Chapter 38: Chapter 38

RABIYA's POV:

I was so much happy and excited about shopping and for my college but everything became upside-down just because of that crappy man and his words, Maaz's rage was not going to its end.

After having our dinner he lay down on the bed and I started preparing for my college, after almost an hour I looked at him he was sleeping peacefully.

He was looking as usually handsome, his words were ringing in my mind

-Don't you dare to say a single word about her-

I sat beside him on the corner of the bed with dangling legs, my gaze was fixed on his bruise which was due to that punch.

'My husband, my Maaz' I said proudly in the heart

'I felt protected with you. I love you Maaz, I love you.' said to myself I ran my fingers in his hair, leaning down to him I kissed his jaw, on the bruise.

But before I sat down again, Maaz opened his eyes.

'Ohhh. My god... What I have done?? I make him awake...' I said to myself nervously and looked at him. He was looking shocked, I sprang out from the bed but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards him, losing my balance I collided with his chest. I was laying on his chest. Which was enough to make my heart jump wildly.

"What was that?" He asked in a hushed tone with a smirk on his face

"Woo. Actually... I, that..." I stammered while trying to get up from my place. But I was stopped by his arms which were wrapped around my ribcage. Holding me in his arms tightly, he rolled down on the bed.

"Ma.. an" I tried to say something but my words were stuck in my throat as he was very very close to me. I either caged with his both hands on my both sides. I gulped my saliva nervously

"What were you doing with me?" He whispered near my ear with a smirk. I tried to get up but that was impossible. I was feeling myself shivering, my palms were wet and he was leaning down moreover me.

He cupped my face with one hand and his thumb started caressing my lower lip which was shaking with fear. A different sensation ran down in my whole body with His touch. I felt goosebumps on my lower half.

I was feeling Fear due to his closeness, I was still not ready for that but...

"May I," He asked while coming closer to my lips, first I wanted to refuse but.

'Rabiya, he is doing everything to make you happy, don't break his heart' My mind said and I looked at him. He was watching me and his gaze was demanding me for the first kiss. My heart was beating ten times faster than the normal speed, my cheeks were burning like all the blood was rushing to my face. But Slowly closing my eyes I clenched the bedsheet in my fists, waiting for his lips to strike on mine. My heart was beating wildly inside my ribcage and thousands of butterflies were dancing in my stomach, his breath was burning me with each passing second. But my wait was not ending...

MAAZ'S POV:

I felt something soft running on my scalp in my drowse, and then a soft peck near my lips and when I opened my eyes, I was shocked

Rabiya.., she was Rabiya, my heart skipped a beat on her act. 'This girl will kill me with her beauty. Losing control over myself I caged her on the bed.

"What were you doing with me?" I asked to tease her. But all my senses were blocked by her seductive beauty, her lips were looking like soft rose petals that's why suckable. I just wanted to tease her but didn't realise when her beauty made me crazy.

"May I" leaning over her I asked for permission and closing her eyes she held her breath in her chest. I was dying to taste her petals but controlled my heart and desires as I didn't want to lose myself in her.

'Rabiya, are you a magician? I promised myself that I would never even glance at your face but now I'm dying to make you mine.' I said to her in my heart. She was looking provocative in closed eyes, my lips curved in a smile after looking at her nervousness. She opened her eyes and looked at me. I controlled myself as I knew that I'll not go to stop with just a kiss. Placing a peck on her forehead I again lay down on my place. I looked at her with the corner of my eyes and found a smile made its way to Rabiya's lips, she slowly touched her forehead where my lips touched her. She turned her side and hugged me. I also embraced her in my arms.

"Ready for tomorrow?" I asked and she nodded hiding her face in my chest.

"Good night" saying the same in hushed tones she closed her eyes

"Sweet dreams" kissing her head I said and closed my eyes, I forgot my rage, which was due to Arhaan.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV :

"Rabiya gets ready faster otherwise you will be late for your college on the very first day," Maaz said to her but she was busy helping him in getting ready for the office.

"I'll be ready in ten minutes" saying the same she scoots to the dressing room. After packing his laptop and some files Maaz took a step to went out of the room but stopped by the sound of opening the door of the dressing room, Rabiya came out of it.

She was wearing black jeans with printed Birch coloured kurta which was reaching to the mid of her thighs, her neck was muffled up with a slim stole. Tied up in a high ponytail her hair was reaching to the mid of her back.

"How am I looking?" picking up her sling bag she asked with an ear to ear grin with a confident smile as she already knew the answer.

"You... You are looking.." Maaz said with furrowed brows without showing any expressions, and Rabiya was waiting for a compliment.

"So so," Maaz said after thinking for a minute and Rabiya was gawking at him but she glared at him at the very next moment and throw the cushion on him. Maaz saved himself from the cushion and scoot towards downstair

"Maaz... Am I looking so so, wait.." Rabiya ran behind him while yelling and held his arm

"And you are looking just like a monkey," She said in a childish way

"I think you need an eyes checkup." Moving towards downstairs Maaz said to tease her, she was still holding his arm as if she was his teacher who was scolding him on his some mistake

"You need to visit a psychologist as you don't know the difference between beautiful and so-so," Rabiya said with fake anger and both entered the dining room.

"Ammi how am I looking?" Rabiya asked because she wanted a compliment, but she was distracted by the voice of Waqaar

"Who will drop you to college, driver, is on leave?" Waqaar asked Rabiya

"Baba I'll drop her," Maaz said and both started to have their breakfast

"But Rabiya who will pick you from college? I can't come in between office time." Maaz asked to Rabiya

"I'll call Shayaan bhai to pick me and I'll go to meet mummy from college," Rabiya said and Maaz nodded

"Rabiya let's go otherwise we both will be late," Maaz said and went to the room to get his car keys.

"Raahim why you are not dropping Rabiya at her college, her college is near to yours" Asma suggested

"Ammi bhabi is bhai's responsibility, let him do his work," Raahim said wisely as he wanted Maaz And Rabiya to spend more and more time together and Waqaar agreed with him.

"But bhabi, call me if you need anything," He said to Rabiya she just nodded

"Rabiyaaaa... I'm waiting" Maaz yelled from near the car

"Coming....." Rabiya yelled back while picking her bag

"Ammi Baba I'm going, Allah Hafiz" after these words she scoots out.

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Maaz stopped the car in front of her college gate and

"Hmm... Nervous?" He asked after turning to Rabiya

"Nervous! No, I'm not!! Even I'm happy and excited!!" She replied confidently with full sprang of joy and a beautiful smile.

'Yeah... She is Rabiya, she only feels nervous when I touch her, otherwise, she and nervousness is not a match' Maaz said to himself and rolled his eyes in his thoughts

"Take it" Passing some money to her he said

"But why?" she didn't take but asked

"You may need it," He said rightfully

"I already have money with me"

"But from where you get the money, I haven't given you any cash before this?" Maaz asked in confusion

"Papa and Shayaan bhai still use to give me pocket money, so I have that amount" Rabiya informed him

"Keep that with you, and no need to take your pocket money from your brother or father. You are my responsibility, not theirs, now take this" Maaz said rightfully and Rabiya accept that money happily.

"Best of luck for your first day in college!"

"Take care"

"Be a good girl"

"Study carefully"

"And Don't quarrel with anyone, like you use to do with me" Maaz gave her tips in a single breath, with a teasing smile like she was going to attend her school for the very first time, he was teasing her and Rabiya was glaring him trying to pretend anger but she was smiling on his words

"Shut up" slapping his arm she said, but still smiling

Maaz grabbed her hand and started looking here and there as if he was trying to find something or someone and suddenly leaning against her he placed a soft peck on her lips.

Rabiya's heart skipped a beat, she was shocked by his sudden action, but soon her cheeks turned into beetroot red, she lowered her gaze and a smile made its way to her lips.

"Go now..." Maaz said with a chuckle and Rabiya nodded but avoiding eye contact

"Listen, I'll pick you from your father's place in the evening" Maaz informed her when she was about to go down from the car, she just nodded her head looking at him, a shy grin was not leaving her lips.

"I'll wait for you," Rabiya said shyly to Maaz after went down to the car her heart was still beating differently on the other hand he was also smiling because he felt the softness of lips against his first time.

'A new chapter of my life is going to start' Rabiya said to herself when she stepped into the college.

'A new chapter or two new chapters?? I think Two new chapters one of my college life and other of my married life' she said to herself with a bashful smile while trying to find out her classroom

"Excuse me, can you please tell me where is M.A (history) class is for the first year.?" Rabiya asked a girl who was looking as same as her age.

"We are also going there, come with us" A young boy who was standing with that girl replied to Rabiya on behalf of her.

"By the way, I'm Aaliya Malhotra"

"And I'm Ayaan Khan"

The girl and boy introduced themselves

"I'm Rabiya Faiz, nice to meet you both" She greeted back and three of them entered their classroom

Their first lecture was free so the whole class was busy introducing each other. Rabiya who was a cute chatterbox attracted the attention of almost the whole class in just an hour.

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"Maaz in How long will you come?"

"Where?" Maaz asked Rimsha with confusion while running his fingers on the keyboard

"Maaz you promised to meet after the office in the same restaurant. Have you forget?" She said showing her disappointment

'Ohh my god I forgot about that!!' Maaz said to himself while closing his laptop

"No..no I remember that. I'm reaching there in fifteen minutes" He made himself stand and moved towards the parking lot while disconnecting the call

"But I have to pick Rabiya.." inserting the car keys he remembers and smacked his forehead, but he decided to meet Rimsha.

"Maaz, I was waiting for you for half an hour" Rimsha complaint when he reached there.

"I'm sorry, but you know very well about traffic, he glance at his wristwatch which was showing 6:15 pm.

"How are you, we are meeting after sixteen days," Rimsha asked while picking up the glass of water

"I'm fine, but you are looking better than me," Maaz said to her because she was looking beautiful, but for the first time, Maaz didn't attract her beauty.

"What are you doing these days?" Maaz asked while picking up the menu, as he was dying with hunger.

"Nothing special, just wandering around, sometimes with Saad sometimes with Kinza" She informed him while placing the order for her meal Maaz also ordered his meal.

"That's great, but you should s..." Maaz was saying something when his mobile phone started ringing

"Whose call is this?" Rimsha asked and Maaz looked at called id which was showing 'Silly girl'

"Rabiya's call'' Maaz informed Rimsha and her face became red with anger.

"Hello" Maaz picked up the call while leaning his back to the chair.

"Maaazz... Where are you?" Rabiya asked in a childish tone but rightfully

"I'm with my friend," Maaz said to Rabiya and Rimsha smiled at his answer but that was a taunting smirk

"You first tell me, how was your day?" Maaz asked to Rabiya

"Don't you talk to me, now you are remembering about my day? Can't you asked a few hours back?" Rabiya said while showing her tantrums and fake anger, Maaz chuckled at her.

"okay. I'm sorry now tell me how was your day?" He again asked meanwhile their food was served. Before Maaz could take a bite he listened to Rabiya's meek voice.

"Maaz I'm hungry, please come soon." Maaz who just lifted the spoon to fed himself stopped in the middle.

"I haven't eaten anything" She added.

"And Why so?" He asked while placing the spoon back on the plate.

"I'm waiting for you, I'll take my dinner with you," She said innocently

"Rabiya. It will take me at least an hour to arrive." Maaz said and Rimsha again smiled in a taunting way.

"You fed yourself, no need to be hungry. Got it" Maaz ordered her

"No I'll take dinner with you," Rabiya said with determination and hang up the call. Maaz's face was occupied by a grin on Rabiya's stubbornness.

"You are very curious to know about her day!!" Rimsha said in taunt when Maaz put down his mobile.

"So what's wrong with this? Today was her first day in college." Maaz replied shortly and gulped the glass of water to give some satisfaction to his stomach which was clenching with hunger.

"Why are you smiling?" Maaz asked her when he witnessed a taunting smile on her face.

"How cleverly you lie with your wife!! Such a fool and fathead girl she is! She won't know what her husband is doing..!'' Rimsha said to Maaz while stopping herself to giggle at Rabiya.

"If my husband cheat on me I would kill him. RABIYA THE FOOL," she said arrogantly while rolling her eyes.

"Have I lied to Rabiya? No, I haven't!" Maaz state in front of Rimsha and she looked at him with a surprised expression, while feeding herself

"Haven't you say to her that you are with your friends?" Rimsha asked and Maaz shook his head

"I have said that I'm with my friend, and you are my friend Rimsha, that wasn't a lie," Maaz said looking at her and playing with his fried rice with a spoon

"And what about the other thing? That you would take at least an hour to reach home?!! I know very well your home is ten minutes drive away from here" Rimsha said while raising her eyebrow and feeding herself.

"Rabiya is in her maternal home, which is far away from here, and due to traffic it would take almost an hour to reach there," Maaz said while shrugging his shoulders

"And another thing, she is not a fool, but innocent, she believes me blindly," Maaz said to Rimsha with grumpiness

"Innocent!! Really Maaz?? Let me tell you one thing, No one is innocent in these days. She must be a Sly cunning girl, that's she was able to make you believe in her innocence in just three and a half months." Rimsha said with anger and frustration

"Tell me one thing, what is wrong with you? Why you are talking like this about Rabiya? Yaar what is her fault in all these things?" Maaz said with a slightly unwell manner.

"You are arguing with me for that girl, you are favouring her in front of me! You tell me what was my fault in all these things?" Rimsha asked him angrily.

"I'm not arguing with you, I'm just putting my point in front of you, and secondly as I have said many times before, time and destiny played a game with three of us, there is no one behind All these things." Maaz clear his point of view in front of Rimsha

'Why is he defending his wife?' Rimsha asked herself with anger

"Maaz have you started loving her?" Rimsha asked in an aggressive voice, but her heart was shivering with the thought that Maaz loves someone else

"Are you mad?" Maaz almost yelled

"Love!! and Rabiya... No way yaar. I don't love her, even I can't love her." Maaz said to Rimsha and she felt relaxed to some extent, but still, her rage was not on rest, only she knows how she was tolerating Rabiya's name from Maaz's mouth

'I loved you, that was enough for me.

I don't think I can love anyone else in my life' Maaz wanted to say that to Rimsha but he didn't say anything.

"Leave this topic, why are you not eating? Your food is still untouched. You haven't consumed a single bite" Rimsha's voice rang into Maaz's ears and he came out of his thoughts

'Rabiya hasn't eaten anything, she is famished. She is waiting for me for dinner, how can I eat.' Maaz said to himself

"I'm not feeling hungry," he told Rimsha and looked at his mobile for glancing at the time.

"Rimsha I think we should leave now," Maaz said and she looked at him with shocked expressions.

"But Maaz..."

"Rimsha I'm very tired. I have worked for late hours and now I have to pick Rabiya. I just want to sleep now." Maaz Said and Rimsha nodded half-heartedly.

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''Assalamualaikum, how are you, aunty?" Maaz asked Tabassum when she open the door.

"Waalaikumas Salam beta, come in." She greeted back her son-in-law warm-heartedly

Maaz entered the living room where Shayaan and Faiz were sitting but Rabiya was nowhere.

After greeting each other Maaz took his seat beside Shayaan, almost fifteen minutes passed but Rabiya was nowhere.

"Where is Rabiya?" Maaz asked to Shayaan

"My doll is tired so she is sleeping" Shayaan informed Maaz.

"Shayaan, wake her up. I'm going to serve dinner" Tabassum said to Shayaan

"Shayaan you sit, I'll wake her up," Maaz said and Shayaan nodded, he moved towards Rabiya's room

Maaz opened the door and found her sleeping, a grin made its way to his lips. Closing the door behind him he sat beside her in the bed.

"Rabiya"

"Rabiyaaaa. Wake up" He said shaking her shoulder

"It seems you are very tired," Maaz said and cupped her cheek with his one hand

"I'm not tired but offended with you." Without opening her eyes she said like a brat

"And why so?" Maaz asked while pulling her cheek

"Don't pull my cheek, I don't like it?" she said patiently while glaring at him

"I'm offended with you because you even didn't call me to asked about my day in college" Rabiya added and again closed her eyes.

"I asked but you haven't informed me about the same" Maaz said but Rabiya was still busy showing her tantrums. Leaning down to Rabiya, Maaz kissed her forehead, she suddenly opened her eyes and smiled shyly.

"Rabiya let's go, I'm dying with hunger," Maaz said and Rabiya smiled with a nod, she sat down on the bed in front of him

"I'm also hungry, but you shameless man, you were busy with your friend," Rabiya said disappointingly after slapping his arm, but Maaz smiled at her slap.

"I haven't had my dinner with my friend, because you are waiting for me" Maaz informed her and she smiled

'He really cares about you Rabiya' he subconscious said which made her smile big.

"Maaz, today I have to cook something for you" She informed him with great enthusiasm.

"Rabiya... Maaz, dinner is served" Tabassum yelled from downstairs

"Coming..." Both yelled together and smiled looking at each other. Rabiya jumped out of bed but Maaz held her hand, intertwining the fingers with her he walked with her.

"What you have cooked for me?" Maaz asked to Rabiya while moving out of the room.

"That is a surprise," She said while raising her eyebrow, meanwhile they entered the living room where everyone was sitting

"Ya Allah please save me," Maaz said dramatically while looking up at the ceiling. Shayaan was the first who noticed their hands which they were holding with entangled fingers. He smiled looking at his sister, she was looking happy.

"Maaazzz" Rabiya glared at him and slap his arm again.

"Rabiyaaaa... Behave yourself" Tabassum scolded her while glaring when she witnessed Rabiya slapping Maaz's arm. Rabiya felt embarrassed due to her mother's scold, Maaz understand the same.

Rabiya silently took her seat beside Her father, and maaz sat beside her.

"Aunty, what Rabiya has cooked?" Maaz asked but

"La.."

"Mummy.." Before Tabassum said something Rabiya stopped her

"Maaz that's a surprise for you, you will be surprised after tasting that," She said happily

"Hope you will positively surprise me" Maaz mumbled and everyone burst into laugh Rabiya again raise her hand to slap him but stopped when witnessed Tabassum glaring at her.

"Aunty she always salp me as this" Maaz said innocently having dinner.

"Rabiya that's not good beta," Faiz said in an advising way and Maaz chuckled

Rabiya glared at him angrily

"Look, Faiz uncle she is again glaring" Rabiya looked at maaz with dropped Jaw

"Maaz you wait, I'll make your complaint to Baba, he will scold you" Rabiya slapped his arm and again started focusing on food.

Shayaan, Faiz and Tabassum all three of them were just looking at both of them, Tabassum going to scold Rabiya again but Shayaan held her forearm

"Mummy, please don't disturb them," Shayaan said in his mother's ear in whispered and Tabassum nodded.

After completing the main course Rabiya served dessert to Maaz and he started having it

"Do you want more?" Rabiya asked when he finished that and maaz nodded

"Aunty this is amazing," Maaz said and Rabiya smiled

"Rabiya made this for you" Shayaan informed Maaz and he looked at Rabiya with a shocked expression

"It's delicious yaar," Maaz said surprisingly as he hadn't had any idea that Rabiya could cook so well.

"Maaz I win," Rabiya said while crossing her arms on her chest.

"What??!!" Everyone including Maaz asked in confusion

"Actually Maaz hate Lauki (bottle gourd)" Rabiya informed everyone and Maaz nodded in agreement.

"So??" Everyone again asked in confusion.

"I challenged him ones that I'll make her feed Bottle gourd and he challenged me that he will never consume that, so I win," Rabiya said while raising her eyebrow

"Bottle gourd!! But it is a dessert!! Where is bottle gourd in this??" Maaz said while inspecting the bowl of dessert to found out some trace of bottle gourd

"Beta this is Lauki ka halwa (a sweet made up of bottle gourd)..." Tabassum informed him and he clenched his nose after putting the bowl down on the table.

"This girl is...." Maaz said with irritation while glaring at Rabiya and everyone burst into loud guffaws

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"Rabiya have you enjoy college?" Maaz asked when they were laying down to sleep facing each other.

''Very much!!" She informed shortly while nodding

"Ayaan, Aaliya, Taniya, Jatin, Ruby and I have become very good friends," Rabiya informed Maaz, proudly!

"on the very first day?? Till the end of college, you will become the friend of the whole college" He said as a mockery but Rabiya giggled

"Have you informed your friends about your family?" Maaz asked to Rabiya and she shook her head

"I don't like to share my feelings, my personal life and my family matters with anyone, except my best friend," Rabiya said slowly but wisely and maaz smiled.

''That's very good. Now sleep otherwise you won't be able to wake up early in the morning tomorrow." Maaz said and Rabiya close her eyes after nodding.

"Maaz will drop me at college tomorrow?" opening her eyes she asked in a hushed tone.

"Your college and my office are in opposite directions, so that is difficult for me," Maaz said and Rabiya fake a smile.

"No problem, I'll go with the driver" Maaz smiled and blinked his eyes at her words. She also smiled and closed her eyes

Maaz crept towards her and wrapped his arm around her waist as she did so, with a smile. Maaz looked at her lips and losing his control he plant a soft kiss on her lips, Rabiya hide her face in his chest due to her shyness, and Maaz smiled at her shyness. Embracing each other in their arms both entered the land of Nod.

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she is not a fool, but innocent, she believes me blindly...

she is not a fool, but innocent, she believes me blindly

"I hate you Rabiya, I hate you.., you are snatching my Maaz from me," Rimsha said to Rabiya in her own thoughts, her mind was flashing the face of Rabiya which she had saw in the food court.

"Maaz you can't admire anyone else other than me, you are mine only mine. I loved you, I love you and I'll always love you. And you too have to love me, only me!!!" She said with determination while clenching her jaws.

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One month was passed, in the time being Rabiya became the dearest friend of her college mates. She started focusing on her studies, but she never neglected Maaz and his work. Sometimes she use to cook for Maaz because Maaz like to eat food made by her

Maaz still loves Rimsha but his attention was captured by Rabiya and her beauty. Rimsha was the one who was feeling empty, she wanted Maaz back to her life in every condition, Maaz's attention towards Rabiya was making her green with envy. She was not focusing on her life but she wanted to destroy Rabiya's life and happiness because Maaz use to talk about her.

A major difference that came with passing time into their life was, Maaz's soft pecks on Rabiya's lips converted into passionate ones and Rabiya also enjoy that.

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