Hello, okay so I was watching the episode where Agha Jaan buys Farah her car for Uni and a plot formed itself in my head. Guys, never watch too much DeD because plunnies never stop. This'll be a shorter one though.
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1. The Ultimate Betrayal
"Yeh tum kya keh rahe ho Moeez?" Ruhi said, staring at her nephew as her daughter Farah was also gaping in shock.
"Theek keh raha hoon," Moeez said coldly, in a tone neither Ruhi or Farah had ever heard from him. "Yeh donoon ghar mere Baap ke naam pe hain, yeh dekhiye wohi papers jinpe aapne aur Baba ne sign kiya they iss plot ko lete waqt, yeh donoon ghar meri Baba ke naam pe hain, is liye aap aur aapki beti iss ghar se nikal jayein abhi aur issi waqt."
"Moeez, aap aisa kyun kar rahein hain?" Farah said shakily. "Aap toh Mama ke betay hain na? Toh aap humhe ghar se beghar kyun kar rahe hain. Please, hum donoon kahan jayen ge? Please humhe iss ghar se mat nikaal ye."
Moeez glanced at her before shrugging. "Theek hai, nahi nikal ta, maghar tumhe bhi ek shart maani ho gi meri Farah."
"Kaisi shart?" Farah asked, trying to calm down her racing heart.
"Tumhe ek puri raat mere saath mere kamre mein guzarni ho gi," Moeez said. "Samaj rahi ho na?"
Before Farah could consider the consequences of her actions, she slapped Moeez. "Tum itne ghatiya ho sakte ho yeh maine aur Mama ne kabhi nahi saucha tha. Mein Wali Suhaib Khan ke nikah mein hoon aur Farah Behroz Khan nikah ke takaddus ko jaanti hai."
Moeez caressed his cheek, eyes flashing red with rage and he reached out a hand, striking Farah to the ground. Farah stumbled back, hitting the ground, tasting blood in her mouth.
Ruhi gasped, reaching to help Farah to her feet. "Moeez, please, mujhe Bhaijaan se baat karne do, please..." She attempted to reach forward but Moeez shoved her back as well and this time Farah was the one who caught her.
"Agar meri shart manzoor nahi hai toh get lost!" Moeez snapped. "Aur haan Farah jiske nikah mein behti ho ussi se kaho tumhe aake le jaye."
Farah glowered, fury and hurt flashing in her eyes. "Keh doon gi. Chalein Mama."
"Farah, mujhe baat karne doh, hum kahan..." Ruhi's head was hurting from all this and she pressed her fingers to her forehead before collapsing.
"Mama! Mama!" Farah managed to catch her and bring her to the car Aghajaan had brought for her, dropping her phone on the ground, causing it to break. Turning around, she saw it was broken and quickly pulled Ruhi into the car.
"Arham, jaldi chalo," Farah urged. "Hospital chalo."
"Ji bibi ji," Arham replied, driving the car.
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"Aghajaan, ab haveli wapis chalein," Wali said gently sitting besides Aghajaan who was sitting in Ruhi and Farah's portion of the haveli, smiling as he looked around.
"Abhi se?" Aghajaan said frowning. "Maghar Wali..."
"Aghajaan, aap thak jayein ge," Wali said gently.
"Acha acha chalta hoon, lekhin mera ek kaam kardo Wali beta, zara Farah ka number mila do," Aghajaan said. "Phir mein chala jaoon ga andar."
Wali frowned before sighing. "Theek hai Aghajaan." He dialed Farah's mobile number from his phone. "Aghajaan, Farah ka number off ja raha hai."
"Toh landline pe karlo beta," Aghajaan encouraged and Wali nodded, dialing the landline number.
"Hello?" Moeez answered the phone.
"Hello Moeez," Wali said. "Aghajaan Farah se baat karna chah rahe hain."
Moeez scoffed. "Aghajaan Farah se baat karna chah rahe hain ya tum Farah se baat karna chahte ho?"
Wali frowned. "Nahi, Aghajaan Farah se baat karna chahte hain, usko phone de do."
"Farah aur Phuppo ko humne ghar se nikaal diya hai," Moeez said simply. "Yeh ghar waise bhi mere Baba ke naam pe tha. Jab tak Phuppa the aur Farah ka bank account hum loot sakte the, jabi tak bardaasht karein ge na un Ma Beti ko?"
Wali's eyes widened. They had kicked Ruhi and Farah out of their own house and were the ones misusing the money from their bank account. "Kahan hai woh?"
"Iss baat se na mujhe koi arz hai na hi koi matlab," Moeez said shrugging. "Maine toh offer ki Farah ko ke woh kuch shartoon pe Phuppo ke saath yahan rahe sakti hai. Lekhin baat yeh hai Wali, usko tumhare saath nikah nibhana tha, toh theek hai. Jiske nikah mein woh hai wohi usko kheyraat de."
"Moeez, you..." Before Wali could curse though, Moeez had hung up.
"Wali kya hua?" Aghajaan said noticing his expression.
"Woh Aghajaan..." Wali was unsure of how to say it but also knew they needed to help Farah and Ruhi now, especially if Farah had been hurt, taking a stand for them and their relationship. "Moeez ne unko ghar se nikaal diya hai, aur mujhe lagta Farah ke phone ko kuch ho gaya hai, usse raabta karna baut zaroori hai."
"Ya Allah mere bachon ko apni aafiyat mein rakhna," Aghajaan prayed and Wali silently agreed, thinking of what they could do when a thought came to him.
"Aghajaan, mein Arham ke phone pe try karta hoon," Wali offered and Aghajaan nodded.
"Haan, yeh sahi rahe ga beta," Aghajaan agreed. Wali dialed Arham's number who picked up within a few rings.
"Hello?" Arham said.
"Haan, Arham, Farah baaji kahan hai?" Wali said gently.
"Mein Farah baaji aur Ruhi baaji ko hospital le ka aya hoon saab," Arham replied. "Ruhi baaji ki haalat theek nahi hai, Farah baaji baut parechaan hain."
Wali put his hand to his face, while putting his other hand on Aghajaan's shoulder for reassurance. "Kya tum meri Farah baaji se baat karwa sakte ho?"
"Ji theek hai, waise saab, Farah baaji baut wafadaar hain aapke saath," Arham said as he walked inside the hospital.
Wali had no idea what to say to that so he chose to remain silent.
"Farah baaji, Wali saab ka phone hai," Arham could be heard saying.
"E-ek m-minute," Farah's voice was choked as if she was crying and trying to control herself which made Wali's heart twinge in concern. "L-lao. H-hello?"
"Haan, Farah, Wali baat kar raha hoon," Wali said, keeping his voice firm. "Kya hua? Abhi abhi meri Moeez se baat hui hai."
"Toh usne yeh khush khabri tumhe nahi sunayi?" Farah said, trying to sound strong but her voice ended up choking.
"Haan, bataya hai usne mujhe," Wali said. "Farah, Tayee-Ammi ko kya hua? Tum logue hospital mein kyun ho? Kya Moeez ne tumpe ya Tayee-Ammi pe haath uthaya hai?"
At those words, Farah really did break down into tears, her temporary strong faade dying out.
"W-Wali, mein Mama ko bhi kho doon gi," Farah said crying. "Beti hoon na, beta hoti toh apni Mama mein itna bara bhoj nahi banti, Baba bi nahi hai toh jiska joh dil chahta mujhe aur Mama koh keh dehte, joh dil chahta hai jiska kar deta hai aur chahta hai ke hum auratein hain toh majboor ho jayein. Wali...kya humhare rishta ka ihteraam karne ki mujhe yeh saza milegi ke mein Mama ko bhi kho doon?"
"Farah please," Wali interrupted her before she could say anything more. Her words were piercing through his heart like sharp knives especially her wishing that Bare Baba was there and that they were alone. "Acha calm down aur meri baat sunno ok? Take a deep breath, come on, Farah, please."
Farah did as he asked, exhaling in and out trying to calm herself down. "Mera dil baut tez dharak raha hai, Wali. Moeez aur unn logoon ne saare account ke paise bahane bahane se Ammi aur mujhse nikaal te gaye. Maine kaha bhi tha Mama se, ke paise koh iss tara unn logoon mat uraein, lekhin mein hi buri lagti thi, ab mein kya karoon gi Wali?"
"Mein tumhare account mein paanch laac aur transfer kar raha hoon abhi," Wali said immediately. "Aur mein jald se jald tumhare aur Tayee-Ammi ke paas Lahore paunch ta hoon ok? Tum akeli nahi ho, Farah. Mein hoon tumhare saath, Aghajaan hain tumhare saath, tum bas dekh nahi payi, lekhin tum fikhar mat karo ok? Mein tumhare paas araha hoon aur abhi paise bhi transfer kar deta hoon."
"W-Wali...t-tum s-sach keh rahe ho na?" Farah said chokingly. "S-sorry...mein tumhe doubt nahi kar rahi lekhin bas jo Moeez ne kiya hai mere aur Mama ke saath uske baad toh mujhe khud pe bhi aitbaar nahi raha toh kisi aur pe..."
"Koi baat nahi Farah, mein tumhari haalat samaj sakhta hoon," Wali assured her. "Acha ab phone Arham ko do aur hosla rakho ok?"
"O-ok," Farah replied, handing the phone to Arham.
"Haan Arham," Wali said. "Tum Farah baaji ke saath hi rehna aur unne kuch bhi chahiye ho toh unke faurhan la ke dena hai."
"Ji saab bilkul," Arham said. "Aap arahein hain saab?"
"Haan, mein araha hoon," Wali said, hanging up and turning to Aghajaan. "Aghajaan, mujhe Lahore jaana hoga."
"Haan beta," Aghajaan agreed. "Mein bhi chalta hoon tumhare saath."
"Aghajaan, abhi Tayee-Ammi ki tabiyat baut zyada kharaab hai, woh haush mein bhi nahi hai aur upar se Farah ke paas koi rehne ki bhi jaga nahi hai," Wali explained to Aghajaan. "Kaafi bhaag daur karni pare gi aur aap thak jayein ge, please Aghajaan, mein aapko phone karta rahoon ga, lekhin iss waqt Farah bilkul toot rahi hai, usko sahara chahiye Aghajaan."
Aghajaan sighed, wanting to protest and go anyway but Wali had a point. "Theek hai, beta. Lekhin mujhe phone kar ke itala dete rehna, Farah kaisi hai?"
Wali shifted a little bit. "Jab bharosa toote toh insaan kaisa ho sakta hai?" He did a few things on his phone, transferring money to his and Farah's joint account. "Aghajaan, mein aapko haveli chor ke phir Farah ke paas jaata hoon."
"Acha theek hai beta," Aghajaan agreed and Wali dropped him off before heading off to Lahore, getting some food along the way. He guessed she wouldn't have eaten in all that had happened. It was quite dark by the time he got to the hospital and as he entered the waiting room, he saw Farah crying into her hands. Heart catching in his throat, he took a step forward.
"Farah?" Wali said gently.
Farah looked up, standing up as she saw Wali. Almost on desperate instinct, she ran forward, throwing her arms around him, beginning to cry against his chest.
Wali had no idea what to do, how to respond, the girl he loved since he was young, the girl who was his wife and had always claimed to hate him was crying in his arms. He didn't know how to respond to this affection and wondered if it was right to hug her back.
"W-Wali," Farah was sobbing.
Deciding to follow his heart, slowly Wali pulled Farah closer into the hug, putting the bag of food on the chair and surprisingly, she didn't resist. Holding her like this felt so right, she belonged there and him being the one to comfort her made him feel as if he were on cloud nine, floating from how happy and content he felt right now.
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