"Mumma hum swimming krne jaa rahe h!buddy ne kaha h woh hame swimming sikhayenge!"Iti said excitedly as she ran towards her father,buddy and Aahad.

"Iti thodi derr mein bahar aa jayega aap wrna thand lag jayegi"Aayat had to literally shout because they were a lil far.

"Don't worry warm water pool h yeh"Iknoor said and Aayat then nodded at that or else Iti could get ill.

"Ek toh raat ko kon swimming krne jaata h"Inaya said as the three ladies sat on the benches kept beside the swimming pool.

Aayat had periods so she couldn't go into the swimming pool,Inaya didn't know how to swim so that's why she was also out of it and because the other two weren't coming Iknoor decided to stay back because only the gents and Iti were in the pool then.

"Ladko ko koi farak nhi padta h"Aayat said and both the ladies agreed with her on this.

"Toh,tumhari shadi ko kitna time ho gaya h?"Iknoor couldn't help but ask Inaya as she had seen the couple and they seemed lovely together.

She had met Aahad only thrice now and till now she had come to know he is a quiet and silent person who isn't much fun,but Inaya seemed a lil bubbly and innocent girl to her so she was curious to know how the two fell in love because it was quite evident with the way the two stared at eachother.

"6 saal"Inaya said making Iknoor's jaw drop on the ground.

6 years!

"Kitne saal ki ho tum?"Iknoor couldn't help but ask because Inaya seemed even younger than her.

Inaya chuckled lightly as she saw her shocked expressions.She gets that a lot from people because she is just 22 and has been married for 6 years now.

"Islam mein jab puberty hit krti h uske baad nikkah kr sakte h....jab mein 17 saal ki thi tab meri shadi Aahad se ho gayi thi kyuki mere ammi-abbu ka intekaal ho gaya tha aur meri khala chahti thi mein unke paas rahu"Inaya said trying to explain to them.

"Khala matlab?"Aayat asked as she didn't know what it meant.

"Khala matlab ammi ki behen.... matlab meri maasi"Inaya said making them understand and they both nodded then.

"Toh phir tab se tum Aahad Bhai ke saath ho?"Iknoor asked.

"Nhi,nikkah ke baad mein apne bhai ke saath hi rehti thi....pr uske thode time baad Aahad ki Ammi ne kaha ki ruksati kr dete h....ruksati matlab bidaai jesa, matlab ladki apne ghar ko chodkr apne sasural chali jaati h....mere bhai ne socha tha thode time baad meri ruksati karenge,pr uss waqt halat aise the ki unhe jaldi ruksati krni padi...wese bhi meri khala waha thi aur Emir Bhai bhi the toh itni dikkat nhi thi"Inaya said and they both just kept hearing it.

Marriage at 17!

And here Aayat had thought she got married young!

"Tumhari Khala h kon wese?"Iknoor asked.

"Emir Bhai ki Ammi meri saggi khala h,woh meri ammi ki saggi behen h,tabhi toh meri khala chahti thi meri shadi Aahad se ho jaye,taki woh mere saath reh sake"Inaya said and then things made sense to Iknoor and Aayat.

"Aapka bhi aisa hi kuch haal h kya?"Inaya asked looking at Aayat because Aayat was young too and she was also married and also had a 4 year old kid.

Aayat then told them about her,how she was supposed to get married to Hriday's elder brother but got married to him instead and became his wife and a mother to his 4 year old daughter.

Iknoor could see the way their eyes shined as they talked about their husbands.

Both got married young and in bizarre situations yet what made life easy for them was that they didn't give up on things and also they got such partners who stood with them through thick and thin.

How ironic it was right?

She had gotten married with the man she chose.

In normal,happy circumstances.

With her will and her family's will.

Yet her marriage is the biggest mistake of her life.

Her husband,the person who hurt her the most.

This proved that two people could live together only if they wanted to!

Nirvair never wanted this marriage,

Which means he never wanted to live with her.

That's why they are here now, clueless as to what they should do now?

Not only love but acceptance,support and understanding is what blooms a relationship.

They lacked it totally.

She sighed as her gaze moved onto her husband who was laughing at something Iti had said.

He was perfect,just not meant for her.

They both were good,just not meant to be together maybe.

She doesn't know what she should do next.

Their married life is a disaster yet here they both are enjoying a vacation.

She doesn't know what she should do.

Ideally she should just leave him and go away thinking about her self respect which is important.

But.

Her family is the most important thing to her.

Above her self respect also!

Her grandparents would be devastated.

Her marriage was their one big dream,she can't shatter it into pieces.

Everything was for them.

Just for them.

She closed her eyes for a moment before again talking to the two other ladies within whom she had kind of found a pure female friendship,which she never had.

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"Kya hua?"Nirvair asked her as she sat on the bed seeming to be thinking something.

"Kuch nhi"Iknoor said as she settled on the left side keeping pillows between them as he took the right side because the hotel room didn't had a couch.

"Tum kuch toh soch rahi thi"Nirvair didn't left the topic.

"Shouldn't matter to you Nirvair"She said softly.

Though her tone wasn't harsh but her words were.

He couldn't help but think about her everytime she was infront of him.

She wasn't like this with anyone the way she behaves with him.

Well he totally deserves it.

But he couldn't help but want to interact with the normal Iknoor,who was fun loving,who had a sharp sarcastic tongue and who was very cheerful and bubbly.

Today just for a brief moment he had seen that side of her with him during the bike ride,but it has vanished quickly too.

The distance, awkwardness they had were all because of him.

Asking her to behave normally with him would be the most stupid thing he could do.

She has a right to be indifferent with him,treat him differently and be rude to him.

She was right.

Nothing related to her should matter to him.

But it does.

Everything related to her affects him.

Her tears,her pain,her laugh,her joy, everything matters to him.

At times he wonder if he would have never disclosed his unwillingness to marry her,how their relationship would have been then?

He sighed as he stared at his wife's sleeping face.

She was a wonderful girl,a girl who deserved every happiness in the goddam world!

A girl who never deserved a guy like him.

A girl whom he had hurt beyond repair.

A girl he wanted to get forgiveness from.

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Next morning,

Iknoor had dragged Aayat and Inaya into her room after kicking out Nirvair from there saying they needed some girl's time.

"Baat kya h bhabhi?"Aayat asked.

"Okay,so mere paas hum teeno ke liye dresses h!aur aaj hum teeno wahi pehenenge"Iknoor said making the other two curious as to what dresses she had.

"Bilkul bhi nhi!humne kabhi aise kapde nhi pehene h bahar!"Aayat said as she saw the bodycon long dress which was perfect for site seeing and comfortable yet trendy.

"Iknoor humne bhi kabhi aise kapde nhi pehene h!hum aise kapde nhi pehene sakte Aahad ke saame"Inaya said getting hyper.

"Come on yrr! Hriday aur Aahad koi paraye thodi h!they are your husband's!aur unke alawa toh sirf Nirvair h,aur usse kya sharmana ab?he won't care about your clothes!toh problem kya h?"Iknoor said but the other two were really hesistant.

"Humne kabhi aise kapde nhi pehene h bhabhi!hum yeh sab pehenkr bahar jaane ka toh soch bhi nhi sakte"Aayat said.

"Haa,aur meine bhi kabhi life mein yeh sab nhi pehna h Iknoor,I can't!"Inaya too said and Iknoor sighed looking at the two girls!

"Oh come on!tum dono abhi bht young ho!itna mat socho apne outfit ke baare mein!aur yeh dresses revealing thodi h!pura sharir dhak raha h isse!sirf bodycon h....ab jo h usse dikhane mein kya problem h?"Iknoor said the last mischievousiously and the other two gasped at her words.

"Allah!kesi baatein krti h aap!"Inaya said making Iknoor chuckle at her innocence.

"Plzzz na yrr!!!dekho meine bht mann se yeh dresses choose kiye h hum teeno ke liye!meine already soch rakha h hum kese kese poses mein pics click karwayenge! please mera plan chopat mat karo!"Iknoor said dramatically making the other two chuckle.

"Bhabhi humne kabhi...

"Arre toh everything has a first!trust me Hriday dekhta hi reh jayega"Iknoor said teasing her sister in law.

She hadn't missed the lovey dovey gazes the couple exchanges all the time.

Aayat blushed hearing that but still was lil hesistant.

"Yrr itna toh chalta h yrr!mein isse bhi khatarnak dresses choose kr sakti thi,but meine tum dono ka sochkr yeh choose kiya h,ab iske liye mana mat karo yrr!"She said literally pleading.

"See wese bhi tum dono ke husband's bore ho gaye honge tum dono ko unhi kapdo mein! it's time to surprise them!"Iknoor said laughing and the other two also laughed with her.

"Thik h pr....

"Ha bas ab pr wr kuch nhi,jao jaakr ready ho jao tum dono,mein bhi ready hokr aati hu!"Iknoor said pushing them out with the dresses and herself started getting ready as well.





Iknoor stepped out of the room and found her husband standing there.

Nirvair's eyes scanned her from top to bottom.

She looked gorgeous.

The dress hugged her curves so well,her long hip length hair flew behind her freely.

"Oh my god!"Iknoor said as she noticed both Inaya and Aayat just behind Nirvair and without giving him even a look she went towards them.

She was right,they both looked so gorgeous.

"Meine kaha tha na!dekha kitni acchi lag rahi ho tum dono!"Iknoor said and both of them shook their heads at her words.

"Aap bht sundar lag rahi h bhabhi"Aayat too complimented her because she indeed looked like a doll.

"Wow....badi maa aap kitni beautiful lag rahi h!"Iti said as she too came towards her mother and firstly noticed her badi maa.

"Awww,thank you so much Iti....aap khud kitni pyaari lag rahi h!"Iknoor complimented her as she bent down to her level and kissed her cheek.

Iti beamed hearing that and then noticed her mother and complimented her and Inaya too.

Nirvair kept gazing at his wife.

Sure she was beautiful and he had admitted this a lot of times too,but today she looked different but in a gorgeous way offcourse.

The dress didn't reveal anything,it perfectly covered everything yet it showed her figure so well,her body looked amazing in that dress and that is what was different about her today.Plus her long open hair made her look even more alluring.

"Buddy chaliye na!"Iti said as she dragged her buddy with her making him come out of his trance.

He shook his head to get all these thoughts out of his head and walked with Iti.

They all sat to have breakfast at the hotel itself as they had a buffet arranged for the guests.

Nirvair chose all the healthy options one could get,he chose poha,a lil bit of upma,some fruits and a cup of tea.

Iknoor came and sat beside him.

He widened his eyes at her plate of breakfast.

Chole bhature,Medu vada,aloo paratha with butter,aloo cheese sandwich,tea.

Nothing healthy.

His eyes then fell on Aayat's and Inaya's plate as well and they were also having the same thing as his wife.

"Tum ladkiyon ne kasam khaa li h kya healthy khana hi nhi h?"Nirvair couldn't help but voice out making the three ladies narrow their eyes at him.

"Mujhe kya?Khao!"Nirvair said as he continued eating his breakfast.

"Itudi aaja mere paas aaja"Nirvair said but Iti shook her head and went and sat on her badi maa's lap instead.

"Healthy khana chahiye beta subah subah!"Nirvair said but Iti shook her head at his words and had a bite of the chole bhature her badi maa fed her.

"Inki baat mat mano beta,hum Punjabi h,hamara breakfast heavy hi hota h"Iknoor whispered to Iti who nodded her head at her words while Nirvair did heard her but chose to ignore it.

"Gaadi lekr chalenge aaj Nirvair"Aahad had said and Nirvair agreed to it.

The girl's too didn't say anything because they wouldn't be comfortable on bikes wearing these dresses.

Nirvair sat on the driving seat and Iknoor sat on the passenger seat because the other two couples sat together at the back.

Firstly they went to a few points which had nice view.The girl's obviously got a lot of pictures clicked.

"Aap bhi aaiye na Nirvair bhai,aapka aur bhabhi ka bhi saath mein photo click krte h hum"Aayat said as she held Nirvair's hand and dragged him towards Iknoor.

Both stood side by side smiling for the camera.

"Thoda paas aaiye,strangers thodi h aap dono!"Aayat said as there was too much gap between them.

Nirvair shifted a lil towards Iknoor and she did the same and yet again they smiled for the camera.

"Aap dono newly married couple h!wesa pose dijiye na!"Aayat said this time.

"Newly married couples kese pose krte h?"Nirvair asked then getting irritated because she wasn't clicking the pic rather was asking them to do a better pose.

"Aap jesa krte h wesa nhi krte bas!"Aayat said.

"It's okay,bht ho gaye photos wese bhi,chalte h ab yaha se"Iknoor said and Nirvair frowned hearing that.

She had clicked pics with everyone and hasn't clicked even one with him and was asking to end this photo session.

She should click pics with him too!

Iknoor was about to move away from him but he was quick to wrap his arm around her waist stopping her at her place.

Her eyes immediately went towards his staring at him in confusion.

Why would he do that?

And at the same moment Aayat quickly captured the scene and smiled in victory.

"Aise pose krte h newly married couples!"Aayat said and Iknoor immediately moved away from him.

"Bht bolne lagi h tu bhi aaj kal!"Nirvair said as he lightly smacked Aayat's head making her pout at h

is actions.

Iknoor went towards Iti who was busy eating the cotton candy Inaya had bought for her.

Maybe he didn't wanted everyone to think something is not okay between them.

Yes, that's the only possible reasoning for his actions.

After all they were in this for their families,right?