In the afternoon Meerab was sitting in her room watching the sky. It's sunny outside today. The sun is shining brightly. The sky is very clear. Meerab was calmly looking at it.Murtasim came into the room and saw Meerab looking at the sky in a meditative manner and furrowed her brows.He asked her to take off his overcoat.
"Aise suraj ke taraf dekhoge to ankhon mein takleef hogi."
Meerab takes off her eyes.Water fall from the eyes.She quickly wiped her eyes and looked at Murtasim.Murtasim lay down on the bed with his shoes.Meerab said;
"Yeh kya hai Murtasim?Pehle hath moh to dholo.Utho jaldi."
Murtasim frowned as he lay down. He sleeps silently without paying attention to Meerab. She gasped and say again;
"Jaldi utho Murtasim."
Murtasim breathes in and out. Then sat up with annoyance. He went to the washroom without a word.Meeran said with a frown;
"Yeh gadde nashin ke harqat bilkul bacchon jaisa hai."
Meeran offered the towel when Murtasim came to wash his hands and face.He somehow wiped his face and lay down. Meerab curtly asks,
"Kiya hua hai tumhe?"
"Bohot thak chuka hu aaj.Please pass aake beitho."
Lazy voice of Murtasim.Meerab proceeds without a word. Sitting on the bed,Murtasim puts his head in Meerab's lap. Then he take Meerab's one hand and put on his head and said,
"Sar daba do na."
Meerab sits frozen.She thought Murtasim was tired and said nothing more. Taking frequent breaths,she slowly began to pat the Murtasim's head.Murtasim said while laying on her lap.
"Suraj ke roshni jab tumhari chehre mein para tab tum bohot hasin lagi."
Meerab looks at Murtasim.He still close his eyes.She narrowed her eyes at the sun.She bit her lip and smiled. Pulls Murtasim's hair. At first,Murtasim narrowed his eyes because of the sudden pain,but later said nothing. On the contrary,he hugged Meerab more tightly and kept his face on her belly.Meerab scolds Murtasim. Then started playing with his hair. The two soon became involved in a murderous battle with each other.They do not understand each other,they have come very close to themselves.
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"Yeh khana kaha jaa raha hai?"
Salma Khanam comes to the dining hall and asks Mariyam who is decorating food tray.Mariyam looks up and replies;
"Bhai ne kaha aaj khana woh apne kamre mein khayenge Meerab ke sath akele.Is liye bhej rahi hu."
Salma khanam smiles and says;
"Accha kiya."
Mariyam send the food by Feena then Haya enters there.Mariyam looks at Haya and says to Salma khanam.
"Nikaah mein bohot barqat hoti hai na Maa begum.Dekhiye na humne kabhi socha nahi tha jis Meerab kabhi is ghar mein bahu banke aayegi.Lekin woh aa bhi gayi aur bhai ke sath khush bhi hai."
Salma khanam said;
"Baat to sahi hai."
"Ise shayed kismat dekhte hai.Khuda janta hai kon kiske liye sahi hai.Is liye humesha humare dil ke darwaza khuli rakhni chahiye kya pata kab kon khushi ki kis roop mein humare zindegi mein dastak di jai."
Haya is in deep thought and Mariyam looks at her.
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Prisoner number 28 is sitting under the big banyan tree on the south side of the jail area.Tied around the banyan tree.Kneeling down,he is writing something on the floor with a piece of brick.A few hundred yards away from him,a number of prisoners are busy exercising. A prisoner, who is known as the worst among them,stops exercising and looks at him.Then he looked at the rest and said,
