Unrequited Love

Chapter 9 :: Finally in Pakistan

Let's just say.......

well, Let's not say anything........

For one, Rahat was so shocked actually at first.....looking at not 3 but 4 figure!

and angry after hearing everything--- not everything, just what Rushda claimed she heard.....from Insiyaa's eavesdropping!

As much as Rahat wanted to continue talk and argue, their discussion however didn’t go that far because Baba called for all of them and they had to get out of the train and Shawkat realized Rahat genuinely had no idea about this marriage fixing at at all......it's just Baba who asked him to join them probably at the last minute!

Rahat blinked repeatedly......almost as if just realizing something!

''you knew! but how ?'' He hissed, walking behind their father, glaring at Shawkat

''err......knew what, exactly ?'' Shawkat asked, he was confused by his sudden anger,

"about all this! you didn’t look surprised at all" Rahat accusingly said

"oh! insu heard Baba and lawyer's talking, you heard what Rushda said"

"and she informed you when, after that ?"

he really wanted it to be a bad dream though he knew it wasn’t!

"umm....before we uh--- left" Shawkat answered scratching back of his head.

their lie wasn’t really adding up........

one by one Rahat looked at all four fa--...... three actually if you don't include a 5ft1" burkha clad figure desperately trying to stay as invisible as possible infront of him.

Rahat frowned pointing finger at her....."who is she...?''

and Insiyaa paled under her veil.

"She's with us!" Ruthba answered looking anywhere but him......and gulped, desperately praying that he doesn’t ask any more question

Rahat only c****d his head as if waiting for her to disclose more.....details, only for her to turn to look at her sister pleading with eyes "help me up here"

And Rushda just rolled her eyes and said....."actually she would stay with us for the time with our ---- hired help, it's an unknown country, we will be in a -- unknown house, so i called the agency that let people hire maid"

when she looked around only to notice Ruthba and Shawkat's jaw was almost on the floor......and heard a choking noise!

Definitely coming from under the veil!

well someone was not happy.....

so, that's the reason why their dad specifically did not wanted to Insiyaa to join them here,....so that he could marry these two off without any problem!

Allah knows...she can creat them out of nowhere

Rahat wasn’t really happy hearing this news so he noticed none of it, infact he was in deep thought but he looked angry with Shawkat at one point instead.....for not telling him anything before.

But why! all of a sudden,.....?

''that's why you got in the train earlier than the time.....to inform them ?" Rahat growled pointing at Rahil sisters...."did you tell them everything, I'm sure Baba had reasons....not to'' He said again

''err....n__no! what do you mean everything ?"

"I mean" Rahat tried to contain his anger and frustration...."Shawk.....is that all Insiyaa heard all there's more of these you didn’t think of disclosing infront of me" and testily said

"I --" Shawkat wanted to explain, but he stopped....because seriously there was nothing to -- Insiyaa already told them pretty much everything but who does Rahat think he is.....

what the f**k gotten inside his boxer and died there

"I.am.not.a.child, Rahat....do not talk to me like this'' Shawkat growled back making three female behind him shifting from foot to foot uncomfortably

"it's fine, Rahat, really........we are old enough, we can behave maturely too" Rushda said irritatingly

"we will see about that" He muttered under his breath glaring at his brother before walking off from there

.....after this "interesting" discussion between the two brothers,....it was a good thing that now "one cat is out of the bag"....at least it's head.

Gosh kitty! Mu'eza......Insiyaa was already missing that i***t.

nevermind....., Focus Insiyaa you'll see him when you return home!

Thank ALLAH that, she decided to bought her burkha with her, so, Rahil sisters and Shawkat decided they would hid her well from baba for next few days and Rahat as well.

Though Rahat would not be a problem for long he'll leave after the burial, but he would not take it as lightly as Shawkat did.

Her burkha wasn’t really a problem,....but though she never wore it religiously, much to Amma's dismay, but she was used to it..... Beside this way baba would neither recognize nor question it either so,....a safe option!

And there's another fact that, they said she was hired as their personal maid, they contacted her agency before coming here......

"seriously Rushi......you could not think of anything else" Ruthba hissed at Rushda

"exactly.....from which angle do i look a maid to you"

only for Rushda to frostily look at both of them and say...."tum dono ke paas agar koi better option tha to pehle bolna chahiye tha na......meri taraf kyun dekh rahe the phir"

[ if you two had any better option, you should have told him earlier, why were you looking at me with puppy dog eyes ]

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Rahat was walking much faster than all of them

"Baba i'll go check the cars" with a nod from Baba and he was out.....but not before sending Shawkat another glare....

''naam kya hai tumahara ladki'' Amarendra Raichand asked looking at her small brukha clad figure

[ what is your name girl ? ]

Four of them tensed around her and she froze

"umm....H_a-ya, saabji" She stuttered looking down.."Haya"

''hmm.....you don't look like over 18, don't you have study to do ?''

This time everyone tried to look as normal as they could because, his assumption was correct,.......her Higher secondary exam is in 3 month, that if she could get back India in time and be present for that!

Ruthba was sweating like pig,..looking at them!

"umm....ji wo abhi c-chutti chal rahi hai to!"

[ yes! it's vacation time, so! ]

''accha part time, ghar pe kon kon hai tumhara ?'' He asked

[ oh, part time job, who is in your family ? ]

Insiyaa was wringing her hands nervously looking down, just once she looked up at Shawkat and pleaded with her eyes.....he understood.

''Baba let's go, our SUV is already here''

Fortunately Amarendra Raichand dropped that topic. From station they left from Islamabad to Rawalpindi where Rahil's lives.......

It was big,.... quite big, one storey building made of red brick, looks quite old though, at least 10/12 people living there.......and they looked very warm and welcoming or, at least that's what they tried to convey, according to Insiyaa, who was looking around everywhere under her veil.....

"never judge a book by it's cover".....Insiyaa had a very firm belief in that one line!

So, Insiyaa wasn’t really used to doing everything on her own....be that her own work or works of others!

true to Rushda's word.......she really had to be the maid! And do most of their chores like, cleaning around them, bringing anything and everything when called upon and all.

she messed up at first in things. Ruthba could not help but feeling guilty here looking at her struggling with everything,......Rushda however smirked looking at her one time.

for one, it was her idea to present her as a hired help. She even had to sleep separately in their servant's room. Sometime Ruthba tried to give her a hand, whenever she could.

Rahat kept on sulking until the day he left, After Amma's burial.

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