-how long she kept sitting in that state of mind thinking what all adil had said, she knew his tone revealed his truthfulness and frank opinion,, he was absolutely right, adil"s appa kept her daughter"s marriage day fixed for november , all maternal uncles of the bride decided to arrange to give the bride her furniture , the amount that adil got choked sammy"s throat, she suggested adil to tell his brother managing it all to reduce their money for they could not afford to give so much with extra hidden costs and travel allowance and additional costs ,
-sammy was inder great pressure since last adil had argued with her -life is not merely the name for dressing and shopping, arrived bakr eid and passed off without problem, adil prepared his pocket and shopping list , sammy also emptied her savings and very carefully managed to procure shoes and clothings for her children
-adil 's shocked voice rose -eid shopping!!
-not just eid shopping but also sacrificial money, adil as his routine schedule sat with his lap top, sammy"s attitude alerted him but he did not pay much attention, sammy argued for money to spend and he shut his lap top , it was time to finish this topic on a final note
- just buying shoes and clothes was not the real matter, monthly rations was even more trouble bothering their mind, adil had allotted this department to her, he was not fussy on eating matters, he ate simple plain and freshly cooked food
-she could tackle children and use force on them to discipline them but what about her eager heart and hidden desires that got tempted watching television commercials and advertisements
-the shopkeepers also quickly shifted all the burden of inflation on the customers instead of feeling grateful, prices they increased not one fold or two fold but four times to recover their past losses, customers helplessly paid through their bleeding noses or there was no other choice , take it or leave it, sammy too was one such customer, she would stare open mouthed on hearing the prices quoted by shopkeepers, her gaping mouth would shit only when someone waved his hand before her staring stunned face
-what else could adil say except his trousers should be cut up to fit boys after hearing the problem out, liking the idea sammy asked and what would he wear then , as if this option was also considered as useful, he was embarrassed , he would wear a lungi and go about dancing that popular song lungi dance lungi dance, it will help him earn some money and also retain his dignity
-sammu sat with her huge bundle of clothes , sometimes satisfied and other times disturbed, adil was right , just recently on eid everything new was bought, shopping was done , clothes , shoes and all they wanted, so good clothes was not a matter yet good clothes was the important matter
-gifts are important because they must match and be suitable with the party being attended , adil lifted a finger threatening sammy , needs, desires and demands of hers, she argued what demands he was talking about and she stood up, women all over the world demanded from their husbands , who else would they ask or should she approach her neighbours and demand from them what she wanted
-next morning he woke up rather late, it was samya who woke him in fact, he hurriedly got up and complained why she was so late to wake him up, he was to reach lorry stand on time,
-she told her brother she had observed he slept late , his room lights were on till quite late so she thought of letting him sleep more but ,,,..
-bit what , he suddenly looked up at her more alert from his lost self, but what
-she added perhaps he would not need to go any more to the lorry stand
-because chacha anwar shah had also just reached
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naiman asked fauzia if she was not aware her father would reject his proposal and prevent giving her hand in his, he had a reason behind this question, uncle anwar"s words were echoing in his troubled mind,
-she explained she understood his meaning , her tone was sad, she asked if she could ask him why he was asking that particular question before she answered, he explained chacha anwar shah had prophesied her father will reject this alliance why did she not know of it
-and then suddenly for the first time a wave of dissatisfaction rose in his mind, he loved fauzia and she too prided in his faithfulness so what made it so impossible for them to be together, he was just when thinking of calling her a message beeped on his cell, his heart skipped a beat or two and he eagerly read her message -what is this that happened , it was surprising why she did not ring him up
-samya and chacha anwar kept quiet till they reached home, chacha anwar consoled him and went home, samya asked him to stay for dinner but he refused , nomi meatime reached his bed and weakly collapsed on it , he had never thought ata muhammed will reject his marriage proposal to his daughter
-perhaps looking at his pulled down sad face she had said it that her brother "s choice had shut her up to silence though there was no drought of good suitable girls for him, he was so depressed he did not want to speak at all, not even a word, he returned home silent , he opened his mouth just to scold samya once that was all
-he felt better and also at the same time from inside was scared , fearing how will others react on hearing the truth, he was certain it was a delicate and very important matter and fazia was listening from behind the door, her heart beating faster
-he was ashamed what will the neighbours say, some of them were already aware of his condition, on reaching home kalia forst gave some instructions to his boys and then came to nomi saying he was not sure after clifton incident they would do it again so quickly , nomi agreed and thought aloud perhaps they were following them since clifton episode
-raka held a gun in his hand , though he was masked but nomi recognised it was raka from his structure and built, second man was not armed and was wounded, his one arm was bleeding, kalia had overpowered them both, he was trying to snatch the gun from his hands
-nomi wanted to go home , a strange kind of fright of raka settled in his mind, the sooner the better that the enemy was removed , so nomi and kalia began to scheme how to catch raka the wolf, when nomi and kalia asked rana bashir permission to leave he said he wanted to move shamir to some other place for security reasons
-most probably they will never come again , but this was getting worse because raka and his men will be alerted and they would know that others were not aware of their approach, now the situation was very dangerous for mir shah had made his loyal raka hound and hunt them down , nomi also had some account to settle with raka, it seemed a battle between two uneven sides, better would be to make a move to find anti national elements
-finally it was decided if the three of them coming this way they should be dealt with on the spot , rana bashir after that incident positioned two security guards on his house, there was already one watchman, so they sent advocate zanira home who was getting more and more worried about nomi asking him to take care of himself so he told her to stay calm and it was all fine
-zaidi phoned after some time the three were seen heading towards clifton, their faces shone with joy enthusiastically , kalia"s speculation was right, zanira turned rather worried and in a mood to give her opinion said they must quickly inform the police
-there was no need to inform the police said kalia for they can catch them themselves on the way, then to nomi kalia asked to wait there and he will handle the others
-sand marsh he found across the shores too
-reaching where no shores were ever before
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-it merely was a conspiracy against him
-he who was accused was not guilty of his murder
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-mountain of love falls flat on their heads
-though expressing love was not impossible for them
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-flew off they did with wings of his dreams
-dreams of love they were without future
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-meeting the beloved a discovery was made
-they loud had heart beats but had no heart
-and then a sudden thought sent a ripple of terror down his spine, what if he was so close to dilawar , he must know it it was because of nomi and zanira, then why was the inspector not already alerted , so perhaps it was nomi"s misapprehension but one thing was very clear that the inspector was not impressed by zanira and nomi and it was not meaningful appearance at all
-after zanira left the inspector stared at nomi with strange eyes, since his arrest from his house the inspector looked at him ferociously as if he had some loan to adjust,he was absolutely at his mercy , he could have shown his might and the world of law and order could have been inspired but he did not,
-since his advocate zanira "s visit he now seemed to gain more weight of status of not being abandoned by the outside world
-he introduced himself as his defence lawyer, the inspector allowed zanira to see him, coming closer to the lock up door she asked him in a low voice what was this his new drama , nomi explained it was not new but he was playing the same old fiddle
-she looked at him questioningly what did he mean by that, when he knew his nature would never permit him to commit such a crime why was he in and why did he not say so, it was farhana , because of farhana he told her, what was farhana to him,
-nothing , farhana was nothing to him
- he asked him to go together and find out for themselves , evidently he was trying to hide some thing, he asked him to tell him what was troubling him, uncle laughed off shaking off his head , nephew was also stubbornly trying to find out the cause of his worries, uncle explained he might be wrong but it was his version that one must see both sides of the picture, it was probable ata muhammed refused their marriage for they always married amongst their own family groups
-the sergeant said it was not rubbish but he was certain he was the murderer and killed his own father,his neighbours informed him there was some property dispute between david and his father,that he was mostly found aggressively arguing with his father and he was sure he killed him for his wealth and staged this drama
-, the sergeant tyrned a little harsh , he was not asking for a favour or personal benefit ,, it was a matter of murder case and his cooperation counts in the police department, now david"s tone was more soft , the sergeant was most welcome any time , david was ready to cooperate , bit if he wanted to ask something he could ask him on the phone
-the sergeant wanted to check the place , he had believed david was surrounded with guests
-the evening faded away as the dark night descended, the sergeant took out his mobile phone, zen had messaged as his instructions david"s number, he thoughtfully kept looking at it for sometime and then he rang up david, few minutes later the call was answered, the sergeant explained he wanted to visit his house again and see him and talk about the case and the some other matters related to it, but there must not be any third person during their discussion, if possible he was coming , in david"s voice was reluctant , he was alone but wanted to rest , was it possible for him to visit him next morning
-the sergeant said he and his department was extremely saddened by mr peter's death, david asked him when will they catch the killer, garry and five more lost their lives , garry had so boldly announced before the media he was very close to the killer and soon be able to catch him to produce him before them all but what happened instead was garry lost his life and killer was still at large
-the sergeant ignored him and asked david where was his family and relatives
-david said he had not contacted them and was in touch with just the police
-the sergeant said in a firm tone two days was enough time for him to take the case over from garry and take the responsibility , zen said then he should take care of himself , garry was following the chase and got killed himself instead of catching the killer, but how could he say the killer hunted garry down, because zen explained no other police man was killed except garry working on the case
-actually her appa"s sister in law"s wedding card had arrived, functions were beginning from monday,
-adil jumped up startled , see he said she could never do anything like getting a simple cup of tea as a favour for him without a hidden motive,
-she argued he was brandishing his statement as if she kept him starved
-not at all, in fact you feed and kill, look at this recent episode , first he was heartily allowed to feast and then came the real thing , the sharp knives she was working on to carve him out
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-she asked him what was he looking at, his tea was getting cold , in her own hand she held her tea, he could wait no longer and asked if she had some demands, she felt bad and also surprised , they were married sixteen years and could she never give him tea without any reason, how was it he interpreted her cup of tea
-adil leaning against the head crown busy on his lap top lofted his eyes and smiled at simmy sitting near him then looked at the plate simmy had placed bu his side with lots of affection, she gazed so adoringly at him that his throat dried and he swallowed his empty unexpressed emotions as his sixth sense alerted him of hidden danger
-she told him he never trusted her nor confided in her or she had all the answers to his queries, she could not ask for his company nor did she forget him, life became a struggle and she was always on the run, but the beauty of every relationship is special, though he did not utter a word nor argued , she found no other like him so unwilling , she asked abbas was it not so that love and faith went together hand in hand
-early next morning , in the first free moment she reached lahore, certain to find peace after reaching here, she met her mother who was happy with her little infant in her arms, kalshom and behram were living in their heavenly paradise , though uncle seemed very weak than she had seen him last,she finally made him accompany her back it was a difficult task , how these past four years had passed she was aware of each and every passing moment
-she said she was there long time but where was she lost
-she getting up from the bench asked her confused when did she reach
-at least twenty minutes ago
-oh my god, that long , why did she not tell her of her arrival
-they both began walking then she sat down on the bench to take a breath or two
-anusha helplessly sat down beside her
-in the morning time
-petals of blossoms
-mirror of dew drops
-shining
-a bumble around
-seeing it
-from through the foliage
-lifted its head
-theirs is a combination
-natural settlement
-whatever it is
-love manifests
-on various ways
-its the final shore
-spreading love
-healing of wounds
-its desired
-she saw behram was disappointed , he was not telling her anything,how her chachi aunt had declared uncaringly now that kalshom was getting engaged to get married his madness will subside, circumstances had won, behram was defeated, kalshom emerged victorious, she was writing the story in which both kalshom and behram get married but why is reality so harshly different from happy endings
-he instructed her not to contact kalshom nor see her nor meet her nor tell her anything, he wanted her to give him her word , she quickly folded the story and slipped it into an envelope
-when he entered his house he was shocked to see his father lying straight on the floor, right on his heart was a dagger sunk deep into his flesh, his shirt buttons were open to show his chest was lined in blood stained pattern that matched the pattern on the dagger holder, he felt he was familiar with this experience, he remembered seeing this design was published in the newspapers
-the sheriff rang them up to inform they had just two days to find the killer or the case will be taken from the police to be handed to another investigating agency, the messenger continued the sheriff had instructed strictly not to try to contact him, it was now up to them or to face the media to confess their defeat
-the sergeant looked deep into his eyes and asked where was it that her husband lived, garry expressed his ignorance , he was still kept in the dark and had no clue of it, he was sure to reach him soon, though the dead woman's soulmate friend also did not know of his new name, fergausan always shared all her matters with her but in this case she only discussed the name was fake that ;s all , it was to fill up the blanks in forms to show it was completed in the family section
-bit how can you say it so positively that nami"s father is alive, it was only fergausan who knew of her husband and she is dead, the sergeant said after hearing garry, he said he had met a woman soulmate of dead fergausan and it was she who told him rock was a fake name,that her husband was not only alive but lived in the same town,
-she has gone
-i in my lawn
-alone and sad
-am sitting
-just now
-the feeling of shame
-i flung away
-that in a fresh
-rose's lap
os cheerfully smiling
-making fun
-of me
-reminding me
-of something
-wishing
-i had consented
-to know what is love
-garry stepped into the sergeant"s office , the sergeant asked him to sit down and quickly came to the point, it was terrible in this age in a country like america someone was offering human lives to appease gods , there was a pressure from the media and the higher ups on them to find the killer but somehow he was not found
-garry listened attentively before speaking that though the sergeant was absolutely right but there were still many religious extremists and fools amongst american citizens , in ancient times african tribes practiced human sacrifice but education and awareness settled the mud and their advancement is equal to the west but secret societies are still said to be in existence that offer human life to their gods
-the sheriff said he was sure the sergeant had nothing to tell , all his previous opinions were heard and stale and wrong and useless,
-the sergeant explained he was working on it and though nothing new had come up to pin point the killer but who ever it was was horrible to live in this modern era with a primitive mind to be sacrificing human lives at the altar to please his hungry gods
-the sergeant knew why was he there in the sheriff"s office and why was he being stared so but he kept silent waiting for the sheriff to speak the opening line, soon enough breaking the silence in his office the sheriff said what was this happening, the media was condemning the police force , there was a wave of fear infectiously spreading in town
-the moment sergeant entered the sheriff"s office the sheriff asked him to take a chair and picking up his intercom instructed his assistant to allow nobody into his office and not to disturb them and make all others wait for their turn, then turned his full attention to the sergeant and instead of speaking he scanned him as if scanning him through x ray vison was most necessary
-they sat facing each other , it was nine at night, discussing the case they were involved in, he asked callagan how did he solve it, callagan said it was simple the word taxi gave him the clue, the police has strictly given orders not to show any light or lighted word during the black out but when the victim sat down in the taxi the word was displayed before it disappeared into the dark
-around eight callagan turned his car towards st john to stop it in the deadly silence and pitch dark, speaking to mrs bruce he pointed to the house in the front with white roof which was perfectly suitable for spies and detectives in that surroundings, getting out of the car she clutched callagan"s arm in a strong grip , she was scared and trembled , asking him not to speak like that , callagan moved forward in the dark hitting his foot stumbling on stones and crashing hedges around knocking down trees and plants
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-she had threatened to go to the police and tell them all but he coldly spoke to her it would not be good for her , even if she tried taking a step towards her plan he also will be forced to stop her
-callagan folded the paper and put it in his coat pocket, what did the message mean she explained it meant suicide as she began weeping, in the morning when she emerged from her house she was sure he was following her and kill himself
-the shopkeepers also quickly shifted all the burden of inflation on the customers instead of feeling grateful, prices they increased not one fold or two fold but four times to recover their past losses, customers helplessly paid through their bleeding noses or there was no other choice , take it or leave it, sammy too was one such customer, she would stare open mouthed on hearing the prices quoted by shopkeepers, her gaping mouth would shit only when someone waved his hand before her staring stunned face
-when he entered his house he was shocked to see his father lying straight on the floor, right on his heart was a dagger sunk deep into his flesh, his shirt buttons were open to show his chest was lined in blood stained pattern that matched the pattern on the dagger holder, he felt he was familiar with this experience, he remembered seeing this design was published in the newspapers
-bit how can you say it so positively that nami"s father is alive, it was only fergausan who knew of her husband and she is dead, the sergeant said after hearing garry, he said he had met a woman soulmate of dead fergausan and it was she who told him rock was a fake name,that her husband was not only alive but lived in the same town,
-she has gone
