Dasht-e-Ulfat Novel By Shazain Zainab

Dasht-E-Ulfat Ep # 9

It had been a week since Noor and Durab's wedding. Sawera and Jaza were sitting at home, browsing a website on the laptop. Both of their eyes were fixed on the laptop screen. Only a few minutes were left until 10 o'clock. The Lahore Board's matric results were to be announced at 10.

"How long until it's 10?" Sawera nervously asked Jaza.

"Just five minutes, hold on. It's almost 10," Jaza replied, her eyes still on the laptop screen.

Jaza's gaze remained glued to the screen, while Sawera's eyes were fixed on the clock's hands, which were about to strike 10.

"The result is out!" Jaza's excited voice echoed in the room, startling Sawera.

Jaza quickly entered Sawera's roll number. The web page was loading, and with it, Sawera's heartbeat quickened. In just a few moments, Sawera Shahid's matric result appeared on the screen. Seeing the result, a tear slid down Sawera's cheek. She still couldn't believe what she saw on the screen was real. At that moment, Jaza's phone, lying nearby, rang.

Jaza immediately picked up the call, as it was from her father.

"As-salaam alaikum, Dad!" Jaza's excited voice came through the phone's speaker.

"Wa-alaikum salaam, quickly let me talk to Sawera," Shahid Sahib's voice sounded anxious.

Jaza instantly handed the phone to Sawera, who was still staring at the laptop screen with tear-filled eyes. Seeing her eyes glued to the screen, Jaza placed the phone against Sawera's ear.

"Congratulations, my dear! My daughter topped all of Lahore!" Shahid Sahib's loving voice echoed in Sawera's ear.

Hearing her father's voice, she smiled through her tears. She had been rewarded for her hard work. Her year of effort had not gone in vain. God had given her much more than she ever imagined.

"Thank you, Dad," Sawera said, taking the phone from Jaza's hand, her voice as teary as her eyes.

"I'll call you later, Dad. First, I need to thank the One who has given me more than I ever hoped for." With that, she handed the phone back to Jaza and went to perform ablution.

After a short while, she finished her prayers of gratitude when Annam Begum entered the room.

"Mama!" She immediately hugged her mother.

"What was your result, my dear?" Annam Begum asked, noticing the happiness on her daughter's face.

"Our hurricane topped!" Jaza teased Sawera.

"MashaAllah!" Annam Begum hugged her again.

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Today was her first day of college. She had been admitted to the college of her choice. She wanted to become a doctor, which is why she had taken admission in medical school. She was dressed in her uniform, having breakfast, when she heard the sound of the college van's horn from outside.

She quickly got up, said goodbye to her parents, and went outside. As soon as the van door opened, her best friend Zaysha was sitting right in front of her. Seeing her, Sawera immediately sat beside her. The two chatted the entire way to college.

Upon entering the college, the first thing they did was look for their classroom. Once they found it, they both sat down. Moments later, a few girls stood in front of them.

"Are you both first-year students?" one of the girls asked, wrinkling her nose.

Sawera realized exactly why these girls were hovering over them.

"Are you new here?" Sawera responded in the same tone.

"Why would I be new?" the girl raised an eyebrow, looking questioningly at Sawera.