Kaneez - A wife of his duties

3. Kiddie was entrusted.

Chapter III

               
                Kiddie Was Entrusted.

   Ahmed along with his two wives and two daughters were traveling to village for joining the sorrow of his first cousin.

After a long journey, they arrived at the place. The name of sorrow could see in everyone’s eyes. But Qabeer sat among the people. They were his relatives. Even though he sat among those, felt loneliness. When his glance met with Ahmed’s he took a long breath. And when Ahmed’s arms wrapped his arms he started blubbering.

‘I have lost my hero, my one and only strengthen,’ Qabeer said through blubbering.

‘Don’t worry Qabeer, I’m with you.’ Ahmed hugged him tightly.

Ahmed was very kind type of person. He was one of great devotee of great saint of that time. He knew that Qabeer’s step brother and step mother was not good with him.

Ahmed stayed at Qabeer’s place for three days. After that they had to go owing Aaima was expecting for the second time. She is about to birth a baby. Qabeer came along with them because now he had no one with him.

They reached at their place with Qabeer. He decided to live with them but didn’t think what will next to do.

                             ***

‘Ahmed......’ Aaima murmured. She laid on a chaar-paaye. Her eyes rolled to look Ahmed. He fell sleep on another chaar-paaye.

‘Ouch! Ahmed....’ she groaned with lamentation this time. This time it was bigger sound.

Ahmed woke up suddenly when he had heard Aaima’s moan. ‘What happens?’ he stepped forward to Aaima’s chaar-paaye in hurry.

‘Call a Dayee, please.’ Aaima forced to say.

Scene had shifted.

Ahmed was walking hither and thither. He murmured very slowly in his lips, unable to hear for anyone else. Unable to hear for Qabeer. Even he sat close with him.

Ahmed was praying. Haleema and Inayat was also praying. But their ways and wishes are different. Ahmed wanted his baby soundly. Either a boy baby or girl baby, he will be happy and thankful. Whereas Haleema and Inayat were wishing for their son/brother back in the condition of Aaima’s baby.

Among their different wishes and prayers they heard a sudden crying of baby inside. Every one took a long breath with high expectations.

First Haleema and Inayat rushed towards the room.

‘congrats!’ Daaye said.

‘what has born?’ Inayat asked in hurry.

‘A girl baby,’ Daaye informed, she covered up baby with clothes.

Inayat took a few steps back, disappointed.

Ahmed came into room, Inayat stumbled backwards and they bumped. Inayat made a turn into courtyard. Ahmed saw Haleema was smiling but it seemed fake one.

Ahmed smiled but it was real one. He was thankful for a soundly baby.

                          ***

He smiled. Bright starts adorned the sky beautifully, making another smile grow on Ahmed’s lips as he looked up at the moon.

‘What’s up, Adda,’ Qabeer asked, Ahmed didn’t look at him. He found himself laying on chaar-paaye in courtyard.

‘I am just appraising the value of the nature that we fortunize.’ Ahmed was constantly looking at the sky.

‘Hmm...’ Qabeer said very briefly, sat beside Ahmed.

Ahmed turned his face, sighed Qabeer. ‘what happens?’ he asked.

‘I was trying a job here.’

‘Hmm, then?’ Ahmed interested to heard what had happened next. He woke up quickly.

‘I have gotten a job.’ 

‘That’s good. Then why are you upsetting?’ Ahmed confused.

‘It is Baba’s wish that I would be live a successful life.’ He turned his face towards Ahmed. ‘ May I fulfilled his dream completely?’ he seemed worried.

‘Of course, Qabeer you will. I am always with you.’ Ahmed kept his hand on Qabeer’s shoulder.

‘But I will not be able to live here forever. Your daughters lives and will grow up,’ He said, kept his head down.

And kept Ahmed in depth of thinking.

                             ***

‘How cute my little sister is!’ innocents words with sweetest sound played her lips. Fatima kept her sister on her little lap.

‘Yeah beta,’ Aaima said, smiled.

‘Our breakfast is ready.’ Ahmed burst through the door with tray decorated breakfast.

‘Have you made breakfast?’ Aaima’s brain tried to process who had made breakfast expect Ahmed because she was laying on bed since last few days. Haleema went with Inayat as usual. She lived with them to take care of her Murshid Hazoor Saen, his wife Mariyah and their son Abdul Rehman that was also her son-in-law. The left behind was Ahmed so Aaima thought that he might had.

‘No,’ Ahmed said, kept tray on mate that was laying on the ground. How simple way they used to live.

Peace-loving.

Tranquilly.

Serenely.

Ahmed sat on the ground.

‘Then?’ Aaima could not understand.

‘Qabeer have made,’ Ahmed told her.

‘Qabeer?’ Aaima wanted to conform. She stepped downward from the chaar-paaye.

‘Jee,’ Ahmed answered briefly and looked at Fatima with the depth of thinking. She was busy to playing with her new born sister. She was continuously trying to say something with her.

‘Yeah, he has rehearsed at village,’ Aaima said as usual way and sat on the ground with Ahmed.

Ahmed was continuously trying to think something. He did not hear to Aaima.

Aaima saw the tray was decorated with chaye and paratha. Her mouth watered and hunger overcame her senses as she took a large bite of the paratha. She chewed quickly, swallowed, and took another bike. She did not eat paratha since she gave birth a baby.

‘Ahmed,’ after few bites chewed, she realized that his food untouched as he stared at Fatima.

‘Ahmed,’ once again she called him. This time it was louder.

‘yes...yes,’ Ahmed replied unconsciously,  turned towards Aaima.

‘What are you thinking?’ Aaima sighed and pulled her hair out of her face.

‘I am thinking about Qabeer,’ he told her.

‘About what?’ Aaima confused.

‘I am thinking about Qabeer and Fatima’s..’

‘Don’t need to think that, please Ahmed,’ Aaima interrupted. She was scare of what Ahmed thought.

‘Don’t need you to be worried. It would be the best decision,’ Ahmed declared.

Aaima’s hungriness escaped.

‘Qabeer is a decent guy with good job. He has lost his parents but we would be his parents in the condition of this relation,’ Ahmed said like an announcement.

Aaima sighted Fatima once. She was just a kiddie. A kiddie, that knows only one activity  ‘playing’ how can we entrusted her a big responsibility in a very early age?

To be continued....

Will Fatima be entrusted this relation? Or Aaima would do something for her kiddie?

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