They were going home by car. Laiba's father came and took Laiba home while Samir left in his own car.
The car ride was silent, with no one speaking a word, knowing that if anyone said something, Dadajaan would explode.
"Hume namaz parhni chahiye... Fajar ki namaz miss nahi karna chahiye" said Dadajaan to Ali and Aryan.
"Ji abbu" replied both of them.
They parked their car in front of a mosque and left for prayer.
Anaya and Aqsa were in the car waiting for them.
"Api, dadajaan ab kya karenge... unhone daata bhi nahi?" asked Aqsa being worried
FLASHBACK
Aqsa, Anaya, Laiba and Samir entered the police officer's room. Dadajaan looked at them but didn't say anything to Aqsa and Anaya.
Laiba's father arrived and hugged his crying daughter tightly. The police officer briefed him on the situation.
"Samir, I trusted you to take care of Laiba at the concert. If you can't drive, why did you offer ?" Laiba's father scolded Samir.
Samir remained silent under the scolding but Anaya couldn't bear to see him take all the blame.
"Uncle, I was the one driving the car" Anaya confessed.
"You?" Laiba's father was taken aback, looking at Anaya for confirmation.
Anaya nodded. "I'm sorry, uncle" she said.
"Sorry won't fix anything now" Laiba's father retorted, his anger rising upon learning that Anaya was behind the wheel.
Dadajaan rose from his chair. "Hum a chalna chahiya" he said.
"Thank you for stopping this from escalating and for informing us" Ali said to Umar.
"Please don't thank me" Umar replied.
FLASHBACK ENDED
"Api a dadajaan kya karenge ab ... unhone kuch kaha bhi?" asked Aqsa, her voice tinged with concern.
"Hum a nahi pata... lekin ek cheez pata hai yeh tufan k aane se pehle ka sannata hai" replied Anaya, reflectively
They came from the mosque after praying. Anaya, Aqsa and beside her, their father Aryan was seated. Aqsa put her head on her father's shoulder and fell asleep. Anaya looked out of the window, lost in her thoughts about what would happen next.
They reached home and saw their mothers, Hayat and Noor, sitting there along with their grandmother. Aqsa ran to her mother and hugged her.
Anaya's mother approached her and began scolding her "Anaya, kyu gayi hum a bina bataya? Agar kuch ho jata aap logo ko"
"Ammi, hum a thori nahi pata tha aisa kuch hona wala hai" said Anaya, her voice unapologetic.
"Aapko kuch thori na pata hota kuch ho jata toh kya hota.. humari jaan nikal jaa rahi thi yaha" her mother said angrily, her tone filled with concern and frustration.
Dadajaan entered and addressed his daughter-in-law, "Choro yeh sab, jao, sab kamre mein araam karo. Yeh sab baatein breakfast ke time pe hogi" They all retreated to their respective rooms.
