The POWER She Chased

4: Inception of wisdom

I had deciphered the reality.The hidden truth had revealed while watching news and by taking part in elder's talks.
Ummi was perished only 'cause of that dowry remained to lend.

After assasination, he went off to Chagai railway station to board 'Zanbad Express'.But unfortunately the villagers who parted in many ways followed him through the huge  forest and caught him by hands!

And Alhamdulillah..He was  given the deserved punishment.. Very soon The Pakistan Supreme Court established gibbet for him,to be hung. He might have gone through the same pain. Unlike his,ummi's departure was not the pain of a solo-soul, but it was of lots of hearts..

After a week or so,everything became placid. Common activities have been started. Baapu resumed his work.
Anara di, me, and Thahir stayed home safe. But still my eyes rolled insearch of the grand-hearted UMMI.. Her absence made me more weak and queit.. There were no ears who could listen me like my mom did.. Most of the time I played with dinky..

Meanwhile, Ummi's one and only sister ,Najma mousi and family came from Bhutan. That made me very elated as I have got my childhood dosthi Daniya. Musafir uncle is also an easy-going gentle man. Dani and me played a lot all the time..gori,hide & seek, so on...

While we were playing, she pointed towards the shoot of a tree and she mused "Do you know whats that?"
I gazed at the distant..a bird was seated on its trunk. I was clueless..because I dont know what that bird was named. I shrugged and said-
"Na dani,Muje kese pata chalti hei ki uski maa usko kya name diya hei? "

(No.I dont.How could I know what have its mother named for it?)

By hearing me,she roared with laugher.. I stared her like a scarecrow.
Have I told anything foolish?! Why the hell is she laughing at me?

"Arey buddu, voh hei 'pegion'.."

Pegion?!...How she got to know it? May be she have any link with its mother..haha..

"or kese thuje is chidiya ka nam pehchan hua? "

(how did you get that bird's name?)

She nodded like matured and answered
"haaaaa,kyunki mei school jathi hoom..or padthi hoom..chidiya ka nam, janvaron ka nam..aadhi sab! "

(because Iam going to school and studying names of birds, names of animals etc..,)

Is it school teaches everything?
Then why dont I study?! 
May be baapu is unknown of it..I have to inform him soon..

After our games, Dani excused me to take refreshements.. And I was all alone.. This is the apt moment to have a talk to baapu about my studies..
But Anara di was off to granny's house with dinky..so..it wont work !

Damn shitt !! The whole night I didnt had the slightest mind relating it..
I was engrossed with chit-chats and fuss.. Dani's elder one Shakir bhayya is a real rioter ! I have been hassling with him quarter of the day.

I couldn't wit any drowsiness thinking about unasked for.. Rolling from one end to the other end of the mattress made me more vexed..
I slowly took off my jute-quilt and motioned to the balcony.

Quickly I halted at the door seeing a long shadow of someone..
I took back one step.. A cold shiver ran through my spine...

"kyu nahi soya?"
(why dont you sleep?)

Ohhh!! So that wasnt the phantom..
Baapu's head turned to me. So this man too suffering from insomnia?!
Now I can ask what I want to...
But didi's absence annoyed me.

"neend muje chodkar gaya..baapu kyu nahi soya? "

(slumber had went off leaving me, baapu, why dont yu sleep? )

I asked him breaking the vaccancity...
He twirled  to me with a week grin and gestured to stand by his side.
He enfold his hands on my shoulders and stared to the bright night-sky with a blank expression in his swollen eyes..

"waham hei teri maa "

(there is yur mom)

I nodded briefly and toned-
"aapke maa bhi"  (your mom too)

He brushed my nose with so much of caress... Automatically my eyes ran to the glittering stars thta made me relaxed.. Bustling of the sea breeze was the only sound heard..

Ah!! Im here to ask him. So lete undo those creepy thoughts..

" Baapuuu ... "

But before I proceed he cut me and said with concern
" Bohoth late hogaya.. Jaldi jao. Be bed soon and wake up early.. Tommorow onwards Anara di ke sath subh namaz bhi shoruu karo.. Rasoolullahi (SAW)
kaha ki saath umr ke baad bache namaz karne ka seekh jana hei"

(it is too late. Go and sleep soon. Tommorow onwards you should pray subh namaz with Anara di. Prophet said- children from 7 years should study how to pray)

He held my hands and led me in.
Inshallah.. I will fulfill my wish by tommorow !!