FAITH

CH.22: This is how Life is!

Ahyan was feeling restless in his bed. He tossed and turned but couldn't sleep. He took his phone and opened the gallery. Going to the hidden photo section, he tapped on the only picture he had in the hidden gallery.

The picture was of Efah. Ahyan had requested Amna on their nikah day to click a picture of Efah and send it to him. And Amna being the usual Amna had sent Efah's candid picture where Efah was searching for something in her drawer and only half of her face was visible. Ahyan still remembered how eagerly he was waiting to see Efah after their nikah. But unfortunately things took a different turn. He selected the picture and taped on the delete icon.

"Do you want to delete this item?" the notification popped up for confirmation and unknowingly his hand tapped the no option. After all what good will deleting her picture from his phone do when it was impossible for him to delete her from his heart and mind. No he did not love her like before for what she had done to him was beyond any cure. What can one expect from the one whose castle of dreams had collapsed in front of his eyes and he stood there helpless.

He threw his phone on the bed and got up, heading straight to the bathroom for a shower to relax himself. Oh, how he wished the water could relax his soul just the way it relaxes his body.

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"Will you stop smiling like an idiot Faiz." Farah spoke while wiping the blood stain from his hand. For some reason the wound wasn't paining and his mind kept wandering to the girl he saw a while ago. She was looking like an angel on Earth with the white dupatta that covered half ofor her head while her locks kept swinging like a swan flapping it's beautiful wings.

Faiz was brought back to the reality when Farah pressed the cut on his hand intentionally to bring back his attention.

"Oouuchh that hurts." Faiz winced in pain.

"I know. You were lost in some other land and were not paying attention to me so I had no choice, dear brother." Farah spoke shrugging.

Faiz rolled his eyes at this to show his annoyance only to get a second pinch on his wound. And the unending sibling fight began.
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The evening gathering was great and everyone had a good time together except Faiz who was trying his best to steal glances of the girl he saw in the morning that too making himself unnoticed by his sister, which ofcourse is a difficult task.

Faiz too was restless. For him sleep had gone to a faraway land. He wanted to talk to someone but no name was popping up in his mind except Ahyan's but he did not wanted to tell Ahyan whatever happened with him because it was a crucial time for Ahyan when he was trying to move on and Faiz didn't wanted to prick on his wounds and pull him back. But whatever happened with Faiz he had no control over it. Sometimes things happen in unexpected ways and at unexpected timings.
He wanted to know so much about the girl but all he knew was the chocolate brown locks of her hair and her angry face. Just then his sister's message popped up on his phone screen. It was like quenching the thirst of someone desiring for water.

Farah: hey bruh!! All good??

Faiz: yeah! Why?

Farah: Had a great time stealing glances huh ;-)

Faiz: why can't sisters mind their own business? :|

Farah: Coz we are sisters.hahaha :-D

Faiz: just go and sleep misus. Do not disturb. I wanna sleep......

Farah: Btw Zaara apologised for throwing the vase on you.

It didn't even take a second for Faiz to understand that her name was Zaara and his heart was doing somersaults. He was giving a big thanks to his sister for telling her name without even asking.

Farah: It wasn't even her fault, she cannot see. It was you sneaking in her house. Idiot!!

Faiz kept staring at the screen for few minutes. What he read was unbelievable for him. The person who herself was so beautifully created was unable to see the beauty of the world.

But this is how life is planned by the best of all planners, The Almighty who definitely knows far much than us.

He kept staring at his phone and sleep overpowered him after a few minutes.

Assalamu Alaikum everyone.
It's been so long and I feel so good being back again :-).
How have you all been?

A short chappie after so long.
How was it. I would love to hear it from you all.