Coming out of the conference room, he is now on a call with his friend who are forcing him to come at a party they arranged knowing that he would say 'no'.
"Please come na, it'll be fun" His friend again said trying to convince him.
"But-" he cut him in between.
"No buts, you are coming and that's clear now I am sending you the location" he heared the voice from the other side and that when he changed his decision.
He smiled and saw the message that popped on his and drove to that place where his childhood bestfriend who came after 2 years from London was giving a treat in the happiness of his reunion with his friends.
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"Alina go and take orders" one of her co-workers asked her and she picked up the menu card and goes to one table where a hroup of boys were chatting, laughing and beating eachother.
"Sir what would you like to order?" She asks and their attention diverted to that girl who has a menu card in her hands with a notepad and pen.
"I would like to have chicken steak" a boy in his late 20's said.
"And I want lasania" and like this they gave their order and now it was time for his order but he was just starting at her when his friend punched his arm and he gave his order coming back to reality.
"You food will be here in 20 to 30 minutes sir" she politely informed and turned around to take more orders.
"Bhai what were you looking at?" His friend asked teasingly.
"Nothing bro" he shrugged.
"Bro was she attractive?" He looked at him as continued. "That you NOFIL ARAIZ KHAN was looking at her" he smacked his friend for taking his name out aloud.
"Sorry sorry. I mean Phantom" he took his name which he used for underworld but due some enimies and betrayers in his own team his name got leaked out. Then his friend winked at him as that same girl came with their order.
She came and placed their food as she bent down she got imbalanced and the tray of food was about to spill on them but he catch that and due to which their fingers brushed against each other. She quickly stand straight and mumbling a 'sorry' ran from there.
He chuckled looking at her back and shook her head and a word which escaped his mouth which he didn't realized he spilled was 'cute' leaving his friends shocked.
"What...like you chuckled?"
"What did you just said?"
"Nothing bro just chill and eat your food" he shrugged and said. "Let's go to our place after this" he suggested to which they just nodded their heads.
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"Why are you so late today?" She here her stepmother voice as soon she stepped inside the house, ignoring that she made her to kitchen.
"Tell me!" She exclaimed.
There comes her stepsister to add some petrol on the already heavy fire.
"I think she was with some boy" she said with scrunched nose.
"What is your problem saima?" Alina knew she didn't like her name that's why didn't call her with her nickname which she created herself.
"Don't call me that" she said pointing a finger on her.
"Why?" Saima's mother asked.
"Mom it's just a so disgusting name" she made a disgusted face.
"It's not and I like this name" saying that she turned towards Alina.
Saima walked out of the kitchen stomping her foot.
"Let you father come I will tell him that you are out all day with your some sugar daddy" she gave a villain smile.
She huffed and goes towards their shared room where, her mother and brother were.
"Asalam-o-Alaikum how are you ammi?" She came towards and hugged with then checked her fever with the thermometer that was on the side table.
"I am good bache" she said closing her eyes as she was tired of working all day doing house chores and on Alina's insistence they take some tests and got to know that she has lung cancer.
"No you are not" she cupped her mother's face and kisses her forehead.
"Please don't tire yourself"
She nodded.
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The next day she was taking orders of people and when she got a certain person who was sitting alone and was just starring at her.
"May I take you order sir?" She called him.
He didn't said anything and just starred at her.
"Sir?" She again called and this time he got up and goes reception and after talking to the receptionist he goes into the Manager's office. Seeing that she thought that she made a mistake and now was anxious that what if she got fired and stood outside the office to do eavesdropping but the voices of customers. She couldn't hear anything and when that man came out she asked him.
"Sir did I make a mistake?" He looked down at her, she was quite small.
"Sir please if I make any mistake then say anything to me but don't get me fired" she begged.
"I didn't complaint about you what I did was my personal matter" hearing his deep voice she stepped back and mumbled a 'sorry' as he walk pass her.
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Entering his office he called hi secretary.
"May I come in sir?" His secretary asked for permission which he granted and he walked in.
"Babar I need full details of this girl"
He handed him a file.
"Ok sir. I will bring it to you till tomorrow" he took that file.
"Keep your words and you may go now" he sat on his arm chair loosening his tie.
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"We should get her married now" Rehana said to her husband to which he nodded.
"I was also thinking the same that now I can't deal with her anymore" Waseem agreed with his wife.
"Do you have anyone in your mind?" He asked taking a sip of his tea.
"Yeah, you know that Shezad sahab who lives in house no.7" she asked about their neighbour.
"I know them"
"His wife asked for alina's hand in marriage for his son" she informed.
"Isn't he too old?" He remembered that their son is 35 year old and here Alina was just 19.
"No Waseem this much age gap is normal" she assured.
"Ok then invite them someday" he said getting up from the couch.
"I will" she had an evil smile.
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"Sir I got the details" Babar said keeping a file on his desk.
He opened the file and read in which her details were.
Name: Alina Waseem
Age: 19
Work: Waitress at ***** restaurant
Father: Waseem Bukhari
Mother: Irum Waseem
Brother: Dawar Bukhari
Stepmother: Rehana Waseem
Stepsister: Saima Waseem
"Is her mother alive?" He asked Babar when he read the word stepmother.
"Yes sir, she is" he said and continued. "Her mother has lung cancer and she is on 2nd last stage and about her father's second marriage. He married thi women when Alina..." before he could say more Nofil cut him off.
"Ma'am... call her ma'am" he said in his dominating voice pointing a finger at him.
"Ok sir" he bowed his head.
"Now continue" he ordered.
"When ma'am was 8 year old and her brother was 2 year old her father married this women" he completed.
"And this girl name Saima. Is she her father's real daughter?" He asked gazing at her address and picked up his phone.
"No sir, Saima was same as mam's age when her mother married Mr.Waseem"
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