Right after praying Fajr, Fardan took all of Faiza's pictures and went to his office. There was a study room in his office that only Fardan could open, and he decorated it with all of Faiza's pictures.
It was 7 a.m., and no one was present in the office. He sat alone, looking at Faiza's pictures and smiling repeatedly. Then he took his laptop and began working there. By 9 a.m., he had finished his work and headed to Faiza's uncle's house.
"Assalamualaikum," Fardan greeted with a smile, causing Aunt to swallow her saliva in fear as she looked at him.
"Walekum assalam," Uncle said, coming out.
Fardan sat in the hall. When everyone gathered, he said, "I am hosting a dinner tonight. You all should come to Phuppo's house."
"For what occasion?" Shafiq asked.
"Tomorrow is Faiza's birthday, and I want all her loved ones to be with her at exactly midnight tonight," Fardan said, smiling.
"Yes, we will all come," Arshia said with a smile, and then Fardan got up and left.
From there, Fardan went to Rumaisa's house. Rumaisa was still lying quietly in her room. Her eyes were swollen from crying all night, and her face had dried tear stains. She was lying like a living corpse when the doorbell rang, and she suddenly came to her senses. She looked out the window of her room and saw Fardan standing outside, so she quickly adjusted her scarf and wiped her face before going downstairs to open the door. When Zehra opened the door, she stopped.
"Assalamualaikum, Khala," Fardan greeted. Fardan was unaware of Zehra's true nature. He still thought of her as a good woman who had raised Rumaisa with love despite being a stepmother. Fardan gave Zehra a monthly allowance and also paid Rumaisa a salary. Rumaisa was unaware of this monthly allowance, so she worked hard and handed all her earnings over to Zehra.
"Walekum assalam," Zehra replied.
"There is a dinner tonight at Phuppo's house. You all should come. I especially want Rumaisa to be present," Fardan said with a smile.
"For what occasion?" Zehra asked.
"It's my wife's birthday," Fardan said with a smile, and Rumaisa remembered that tomorrow was Faiza's birthday.
"We will come, dear," Zehra said with a smile. Even after Fardan left, Rumaisa stood there. Zehra dialed a number on her phone and went towards her room, speaking in a low voice, which Rumaisa overheard, "The wedding will be tomorrow, and it will happen tomorrow itself. Tell the groom to be ready with 10 lakhs. Yes, the same man." Zehra's voice faded with a smile, and Rumaisa ran to her room.
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Fardan had told everyone about the party, but Faiza was still unaware. Since the family had to decorate the house, Fardan took Ayesha and Faiza shopping. The mall they went to was staffed entirely by women, and except for Fardan, Faiza, and Ayesha, there were no other customers, which made Faiza feel very strange. Even after their shopping was done, they wandered around aimlessly to let the house preparations be completed.Faiza had never been to such an expensive mall in her life, but for Fardan and Ayesha, it was a regular thing. Faiza hesitated to take anything, but Ayesha picked up everything as if it was all free.
Seeing Faiza standing and thinking, Ayesha came to her and asked, "You don't like anything?"
"No, everything here is nice but very expensive," Faiza replied.
"Oh, sister-in-law, why are you worrying? It's Fardan's money to spend. Take whatever you like," Ayesha said, still picking out clothes. Fardan stood smiling in a corner. Ayesha noticed Fardan looking at a beautiful red gown.
"What are you thinking about?" Ayesha asked him.
"How about this for tonight's party?" Fardan asked.
"Sister-in-law, try this on. Brother has chosen it for you," Ayesha said, handing her the beautiful red gown she had just taken from Fardan. It wasn't too bright to hurt the eyes but was a lovely red, like the color of love. When Faiza came out wearing the gown, Fardan and Ayesha were left staring with their mouths open.
"Very beautiful, Ma Sha Allah," Ayesha said, prompting Fardan to quickly close his mouth.
"Ma Sha Allah," Fardan said, looking at her.
"It looks like it was made with you in mind," Ayesha said, smiling.
Faiza wasn't used to so many compliments. She just smiled shyly at them.
"Come on, you two," Fardan said, taking Faiza and Ayesha by the hands and leading them out of the shop.
"These clothes... Wait, let me change," Faiza said, but Fardan ignored her and took them to another shop in the mall.
Fardan handed Faiza over to the staff there and left. Ayesha sat on a chair next to Faiza.
Once their makeover was complete, Ayesha took Faiza to the food section.
"Do you want something to drink? I'm very thirsty," Ayesha asked her.
"No, but tell me, why are we dressed up like this?" Faiza still didn't understand.
"Just like that. Forget about it. Do you want to try my favorite coffee?" Ayesha asked, leading her to the counter.
"Coffee? I tried it once; Shafiq gave it to me," Faiza said with a smile.
"You probably didn't like it?" Ayesha guessed.
"Yes, it was very bitter," Faiza said, making a face, and Ayesha laughed.
Ayesha ordered something, and they sat at a table. When the waitress brought their order, Faiza tried the fries and liked them a lot. At Ayesha's insistence, Faiza also tried the coffee, which was very delicious.
After they finished eating and drinking, they went downstairs and headed towards the parking lot. Ayesha and Faiza got into a car, and the driver took them home.
"Will he not come?" Faiza asked, not having seen Fardan for a long time.
"No, brother has already gone home," Ayesha said with a smile.
The journey to home was silent, and as Ayesha and Faiza approached the house, it was completely dark. Faiza was confused and stopped in her tracks.
"Sister? Phuppo?" Faiza called out, but no one was there. She looked around in bewilderment, and suddenly all the lights in the house turned on.
"Surprise!" It was 11 p.m. when everyone gathered and shouted in front of Faiza.
Faiza looked at everyone in amazement. Ayesha smiled and put her arm around her neck. Phuppo, Phuppa, Adil, Rumaisa, Arshia, Shafiq, Hadi, Sadia, Uncle, Aunt, and all of Faiza's relatives from her father's side were present. Faiza was initially surprised to see everyone, then suddenly happy, but when she didn't see Fardan anywhere, she started looking for him.
"Who are you looking for, dear?" Uncle asked, and she shook her head.
"Meet everyone," Hadi said, introducing her to her paternal relatives.
She got to know everyone and was very happy after meeting them.
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