"Woh Jatey Huwe Tera Muskara Kar, Mujhe Dekhna,
Mujhe Umar Bharr Ke Liye,
Muntazir Kar Gaya."
A 25 year old, penning down emotion stopped as soon as her longing gaze fell upon a beautiful pic kept right beside her, curling up her sad lips into a cute smile slipped into flashbacks of childhood.
"Zain bhai, hamare bhi ek picture click kardein !" sidharth requested, everybody was busy clicking bi jaan as it was her 70th birthday celebration.
"No, mamma dekhein na is sidharth ne sarah ka sarah cake mere baalo mein laga diya." she cries, staring at her mother meanwhile sidharth ran to grab tissue papers and apologies for his naughty actions "sorry, yaar waise galati tere hai main na muh par laga raha tha tune apne baal he saamne rakh diye." caking her pretty braid with the icing of the cake making everybody howl into laughter they were like the reason of spreading happiness pulling her braid asks her brother to click, he did creating an album of unforgettable memories.
She terribly misses her best-friend.
It has been years since he shifted to America.
He used to call but she never got the strength to speak to him over the phone.
In fact, still does but she eaves drop to hear him as his voice provides her restless heart ease.
She waits to hear her name from his mouth, but sadly it has reduced to once in awhile compared to how often he would to ask about her.
Maybe, he is too busy to enquire after all he does hard work to survive on his own without support even though his parents send money.
He doesn't utilize a penny living the kind of lives others do after shifting in foreign countries.
After completing bachelors degree in business he is now doing masters, within a few week will shift here to handle his parents business.
He promised to return back as soon as possible a years long wait became 15 years separation "tune kuch saal ka keh kar pandra saal guzaar diye, aur kitna intezaar karwayega yaar aa bhi jaa ab ??" it was almost felt like a decade "mere bina tune toh rehna seekh liya .. lekin main ab tak wahin khade hoon jahan tu waada karke chod gaya." she holds the locket out from her kameez, adorably looking at it happily kissed then securely tucked it inside.
"Shehnaaz ?!" Nadia ji, knocks on getting answer walks inside to view her reading a novel.
"Beta, tum yahan kya kar rahe ho khaane ka waqt hogaya .. shabash .. neeche chalo." her daughter's very careless when it comes to reading books, she forgets the entire world.
"G mamma, aap chaliye main bass arahe hoon !" she replies, getting up and following her "tumhe thoda sa bhi waqt mil jaye naa apne is kitaabaun bharre duniya se baahir nikal kar sarr pe chamki bhi karwa liya karo dekho ... kya haal bana rakha hai balaun ka ?" Nadia ji, scolds when shagufta ji comes forward to defend her lovely daughter ❤️
"Ohooo, kyun daant rahe ho meri jaan ko tumhe itna masla horaha hai toh main apne beti ko laga dunge, khaane ke baad ... forun apne taaye ammi ke paas ana phir dekhti hoon kaun meri bache ke khabar laita hai." shagufta ji loves shehnaaz from childhood itself asked her hand for sidharth.
"Taaye ammi, your the best 🥰" shehnaaz tightly hugged, earning eyes roll from her mother "hadh hai, aap hamesha is ke himayat karne ajate hain." Nadia ji, expresses her disappointment.
"Bhulo mat, yeh meri hone wale bahu hai jab tak tere paas mere sidharth ke amanat hai." shagufta ji, smiles kissing her forehead.
"Acha g, pehle meri zoya dijiye phir le jaaye." she says, making her sigh "tumhare he hai, jab chaho maang loh." shagufta ji, announced.
"Ohoo, aap dono bhi na .. khaana nahi lagana ??" shehnaaz puts a full stop by reminding them "Ya khudaya, baaji aap bhi na." Nadia ji, ran to make sure everything is sorted, followed by Shagufta ji.
Sighing, shehnaaz went to bring bi jaan who was busy enjoying drama and eating peanuts 🥜 part of her regular routine.
Knocking "bi jaan ?!" shehnaaz softly, called out.
"Bi Jaan ?!" once again asks, getting no reply she immediately went and stood in-front of tv screen.
"Kya baat hai ??" her mood sank, she doesn't like when anybody disturbs during the telecast of her favorite dramas.
"Bi jaan, khaane ka waqt hogaya hai." she replies, gesturing towards the clock, stuck on the wall.
"Abhi nahi chanda, tu jaa sab ko bol shuru karein main yahin apne kamre mein khaa lunge .. aaj na mere favorite drame ke double episode ane hai tu ek kaam kar apna bhi yahin lagwa le mil kar dekh te hain, theek hai ?" bi jaan came up with an idea, shehnaaz denied "yeh kya baat huwe bi jaan ! aap subah se leke shaam tak tv dekhte hain, aankhein kharab hogayein toh pehle se he .. blood pressure high rehta hai, upar se, nazrein bhi kamzor karwa lainge .. kuch toh khayal karein." takes remote, to turn it off, Bi Jaan, makes faces.
"Sahi keh rahe hai shehnaaz .. bi jaan aap ka tv se dil nahi bharta ?" zoya questions.
"Tera mere nawase (grand son /Zain) se bharr ta hai ?" bi jaan raises eyebrow and smirked at zoya whose blushing unable to meet her or shehnaaz's gaze "bi jaan, aap bhi na !" zoya ran away, feeling shy meanwhile shehnaaz, and bi jaan howl into a fit of laughter "bi jaan, ur too much." shehnaaz is a fan of her cutest Bi Jaan.
"Tu kidhar gayab hote hai ?" she asks, while they were heading towards dining table.
"Main apne liye arts ka college dhoond rahe hoon bataya toh tha aapko painting ka shawk char raha hai mera dil hi nahi lagta business padhne ka itne mushkilaun se bachelor ke degree mile hai I don't wanna pursue this field anymore." she was trying to study but her heart was always into paintings a business minded family like hers, never took it as a profession so to pursue her dream she got what her parents needed first to later prioritize herself.
It's not like she kept her desire in front of them ! And, they rejected it didn't strike her mind at all until she visited an art gallery of her friend.
It's where she actually realized what was missing why was she never into business studies, but was too late to voice her desire out.
Patiently, waited to complete bachelors then will pursue her choices.
Thankfully, her family happily supported ❤️
"Admission hojaye toh apne is bi jaan ka muh meetha karwana mat bhool na ?!" she nodded.
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Fanfiction"Yeh nazar muntazir hai tere aaj bhi .. Dil kisi aur se aashna he nahi .. Main kyun raaste doon kisi aur ko jab koi tere jaisa bana he nahi" Publishing date:- 1st march 2022 Current status:- ongoing Book cover:- @aabha_arts Mature content All cop...
