them abd Me Hamza froze. He slowly turned back to his wife and looked into her eyes to confirm it. She nodded with tears in her eyes and he cupped her face.

"Tum? Sach mai? Hum-Shukriya meri jaan."

He kissed her head while everyone looked on even more confused and shocked. Except Sehrish and Aarish.

"Hamza? Kya ho rha hai ye sab?"

His father asked and Hamza knew it was no point in hiding anymore. He anyways was going to tell them today.

He told them the entire story of their marriage and why they hid it and also that the child was his and it was no sin because the two were married.

"Aap log hamari baat sunne ko taiyar hi nhi the. Ek baar bhi Sehrish ya bhaijaan se nhi puchha aapne ki kya wo dono kisi aur ko chahte hai. Bas baandh dia saath mai. Iske alawa koi raasta nhi tha hamare paas."

There was silence for a long time. Everyone was processing the information. They knew that somewhere they were wrong to just force their decision upon their children without asking for their consent and will.

"Baaki sab toh thik hai lekin ammi ko kaun samjhayega?"

Hamza's father said and Hamza smiled.

"Aap sab ne koshish krli na. Ab mujhe baat krne de."

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