Unrequited Love

Chapter 5 :: The Actual reason

''you heard me already.......let's go, i don't want my brother to see me here. Baba and Shawkat is already inside with one of the bodyguard,....." She looked around hurriedly and said again..."come alone, I've checked but Rahat is still out smoking cigarette by that shop, so, he can find out, anytime"

''Oh.....err, um -- okay! come Rushi'' Ruthba said

Rushda just frowned looking at her though......before following them behind with a sigh.

"mmmh" a satisfied groan left her mouth....."i was so hungry! I couldn't even eat much you know in the flight. Journey was long and with all the anxiety, nauseating, i thought i was about to throw up then and there" Insiyaa moaned and said with mouthful of paratha.....

''How.....did you come here Insu! Babasa already said you will not accompanying us here. He left you at Bikaner himself, did he not ? Then how come you.....!'' Ruthba asked nervously

Insiyaa didn't say anything just gave her a deadpanned look......

''funny Ruth! you really have ask that.....she said, In Trunk'' Rushda rolled her eyes again and gave her a knowing look

"then i took the flight too.....i was right behind you, obviously none of you recognised me"

Ruthba couldn't believe though......

"Go, take a look at yourself, Insiyaa, Let's see if you can recognise yourself at all" Rushda retorted back

True.......she was unrecognizable with her dark skin Makeover! and then turning herself a veiled woman from top to bottom.

''are you serious,......tum phir bina bataye agayi, pichli baari babasa ne maaf kar diya tha insu, iss bari pata chalega to maar hi dalenge tumhe'' Ruthba nervously said

[ you did this again without informing anyone! Last time babasa forgave you but this time, this time he'll surely kill you Insu ]

''Right!'' Insiyaa muttered rolling her eyes while eating

''care to tell us what exactly the reason that you couldn't resist.......i mean I'm a little rebel minded too and i too like to do things the way i like but still we are from different background and Ruthba is right here......this is too big!''

Insiyaa swallowed the last remaining morsel down with orange juice and cleared her throat before looking at her......

''Other than the fact that i want be there when everyone is burying the woman who took care of me ever since i was just few days old......c'mon Rushi! Main janti hoon ki wo tum dono ki daadi thi, par mere liye mere ma se to kaam ni thi, wo tumhari daadi hi magar mere liye meri maa hi thi.....sirf tum dono ne hi kuch khoya ni hain, main ne bhi khoya hain" She said with most serious face

[ I know she was both of your grandma but for me she was close to what i had for a mother, she was like my mother......you two think only you two think you lost someone ? I lost someone too ]

And continued...... "aise kaise mujhe yahan chor ke jaa sakte ho tum saab....aajeeb hai, Shawkat ne bhi kuch ni kaha"

[ how could all of you just leave me here......so insensitive! even Shawkat didn't say anything ]

''what___do you mean you want to be there'' Ruthba swallowed and asked

''again....you have to ask ?'' Rushda snorted

''well.....I got my passport and visa made few days ago with all of you'' Insiyaa replied in a duh tone

''a_and ?''

''O, c'mon Ruth'' Rushda cried out in frustration

''Chup ho jao tum......'' Ruthba rebuked glaring at her elder sister

[ shut up,....you! ]

"And! __ and i'm going to Pakistan with all of you" Insiyaa declared loudly enough

Ruthba looked at her as if she's about to faint........absolutely shocked by the revelation.

"before you say anything or....faint! That's not the only reason, please hear me out......before you two rat me out"

this time Insiyaa's voice and expression turned serious as we as her expression!

Rushda must have noticed that because she was now sitting stiffer than before........and Ruthba blinked away the shock and looked at her again, giving her a reluctant nod, asking her to continue.

''Do you know why did your uncle came! i mean after all these years....i never saw him before, I'm sure neither did the two ofyou!"

Both sisters gave her look of confusion......

''well, because of daadi's last wish,.....she wanted to be buried by her husband's side and babasa needed to know where is that.....so yeah he had to inform the family there, whether we like it or not, he is our blood related, we can't ignore that'' Rushda said rather defensively

"come now,....from what i heard, he did not even bother to look for all of you all these years, and now one call from baba and he came running..... For nothing ?" Insiyaa argued

''......aur kya wajah ho sakta hai ? Unki ma thi wo!'' Ruthba asked

[ yeah, what else the reason would be ? She was his mother as well! ]

Insiyaa animatedly looked up pretending to think......

"Reason, hmm!.........to embezzle your money and property, reason enough for you ? whatever was in Amma's name in Pakistan and whatever she earned here, she left for both of you after your mom-dad's death"

''Rubbish....we don't have that much'' Ruthba said giving her a glare...."we are just going there to perform daadi's last rite.....It's not like we are staying there forever''

''And who told you that!" Insiyaa asked raising eyebrows

''umm......that's what truth is, we have nothing there!'' Rushda answered this time though she seemed to be quite nervous.....not so sure like before

Between these two sister, Rushda always the confidant one,.....but right then her voice didn't sound confidence at all and even Ruthba however paled hearing Insiyaa.

''But from i heard.....that's not quite true!" Insiyaa answered

''Then what is the truth!'' Rushda asked

"your dad bought few acres of lands years ago when you were baby......it was on both of you name, 50/50! and here Amma bought two apartment in Delhi for both of you too just around 6/7 years ago, according to baba! She even left both of you some cash and umm-- my umm--mother gave her some jewelries for both of you, i heard it when........baba was discussing all these with attorney" Insiyaa carelessly shrugged and answered

both sister's jaw dropped........for one yes! they didn't know that, Their dadi never told them anything, infact, she was always behaved so miserly that sometimes Rushda felt jealous of Insiyaa of how she was always so free to spend more freely than them.

"we -- we have all of these ?" She asked

"baba did inform your tayaji out of courtesy but it wasn't baba who made the offer, though" Insiyaa pointed out looking nervous

''what offer'' Suddenly Ruthba's voice came surprised and panicky

''umm.....your tayaji asked for both of your hands in marriage for two of his sons ?"

''WHAT!''

''WHAT''

both squeaked out........at the same time.

''i_c_can't'' Ruthba whispered looking shocked

''nor can i.....I'm not ready, i don't think I'll ever be'' Rushda said......she looked like she's about to be sick.

Meanwhile Train whistled, they were about to leave!

Insiyaa slightly stiffened and swallowed a big lump looking at both

"another journey begins, girls" She mumbled and just pulled her orange juice bottle up in cheering motion......

meanwhile this time both girls looked pale as sheet!

......and Insiyaa just prayed inwardly that she took the right decision about coming here and making this journey and come what may happens next,......but please khuda may no harm comes to any of them!

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