You're One In A Million

EIGHT

The very next day Zara's maid call her. Zara was busy so that she couldn't attend the call. When she gazed at her cellphone she found some miscalls from Baba's  place. She quickly called him back, maid attended the call.

"Hello, Assalm o Alaikum!  Zara Madam! Tariq sir is not feeling well for few days. He is not taking his medicines. What should I do. Mr Tariq had a severe chest pain today so now I just have called the Ambulance quickly. Now what should I do. The garder is on leave. I am the only servant here with my 2 years old child. What should I do in this situation?" said maid to Zara.

With gulping throat her eyes flooded with tears and gashes. Ground have just slip away from her feet and it seem that the whole sky has drop on her soft shoulders which were not ready for the dreadful news . 

She instructed her,
"What! Baba had a severe heart attack .I am calling Uncle Akber, he will be soon there to take Baba to the Hospital."

"Okay Madam, I am waiting for Mr Akber until the ambulance arrive."

Zara quickly manage to call her uncle, she told everything about the situation. He immediately went to Zara's place.

 He took Mr Tariq to the hospital but the chest pain was so intense that he passed away right on the middle of the road which leads to the hospital.

On the other hand. 

Zara  fell off her bed and started crying. She was praying silently. "Please God help my dad get better. I love Baba. He is in the hospital fighting to stay alive. I pray Allah for your blessing. Please help him. I am becoming so numb. Ya Allah please do mercy on him, heal him please heal him just heal him. You can make everything possible," She murmured alone in her hostel's room.

 One of her Indian roommate Sunita asked her," What happened ? Is everything okay, Can I help you? 

Zara replied with dry throat and flooded eyes , " My father had a severe heart ache and my uncle is going to take him to the hospital. Please pray for my Baba he is the only remaining asset  I have in my life. I am loosing communication with my uncle and it makes me more frightened."

Sunita sat at the floor with her and  patted at Zara's shoulder and said to her,"Oh that's so sad i am so sorry. You must be very worried about your Dad's condition. Was he unwell or sick? Your flight is confirmed for the very next week. Now what? What should you do. "

She didn't understand what should she do. Her flight was confirmed for next week but she was so inconsolable and frightened about the situation that she decided to go to Pakistan as soon as possible. Zara loses contact with his uncle she was feeling so anxious that she didn't understand what to do. Her uncle was not answering any calls made by Zara.

She was not sure of the situation happening in her home.

With thousands of questions in her mind Zara just took her suitcase, packed everything she had. She wants to buy a plane ticket from Austin, Texas to Karachi. She checked online if tickets were available but unfortunately not a single seat was available that day. So she bought a ticket for the day after tomorrow. She was  constantly making calls to her Uncle who was not answering her call. And that one day feel like years when she was waiting for coming her home.

At the  West Houston Airport, TX, United States 

She took her suitcase and hand carry bag and ran to the airport. Her feet was not able to bear her weight but she was making things possible for her Baba. She mumbled with flooded eye , " I don't wanna wait another minute . Put me out of my misery I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me."