EHRAAM-E-JUNOON

Stopping someone from loving is like snatching their breath.

and loving someone who doesn’t deserve it is like mixing poison in your breath.

This poison has become the needs of my life.

So if this girl doesn’t like him, then why doesn’t Shani leave her?

Shani is helpless, mom.

And stopping someone from love is impossible, I know.

I had thought something different. Your plans…

What?

Forget it. Please tell me.

My NGO wants that I run their Malaysia office as chair person.

Your dad had thought that he would hand over the business here to you after marriage

and he would settle in Dubai himself.

No one discussed it with me.

Your dad wanted to surprise you.

You people don’t disturb your plans because of me.

Don’t be silly

you are our only daughter.

Go to sleep, it is late. It is so cold as well.

You know Sajila, right?

The two of us love each other a lot.

She is not just my cousin, in fact,

she is also my fiancée.

I believe your love

that is why I used to tell you to stay away from this friendship too or else…

or else it will become really difficult.

What happened, mama? Why are you sad?

I am really scared, Sajila.

Of what?

The stupidity you did, cause of that.

Did aunt say something to you?

She says that if there is a crack in the mirror,

then it is never the same.

This way, I have forgiven her son so many times I never said there is a crack in the mirror.

Why would you say it?

Your mirror was never clean,

that if there was a crack in it, it would have made a difference.

You never gave importance to Shani and his love.

Some relations are really delicate Sajila

you need to be careful at every step.

Mama, it is better to stay away from relations for which you have be careful at every step.

Don’t say these things.

These thought of yours have me worried.

Hey,

why are you standing here? What happened to your program of ludo?

Is it stuck in the middle?

Yes, I was thinking that you drop me home.

Why? Is this not your home?

You just need a chance to speak dialogues.

Mama is alone at home, I was thinking I would go to her.

Mama dropped you here to stay. I think you are forgetting.

If you don’t want to drop me, then tell me. I will ask Jugnu.

Okay, I will drop you.

I was just saying that if you could stay for a little longer.

I will go say bye to aunt.

What happened? Did you not like something mama said?

Shani, what is aunt’s problem?

Huh?

You know, I have noted something,

you plead for you love a lot in front of me,

you don’t say a word in front of aunt.

She knows, Sajila.

If she knows, then why did she forget?

No one forgot, don’t talk nonsense.

Shani, I didn’t commit such a big crime that aunt cannot forgive me.

You didn’t commit a crime, not big or small.

But aunt thinks I committed a crime returning your ring.

In fact, not crime, I committed a big sin in her eyes.

You know can I tell you something? You have.

Shani, I am not in the mood for jokes.

When are you ever in the mood for jokes?

Where did you bring me?

Be quiet and come with me. Come on

Shani, I am not coming, you will get late, and then aunt will get angry.

Okay, then sit. Shani…

I will just come and go quickly.

Where did you go? Why should I tell you?

When I was asking you to come along, then you were showing tantrums.

Shani, what is this childish behavior?

Yes, it is childish behavior.

Oh God, so much anger.

Okay, don’t tell me, take me straight home.

What happened? Wont you come inside?

If I come inside, then it will be difficult for you to make an excuse to come back.

I don’t need to make an excuse,

she has an idea about everything related to me.

Listen.

How do you like it?

You went to get this?

I had thought that the crime you are embarrassed for till now, that feeling should now end.

With this ring?

Why? I liked it.

Thank you.

You could also have said this smiling.

Will you tell aunt this smiling, that you have put the ring on my finger again?

Right now. After I get home.

But this is not the ring I had a right on.

Hey Sajila, I had told you to stay there.

Aunt was worried about you being alone.

hah,

your own worry.

Okay tell me,

why didn’t Shani come?

He was in a hurry, he left.

Anyway,

he has put this on.

It is really beautiful Sajila.

I had told you everything will be fine.

It is artificial mama.

So what?

The love is true.

Okay tell me,

was Kulsoom happy on putting on the ring?

She has no news, he put it on outside.

But he has put this on with his heart.

Now don’t doubt him.

He will also tell his mother.

You are really satisfied, all okay?

Yes,

now I am really satisfied.

The fear I had from Shanzay, that is no more.

Did you not see,

how her mother left the function and went.

Why did she leave the function?

When I told her that you are Shani’s fiancée, she left immediately.

Maybe those people didn’t know.

Shanzay knew.

Maybe she too didn’t tell her.

It is possible.

Did you take your medication?

Yes, I was going to eat it.

Yes, yes, yes,

It is good I came on time, I knew you wouldn’t have it.

When you go to your in-laws,

will you come back and give me the medicine still.

We will worry about it when it happens, right now let me bring your medication.

Where were you?

My friends had come over, I was with them.

Are you not spending too much time with your friends.

They should think about this.

They come over when they want.

They don’t even think that someone is in the home who wants that I always stay in front of her eyes.

Okay listen,

will you take me to mama’s home today?

What is this?

You have stayed at your mother’s home for so long.

Are you not done with it?

What are you saying? It is my mother’s home, how can I be done with it?

Okay, we will go.

In fact, I was thinking that we would go over to that friend of yours who sent the car.

Why to her place?

Hey, I had thought Shani sent the car.

Had you not told me, I would have been mistaken.

Shani doesn’t have so much worth, Khawar.

No need to tell me now.

I had told you people not to.

You people made a demand, so Shanzay told me not to…

That is why I am saying let’s go to Shanzay’s home, we will thank Shanzay.

They are affluent people, Khawar.

So?

Look, there is no big or small in friendship.

I think she will like it if you go.

That’s another thing that you don’t want that I go there.

No, no, there is nothing like that.

Fine then,

call her that we are coming to her home tomorrow.

What are you thinking now?

Don’t you have to go to your mother’s home?

You just said we won’t go.

I was joking.

Get up, get ready.

If I don’t take you then you would say that your husband puts restrictions.

Come on, get up.

What meaning do I take of this silence of yours?

Let Shanzay decide, Kamran.

What decision?

I have told her about our plans.

So then?

She doesn’t plan on getting married right now.

She doesn’t plan on getting married or is that boy not agreeing?

Listen to me, Kam, don’t get upset on everything.

She is not a child, we cannot force her.

Samiya, what are you saying?

I have done my planning, I have to move to Dubai.

So, shift. Who is stopping you?

You too have to join the Malaysia office.

I will talk to them.

If they cannot delay it then I will reject the offer.

What are you saying?

It was your dream.

You had worked so hard with that NGO.

I cannot leave Shanzay alone, Kam.

What is this stupidity?

Make Shanzay understand not to be selfish.

None of you has to sacrifice for me.

I am not a kid, dad. I will manage.

I know, child.

You are not a kid.

That is why we are saying that

take the final decision of your life, because you have to take care of everything, then.

What does my decision have to do with all this?