Woh baat Jo lafzo mein ada ho jaye.....
Woh baat hi kya
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Today was the day when they finally got a chance to go out
Because Jannat catched fever on first day so Zaid didn't took her out from hotel room and when she was a little better Zaid got sick
Today they both were fine so was the weather, it wasn't snow falling today, Zaid thought about taking her out
Their first stop was the lost sea
It was an underground lake, deep inside the mountains, there was a tiny way to go inside and lead to its many huge rooms which were miles away from the entrance
Due to slippery pathway Zaid held Jannat's hand firmy in his
Zaid was walking to the lake side leaving Jannat no other option but to lean on his side note to get a good view of lake
"Aram se," when Jannat thought to get a more better view she leaned more to his side and flex her ankle, Holding her waist and her in his so she won't fall Zaid said
"Sorry!" Breathlessly she said, already scared by the thought that she was about to fall
What if Zaid wouldn't able to hold her and she would have fall into the lake?
Although the lake was far away from her reach. But still it scared her
Next Zaid took her to a farm restaurant as it was already afternoon and lunch time
The view from the restaurant was breathtaking to take anyone's eyes away from them, mountains and trees covered from the snow sheet make it hard to look away from them and eat for Jannat, but when Zaid told her to eat so they can explore more, she quickly dig into her plate
She has never stepped her feet out from her city
She even never get any chance to explore her own city, if it wasn't for Palwasha and Zamin she would have never know anything beside her home and college
And this exploration was really new and exciting to her
Their next stop was fraumünster church
Where Jannat was hesitate to go but Zaid told her it's okay because they are going there for outing not for praying
"Wait here, I'll get the tickets." As Zaid went to buy tickets for them, Jannat looked around herself when she felt someone tugging her hand
Looking at the person she found a little girl maybe around 6 or 7
Brown hair, chubby red cheeks and round eyes
Jannat sat on her knees to reach the girl's level
"What happened?" Looking into the girl's hazel eyes which was so much reflecting her own Jannat softly asked
"It's only for CHF 10." The girl showed her white candles and said
The girl was wearing a white frock with a red jacket, she didn't looked like a cane seller from any angle
"I'm sorry. actually, I'm not here for praying." Jannat told her sadly, beside she doesn't have money, Zaid have
"Please, I'm trying to help that lady over there." The girl pointed at a lady who was standing beside church entrance and trying to sell the candles to those entering church but very few payed attention to her and other just walked past by her like they didn't saw her
The lady was the real candle seller, the girl was here to visit and when she saw the lady struggling to sell the candles she thought to help her
Zaid who just came there heard her
"How much these are for?" He bent down a little and asked
"CHF 10 for each." The girl's innocent attracted him to her, she was so much like a certain girl who goes by the name of his wife
"Give me two." Taking his wallet out he said,
"Thank you." The showed them a toothy smile when Zaid gave her money
"What is your name?" Jannat couldn't help but ask
"I'm Jannat." The small girl took her hand forward to shake
"Hey, my name is Jannat too." Jannat's surprised voice came as she shook her hand
Zaid got little confused there
Is it coincidence?
The girl who was reflecting Jannat's childhood also have same name?
If it was then coincidence is really a strange thing
"Are you here alone?"
"No, I'm here with my....."
"Jannat!" On a manly voice both Jannat turned to where the voice came from
While the little Jannat happily ran to him shouting papa, the other Jannat got froze on her spot
The man was none other than Mehtab Khan
He was Same Mehtab who's picture she has saw
Same Mehtab Khan who married her mother just for huge amount of dowry Nasih Hussain gave him
Same Mehtab Khan who left her mother and one year Jannat saying he got a really good job in America and he will take them there once he got settle there but never returned
Only divorce papers came from his side, not even an explanation
The girl who called herself Jannat was his daughter
Tears started forming in her eyes as she saw Mehtab picking little Jannat in his arms as she told him how she was helping the lady
"Jannat," Zaid put his arms around her and took her from there
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"Listen, I'm sorry." Palwasha went to Mohib in park and said who was trying everything to avoid her
"It's okay!" Telling her he tried to get away from her but she wasn't in the mood or letting him go
"Waise ek baat bolu, yeh stick se confidence wonfidence nahi milta, confidence humare andar hota Hai, your psychiatrist suggested this to trick your mind and get your confidence out, now you should trick your mind by saying you don't have low confidence."
(Can I say something? A stick don't give any confidence, confidence is inside of us.)
"Thank you, I'll try...." Smiling awkwardly he said, she don't know how much he tried to told himself he doesn't have any low confidence
He knows the stick is only a trick but that trick worked for him
Because of that trick he got confidence to propose his love Shanaya
But who will tell this the the girl standing in front of him?
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"Jannat," Zaid called Jannat who was continuesly crying since the incident in church
Sitting beside her on bed he gave a glass of water which she didn't took
Hugging her knees, her chin placed on it
She always thought her father is dead because no one ever talked about him, she has also never saw his picture nor she had any bravery in herself to ask about him
Thinking it will hurt her mother, but still she used to miss him alot, always wished that she had father or least meet him only for once
Until one day she found his picture in her mother's old diary, as well as the Injustice he did to her
After knowing the truth she never wished to meet him again or missed his presence in her life
Her mother was enough
But today seeing him there in church brought many painful memories
Her classmate's teasing for being fatherless
Her mother's silent tear that she always hide behind a smile
Neighborhood ladies and relatives calling her mother wretched
Her mother has suffered alot because of him and here he have another family
A daughter whom he named Jannat
That's her name,
How can he give it to his other daughter?
Didn't he for once thought about her and her mother?
When her hiccups started Zaid got worried
As he quickly rubbed her back
She was still in lane of past and leaned her head on his chest
"A traitor like him doesn't deserve your tears. Don't cry."
"He... He......" Jannat opened her mouth to tell him everything but only hiccups came from her mouth
"Shhh! It's okay!" Wiping her tears he again held her against his chest
He knows what she and Amna has been through, though he don't know the pain but he knows it
He is the one who cought Amna many times crying alone and cheered her
He is the one who made sure who teases Jannat in school never attend the same school again
He tried to console her as her tears didn't looked like it would stop
The cold night of Switzerland, her crying and their closeness
Jannat has stopped crying by now. But, Zaid was still comforting her
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I wanna confess something
Okay so the thing is
That I
I don't know yaar how to say this
Okay so
Look it's simple
I love y'all ❤
😁 I was just reading old comments from this book and this thought came to my mind how lucky I'm to have readers like you 😘😘😘
-Ufaq