Dedicated to Zarahfarooq and the real life Arhaan Shaykh....
May Allah SWT bless you both and unite you two in Jannah.....
Aameen...!!!
Mildly pouring showers of rain had drenched the busy streets
of the ever lively Mumbai city.It had been raining since a week but
the showers weren't steady and constant....which was a good thing.
Although it was the start of the month of July,the rains hadn't yet
revealed their violent phase which every single being in the
metropolitan city was grateful for!! Who would want to see those
torrential downpours that wrecked havoc nearly each year..
disturbing the smooth phase of life.Not to mention the hurdles it
initiates in the already jammed traffic..!!!Almost like a living nightmare!!!
A gloomy morning had settled in symbolising the beginning of
another hectic day in the metropolis.The tall,white apartment in
a certain area in Jogeshwari was bustling with liveliness & activity
fitting perfectly in the general ever engrossed theme of the city.
The Shaykh family which resided on the third floor of the luxurious
apartment had returned a week ago and soon gotten back to the
routine . Both newly married brothers had to resume their tidious
jobs again and it was a bit tough as they had to step out of the
wedding mood they had long been in!!!!
The weather was dull & cloudy with slightly drizzling rain.
Through the slightly open balcony doors of his bedroom,Afzal
watched the gloomy atmosphere with a frown on his handsome
face.He mentally calculated how much time it will take to reach his
office through the unbearable traffic which he was already imagining
in his head to be ten times worse!!! Oh how he despised the crowded
roads!!! Especially now that he had returned from the peaceful
town of Sundarnagar...his hometown to be precise..the place he had
started to like more than before...!!! In fact his concept of a beautiful
life comprised of him living in Shaykh villa in his elegant hometown
with his lovely family....something he hadnt wished for in the past
years.But after marriage,he yearned to do just that..!!!
Alas for him! Although some dreams do come true ....not all
of them are fulfilled....!!!
Dreams....
The word itself brought to his mind ..his most cherished dream....The
one Which had come true...much to his shattered heart's content....
Alhamdulillah!!!
Instinctively his lips twitched into a gorgeous smile as he thought
of her. She was indeed the best thing to happen to him!!! How
beautiful life was now that she was here.Sure, he wished they
could live peacefully in their hometown but ...even here in Jogeshwari
life was better than before by having the privilege of her company!!
He sighed contently and walked back in,the initial frown on his face
now morphed into a genuine smile.
That genuine smile widened a little more as his eyes rested on
the bed where she had neatly arranged his ironed clothes before
leaving the room after Ishraq Salah.She was always kept everything
tidy and organized,the way he preferred!! Still smiling,he walked to
the bed and picked up the clothes and to his utter joy and surprise
there was a small handmade greeting card along with a little keychain
placed underneath the ironed clothes.Now his cheeks started to hurt
from smiling!!!!!
His ever creative and romantic wife very often placed such small
love notes in random places just to please and surprise him!!!
Afzal picked up the card,his long lean fingers caressing the
hand written words in cursive. The front page read,
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SHATTERED HEARTS
Spiritual"Dreams and expectations"...the very forces that pull you up and when you are soaring high it knocks you down so that you land back with crushed dreams and hopes just like your heart...which is Shattered to pieces! Life is like a bitter batter of br...
