EHRAAM-E-JUNOON

Did Shanzay call?

Hey, you got the news.

She called,

she was saying come along for ice cream.

Then?

Then what? I said no,

it was so late, how could I go?

You shouldn’t have said no.

If someone calls you with love,

then you need to respond with love.

But I couldn’t go without asking you.

Okay listen,

with everyone else, it is different, but

in future if Shanzay says something then

you don’t even need to ask me,

go with her.

Okay fine.

Now tell me,

why did you not tell me about this earlier?

About what?

The same thing for which you are giving a treat.

I still not don’t know what you are taking a treat for.

Yes,

someone should learn to act naïve on everything.

I showed you the way,

that ask Shanzay to transfer her home in your name,

and you turned out to be so cunning, you got it done.

Have you gone mad?

I didn’t say anything like this to her.

She herself…

Yes, she herself…

she did it herself.

She had a divine revelation that

I gave you this advice.

Right?

You will see,

I am sure,

she will put everything in your name one day.

I have no such wish Sajeela.

Okay don’t get so serious.

I didn’t say anything like that you are in a bad mood.

I didn’t like what you say said at all, Sajila.

Fine, you said it and I didn’t like it then either.

Why?

You are getting a great life and you don’t like it?

The standard of a great life you have that is not a great life for me.

Shani, but that is a great life.

No.

A great life is one where you have

a companionship of the one you loved.

I am with you. What more do you want?

I didn’t ask for such companionship.

Shani, everything will be fine.

Nothing will be fine,

you have distanced yourself far from me.

No. What is wrong?

What you have done in love,

that has made me realize that

I cannot have any other destination, but your love.

You got too late in realizing this,

Sajila. Really late.

You took so long to make a cup of tea.

Nadia.

Nadia.

Come on, get ready.

We will go to Shani right now.

Hey, what happened?

How did you come here suddenly from work at this hour?

Come on, Nadia.

We have to go to Shani’s home right now.

Right now.

But Shani won’t be at home right now,

he will be at the office.

Aunty will be there.

Shanzay will be there.

Someone will be there.

Oh wow, that is great.

The sister is saying for so long that the brother comes and meet her,

but you don’t get time to go to meet her.

you are always busy.

And now you have so much love for your mother in law,

that you left your work and came.

Huh?

I have no love,

I am going out of helplessness.

I have found out something and

I have to go tell that to aunty.

What did you find out Khawar? Tell me.

Hey, even if you have to tell her, then do it on the phone.

Why do you have to waste your time going there?

You come quickly, get ready.

You tell me something, what happened?

I understand,

he doesn’t want to tell you in front of me,

that’s why he is not speaking up.

Mama,

Shani is cheating on Shanzay.

And I want that Nadia goes herself and tells this to aunty.

What?

God forbid. God forbid.

God forgive me. Hey, they have just been married,

and Shani has started showing his colours now.

Yes, it is true,

he has money.

Now he has money, so he will fulfill his desire.

Aunty, Shani is not like that.

Lovely brother’s lovely sister,

I have messaged you the proof about what Shani is like.

Look at it yourself

and also show aunty.

And come quickly.

I have other work in life too apart from

these stories of Shani.

Come on.

Sure.

Hey,

what did you WhatsApp? Show me as well.

Mama, I will tell you later, I am in a hurry right now.

Come on, be quick.

I will go and see…

Hey, at least show me the message.

What did he do?

Yes, did you see your brother’s doing?

When did you see all this?

Just now, a little while back.

I used to tell you earlier that

Shani is not happy with this marriage.

Will you listen to something I say?

I won’t hide this.

Khawar, if you tell them this,

all hell will break loose.

I cannot see Shanzay getting mistreated,

I called her my sister.

Okay listen,

I will go to aunt’s home,

I will talk to Sajila, she won’t hide anything from me.

I will ask her since when is she meeting Shani.

One minute. One minute. One minute.

Not Sajila, we need to make Shani understand.

I know Khawar,

we need to make both of them understand.

It is also possible that

Shani met Sajila somewhere and

he offered her to have food with him.

No, they came in the same car.

I don’t understand. I don’t believe it.

You are saying it like you

will ask Sajila and she will tell you the truth.

Yes, she will tell me.

Fine,

you do what you want to.

Ask Sajila.

I will take you to aunt’s home.

Come on.

Fine, just one second.

You must have realized

what it is that I couldn’t say in front of aunt.

Did Shani send you?

Now he doesn’t need to send anyone,

you people meet anyway.

Say clearly what you want to say, sister.

Why do you two meet?

Hey, now even you came to meet me,

should I ask you why are we meeting?

No, right?

We are cousins, we can meet.

If the meetings are taking place outside,

then those are not cause you are his cousin.

Did you talk to Shani?

If I don’t get an answer from you,

then I will also ask him.

If he likes meeting me, then

what do you have to lose in this?

If he likes meeting you,

then I am not losing anything,

but my brother will get restless again.

He is still restless, sister.

He is happy.

Shanzay loves him.

But he is still wandering aimlessly searching for his love.

You don’t have to worry about this,

and after all,

if aunt finds out about this,

she will get sad.

Mama, knows.

In fact, Shani comes to meet us daily as well,

we cannot tell him not to.

You were the one who closed the doors of this home on him,

then why is he coming now?

Because he needs me.

He finds himself lonely.

You didn’t care about my brother’s loneliness, earlier?

I did.

I worried about it earlier too.

But if I had become his courage back then,

then you people would have made me the criminal.

Anyway, what had to happen, happened.

Don’t meet my brother in future.

You go and say the same thing to Shani.

He comes to meet me.