شرر Sharar

Fifty-Six

"Mummy, Kaif toh itna calm hai, woh aisa kaise kar sakta hai?" Rehnuma put the tea cup down, and asked.

(Mummy, Kaif is very calm, how can he do that?)

She didn't know what happened here, and came to visit unannounced. She felt the house was weirdly silent. She asked her mother what's wrong, and Rukhsar told her what has happened in last few days.

"Pata nahi. Humare toh khud kuch samajh nahi araha." Rukhsar took a tired breath out and mumbles.

(I don't know. Even we are shocked.)

"Itni badi good news hai, aur yeh larka... pata nahi iske dil mein kya chal raha hai."

(We got such a great news... and this boy... I don't know what going on in his heart.)

"Mummy, are you sure Kaif ne wakai hath uthaya tha?" Rehnuma asked, uncertain.

(Mummy, are you sure Kaif really hit Ayla?)

"Rehnuma, Rubab ne khud dekha hai." Rukhsar was shocked why Rehnuma was asking this.

(Rehnuma, Rubab saw it.)

"But... aaj kal toh waise bhi Aunty hallucinate kar rahi hain, shayad..."

(But... aunty seems to hallucinate these days, maybe...)

"Kaif ne khud qabool kiya hai. Ab woh toh nahi kar raha na woh.. hallucinate."

(Kaif accepted it. Now he is not hallucinating right?)

"Mummy, main bas puch rahi thi... I mean... wajah kya thi. Kaif aise kyu karenge?" Rehnuma was still unsure of everything.

(Mummy, I was just asking... I mean... what could be the reason why Kaif did this?)

"Pata nahi, kuch bata bhi toh nahi raha woh." Rukhsar was tired of Kaif's behaviour.

(I don't know, he isn't telling us anything.)

"Mummy, pareshaan na ho." Standing up from her seat, Rehnuma went to sit beside her mother.

(Mummy, don't worry.)

Rehnuma tried to calm her, but before she could say anymore, her son - Arsalan, dropped the glass cup.

"Arey!" Rehnuma quickly stood up and picked him to check if he is hurt, but instead he was laughing.

Rukhsar instantly called for maid to clean it.

"Chot toh nahi lagi issey." Rukhsar went to them and asked.

(Is he hurt?)

"Nahi! Bas drama kar raha hai. Issey har cheez bacha ke rakhna parhta hai." Rehnuma looked at her son disappointingly.

(No, he is just acting. We have to save everything from him.)

Arsalan started talking in his baby voice, equally disappointed.

"Kya chahiye issey?" Rukhsar asked, when couldn't understand what he was saying. He speaks very fast.

(What does he want?)

"Shyra! Ussey milna hai. Yeh deewana hai uska." Putting him down on the sofa, Rehnuma told her.

(Shyra! He wants to meet her. He is crazy about her.)

"Shyra ko bhi toh bachhe pasand hain. Chalo tum apni fuppi ke yaha jao, main ati hoon yeh saaf karwa ke." Rukhsar told her.

(Shyra likes kids too. You take him to your aunty's house, I will get this mess cleaned.)