Divorce

Hana's POV

I spend all my day in my room. I didn't dare to go downstairs. I know everyone was going to tease me. They saw us like that.

Urggh!! Allah!! Why they all saw us like that? It is so embarrassing. What they must be thinking about me and Maan what he...

"Hana" I came out of my thoughts when I heard Fathima Aapi’s voice and she knocked on my door.

"Hana open the door"

How long will you be hiding...? You have to go in front of everyone Hana. I told myself.

"Yes, Aapi... coming" I sighed and went to open the door.

I opened the door and saw Fathima Aapi standing there with a smile.

"What Aapi? Did you... need Something?" I asked innocently.

"Yes. Mama told me to call your bhabi" She said with a smirk.

I blushed hard at the word bhabi

"Hahaha... Hana looks at your face... You look so cute when you blush." She laughed.

I narrowed my eyes at her.

"Ok Chalo... Everyone is waiting for you at dinner" Aapi said and dragged me downstairs.

I came to the dining room and saw all of them sitting at the table.

"Come Hana" Riya Aapi called me and gestured for me to sit with her. I went to her and sat beside her. But regret the next moment when I saw Maan in front of me. He looked at me and quickly looked down at his plate when he saw me looking at him.

We all were eating our dinner in silence until we heard baba's voice.

"I have decided something," Baba said and we all looked at him.

"What?" Mama asked.

"I want Rumaan and Hana's ruksati to be done before Fathima's wedding," Baba said and my heart skipped its beat.

"What!!?" Maan yelled and stood up. We all looked at him.

"Yes, Rumaan... it was already decided, when you come, we will do your and Hana's ruksati before Fathima's wedding," Baba said.

"No Baba... I told you I don't want this" Maan yelled.

"What do you mean by you don't want this?" Baba stood up and yelled back.

"I. am. not. ready. for. this. marriage" He said each word and my heart clenched at his words... and he went from there while Baba walked behind him and we all followed them.

"Wait! Rumaan Ahmed Mirza" Baba yelled. Maan stopped and turned to him.

"Baba I am telling you last time forget this thing. I will not marry" Maan said angrily.

"You are already married"

"I don't accept this marriage"

"Whether you accept it or not it cannot change reality," Baba said matter of fact crossing his arms.

"Rumaan... beta listen to me... it is for your good. Hana is best for you... trust me beta. You will be happy with her." Mama tried to convince him while my tears started falling.

I can't believe Maan hated our marriage this much. Before he left for the USA, he always said that he can't wait for our grand wedding.

Then what happened now Maan?

"No doubt Mama... indeed Hana is the best girl but not for me. Mama, I am not saying that I don't want to marry Hana... I am saying I don't want to marry... I am not the husband type person... this marriage thing is not for me." He stated firmly.

"Rumaan accepts the reality. And the reality is that Hana is already in your nikah. No one can change this fact not even you".

"I can change baba... This Nikah is a problem, right? I will end this Nikah then everything will be fine. No one will force me into this"

I started panicking. A cold shiver runs down my spine. I felt Sharp pain in my heart.

"I will divorce her” Loud gasp escapes from everyone's mouth but I froze on my spot in shock and fear. I was looking at him with wide eyes, and my breath caught in my throat.

No! He can't!

"What the hell Rumaan!! How could you say that?" Mama shouted and Baba started shaking with anger.

"You can’t..." Baba was saying gritting his teeth but Maan interrupted him.

"Yes, I can baba... I want this mess to be clean... in fact, I will divorce her here right now..."

"Noooooooo" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

Everyone turned to me. I ran toward him with my shaking legs. He looked at me with wide eyes.

"N... no... no... ma...Maan" I stood in front of him shaking. My voice barely came due to my hiccups.

I couldn't believe that he was my Maan. My Maan! For whom I waited all those years with my every breath. I didn't wait all those years for him to divorce me. I waited for him to be loved... I always had only one dream... One one... Dream to be loved by my Maan. I know I will die if he divorces me.

"Ma...an... Do...don't say that... Plea please..." I beseech looking into his eyes and holding his hand while sobbing loudly.

"Hana, please... I don't want this... This marria..." He was saying but I cut him

"No... No one will force you into this... You don't want this na? ok fine... no problem... but please... Please... don't say that again... don't divorce me...Maan, please... I am... Beg... begging you" I held my hands in front of him and cried.

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Author's POV

She was crying and Rumaan looked at her concerned. He never thought that Hana would behave like this. He had made up his mind that night when Hana said 'I do believe in this marriage’ if anyone asked him about this marriage again, he will tell them that he wanted to be divorced but after seeing Hana like that, he couldn't help but feel bad. He didn't know, for Hana, this marriage would mean a lot. But he can't do this, he can't think to spend his whole life with one girl. And even Hana was not his type. He was not ready for this. He has lots of dreams... he wants to travel the whole world, he wants to fly, he wants to live his life freely. And with the marriage thing, he cannot do this...

This marriage has to end. I really feel bad for you Hana... But not more than my dreams. and most importantly you are not my type... His thoughts were cut off by voice.

"Hana stop it" Marziya came forward and held Hana's hand and tried to push her away from Maan.

"No... Aapi he..."

"Shhh... Come.. Hanu let's go... We can talk later" Marziya tried to take her but Hana didn't budge.

"Hana... bacche listen..." Ahmed came forward and tried to talk to her but she didn't let him finish and spoke.

"Baba please don't force him... if he doesn't want this then let it be baba... Please" Hana pleaded to Ahmed. He looked at her concerned and nodded.

"Fine. we won't force you. But. if you said this again or even think about it, then think your father is dead for you" He said glaring at Rumaan.

"Baba" Rumaan looked at him with wide eyes but Ahmed didn't wait for anyone to say anything, he just walked away.

He looked at his mother and saw tears and pain in her eyes. She didn't say anything and followed Ahmed.

"Mama" Rumaan whispered.

His sisters also looked at him with hurt in their eyes. He felt his heart clenched looking at his family's disappointed look.

"Hana Chalo," Marziya said dragging her.

"But...Aapi...he."

"He can't do anything," Marziya said and sent a glare at Rumaan and walked from there with crying Hana.

Rumaan went to his room and slammed the door behind him.

"Why! Why! why!" He screamed holding his head.

I hurt my parents... I didn't want this... I just wanted to be free. I can't accept her... She is not my type. but what can I do now it's clear I am stuck with her for my whole life? If I divorce her then I will lose my parents and my sisters. My whole family loves her way too much to even look at me after I divorced her... no I can't afford to lose my family for her.

I should think of something else. There has to be another way to get out of this nikah. But what??

He was thinking hard to get out of this problem and suddenly an idea popped into his head.

I can't divorce her but.... she can.

An evil smirk appeared on his lips.

"I am going to break you, Hana... in every way... and I will break you to the extent that you by yourself will ask me for divorce" He muttered to himself and started laughing.

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Hana's POV

I was lying on my bed thinking about what happened an hour ago. Did I hear him right? He said that he will divorce me.

No! He can't! I know he just said that. He always said mean things when he is angry without meaning it. I know him. He can't divorce me.

When he said that he would divorce m, I was scared to death... I felt like my life was going to end, my whole world was about to end, and my heart was about to burst out. The pain I was feeling in my heart at that time I couldn't explain. No one can understand what I was going through at that moment.

I waited for him all those years, not for divorce but for love. His love. I've been in love with him all my life. Now I can't even imagine my life without him. I was nothing without him. He was my love, my happiness, my peace, my everything.

I was thinking about him that I didn't realize when sleep took over me.

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