The journey of love is very beautiful; in love, a person crosses boundaries, breaks every restriction. But what happens when age becomes a barrier in love? This is the story of Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, a 30-year-old man who is very arrogant and egoistic,... The journey of love is very beautiful; in love, a person crosses boundaries, breaks every restriction. But what happens when age becomes a barrier in love? This is the story of Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, a 30-year-old man who is very arrogant and egoistic, someone who sees nothing beyond his ego. He is a very cold-hearted person and a professor by profession, who doesn't think twice before killing someone. But there is a secret: he is the leader of A.S, Asia's most dangerous mafia gang, whose face no one has ever seen. On the other hand, there is the innocent, mischievous, bubbly, and most flirtatious 18-year-old Daniyal Akhtar. As innocent as she looks, she is just as flirty. Daniyal sets her eyes on the new professor in college and considers him her own in her heart, and starts flirting with him. But she lives far from her home, and her world changes the day she goes to her sister's wedding, and she is made the replaced bride of her sister's groom. For the sake of her family's honor, she has to marry a person she has never even seen. What will be the outcome of this new relationship? Will Daniyal be able to remove her professor from her heart? Where did Daniyal's sister go? What will happen when Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah finds out about Daniyal's feelings? Why does Daniyal live far from her home, what is the secret after all? To find out, read "Hot Professor Ki Flirty Student."<br />
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"Hyderabad"
"Osmania University"
Inside this university, a group of girls and boys were sitting in the garden. Some girls were chatting casually. One of them said, "Oh, look at him! What a hot guy sitting there! He looks so hot! I wish he was my boyfriend!" She said this, placing her hands on her face and looking at one of the boys in the group sitting in front.
The second girl said, "No, girl, he's not hot. Look next to him, that guy looks so much hotter! I wish he was my boyfriend. I would have kept him on my eyelids, I wouldn't have made him wish for anything. Now, with such a hot boyfriend, who would wish for anything? I earn my own expenses anyway, and I would have taken care of his too. At least I would have gotten such a hot boyfriend."
Listening to the conversation of the two girls, the third girl among them said, "No, girls, you are both wrong. Neither of them is hot. Look at the third one, how hot that guy is! He looks a million times better than both of them! I wish he was my boyfriend. You are talking about keeping him on your eyelids, I wouldn't have let him get out of bed, I would have done all his work, along with my own, and kept him happy always. I would have taken him out with my own money."
"We would have gone sightseeing to Charminar, Golconda Fort, Salar Jung Museum, Chowmahalla Palace, Ramoji Film City, everywhere. I would have taken him out with my money, I wouldn't have even asked him for money. But alas, it will remain just our 'wish'. All three of them are taken; all three have their own girlfriends," the girl said sadly.
The first girl said, "So what? So what if they have girlfriends? We'll break them up, and then we'll make their boyfriends our boyfriends. Girl, isn't that a great idea!"
One of the girls, who had been listening peacefully to the conversation of the three – their group consisted of only four girls – was extremely beautiful. Her skin was as fair as milk, her body was like velvet, her lips were thin and pink like cherries, and she looked like a celestial nymph descended from the heavens. She had ocean blue eyes, long, thick eyelashes that she blinked repeatedly. She was wearing a white kurti and blue jeans, with shiny black boots. She had a small scarf wrapped loosely around her neck. She looked incredibly beautiful.
Looking at the three girls, she said, "Meher, this is absolutely not right. If you want to stare at him, stare, but making someone's boyfriend your boyfriend by breaking them up is absolutely not right. You stare at him to your heart's content, there's nothing wrong with that. If you want to flirt with him, flirt, but breaking up a girl's relationship to make her boyfriend your boyfriend is wrong."
"And what are you three talking about these guys with silly faces? They have neither looks nor brains. Their brains are placed somewhere near their knees, and their faces? You three really don't see what's special about their faces. Look there, how handsome that guy looks! I will definitely make him my boyfriend. Girl, there's something different about him. Look, look at his style of walking! There's magic in his every gesture. He walks like a model."
The three girls also looked in the direction the girl was looking. From the front, the approaching guy looked extremely handsome. That strapping young man was entering the university in a black three-piece suit. He was wearing sunglasses, so his eyes weren't visible, but still, he walked exactly like a model, as if a real model was walking, just as the girl had described with every word.
The guy was wearing an expensive branded watch on his hand, black shoes on his feet, his hair styled with gel, and he entered with a completely cold expression on his face, an emotionless face. The same girl, looking at him, placed her two small hands on her face and said, "Hi! How handsome! Who is he? It seems he's new to the college. Well, whether he's new or old, he's caught my eye now. Once he's in my sight, he can't escape. Being in my sight means becoming Dani's. Now Dani will surely make him hers."
The three girls sitting next to that girl said, "Dani, whatever you say, your taste is amazing! Leaving all these boys, you've picked a really great one. I mean, whatever you say, the guy is fantastic, yours. Exactly as you said and described, he appears."
Dani, looking at the girl sitting in front of her, said, "Safa, that guy is mine. Don't cast your eyes on him. You guys focus on your own guys, there's no need to cast your eyes on my guy. He is mine, only and only mine, Dani's."
The three girls laughed and said, "Yes Danial, that guy is yours. When did we say he was ours? He is only and only yours. Whoever Danial sets her sights on, becomes Danial's, we know that well." Saying this, the three girls started laughing.
Dani, hearing their words, made a face and said, "No, Danial, it's Dani. Call me Dani. If you three call me Danial again, I'll consider you three as Danial and eat you up like a morsel, understood?"
The three girls laughed and said, "Yes, yes, we understand. We'll call you Dani, right? Now come on, we're getting late for class. Otherwise, we'll just sit here all evening, and our staring won't end. Let's go. I heard some new professors are coming for Botany today. The old professor was very strict. Let's see what the new professor is like. I heard the new professors are much better and more handsome, a million times better than the old ones. We'll only know by going to class if the old professors are good or the new ones are good."
The four of them started heading towards their class. Just then, Dani's phone started ringing. Dani checked her phone. Seeing the flashing name, she said to the three of them, "You three go ahead, I'll be there in a bit. The call is urgent, right? Let me pick up the call, and then I'll meet you in class."
Aira looked at her and said, "But Dani..."
Dani interrupted her and said, "Girl, I told you, this call is very urgent. You three attend class, and if I'm late, whatever notes the professor makes, you three give me those notes. I'm going to take the call now." Saying this, she moved to another side of the university where hardly anyone came or went. Very few people frequented that area, and Dani went there to quickly answer her call.
Just then, someone on the other side said something, upon hearing which Dani's eyes widened. She quickly said, "No, no, no, I will not come. I am not going there. You know very well I won't come there, and you know the reasons. It's not one reason I have for not coming there, I have many reasons for not coming there. You know very well. Then why are you forcing me to come there?"
Something was said again from the other side, upon hearing which Dani said, "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, but I'm not coming there now. When something happens there, I'll see if I have to come or not, but now, absolutely not. I'm going now, I'm getting late for my class." Saying this, she cut the call and took a deep breath. Her eyes had become moist. Due to the moisture, her eyelids had stuck together. Her ocean blue eyes, just like the water in the ocean, had tears in them. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She slowly opened her eyes. There wasn't a single tear in her eyes anymore. She clenched her fists and said to herself, "No Dani, you will never go there. There are many reasons why you won't go there. No matter what happens, you will never go there." Saying this, she started taking deep breaths and headed straight towards the main gate of the university.
A little later, she was standing outside her class. She peeked in slowly to see where their professor was explaining something to all the students on the projector, and all the students were looking attentively at the front. Dani found this a bit strange. This was the first time all the students were looking at the front. Otherwise, no one attended the previous professor's class; half of them would fall asleep or start talking softly amongst themselves. But today, all the students were attentively attending the lecture, looking forward.
Seeing all this, Dani said to herself, "Do the new professors teach so well that all the students are studying attentively? Well, I have to study too. Now, how do I enter in the middle of the lecture?" She slowly came forward, poked her small neck inside, and said softly, "Excuse me sir, can I come in?"
The professor, who was explaining something to everyone on the projector, heard the voice from the door and looked in that direction. All the students also looked towards the gate where Dani was standing. She still hadn't looked at the professor.
The professor smiled, looked at Dani, and said, "Sweetheart, it's not 'come out,' it's 'come in'."
Hearing the professor's voice, Dani looked towards him. As soon as she heard his words and saw his face, her eyes widened in surprise, and she fainted and fell right there.
Where was Dani refusing to go? Who is Dani's professor, upon seeing whom she fainted? Who was the person whose words Dani was talking about?
Daniyal saw the professor coming in and noticed his face. As soon as she saw his face, she fainted right there. Everyone present in the room stood up from their places and looked at her. The professor also came forward and looked at Daniyal, who had fallen on the ground with her head down.
Everyone was staring at the professor, wondering how he could hold a student in his arms. But no one realized that this professor was the same person Daniyal was admiring in the garden, calling him her "bandi." Daniyal had never imagined that her bandi was actually her professor.
The professor looked around at all the students and said, "You all stay here in the class. We'll just take her to the dispensary. It seems she's a bit fragile and weak. She's so thin and delicate, just a breeze would blow her away." As he spoke, he picked Daniyal up in his arms and started to walk out.
He took two steps forward and then turned back to look at Daniyal's three friends and said, "You three also stay here in the class. You won't leave the class. We'll drop her off at the dispensary and come back." With that, the professor walked out.
Safa, who had been in shock, came out of it and spoke to her friends, "Guys, what happened to Daniyal? Did she faint because the professor called her 'sweetheart' or is there something else going on? We need to find out. She's not that weak that she would faint so easily."
Mehr said, "Yes, Daniyal's not that fragile. Either she fainted because of the professor's 'sweetheart' or there's something else going on. Remember, she had said the professor was her bandi, and now look what's happening. I'm sure she'll do whatever she says she'll do."
The professor took Daniyal to the dispensary and spoke to a doctor there, "Doctor, please check her. What happened to her? How did she faint?"
The doctor looked at Professor S and asked, "Professor S, where did you find her?" Professor S replied, "She came to my class for permission and I gave it to her, but then she suddenly fainted."
The doctor examined Daniyal and said, "She's alright. Maybe she got dizzy due to weakness and fainted. But she'll be fine soon. We'll give her a glucose injection to help her."
As the doctor spoke, Daniyal started to regain consciousness. She suddenly sat up and looked straight at Professor S, "Professor, you called me 'sweetheart', didn't you?"
Professor S nodded, and Daniyal fainted again. The doctor checked her again and said, "Everything's fine. She's just being a bit dramatic. Let's give her another glucose injection."
Daniyal regained consciousness again, and this time she looked at Professor S with a big smile on her face, "Professor, you're so handsome, cute, and sweet. I just can't take my eyes off you."
Professor S was taken aback by her boldness, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face that you're staring at me like that?"
Daniyal shook her head, "No, professor. Your face is perfect. You're so handsome that any girl would stare at you. I'm just staring at you because I like you."
As she spoke, she got up from the bed and sat on Professor S's lap, putting her head on his chest. Professor S was shocked and tried to push her away, "Miss Daniyal, please get up. What are you doing? Someone might see us and misunderstand."
But Daniyal just smiled and spoke in a flirtatious tone, "Let them understand what they want. You're mine now and will always be mine. You're just mine, Daniyal Akhtar's. Understand?"
Professor S was stunned by her boldness and couldn't say a word. Daniyal kissed his cheek and got up, "I'll go now. I'm fine. Your 'sweetheart' made me faint, but I'm better now."
As she walked out, she blew him a kiss and said, "Professor, take care. You're just mine, only mine." Daniyal walked out of the dispensary, feeling very happy and excited.
When she met her friends outside, they asked her, "Daniyal, are you okay? What happened to you? Why did you faint?"
Daniyal smiled and replied, "I'm fine, guys. I just fainted because my professor called me 'sweetheart'. He's so handsome, and I like him so much."
Her friends looked at each other and smiled, knowing that Daniyal was in love with her professor.
Daniyyal was talking to her friends, when suddenly a group of four boys came walking in. On seeing them, they started to run away. Safa noticed them. She stopped them at the top of her voice,
"Hey, where are you four running off to? Come here!"
On hearing Safa's voice, they clenched their fists and shut their eyes.
They thought to themselves in a low voice,
"We're done for! Those flirty queens have no idea what they'll do to us now."
Safa spoke again in a loud voice,
"Hey, didn't you hear me? I'm talking to you four, come here quickly!"
The four boys stood before them, slowly.
Mahar called out to them with a wave of her hand,
"Come on then, why are you scared? Come here."
The four boys started moving slowly, cautiously, and incrementally towards them.
Ira spoke while looking at them,
"Are you four boys or girls? You have henna on your feet. Why are you walking so slowly? Come to us quickly, we have a lot of work to do."
Daniyyal smiled and shook her head on hearing that. The four boys picked up their pace slightly and stood before them after five minutes.
Safa placed her hand on one boy's shoulder and said,
"Why, brother? Did you have henna on your feet? You were walking so slowly. It took you five minutes to cover a two-minute distance and kept us standing here. You will be punished."
One of them joined his hands and spoke while crying,
"Spare us, don't do anything to us."
Safa replied,
"What did you say? And what did you call me? I was thinking of making you my baby, and you called me 'baazi'? If you want to call me, call me your wife. Who calls someone 'baazi'? Never mind, you're very smooth. Tell me, don't you have hair on your cheeks? Your cheeks are very smooth. Tell me, do you use bleach or something on your face?"
The boy spoke slowly,
"There are no hairs on my face since childhood. My mom used to massage my face well and smooth. I have never had hair on my cheeks."
Safa thought for a moment and said,
"I mean, you don't have hair on your hands and feet, and you don't have it there either."
The boy looked at Safa with wide-eyed astonishment. He quickly covered his lower body with both hands and spoke slowly,
"What are you...what are you saying?"
On hearing Safa's words, his voice got stuck in his throat. He stuttered. He didn't understand what to say. He felt like digging a deep hole and burying himself. This girl was talking to him in such a manner.
Safa quickly said,
"What are you saying? What did we say? We only said you don't have hair on your chest, meaning what were you thinking? And what bad thoughts you have. Dirty-minded thoughts."
One of the boys spoke slowly,
"You said 'baazi' just now. And now you're denying it?"
Safa glared at him and said,
"Oh! You said 'baazi' once, don't say it again, or we'll break your legs right here! We said it; we didn't say it; that's not the point. Your minds are so filthy! Go and purify your dirty minds! You have such dirty thoughts! Ugh! You tell me, don't you have hair?"
The boy shook his head. Safa looked at him and said,
"You are sweet!" and started laughing loudly. Her three friends also started laughing and gave each other high-fives.
Mahar looked at one boy and said,
"Oh, handsome and smooth! Tell me, how many girlfriends do you have?"
The boy quickly shook his head and said,
"No, I don't have any girlfriend."
Mahar spoke with a slight laugh,
"Okay? Then what were you doing with some girl behind the college in the morning? You were kissing her, weren't you? Yes, I saw you; you were the one. I didn't see the girl's face in the mirror, but you were the boy."
The boy spoke while trembling,
"What are you doing? Leave me alone. My girlfriend will get suspicious if she sees me, and she might break up with me. Please, please leave me alone."
Mahar placed her hand on his shoulder and said,
"I'll let you go, but first, tell me, how many girlfriends have you had so far?"
The boy quickly said,
"I have one, and I love her very much. I don't want to lose her."
Mahar placed her other hand on his shoulder and said,
"Okay, you love your girlfriend that much? Alright, I'll let you go. Go, you're free to go to your girlfriend."
Mahr said as she backed away,
"I have to ask you one more thing, how many girls have you kissed so far? Or was today's kiss your first kiss?"
The boy spoke while trembling and stuttering,
"My...my first kiss."
Mahar let him go.
Ira approached the third boy, slowly moved her fingers on his neck, and spoke very lovingly,
"Oh, handsome! Your cheeks are very smooth. Tell me, do your mom and sister live at home?"
The boy nodded.
Ira replied,
"Then quickly come to my house and get us engaged. You are very handsome and cute. I'll quickly get married to you. How much time does it take for a marriage? We'll get married right away. I'll convince the Qazi, don't worry about that. You don't have to worry."
The boy spoke while trembling,
"But I...I have a girlfriend."
Ira replied,
"Oh! What's girlfriend? Even if you are already booked, it's okay. I'll get you a breakup. I'll make you mine. You'll be my boyfriend, and I'll fulfill all your desires. I'll give you clothes, a bungalow, a car, and take you to all the places in Hyderabad, Charminar, and more. Just become my boyfriend, handsome!"
Ira placed her hand on his chest and moved it upward.
The boy stepped back, looked at Ira, and said,
"Please spare us. Don't do this to us."
Ira looked at him and said,
"We haven't done anything to you yet. We are just talking normally, and you are more scared than answering our questions."
The boy spoke while trembling,
"We have already answered. We have a girlfriend, and we love her very much."
Ira spoke sadly,
"So you won't be my boyfriend? You've broken my heart into a thousand pieces. You won't be mine? Alright, I'll let you go this time. I'll have to find another boyfriend."
The three boys had flirted well. Only Daniyyal was left, who was more flirty than the other three.
The boy was also in a similar state. He was very scared because Daniyyal was not someone to be taken lightly. She was as innocent-looking as she was flirty. She was more flirty than the other three.
Daniyyal looked at the boy and said,
"Go, I'll forgive you. I won't do anything to you. I'll spare your life. Go, take your life."
Ira, Mahar, and Safa said together,
"How can we let him go? You let him go; what about us? We're here!"
Daniyyal started laughing. Her three friends walked towards the boy.
The boy spoke while trembling,
"Please, please don't do anything to me. Don't come near me. Don't do anything to me."
Ira looked at him and said,
"Oh, child! We'll just flirt a bit. What's wrong? We won't harm you much. Just a little flirting, and then we'll let you go."
Safa approached the boy, placed her hand behind his neck, and stroked it slowly,
"Child! Tell me, will you go on a date with me? Tell me, what would be a perfect date for you?"
The boy looked at Safa. He stuttered and said,
"See...I'm...I'm booked. You...you look for someone else. Please leave me alone."
Ira placed her hand on his shoulder and said,
"Child! How can we let you go? You've just arrived. Tell me, if you go on a date with me, what will you want? What should I wear? If you want to go, we'll wait here for you, lay out our eyelashes, and spend the whole day in your arms and memories."
The boy stepped back and said,
"Please, please let me go. Please leave me alone."
Daniyyal looked at the boy and said,
"Friends, let him go. It seems he'll cry in two minutes!" and started laughing loudly. She high-fived her friends.
Daniyyal signaled the four boys to leave. They all left.
One of them said to the other three,
"They flirt so much. They do it openly in the entire college. Why doesn't anyone say anything to them? Are they seniors?"
The second boy said,
"They are not seniors; they're first-year students."
The boy said again,
"So why doesn't anyone say anything? They have a lot of courage even as first-year students."
The boy said,
"Yes, they have a lot of courage. I don't know why the authority doesn't say anything to them. The principal hasn't said anything to them yet. We just have to be careful and avoid the D4 members. If they see us, we have to change our path immediately. You saw what they did to us today. How they talked to us? How they flirted? We have to be cautious all the time."
The other three nodded.
Meanwhile, Daniyyal said to her three friends,
"Let's go to the library."
Her three friends said together,
"What? Library? What's there in the library? Why should we go to the library?"
Daniyyal said,
"I just need to see some books."
She started showing them something on her phone. The three of them leaned towards her phone.
She said,
"Guess what?"
The three of them looked at each other, their eyes sparkling.
Daniyyal said,
"Guess what? My professor teaches coaching! I mean I can take coaching from my professor! I can study with him and also in college! That's amazing! I'm very happy! Now I'm going to the library."
She asked her three friends once more,
"Do you three want to come?"
They all said together,
"Wherever you go, we'll follow you!" Daniyyal looked at them and said,
"Don't try to flirt with me. If I come to flirt, I'll be too much for you three."
They all laughed and said together,
"Yes, yes, we know you're the biggest flirty queen of our gang!"
What will Daniyyal do now with Professor S?
“Osmania University library”
Daniyal was looking for some books in the Daniyal library. She went to a shelf and said, "Books, books, books! These should be here, but why can't I see them? Where have these books gone?"
Safaa said softly to Daniyal, "Friend, maybe they are not here. We might be looking at the wrong shelf. Why don't we go ask the librarian? They'll know where the books are."
Daniyal shook her head and said, "No, why ask the librarian? I know these books were here. I once asked a student to get books from here. They told me this shelf, and these books used to be on this shelf. Our course books, Botany books, were on this shelf. Where have they gone? Why can't we find them?"
As she searched for books on the shelf, Safaa looked up and said, "Hey, look up, maybe they are there?"
Mehr and Ayra also looked up.
Ayra said, "Wow! These books are the ones we need!"
Daniyal looked up and said, "I found the books!" She was very happy. Just then, the librarian heard the commotion and glared at them.
Daniyal quickly calmed down and started climbing the ladder.
Safaa said, "Hey, what are you doing? You're going to fall off the ladder!"
Daniyal said, "Don't worry, cutie pie! I'm not going to fall. I can climb this easily. I'll just go up and get the books, and then I have to talk to Professor Sahib."
Ayra, Safaa, and Mehr smiled at each other. Daniyal climbed up and looked at the books. She thought to herself, "Which books do I need?"
Professor S, who was passing by, saw Daniyal busy searching for books. Daniyal also saw Professor S. They both looked into each other's eyes. Daniyal's ocean blue eyes were lost in Professor S's brown eyes. They both kept looking at each other.
Meanwhile, Safaa, Mehr, and Ayra saw them looking at each other and smiled. They quietly left with the librarian.
Daniyal was still lost in Professor S's eyes. There was something about those brown eyes that she couldn't resist.
Professor S was also lost in Daniyal's ocean blue eyes. Those eyes were deep like the sea and vast like the sky.
She was so lost that she didn't even notice she was standing on a ladder. Suddenly, her foot slipped, and she started falling.
She closed her eyes in fear. She was scared of getting hurt. She didn't want to miss her classes with Professor Sahib.
As she fell, strong arms caught her. She felt safe in those arms. She opened her eyes to see Professor S's brown eyes.
Professor S held her close and said, "Miss Daniyal, are you okay?"
Daniyal nodded and moved closer to Professor S. She didn't say anything, just looked at him.
Professor S took a step back, and Daniyal wrapped her arms around his neck. She said, "Uff, Professor Sahib! You saved me from falling! If I had fallen, I would have been in your arms all day!"
Daniyal's words made Professor S nervous. He tried to calm down and said, "Miss Daniyal, are you okay? You seem a bit... off. Maybe you should go back to your hostel and rest."
Daniyal wrapped her hand around Professor S's neck and moved her other hand to his shirt. She said, "I'm perfect, Professor Sahib! But when I see you, I feel imperfect. There's something about you that makes me feel that way!"
Daniyal moved closer to Professor S and asked, "Professor Sahib, why are you so handsome? What's your secret?"
Daniyal asked, "Will you marry me? I'm ready to marry you!"
Professor S looked at her in shock and stuttered, "What... what are you talking about, Miss Daniyal?"
Daniyal said, "I'm talking sense, Professor Sahib! What's wrong with what I'm saying? Tell me!"
Daniyal looked at Professor S's smooth hands and asked, "Professor Sahib, do you wax? Your hands are so smooth!"
Professor S was shocked and said, "What???"
Daniyal said, "Yes! Which parlour do you go to? I want to go there too!"
Professor S pushed Daniyal away and said, "Miss Daniyal, are you out of your senses? What are you talking about?"
Daniyal grabbed Professor S's shirt and moved close to him. She said, "Professor Sahib, you didn't answer my question! Tell me which parlour you go to. I want to make my hands smooth like yours!"
Professor S looked at her in shock. Daniyal's words left him speechless.
Daniyal said, "Are you shy, Professor Sahib? You haven't shown me your shameless side yet!"
Daniyal said, "We want to take your coaching classes. We need to learn from you."
Professor S stuttered, "No, no, I... I won't give you coaching."
Daniyal moved closer and said, "What are you saying, Professor Sahib? Why are you stuttering? You have to agree to teach me. I'll come to your place at 4:00 PM. Be ready!"
Daniyal kissed Professor S's cheek and gave him a flying kiss as she left.
Professor S took a deep breath and said, "What just happened? There's a bombshell in the university! I've never seen a girl flirt like that before!"
What will happen to Professor S? What new drama will Daniyal create?
"Osmania Hostel"
Four girls lived in Room Number 155 of Osmania Hostel. The entire hostel feared this group of girls. They had established dominance over the entire hostel. They didn't fight with anyone, didn't quarrel, but their flirting stories were famous throughout the college. Their way of flirting was also famous; not just boys, they didn't spare girls either. That's why girls also preferred talking to them less.
Inside Room Number 155, the four girls were sitting, looking extremely happy.
Safa, looking at Mehr, Daniyal, and Ayra, said, "Guys, college was so much fun today! Today, our Dani's crush met her! Who knows what Daniyal did with Professor S! Poor Professor S, his face was worth seeing when he came out of the library."
"What condition he was in, I can't even say! Who knows what Dani..." she stopped mid-sentence and glanced at Daniyal, who was staring at her with lowered eyes. Showing her teeth, she continued, "What flirty lines did Dani say to him, what flirting did she do that the poor guy... what can I say! How to describe the expressions on his face! But guys, whatever you say, his face was worth seeing!" She started laughing as she spoke.
Daniyal glared at Safa and said, "Look Safa, say whatever you want, but don't say anything about my guy. He is my professor. Whatever I say to him is fine, but you cannot say anything, understood? Nor can anyone else say anything to him. If anyone else says anything to him, I will absolutely not tolerate it."
Mehr, hearing Daniyal, said, "Yes, yes Dani! He is your guy. Besides you, who can say anything to your guy? Whatever needs to be said, only Dani will say it. Okay, tell me, where are you going so dressed up, so primped, in such a hurry?" she said, looking Daniyal up and down.
Daniyal, who was all ready at that moment, was wearing a black kurti and black jeans, and black boots. She had a black scarf wrapped around her neck. She had minimal makeup on her face. Her ocean blue eyes, often veiled by thick lashes, lips with red velvet lipstick, small oxidized earrings, and her hair in a half-bun. She looked incredibly beautiful.
Ayra, looking at Daniyal, smiled and said, "Where is this lightning going to strike today? You are causing havoc today! Where are you going to wreak such havoc... where is this lightning going to strike?"
Safa, hearing her, laughed and said, "This lightning will strike only one place, at Professor S's house! Madam is going for coaching from Professor S, without telling us."
Mehr and Ayra, hearing Safa, said, "Oh ho! So, madam is going for coaching at Professor S's place! Do you know where Professor S's house is?" they said, looking at Daniyal.
Daniyal, checking something on her phone, said, "Yes, of course! I know where the professor's house is. What's the big deal about finding his house address? Look, I found Professor S's house address! It's not too far from our hostel. I'll reach his house in half an hour." Saying this, she started to leave.
Mehr called out to her, "Hey, take the scooter key! Otherwise, you'll call from downstairs, 'Throw the key!' We won't throw the key."
Daniyal shook her head and said, "Guys, I'll walk today."
Safa, Mehr, and Ayra all exclaimed in shock, "What???"
Daniyal nodded her head and said, "Yes, I'll walk! Then Professor S will know I walked! Then he'll come to pick me up from the hostel himself! Imagine how fun it will be! Me and Professor S together in a car! Oh! I'm feeling shy!" she said, covering her face with both her hands.
Hearing Daniyal, Safa, Mehr, and Ayra burst into laughter and said, "What an unbelievable thing you're saying, Dani! Dani, the flirty queen is feeling shy!" They started laughing again.
Daniyal, looking at the three of them, said, "Yes, I feel shy too! I'm human, not some jinn that doesn't feel shy! Okay, I'm going. Bye! See you in two hours." Saying this, she leisurely swayed and left the room.
As she was coming out of the hostel, a girl came in front of her, who started to back away upon seeing Daniyal. Daniyal came closer to the girl, put her hand on her shoulder, and said laughingly, "Uffo Saba! Why are you so scared of me? What am I going to do to you? Or am I some jinn who will eat you? You are too cute, Saba! You look very cute today!" Saying this, she cupped both her cheeks with her hands and started shaking them.
Saba stared with wide eyes at this new version of Daniyal. Daniyal had never spoken to anyone like this before, and here she was, talking, praising her. Daniyal walked away smiling.
Meanwhile, Saba was still watching the departing Daniyal with wide eyes. She said to herself, "What was that? Did I see a new side of Daniyal today? What is this, has she gone mad? It's been three months since she came to this hostel. She never talked to anyone. Yes, whenever she talked, she always flirted, and today she spoke to me so lovingly. Has she changed?"
"She is a first-year student! Still, whatever you say, she's a firecracker! Today too, she looks like a firecracker! Her antics are flirty, but she is very good at heart! Granted she doesn't talk to anyone, but she definitely helps everyone. Whoever needs anything in the hostel, she helps everyone without telling anyone. I only know this because I keep a record of all her help!" she smiled to herself.
This was true. Daniyal was certainly flirty, but she was very good at heart. If anyone in the hostel needed anything, even if it was to pay their fees or any other necessity, whatever problem they had, Daniyal solved it all, but no one ever knew who solved their problems and why? No one knew, except Saba and Daniyal's friend, no one else was aware of this.
Daniyal came out of the hostel and started walking down the road leisurely. She knew the road well, but she hadn't gone too far down it. Still, she could go easily, she had no problem going further.
Yes, there was just one problem. She hadn't gone further because there were some people she would encounter on that route, whom she didn't even like to see (you will find out later who those people were).
She was walking leisurely, scrolling through her phone. A lot of time had passed since she started walking. Checking the location on her phone, she said, "Yes! This is the location! Just five more minutes, and then I'll reach Professor S's house... my future in-laws' house."
"Safa was right, I should have brought the scooter. The route would have been half an hour by scooter. Now it feels like more than an hour. My feet are hurting from walking so much." She stopped midway and rubbed her feet, then said to herself, "No Dani, don't regret it. To gain something, you have to lose something. Just five more minutes of walking, and then you'll reach Professor S's house."
For some reason, just the name Professor S brought a different kind of happiness to her face, a different kind of radiance. Professor S's mesmerizing eyes were swirling before her. She said to herself, "Guys, whatever you say, Professor S's mesmerizing eyes are so captivating! There's a different intoxication in his eyes; anyone who looks gets mesmerized, but the right to look into his eyes belongs only and only to me, Daniyal Akhtar!" Saying this, she covered her face with both her hands and smiled.
"Meanwhile, on the other side"
A room, which looked exactly like a library, or rather, it was a library, filled with books. There were many shelves around, containing only books, all neatly arranged. Amidst those bookshelves, a man with messy black hair, which kissed his forehead...
He was sitting cross-legged on the floor, holding a diary and a pen in his hand. He looked incredibly handsome. He had his face bowed, so his face wasn't visible, yet his posture, the way he twirled the pen... Uff, Masha'Allah! It was very captivating.
The man, lost in thought, wrote something in his diary and said,
"If I write a book, I will write you in it,
I will write the dream I saw with open eyes,
Writing all my sorrows in my own share,
In your share, I will only write laughter."
He smiled after writing these lines in his diary. Even while smiling, he looked very captivating. Who knows how many hearts his smile pierced, how many hearts he killed with just one smile. His smile surely spread radiance everywhere, just as it was spreading in this empty, quiet library. Wherever he was present, his smile surely added four moons to the gathering.
He smiled and said, "Today, I wrote another shayari for you on another page of my diary. In this beauty of yours, who knows how many shyaris we have written, and one more shayari has been written for you in our diary. Every single page of this diary will only and only have shyaris written for you." Saying this, he smilingly placed a fresh rose in the diary, closed it, and tucked it under some books at the bottom. He then stood up smiling and left the library.
Will Daniyal be able to reach Professor S's house? Who is that person, and in whose memory is he writing shyaris in his diary? To find out, keep reading "Hot Professor Ki Flirty Student".
Daniyaal was standing outside a very large house. The house looked incredibly beautiful. The house was built with a combination of white and gray colors. From the outside, it was so beautiful that anyone seeing its radiance would pause for a moment and couldn't help but look at the grand house. The house looked exactly like a palace, or calling it a bungalow would be no exaggeration. On one side of the large house, there was a very big swimming pool, which further enhanced the beauty of the house.
On another side, there was a very large garden. The garden was filled with various beautiful, fragrant flowers. In the middle of the garden, a path led inside the house. In the middle of this path was a large white fountain. The fountain had statues of two small children from whose hands water was flowing. The statues of the children were smiling. It all looked very beautiful. Looking at the statues, it seemed as if they were made in memory of someone.
From the fountain, two paths divided, which later met and led inside the large house.
Daniyaal, leaning slightly with her hands on her feet, said, "Finally, I have reached Professor Sahib's house! How much effort I put in to meet Professor Sahib! Finally, I have reached you, Professor Sahib!"
And adjusting her bag properly on her back, she looked at her hair in her phone's camera and said, "Now I look perfect. Come on, Dani, let's go inside now." Saying this, she went inside.
She was looking at every place as she went. The place was truly very beautiful. Once someone arrived there, they would forget to even blink their eyes looking at its beauty; Daniyal was experiencing the same. She pulled her gaze away from the beauty and said, "Dani, what are you doing? Don't get lost in this beauty, you have to get lost in Professor Sahib's beauty! Now come on, quickly find out where Professor Sahib is teaching."
Daniyaal knew that Professor S taught at his home, but she didn't know where.
As she was looking around and going inside, a guard standing there bowed his head. Signaling her with his hand, he said, "Ma'am, you need to go to the left side. Sir is waiting for you."
Hearing the guard, Daniyal nodded her head like a good child and started going to the left side. She said to herself, "Did Professor Sahib inform everyone that we are coming to study from him? That's why everyone is standing here to welcome us. Wow, wow!" She put her hands on her face and smiled, saying, "It seems Professor Sahib is impressed with me." She kept talking to herself as she walked.
She stopped outside a room and knocked. A stern voice came from inside, "Come in, please."
Daniyaal opened the door and slowly started to enter. Where, just a few moments ago, all her fatigue had vanished, she once again felt the fatigue in her legs. She scanned the entire room. It was a library, and a little ahead of it, Professor S was sitting on a large chair.
Daniyaal looked at Professor S. Professor S was holding a book and reading it. He was wearing glasses. Daniyal just kept staring at him. She smiled faintly looking at him and said to herself, "Hi! Professor Sahib looks so killer! It seems he intends to kill us with such a killer style today." She placed her hand near her heart and said, "And she stood very close to Professor S."
Professor S looked at Daniyal and said, "Miss Daniyal, why are you standing here? Sit down, you've come to study, haven't you? We will teach you."
Daniyaal sat in Professor S's lap and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Professor S was stunned by Daniyal's action and looked at her, saying, "Miss Daniyal, what are you doing?"
Daniyaal looked into Professor S's mesmerizing eyes and said, "Professor Sahib, you are the one who told us to sit! Now we have sat where we felt it was right! And we find this place comfortable instead of the sofa. We find this place more comfortable to sit, and when you have such a lovely lap, why should we sit on the sofa?" Saying this, she moved even closer to Professor S and crossed her leg over the other.
Professor S looked at Daniyal and said, "Miss Daniyal, you have come here to study from us, so you have to study quietly and peacefully." He was feeling a strange restlessness from Daniyal's closeness. He couldn't tolerate Daniyal close to him.
Daniyaal moved even closer to him and said, "Professor Sahib, I will study, I will study! First, let me rest a little. I walked all the way here from my hostel, so let me rest a bit first, I'm tired. My legs have only a little strength, and why are you hurting them like this? I will study, let me rest comfortably first." Saying this, she rested her head on Professor S's chest and placed one hand to the side.
Professor S was in a terrible state. His heartbeats were racing. The sound of his heartbeats echoed throughout the entire room.
Daniyaal placed her hand near Professor S's chest, listening intently to his heartbeats, and looked at Professor S, saying, "Professor Sahib, you are affected by our closeness! Your heartbeats are racing so fast! Listen, listen! How fast your heart is beating! Are you really affected by our closeness? Tell me truthfully, Professor Sahib."
Professor S looked at Daniyal and said, "What is this... this nonsense you are talking! You... you have come to study from us, so study from us, and move away from us."
Daniyaal looked at Professor S, tightening her arms around his neck, and said, "No, I won't move from on top of you! You have to teach us, right? You teach me, we have come here to study, but for a different purpose. Still, if you want to teach us, teach us, we will study, and we will study sitting on top of you like this. Teach me, Professor Sahib."
Professor S looked at Daniyal and said, "What are you doing, Miss Daniyal? We... we will complain to your family."
Daniyaal smiled and said, "Gladly, Professor Sahib, do it gladly, but first, teach us. Now that we have come here to study from you, walking all the way from our hostel, will you not teach us?" She said this, looking at Professor S with a cute, puppy-like face.
Hearing her innocent words, Professor S stared at her face for a moment. She truly looked very beautiful with her cute face. Her flowing, slightly disheveled hair, which kept kissing her cheeks, made Professor S just keep looking at her. Somehow, Professor S's hand reached Daniyal's face, and he gently tucked her stray hair behind her ear.
But suddenly, he regained his senses and looked at Daniyal, saying, "Sorry, sorry."
Daniyaal smiled and said, "Professor Sahib, why the sorry? You felt something near us, didn't you? Come on, teach us."
Professor S's throat started to feel dry. Looking at Daniyal's moving lips, which were opening and closing repeatedly as she spoke, Daniyal was as close to him as no one had ever been before, especially a girl. He couldn't tolerate girls around him, and here Daniyal was sitting so close to him.
Professor S licked his dry lips with his tongue, which were drying up from looking at Daniyal's moving lips. He swallowed and wet his throat, then took out his books and started to teach Daniyal. But Daniyal's eyes were not on the books; her eyes were fixed on Professor S, observing his every expression, his way of teaching, his way of speaking. Masha'Allah! She was losing her heart again and again to every aspect of him. She was compelled to lose her heart. She said to herself, "Oh Allah! How many times will this man take my heart?" Then she looked at Professor S and said, "Professor Sahib, do you have Wi-Fi?"
Professor S looked at Daniyal and said, "Yes, we do."
Daniyaal smiled and said, "That's why my heart connected with yours."
Hearing Daniyal's words, Professor S narrowed his eyes and glared at her for a moment, then looked at his watch and said, "Your class time is over. Our next batch of students is about to arrive. Would you mind getting up from here?"
Daniyaal smiled and said, "Why not, Professor Sahib? I will definitely get up from on top of you, but don't you think it's your duty now to drop me off at my hostel? It took us a full hour to get here from our hostel, a full hour! Can you believe it? I walked, my scooter was broken, and you are going to inflict so much torture on me, on your innocent student? You won't even drop her off at her hostel? And it's evening, it will be night by the time I reach the hostel, and who knows what kind of people roam around at night, what if they do something to me..." she said with a sad face.
Then, placing her hands on Professor S's cheeks, she said, "You are so cute and sweet, aren't you? Won't you drop me off at my hostel?" As she spoke, she moved even closer to Professor S's face. Both of them could feel each other's breath on their faces. The atmosphere there was becoming intensely charged. Both of them seemed to get lost in each other's eyes once again.
Will Professor S go to drop Daniyal at her hostel? And how much will Daniyal trouble her Professor Sahib, not just at the university but also here at coaching? To find out, keep reading "Hot Professor Ki Flirty Student."
Daniaal, putting on an innocent face, said, "Professor sir, you'll let me go, won't you? Tell me the hostel." She said this to Professor S, making a completely innocent, sweet, and cute face.
Professor S, stammering, said, "You... you... you can speak from far away, can't you, Miss Daniaal? You... you don't need to come close to us." He said this, putting his hand on Daniaal's shoulder and pushing her away. He continued, "We will drop you at your hostel. We are not such bad professors that we cannot help our student a little. Now, get up and stay a bit away from us."
Daniaal smiled and quickly said, "Thank you, thank you, thank you so much, Professor sir!" After saying this, she tightly hugged Professor S and kissed his cheek.
Professor S once again just stared at Daniaal with wide eyes. He couldn't say anything.
Daniaal quickly stood up, but as soon as she stood up, her foot suddenly twisted, and she fell down. Crying, she said, "Mama! My foot is hurt, I've sprained my ankle!" Tears were streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Professor S, for some reason, did not like seeing her like this at all. He had only seen Daniaal flirting with him, but now seeing her crying like this, he felt strange. He quickly knelt down and started looking at Daniaal's foot, which was indeed sprained.
He started trying to touch her foot, but Daniaal pulled her foot away from his hand and cried, "No, no, don't touch my foot! It hurts a lot, a lot! It seems like a severe sprain. How will I go to the hostel now? I need to go to the hostel, otherwise my friends will worry." She said this sadly.
Professor S bent down slightly, picked Daniaal up in his arms, and walked out of the room with his long strides. Meanwhile, a 440-volt spark appeared on Daniaal's face, as if she had gotten what she wanted.
A little later, Daniaal was sitting in Professor S's car. Professor S was driving his black bullet at full speed on that deserted road in Hyderabad. He felt very strange sitting in the same car with Daniaal. Daniaal's presence made him feel odd. He kept remembering Daniaal's actions.
Daniaal, looking at Professor S, said, "Professor sir, why are you behaving so strangely? Am I going to eat you that you are driving so fast? Drive a little slower, I'm scared. I'm not used to such high speeds, I get scared. Please drive a little slower." As she spoke, a strange fear appeared on her face. She clutched the seatbelt tightly.
Professor S heard Daniaal, but neither looked at her nor said anything. He just slowed down the car.
Seeing Professor S do this, a big smile appeared on Daniaal's face. Where she was scared a little while ago, her face had turned pale; once again, her face lit up. A big smile appeared on her face again. As she spoke, Professor S did exactly what she said. Seeing him obeying her, she started smiling again.
She then started looking outside. She wasn't saying anything. When Professor S didn't hear Daniaal's voice for 10 minutes, he tilted his neck and looked at Daniaal, who had fallen asleep while sitting. Perhaps she was very tired today, which is why she was sleeping soundly.
Professor S smiled slightly seeing Daniaal sleeping like that and slowed down the car completely. Professor S once again looked at Daniaal, bent down slightly, lifted her feet, and placed them in his lap, arranging her comfortably so that Daniaal would have no problem sleeping.
He was driving very slowly so that Daniaal wouldn't move at all. She was sleeping soundly, while Professor S kept looking at Daniaal with sidelong glances.
After a while, their car stopped outside Osmania Hostel. Professor S glanced outside his car, where there were no students. As it was night, all the students had gone to their rooms. Professor S once again picked Daniaal up in his arms, took her out of the car, and started going inside the hostel.
Daniaal, who was sleeping so soundly, had no awareness of being in someone's arms. She just kept sleeping soundly. Meanwhile, Saba, who was going somewhere for something, her eyes widened in surprise seeing Professor S carrying Daniaal in his arms. Today, Professor S had come to teach at the university, and today Daniaal was in his arms, and that too for the second time.
Saba, seeing them like this, said to herself, "Didn't Daniaal even spare Professor S? Well, she is Daniaal, she can do anything."
Professor S, who was looking around and going inside, his gaze fell on Saba. He went near Saba and said softly, "Where is Miss Daniaal's room?"
Hearing his very soft voice, Saba smiled very gently and said, "Professor, Room Number 155."
Professor S nodded his head after hearing her and started to leave without saying anything. He was just heading towards the lift when Saba quickly ran towards him and was about to say something when Professor S said in a low voice, "Speak slowly, she is sleeping." The more subdued Professor S's voice was, the more terrifying it was. It was enough to make the other person's heart pound, and the same was happening with Saba.
Saba heard his terrifying voice for the first time. At the university, he was teaching everyone very nicely and lovingly. Saba, out of fear, kept blinking her eyes. Her throat felt dry. She moistened her throat and said softly, "Professor, the lift is out of order. You will have to go up by the stairs."
Professor S, hearing Saba, said without looking at her, "Okay, so on which floor is Room Number 155?"
Saba quickly said, "On the fifth floor." and quickly left. She couldn't bear to stay there for even a minute. In Professor S's presence, she felt suffocated.
Professor S started walking towards the stairs and, after glancing at them, started climbing. It was as if he was not climbing stairs but walking in a park, where he was walking very comfortably. He reached the fifth floor. He wasn't tired at all. Anyone else would have been tired and most students would get tired climbing so many stairs, but Professor S didn't even have a wrinkle on his forehead. Not a single hair of his was out of place. All his hair was perfectly set.
Professor S walked towards Room Number 155 and was about to knock when the door suddenly opened, and Safa was about to scream loudly seeing Professor S standing in front of her. Just then, Professor S showed her his terrifying eyes, gestured for her to be quiet, and said softly, "Can't you see? Your friend is sleeping, and you want to disturb her sleep with your voice."
Safa, who was about to raise her voice and yell, swallowed her voice back and moved aside. She didn't have the courage to say anything to Professor S.
Professor S gently laid Daniaal in her bed and, handing Safa a pain relief spray, said, "Apply this on her leg, she has sprained it." After saying this, he left.
Safa, Ira, and Mehar stood there, completely stunned, as if they had been petrified. Meanwhile, Daniaal slowly opened one eye and, looking at the three of them, said, "Professor sir has left." After saying this, she sat up slightly.
Safa, Ira, and Mehar, who were still standing like statues, came to their senses upon hearing Daniaal and looked at her, saying, "What do you mean? You were pretending to sleep? You weren't asleep."
Daniaal smiled and said, "Yes! I wasn't asleep, and do you think I sleep so easily? Never! Now what should I do? My Professor sir, as stern as he looks, is not that stern at all, he is so caring! And how lovingly he picked me up in his arms! He gave you pain relief spray, didn't he? Look, my ankle is sprained. Apply it quickly, it hurts a lot."
Hearing Daniaal's words, Safa quickly ran to her and, looking at her foot, said, "What was the need for you to wear heels? What do you do? How many times have I told you not to wear heels? You know very well how much trouble you have with heels, yet you wear them! This is the second time this has happened to you. If it happens a third time, you know the consequences, don't you?"
Meanwhile, Daniaal, who was nodding her head and listening to all of Safa's words, said softly after Safa finished speaking, "Okay, okay! Now stop lecturing me and apply the spray, please." She said this with a very cute face.
Safa stared at Daniaal and said, "Don't make these cute puppy faces at me."
Daniaal smiled and said, "Yes, yes, because you melt when I do! And if I don't make them, you won't melt! Oh! My melting ice cream! Come on, apply it quickly."
Safa, Ira, Mehar, and Daniaal all started laughing loudly. Their laughter could be heard outside the room, but they didn't care at all whether their voices were reaching outside or not. But there was someone who was listening to all their conversations. As they were talking and laughing, Daniaal's phone started ringing. Daniaal took her phone out of her bag and looked at it. Seeing the flashing number on the phone, her eyes narrowed, and her facial expressions completely changed. Where her face had shown happiness a little while ago, her expressions had completely changed. It was impossible to tell what her facial expressions showed – anger, pain, distress, a mix of everything was visible on her face.
Who is standing outside? Whose call has Daniaal received? To know, keep reading "Hot Professor Ki Flirty Student".
Daniyaal, looking at Safa, Mehr, and Ayra, said, "You guys talk, I'll be right back." Saying this, she started to get up.
Safa, looking at Daniyal, said, "Dani, where are you going? You've sprained your ankle, how will you walk like this?"
Daniyaal said softly, "I'm fine, I can walk. Don't worry." Saying this, she started to limp slowly forward. She gradually came out of the room and, standing in a corner, quickly picked up her phone and said, "Hello! Why are you calling me so late at night? Look, you can't convince me again. You know very well that I won't be convinced, so why are you wasting your time?"
From the other side, a voice came, not too deep, but firm. "We didn't call to convince you, we called to tell you something."
Daniyaal rolled her eyes and said, "Tell me, what do you need to tell me?"
The person on the other side spoke again, "You need to come here. You are needed here right now."
Daniyaal shook her head and said, "No, I won't come there. You know very well I won't come, so why do you keep asking me this?"
The person said something to Daniyal that made her eyes narrow. She said softly, "You knew very well that I would refuse to come. That's why you called me at this time so that I wouldn't have any other option." She said this with slight anger.
"Yes," the person on the other side replied in a completely flat tone.
Daniyaal said with slight anger, "Speak, where do I need to come? Message me the address. I don't want to talk to you anymore. Goodbye!" Saying this, she hung up the call. Then, closing her eyes tightly, she said, "No, I will not set foot in that house. If the talk is about coming somewhere else, I will come, but I will never set foot in that house." As she spoke, she gazed intently at the sky.
Because it was night, the sky was full of the moon. The moon's white light was spread across the entire sky. Meanwhile, Daniyal was just staring at the moon. There was someone else too, standing in a distant corner, who, while not looking at the moon like Daniyal, was definitely looking at his own moon.
While Daniyal was looking at the moon in the sky, that shadow was standing in a corner of the hostel, looking at Daniyal, his moon. For a while, the shadow kept looking at Daniyal like that, then disappeared into the darkness.
Daniyaal, who was staring at the moon, had waves like the ocean rising in her ocean-blue eyes, ready to burst out like a flood. Just then, someone placed a hand on her shoulder from behind.
Daniyaal tilted her head slightly and looked back, where Safa was standing. After a glance at Safa, she looked back at the sky.
Safa also came and stood beside her. Looking at the full moon in the sky, she said, "They called."
Daniyaal just nodded her head.
Safa looked at Daniyal this time and asked, "Are you okay?"
Daniyaal just replied with a "hmm." She didn't say anything further.
Safa placed her hand on Daniyal's shoulder and said, "Dani, why are you thinking about those things? You know that the more you think, the more pain you will experience. Why are you reopening those wounds?"
Daniyaal said with teary eyes, "Fresh wounds, Safa! When were those wounds ever healed? Those wounds were always fresh, and they will always remain fresh."
Safa changed the subject and said, "Let's go inside. You've sprained your ankle, haven't you? You've been standing out here for so long, the pain will increase."
Daniyaal, looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, said, "You go, I'll come in a little while."
Safa said to Daniyal again, "Dani, come on."
Daniyaal said this time in a very soft voice, "Safa, please go. Leave me alone for some time."
Safa didn't say anything more to Daniyal. She quietly went inside. Meanwhile, Daniyal kept looking at the sky with teary eyes.
"Morning time"
Daniyaal woke up the latest today. She had also slept late last night. She had just been standing outside her room, staring at the moon, and she didn't know how long she kept looking at the full moon. She slowly rubbed her eyes and stretched as she got up. As soon as she saw the scene in front of her, she let out a loud scream. Shouting, she said, "What is this?"
Daniyaal was looking around her bed where many clothes were spread out. Daniyal, looking at Safa, said, "Safa, what is this? Why have you spread my clothes out?"
Safa, looking at Daniyal with a smile, said, "You have to go there today. Have you forgotten?"
Daniyaal rolled her eyes and said, "Oh! So they told you too." Then she got up, folded her legs, and sat down, saying to Safa, "Guys, I don't want to go there. Why is everyone forcing me to come there? And you guys are forcing me to go there."
Safa, looking at Daniyal, said, "Guys, you have to go! They are your family, and you won't go to meet your family? Look, I'm not forcing you. It's just four hours. Come back after four hours. I know you don't feel like going there, meeting them, but Dani, just four hours. Please go." She said this with hopeful eyes.
"Fine," Daniyal said reluctantly. She really didn't feel like going there, but she had to go out of compulsion.
Safa said to Daniyal, "Dani, look, we are deciding your clothes. We can't figure out what would suit you best today. We've all been sitting here with your clothes since morning. Now quickly tell us which ones you want to wear from these."
Daniyaal looked at the clothes placed there one by one and said, "What is this? Why have you people taken out such stiff and embellished clothes? You know this isn't my type, so why have you taken out such clothes?"
Safa glared at Daniyal and said, "Wow, Madam! So did you just buy these to decorate the closet? Don't you have to wear them? And you're not going for a stroll or a party that you'll go in normal clothes. You're going to a wedding, so wear decent clothes. At least it should look like you're going to a wedding."
Just as Daniyal was about to say something, Mehr interrupted her and said, "Man, that's enough from you! You just bring clothes and hang them on the closet. We don't have space for our clothes, and then you say, 'I don't like wearing this.' And when you go to the market, if you like a heavy dress, you say, 'This looks so lovely, let's get it!'" She said this, imitating Daniyal. Then she continued, "You only do this, you don't wear them. All these suits here, you haven't worn them even once. Now get up quietly and tell us which suit you want to wear."
Daniyaal, after looking at the clothes one by one, said, "Okay, I'll go wearing some of these. But first, I have to go to university. I have to meet my dear Professor S. Hi! My crush!" She said this, placing her hands on her cheeks and with a sparkle in her eyes. Then, looking at the three of them, she said, "Come on, come on! Now put all this stuff back in the closet. I'll wear it when I leave."
Ayra, staring at Daniyal, said, "Oh hello, Madam! Do you think we are fools? We've been deciding your dress since morning, and you're saying, 'I'll wear it after coming from university.' We know very well that you'll disappear from university and we won't even know. And you'll come to the wedding in that university look. So, quietly pick up the clothes and put them in your bag." As she spoke, she came towards Daniyal, dragged her off the bed, and made her stand in front of the mirror.
After Daniyal stood in front of the mirror, Mehr handed Ayra a suit. Ayra held the suit up against Daniyal and showed it to Mehr and Safa.
Safa waved her hand and said, "This looks fine, but it's not particularly flattering on Dani. Let's try another one." The suit was very beautiful. It was black, with black embroidery. She looked very lovely in it, yet to the three of them, she didn't seem particularly special in that dress.
Mehr handed Ayra another suit, which was bottle green, with embroidery of the same color on the neckline and slightly net sleeves with multi-colored embroidery. The dupatta was also very beautiful. It had multi-colored embroidery on the border, just like the sleeves. It looked very beautiful.
Ayra held the kurti up against Daniyal and showed it again to Mehr and Safa. This time, Mehr waved her hand and said, "Man, it's not particularly fitting. Let's try this white one." Saying this, she handed the white suit to Ayra.
Ayra held the white suit up against Daniyal. All three of them looked at Daniyal and said in unison, placing their hands on their cheeks, "Helpless, you are looking gorgeous! You will wear this to the wedding. This is confirmed."
Daniyaal looked very beautiful in the white suit. It was a white kurta and pants, with zari work on the half-pants and also on the half-sleeves, and a little bit of zari work on the hem. She looked very beautiful in it. Looking at herself in the mirror in the white suit, she said, "Man, I'm looking absolutely perfect! I wish my Professor S could see me in these clothes too! Hi! My little dreams!" She said this absentmindedly, lost in her dreams.
Just then, Ayra's voice reached her ears. As she carefully folded the suit and put it in her bag, Ayra said, "Dani Madam, come out of your dreams about Professor S!" Then, glaring at her, she said, "Dani, quietly change on time and go to the venue from university, understood? And yes, we are not letting you go alone. All three of us will keep an eye on you."
Daniyaal joined her hands in front of the three of them and said, "Okay, Madam! I understand. Now come on, you three are ready. Let me get ready to go to university too." Saying this, she started heading towards the washroom. She had only taken two steps when she turned back, looked at the three of them, and said, "You three better watch out! You made me stand in front of the mirror as soon as I woke up. If I get pimples on my face because of the three of you, I won't spare you!" She said this with slight anger, then headed towards the washroom again.
Who is the person repeatedly calling Daniyal? Where is Daniyal refusing to go? Whose shadow was that?
"Osmania University"
Daniyal, Safa, Meher, and Ayra were sitting in their class. They were talking amongst themselves when Professor S arrived. As soon as Professor S entered, everyone sat down in discipline. Professor S directly switched on the projector and started teaching the students. All the students were looking at the front with complete concentration; it seemed as if they weren't even blinking. It appeared as if Professor S was teaching them very well. But alas, the gaze of all those students was not on the projector, but on Professor S.
Daniyal was in the same state. Daniyal had her hands resting on the table, and was just looking at Professor S. She was sitting on the front bench and smiling as she looked at Professor S. She was so engrossed in looking at Professor S that she had forgotten to even blink.
Professor S, without paying attention to all these things, was teaching all the students at ease. He could feel all the students' gazes on him, but Daniyal's gaze felt like an arrow that had stuck in its target. Loosening his tie slightly, he looked at Daniyal and asked her something.
Daniyal was so engrossed in looking at Professor S that she couldn't even hear how long Professor S had been calling her.
When Professor S saw that Daniyal wasn't responding, he walked over to Daniyal, placed one hand on her table, brought his face close to hers, and while loosening his tie with his other hand, said,
"Miss Daniyal, I've been calling you for a while. Are you listening to me?"
He was speaking with his face very close to Daniyal's.
Meanwhile, Daniyal's heartbeats had become faster than a roller coaster. They were beating so fast that Professor S could clearly hear them. Daniyal kept blinking her eyes and looking at Professor S.
Professor S, this time, spoke in a slightly stern voice,
"Miss Daniyal, are you listening?"
Safa, who was sitting next to Daniyal, slowly shook her head. Then she forcefully kicked Daniyal's leg, which immediately brought Daniyal back to her senses, and she abruptly stood up and said,
"Yes, yes, Professor."
Professor S looked at Daniyal and said,
"Miss Daniyal, I asked you something just now. Tell me, what have I taught so far?"
Daniyal squinted her eyes, tilted her head slightly, and turned towards the projector, looking intently at the projector. Professor S was standing right in front of her face, making it difficult for her to see the projector properly. And she had only been looking at Professor S throughout the lecture. She had no idea what Professor S had taught.
When Professor S saw Daniyal not responding for two minutes, he said,
"Sit down. This is what was expected. If you focus more on your studies than on me, then your marks will also be good. I am not just speaking to you here, I am speaking to all the girls."
He said this while looking at all the girls one by one, because all the girls had been looking only at Professor S throughout the lecture, which was making them feel a bit uncomfortable. After saying this, he started teaching again using the projector.
All the girls' attention was now on the projector, but they would sideways glance at Professor S occasionally, and then look at the projector.
Hearing Professor S's words, Daniyal's fists clenched. She muttered to herself with slight anger,
"How dare they? They are looking at my Professor S! Have their boyfriends died that they are looking at my Professor? Professor S is mine alone!"
She tilted her face and glared angrily at the girls sitting behind her.
Then, looking at Safa, she said softly,
"Girl, what was that? Professor S was calling me for so long, why didn't you tell me?"
Safa said softly,
"Bebas, seriously? Professor S was speaking right in front of you, very close to your face, and you couldn't hear, so how would you hear me speaking? That's why I just kicked your leg to get your attention. And now, instead of looking at your Professor S, pay attention to your studies, otherwise, if they find out, they might transfer you to another university from this university, or even transfer Professor S. Then you'll only be able to see your Professor S in your dreams."
Daniyal looked at Safa and said,
"Safa!!"
Safa shrugged her shoulders slightly and said,
"What!! Did I say something wrong? I'm speaking the truth. Perhaps you're forgetting the last time, in school, when you had a crush on a teacher, what happened? They broke that teacher's leg and sent them away from here. Not from the state, but transferred them directly from the country. Now, what do you want, that when they find out about this, they transfer Professor S from this world?"
Daniyal, hearing Safa's words, quickly said,
"God forbid! What nonsense are you talking? And now, I suspect you the most."
She squinted her eyes and glared at Safa,
"Did you tell them?"
She was still squinting her eyes and glaring at her.
Safa, looking at the projector, said,
"Am I out of my mind that I would go and tell them myself? You'll hear their scolding later, should I hear it first? No, I have no desire to put myself in a lion's den."
After saying this, she started looking at the projector again.
Daniyal didn't say anything more to Safa now. She was still looking at Professor S, as if Safa and Professor S's words had no effect on her. She was still looking at Professor S. After a while, Professor S's class ended, and he left.
Meher, looking at her watch, said,
"Let's go girls, we're getting late."
Just then, Daniyal's phone received a notification. Daniyal took her phone out of her bag, looked at the message on her phone, and said,
"Thank goodness, I won't have to go there. I hate that place and that route too."
She was saying all this very softly to herself.
Safa, who noticed every expression on Daniyal's face, placed her hand on Daniyal's shoulder and said,
"Dani, everything is okay."
Daniyal gave a small smile and said,
"Yes, yes, everything is fine, let's go."
Safa, looking at the smile on Daniyal's face, said,
"Why does your smile suggest that the venue isn't there, but somewhere else?"
Daniyal smiled and said,
"You are right, Bebas. What do you think? If the venue were there, I absolutely wouldn't go. I would call and immediately refuse them, wouldn't go at all. It's just four hours, I'll go to the wedding and come back, no problem."
After saying this, she stood up and turning around, glared at every girl sitting there and said,
"Professor S is mine! If any of you even looks at him, I will gouge your eyes out, and I will break up with your boyfriends. Understood? And how shameless are you people! Looking at the professor in front of your boyfriends! Have you no shame? Now I won't do anything, your boyfriends will. And stay away from my man!"
After giving them a warning, she left with her three friends. All the girls sitting inside the class were staring at Daniyal angrily.
They all four came out of the class and went into the washroom. The washroom was completely empty at that moment. Daniyal went inside the washroom and started changing her clothes. She took off her clothes and threw them out with a toss from above. Ayra, standing outside, quickly caught her clothes. Five minutes later, Daniyal opened the door and came out. She truly looked incredibly beautiful in that white suit. Her long, flowing, light brown-black hair that came down to her waist, a small stone nose ring in her nose, she looked like an apsara descended from the heavens.
She adjusted her kurta and came out. For the first time today, Daniyal had worn this suit. She didn't know when she had bought it, but today she was wearing it.
Ayra, Safa, and Meher, all together, praised her, putting their hands to their mouths and spitting slightly to the side, saying,
"Oh my Bebas! May no evil eye fall on you! Today, you look like a piece of the moon! Today, this piece of the moon will become lightning and strike the boys at the wedding."
Daniyal pushed them aside and stood by the mirror, saying,
"I have no desire to strike anyone with lightning. If this lightning is to fall, let it fall directly on my Professor S, I don't care about it falling on anyone else anymore. After looking at Professor S, this Dani has changed. Now, this Dani will only do things with her Professor S."
Ayra, Meher, and Safa smiled at her words and said,
"Oh! So Dani will do all her romance with her Professor S."
Daniyal, hearing their words, said,
"Astaghfirullah!! What are you saying? Flirting is okay, but romance? May Allah save me from that!"
She joined her middle and index fingers of both hands and tapped them on her face twice each, saying this.
Daniyal, who was also doing her makeup while talking to them, turned and looked at them after a while and said,
"Tell me, Bebas, how do I look?"
The three of them smiled and said,
"Killer, you look poisonous."
Daniyal had put on very simple makeup. She had left her hair open, and with very light makeup on her face and nude lipstick, she looked incredibly beautiful. Daniyal put all her belongings back in her bag and handed her bag to Safa, saying,
"Okay, I'll see you tonight at the hostel."
After saying this, she took her phone and left.
Safa, who was smiling and watching Daniyal, her smile disappeared from her face after she left. She slowly said to herself,
"We know, Dani, you're just smiling here to show us. Inside, once again, your pain, your wounds are resurfacing. You are in pain. You won't be able to hide your pain by putting this fake smile on your photo right now. For the first time, we feel so weak. We can't do anything for you. Who knows how you will face all of them there. Your wounds will become green again after seeing all of them."
What wound is Safa talking about?
"Hyderabad"
"Taj Falaknuma Palace"
A large car stopped outside the palace. The door of the car opened. A girl's transparent high heels were placed on the ground from the car. She put her hand on the door of the car. Her fair index finger, adorned with a pink star ring (also known as the Rose of Dubai), sparkled from a distance and looked very beautiful. She glanced at the palace, took a deep breath, and walked inside. She had just reached the entrance of the palace when her eyes fell on a couple standing inside. They were around 55-60 years old. An elderly woman, approximately 85 years old, was sitting beside them.
Her eyes narrowed upon seeing them. She ignored them and walked straight into the palace, sitting down at a table in the corner. The table was empty; no one was sitting there. As she sat down, a waiter came and placed an ice cream in front of her and was about to leave.
She was about to call out to the waiter when her gaze fell on a man standing a little distance away, watching her with a smile. Upon seeing the man, she involuntarily made a face and muttered to herself,
"Great, you arrived quickly."
The man walked towards her with a smile, pulled out the chair beside her, and sat down, saying,
"How are you, Daniyal? Welcome, I got you some ice cream."
Daniyal replied while eating her ice cream,
"Call me Dani, not Daniyal. You've met me, right? Now I should go. Goodbye."
She stood up to leave.
The man held her hand, sat her back down, and said,
"I didn't just invite you to meet; I invited you to attend a wedding. You won't go anywhere until the wedding is over."
Daniyal looked at the man and said,
"So, you've invited me to attend a wedding? Why? Did you remember you have another sister? I thought maybe you had forgotten."
The man replied,
"What are you saying?"
Daniyal ate her ice cream and said,
"Go, brother. You must be busy. Your sister's wedding is today; you have to attend to the guests. Why waste time sitting with me?"
The man said,
"Dani, you're also my sister."
"How can I consider you my brother? When you came to see Aaliya Apa, you didn't tell me; when her engagement was, you didn't tell me; you didn't even call me. And now that the wedding is today, you called me. Is this how you treat me like a sister?"
She spoke with a hint of anger.
"You didn't come, so I didn't tell you."
The man spoke in a slow tone.
"But you could have told me, brother. It was up to me to come or not."
She spoke with irritation.
"But I told you, didn't I?"
A boy's voice came from behind.
Daniyal turned around to see the boy walking towards them. He was extremely handsome, with light, messy hair that touched his forehead, a branded watch on his wrist, shiny black shoes on his feet, a white shirt, and black formal pants. He walked up to them, pulled out a chair, and sat down comfortably, crossing one leg over the other.
Daniyal made a face at the boy and said,
"The langur has arrived."
"Who did you call a langur?"
The boy spoke with irritation.
"You. And you're not even a bit older than me; show some respect."
Daniyal glared at him and said,
"For a whole minute, and for one minute, you didn't show respect to your elders."
The boy immediately said,
"You know what? I'm sorry."
The man watching them quarrel said to the boy,
"Ajlan, be quiet. You always fight with her."
Ajlan said to the man,
"But, brother..."
Ajlan couldn't say another word because the man glared at him angrily.
Daniyal smiled slightly at Ajlan and continued eating her ice cream.
Ajlan leaned towards Daniyal and said,
"You pretend to be so innocent in front of your brother. I know your reality. You chased our professor from the first day in university. Should I tell your brother?"
He threatened her.
Daniyal glared at him and said,
"Your tongue is running too much. If you don't stop, I will also open my mouth. Nothing will happen to me, but it will be bad for you. Do you want me to tell your brother?"
She looked at him sideways.
Ajlan put a big smile on his face and said,
"Oh, you're taking it seriously. I was just joking."
Just then, a waiter passed by. Ajlan stopped the waiter, picked up a plate of roasted chicken, and placed it in front of Daniyal, saying,
"Here, eat this roasted chicken calmly. Why bring up past things?"
Daniyal didn't say anything to Ajlan. She happily started eating the roasted chicken.
The man said to Daniyal,
"Dani, do you need anything else to eat?"
Before Daniyal could reply, Ajlan said,
"Sherry brother, give her anything; she will eat silently."
Daniyal glared at Ajlan badly. Just then, an elderly woman's voice came,
"Who is the unfortunate person disturbing my daughter?"
Daniyal raised her head slightly and glanced at the elderly woman standing in front of her, then continued eating her roasted chicken as if she didn't care about her presence. The elderly woman was the same 85-year-old woman.
Ajlan quickly stood up, made the elderly woman sit on the chair, and said,
"Dad, I'm not disturbing your daughter; I'm just talking to her."
The elderly woman, whose name was Sufiyana, caressed Daniyal's hair and said affectionately,
"How is my daughter?"
Her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Daniyal.
Daniyal replied while eating, without looking at her,
"Alhamdu lillah. I'm very happy after coming here."
"Daniyal..."
Sufiyana spoke in a slow tone.
Daniyal's hands, which were tearing the chicken pieces, stopped. She raised her face and looked at Sufiyana, then quickly hugged her and said,
"Dad, why are you crying?"
Sufiyana said, her voice trembling with emotion,
"I'm not crying; these are tears of joy, seeing you after so many years. It's been four years since you left; I haven't seen you, and my eyes have been longing to see you."
Daniyal moved away and said while eating her roasted chicken,
"Then come and meet me. Who stopped you? Did your son and daughter-in-law stop you from meeting me?"
She looked at Sufiyana with a sideways glance.
Ajlan said to Daniyal,
"Dani, how are you talking to Dad?"
"With the same tone that everyone used to talk to me. I didn't take a contract to improve my tone."
She replied directly.
Sufiyana looked at Daniyal with teary eyes and said,
"We are your sweetheart..."
"We were also your princess."
Daniyal interrupted her.
She took a deep breath and said,
"I didn't come here to create a scene. You invited me to the wedding; I came and attended. I won't leave until your favorite person's farewell. You go and do your work. You go to your son and daughter-in-law; they need you more."
She said to Sufiyana.
Then, looking at Sheriyaz, she said,
"Sherry brother, go. Your sister needs you, and there are guests; go meet them. You have a lot of work to do; why waste time sitting with me?"
Then, looking at Ajlan, she said,
"You also go. Your friends must have come; go to them. Leave me alone; I don't need anyone."
Her voice trembled with emotion.
Hardly had she calmed down when someone called out to her,
"Daniyal."
Upon hearing the voice, Daniyal tightly closed her eyes. Her fists clenched. Anger appeared on her face. She stood up from her place, and without turning back, said to Sheriyaz,
"Sherry brother, tell them not to talk to me; they will just argue again that I always create a scene."
She walked and sat at a table kept far away.
Why is Daniyal behaving so rudely with her own family members? What happened four years ago?
After Daniyal left, the woman standing there, whose voice Daniyal had caused to become angry, spoke to the man standing beside her, "Akhtar Sahab, will Daniyal ever talk to us again? What have we done wrong that she is so upset with us?"
Akhtar Sahab explained to his wife, "Ishika Ji, please calm down. It's a wedding atmosphere. We can talk to her later."
As they were talking, Ajlan came running and said something to Akhtar Sahab and Ishika Ji.
Upon hearing Ajlan's words, worry lines appeared on their foreheads. Ishika Ji spoke to Ajlan in a low tone, "What nonsense are you talking?"
Ajlan also spoke in a low tone, "Mama, I'm telling the truth. Let's go now."
Akhtar Sahab, Ishika Ji, and Ajlan started walking quickly upstairs.
Daniyal, who had been observing them, thought to herself, "What's wrong with them? What did Ajlan tell them that they're so upset?"
She then glanced at Sheriyaz and Sufiyana Ji, who also had worried expressions and were heading upstairs.
Daniyal thought to herself, "What's the matter? What's happening to everyone? Has something happened to Tai Ammi or Alia Aapi? Should I go and check?"
She thought, "But why should I go? It's their personal issue. They'll handle it. I have nothing to do with it. I'm here to enjoy the food and wedding. Only three hours are left."
Meanwhile, upstairs in a room, a woman was sitting on the bed, crying uncontrollably. Ishika Ji and Sufiyana Ji were sitting beside her, trying to calm her down. Akhtar Sahab, Ajlan, and Sheriyaz were pacing around, worried.
The woman cried, "Ammi, what did we do wrong in raising her that she humiliated us in front of everyone? We didn't force her to get married, did we? We asked for her consent, and she agreed. So, why did she humiliate us like that?"
Sufiyana Ji tried to calm her down, "Safina beta, please calm down."
Safina Ji continued crying, "How can I calm down? Ammi, the daughter we raised with so much love and care has humiliated us in front of everyone."
Just then, the door opened, and Daniyal entered. She glanced at everyone and said to Sheriyaz, "Sherry Bhai, the kazi sahab is asking for you, and..."
She stopped talking and looked at Safina Ji.
Ajlan, who was already frustrated, said, "Come on, Daniyal, stop creating suspense. My nerves are already frayed. Just say it."
Daniyal looked at Safina Ji and spoke in a low tone, "The barat has almost reached the palace gate."
Safina Ji quickly got up and held Daniyal's hands, "Daniyal, you always listen to Tai Ammi, so listen to me one more time. I'll never ask you for anything again. Please do this one favor for Tai Ammi."
Daniyal looked at her and said, "Tai Ammi, whatever you ask me, I'll do it, but what you're asking now, I won't be able to do it. Sorry, please forgive me."
Safina Ji pleaded, "Daniyal beta, Alia humiliated us and left. Our family's respect will be ruined. You're the only one who can save our family's respect."
Daniyal didn't say anything, her eyes cast downward, staring at the floor.
Safina Ji asked Ishika Ji, "Ishu, you tell Daniyal. Save our family's respect and get married."
Ishika Ji didn't say anything. What could she say to Daniyal, who had never even talked to her?
Safina Ji then asked Akhtar Sahab, "Akhtar Bhai, you tell Daniyal. She'll save our family's respect."
Before Akhtar Sahab could say anything, Daniyal spoke, "Tai Ammi, how can I marry someone I've never even seen? And I..."
Safina Ji interrupted, "Beta, the boy is very good."
Ishika Ji gathered courage and said to Daniyal, "Beta, our family's respect is in your hands. We know you're upset with us, but we also know you won't let our family's respect be tarnished."
Akhtar Sahab said, "Daniyal, please get married. Save our family's respect."
Daniyal looked at Akhtar Sahab with tears in her eyes and a painful smile on her lips, "Akhtar Sahab, I thought today you would support your daughter, but today again you're supporting your wife. You want to bind me in a relationship where I'll never be happy. Maybe I'll die suffocating in that unwanted relationship, but still, you want me to marry someone I've never seen."
"And that person is sitting outside on the horse, thinking he's marrying the girl he liked. Alas, his would-be wife ran away, and you want me to marry him to save our family's respect."
"Will he be able to give me the love and respect he gave Alia Aapi? Tell me, Akhtar Sahab, will he be able to give me that love and respect?"
Sheriyaz said, "Baba, why are you forcing her to get married? And Alia was the one the boy liked, not Daniyal. And I won't let my sister become someone's replacement bride."
Safina Ji said, with her hands folded, "Daniyal beta, save our family's respect from being humiliated. We know you're not ready for this marriage. You have your own dreams for your marriage and your would-be husband, but trust Tai Ammi. They're very good, and they'll make you very happy."
Just then, someone knocked on the door. Sheriyaz went to open it and found a waiter standing there, who said, "Sir, the barat has arrived."
Safina Ji wiped away her tears and said to Daniyal, "Beta, take your time to decide. We have to go and welcome the groom's family."
As everyone left the room, only Ajlan and Daniyal were left. Ajlan held Daniyal by her shoulders, brought her to the bed, and sat her down. He wiped away her tears and said, "You refuse this marriage. You won't get married in a relationship where your consent isn't involved. I'll help you run away. You can leave from here."
Daniyal spoke softly, "Like Alia Aapi."
Ajlan said, "You can't sacrifice your feelings like that. I know you like Professor S, and you won't sacrifice your feelings just for our parents' so-called reputation. No way! Your feelings matter more to me than this family's respect. I won't let you sacrifice your happiness."
Daniyal spoke lost, "They supported their wife again. Once again, they kept me at their feet. Do they think I'm just a toy for them, a toy that has to obey their every order?"
Ajlan said, "No, you're not a toy. You're my sister, and no one can take away my sister's happiness, not even Baba."
Daniyal moved away from Ajlan and said, "Ajlan, give me some time alone. I need some time."
Ajlan said, "Time for what? I've already told you to leave from here. I'll handle the rest."
Daniyal looked at him and said, "Ajlan, I'm not in the mood for arguments. Please go. Give me some time alone. Otherwise, I might say something to you too."
Ajlan made a small face and said, "Okay, I'm going. But remember, I won't let you sacrifice your happiness. Your happiness matters more to me than this so-called respect."
What will Daniyal do? Will she marry someone else to save her family's respect? Will she forget Professor S?
“Osmania hostel”
Safa, Ayra, and Maihar were sitting in their room, talking. All three looked worried. Safa said to Ayra and Maihar, "Guys, I'm worried about Dani. She's not here yet. I wonder how she's managing everything there, if she's okay." She seemed quite concerned about Danial.
Just then, Safa's phone rang. Safa picked up her phone and saw Dani's name displayed. She quickly answered the call, put it on speaker, and said nervously, "Dani, Dani, are you okay? Is everything alright there?"
But there was no response from Danial. She was completely silent.
Safa found her silence unsettling. She said again, worried, "Dani, what happened? Tell me, is everything okay? Why are you so quiet? See, your silence is worrying me even more. Tell me, what happened?"
Hearing her, Danial replied, "Yes, you're my boyfriend, aren't you? That's why my silence would worry you."
Safa made a face upon hearing this and said, "Man, you're still joking even in such a stressful situation. Tell me, what happened there? We're here dying of worry, and you're joking instead of telling us anything."
Danial took a deep breath and looked out the window. Below, a man was getting out of a car. He was wearing a white kurta and a white sherwani over it. His sherwani had white embroidery. He had a sehra tied around his face and a white dupatta draped around his neck. He wore a branded watch on his hands and shining white shoes on his feet; he looked extremely handsome. His face wasn't visible, but his looks suggested he possessed a great personality; someone whose glimpse could make people fall for him. However, Danial couldn't even manage to get his attention, let alone make him fall for her.
She glanced at the man once and then averted her gaze.
From the other end, she heard Safa's voice again, "Dani, what happened? Tell me what happened! See, now you're disturbing us beyond measure. Before, we were just worried, but now your silence is bothering us the most. Tell me, Dani, what happened?"
Danial took a deep breath and said, "Safa, I'm going to sacrifice my happiness once again." Danial's eyes were slightly teary at that moment. She wanted to cry but couldn't.
Safa was shocked to hear her and exclaimed, "What... what did you say? You're going to sacrifice your happiness again? Have you lost your mind? Absolutely not, Dani, you will not do anything like that this time, understand?"
Danial brought a pained smile to her face and said, "Safa, I have to. I have to sacrifice my happiness again. I have to sacrifice my happiness once more."
Safa looked confused and asked, "You went to attend a wedding there, right? So where did this talk of sacrificing happiness come from?" Then, after thinking for a moment, she added, "Wait a minute, are your parents forcing you to get married? No, we won't let that happen at all. We won't let them force you into marriage."
Danial shook her head and said, "No, they aren't forcing me."
Safa continued, "They aren't forcing you? What do you mean, Dani? Tell me the truth, don't beat around the bush."
Danial took a deep breath and said, "Aalia api ran away from her nikah. She shamed the family and left. She left Tai Ammi alone in the middle of a gathering. She trampled on the reputation that Taya Abbu and Dada Jaan had earned. She didn't even think once about Taya Abbu and Dada Jaan's honor. And I cannot let my family's honor be trampled underfoot. For me, my Taya Abbu and Dada Jaan's honor means a lot. I cannot let their honor be trampled underfoot here."
Safa's eyes widened as she exclaimed, "What... what are you saying? Aalia api ran away on her nikah day, and you're marrying in her place? Have you gone mad, Dani! You've lost your mind. How can you marry someone else like this? You love someone else, and you're marrying someone else just for the sake of your family's honor? You love Professor S, will you forget him from your heart?"
Danial shook her head and said, "No, I cannot forget him. He will always be in my heart. As they say, what is love without separation, without suffering? I loved him, and separation was written in our love. Perhaps he wasn't destined for us, and we cannot control what is not destined. But yes, he will always remain in my heart. What kind of love is it if we cannot keep our beloved in our hearts, if we forget our beloved? That wasn't love, Danial Akhtar. Danial Akhtar loved in such a way that she will always keep her Professor S in her heart. She will never give his place to anyone else, not to the person entering her life today, nor to anyone who may enter in the future. In this heart, only Professor S's name is written."
Safa shouted, "Dani, you've lost your mind! What nonsense are you talking? You are not getting married, not to anyone! He is not your choice. Your family chose that person for your elder sister, not for you. Now that they don't have their daughter, will they use you as a second option? No, absolutely not! They can't use you as a second option every time. You have always been the first priority and will remain the first priority. You cannot be anyone's replaced bride or their second option. Do one thing, run away! You will not do this nikah."
Danial replied in a calm tone this time, "Like Alia api, how she ran away, shaming everyone, trampling the honor of our family underfoot... Dada Jaan and Taya Abbu spent their entire lives building this honor. Mr. Akhtar had already caused them so much shame once. Now, because of Alia api, do they have to face shame once again? No, I will not let that happen this time. I will not let my family's honor be auctioned like this. I will do this nikah. I might not be able to give him a place in my heart, but I am giving him a place in my life. And why are you and Azlan saying the same thing? Run away, run away... running away is not some sweet, something you can do so easily. And Safa, what kind of things are you saying? Run away... you know very well that nothing is more important to me than my family's honor. If I have to give my life for their honor, I will give my life, but I will not let their reputation be tarnished."
Safa said nothing more to Danial. She knew Danial well. She could sacrifice her happiness for her family's honor. She had done it before; she had sacrificed her happiness for theirs, sacrificed her happiness to save their honor. She was about to do the same again, something Safa was absolutely not going to let happen this time.
She said, "I'll talk to them. I'll talk to them, they'll definitely do something."
Danial immediately replied, "No Safa, you will not talk to Sheri bhai about anything, you won't say anything to him. He is against it, but his opposition doesn't affect our family's honor."
Safa said irritably this time, "They want to see your happiness, they want to see you happy."
Danial brought a pained smile to her face and chuckled slightly, "Happiness! You said it right, my happiness... When I needed them, they weren't here. When I truly needed them the most, no one was there for me. Back then, I made my own decision, and that day I decided that only I have the right to make decisions in my life, and no one else, not Sheri bhai, not anyone else. To save my family's honor, I have made the decision myself, this nikah, and I will do it." After saying this, she hung up the call. She probably didn't want to talk anymore.
Safa stared at the phone after it was disconnected, then said with slight anger, "No Dani, no! You will not sacrifice your happiness this time. I have to do something, somehow stop this nikah." Anger and worry were clearly visible on her face.
How will Safa stop this nikah? What had Mr. Akhtar done?
Daniyal looked up at the sky with tear-filled eyes and said, "Mama, why did you leave? Why did you leave me here all alone? Why did you go so far away from me? After you left, I have no one here, not Sherry Bhai, not Dadu, no one is mine here. You left your daughter like this, why? You could have taken me with you. I don't like this life. My life has become so dull without you. Please, Mama, call me to join you."
She paused for a moment and then continued, "Dada Jan, Taya Abbu, you're watching, right? I won't let my family's honor be tarnished because of me. You made me promise that our family's honor would never be affected by my actions. I'm not making the same mistake as Mr. Akhtar. Look, I'm not making any mistakes like him. My family’s honor will never be tarnished because of me. I won't let it happen. You all just send your blessings from there."
Just then, the door to the room opened. Daniyal turned around to see Ajlan standing there. She didn't react to seeing him and walked straight to the sofa and sat down.
Ajlan held Daniyal's hand and made her stand up, saying, "Let's go from here."
Daniyal glared at Ajlan and said, "Let's go? Where? And let go of my hand."
Ajlan shook his head and said, "No, I won't let go of your hand, no matter what you do. I won't let you sacrifice your happiness. You can't sacrifice your happiness like this. I'll talk to Professor S. Do you like him? Do you love him? I'll talk to him. He'll definitely marry you. If he doesn't agree, I have other ways, but I won't let you marry someone else. When you have someone else in your heart, how can you give someone else a place in your life?"
"If I were you, I would have left here immediately and not sacrificed my happiness."
Daniyal listened to him and said, "You're right. You boys never sacrifice your happiness. You always get what you want. You never have to sacrifice your happiness, do you? If you don't get what you want, you either run away from home or go somewhere where no one can find you. After some time, you come back, and your family gives you what you want."
"But we're girls, Ajlan. We can't run away from our homes. We’re not asked to make sacrifices like boys. Girls are asked to make sacrifices. They have to sacrifice their happiness because their family’s honor is more precious to them than their own happiness. But boys don’t make such sacrifices. Their happiness is more precious to them than their family’s honor."
"But I'm a girl. My family’s honor is more precious to me than my happiness, and I'll marry him, understand? And let go of my hand. You're young, so act like it. Don't try to be my father. I have one father, and I don't care about him."
Ajlan made a face and said, "Why do you always talk to me like I'm a kid? I'm just a little younger than you, that's all. I'm not that much younger."
"I've hit many targets," she said with a slight smile.
"Yes, except for flirting, you've never hit any targets," Ajlan said, making a face.
Then he explained to Daniyal, "Dani, please don't marry that man. Your life will be ruined. Don't marry him; he's not a good person."
Daniyal looked at him expressionless and said, "My life is already ruined; a little more ruin won't hurt. You and Aaliya Aapi must have thought this out and decided on this marriage, right? Now that I'm marrying him, he's a bad person, and my life will be ruined? Wow, Ajlan, what a double standard you people have!"
Ajlan sat down next to Daniyal on the sofa and said, "Dani, we didn't decide on this marriage with Aaliya Aapi. She insisted on marrying that man. If she doesn’t marry him, she’ll harm herself."
"Tai Ammi was very scared of her threat and decided to go along with it. But that man is not good, Dani. He'll ruin your life."
Daniyal took a deep breath, looked at her phone, which showed 4:00 PM, and said in a slightly angry tone, "That's enough, Ajlan. I don't want to hear your nonsense anymore. My life is already ruined; a little more ruin won’t hurt. I don’t care anymore, and the time for the marriage has come."
Just then, Safina Ji entered and said, "Daniyal beta, have you made a decision? We won't force you. If you're ready, it's okay; otherwise..."
Daniyal looked at Safina Ji with an expressionless face and said, "Tai Ammi, I'm ready to marry him."
Safina Ji quickly hugged Daniyal and said, "Beta, you don't know how happy we are. You've solved a big problem for us. We're glad you’re standing by us like always."
Daniyal smiled painfully and said, "Tai Ammi, there's no need for thanks. I'm your daughter, too."
Safina Ji said, "Beta, go change your clothes."
Daniyal shook her head and said, "No, Tai Ammi. My friends dressed me in these clothes with so much love. I won't change them."
Safina Ji smiled and said, "Okay, beta, no problem. Let's go down; the Qazi Sahib is calling."
Ishika Ji said, "Dani, don’t do this marriage. That man..."
Daniyal interrupted her and said, "I haven't given anyone the right to make decisions for me."
She turned her face away.
Ishika Ji looked at her with tear-filled eyes. She was about to say something, but Akhtar Sahab held her hand and signaled her not to speak. Ishika Ji stood there quietly.
Daniyal walked forward. She didn’t even glance at Ishika Ji and Akhtar Sahab. She looked down at the stairs where the man, Ikhtiar, was sitting comfortably on a sofa. She quickly looked away, as if she didn’t want to see him.
Safina Ji placed a red dupatta over Daniyal's shoulders, which reached her chin. It was a red net dupatta, and only her big eyes, which were looking down, and her lips, which were colored with red lipstick, were visible. The dupatta had a golden lace border and beautiful Urdu writing in zari: "The Bride of Choice." Daniyal held the dupatta in her hands and came downstairs, her eyes still looking down.
Ajlan and Safina Ji walked alongside Daniyal. Daniyal was wearing a lehenga, so they couldn’t hold her hand; instead, they walked beside her.
They brought Daniyal to a sofa and made her sit.
Ikhtiar, the man whose name was Ikhtiar Ahmad Shah, was sitting in front of Daniyal. A curtain of white and red roses was between them. Many white and red roses were scattered around. The place looked very beautiful.
Safina Ji looked at the Qazi Sahab and said, "Qazi Sahab, please proceed with the marriage."
The Qazi Sahab nodded and began, "Ikhtiar Ahmad Shah..."
Just then, a girl's voice came from somewhere, "Stop! This marriage can't happen."
Who is this girl? Is she Ikhtiar Ahmad Shah's girlfriend, or is she someone else? What will happen to Daniyal and Ikhtiar Ahmad Shah's marriage?
Hearing a girl's voice, everyone looked towards the door. Daniyal, who hadn't lifted her gaze yet, also turned towards the door. The voice was extremely familiar to her. Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, meanwhile, remained seated exactly as before. He hadn't turned his gaze backward like the others, as if he knew who was behind him.
The girl standing at the door caused Daniyal's eyes to widen in surprise. Azlan had the same reaction; he too was surprised to see the girl at the door, but in the next moment, a small smile flickered across his face, which he quickly concealed.
The girl walked in. She stopped near Daniyal and, smiling, looked at everyone and said, "How can my friend's Nikah happen without me? And no one even told me my friend was getting married here. I need to talk to her for a few minutes." As she spoke, she looked at everyone with a smile.
She glanced at Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, then stared at Azlan, then leaned close to Daniyal's ear and whispered, "Dani, I need to talk to you."
Daniyal, looking at Safa, said, "Safa, please don't create a scene here. Let this Nikah happen peacefully. I don't want to hear anything from you right now; we'll talk after the Nikah."
Safa said softly, "Then it will be too late, won't it? We need to talk to you now. We can't let you sacrifice your life, your happiness like this."
Safa said softly, "Safa, please no."
Safa, making a face, said, "Fine, don't listen. But at least wear this." She said, extending her hands towards Daniyal.
Daniyal looked at Safa's hands. She was holding two beautiful bangles made of white and red roses, which looked like fresh flowers. Daniyal smiled and said, "You remembered."
Safa smiled and said, "Of course, how could I forget your wish? You always wanted to wear these white and red rose flower bangles at your Nikah."
Daniyal smiled and extended her hands towards Safa. Safa smiled and placed the flower bangles on her hands. Daniyal looked at the bangles with a smile, then said softly to Azlan, "Tell the Qazi to conduct the Nikah." Her expression had completely changed. Where just a minute ago she was smiling looking at the fresh rose bangles, now her face was emotionless.
Azlan first made a face and looked at Daniyal, then looked at the Qazi and said, "Qazi Sahib, please conduct the Nikah."
Upon hearing Azlan, the Qazi said, "Yes, esteemed sir."
Then, looking at Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, he said, "Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah Wald Ahmed Shah, with a Mehr of one crore rupees, for the purpose of marriage, do you accept this Nikah with Daniyal Akhtar Bint Akhtar Suleiman?"
"I accept," came the reply from Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah. His expressions were hidden; his face was completely covered by a veil of red and white roses.
The Qazi now turned towards Daniyal and, looking at her, said, "Daniyal Akhtar Bint Akhtar Suleiman, with a Mehr of one crore rupees, for the purpose of marriage, do you accept this Nikah with Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah Wald Ahmed Shah?"
As soon as the Qazi's words reached the ears of the people present, they all started talking amongst themselves. One woman said to the woman standing next to her, "Wasn't Alia's Nikah supposed to happen here? Then how did Daniyal come? She left home four years ago."
That woman said, "Did she do something to Alia and sit in her place as the bride?"
The people present were whispering amongst themselves, but Daniyal seemed unfazed by it.
She glanced at her brothers standing beside her, who were gesturing for her not to speak. She lowered her head and softly said, "I accept."
Sheryaz and Azlan's faces fell upon hearing her "I accept."
The Qazi once again asked Daniyal, "Do you accept this Nikah?"
Daniyal said softly, "I accept."
The Qazi asked Daniyal one last time, "Daniyal Akhtar, do you accept this Nikah?"
Daniyal lifted her gaze and looked at Safa, who was watching her with teary eyes. Still looking at her, Daniyal said, "I accept."
With Daniyal's final words, a tear rolled down Safa's cheek. She wiped away the tears and said softly, "Dani, you did as you pleased, you sacrificed all your happiness with your own hands. Why Dani? Why?"
The Qazi then turned towards Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah and said, "Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, do you accept this Nikah?"
Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, sitting with great authority, said, "I accept."
The Qazi asked him one last time, "Do you accept this Nikah?"
Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah replied, "I accept."
Everyone raised their hands and began to pray for the happiness of the newlywed couple, then brought both hands to their faces.
Azlan leaned slightly towards Daniyal and softly said, "May Hell be your welcome."
Hearing him, Daniyal narrowed her eyes and said in confusion, "Hell!!"
Sheryaz, standing on the other side, leaned in and said, "Yes, Hell, that's why we were telling you not to marry him. Marrying him is like going to Hell. You yourself have handed your life over to that devil."
Azlan said, "That's why I'm saying, may Hell be your welcome."
Daniyal touched her nose with the index finger of her right hand and said, "If I don't make his life hell, then my name isn't Daniyal Akhtar."
Azlan quickly said, "Sorry, sorry. Here, here you are correct now. Now you are not Daniyal Akhtar, now your name is Daniyal Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah. Now you are Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah's wife, his beloved, his life partner, Daniyal Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah. So now tell me, what will be your second name? Or should I think of a new name for you?"
Daniyal glared at Azlan, then started looking at Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah.
Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah, who was watching Daniyal, her frequent blinking, the fluttering of her lips stained with red lipstick, as if he could see her every movement through his veil, smiled wryly and said, "Welcome to the hell, little lamb."
Safa sat beside Daniyal and said softly, "Dani, what have you done? You married a man who can make your life hell. It would have been better if you had run away from this Nikah, gone far away from here. You only wanted to ruin your life. Congratulations, you've invited the devil into your life. That devil will chew you up raw."
Daniyal rolled her eyes and said, "Am I some chewing gum that he will chew me raw? No, I am not chewing gum. I am Daniyal too. No one can intimidate me so easily, and no one has ever been able to intimidate me, so what is this Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah? Daniyal was the owner of her own will before, she still is, and she will remain so in the future."
Azlan, who was standing behind them listening to their conversation, leaned in and softly said to Safa, "You couldn't achieve anything even after coming here. My sister's Nikah has happened with that executioner."
Safa stood up, came beside Azlan, and staring at him, said softly, "Have you seen that executioner?" She completely ignored Azlan's words.
Azlan shook his head and said, "No, I haven't seen him, nor do I have any desire to see him. It's better to see a handsome boy than to see that executioner."
Safa put her hand on her mouth and said, "How dare you, Azlan! You are gay and you didn't even tell anyone. You enjoy looking at boys."
Azlan said with slight anger, "You crazy girl! You were talking about seeing an executioner, and I am not gay. I am interested in girls, understood? Then, becoming sad, he said, "Now I don't know what this executioner will do to my sister. Will he chew my sister raw?"
Safa, hearing him, said, "Dani said she is not chewing gum that he will chew her raw."
Azlan stared at her and said, "I asked you to do one thing, and you couldn't even do that one thing. You just had to stop this Nikah, take Dani away from here, and you couldn't even do that."
Safa glared at Azlan and said, "And you were making me the scapegoat. You were presenting me to that executioner. Thank God, I checked this executioner's history on the way, otherwise, instead of talking to you now, I would be hanging on the gallows. And anyway, Dani doesn't listen to anyone, you know that very well. She hasn't given anyone the right to make her decisions, and you are her brother, aren't you? When you couldn't stop her, couldn't convince her to run away from the wedding, how would she listen to me? Now that the Nikah has happened, instead of blaming me, sit peacefully."
Azlan said softly, "But she loves Professor S, how will she live without him?"
Safa, taking a deep breath at his words, said, "She will never remove Professor S from her heart, nor will she let this man take his right. This man has knocked on her door, he has become a part of her life, but she will never be able to accept him."
A little later, Daniyal and Ikhtiyar were sitting on the same sofa. Safa held a glass Nikah Nama in the shape of a butterfly. Their Nikah Nama had not yet been signed. Their names were written on this glass butterfly Nikah Nama.
Safa brought the Nikah Nama to them. The Nikah Nama looked very beautiful. It also had a slight glitter, which enhanced its beauty. On this butterfly Nikah Nama, the first alphabets of their names, I and D, were written.
Ikhtiyar, who was sitting next to Daniyal, immediately signed the Nikah Nama and said softly, "Welcome to the hell, little lamb."
Daniyal glared at Ikhtiyar upon hearing him but didn't say anything. Then she too signed the Nikah Nama. Together, they placed their thumbs on the Nikah Nama, forming a heart shape with their fingerprints.
Safa gave the Nikah Nama to Safina Ji. Meanwhile, Ikhtiyar, who could no longer sit there, grabbed Daniyal's hand and made her stand, saying, "Let's go from here." His grip on Daniyal's hands was very tight, causing her a lot of pain, but Ikhtiyar was completely unfazed. He tightened his grip on Daniyal's hands and took her away from there.
What happened to Ikhtiyar suddenly? What will Daniyal do after this Nikah? Will she forget Professor S?
Ikhtiyar grabbed Daniyal's hand and dragged her out of the palace. Daniyal's hand was hurting immensely. She tried to pull her hand away, but Ikhtiyar didn't let go. The more she tried to free herself, the tighter Ikhtiyar gripped her.
Crying, Daniyal said, "It's hurting, it's hurting me, let go of my hand."
Without a word, Ikhtiyar dragged Daniyal to his car. He opened the passenger side door and shoved her inside mercilessly. Then he got into the driver's seat himself.
Daniyal kept trying to get out of the car, but the door wouldn't open. As soon as Ikhtiyar sat in the car, he had activated the auto-lock. She removed the veil from her head and, looking at Ikhtiyar, said softly, "What are you doing? Open the door, you can't treat me so cruelly."
Ikhtiyar said nothing. Daniyal couldn't see his face; he was also wearing a veil. He started the car, but stopped it after two minutes. He began to stare at Daniyal. Daniyal was sitting with her hands on the steering wheel, not wearing her seatbelt.
Ikhtiyar leaned towards her without a word. Daniyal, backing away, said softly, "Look, you... you can't come near me. You... stay away from me."
Ignoring her words, Ikhtiyar leaned very close to her. He let his deep breaths wash over her neck and said with a crooked smile, "Oh really!! You ran away with my soon-to-be wife and sat in her place, and you're telling me I can't come near you? Seriously, do I want to come near you, or do you want to come near me?" He said this while breathing his hot, deep breaths onto her neck.
Then he moved away from Daniyal. He fastened her seatbelt properly. Then he looked at her hands, which were adorned with rose bangles. He said with a crooked smile, "Oh no, these delicate soft roses will be crushed terribly tonight. These delicate soft roses will be sacrificed tonight for our union." Saying this, he sat back in the driver's seat and put on his seatbelt.
He comfortably started the car and sped down the deserted roads of Hyderabad. There wasn't a single car or truck nearby. The place was completely desolate.
Looking at Ikhtiyar, Daniyal said with teary eyes, "Please don't do anything to me, don't come near me. I didn't do anything. I... I didn't run Alia Apa away, she... she ran away herself. I didn't run them away." Then, with slight anger, she said, "I have no desire to come near you."
Ikhtiyar didn't reply. He was driving the car at full speed.
Daniyal was scared by his fast driving. She held her seatbelt tightly. Trembling, she said, "Please drive slower, don't drive so fast. Please, please drive slowly." She was very scared, but Ikhtiyar was unaffected. He continued to drive at full speed.
After a while, their car stopped outside a large villa. The villa was incredibly beautiful. A road led into the villa, with a large fountain in the center. Small children were sitting in it, playing with the water. On either side of the road was a large garden, filled with various roses and colorful butterflies. The garden was stunning, the villa decorated with golden lights. Their car pulled into the porch.
Ikhtiyar got out of his seat, opened the passenger door, and firmly took Daniyal's hand, pulling her out of the car. He was still holding the same hand. As Ikhtiyar grabbed her hand again, a slight gasp escaped Daniyal, "Ahhh..."
The imprint of Ikhtiyar's fingers formed on her hand, causing her great pain. But Ikhtiyar was unaffected. He dragged Daniyal upstairs. Daniyal could barely walk, but Ikhtiyar was unaffected. He dragged her up the stairs to his room and shoved her onto the bed.
Daniyal stared at him with wide eyes at his actions. Then she quickly got off the bed and moved away, saying, "What are you doing? Look, you can't do anything to me."
Ikhtiyar stood with his arms crossed, looking Daniyal up and down. He said nothing, just watched her.
Daniyal felt his gaze, which also made her slightly angry. Suddenly, her eyes fell on her hands. Her eyes widened in surprise. Ikhtiyar had held Daniyal's hands so tightly that his finger marks were imprinted on her wrist. If he had gripped any tighter, blood might have started to flow. Daniyal glanced at her hands again, then at Ikhtiyar, who was watching her.
She walked forward, grabbed Ikhtiyar's hands, and forcibly pulled him towards the bed. Dragging someone as robust as Ikhtiyar was difficult for her, but she was stubborn. She climbed onto the bed and, showing him her hands, said, "Look what you've done to my hands! You've imprinted your fingers on my hands! How much pain you've caused me! How cruel you are! My pain didn't affect you at all! You had no mercy on this innocent child! You were squeezing my hands so tightly! How much I was suffering! I was sobbing, but you showed no mercy on me, Mr. Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah."
Then she got off the bed, stood with her back to Ikhtiyar, and said, "I want a divorce from you."
Hearing her words, Ikhtiyar's eyes narrowed. Raising an eyebrow, he said, "You want a divorce for such a little pain? This is just the beginning of the pain; you have much more pain to endure."
Ignoring his words, Daniyal said, "I want a divorce from you, I love someone else."
Ikhtiyar, with his arms crossed, stared at Daniyal and said, "If you loved someone else, then why did you marry me?" He seemed slightly angry at this moment.
Daniyal said softly, "For the honor of my family. Nothing is more important to me than my family's honor."
Ikhtiyar tilted his head and said, "Oh, honor! And what will happen when people find out that the girl who just got married a little while ago is asking for a divorce from her husband?"
Looking at Ikhtiyar, Daniyal said, "Who will tell them? When we decided to marry you, we also decided on the divorce, and you won't tell them, will you?" She looked at Ikhtiyar with hopeful eyes.
Ikhtiyar chuckled slightly and said, "Why? Do I seem that virtuous to you? I won't tell them. Just think, for the honor of the family you sacrificed your happiness, you married a man you haven't even seen, and now you're asking for a divorce from him. Imagine if this news gets out in the media... it will spread like wildfire, won't it? Suleiman Sahib's elder granddaughter, who ran away from home on her wedding day, who insisted her family marry her to Ikhtiyar Ahmed Shah and ran away from home on her wedding day, and his younger granddaughter, who got married to save her family's honor but had someone else in her heart, loved someone else, and just a few hours after the wedding, asked her husband for a divorce... it would be great breaking news, wouldn't it?"
Looking at him with teary eyes, Daniyal said, "Would you want to live with someone who can never truly accept you, never give you a place in their heart, because someone else resides in their heart, someone else rules that heart, and you can never find a place in that heart? Would you want to live in this unwanted relationship, where neither your happiness nor mine exists? Instead of being bound in this forced relationship, wouldn't it be better to get a divorce? You'll be happy, and I'll be happy too."
Ikhtiyar said, "Think about it once; you might regret it later."
Daniyal said, "I want a divorce from you, what is there to think about, or regret? Yes, if I remain bound in this relationship, I will definitely regret it."
Ikhtiyar removed the veil tied around his head and said, "Do you still want a divorce?"
Daniyal looked at the person standing in front of her in surprise.
Will Ikhtiyar grant Daniyal a divorce? Will Daniyal change her mind after seeing Ikhtiyar's face?
Daniyal stared at Ikhtiyar Ahmad Shah standing in front of her. Ikhtiyar had removed his support; now his handsome face was in front of Daniyal.
Daniyal narrowed her eyes and said to herself, "No, this cannot be. Am I going mad? Or have I become so madly in love with him that I see him everywhere?" Then, closing her eyes tightly and shaking her head, she said, "No, no, he cannot be in front of me. How can he be in front of me? He only came to the university today to teach, no, he cannot be in front of me."
Surely, I am mistaken. It seems this infatuation has gone to my head a bit too much. Does a person become so foolish after falling in love that they see their beloved's face everywhere? It seems the same is happening to me. It seems I have developed a love phobia.
Then, she lightly opened one eye and looked ahead. She still saw Professor S. She slowly said again, "No, how can he be here? He isn't that cruel, is he? This person held my hand so cruelly. No, he cannot be. And my proximity makes his heart race, but his did not. No, this cannot be him. It seems my mind is playing tricks on me, making me see him all the time, everywhere. But I didn't see Professor S anywhere in the palace, so why am I seeing Professor Sahib here? Why do I see Professor Sahib's face in his? Have my eyes gone bad?"
Having said this, she rubbed her eyes tightly. Then, blinking her eyelids, she looked at Ikhtiyar. Then she said to herself, "I still see Professor Sahib." She looked very cute doing all these things.
Ikhtiyar said to Daniyal, "Do you still want a divorce?"
Daniyal nodded her head and said, "Yes, yes, I want a divorce from you."
Ikhtiyar now took steps towards Daniyal without saying anything. He was slowly walking towards Daniyal. Seeing Ikhtiyar approaching her, Daniyal, blinking repeatedly and stammering, said, "Why... why are you coming near me? Why are you coming near me? Stay away from me."
Ikhtiyar said in his dominating voice, "Do you still want a divorce, even after seeing my face?"
Daniyal, making a silly face, said, "Why? Are there diamonds and jewels embedded in your face that if I see it, I will forget about wanting a divorce? Show me, then." Saying this, she stood on her toes and held Ikhtiyar's face, turning it left and right to look at his face properly.
Daniyal was much shorter than Ikhtiyar. She could only reach his chest. Where she was, a delicate five feet two inches girl, and where he was, a six feet two inches man.
As soon as Daniyal realized what she was doing, she quickly lowered her hand and wiped her hands on her red net dupatta, as if she had touched something impure. The red dupatta was still on her head, covering the portion up to her nose. Only Daniyal's lips, stained with red lipstick, were visible. Making a silly face, she said to herself, "Okay, he's alright, but not as handsome as my Professor Sahib." She said this very softly, so Ikhtiyar couldn't hear her at all.
Ikhtiyar had now come very close to Daniyal. He put his arm around Daniyal's waist, pulling her a little closer, and said, "Do you still want a divorce?"
Daniyal, irritated by his repeated question, said, "Yes, yes, I told you, I want a divorce from you."
Ikhtiyar now said only two words, "Why do you want it?"
Daniyal, irritated, said, "I told you, I love someone else, I am in love with someone else."
"Then why did you marry me?" Ikhtiyar asked, looking into Daniyal's eyes.
Daniyal, making a silly face, said, "I didn't, you forced me." She said this, pushing him away with her tiny hands on Ikhtiyar's chest.
Ikhtiyar raised an eyebrow and said, "How did I? Will you explain?"
Daniyal narrowed her eyes and glared at him, saying, "You forced me into marriage. When you heard, when the Qazi was saying my name instead of Alia api's, you should have refused then, but no, you didn't refuse. You knew beforehand that your marriage was to be with someone else, yet you married me, so if this isn't forced, what is?"
Daniyal was putting all the blame on Ikhtiyar.
Ikhtiyar now released Daniyal and bent down, bringing his face very close to hers, and moved his finger in front of his face, saying, "Do you still want a divorce after seeing this face?"
Daniyal, who was thinking to herself, "Man, I see Professor Sahib's face in his, and on top of that, he keeps bringing his face in front of me. This is not Professor Sahib. How can he be here? And he can't be that at all. Why would he be here?" Then she slowly turned her face up and looked at Ikhtiyar's face and was mesmerized for a moment.
She started getting lost in his ocean-blue eyes, those captivating eyes. Then, quickly regaining her senses, she said to herself, "A face can be deceiving, but these eyes, no, these eyes seem like Professor Sahib's." Then she slowly raised her hand and placed it on Ikhtiyar's face and softly said, "Is this you, Professor S?"
Ikhtiyar just nodded his head. He didn't say anything this time.
Daniyal shook her head and said, "No, no, this must be my illusion." Then she placed her left hand on her right hand and lightly pinched it, which caused a slight pain. But ignoring her pain, she looked at Ikhtiyar in front of her. She still saw Professor S's face. Confused, she said, "Is this reality then?"
Then she held out her right hand in front of Ikhtiyar and slowly said, "Pinch me here."
Ikhtiyar narrowed his eyes and said, "What?"
Daniyal, irritated, said, "Are you deaf, that I have to tell you everything twice? Didn't you hear? I said, pinch my hand."
Ikhtiyar said at her words, "What is this childish behavior?"
Daniyal took a deep breath, as if trying to control her anger, because Ikhtiyar was now making her angry. But still, she couldn't control her anger. She said with slight anger, "Are you going to pinch me or not?"
Ikhtiyar didn't say anything this time. With a devilish smile, he firmly pinched Daniyal's hand, causing Daniyal to let out a slight shriek.
Looking at Ikhtiyar, she said angrily, "How cruel you are! You weren't like this before." Then, happily, she hugged Ikhtiyar and said, "I am married to you, my crush. They say God gives precious things, and God has given me such a new gift that I love, who is my love. God has given me that." She was speaking happily.
But as soon as she remembered how Ikhtiyar had held her hand so cruelly, and even pushed her into the car, she angrily broke away from him and shouted at him, "How dare you hold my hand so cruelly? You weren't like this before. When I used to come near you, your heart used to race. You used to run away from me. Are you taking revenge on me?"
She was angry at Ikhtiyar, but Ikhtiyar wasn't saying anything.
As soon as Daniyal remembered that Ikhtiyar was supposed to marry her elder sister Alia, her face turned redder with anger. Enraged, she lashed out at him, "How dare you marry anyone else besides me? How can you even think that you will marry someone else? Speak, how dare you?" She kept staring at Ikhtiyar.
But Ikhtiyar was not saying anything. He was calmly listening to her every word. There was a coolness in his captivating eyes, as if he knew what he was going to do, or perhaps this coolness meant he had found something great, or it was the calm before a storm. Only Ikhtiyar knew this.
Daniyal angrily walked up to Ikhtiyar and pointed a finger at him, saying, "Speak, how dare you marry someone else? How can you say yes to marrying someone else? Now, don't talk to me at all." Saying this, she angrily sat on the sofa placed there and turned her face away.
What will Daniyal do now with Ikhtiyar? What is the meaning of Ikhtiyar's cold eyes?
Iktiyar looked at Daniyal and said, "Little Lamb, listen to me."
Hearing "Little Lamb" only increased Daniyal's anger. She turned back angrily and said, "What did you say? You said you would make my life hell, didn't you? What did you say?" She said, thinking, "Welcome to hell, little lamb, that's what you said, wasn't it?"
Iktiyar looked at Daniyal lovingly and said, "Little Lamb, look, you are married to me, married out of love, and you are getting angry here for no reason."
Daniyal rolled her eyes and said, "I am getting angry at you for no reason? And what you did was not for no reason! You were marrying someone else. How could you think of that? And what did you say to me? 'Welcome to hell', that's what you said, and you're saying I'm getting angry for no reason!"
Iktiyar was now completely irritated by her shouting. He said, "Little Lamb, now you are irritating me."
Daniyal flared up at him even more and said, "Wow, really! First, I was getting angry at you for no reason, and now I'm irritating you. Fine. Why are you standing here? Why are you listening to me? Go away from here, go!" Then, thinking, she said, "One minute, this isn't your house, this isn't your mansion. Where have you brought me? Have you…?" She stopped mid-sentence and looked at Iktiyar with suspicious eyes. Then she remembered what Iktiyar had said in the car, and thinking about it made her angry.
She glared at him angrily and said, "Look, you can't do anything untoward to me." She placed her hands on her chest and said, then, getting even angrier, said, "This is not your mansion! Where have you brought me and why?"
Iktiyar said with a devilish smile, "This is my villa, and I've brought you here to celebrate our golden night. Now that we're married, we have to celebrate our golden night." His dark eyes clearly showed mischief and the desire to fulfill his purpose.
Daniyal narrowed her eyes and said, "Golden night?" Then, as her gaze fell on the clock, she exclaimed, "Oh no!"
Hearing Daniyal's scream, Iktiyar looked at her with an expressionless face and said, "What happened to you now? Why are you screaming like this?"
Daniyal stammered, "What else should I do but scream? Are you looking at the time? It's 8:00 PM, and my Power Rangers are coming! It's time for the Power Rangers to arrive. Do you have a TV here?" she asked Iktiyar.
Then she said to herself, "Of course, you must have a TV. It's such a big villa, so there must be a TV." Having said that, she looked around. She saw a large LED TV on the wall in front of her. She quickly went and picked up the remote lying there, turned on the Power Rangers channel, and comfortably sat on the sofa, watching the Power Rangers.
Iktiyar was just staring at the TV with frustration. He said to himself, "Here I brought my little Little Lamb to my villa to celebrate our golden night, but here my Little Lamb is ruining my dreams and watching Power Rangers comfortably." Then, shaking his head, he said, "No, no, not ruining, she's washing my dreams away with Power Rangers."
Iktiyar stood behind Daniyal and, placing his hands on the sofa and leaning slightly, breathed deeply into Daniyal's ear and said softly, "Little Lamb, tonight is our golden night, and what are you doing? Are these Power Rangers more important to you than our golden night?"
Daniyal shivered for a moment, feeling Iktiyar's breath so close to her. Hearing Iktiyar's next words, she innocently nodded and said, "Yes, these Power Rangers are more important to us than our golden night. Do you even know how amazing Power Rangers Ninja Steel is, how amazing it is! You should also come and sit with me." Having said this, she looked at Iktiyar very innocently, then turned her face back to the TV and said,
"One minute, before you sit, bring me chicken lollipops. I really feel like eating them. And whenever I watch TV, I need something to eat. So, you go and quickly bring me chicken lollipops. And yes, you won't be able to make them so quickly, and I'm not such a cruel wife to make my husband cook chicken lollipops. You order chicken lollipops from Zomato. They'll arrive in a while, then you can go and get them." Having said this, she comfortably relaxed, placing her feet on the table in front, and watched the Power Rangers.
Iktiyar just stared at the TV with frustration. All of this was happening because of that TV. If that TV hadn't been there, his Little Lamb wouldn't have been watching Power Rangers on it, and he would have been comfortably celebrating his golden night with his Little Lamb.
When Daniyal didn't see Iktiyar leaving, she said, "Did you not hear me! Either you've gotten old, and your hearing has gone bad!" Then she placed her hand on her chest, wiping away tears that came to her eyes, and said, "Oh God! I've found an old man!"
Iktiyar, who was now angry, turned Daniyal towards him with a jerk and, looking into her ocean blue eyes, said with slight anger, "Come to the bedroom, then I'll tell you if you've found an old man or a young one. One action from me is enough to show you my youth."
At Taj Falaknuma Palace, Azlan was glaring angrily at Ishika Ji standing in front of him. The atmosphere there was very tense. He stared at her for two minutes, then said with mild anger, "Wow, Mama, wow! What double standards you have! First, you tell Dani yourself, 'Now the honor of our family is in her hands, she should get married.' And when she was ready to get married, you tell her not to get married, Dani. Tell me, Mama, how can you do this?"
Ishika Ji looked at Azlan with teary eyes and said, "Azlan, son, what are you saying? Yes, I admit I told her, 'She should get married,' because at that time, I only saw the honor of this family. But later, I realized what I had told her. We all know very well what a great executioner Iktiyar Ahmed Shah is. What can he not do to her! That's why I later told Dani not to marry him. What if he made her life hell... he is a very dangerous man." She said, slightly scared, then continued, "At first, I only cared about the honor of the family, but later, I was only worried about Danu, so I stopped her, but she wouldn't listen."
Azlan shook his head and said, "No, Mama, you just agreed with Mr. Akhtar. You didn't think about Dani first. Mr. Akhtar said, 'The honor of this family is now in her hands,' but did he forget that years ago, he himself crushed the honor of this family, auctioned it in public! How embarrassed Grandfather, Uncle, and Father were then! And Mr. Akhtar can't bear this shame, so he presented his daughter to that executioner. Is the honor of the house only the responsibility of daughters? Not sons?" He asked, looking at everyone present.
Akhtar Sahib, who had been listening to all this for a long time, shouted at Azlan, "Azlan, stay within your limits!"
Azlan looked at him angrily and said, "Limits? What limits should I stay within, Mr. Akhtar? The limit you crossed years ago? Or the limit you crossed four years ago? Or are you talking about the limit you just crossed a few moments ago?" He then said in a slightly softer voice, "This time your daughter was trusting you, Mr. Akhtar, this time you will stand up for her, but no, this time too you did not stand up for her! Instead, you are a coward who could never stand up for his daughter. You only care about yourself, then and now. You are a selfish person who can never care about anyone."
Mr. Akhtar shouted angrily, "Azlan Akhtar!" He raised his hand to strike him in anger, but his hand stopped in mid-air. He was controlling himself with great difficulty at that moment. This was the first time Akhtar Sahib had raised his hand to hit Azlan. He was his youngest son, whom he never raised his hand against, no matter how much he yelled at him.
Azlan looked at Mr. Akhtar standing in front of him. His fists clenched. He said angrily, "Why are you stopping? You've raised your hand, so extend it further! Redden my cheek with your strong hand! Why did you stop your hand? Hit me, extend your hand!"
Akhtar Sahib lowered his hand, clenched his fists tightly, looked at Azlan, and said in a low but stern voice, "You have become the son of a scoundrel."
Azlan smiled wryly and said, "I am not the son of a scoundrel, I am your son. However, if you are calling yourself that, I can't do anything about it."
Mr. Akhtar glared at Azlan in anger. Sheriyaz, who had been watching all this for a long time, came to Azlan and said, "Azlan, what are you doing? He is our father."
Azlan looked at Sheriyaz and said, "Oh, Baba? Sorry, Sheri Bhai, but have they ever considered us their children? You might be forgetting, this is the same person because of whom Dani left this house four years ago. He is just a selfish person who cares about no one but himself." He glared at Mr. Akhtar and then said, "I will not repeat the mistake I made four years ago. I couldn't stand up for my sister back then, but now I am standing up for my sister. I can't let her lose everything again. Because of all this, she has sacrificed her own happiness."
"Yes, why would you all even know! You people don't know what's happening in her life, what's not, what she's enduring, what she's not enduring? You people have no interest in this, and you haven't even tried to find out."
Then he looked at Mr. Akhtar and warned him, "You have done very wrong this time, Mr. Akhtar! You presented my sister to that executioner. You will have to pay the price for this." Having said this, he left the place in anger.
Mr. Akhtar glared angrily at Sheriyaz and said, "Sheri, explain to your younger brother. He is becoming more and more ill-mannered day by day." Having said this, he also left.
There was someone there who was very happy seeing the father and son fighting like this.
Ishika Ji looked at Sheriyaz with teary eyes and said, "Sheri, find out if Dani is okay there. Did he do anything to Dani? Is he beating her? Please, Sheri, find out."
Sheriyaz reassured her, "Mama, don't worry. Dani will be fine there."
"No, no, find out if Dani is okay there," Ishika Ji insisted to Sheriyaz.
Sheriyaz took a deep breath and said, "Okay Mama, I'll find out, but you go and rest. You'll get sick like this. Don't stress yourself too much."
Ishika Ji nodded and left. Now no one was there; everyone had slowly left. Sheriyaz was standing alone in the middle of the large hall.
Will Iktiyar be able to celebrate his golden night with Daniyal? Who is this person? What did Mr. Akhtar do four years ago?
Safa, Ayra, and Mehr were sitting in their hostel room. Safa was sitting on her bed, with a pillow on her lap, lost in thought. She looked troubled. Ayra and Mehr had been watching her for a while. Since she had arrived, she had been sitting like that, not saying anything to anyone, just absorbed in her thoughts, oblivious to the world around her. They were both already very worried. Seeing her like that made them even more concerned.
Ayra asked Safa, shaking her, "Safa, what happened? What's wrong with you? You've been acting strange since you got here. And where's Daniya?"
Safa came back to reality and replied, "Huh? What happened? What's wrong?"
Mehr asked with a worried tone, "That's what we're asking, what's wrong? You've been looking troubled since you got here. And where's Daniya? We don't know about her family problems, but you do. Tell us, Safa, what's going on? Did her family arrange her marriage to someone?"
The four of them had been together for four years and were very close. They considered each other's pain as their own. But Daniya always hid her troubles, while Safa knew about all of them.
Ayra asked Safa, "What happened, Safa? Tell us."
Safa replied slowly, "She didn't listen. She went through with the marriage to that executioner."
Ayra's mind seemed to wander, and she asked Safa, "Have you seen that executioner? Is he handsome?"
Safa, who had a pillow on her lap, lifted it and hit Ayra's face with it, saying angrily, "You shameless girl! There's a serious situation going on here, Daniya got trapped by an executioner, and you're wondering if he's handsome or not! He's an executioner, he's definitely not handsome. Our Daniya, who always dreamed of marrying a handsome guy, ended up with an executioner!"
"And I heard executioners have big cuts on their faces, one of their eyes is missing, they wear a black bandage over their eye, and their noses are broken, their faces are really ugly. I wonder how Daniya reacted when she saw the executioner's face, maybe she fainted."
Mehr asked Safa, "Didn't Azlan call you to stop this marriage?"
Safa got angry when Azlan's name was mentioned. She said, "That donkey, that monkey! He was using me as a scapegoat, wanted me to go there and create a scene, saying I'm the executioner's girlfriend and he's marrying someone else! What a donkey!" Her face showed irritation and anger when talking about Azlan. She continued, "I gathered all the information about that executioner on the way. He's really dangerous! But I couldn't find his photo, he's quite mysterious. When I asked Azlan, he said, 'I don't care to see it.'"
Safa looked a bit scared and said, "But I couldn't take that risk, what if he killed me on the spot? I tried to talk to Daniya, but that fool sacrificed her happiness for her family's honor and didn't even talk to me."
Ayra tried to console Safa, "You know her well, she's willing to go to any extent for her family. You don't need to feel sorry, you tried your best."
On the other side,
Ikhtiyar kept looking at Daniya's eyes. He was captivated by her ocean-blue eyes, which made him feel intoxicated. He said, "Let's go to bed, little lamb, and I'll show you how young I am. Trust me, you won't be able to handle my youth. And it's our golden night, so we have to celebrate it." His eyes sparkled with mischief.
Daniya made a face and said, "We have no interest in seeing your youth or old age."
Ikhtiyar held her waist and said, "Why? You wanted to test my youth, didn't you? Come on, I'll let you test it."
Daniya looked at Ikhtiyar with wide eyes and mouth and said, "When did I say that?"
Ikhtiyar leaned in and said, "You said it, little lamb."
For some reason, Daniya's face and ears turned red. She quickly turned her face away and said, "I didn't say anything like that. Move away! I want to watch Power Rangers." She pointed to her phone and said, "Order chicken lollipops quickly. I haven't eaten anything, and I got distracted by all this commotion. My little stomach is really hungry."
Ikhtiyar smiled and said, "You want to test my youth? Trust me, it's more fun than watching Power Rangers."
Daniya insisted, "No, I just want to watch Power Rangers, and you order chicken lollipops quickly." She pushed Ikhtiyar away and sat back, watching TV.
Ikhtiyar sat down on the couch, looking annoyed. He thought Daniya wouldn't let him celebrate their golden night, but he could at least have some chicken lollipops. He glared at Daniya, who was eating her chicken lollipops and watching TV.
When his phone rang, Ikhtiyar got more irritated. He picked up the phone and saw the name flashing on the screen. He muttered to himself, "Who's calling me now? Who's business did I take over that they're calling me at this hour?"
As he was about to answer, the call ended, but it rang again immediately. Ikhtiyar got up and walked away from Daniya to answer the call.
The person on the other end said something that made Ikhtiyar's eyes narrow and his eyebrows furrow.
Who called Ikhtiyar?
Iqtiyar spoke in a slightly annoyed tone, “What? What did you just say?”
The other end replied, “Can’t you hear? Have you gone deaf? I said to stay away from my sister, got it? You married my sister, but don’t even try to touch her. This is no one else, it’s Sheriyaz.”
Iqtiyar, whose temper was already frayed, spoke irritably, “Anything else? Tell me so I can shift to another room or I can move to my farmhouse in Hyderabad and stay there, and then you can be happy.”
Sheriyaz, observing Iqtiyar’s reaction, said, “Why are you getting so agitated? It’s like Danai didn’t let you come near her.” At that moment, he heard the TV sound coming from behind. He chuckled lightly and said, “Meaning I’m right. Danai didn’t let you touch her, meaning she didn’t let you come close to her.” He burst into loud laughter, “Ha ha ha…”
Then, controlling his laughter, he said, “That’s correct. After all, whose sister is she? She’s my sister. Someone like you, who married her, wouldn’t let you come near her, would they?”
Iqtiyar raised an eyebrow and interrupted, “I…”
Sheriyaz quickly said, “Meaning, with the way you married her, do you think she’d let you touch her?” He glanced at his watch, which showed 8:30 PM. Smiling, he said, “At this time, Danai must be watching her favorite Power Rangers. She wouldn’t leave her TV, would she?” Clearing his throat, he added, “By the way, isn’t today your golden night?” He continued, sprinkling salt on Iqtiyar’s wounds, “But Danai loves her TV more than anyone. She didn’t let you touch her; she didn’t let you celebrate your golden night.” He burst into laughter again, clearly enjoying teasing Iqtiyar.
Iqtiyar spoke in anger but in a low voice, “If you talk nonsense, I’ll throw you like Power Rangers.” Saying this, he ended the call.
Sheriyaz laughed and said, “Oh, oh!!” But when he heard the call disconnect, he looked at his phone and scowled, “What did I say that he cut off the call right in my face?” He sat back on the bed, laughing loudly, imagining Iqtiyar’s irritated face.
“The morning”
Daniyal slowly opened her eyes. Stretching and yawning, she got up, still in her white clothes. Rubbing her eyes, she looked ahead, still half asleep. Her eyes quickly gained full consciousness as she took in the sight before her - a man with 8-pack abs.
He had a black towel wrapped around his waist, and with one hand, he was drying his hair in front of the mirror. As their eyes met through the mirror, a devilish smile spread across his face. He put down the towel and slowly approached Daniyal.
Daniyal, captivated by his physique, was oblivious to Iqtiyar’s approach until he stood right next to her. He put his hands around her and one knee on the bed, bringing his face close to hers.
Their faces were inches apart, noses touching, and their breaths intertwined. For a moment, they were lost in each other’s eyes. Iqtiyar, with a devilish grin, said, “Why are you watching from so far, little lamb? Come closer and see; I’m all yours, from top to bottom. Should I show you without this towel? You can see me properly, from top to bottom. You were observing me, weren’t you? Let’s inspect thoroughly.” He winked.
Daniyal’s face turned bright red. She pushed Iqtiyar away and rushed into the washroom.
Iqtiyar lay back on the bed, smiling and watching the washroom door. “You made me suffer a lot in university, little lamb. Now, I’ll take revenge for everything.” His smile grew wider.
Inside the washroom, Daniyal was stunned. She looked at her reflection, wondering what was happening. She thought, “What’s wrong with Professor’s behavior today? He’s acting so out of character, so flirtatious.”
She pondered, “Is he taking classes in flirting with some roadside cheapskate? He was decent in university, but now he’s completely out of line.”
After a while, the washroom door opened. Daniyal cautiously peeked out. Seeing no one, she let out a sigh of relief. She stepped out, still wrapped in a white towel, her damp hair dripping with water.
She looked around cautiously, still shaken by Iqtiyar’s actions. Finding the room empty, she picked up her phone, put on some music, and grabbed a hairdryer to dry her hair. She swayed to the music, dancing slightly as she dried her hair.
She sang along to the song, completely absorbed…
As she spun around, her towel slightly shifted. Completely lost in her world, she didn’t notice two pairs of eyes watching her with a different spark.
Daniyal turned around, and her eyes widened in surprise as she saw the strict person standing before her. The hairdryer slipped from her hand and fell to the ground, but she didn’t seem to notice, too shocked by his presence.
Daniyal's eyes widened as she stared at the person standing in front of her. Ikhtiar, with a devilish smile, was gazing at Daniyal from head to toe. There was a peculiar spark in his eyes. He approached Daniyal with long strides. Daniyal's brain had stopped functioning; she couldn't blink or move from her spot. She stood like a statue.
Ikhtiar stood extremely close to Daniyal. He looked at her from top to bottom with intense eyes, touched her hair with his hand, and said,
"Touch me, touch me, touch me
Oh, zara-zara, kiss me, kiss me, kiss me
Oh, zara-zara, hold me, hold me, hold me"
He put one hand around Daniyal's waist and the other on her shoulder. He brought his index finger down in a seductive manner and said in a magnetic voice, "Little lamb, say it once. I'm ready to touch you, kiss you, and hold you. I've already touched you. Tell me, should I hold you or kiss you?" He moved closer to Daniyal's face.
Daniyal heard Ikhtiar's voice and felt his warm breath on her neck. She suddenly regained consciousness and opened her eyes wide, staring at Ikhtiar, who was moving closer to her face. Her throat dried up as she saw his pink lips. She quickly pushed Ikhtiar away and rushed towards the closet, singing.
The song was still playing. Ikhtiar continued singing while glancing at the closet with a slanted smile,
"Touch me, touch me, touch me
Oh, zara-zara, kiss me, kiss me, kiss me
Oh, zara-zara, hold me, hold me, hold me"
After a while, Daniyal came out of the closet. She kept her eyes downcast, lacking the courage to look at Ikhtiar. His strange words and his appearance in front of her in a towel had embarrassed her. She wore a white shirt and a grey floral skirt, with her hair loose. She looked beautiful even without makeup. Her face was still flushed, as if she was blushing.
She slowly raised her eyes and looked at Ikhtiar, who was standing in a grey three-piece suit, applying perfume in front of the mirror. He applied perfume to his shirt cuffs. As the fragrance of the perfume reached Daniyal's nose, she sniffed it and looked at Ikhtiar again. There was something about Ikhtiar or his perfume that was intoxicating her. Whenever she looked at him, she couldn't help but stare, forgetting to blink. Perhaps it was her love for him that made her forget everything when she looked at him.
Ikhtiar glanced at Daniyal, who was staring at him. He had already noticed her arrival but pretended as if he hadn't seen her. He approached Daniyal closely, put his hand around her waist, and pulled her close, saying, "Little lamb, I've said it before. I'm all yours, from head to toe. You can look at me properly. If you're not comfortable seeing me in these clothes, it's okay. I'll remove these clothes now, and then you can look at me comfortably."
Daniyal's ears and face turned red again upon hearing Ikhtiar's words. She turned her gaze away, placed her small hands on his chest, and pushed him away, saying, "What are you... what are you doing? Stay away from me, let me go." Due to Ikhtiar's closeness, she couldn't speak properly, as if she had forgotten how to talk.
However, Ikhtiar didn't let Daniyal go. He smiled and looked at her. A thought occurred to Daniyal. Without looking at Ikhtiar, she said, "Where are you going, dressed like this and wearing perfume?"
Ikhtiar turned Daniyal's face towards the clock and then towards himself, saying, "You might be saying I'm a university professor, and it's almost time for university, so I'm going to university. You also get ready quickly, and we'll go to university together."
Daniyal exclaimed loudly, "No!!"
Ikhtiar asked, "What's wrong?"
Daniyal looked down and said softly, "I won't go to university. What will my friends say? They'll tease me, calling me 'Professor's darling.'"
Ikhtiar said, "No one will say anything. Get ready quickly."
Daniyal shook her head and said, "No, I won't go today. My aunt called me over."
Then she looked at him and said, "And you can't go either."
Ikhtiar raised an eyebrow, leaned towards her, and asked, "Why?"
Daniyal leaned backward and said, "Because I'm saying so."
Ikhtiar leaned towards her and said, "But why should I listen to you? What will I get in return?"
Daniyal quickly said, "I'll give you whatever you want." But as soon as she realized what she had said, she tightly closed her eyes and whispered to herself, "Daniyal, what did you just say? The professor is already flirting, and now he might ask you for something inappropriate."
What would Ikhtiar demand from Daniyal in exchange for not going to university?
