A Taste Of Love

12

Joya

It is 13th October. Many days had passed since I joined Ahmed's Company. Everyone is so good and friendly with me.

Sometimes I feel like 'Am I really deserve all this love?'

Today, after coming home from the office I was feeling so sad remembering something. Because tomorrow (14th October) is my mom's birthday.

On her birthday, I always cook her favourite dishes. I also make a homemade cake for her. And when she see all this, the smile in her face is my ultimate happiness.

However tomorrow is my off day. So I am thinking about doing all those things that I used to do for my mom. Even though she is not with me. I hope she is fine.

I will be missing her so bad tomorrow. I just really really miss her and my brother. Remembering them I just can't stop my crying.

I didn’t even see or talk to them in this three months. I wish I could see them. In sha allah I will.

I was so tired. So I ate dinner and went to sleep.

In the morning, after my fajr prayer, I pray for my mom to Almighty Allah.

Then I went to make my breakfast. After that I did some house chores.

Then I went back to kitchen and started making my mom's favourite dishes. Her favourite is  Mutton Biriyani. And for dessert she loves to have Vanilla Cake. So I made all this remembering her.

After that, I took some photos of the food I made. Then I thought of giving some food to Afrida aunty. She is so sweet to me. I really love her.

I took some biryani on one plate and some cake on another plate and went to aunty's house. I knocked the door. After sometime someone opened the door and it was not aunty.

"Yes?", The man who opened the door asked me. I was confused because as I know she lived alone then who is he?

"Umm, yes. Is aunty at home?", I asked.

"Yes she is. But who are- Oh you must be the one whom grandma rented her house, right?", the man said.

"Ahh yes. I am. I am Joya Khan", I said smiling.

"Ohh. Nice to meet you. I am Noah Quraishi. I am your aunty's only grandson.", He said smiling.

"Ohh. Nice to meet you.", I said.

"You see. How forgetful am I!  I didn’t even told you to come inside. Come, come, grandma is cooking something. ", he told me to enter the house.

I smiled and entered. I saw aunty was cooking something.

"Aunty, don't cook anything. I got you guys some food.",I said.

Aunty looked at me and smiled. "Oh dear, I didn’t realize you came. Come come, sit."

"No, no aunty you come.", I said. And she came to me.

"Aunty today is my mom's birthday. In her every birthday I tried to cook something special even though she is far away from me right now but still. And that's why I thought why not share my little happiness with you. After-all we are neighbours.", saying this I smiled sadly.

"Oh dear, how sweet of you! And even though your mom is not here with you, I am here. Now don't make this sad face. I like your smiling and charming face.",aunty said hugging me.

She is such a sweet person. I give her the food I brought. I was about to go when she stopped me.

"Joya my dear. Come you will have dinner with us. Me and my grandson. I guess you guys have met each other already. I don’t want you have dinner alone today.", she said.

"No no aunty, don't think much I will be okay.", I said.

"I said come.", she said angrily but cutely.

"Yes come Joya. By having dinner we will get to know each other more. Come.", Noah said.

"Fine aunty. I will have dinner with you but one condition. The food is on me.", I said.

"Yes yes fine by me. Because Mutton Biriyani is my favourite. ", Noah said excitedly.

"Okay. Give me a minute. There’s some more food left. Let me bring them. Then we can eat.", saying this I went to my house. And bring those foods.

We sat together and had dinner. I was just so happy because after so many days I had this kind of dinner. Where it is really felt like a family.

I really always crave for this happiness. But I guess I am actually unlucky about it.