Madam Sirr 2

Chapter 12

Double Celebration

Haseena opened the door, her mind churning with a pleasant sensation at meeting her mother. She needed her ammi, now more than ever. She opened the door only to be surrounded by darkness and silence.

That's strange, she thought. And where's ammi? Haseena wondered, her mind examining every possibility and every danger.

She cursed herself for not having her gun. She readied herself for any attack, priming her ears to catch on the slightest sound when she was suddenly thrown back with a huge scream.

"SURPRISE!!!!!!"

Haseena was purely terrified and as the lights switched on, her fear turned to that of love and happiness. She saw KS and the entire MPT, both past and present waiting for her with a big birthday cake standing in front of big birthday balloons.

Her heart welled up, the tears running down. Her ammi approached her first, cradling her face in both hands.

"Happy birthday Hasi", she said as she lowered her face and kissed her on the forehead.

Haseena turned to the MPT gang waiting for her as one by one they showered her with hugs and kisses. KS waited till the last, her eyes a soft shade of happiness. She looked at madam sir unable to contain her excitement.

"Madam Sir...." She lost her train of words. The pair embraced, wrapping each other as tightly as they could.

"The couple is back...perhaps now Karishma Ji will be less terrifying" Pushpa Ji announced as the pair broke the hug, keeping their hands locked behind each other. They knew that everyone was looking at them but that didn't matter. They had each other. That was all that mattered.

"Mmmhmm..." someone coughed. They looked up. It was SS. "Let's cut the cake. I'm hungry" she announced.

Everyone laughed at her, their queen of innocence returned.

Haseena together with KS stood in front of the cake, momentarily blinded by its beauty. She picked up the knife and cut into the cake only to be hit with a shower of snow spray. The cake passed hands until SS couldn't wait to dig in that she cut a piece for herself.

"Oh! This is so good" she exclaimed much to the laughter of others.

They showered Haseena with gifts, both big and small until Haseena excused herself to freshen up. In the hallway, she met Amar. He was wearing a denim blue jacket which somehow made him look dashing.

"Ms. Malik it's good to see you" he said.

"It's good to be back."

Amar looked hesitant as if he was struggling to something. Haseena noted it yet she desperately needed to wash the snow spray sticking to her hair.

"Can I...?" she asked gesturing to her hair.

"Um, one second Ms. Malik" he said as he pulled a box out of his pocket. "Happy birthday, Ms. Malik."

He held her gaze for a while before finally letting go. Haseena was surprised. She looked at the box, her heart jumping in equal excitement and nervousness. She pocketed it to be opened later along with the rest of her gifts and hurried along to the washroom.

Once she was back, she formally met the new members of MPT. She was really proud of how they'd all adjusted to each other and how KS had brought the team together. She also talked with Cheetah and his new promotion before finally scooting away to have some alone time.

This was what she missed in those one and half months that she was away. The love, the friendship and the endless laughter of her friends and family. She knew that it was this that kept her alive and that it was this bond that made her keep breathing.