Chapter 23: Chapter 23

" Don't you want to send me to hell?" He asked playfully with a chuckle

"Maaazz" She proclaimed in a childish tone while making creases on her forehead.

''Oh my god, Rabiya your childish acts." Maaz chuckled again and she smiled after bowing her head down.

After stretching his body to deal with the laziness, he moved towards the bedroom, where Rabiya also joined him with two mugs of hot coffee. After having coffee Maaz laid down in the bed, trying to sleep for some time in order to get red of his headache but his headache became worse as he was still thinking about the argument with Rimsha. For almost one hour of silence in the room he was only recalling the moments he had spent with her.

"Maaz, Is your headache fine now?" Rabiya's voice pulled him out from the world of thoughts.

"Umm… no, Not yet" He replied without looking at her and swiveled his side. He was in no mood to talk to her. But Rabiya looked at his tired figure and felt bad for him.

Should I or not? She asked herself while looking at the bottle of hair oil and then at Maaz who was still laying with closed eyes.

'Maaz is my husband there is no issue in this' She said to herself while Sitting behind him on the bed. She was feeling nervous about touching his hair but with shivering hands she started running her fingers in his hair.

Maaz was startled by her action, he opened his eyes suddenly and looked at her.

'What is she doing?' He asked himself with confusion. Rabiya was running her finger in his hair with lowered eyes and tomato red cheeks due to shyness

"Rabiya...." Maaz utter while raising his one eye brow in a questioning way and turned his side.

"Actu.. Actually Mummy... Massage my head with oil, When I have a headache... So.. I thought..... '' Rabiya said very slowly in a muted tone without looking at Maaz. Her gaze was fixed on her one hand which was clutching the oil bottle but her other hand was still entangled with his hair.

'How caring she is.' Maaz thought, but he didn't want Rabiya to care about him as he didn't want to don't want give her any problem.

"Rabiya... You don't have to do these works for me," he sighed "Please, don't make yourself tired" He said in a soft tone but Rabiya smiled shyly with the thought that Maaz cares about her.

"I'm not tired. Let me do this. Your headache will vanish" Rabiya explained as Maaz sighed. "Do you know Rabiya, You're as stubborn as a bull"

"Yes, I'm already aware of this quality of mine" she replied proudly while sitting with crossed legs, placing a pillow in her lap she Hesitatingly shifted Maaz's head in her lap, he also didn't protest but adjusted himself. And soon she started massaging his head with oil. He closed his eyes and started feeling the squishy fingers of his wife, caressing his scalp

'What a relief' his heart yelled.

'Yesterday she wasn't concerned about me but now she's taking care of me when I have a mere headache. Understanding this girl is impossible.' Maaz thought and a smile played on his lips. There was a relief in that moment which made him forget about the argument with Rimsha.

Rabiya noticed him smiling without any reason, it was strange for her that the Mr. Khadoos was smiling for no good reason so she decided to voice her question. "Maaz why are you smiling?"

He opened his eyes and raised his eyebrow in a playful manner. "What do you think, why am I?" He asked and she giggled.

"Crazy people use to smile without any reason, that's not a big deal..." Without taking a single second to reply, Rabiya made fun of him. Her fingers were still running in Maaz's hair

"Ohh really?" Maaz asked with a smile and Rabiya nodded pressing her lips to control her laughter.

"Okay, now it's enough, I'm feeling much better" Maaz said while trying to get up But the stubborn brat held his head.

"If you are feeling relaxed then why do you Show tantrums? Showing tantrums is only my right. Do you understand?" Rabiya said rightfully and Maaz narrowed his eyes

''Whom will you show your tantrums?" Rabiya's smile went to its end due to the seriousness of his tone.

"I... I'll... Show my tantrums to.... to Shayaan bhai and papa as usual." She said downheartedly avoiding eye contact with Maaz, but his gaze was fixed on her face. She wanted to show tantrums to him, but she also knew he didn't have any interest in the same, so she buried that wish inside the chamber of her heart.

Maaz was watching her without blinking, his heart was beating differently whilst witnessing her innocent beauty and deep eyes. He wanted to avert his eyes from her attractive beauty but couldn't help it. He was examining her features very closely.

Rabiya's gaze met with his and she also felt frozen on her spot. Her fingers which were continuously running through his hair stopped in their place, both were looking into each other's eyes.

'What is the magic of her eyes they are making me mad...'

'Maaz why are you attracting me towards you with every passing day, I want to avoid you but you are beating my heart differently'

Both were lost in one another but they were startled by the knocking sound, which made them realize their closeness. Rabiya immediately looked away and Maaz made himself stand to open the door where she found the maid, standing.

"Sir, dinner is served, Asma Ma'am is calling you with Rabiya ma'am"

"We are coming" Maaz nodded his head and the maid marched away.

Maaz turned and found Rabiya sitting on the bed, her one hand was clenching the pillow on which Maaz was laying and other hand was holding her forehead with down gaze, but she was smiling sweetly

"Come for dinner," Maaz said hesitatingly, avoiding eye contact with her.

"I.. I'm not hungry" She replied in a muted tone, while hiding her shy smile. Maaz smirked and grabbed her hand. "I know why you are not feeling hungry,"

She didn't say anything, with a lower gaze and tomato red cheeks, she followed Maaz, who was dragging her towards the dining room. They both took their seats beside each other and Rabiya served dinner for Maaz.

"Baba, Ammi I'm going to Bangalore" Maaz announced! Asma, Waqaar and Raahim looked at him with a shocked expression.

Rabiya who was smiling shyly suddenly felt a knot in her stomach, her face became colourless.

'Is he going for forever, leaving me here?' It was the first question which made her heart flutter.

"Why?" Waqaar asked in his heavy manly voice

"I have to attend a seminar" Maaz said while taking a bite, without looking at anyone

"When will you come back?" Rabiya couldn't help herself to stay quiet and asked while looking at him, Maaz was startled by her question, she was sounding serious and frightened

"Maybe in seven or eight days...." Maaz shrugged carelessly while replying but Rabiya's heart felt relaxed. She gave a nod before resuming her dinner. Asma smiled on the bond of both. She felt Happy as they both started taking interest in each other.

"When will you go?" Waqaar asked

"The Day after tomorrow..." He replied and everyone nodded

"Take Rabiya too with you.. What will she do here alone? You both will enjoy it together" Asma suggested Maaz. Thought It was not a suggestion but a bomb for both.

Rabiya and Maaz looked at each other with shocked faces and shook their heads.

"Ammi I'm going for an official conference not for an outing, what will she do there with me?" Maaz said in a single breath ,Rabiya nodded in agreement

"Yeah Ammi, what will I do there with him?" Rabiya supported Maaz

"Maaz take her with you, you will definitely enjoy there" Asma again said....

"Ammi I'm not going there to enjoy, I'm going for work." Maaz said with irritation

"Maaz we know very well that seminars and workshops will give you enough time that you would be able to roam around, that's final you are taking Rabiya with you." Waqaar said in dominated way

"But baba..." Rabiya and Maaz both said in unison But Waqaar stopped them by showing his hand.

Rabiya and Maaz both looked at each other with shock expressions..

'Ohh man!! I'm tired of baba's dominating behaviour, first he arranged my marriage without my will, but I accepted it and now he is sending Rabiya with me...., its more than enough' Maaz said to himself in rage

'Ohh my god, he and I are alone on a trip, No way... How would I manage with him outside the house.' Rabiya said to herself

"I have done" Both Maaz and Rabiya said and got up from the dining table.

They didn't complete their food.

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"Maaz" Rabiya slowly pronounced his name, he was busy with his laptop.

"Hmm" he said without looking at her but he was in bad mood

"I don't want to go with you, please do something" Rabiya said with a slow voice and Maaz looked at her amazingly

"I also don't want to take you with me, it is an official tour not a trip." Maaz said

'I am also not interested in taking her with myself' Maaz said to himself

"Rabiya, you tell me, what should I do? Baba never understands me..." Maaz said with rage.

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WAQAAR:

"Waqaar what do you think, they both are happy with each other?" Asma asked Waqaar who was busy in studying his files

"No, I don't think that they are happy but pretending as if they are." Waqaar shared with his wife

"But I think both are happy, Maaz is paying attention to his responsibilities" Asma said while defending her son.

"Maaz is talking to Rabiya but still like a stranger, not like her husband, I've noticed many times." Waqaar muttered while removing his reading glasses. Asma and she looked at him with wide eyes

"I felt bad for both of them. Maaz got a heart break, and Rabiya marry a man who is not interested in her" Asma said to Waqaar and he nodded

"We didn't had any way at that time, Rabiya is a nice girl, she will definitely make her place in Maaz's heart" Waqaar said and asma nodded

"I think we should talk to Maaz" Asma said but Waqaar shook his head

"No, don't talk to Maaz about this, don't make him realize again and again what had happened with him. But give him more time with Rabiya." Waqaar said and Asma blinked her eyes in agreement

"I also want them to spend time with each other, That's why That's why I asked Maaz to take Rabiya with him, but that girl is a big moron, she was not agreed to go with her husband," Amsa said seriously but she said the last part while smacking her forehead

"They both are morons, Maaz never noticed her efforts." Waqaar said while holding his forehead

"Asma summon Rabiya, I want to talk to her..." Waqaar said and Asma send the maid to summon Rabiya.

After some time Asma and Waqaar listen to a knock on the door.

"Come beta, sit," Waqaar said and Rabiya took a seat in front of him.

"Baba you call me..." Rabiya asked and Waqaar nodded

"Rabiya you are not daughters-in-law but daughter, beta we are your well-wishers. Do what we are telling you to do, go Bangalore with Maaz," Waqaar said to Rabiya, she was listing everything with a lowered gaze.

"But baba what will I do there, in an official trip?" She slowly said with confusion and Waqaar smacked his head and looked at Asma

"Asma please exhort this brainless girl" Waqaar shook his head with disappointment. He said the same with a long sigh and moved out of the room leaving both Rabiya and Asma alone.

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