from previous-

--shah  zeb  realised   tajur  had  gained  nothing  from his  presence  except  her   marriage  got  canceled  with  ishak, both  alamghir  and  ishak  were  damaging  her  family "s  reputation  and  she  was  trying  to  save  her  parents  from humiliation,  everyone  around  seemed  against  her  and  him  but  one  group  was   favouring  them  and  supporting  them  because  he  had  successfully   protected   and  helped  reshmi back  to  safety 

from previous--

--tajur  was  his  first  and  last  love  , his  life  she  was,  but  she  was  frightened  to  death, something  in him was  put  off, it  was  the light  of  joy  ,  turning  to  complete  darkness,  he  placed  a  warm  woolen  shawl  round  her  and  promised  her   freedom  and  escape   from her  all  troubles

page 141--

-shah zeb  was  experiencing  so  many  emotional  storms  and  facing  them broken  and  shattered,  just  one  statement  was  enough  and  killing, he  pushed  the  door  open  surprised  to  see akhtari  was  standing  near  the  door bolted  it  from outside  and  looked  injured  in some  hand   combat  , inside  sat  tajur  leaning  against  the  wall  also  looking  returned  from a  battle, he  speculated both  women had  fought  and  now  akhtari  breathed   long  sighs  of  relief  and  handed   tajur  "s  charge  over  to  him  as  she  left

from previous-

--sajad  and  he  ate  their  meal  in complete  silence,  followed  by  more  drinks, then  sajad  said  he  was  right  , it  was  alamghir"s  munshi  who  is  here  and  not  disclosing  where  they  sent  letters  written  by  them  in  false  writing  , so  this  was  clear  as  he  had  feared  someone  from alamghir"s  camp  was  abducted  and  it  was  his  munshi  with  whose  help  letters  were  written  and  then  alamghir  himself  somehow  put  the  address  or  took care  of  posting  them  or  sending  them by  hand  or  delivered  the  letters  himself  but  where    and  to  who  was  still unclear

from previous-

-with  that   speculation  he  heard  a  knock  on the  door,  aroma  of  good  food   entered  with  two  plump  maids who  held  two   trays  of meals  arranged  for  proper  hungry  men  like  him and  sajad   , fried  fish, pullao,  pure  ghee  stuffed  murgh  and  other  dishes   decorated  the  tray, feeling  suddenly  very  hungry  he  saw  one  maid   place  two  glasses  and  a  whisky  bottle  on the  table,  , the  maids  were  sent  away, sajad   picked  up  his  glass  in such  a  cordial manner  that  he  too  wordlessly understood  he  was  included and  invited  to  do  the  same, swallowing  a  couple  of  large  and  small mouthfuls they  began  to  eat, he  knew  sajad  was  not  ready  to  talk  about  their  fight, nor  question why  he  accepted  defeat  when  he  was  not defeated  , why was  sajad   allowed  to  be  declared  the  victorious 

page 139-

-on his  mind  a  storm  was   hyper  active,  all  that  he  feared  was  happening, his  past  was  uncovering,  baqar"s  face  appeared  before  his  eyes, now  he  speculated  why  he  was  being  so  closely  stared  at,  perhaps  they  had  seen  him on some  television channel  in MMA  fights,  perhaps several  times  to  recognize  him,  making  him to  take  a  decision

from previous--

-he  said  learning  survival  skills  is  important,  when  couple  learn  to  be  together  happy  llife  becomes  enjoyable  and   they  are   gifted  children of  their  own, which  are  not   man made  toys  to  be  thrown  in dustbins  when one  gets  tired  of  playing  with  them,  children  are  not  broken  into  pieces  if  they  are  not  liked   when parents  have  no  mood,  instead  marriages  are  personal matters, decision must  be  taken  as  a  personal  choice  , taking  care  of  loving  parents  is  a  duty    

from previous-

-sadya  beghum was  so  upset, talking  to  her  son she  kept  repeating  herself   how  she  had  served   others  and  what  result  she  got  , it  was  not  profitable  nor  beneficial  to  be  always  there  helping  others  , her  son also  exploded  a  bombshell in her  ear  that  it  was  all her  fault  indeed , a  child  also  learns  to  be  independent   when  he  realises   he  must  learn  to  grow  up 

page163-

--as  if  appa  had  invited  all her  friends  young  daughters  and  daughters  in law  and  other  married  and  unmarried  young  women  to  surround  pyari  who  was  so  simple  as a  bride  that  everyone  one  looked  at  her  in great  surprise,   one  or  two  experienced  in married  life  were  interviewing  the  new  bride  as  their  right  and  authority , shocking  the  bride   , at  that  moment  entered  appa  hustling  bustling  into  the  crowded  room

hard and soft-

-a  drop  of  water  is  powerless,  but  non  stop  little  trickle   runs  lines  carving  deep  into  the  rocks  and  mountains, persistent  tiny  drops  falling  one  by  one  on the  same  spot   make  their  presence  felt  by  digging  a  small  hole  , patience is  unfelt   like  the  softness  of  breeze  , the  uncaring   are  uncaring  because  they  have  no  senses  and  sensibility  to  feel  the  existence  of  softness  which  can  change  others shaping  them   according  to  their  mould

gazal-

-not  like  the  sea, unlike  the  oceans
-heart  is  like  a  desert "s  destiny
-years  whose  sweet words  attracted  everyone
-now  turned  his  tones  like  daggers  sharp
-when  do  the  dreams  settle  on isles  of  eys
-tears   flooded  like  depth  of  the  deep
-yesterday  covered  in  the  darkness of  separation
-the  scene  at  dawn is  of  total  destruction
-misguiding  others  wearing   mask  of  true  guide
-missing  all  sincere  companions  on the  way
-showing  the  destination to  lost  travelers
-who  can  you  find  like  a  sage  there
-nurtured  was  your  beauty  with praises  of  strangers
-none  of  them sculpted  you  in piety
-crossing  the  lane  of  the  goddess of  beauty
-every  man  looked  a  culprit  
-whom  shakir   wished  for  praying  all the  time
-a  heart  was  found  in her  like  a  stone

bahadur shah zafar-

-the  last  mughal  emperor  bahadur  shah  zafar  blossomed  off  season   ,  he  had  a  natural  poetic  streak,  he  took  lessons  from ghalib  and  zauq   and  polished  his  bent  of  mind   in their  style,  by  that  time  mughal  empire  had   shrunk  to  delhi"s  chandni  chowk  and  red  fort area  ,   bahadur  shah  zafar  developed  a  style  of  mirroring  the  couplets  in persian  manner  by  rearranging  the words  and  phrases  used  in them  with  dramatic  change  of  meaning  and  effect---arguments  lead  to  difficulties
-difficulties  lead  to  arguments

haiku-

-heat  increased throat  dry  like  thorns
-not  a  tear  of  sincerity  in sorrow  of  mourners
-though  all  relations  are  lined  up 

from previous-

--may  god  acquaint  you  with  a   terrific  storm 
-there  is  no  passionate  force  in your  separation

from previous-

--safina  has  gone  to  attend  her  friend:s  function  with  her  ,   two  days  ago  she  had  informed  about  it  , tajur   was  mother  of  safina  annoyed  at  her  younger  daughter  zara  who  was  late  in returning  home, she  had   first  given  an  excuse  of  coming  late  that  she  was  caught  in a  traffic  jam, now  she  was  trying  her  best  to  look  tired  that  she  and  her  friend  intiya  had  twice   fixed  a  flat  tyre  in their  way  back, the  first  time  was  so  exhausting  that  they  were  drained  out  , the second  time  thankfully  a  passing  taxi  driver  offered  them  help  

from previous--

--hamad  hasin was  celebrating  his  golden  jubilee,  his  wife  and  he  invited  his  guests  , mahin  dragged  her  friend  safina  along  to  attend  the  party, she  even  took her  shopping  , gifts  also  were  arranged,  in the  party  safina  went  up  on the  stage  to  kiss  the  old  couple  on their  foreheads  wishing  them  happiness,  in the  camera  flashes  she   suddenly  saw  prince  was  also  present  , he  seemed  to  be  a  chain smoker, his  secretary  was  lighting  his  cigar  for  him

page 66-

-both  were  together  in lahore  hostel,  doing  MBA  they  had  become  friends,  sheikh  hamad  hasin  was  mahin"s  wealthy  father  who  was  setting  up  and  training  her  to  run her  business,  safina"s  mother  was  helping  her  daughter  to  take  over  her  dead  father:s  business  set  up , life  was  bringing  them both  closer  to  each  other  with  similar   situations  they  both  found  themselves  in

from previous-

-he  had  not  seen  tajur  for  past  seventy  two  hours, last  time he  had met  her  in the  basement  , not allowed   to  meet  her  by  the  wrestler  sajjad  himself, feeling  guilty   that  because  of  him she  was  restricted  , his shoulder  was  paining,  the  healer  wrestler  ashmat  was  equipped  with  all  the  basic  things  and  know  how  how  to  fix   cracks  and  joints  and  hurts  in wounded  wrestlers, his  friends  were  sentimental  yet  grateful  that  he  had   courage  to  fight  and  also  save  his  own life  , it  was  a  draw  actually  but   when he  accepted  his  defeat  sajad  was  declared  the  victorious  who  was  prevented  by  his  own men  to  kill  his  opponent

from previous--

-the  game  was  over, both  were  overpowering  each  other  pinioning  their  opponent  in such  a  manner  that  they  were   both  unable  to  move   or  they  could   break  each  other"s  knee  and  leg  twisting  them  and  break  themselves  free  from the  deadly  position,  whispering loud  he   declared  to sajad  he  was  breaking  his  limbs   and  instead  of   accepting  his  victory  he  was  going  to  three  times  hit  the  ground  with his  right  hand  to  surrender  his  defeat, how  fierce  and  humiliating  it  was  for  the  champion, he  for  the  first  time  publicly  was  licking  dust,  the  victorious  had  withdrawn  as  the  defeated  to  maintain  sajad "s  dignity, the  turbaned  men  were  refferies   who  came  running  with  the  crowds  jubilant  that   opponent  was  defeated , , that  sajad was  their  hero in rightful  manner

from previous--

-sajjad  was  getting  blood  thirsty  , his  tactics  were  deadly, crowds  shouted  , their  slogans  drowned  in the  noisy  winds,  again to  ride  the  winds  encouraging  all the  supporters   present  there  to  cheer  sajad  up, after  his  direct  hit  was  missed,  opponent"s  shoulder  got  hurt  but  he  was  thankful  to  save  his  neck, observing  how  close  they  had  come  to  each  other  , he  realised  in such  close  proximity  sajad"s  attacks  would  be wasted  , his  kicks  and  hand  movements  were  restricted  , this  was  his  own  turn  to  act  and  he  used  all his   strength  to  hit  hard  on his  chest,  this  was  strange that  sajad  was  still not  able  to  neutralize  him , his  unexpected  hard  blow  had  staggered  him 

page 133--

--the  man  in black  went  back  to  take  his  chair, the  fight  had  begun, all  gathered  were  sajad"s  supporters  and  backing  him up  ,who  had  opened  up  his  arms  wide  and  in  a  true  wrestler"s  style  taken  a  circle  of  his  opponent , his  attack  was  known  as  deadly, nobody  ever  survived  his  first  move   but  this  time  his  opponent  was  ready  for  it  and  escaped  getting  a  direct  hit  on his  neck  , his  shoulder  got  hurt  and  he  felt  numb, first  then  pangs  of  pain  rose  up   in shooting   pains  , sajad  roared  and  the  crowds  shouted  slogans  in his  favour

page 5-

-aila  was  in BA  part  one  and  still  took  help  in her  studies  from hanira,   who  had  promised  her  all her  notes,  what  use  were  they  to  her  now, then  arrived  the  awaited  day  they  both had  weaved  their  inventive  thousands  of   dreams  around, little  amaan  was  born  bringing  endless  joys  in their  dull lives,    smiles  on their  faces  were   glued  for  eternity,  hanira  found   joys  were  inseparable  from amaan,    she  discovered  deep  satisfaction and  happiness  in her  child   that  was  missing  in her  relationship with  samir  who  happily  declared  her  wife  was  snatched  away  by  little  amaan

rawayat pasand-

-mrs  bolino  had  a  illness of  gossiping,   without  gossiping  she  could  not  digest  her  meals, that  morning  also  she   began  the  day  with  a  sensational  confession  addressing  jean if  she  was  aware  that  mr tharp  visited  that  place  every  year  in a  particular  time  to  spend  a  specific  week  there, that there  was  a  story  behind  it, jean  was  not  at  all  amazed  at  such  a  revelation  

gazal from previous-

-it  is  another  reason we  did  not  come  to  your  street
-but  why  should  we  leave  your  town 
-ages  ago  someone  tell me  where  they  all gone
-aimless  what  is  our  destination
-perhaps  it  is  not  possible
-that  you  listen to  tales  of woe  narrated  by  us
-dark  descended  illuminations  in town
-fearing  we  may  lose  our  way
-saddened  hearts   are  without  the  beloved
-come  lets  go  find  our  beloved

page 30-

-december   that  i  dislike -
-so many  years  passed
-several  more  spent
-days  and  nights  completed  their  rotations
-like  earth  shaking
-opening  like  dreams
-tearing  off  eyes
-but  waking  up  in the  lap of  new  year
-praying  for  a  fulfilling  future
-journeying  through  the  lands  of  desires
-the  last  day  of year  is  impossible  to  pass
-my  dear  friends
-if  you  can  catch  the  first  joyous  sunshine  of  the  new  year
-that  what  is  burnt  out  in the  previous  year
-throb it  does  but  not  smile
-thus   december  is  what  i  dislike  so  much

from previous--

--on  one  side  of  the  ground  were  placed  chairs  , only  five  of  them, for  five  men  with  turbans  sitting  watching  the  scene  with  deep  interest, silent  and not  speaking  a  word,  but  their  eyes  shone  with  unexplainable   curiosity ,  four  out  of  them  were  clad in  starched white   crispy  salwar  kamiz  suits  and  one in   all black, whose  turban  also  was  in matching  black  

angarey-

-it  was  a  description  of  the  scene  of  the  competition between him and    sajad,  just  after  mid  day, yet  it  was  quite  windy  , some  times  the  force  was  mild  but  for  two  days  it  was  terrible  weather,  the  cold  temperature  was  getting  worse, in the  middle  of  the   ground  stood  gathered  at  least  two  hundred  people,,  all of  them  were  sajad"s  supporters  and  workers, equipped  with fire  arms  most  of  them the  rest  carried  axes  and   sticks  , they  were  wrapped  in warm  woolen  sheets to  protect  themselves  from the  biting  cold,  their  loose  shawls  flapped  in the  wind, but  they  all  stood  guard  like  statues

from previous-

-osmani  and  the  officer  were  still  discussing  babur  who  was  very  intelligent  but  he  had  a  tendency  to  criminal  activities, with  that  dangerous  streak  in him once  he  killed  a  gangster  who  had  stolen  a  van  and  from various  branches   robbed  the  cash  and  reacahed  the  head  office  where  babur  took  action , how  the  van was  stolen  is  another  story  but  babur  killing  the  gangster  disappeared  with  the  van  loaded  with robbed  cash  

from previous-

-babur"s  criminal  activities   made  a  long  list   , nawaz  the  police officer  said, they  were  that  time  sitting  in  osmani  sahib"s  drawing  room, discussing   maters  of  concern  ,  osmani  sahib  had  come  back  home  a  day  before, feeling  alert  and  active  , they  agreed  that  babur  was  a  highly  sharp  brainy  man but  his  tendency  was  criminal, in the  past  he  had  helped  and  done  many  good  deeds  ,killed  several  notoriously  dangerous  gangsters,  so  they  would  not  take  advantage  of  law  and  get  released  on bail  and  roam  around  freely  to get  active  in crime  world  again

from previous-

-the  doctor  was  off  duty  about  to  go  home  , seeing  fahad  there  he  suggested  why  not  he  on extra  payment   got  a  room in the  private  wing  if vacant,  the  room was  available, lying  on the  bed  fahad  felt  his  aching  body  soothed  with his  tensed  up  muscles  and  worried  nerves, it  had  been  a  hectic  day  since  morning  running  around  , he  also  needed  to  rest  his  tired  body

page 127-

--nadya  was  adament , she  wanted  to  stay  in the  hospital  , osmani  sahib was  admitted, but  all  the  attendents  had  no  place  to  stay  and  were  out  in the  garden waiting   to  spend  the  night  on the  benches, asif  and  fahad  coaxed  her  to  go  home, with  them  left  babur  also

from previous-

-zeb  had  made  himself  forget  all the  painful memories  to  move  on in life,   to  live  his  life  free of  pain, to  start  again ,  to  save  his relationships  and emotional  bondings  ,, zeb  stopped  walking  , sitting  on the  near by  wooden  square  high  bench  leaning  against  the  tree  , ols  past  scenes  running  before  his  eyes, like  a  screen in his  eyes  he  watched  all the  memory  play   the  movie   but  there  was  one  new  face  included   that  of  shagufta, a  refreshing  lovely  face  with  an attraction that  he  liked  but  his  mother  had  turned  deathly  on seeing  her  beauty, he  felt  the  corners  of   his  eyes   were   wet, 

from previous-

-the  trees   on either  side  of  the  shady  cool road   lined  up  in perfect   straight  alignment, fallen  dry  crisp  leaves   down  covered   the  ground  , wind  blown scattered  everywhere, he  walked  on them  crushing  them under  his  feet,, what  all  things  he  was  remembering  that  moment, that  he  had  never  forgotten,  he  will never  forget  them,  his  ailing  mother  and  then her  painful death

from previous-

-naila  asked   afza  who  had  come  there  , it  was  harun,  naila  looked  at  her  in surprise, , no need  to  tell zeb  about  this,  because  harun was  zeb's   known  and  until she  was  married  to  zeb  she  must    learn  to  keep  things  to  herself, afza  looked   pale

from previous-

-dusky  pleasant   evening  was  slipping  down  to  settle  down  silently  through  the  windows  into  a  peaceful  night, stars  shone  in the  night  sky  here  and  there  in no  particular  pattern, birds  flew  back  to  their  nests  in the  silhouetted  trees  noisily  fluttering  their  wings,
-she  was  in her  room up  there  changing  when she  heard  someone  running  up  the  stairs  to  stop  next  to  the  window, startled  she  looked  at  harun, perhaps  he  was  looking  for  zeb 

page 131-

--they  had  spent  the  day  with  phuphu  , dropping   her  home  in the  evening  harun  felt  the  heaviness on heart  had  lifted , feeling  better  and  light  he  came  back, shani  returned  home  to  find   daddy  by  the  glass  wall in the  drawing  room, startled  she  stopped, but  when she  saw  a  big  whole  in the  glass wall  she  began  sweating, just  some  time  ago  it  was   perfect  as  she  had  left  but  now  there  was a huge  broken   up  chunk in the  glass  showing  the  other  side, she  was  fuming  with  fury  , she  looked  up  to  at  the  railing  there  ramiz  and  samir  were  playing  hanging   around  the  railing 

page 128-

--the  night was  very  pleasant,  it  must  have  rained  in distant  hills  cooling  off  the  temerature  breaking  the  spell of  heat , he  was  kept  quite  busy  in his  office  work  , then he  had  come  on the  terrace  to  look  down at  the  boys  ramiz  and  samir  , hasan  and  ahsan  playing  cricket  match  in the  courtyard  of  their  uncle  , small  it  may  be  the  pleasure  of  playing  cricket  was  same, he  called  them threatening  they  must  remember  how  wicked   uncle  and  his  daughter"s  temper  could  get  but  the  boys  were  deeply  engrossed  and  ignored  his  pleas

from previous-

--fahad  began  negotiting  with  javed   , if  he   removed  the  main obstacle the  CEO  of  the  osmani  company  he  was  ready  to  deposit  fifty lacs  in his  account  but  javed  also  came  direct  to  the  point  that  he  was  aiming  at  the  CEO not  a  road  side  hawker  or  beggar  , he  demanded  five crores, it  is  the  value  of  the  target  and  the  amount of  profit  involved  , the  stakes  were  higher

from previous-

-they  were  again one  day  together  sitting  in the  merriot  talking  how  to  get  the  control of  the  situation they  were  in, specially  fahad , javed  wanted  him to  get  rid  of  the  CEO  , but  he  had  hired  the  security  services of  babur khan ,  who  had  left  his  police  job  and  opened  his  private  agency  of  which  he  was  the  owner,  secretary, assistant  and  peon , the  argument was  that  babur  khan  may  be  the  best  of  security  man providing  the  best  security  but  he  was  not  a  superman, irritated  fahad  gave  up  and  suggested  javed  must  do  it  himself, he  was  unable  to  find  a  way  , 

from previous-

-javed  was put  off, it  was  his  turn  to  look  frightened  , babar  who  had  resigned  from the  police  force was  hired  by  osmani  sahib   as  his  security  , babar had   opened  his  new   private  security  agency , but  who  brought  him in was  not  known, this  was  not  fine  , not  good  news  , javed  was  shaken  up

from previous-

-fahad  was  startled  , he  also  secretly  wanted  to  get  rid  of  the  CEO  but  it  was  turning  more  dangerous  to  execute  his  plans  by  the  day,, javed  sarcastically  laughed   at  his  cowardice, but  when fahad  explained  it  was   because  babar  was  hired  how  could  he  expect  him to  do  as  they  wanted  to

from previous-

-javed  was  a  sincere  and  true  friend  of  fahad, because  in the  past  he  had  always  helped  him in his  bad  times  and  proved himself  a  brother  giving  him  his unconditional  support ,  why  not  cut  the  tree  , the  entire  tree  and  pull out  the  roots   instead  of  chopping  off  the  branches, suggesting   fahad  must  focus  getting  rid  of  the  CEO

page 106-

-both  javed  and  fahad  sitting  in the  merriot  were  discussing  their  problem, if  hasan was  removed  new  ones  will replace  him, if  asif  was  removed  more  asifs  in his  place  will come  alive  , who  will blackmail  fahad   or  expose  him before  osmani  sahib, usually  fahad  maintained   sharpness  of  his  mind  but  now  he  was  dulled, his  senses  dumbed  he  could  not  think  what  to  do  next, he  was  so  irritated, 

from previous-

--fahad  got  emotional  when nadya  asked  him to  behave  respectfully  towards  her  the  wife  of  his  boss"s  son tariq, that  he  merely  a  servant must  keep  his  distance , he  explained  he  was  always  her  slave  and  treated  her  as  his  master  but  she  was  different, if  he  could  sell her  off  for  greed  and  wealth  she  also  had  learnt  her  lessons  well and  the  rules of  the  game  was  to  stick  to  the  wealth they  want   , she  was  the  owner  and  the  one  he  knew was  dead and  no  longer  existed, it  was  over 

from previous-

-next  morning  fahad  happened  to  meet  osmani  sahib  who  was  so  grateful  to  him,  for  it  was  him who  had  chosen  the  bride  so  suitable  for  their  family  , beautiful  and   well  educated  that  they  were  so  unexpectedly  happy  , in the  evening  tariq  was  giving  a  party  and  fahad  also  was  invited , tariq  looked  so  blossomed  up  suddenly  full of  life, the  bride  next  to  him also  so  satisfied  and  contented, fahad  waited  for  some  right  time  that  he  got  when she  went  to  the  kitchen  to  speak  to  nadya  alone, who  turned  around  and  asked  him to  behave  himself  because  she  was  his  boss"s  daughter  in law  , he  a  worker  and  she  the  owner  and  master"s  wife

from previous-

-after  nadya  was  sent  away in rukhsati fahad  came  home, his  empty  house  was  biting  him, he  could  not  tolerate  his   loneliness, he  saw  in his  mind"s  eye  jamila  beghum"s  red  eyes  staring  at  him in such  rage  he opened  his  eyes  with  fear, he  heard  mushtaq  ahmed"s  voice  circulating  in his  system that  he  had  sold  off his  daughter  for  his  personal  profit,   out  he  went  of  his  house  for  a  walk

page 99-

--in the  presence  of  ismani  sahib"s  friends  , staff  and  family  tariq  and  nadya  were  married, fahad  was  also  present, he  had  instructed  nadya  not  to  reveal  about  her  past  and  father  , but  when she  mentioned  during  the  ceremony  she  was  mushtaq  ahmed"s  daughter  how  shocked  osmani  sahib  had  become , then as  if  debating  there  were  thousands  by  that  name  he  shook his  head,, then fahad  has  also  said  she  was  his  known  "s  daughter, , that  her  father  had  died  one  year  ago

from previous-

-on the  farmhouse  the  cook was  on leave, the  gardener  was  also  not  there, the  watchman  did  not  cook, so  jamshed  got  food  packets  , they  enjoyed  there  holiday  together  , shumaila  enjoed  swimming  in the  pool, though  winters   yet  it  was fun getting  into  the  water ,  he  did  not  like  swimming  but  to  give  her  company  ,  tired  the  went  to  their  room, listened  to  the  music  , ate  food  , atayed  awake  till late  night, very  late  they  began readying  their  meal  when a  car  approaching  was  heard, so  many  crossed  by  so  he  did  not  pay  any attention, he  was  looking  at  shumaila  laughing  at  his  joke  , his  eyes  turned  to  stare  at  the  figure  standing   scowling  at  them    shumaila  in particular, his  wife  razwana  was  there  ready  to  slap  shumaila  who  also  proved  a  good  fighter  and wrestled  with  her  , razwana  fell  down hurting  her  head  against  the  edge  of  the  table  corner, injuring  herself

from previous-

-little  feroz  bakht  was  getting  dirty  blank  calls , he  changed  his  sim and  called  the  caller  to  tell him he  had  changed  his  number  

from previous-

-an  aircraft  carrying  many  mad  people  aboard  with  two  pilots  was  full of  noisy  commotion , the  pilot  asked  his  co  pilot  to  find  out  what  was  happening, all the  mad  patients  were  playing  football  as  one  of   the  serious  ones  sat  reading  a  book in a  corner  seat, giving  the  wise  mad  patient  to  maintain silence  the  co  pilot  entered  the  cabin within minutes  the  noise  was  replaced  with  silence, again the  main  pilot  sent  his  junior  to  see  what  was  happening, there  sat  the  wise  mad  patient  reading  his  book  who  had  asked  his  colleagues  to  go  out  and  play

from previous-

-the  doctor  explained  his  new  patient  about  his  ailment,  the  problem  was  old  and  chronic  troubling  him  from his  past  , the  poor  patient  pleaded  him to  speak  slowly  because  that  problem was  sitting  outside   the  room

from previous-

-razwana  threatened  jamshed  about  women  who  used  the  wealthy  as  social  ladder  to  climb   to  higher  status  , how  angry  he  had  become  shouting  at  her,   what  rubbish  she  was  talking  , if  he  was  not  ready  to  tolerate  her  so  was  she  also  prepared  to  tell him what  she  thought  of  his  relationship  with  shumaila  , , she  seemed  to  know  all  about  his  rendezvous  and secret  affairs  , so  he  was  being  followed ,  all his  activities  were  monitored  by his  wife  , he  had  never  thought  she  could  do  it, he  was  shocked  into  silence

from previous-

-fahad   endearingly  called  her  his  beloved  wife, what  a  beautiful  thing  it  was  she  thought  to  be  his  wife, she  had  been waiting  long  time  for  him to  marry  her, she  agreed  to  give  her  support  to  him but  what  was  his plan  , sometimes   people  in greed  forget  the  sense  of  right  and  wrong,  but  fahad  was  asking nadya  to  get  married  and  she  was  ready  to  marry  him anytime, but the  bombshell exploded  on her  when fahad  said  ir  was  tariq  she  must  marry  for  their  own  good

from previous-

-next  morning  both  nadya  and  fahad  were  silent  , very  silent  as  they  ate  their  breakfast  at  the  same  table, then as  if  she  was  woken up  she  asked  was  he  not  getting  late  for  work, he  was  taking leave  that  day,  she wanted  him to go  for  work  like  a  good  boy  , he  wanted  to  spend  the  entire  day  with her, but  then suddenly  he  made  up  his  mind  to  share  his  problem , he  wanted  her  support   , they  had  a  house,  a  job  a  good  package  , car  but  if  she  supported  him  he  could  hire  workers  like  himself  for  them

from previous-

--that  day  when fahad  reached  home  he  was  terribly  worried, nadya  got  him coffee, she   knew  his  every  colour  and  shade  and  hue  of  his  nature  and  habits,  though  the  matter  also  was  in fact  only  related  to  her  he  could not  discuss  it  right  then , he  needed  some  time  , he  made  an  excuse  his  head  was  aching, she  rubbed  his  forehead  but  he  would  not  discuss  the  matter  hanging  heavy  on his  mind, but  nadya  also  was  stubborn  and   get  tthe  thing  out  right  from his  mind  

page 97-

-the  doctor  informed  osmania  sahib  about  tariq"s  condition, he  was  saved  from the  fall  because  his  wheelchair   turned  and  stopped  the  fall  at  the  landing , tariq  was  smiling  as  his  father  approached  him,  appologetic  the  son  began  to  speak  but  his  father  understood   fahad  was  around  and  suggested  why  was  not  tariq  married  off, but  who  will  give  his  daughter  to  a  cripple  and  tariq  was  so  choosy , he  wanted  a  beauty  and  well  educated  wife  for  himself