Their Encounter With Fate

Chapter 7

Shabaz's POV

Sitting inside my cabin, I am so engrossed in my work and I didn't even realise I got a numerous call until my PA knocked on my door and then I came to my senses.

"Good afternoon sir" my PA Sameer greeted me coming inside the cabin.

"Sir, I got a call from Shahad, he told me to inform you to attend his calls," he said after keeping a file on the table which he bought with him.

"Damn, I forgot about it. He is coming today and I need to pick him from the airport." shutting my laptop and taking my mobile I walking out saying him to cancel all the meeting and postponed it to next day.

"Oh, Allah, I'm gone," I said to myself when I checked my mobile, and the notification showed a 40 missed calls from Shahad. Taking my car I left for the airport.

"Assalam Alaikum" I greeted both my brother and Bilal.

"Wa Alaikum salam" both hugged me back and greeted.

"Bhai, you love your work more than me. We were waiting here for almost half an hour." Shahad told making faces to me and I just laughed on his words.

Both sat inside the car and I drove to the Bilal's place, dropped him first and he insisted us to visit his home but I told him next time because mom is eagerly waiting for her younger son who is coming after a year.

I drove back to my home and Shahad jumped out of the car when we reached home. We both went inside and he ran near mom, hugged her from behind. Mom started to shed tears seeing him and I smiled seeing both of them, and I'm happy to see him back.

That evening went with all his blabbering, I and mom listened to it and laughed time to time.

"Mom, I miss Sana, she should have been here" out of nowhere Shahad mentioned about our sister Sana, who is in Dubai with her husband. Yes, we all miss her very much but we can't do anything.

Next morning, like always I went to the office, and I had an important meeting to attend. I can't keep on postponing the meeting with our new clients, it will only make my company's image go down.

After hectic work, I left home taking Shahad's favourite butterscotch ice cream.

"I want to find a girl for Shabaz." I heard those words and I'm just frozen in my place.

"Is bhai ready?" Shahad asked this question to mom and I'm much relieved when he asked, yes I am not ready.

"But, he has to. I am alone here when you both go to work or to study. And it is difficult for me to handle everything alone after your dad left this world." she told emotionally, I am standing outside and little did they know I am listening all these. I walked inside and acted as I didn't hear anything.

Saying salam I entered inside and both acted as normal, I gave ice cream to mom and she kept it in the fridge. Saying nothing I dismissed to my room and after freshening up I came down to have dinner with both.

I and Shahad ate ice cream sitting in front of the TV, watching football. Out of nowhere, Shahad mentioned the topic which he and mom talked on the evening which I already know.

"Bhai, how about you getting married?" he told me and I just shrugged it, continued eating the remaining ice cream.

"Bhai I'm serious, I want a babhi with whom I can share my stories, but marry someone who can handle my jokes. Please think about it," he told me again and this time I just nodded my head and left to my room.

Laying in the bed, I recalled their words about me getting married. Thinking of the marriage and the girl, my mind went back to that day when I first saw her.

"Shabaz, you have to come, no excuses." I went to the mall with my friend Haseeb, who didn't listen to my excuses and pulled me from my office, took me out.

We both went inside the men's clothing section because he wanted to buy something for no occasion, he does this always wasting money on clothes unnecessarily. He is busy selecting the shirts and also told to select one for me, actually, I didn't need it because I already have lots. Still, for his sake, I thought to buy one.

"Haseeb, I will be back in 10 minutes. I got an important call, " leaving him inside, I walked out to attend the call.

"Yes, Sameer, what happened? Is everything okay?" I asked my PA when he called me.

"There is nothing to worry sir, but Mr Kabir had called to inform to cancel the tomorrow's meeting," he told me about it and I am surprised why will he even cancel the meeting all of a sudden.

"Did he mention the reason for the cancellation?" I questioned him and I'm confused here for the sudden change.

"No sir, he told me that he will talk to you about it later," he told me, I said okay to him and hang up the phone. And I turned to go to the shop where Haseeb is.

Suddenly my eyes caught one person who wore an abaya and is running behind a baby, the further baby made her run, the more she tried to hold the baby. The way she ran and the way baby made her run, directly brought a smile on my face. It is such a good sight to see.

When I am about to turn my way from there to another side, and then I heard a lady thanking, and I turned to see.

"Jazakallah Khair"

"So that baby is not her baby"

She was just helping a lady whose baby ran here and there leaving moms hand. That lady started to talk to her and I heard her sweet voice which again made me stand in my place.

Slowly I turned to see her, but I could only see her hazel eyes because she wore niqab which covered her face completely.

"Astaghfirullah" saying this I went inside the shop to find Haseeb. We both bought shirts and left to the food court to have something.

After eating, we thought to pray here itself hence mall has a prayer hall for men as well the women.

Coming out of the prayer hall, I again encountered with that girl, this time I recognised her with her hazel eyes.
She had come out of the prayer hall from the ladies section.

"Hey Shabaz, this way. Where are you going?" Haseeb questioned me when he saw me turning another side when I lost watching her.

"Yeah coming."

We both left from there, and I thought to buy something for mom because Haseeb is with me, he can help me with it because I'm not good at buying things for ladies.

With the help of Haseeb, I somehow managed to buy a saree for mom, because I and mom planned to attend Sarah's wedding in Mumbai, so I bought this for her.

Haseeb went out to receive a call and I waited there to pay the bill, and then again I encountered with her, even she is waiting to pay the bill. This time I don't know why my heart fluttered seeing her. But I didn't see her face, but how can my heart make such things? Shrugging my thoughts out I went out after paying the bill.

Then I heard someone calling her name, Noor.

Assalam Alaikum all!

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