Mahv-e-Hairat (Lost in Wonder)

Chapter 1.2

Surah No. 103, Al Asr

o إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَلَفِي خُسْرٍ o وَالْعَصْرِ

o إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْابِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ

Translation :

By the time (through the Ages), In fact ! Man is in loss, Except those who have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and enjoin people in teaching of Truth, and promote Patience.

××××××××××

It was Shifa's mehndi today, and she still hadn't talked to her. So much for sacrificing herself! She was tired as hell. Her weakness was engulfing her body day by day and she couldn't even do anything, or her parents would detect easily that something is wrong.

Riyaz did talked to her and told her to relax. Everything will be fine! But she didn't knew how?

"Beta apke husband nahi aye?" Her Phupoo, also Rida's mother asked her making her pale for a second but she composed herself. Her cousins were warned, not to utter a word till the wedding ends!

"Aunty unhe kuch zaruri kaam se out of country jaana tha. Bas isiliye." Hardly smiling at her she excused herself only to bump into someone else.

"Ap shayad har kaam bina soche samjhe karti hai!" Zamaan reprimanded her taking a step back.

Zehna slightly lost her senses when his scent engulfed her but barely composed herself when his voice touched her ears. She knew what he was implementing!

"Soch samajh kar apne konsa teer mar liya?" She smiled sarcastically which barely reached her eyes.

"Kya karu? Abhi tak nishana hi nahi mila." He shrugged his shoulders leaning on the door frame and folding his hands on his chest. Zehna followed his movements but looked away muttering 'Astagfirullah'. She was married, for allah's sake!

"Raasta chode mera!"

"Or agar na chodu to?" He asked with a smirk gazing her riled up self lazily.

"Ap ko andaza bhi hai ap kya kar rahe hai?" She moved her hands in the air, forgetting her problems for a moment.

"Kya kar raha hu mai?" He moved his ear towards her.

"Apka or mera koi mazak nahi hai Zamaan Sahab. Behtar hoga ap Bhai ki dosti tak mehdood rahe!" Saying she brushed past him from the little space that was left after occupied by him, filling his senses for a second.

"Apke dost ko kaam de koi. Hamesha faarigh ghumte hai!" He chuckled when heard her loud voice talking to her brother.

××××××××××

"Shifa?" She peeked inside her sister's room. Everyone was present in the lawn, and she was expected to bring her sister down in half an hour.

Her eyes filled up involuntarily seeing her all dolled up in yello and pink lehenga along with flower jewellery. And she still was ignoring her!

"Ab bhi naraz ho?" She touched her arm turning her towards herself and smiled when she didn't pushed her hand away.

"Kyu ayi hai ap yaha? Mai akele bhi aasakti thi niche!" Shifa grumbler not looking at her.