Bachpan (COMPLETED)

17

Both brother sister sat on the car. Umair took a breath of relief.

Noor- Aisa bhi konsa jinnat dekh liya bhai?
( Which horrible jinnie did you saw?)

Umair- Arey jinnat se bhi zyada khaufnaak makhlooq dekh lia!
( I saw a creature more horrible than a jinnie.)

Noor- Chalein ab baatein na banaye bataein bhi.
( Okay now don't make excuses tell na.)

Umair- Arey meri university me ek ladki hai Umrah naam ki. Wo mere piche padhi rahti hai. Matlab university me bi aake chipak jaati hai jaise taise bhagta hu waha se. Uska roll number mere baad ata hai na.Or kisi public place me dekh leti to udhar bhi aajati. Kacchue ki tarah apni gardan dhaakna padhta hai mujhe.
( Arey there is a girl in my university whose name is Farha. She always follows me. Means in university also she comes and stick with me. I somehow manage to escape from there. Her roll number comes after mine. And if she sees me in a public place than too she comes near me. I have to hide my neck like a turtle.)

Noor- Oho Umair ki Umrah..!
( Oho Umair's Umrah)

Umair- Arey shukar manao ham bhaag aaye waha se. Agar phupo usey mujhse baat karta dekh leti to meri shadi Ramsha se kara deti!
( Aray thank god we escaped from there. If aunt saw her talking to me by mistake then she would marry me off to Ramsha.)

Noor- Ramsha se to achi hi hogi Umrah bhabhi.
( Sister in-law Umrah might be better than Ramsha.)

Umair- Tum Noor ki bacchi mai batata hu tumhe. Mai tumhara bhai nahi hu kya tumne Umrah ke shouhar ko apna bhai bana lia. Moye moye kar dia tumne mera.
( You Noor wait I'll tell you. Ain't I your brother? You made Umrah's husband your brother. You did my moye moye.)

Noor- Usey chhorein ab chalein mall!!
( Leave her. Now lets go to mall!!)

They both enjoyed their day and went back to home.

NEXT DAY'S AFTERNOON

Noor was attending Asar prayers. She got up and kept the prayer mat beside her phone. She saw a notification of Uzma's missed calls. She called back.

Noor- Assalamualaikum mama!

Uzma- Walaikumassalam. Kaisi ho beta?
( How are you?)

Noor- Ji alhamdulillah! Aap sunaiyein sab khairiyat hai na aapke 3 missed calls.
( Yes alhamdulillah! You tell what happened is everything alright? Your 3 missed calls.)

Uzma- Han ham sab bhi khair se hai tumhari yaad aa rahi hai.
( Yes yes we are alright. We are missing you.)

Noor- Oh acha aapko yaad aa rahi hai. Sham ko bolti hu Umair bhai ya driver uncle drop kardenge mujhe.
( Oh you're missing me. I'll ask Umair bhai or driver bhai to drop me in the evening.)

Uzma- Arey tumhara shouhar hai na. Almeer aa raha hai tumhe lene shaam mein.
( You're husband is here. Almeer is coming to pick you up in the evening.)

Noor- Jii mai tayyar rahungi. Jald hi milenge Allah hafiz.
( Yes I'll be ready. We'll meet soon. Greetings!)

Uzma- Allah hafiz beta dhyan rakhna.
( Greetings take care)

Noor came outside in the lawn and saw Nafeesa and Ahad sitting together.

Nafeesa- Agai yeh
(Here she came)

Noor- Jii !

Nafeesa- Ghar wapis jane ka irada hai ya nahi tumhara yahi padi rahogi kya?
( Don't you have any intention of going back home? You'll stay here.)

Noor- Jii phupo agar aap mujhe bolne ka mouka de aap sunne ka mouka le to mai aapko batadu k sham ko Almeer mujhe lene aaraha hai or mai uske sath jaa rahi hu.
( Yes aunty if you give me the opportunity to speak, you take the opportunity to listen so I'll tell that Almeer is coming in the evening to pick me up and I'm going with him.)

Nafeesa- Hmm achi baat hai.
( Yess!)

Ramsha too joined them...

Noor- Waise phupo aapke kya iraade hai jaane ke?
( Well aunty what are your intentions of going back?)

Ahad- Noor! Aise bologi phupo se. Shadi hogai to koi bht badi nahi hogai ho. Zaban sambhal ke rakh apni. Uska ghar hai jab tak chahe ruke yaha.
( Noor! You'll say like this to aunt. If you're married doesn't means that you're too old. Control your tongue. It's her house she'll stay till she wants.)

Noor- To kya mera ghar nahi hai?
( So isn't it my home?)

Ahad- Tum Shah house me rehti ho wo tumhara ghar hai..
( You live in the shah house that is your home.)

Noor- Phupo bhi to Lahore me rehti hai wo unka ghar hai.
( Aunty also lives in Lahore, her house is there.)

Ahad's hands reached near Noor's cheeks.

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