A Tale Of Happiness

Chapter Nine: Confrontation

Fatima was laying on her bed staring
into space, her mind somewhere else. She had been like this since last night, she couldn't get the fact that her soon to be in-laws lied to their faces. How can someone destroy others lives just to benefit themselves, how can this world be so selfish. These thoughts were roaming in her head since last night and made her sleep deprived and how she told her parents that she isn't marrying anyone.

She recalled last night events, when she got home she barged into their parents room and straight on told them she isn't marrying anyone, to be precise that she is not going to marry Sarfaraz. Shock wasn't the only words that can describe her parents expression. She then locked herself in her room and had been laying in this same position as she had last night. Everyone tried to make her open her door but somehow she couldn't hear their voices. All she can hear was momina's voice telling her the truth about Sarfaraz.

Upon enquiring Saleha told her parents every event of the night, she herself couldn't find out what was the reason behind her sister's behavior. Saleha recalled fatima's mood changing after talking to Momina. She made a note to ask Fatima's friend about her before going for work. Fatima's parents were devastated because the marriage was supposed to happen on Sunday and it was friday. They wanted to understand fatima, she had never been a person who cause tantrum in their house. She was a calm and collected person then how can this happen all of a sudden.

After coming back from work Saleha tried to talk to fatima again, they had used a spare key to open the door but fatima was still not talking. Saleha then took fatima's phone and dailed her friend's number, whom Saleha predicted to be reason of all this chaos.

Momina was heading home finally after work, her phone rang and when she saw it was fatima calling she hurriedly picked it. "Assalamualaikum Fatima, is everything okay?" She asked.

"Wailaikumusalam, This is her sister Saleha speaking. We met yesterday if you recall."

Momina got confused, why would fatima's sister call and not fatima herself. "Yes yes, I remember." She replied, "Saleha why are you calling me?"

"To ask you about what you talked with fatima last night when I was on the phone?" She straight forwardly asked.

She got surprised by her straight forwardness "Aa.. why are you asking me that? Is everything okay? Where is fatima?"

"So you did talk to her about something right?"

"Let me speak to fatima, Saleha."

"Why aren't you answering my questions?"

"I will when you'll tell me what's the matter."  Momina was in the building garage and there was no one around. She was indeed frustrated at saleha about not telling her what's wrong.

Saleha got quite, she spoke after few moments "Apaa had told our parents that she won't be getting married last night and then she locked herself in her room, she hasn't even drunk a sip of water or eaten anything."

"What? Allah.. I didn't think she would do all that." Momina said frustrated.

"Now, can you explain why Appa is doing all this?" Saleha asked.

Momina thought for a second and then asked, "Are you parents home?"

"Yes they are, but why are you asking me that?"

"I thought I would make it a bit more easy for fatima, send me your address I'll come to your home and explain everything." Momina stated and got into her car praying for things to go well.

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Sudden knock on his office door disturbed hassan from his work. he rubbed his eyes and told the person to come in. The door opened and in walked Sarfaraz Khalid, hassan had told Mr Arif to contact Sarfaraz. Even though he had taken off days for his wedding which hassan was hell bend on stopping, he made him come conveying his message that he wanted to talk sometime important with him.