The Beast

13

عشق پر زور نہیں، یہ وہ آتش ہے غالب ~
جو لگاۓ نہ لگے اور بجھائے نہ بجھے ~

Ishq par zor nhi, yeh woh aatish hai ghalib~
Jo lagaye na lagy or bujhaye na bujhy~

( Translation )

Love is not in one's control, this is that fire roused ..
It cannot be willed to ignite, nor can it be doused ..

~

The sun was a huge ball of fire lighting the whole world, the sky was fiery with specks of orange and yellow.
Gulaab was sitting beside Raza and Hania beneath a shade in an open cafeteria, sipping her vanilla latte lazily.
The red shirt she was wearing was complimenting her pristine skin and blue eyes.

"Come on Gul I'm sorryyyy"
Hania whined, still munching on the lemon cheesecake, her chubby cheeks looked utmost cute at the moment, Raza quickly averted his eyes after taking a glance.

"No. I was waiting for you and you didn't come"
Gulaab glared at her, she was still mad at Hania for not coming to Hamid bhai's engagement, she was rooting for her all night.

"You know my khala came back from new jersey and her pervert of a son also came, I had to give them company"
Hania pouted, thinking about her tharki cousin.

"Pervert? What did he do?"
Raza was seemingly more interested as he leaned down to face hania.
Their faces were inches away and Hania's heart skipped a beat staring at his ebony dark eyes, they were so beautiful with curled wispy lashes.

"There we go"
Gulaab muttered under her breath and opened her phone to play her favorite game, because it was better than third wheeling.

"Haye you jerk! Get away"
Hania snapped out of her haze, averting her gaze from his bewitching eyes.

"Okay okay! Now tell me what did he do?"
Raza said, the thought of her pervert cousin didn't set well with him.

"What can he do? He finna catch these hands if he ever tried something"
Hania shot while imitating some boxing moves.
Raza chuckled lightly whacking her head with the book he was holding.

"You piece of shit; that hurts"
Hania rubbed her head.

"Guys! I'm right here"
Gulaab yelled, getting tired of being ignored.

"Gulaab look, that big Alpha guy"
Hania slapped her shoulder in excitement.
Gulaab rubbed her shoulder while looking ahead.
It was Ebek Awarkzai indeed.
Looking as fine as ever, his blue shirt was tucked into his black slacks, chiselled features were glowing in the sun, dark eyes were concealed with ray bans, black hairs were pushed back while a few strands were hovering over his forehead.
Gulaab felt her cheeks flaming with blush as her heart beat quickened.
He was just so handsome, leaning against his car and talking to zameer.

"Yrrr he's so hot!"
Hania sighed dreamily, Raza shifted in his place and glared at the man in annoyance.

"No. Not at all"
Raza mumbled, standing in front of hania.
So that Hania could no longer gawk the man.

"Hato agy se. Mood khrab mat Karo"
Hania yelled oblivious to the fact that Raza was burning in jealousy.
Gulaab wanted him to look at her once but he never did...
A frown maked it's way to her forehead as she watched his car driving away.

~

Ebek Awarkzai had made up his mind, he will talk to his father today about Gulaab and his wedding.
He didn't wanted to sit and wait.
He was scared that someone will snatch her away.
That's why he was here, in his father's office.
Just when he opened the door, the sight in front of him made him sick to the gut.
A red haired girl was sitting on his father's lap while his father was smiling at her gleefully.
Ebek got in and closed the door with a loud bang, watching how the girl flinched and his father visibly panicked when he saw him.