#13 in Urdu!
Sakinah has seen a lot. At 22 years old, she's lived a life that seems to never end. At 22 years old, she has the responsibility of her three younger siblings. Nothing in the world matters to her as much as her siblings, not her own hap...
"Tum rehne do, main inn sab ko jaga kar yeh saaf karwaata hoon. Tum Ayaan se milna chahti ho na, mil kar aao."
"Are you sure?" He gave me a flat look and pushed me gently towards the stairs.
"Jao." I grinned at his back and left, giggling as I heard him trying to wake them up unsuccessfully.
"Abbe uth, kya bech ke so gaya hai?"
"Kya masla hai yaar, dafa ho yahaan se." Waqas' sleepy groan filtered upstairs. Seconds later, a thud was heard, followed by a line of lethargic cursing.
"Hello madam, subah ke saade aath baj gaye hai, ab toh uth jao."
I found Ayaan's door slightly open. I pushed it open, cringing at the slight creak. Ayaan was sitting on the bed, his back facing me, head bent. He looked focused on the object in his hand. Silently, I walked up behind to find him looking at the two pictures in his wallet. One was of us four with Ammi, the same one hung up on the wall in the hallway and the other was Rukhsaar's. She looked very pretty in that red suit, paired with long earrings. Her hair was curled slightly at the edges and she was smiling simply.
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Pehli jhalak mein yeh itni bhi khoobsurat nahi lagti. Iski khoobsurati uski saadgi mein hai. She's a subtle beauty, jo ek nazar mein kabhi dekh nahi sakte.
Ayaan sensed me behind him and lifted his wallet to give me a better look at the picture. I plucked it out of his grip, closed it and put it back on his bedside table.
"Baar baar dekhne se kya hoga?" I asked lightly. "Kyun apne aap ko mazeed dard pohancha rahe ho?"
"Mujhe pata nahi ke mera qusoor kya tha? Usne mujhe bataya kyun nahi? Itni badi baat mujhse kyun chupa ke rakha?"
"Lekin kya majboori hai?!" Ayaan stood up and started pacing, looking highly agitated. The dark circles under his eyes caught the light, causing my heart to clench painfully. "Main raat se soch raha hoon ke aisi kya majboori ho sakti hai ke woh mujhe batane se bhi inkaar kar rahi hai?"
Mujhe Rukhsaar se baat karni hogi
"Hogi koi bebasi. Tum filhaal itna zor na lagao apne dimaag pe. Accha se taiyaar ho jao aur neeche aa kar hamare saath khaana kha lo." I rose and left the room, not knowing what else to say to make him feel better.
I feel so useless. Apne bhai ke liye kuch nahi kar paa rahi. Mauqa milte hi main Rukhsaar se baat karoongi
"Yaar, Sakinah tum hi aa ke jaga do inn namoone ko." Shehry came as I descended the staircase, looking highly pissed off. "Rizwan, Sabrina aur Fauzia to uth gaye mere kehne par, par yeh log to uthne ka naam hi nahi le rahe. Saale pata nahi konsi neend ki goli kha li hai."
