Faith

chapter 01

Aimarah's POV:

After two years

"Mama I-I needh this." Elaheh was snatching the robot toy from khizer (hiba's two year old son).

"Hold on for a second Elaheh!"I took Elaheh in my lap before she could hit khizer with that toy .Khizer was looking at me with that innocent grin.

"What I have told you to not fight !?Have you forgot the manners ?"I looked towards Elaheh who was still looking towards khizer with dreadful eyes.

I pressed her shoulder so that she can look at me and she did and this time I can saw her stubbornness.

She was the true copy of ibrahim.I took her to our room and asked her to finish her homework.

She sat quietly .(That was not normal.)

"Now what??Are you expecting from me to tell you that fighting ,the thing that you were doing was right ?".I placed her books on table.

"No.I just wanted that toy."she mumbled with the same cold stubborn rigidity..she reminds me of Ibrahim everytime she does that.I sat beside her.

"Okay I'll buy you that next month but you have to promise me that you'll never misbehave ,deal?"I caressed  her braided hair .

"Okay I promise."She instantly lit up with a Cheshire smile.I smiled over her cute instinctive behaviour . I kissed her .

"Mama when baba is going to come ?"This is the nth time when she asked me this for the whole past week.

"He will come this year,hope so."I opened my laptop .

"Then will he come to my school like komal's baba come ?"She said with  hope filled eyes.

"Yes ,I think so."I tried to smile.But trust me the past two years were just enough to test me patience .Does he really care that he has a family who needs him!?His three year old daughter ,no he doesn't even care.

I swallowed down the tears that were gathering at the back of my throat.
I checked my Gmail and found a new mail ,I opened the mail and it was from the national department of technology Pakistan.The mail that I have been waiting for a whole week.I had applied for the seat of biotechnologist .And finally I have got selected .

I checked the details of interview.This job was the best way to keep me busy and calm.Now all I wanted was to get the interview clear and start the job.Elaheh's schooling has also started and I hopd that I could do both tasks of taking her care and my job efficeintly .

During dinner after fee hours ,I broke the news over the family that I'm going for the interview tomorrow.
"How will you manage aimarah?"momina aunty asked .

"Well ,I stayed idle for like two years ,I decided to do something that would keep me engaged and busy and that job would be the source of that."I gave Elaheh a spoonful of rice.

"Hmm ,that's nice aimarah.I hope you'll enjoy that new experinace ." Uncle smiled over me .

"The fun thing is that it's a govenrment job."I smiled.

"Exactly."Hiba responded .
Hiba and I have got good so far.Aunty was also very cooperative.Everyone was there ,full filling their duties..It was only he ...who was being missed .I wish someday he'll come..

"Any news from Ibrahim?"kazim Bhai said.
Kazim Bhai had also got posted back to quetta.So he is living with us..He told the family that he will shift to his own house with hiba and khizer but uncle denied his plan and said "I don't want you to go away like Ibrahim has gone.Just stay in front of my eyes."
And therefore he has to live here.

I got back from my thoughts when I heard Uncle's reply "No ,Everytime they say that mission isn't complete yet  ."

People has started to make rumours about which I never believe that he has got killed or something awful dreadful like that.

"I just want to see my son once.Why they are not letting him to even talk for once!?"aunty pushed away the plate .She had started to get those anxiety attacks more oftenly now.

"There are some policies .Try to understand momina."Uncle said.
"Why grandmom is crying ?"Elaheh asked uncle.

"No my little darling,she isn't crying.Come here ,let me see how much food is left behind in your plate."Uncle started to talk to Elaheh.

I stayed calm and controlled my damn tears that were just about to come.The fear of those rumours to be true ,was lethal.

I excused myself and went to the kitchen.

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The next day I went to the interview and it really went well.They told me the job details .The job timing was from 8 to 5..I thought of Elaheh but then I kept myself strong.

Aunty was so supportive and told me that she'll take care if elehah while I'm on work.I felt grateful to her.

That lady and I share the same pain .I now don't even have words to tell her that he might be alright or fine.

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Time was flowing with fast pace ..the new job that I just started has became a year old now.Elaheh has also got four years old,much naughtier and prettier.

It was a fine bright day of late November ..when I have got the order of my posting to Punjab.I was puzzled and confused...

Well I certainly don't want to leave the family to go to a far off province but ..there was no choice for me except of quitting the job.

But this job has it's own merits ..I decided to drop that news on family so that they can better suggest me to what to do ,their suggestion matters a lot.

"Hmm so this is the new situation ?"Uncle asked.

Baba was playing chess with him.Aunty was combing elehah's hair.Hiba had gone to her maternal home for a week.

"Yes.I really don't know what to do ".I said.

"Well I think you shouldn't miss the chance.The promotion is bound this to this posting ,plus your scale would be elevated too"Uncle said.

"But you people."I stated my confusion.

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