"Kya apko ek baar bhi apni family ka khayal nahi aya?" the sound came from the room which the walls were trying to muffled but still from the voice anyone could guess anger was visible in it
(Didn't you thought about us?)
"Iss tarah se hume beena bataye apne shaadi Karli aur us ladki ko yaha leke bhi agaye? Humne apke liye kisi aur ko pasand Kiya Tha," Sabeera Begum or Badi Bi as everyone called her said to her only son,
(You got married without even telling us and brought her here? I wanted you to marry someone else,)
Badi Bi was the women of humbleness and stancy no one ever heard her talking loudly or harshly but she was also strict when it come about morals and now her own son broke her pride
"Achhe se pata Hai kisko apne mere liye pasand Kiya Hai, agar mujhe Zeeniya pasand na bhi hoti tab bhi main us ladki se shaadi nahi karta," Just like his mother Zaigham Shah was obdurate, he has never disrespect his mother but the hatred was visible in his voice for that girl
(I know who you are talking about, even if I hadn't married Zeeniya I wouldn't have married that girl,)
"Apke baba me marte waqt apne dost se wada Kiya tha? Kya kahengey hum unhe? Aur Azeen Jo apka itne salo se intezar Kar rahi thi unka kya?" reminding him the wish of his late father Badi Bi said
(You father promised his friend what about it? And Azeen who was waiting for you for years what about her?)
"Ammi mujhe Azeen Kabhi nahi pasand thi aur ab in baton ka fyada bhi nahi maine Zeeniya se shaadi Karli Hai, woh iss Ghar ki bahu Hai achha hoga agar ab iss bare mein baat na ho." Sabeera couldn't believe that it's her son talking to her like this just because of that girl whom he knows just for years?
(Ammi I don't like Azeen why don't you understand it.... actually let it be Zeeniya is my wife and now no one will discuss about it,)
Sabeera Begum angrily left the room didn't noticed Zeeniya who was listening to their conversation
Zaigham who was also leaving the room his eyes fall on her
"Zeeniya!" He took step closer to her but she left from there, her duppata sti on a flower vase making it loose it's balance and it fall shattered on the floor
Rifat Bi who was moping the floor, went there to pick the broken piece of vase when her eyes fall on paper laying there
She picked it which looked like a photo, turning it she saw a beautiful girl
"Woh maaf Kar dijiye, galti se gir gaya, main apke Liye dusri chai le ati hoon," Rifat Bi said while picking the broken piece of cup
(I'm sorry, it fall by mistake, I'll make another tea for you,)
"Rehne dijiye! Hume chai nahi chahiye," Azeen said and walked passed by her
(It's okay, I don't want tea,)
"Shah ji ko toh woh pasand hi nahi thi toh ab unse shadi kyuki?" Rifat Bi thought she was sitting on her bed
(But he never liked her then why did he married her?)
"Kon kisko nahi pasand Rifat Bi?" Bilqees who has entered the room asked while sitting beside Rifat Bi
(Who never liked whom Rifat Bi?)
"Kuch nahi... Aur kaha thi tum?" She got startled but quickly hold herself together
(Nothing... Where were you?)
"Kya hua?" She softly asked the little boy who was trying very hard to ignore her
(What happened?)
"Aap humse baat nahi karenge?" She sat beside him making him turned to other side, placing the plate on bed she asked
(Won't you talk to me?)
"Main apse baat kyu karu? Aap Meri mamma nahi Hain." Holding his cheen in his hand he asked
(Why would I talk to you? You aren't my mamma,)
"Kisne kaha hum apki mamma Hain?" Azeen's eyes winded as she tried to look at him but he again turned to other side
(Who told you I'm your mother?)
"Baba ne, abhi subha." The words of Zaigham was freshly craved in the mind of Innocence
How he told him Azeen is his mother and his own mother Zeeniya won't come back
(Baba in the morning,)
"Woh pata nahi unhone aisa kyu kaha, kyuki hum toh yaha apse dosti karne aye the,"
(I don't know why he said that, I'm not here to take your mother's place... I just want to friendship with you,)
"Aap mujhse dosti kyu karna chahti Hain?" Now he turned to her
(Why you want to friendship with me?)
"Well humara koi dost nahi Hai toh Kya aap humse dosti karenge?" She put whispy of her hairlocks behind her ear and softly said
(I don't have any friends so I thought maybe you'll become my friend,)
"Apka koi dost nahi Hai?.... But mamma kehti hain sabka ek dost zaroor hona chahiye," when he asked her sadly Azeen shook her head negatively with a pout on her face
(You don't have any friends?.... But mamma told me everyone should have at least one friend,)
"Toh aap humse dosti karenge?" She put her hand forward for him to shake
(So will you be my friend?)
"Theek Hai!" After sometime of thinking he shrugged his shoulder and shake hand with her making her smile
(I'll.)
His brown eyes flickered when he smiled, just like his
"Chaliye Khana kha lijiye,.... Hum khila de'n?" She picked the plate when he was about to grab it from her she asked
(Now let's eat something,.... Can I feed you?)
Zaigham who returned from office early because he was worriedly thinking Azeen couldn't take care of Aunn, listened all of this standing on the doorway of Aunn's room
When she entered the room she didn't expected him to be there
She was about to leave the room again when...
"Azeen!" He called her, she again turned to him, waiting for him to talk and tell her the reason why he called her
"Aunn se aap yaha dosti karne nahi aai hain achha hoga agar aap unhe Bata de'n ki ab aap unki mamma Hain,"
(You aren't here to be friend with him you are here to be his mother....)
"Bachha Hai woh..... unhe nahi maloom uski maa kaha Hain ya Kya hua Hai..... Achha hoga agar hum unke innocent mind se na khele, waqt ke sath sath sab khud hi samajh jayenge woh," and she left
(He is just a kid... He doesn't know where or what happened to his mother..... It will be a good decision if we won't play with his innocent mind,)
Zaigham was still looking at the door from she just left
Was she the same Azeen whom he knew before or was she someone else
Because the Azeen whom he knew wasn't this sensible
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Should I insert character/pics in stories?... Casually asking...
And before you could ask me casually about tumse tum tak's update let me tell you something big is coming in it.... So it'll take time to write that 😅
-Ufaq
P.S: sorry if this look like rushed because I wrote it very rushly,