Tawan-

joseph   commented  that  rebecca  was  lifted leona  wanted  to  know  what  exactly  did  that  mean , he  explained  it  meant  she  was  abducted, he  had  amazing  super  star  looks  that  leona  admired  

page 237--

a  well  known  player  announced  he  was  retiring  , he  was  asked  the  reason, because  he  said  his  uncle  on the  selection  board  had  resigned

page 231--

if  you  believe  almighty  is  rightfully  supporting  you  , there  is  no  need to  worry  then  who  all  are  against  you  

from previous--

dilruba  had  decided  what  course  to  take  in life,  she  was  stunning, but   she  also  had  to  take  the  support  of  sinder  ali  and his  likes  to  live  , but  this  was  quite  strange  that  she  was  abducted , the  room was  clean, she  was  given all three  decent  meals, the  men around  looked  respectful  and  did  not  misbehave, her  cell  was  with her  , she  was  not  using  it  because  she  feared  it  could  be  tapped

Kashkol--

saraj  was  clean bold when the  accused  readily  confessed  his  crime,  this  put  him in some  odd  position, aurangzeb  rang  up  to   confirm his  fears  that  the  man  was  a  hard  core  ,his  roots  were  strong  and  spread  wide  underground, to  hand  him over  quick  to  the  plainsclothes  men  around  and  leave  him to  them who  were  already  instructed  how  to  handle  the  case

page 205--

how  cleverly  the  killer  wiped  his  sleeves
not  knowing  blood  speaks  for  it  self loud

if  not  to  see  one's  own  reflection what  other choice
when  eyes  , lamp lit  and  mirror  are  there

from previous--

summers  were  sizzling  , soil  turned  copper  with  heat, the  sun dazzled  its  wrath, the  winds  were  stifling, one  could  choke from not  getting  enough  air  to  breathe,  heatwave  was killing, all  surroundings  were  soundless  and heavy  with thick  hushed   summer  silence  

from previous--

he  was  late because  he  was  down  with maleria, the  fever  in those  days  affected  the  patient  just  a  couple  of  days  because  the  mosquitoes  then used  to  be  well mannered  and  decent  lot,  rather  weak  he  was  but  otherwise  fit  to  handle  cases,

mujram--

when he  entered  the  office  the  wall  clock  showed  eleven  noon, he  realised  he  was late, he  reclined  in his  chair  and  closed  his  eyes, the  staff  had  already  arrived  before  him,   a  constable  came  to  tell  him about  a  woman  "s  death  by  burning, the  villager  was  outside  who  had  brought  information

from previous--

the  room  was  beautifully  decorated , the  long french  windows  were  artistically   covered  with  floral  braided  curtains  of   marygold, roses  and  magnolia  , tastefully  arranged  decor  and   wallhangings, from the  high  ceiling   illuminated   crystal  chandeliar  casting   enchanting  light  , it  was  most  attractive   room  to  be  in  and  the  bride  was  the  jewel  in the  crown  of  that  glorious  moment  , she  was  a  stunning  beauty  herself

Hai Uss Ka Zard pasheman Hona--

the  custom  of   offering  prayers  were  removed
restoring  passion and  love  
when the  heart desired  to  settle  down
after  all  was  destroyed 

from previous--

the  wild  woman  was  captured  and  caged  but  the  narrator  "s  opinion was  that  she  was  raised  by  some  wild  beasts  and  those   would  attack  the  village  to   free  her  as  one  of their  pack

Peelu ban Ka Adamkhor--

the  story  is  set  in the  jungles  of  pilu ban where  the  narrator  is  posted, he  is  invited  to  see  for  himself  what  was  troubling  the  whole  village,  a  young  woman  wild  like  a  beast  ran    off  biting    a  strong villager  who  died   on his  way  to  hospital  turning  blue  with the  poison 

mark twain--

it  is  said  that  mark  twain the  most  famous  american  writer  was   notorious  for  being   lazy  who  enjoyed  staying in bed  , he  did  almost  all  his  work staying  in bed, once   an  interviewer  came  to  his  house, the  wife  of  mark  twain asked  her  husband  to  come  out  to  give  his  interview  , because  it  will not  look proper  for  mark  twain to  be  in bed  as  the  other  man  kept  standing  asking  him questions, 
mark  twain agreed  and  ordered his  servant  to  place  another  bed  for  the  interviewer next  to  his

from previous--

on her  way  in emilie  had  seen  paul"s  pick  up  with  arrangement  for  guns  and  other  equipment, she  was  highly  impressed  , if  he  was  a  good  shot  , good  hunter  and  a  good  at  shooting  , she  wanted  him to  carry  his  gun  because  her  husband  could   react  agressively  when he  would  know  of  him following him, paul  showed  her  pointing  to  a  trophy   on the  wall  that  the  beast  also  was  of  the  same  opnion as  hers  and  his  that  he  was  a  good  gunner

from previous--

paul   was  excited  to  see his  first  client  a  woman-who introduced  herself  as  emilie  gordon, holding  the  advertisement she  checked  the  address  and  asked  him if  he  was  the  private  detective  she  wanted  to  see, showing    him a  picture  of  her  husband  and  putting  a  fat  envelope  full of  five   hundred  dollar  bills  she  asked  if  he  was  interested  in taking the  case, she  wanted  her  suband  shadowed, with a  gun, 

from previous--

paul  and  suzi  were  happily  married  ,  sometimes  they  argued  over  small matters  but  it  meant  nothing, she  suggested  certificate  was  a  fake  he  got  by  pating  on line  but  he  needed  a  licence  to  practise, , as  she  left  she  asked  him not  to  wait  for  her  , he  got   busy  on his  computer, when  a  couple  of  minutes later  he  heard  some  noise  coming  from the  main door, happy  that  suzi had  changed  her  mind  and  was  home ,  he  got  up  to  welcome  her, to  see  a  pretty  woman  client  come  to  ask  his  advice

Shauqiya Suraghrasaan--

suzi  one  wednesday  night   informed  she  was  going  out  with her  friends , her  husband  paul  was  a  plumber  by  profession  but  dreamt  of  becoming  a  private  detective, on line   research  helped  him a  lot   even to  obtain a  certificate  , that  he  decorated  in ihis  new  office  and  distributed   advertisements  of  his   newly  founded  detective  agency

from previous--

tghral  was  with his  grandmother  coaxing  her , who  also  understood what  exactly he  wanted  from her, but  she  explained  his  mother  had  refused  and  rejected  pari  every  time , because  she  was  not  liked  , he  wanted  to  marry her  but  his  mother   just  simply  would  not agree,  so  why  make  it  more  difficult  for  pari  whose  life  was  already  miserable  poor  wretched  girl

from previous--

mrs  abadi  was  unwell,  unmoved  and  her  decision was  final, unshakeable  she  rejected  others ideas  when her  mind  was  made  up , she  was  resting  , sherry  in the  lawn  was  calculating  what  to  do  next  when a  servant  surprised  him , it  was  so  cold  he  would  fall sick, catch  cold  , without  warm woolens in the  lawn  that  winter  was  harsh, he  retorted  to  mind  his  own business  and  know  his  limits

Bheeghi Palkon Per--

it  was  a  harsh  winter  morning,  all  shivering  were   inside  the  houses   in  cosy  comfort  , but  he  was   in a  sleeveless and  trousers   uncaring  sat  in the  lawn chair,   sherry    recalled  how  his  mother  came  to  know  about  him and  adla"s  relation , he  had  brought  shame  , he  was  expecting  she  would  now   go  for  pari  but  mrs abadi  was  adament  she  wanted  only  adla  

from previous--

the  feast  was  served  , nada  was  helping  herself, the  gazal  was  meaningful  , but  the  manner  of  singing  was  adding  so  much  weightage  on certain  tones and  words  to   lend  more  to  it, nada  placed  a  trifle  piece  in her  plate  and  looked  up  at  safi  , her  worried  expression brought  a  broad  smile  on his  face

from previous--

safi  was  such  a good  singer, on the popular  demand  of  all he  had   agreed to  sing the  famous  gazal--
madly  in love  where  can the  lovers  go
the  world  is  full  but  where  can the  vacant  heart  go
explaining  is  impossible
hiding  even more   terrible
dear  heart  in love  you  only  tell
what  can one  do--his  voice  was  resonant  and  kashish  liked  it

page 122--

in this  funfilled  world where  can  the  vacant  heart  go
madly  in love  where  can the  lovers  go
eyes  of  the  curious  world  glued  are  
on the  flames of  evening  gatherers
  the  gazal  was  sung  , ever  since   kashish had  arrived  in pakistan she  had  been attending  parties  and  functions

from previous--

peter  heard the  door  chimes  , someone  was  there, he  was  sure  homer  was  the  waychman  and  the  piece  was  sold  to him by  miss  wilson"s  father  , either  he  did  not  tell them for  some  reason or  the  girls  did  not  tell  father    for  their  reasons,  he  would  like  to  meet  him now  he  was  come  to  collect  bessie  , peter  wanted  to make  sure   how  would  the  father  react  to  seeing  him there,  peter  asked  miss  wilson  about  her  father, bessie  was  her  step  sister  her  father  had  come  hers  was  dead  long  ago

from previous--

miss  wilson  tells  peter  that   there  were  some  similarities  between him and  her  father , both  picked  up  cheap  stuff  that  sold  for  thousands, but  peter  did  not  know  what  he  was buying  but her  father  had  great  knowledge  ,  when he  met  a  priest the  idea  of  sin was  put  into his  mind  , he  changed  believing  he  was  a  sinner  , he  pledged  to  wash  off  three  major  sins  of  his  life  by  finding three good  people   and  selling  them  precious  items at  very  low  price to  make  them  wealthy  as  he  had  become  himself

from previous--

one  day  peter  was with miss  wilson  when he  happened  to  see  a  album , homer "s  picture  in his  youth  looked  nice  pasted there, he  remarked   about his   find, miss  wilson was  rather  surprised  because  her  father  had  accumulated  so  much  wealth they  need  not  work any  more  for  money, it  was  their  passtime  and   dead  homer  was  her  father"s  staff, bessie  came  in that  moment  to  announce  father  was  arriving  to pick her  up  , both   were  going  out  for  pictures, miss  wilson happily   sent  her  and  looked  at  the  album , she  did  not  see  homer, peter  pointed  at  the  picture  of  the  man who  had  sold  him the  precious  piece  for  so  throw  away  price, she  was  stunned  because  it  was  her  father looking  awesome  religious  positive  and  young  and  strong in the  picture, peter  quickly  changed  the  subject  , he  must  have  made  some  mistake

from previous--

peter   offered  money  to  wilson  sisters  who  refused  it  because   according  to  them the  sale  was  a  deal  and  with it  the  ownership  got  transfered  and  it  was  his  luck  , but  he  some how  managed  to  give  some  donation for  the  charity  they  run  and  after  that  they  became  friends  , he  visited  them more  frequently, miss  wilson was  elder  and  bessie  the  younger  one

from previous--

peter  when was  young  goes  into  a curio  shop  , the  old  man  was  pathetic  looking  but  the  shop  was  maintained  well, peter  bought  a  stone  frog  for  just  a  half  a  crown that  sold  for  two  thousand  pounds  his   luck  from the  on changed , he comes  back  to  give  half  of  the  money  to  the  proprietors  --wilson sisters who  were  not  aware  of  the  sale  , homer  was  the  old  man   watchman  and  salesman  and  telephone  informed  he  was  dead  that  evening 

from teesra gahak--

peter  wood  dies  a  multimillionaire  , there  was  no  problem  with his  will, he  was  a most   wealthy  meticulous  and  systematic   worker,  two  envelopes  on his  writing  table  were  found  sealed, one  contained  a  letter  in his  own  hand  written  some  three  years  ago  before  his  death  sharing  his  life  experience  how  he  had  become  rich

from previous--

peter  meets  the  sisters    , wilson sisters  the  next  morning  who  were  surprised   because  they  did  not  know  anything  about  the  stone  toad  sold  to  him, about  the  money  , about  the  check  and that he  had  come  the  evening before  and  met  the  old  man, the  telephone  rang  and  the  sisters  were  informed  the  old  man homer  was  dead

from previous--

peter  wood  finds  the  old  ma  and  tells  him how  much  he  had  got  for  the  pice  bought  from their  shop, both peter  and  the  old  man  were  honest, the  smile  and  glow  on the  face   of  the  old man  lighted  up  his  face  and  brightened  peter  up,  he  promised  to  come  the  next   morning  a  sunday  to  see  the  owners  --wilson sisters  and  share  the  amount

from previous--

peter  goes  to  see  the  old  watchman who  had  one  winter  evening   sold  a  stone   toad  for  half  a crown  , he  had  bought  it  because  he  did  not  want  to  disappoint  the  old  man, when his    antique  is auctioned  and  he  gets  a  huge   check  from his  london friend  a  art  dealer  peter  goes  to  share  the  money  with the  old  man  and  wilson sisters    to  their   shop

from previous--

peter  wood  shows  his  check  to  his  friend and  decided to  share  the  amount  with the  people  who  had  sold  the  piece  so  cheap  to  him , his  conscience did  not  allow  him to  cheat  anyone, though he  had not been aware  of  its  worth  when he  was  buying  it

from previous--

peter  wood  meets  a  very  close  friend  in the   city  where  only  he  could  depend  entirely  on him, he  sees  the  stone  toad  and  through his art  dealer"s  company  auctions  it  and sends  a  cheque  of  nearly  two  thousand  pounds  , the  piece  was  rare  and  very  unique

page 163--

peter  wood leaves  a  letter  in sealed envelop  which  is  read  out  after  his  death  , when he  was  young  he  buys  a  stone  toad  for  half  a  crown  from a  antique  shop  from an  old  man  one  winter  evening  strolling  homewards  from his  office, in london his  father  suddenly  becomes  very  ill  and  he  goes  out  of  london , to  arrange  finaces  and  see  what  could  he  do  more  to  help  the  family  

from previous--

kashish  was  dragging her  suitcase  , iqbal  was  rather  amazed,  he  wanted  to  know  where  was  she  going,  she  was  not  going  anywhere  she  declared  , she  had  come  to  see  her  uncle  who  claimed  she  was  his  daughter  like,  pulling  the  suitcase  iqbal   laughed  promising  her  he  would  dedicate  all his  time  from  that  point   onwards  to  spend  vacation  with her  together , as  she  was  really  daughter  to him

from previous--

kashish  smiled  at  safi  as  they  both  watched  nada  leave  silently, the  arrow   of  their  scheme  had  hit  the  target, wounding  nada  for  sure,  it  was  certain  because  when the  target  is  hit  it  shows,   kashish  turned  to  leave  in the  direction of  sayed's  house  to  safi's  dismay  who  asked  her  to  come  in , she  refused   she  had  to make  a phone call to her  mother    and  disappeared  , he  also  went  in to  nada"s  room

page 115--

sometimes  it  is   best  to  remain silent  to   maintain  relations , speech  many  a times  is  more  destructive  , so  deciding  to   keep  silent  nada  walked  out  on kashish  and  safi   staring  after  her, 

from previous--

peter  wood  when was young  he  goes  into  a  antique  shop  to  look around  for  some  appropriate  gift  for  his  friend  interested  in old  antiques, the  shop  had  all  the  old  broken  furniture  pieces,  books  rags  and  other  useless  items  discarded  but  maintained  through  ages very  carefully, the  shop  was  clean  and  had  a  cozy  air  ,peter  liked  it  so  much  more  because  he  had  walking  in the  harsh   winter   evening   , 

from previous--

it  was one  winter  evening  when he  was  young,  he  got  tired  in the  office  and  strolled  towards  his  home, on his  way  he  saw  a  lighted  window  that  attracted  his  attention , the  shop   had  a  board  that  it  sold  antiques, his  one  particular  friend  was  getting  married  who  was  very  much  interested  in old  pieces 

from previous--

the  letters  were  opened ,  it  was  dated  three  years  before  his  death,  it  read  that  he  was  writing  some events  he  wanted  to  share  , as  long  as  he  lived  he  would  not  reveal  it  to  anyone, but  now  that  he  is  dead  the  letters  contain  what  he  has   experienced  without  exaggeration 

Teesra Gahak--

peter  wood  was  a  very  meticulous  and  careful  worker    and  did  all  his   routine  most  systematically,  when he  died  the  lawyers  had  no  problem  finding  his  will  his heirs  and  details  of  property  , they  also  found  two  sealed  envelopes  on his  writing  table  

Rousseau--

rousseau a  french  philosopher  sent  a  copy  of  his   latest  edition to  his  contemporary  french  poet  who  wrote  a  letter  to  him related  to  the  book that  it  was  so  extraordinary  he  wanted  to  go  down on his  all  fours  and  crawl  but  as  a habit  and   of  past  sixty  years   he  could  not  do  so, clearly  he  did  not  like  the  theme  and  did  not  understand  philosophy

from previous--

he  was   extremely  annoyed  she  had  not  been looking where  she  walked, he  yelled  at  her, it  was  her  mistake  and  why  was  she  teaching  him lessons  on manners, she   also  yelled  back  if  he  had  not  been wearing  dark  glasses in the  evening   he  could  have  seen her  and  avoided  the direct  hit

from previous--

she  shouted  back  at  the  man  who  she  had  hit  thinking  it  was  a  wall  , sleepily  half  closed  eyes  flew  open , very  alert  now   taunting  she  asked  him  if  he  was  made  of   mud   and  break  or  was  he  iron man  unbreakable  , as  a  human  he  must  learn his manners,  she  had  hit  him  accidentally , it  was  not  her  intentions  to  walk  through him , her  remarks   added  fuel  to  his   fuming  anger

Khwab Ke Rang--

her  eyes  flew  open when she  heard  a  rough male  voice   scolding  her in   rough  tones, dressed  in black  very  handsome  holding  a  suitcase  in one  hand  he  scowled at  her  , she  was  sleepily  walking  and  thought  it  was  a  wall  she  had hit

from previous--

there  on the  roof  top  was  nobody, safe  because  the  enemy  would   try  to  find  him down in the  other  floors, the  only  way  from there  was  to  escape   in a  helicopter,  he  asked   what  that  key  was  , of  car   she  had pointed  to , that  almost  noiselessly   whirred  , he  was  amazed  it  was  some  kind  of  science  fiction scene, jonathan still  did  not  know  hwo  she  was  and  who  were  their  enemies

from previous--

on their  way  to  the  roof  top  a  strange  sound  from her  bag  was  heard, taking  out    a odd  device  a  mix  of  a  cell, television, video  games  radio,  jockey  stick  she  monitored  some thing  , the  enemy  had  arrived  his  apartment  and  entering  it, quickly  they  must  reach  the  roof  to get  out,

from previous--

iris   had   planned  out  all  how  to  take  jonathan out  safely  from his  apartment  on the  fourteenth  floor  , istead  of  taking the  lift  down she  moved  towards  the  stairs   asking  him to  follow  her,  to  his  dismay  instead  of  climbing  down she  climbed  up  when they  reached  the  twenty  second  floor  he  was  out  of breath, but  he  admired  her  strength and  toughness  and  great  stamina,