"کیا ہم تیرے قرض دار تھے؟"
Karzdaar | Indebted
A novel by Ewrites1
ZAINA MIRZA.
A tale of a courageous girl brought up in a fouji household. The daughter of a former army colonel, away from reality.
Her life has riddles and ancestral secrets that s...
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"No soul knows WHAT it will earn tomorrow and no person knows in which land he will die. Verily, Allah is all-knower, all-aware." -Quran 31:34
Eid was over and now it was time for stress mamu to return from a brief break. Final term exams were right over her head and she hadn't even touched her books from the past week. It was her last year of university and the plan was to take the next year off from "school" and focus on her Aalima course. Two weeks worth of exams and then finally, relief. At least for a couple of months! Zaina thought.
Her thought however, was going to remain just a thought.
•••••••
Because Faisal and family were over for just 3 days, they planned for preparations while taking advantage of everyone's presence. Also, for Zaina and Hassan's involvement. Hassan had to return to Islamabad to resume work and Zaina was to study! She was very tired from the past few days and anxious due to her finals during Eid. She tried to tell Madiha that she was allowed to pick anything for her but Madiha wasn't going to listen to this excuse.
They were going to go shopping in the evening. She decided to start her notes for the first exam which was of chemistry. After a few minutes into working, her mind wandered off to last night's dream. She tried to brush it off several times but it just wouldn't go away. Could it be just a bad dream? A coincidence? Or... her brain started creating negative scenarios. It was making her sick to her Stomach, she engaged herself into her notes again, avoiding the thoughts.
It was time for Asr when Saima tayi knocked on her door.
"Beta agar tum busy ho to mei baad mei ajati hoon.. tum se kuch baat kerni thi."
"Nahi tayi jaan, mei free hoon." She kinda lied.
Saima came to her and tucked her hair behind her ear.
"Mujhe tumhe Kuch batein samjhani thi.. inhein kisi hidayat ki tarah mat lena balke apni ammi ki naseehat ki tarah samajhna.."
"Aap bilkul fikar na karein.." She held her hand.
"Tumhe pata hai jab Hassan chota tha to puchta tha k ammi, Zaina hamare saath reh sakti hai? Aur hum yahi samjhte the k bacha hai aur tumhare saath attached hai. Vo to jab vo bara hua to humei samaj aayi k uss k liye sach mei tumhi ko aana chahye!"
Zaina's eyes were descending at her words.
"Humei tumpe Bohat aitamaad hai.."
"Shukriya tayi jaan aur mei apko mayoos nahi karungi."
"InshAllah meri beti.. tum parhti ho Aur tumhe koi nai roke ga.. job kerna bhi tumhari marzi hai. Lekin ek baat ka dhyan rakhna. Ek insan k liye sab cheezon se pehli tarjeeh uska ghar aur rishte hone chahye. Ye shok to chalte rehte hain. Baaki tumhari zindagi hai, hum Nahi tokeinge," She smiled at her.
