Chapter 2 :The Backdrop

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Mihran was sad. He was sad because his baby girl is not happy with all this. He knows that. Yet a part of him was saying thanks to the lord, for the dua he had been making for the past 5 years was given a nod from his lord.

Crowd was equally relieved. As if something that was suffocating their life before going to sleep everyday was Roshanara's marriage! Nobody ever thought about Roshanara. Everybody was discussing her life. Yet the voice of the one should have mattered never mattered. They were busy gossiping about her life and this sudden twist. They all thanked Allah for this cultural festival.

Yahya was near Roshanara. Roshanara stood soul-less and dead inside. She couldn't process any of this. She responded mechanically to all the greetings. She couldn't even fake the smile, for the taunting showered on her for being rebel, not marrying all these while and after all the issues she created, it ended up like this!

After all ,what she will even say?? Nothing! If she was supposed to do something she should have done when Yahya asked her hand for marriage. 

Azhaar was busy attending all the people. Yet a part of her want to reach to Roshanara. But she was too involved.

Faizan was staring at Yahya and Roshanara from a distance and then came Amaal and Hafiza. Seeing them approaching him , Faizan was about to leave..

and then Hafiza greeted : Assalamu alaikum Faizan!

Faizan replied : Walaikum assalam Hafiza!

Faizan know both amaal and hafiza as Roshanara's friends. It was actually from them Faizan collected news about Roshan one or two times and shared with Yahya. So he was sure that Amaal and Hafiza is going to ask him about it. 

He wasn't wrong!

Hafiza continued " That guy, your friend Yahya seemed to be a nice guy. He was too good with the people here. But why did he do this to our Roshanara? why didn't he approached her before announcing it to the crowd??

Amaal Joined ," You have no idea what it must be for Roshan. I am not getting Roshan's silence either. That game, Game of farashat changed everything. Roshan was admiring the eagle wings of Yahya, even while she was flying behind the Farashat. But that wasn't a strange thing. Everything that invoke an interest her, she used to admire. But that was the moment she lost the concentration in the game. Her wings stopped fluttering and he came there.

Hafiza turned to Amaal and said . "Amaal, we can ponder upon the game later. Actually I thought of asking her directly. But this marriage was a sudden twist and I don't know what to say. Faizan, Please answer us.

Even Faizan doesn't know anything. Faizan did know that Yahya had a thing for Roshanara. Because this time it was upon Yahya's interest they came for this cultural festival. Usually he used to ignore it. Faizan did remember Yahya once told him- " Ardul-rasheeq is calling me this time Faizan. its time for me to go. When Faizan asked him why is that so, Yahya gave him a smile only. A smile which he never understood the meaning.

Faizan turned to Amaal and Hafiza and said : I actually don't know what is going on in Yahya's mind. I actually feel sorry for Roshanara. I knew he was going to propose her after the game. Before I could warn her about it, everything was over. In a way I am responsible for all of this. Had I never said anything about Roshanara , Yahya wouldn't have done this to her. (Faizan didn't mention about the land calling Yahya part)

Yahya came there hearing this..! and he asked : "what I wouldn't have done Faizan??

Faizan turned and asked Yahya to keep quiet.

Amaal and Hafiza looked at him rudely. They hated Yahya and their eyes were searching for Roshanara. She was away from the crowd giving dead stares to the vast sky. They knew they need to be with her and when Amaal and Hafiza was about to walk to her, Yahya stopped them and said:"Let her breath.Let Roshanara breath. She needs time and moreover I am there for her."

Amaal and Hafiza felt like killing Yahya. They left the scene without uttering a word. But their hatred for him was evident.

Yahya continued to faizan: "If something that Roshan had earned worthy in her life, That would be these two friends of her." He smiled as they walked away.

Faizan then said Yahya-"Actually I am happy for you. I mean for both of you. You two look great together. But the way you did it!I can never ever agree..!"

Yahya said : I didn't do anything wrong Faizan. I did it in the exact way I was supposed to do. If you want to marry a girl, ask her father. That is what I did.

Faizan : I agree you did that. But what about Roshanara's consent?

Yahya : She was known to be a rebel . If she had a problem , she would have said something right? She was silent. That means it is a yes!! Yahya laughed and he muttered to Faizan : I knew she won't deny!

Yahya gave Faizan a wink and walked away!

~~~to be continued.