Friday, April 22, 2022

from previous

...so your sister  makes  handmade carpets
Right,  in the  village  they lived  women mostly made carpets  , merchants from Lahore dump all the  material   and  it takes minimum one to two years  to ready one  carpet  or even many more years,  these  handmade carpets were  sold on very high rates  though  the village women got a meager  price fir their  artistic  skills and hardwork ,  it's a pittance,   just for a second  the flashing  lights in her dark eyes  dimmed  with sadness,  anyway when abba returned  to the village  from  paying  the fees  appa was  sick , it was  appa who had    pushed him to go pay the fees,  Fatima  s face brightened with a warm smile  as she  continued  appa   s vision was to see  Fatima become a doctor,  of very delicate and soft nature  appa  easily  fell  sick  , she was  admitted to shallot hospital where she  stayed for a couple of days 
Madiha asked about her father 
He was a  primary school teacher,  due to  kidney problem  he took up  premature retirement,  his  pension wasn't  enough  to pay for her medical    degree,  all his  money  was used on amma  s medical  conditions,  thirty eight years ago  teachers  salaries  , pensions and g p funds were    not in  lakes like today 
What happened to your amma,  how is she now,  madiga for no reason at all had liked  Fatima  , it was love at first sight  and madiha was most sympathetic 
Amma  died several years ago  and appa  took  over  all the financial worries  on her delicate  shoulders 

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