I'm hope Ep 20

The day was passing slowly and faint. It was very difficult to live without hope specifically for that person whose life was depending on that one hope which fulfillment was the only reason of their life.

Our heroine was also one of them, she wanted to be loved and she wanted to love but after that incident, she lost her character in the eyes of the person whom she loved most. But she lost him completely moreover her hope was morbid in the depth of hell. Either Umeed accepted or not but Romana swatted her very badly.

Now she completely ceased that hope which was an aim of her life. She was only passing her life in a way which she never wanted to live.

Shayan went to abroad again for her study, Arman set up his studio and nowadays he was busy in his releasing of his first album that's why he couldn't give time to the business.

Umeed's 6th semester was going on, she was damn busy in business and her study but meanwhile, she didn't cease her web designing work. After daddy, it was her only love. Faraz got admission in MBA in the same university, he also joined his father's business completely and because of the love of Umeed, he became responsible for the passage of time.

Daddy's attitude was so much formal with her, mummy was secluded in the whole matter, she had her own lifestyle. Romana was busy with her routine, but whenever she faced her, she didn't leave chance to taunt on her.

Only Arman was there who stayed normal with her and talked with her with love as elder brother.

After the last meeting with Faraz  in the farmhouse, he never called her or showed his any right on her. While Mr. and Mrs. Agha Haroon called her regularly, often visited her too.

But without hope, she sometimes felt queasy in this pendulum condition of her between hopefulness and hopelessness.

In those faint days, Agha Haroon called her as usual but told her something unusual.

"Umeed! I was thinking to bring you at my home permanently"

She stayed silent for few minutes after hearing his sentence.

"hmm. What should I say in this matter" she murmured while moving her cellphone from one hand to another.

"you should say something on this matter Umeed, this is the decision of your life. Last time I couldn't get approval from you because it was demand of condition which you both are carrying otherwise your father could fix your alliance with anyone and I didn't want to let you go, I know I was being selfish but I don't want to see my daughter with pain and I found myself in this condition which I don't have any right to wipe your tears" his voice was calm and replete with fatherly love for her.

Her heart goo after listening to his words. No matter how destiny treated her in past but she was really fortunate after getting this type of in-laws who treated her more than their son.

"I don't understand what to say.." She stammered in her sweet voice. "I already told Faraz that I've no objection of yours and daddy's decision regarding our wedding"

"this is your obedience and respect for us, but I wanted to know the decision of your heart," he asked again.

She gasped, leaned her head against the back of the chair, this time, she was in her cabin.

"my heart is also wanting the love and affection of you and mom which I'm getting now through the phone. After our marriage, I would have the chance to get this love directly and I would be happy to get this" this time she said happily with the approval of her hearty acceptance.

"and what about the love of Faraz?" This time, agha Haroon's voice had the little bit naughtiness.

Her cheeks turned red while listening the words of her father in law.

"I think I shouldn't talk on this matter with my father-in-law" she stammered with shyness.

"yes! You shouldn't do but I wanted to know do you really wanted to live with your life with my idiot kid?" She could assume the smile in his words clearly.

She smiled amiably after the word of "idiot"

"hmm.. Actually, he's no more now and you don't know how much girls are flatting on your 'idiot' kid" she said with naughtiness, in this few month of their alliance, she became comfortable with agha Haroon and this credit completely went on the credit of agha Haroon.

"my son has a charming personality like his father off course but his mind went on his mother" he laughed.

"I don't think so, I never see any sincere and sensible person in my life except him," she said by her heart this time with seriousness.

"I'm happy you found him satisfying because I was afraid whether I did any injustice with you in the regard of covering up the mistake of my son" this time he also said with seriousness.

After talking with some formal talks, she disconnected the call but his words were stuck in her throat. She wished that her daddy said these words to her either he did any injustice with her or not but he only wanted to get rid of that girl which played with his respect.

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After the approval of Umeed which was received by agha Haroon, both families have started the preparation of their wedding. Mummy wanted to do the wedding of one of her child with Umeed. But Arman was busy in making his music career and didn't know why Romana refused to marry so early.

So, mummy had to work with Umeed's wedding. Agha Haroon and his Mrs came regularly for knowing the choice of Umeed for the dresses of the wedding and later functions. Sometimes, Faraz was also with them but both stayed silent in that time. One Mrs. Agha Haroon called her when she was at in university.

She excused her professor then went outside to receive a call. Normally she switched off the mobile during class but after joining the office of Daddy, she vibrated her mobile.

After greeting and formal sentences, Mrs. Agha Haroon came to the point.

"Umeed! Faraz was also in university, I already talked to him and your father too for permission, just go with him for shopping of your wedding dress" she said impassively. Although she was so sweet and polite to her but off course she was her mother-in-law and often she showed this to Umeed too. But still, Umeed was grateful that at least she was not like the mummy.

"now..?" She asked hesitantly.

"no, after university" she answered calmly.

Umeed thought for a while, she didn't want to go with Faraz after her university. Though she didn't have any friend in university but because of her high marking and active part in university, everyone knew her very well. Now if she showed to her mother in law that she even did not mention everyone about the relationship of Faraz and her, then might be she get angry.

She gasped then gave her affirmative answer. After disconnecting the call, she thought about the last time, they met and he entangled his fingers with her. While thinking about his touch between her fingers, unintentionally the color of blush touched her cheeks.

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After university, she came to the canteen where he and his friends were often sitting after university. But after the alliance with Umeed, he almost ceased the gathering of his bad named friends but still he met with them nicely.

That time, he was just talking to them when she came to you.

"Faraz! Will you please leave early, because I've to leave for office too" without any greeting or formal conversation, he talked with him directly.

Faraz turned to her, she thought that either he would angry on him that why did she come to him when he was in his friends or excused his friends from coming with her but he didn't do like anything which she expected.

He slowly held her hand then talked with his friends again.

"Assalam o Alaikum Bhabhi!" His friends greeted her in one voice.

"Wa-alaikum-assalam.." She greeted them back with little astonishment.

"how are you?" One of them asked her.

"fine" she answered curtly.

"okay, guys! Now I've to leave, but you all have to come to our wedding" he greeted them then dragged her slowly towards the car.

"they knew.." She murmured on the short way on their feet.

"hmm.." He opened the door of him, he wasn't so gentleman to open door for her, she herself opened the door then sat on the front seat with him.

"actually, my every friend know about the craziness of me regarding you, so they were actually so much happy that I got you," he said during starting the car.

"they knew about that incident when.." She tried to say something but he cut her off.

"they don't know, no one knows about that incident except few persons and they would never reveal it and please Umeed! Just forget that incident, we didn't do anything wrong it was only misunderstanding and conspiracy of Romana" he said in bit irritating tone, the hardworking of day and night was tiring his body because he wasn't so much habitual of it.

"you offended.." She said in a very slow voice, inside her heart she didn't want to listen him talking with her like that.

"No Umeed! I'm just want to forget you that incident which is making you sad, either destiny chose us together or not but I only wanted your smile and happiness and still I want to" this time he said calmly.

"I'm happy," she said sulkily.

"yes! I can see" he taunted on her without taking off his eyes from the windscreen.

She started to see outside, the weather was changing abruptly, the hot wind was blowing outside the car but the glass of the window was closed and the air-conditioner was switch on in the car. The silent and cold atmosphere of car making their heart more silent and more arctic. The glacier of that silent was broken out with the voice of sobs of Umeed.

He immediately stopped the car, then turned to her.

"you're crying Umeed"

Umeed was still sobbing without realizing the disturbance on his face by her tears.

He exhaled a deep breath then slowly took her right hand between the both palms.

"I don't ask any question Umeed because I know the reason of your sobbing, I neither give you fake hope nor asked you to stop sobbing, I just want you to trust me and share with me everything which is in your heart then I would be able to turn your sobbing into stars of smile, just give me one chance Umeed, I know because of me you two times disgraced but now.. Now we're in the relationship in which no one can raise question against her, be my sorrow partner Umeed, be my best friend like we were in our childhood" his voice was calm as well as angst with the truthfulness of his words.

She said nothing, just clenched his shirt in her left hand and put her head on his shoulder. The sudden act of her numbed him for a while but after few seconds, he started stroking her hairs and rubbing the back of her hand.

Few minutes of silence passed very slowly between both hearts. Only the heartbeat of him and the voice of sobbing of her which was turned into sniffled were echoing in the car. He already parked his car in the side corner, there was complete silence because of closed doors and windows.

After few minutes, she removed her face from his shoulder with embarrassment plus shyness.

"I'm sorry.." She said with a red face.

"for what?" Though he felt pain but his voice didn't show it because he was becoming mature.

She didn't say what to say answer of it.

"for my act" she murmured.

She tried to disentangle her hands from him but he didn't do that but slowly held her back, dragged her slowly towards him then put his lips on her forehead. She numbed because of his act, after that he put her head on his chest and starting caressing her back.

"you did nothing wrong Umeed, stop blaming yourself for every fault of fate which it has done with you, the life you're passing, you do not really deserve it. That's also a reason I wanted to marry you because I know very well about your desire of father's love as well as my father's desire for a daughter like you, you both are same and you both are near to my heart..." He stopped for a moment, she could clearly hear the heartbeat of his heart, even her heart was also beating loud because this time she was the first time so close to any man, no matter he was her husband but before the wedding, she didn't expect this act from him.

"Umeed! Just give me a chance, a chance to make you happy, give you the same smile which was you're possessing

in our childhood, the smile of hope, the smile of fireflies and the smile of real happiness instead of the fake smile" his soft voice was touching her heart directly.

"I gave you the right.." She murmured slowly while placing her head in comfortable position, clinching his shirt and closing her eyes peacefully.