Monday, July 31, 2023

page 166

...the moment she stepped into the drawing room  she could smell the  fulness of stress pervading the entire house,  she could feel it and sense it, abbu s face  looked  serious to a dangerous extent,  jahangir  s forehead creased  many times  and  ready to  explode in the fire of fury, and phuphu  who was a woman  had no real reason to show kindness,  her face  was  a perfect  specimen of neon sign flashing  sparks, ready to  humiliate the  visitors,  khala in a defeated voice greeted them and silently placed the tray she clutched on the central table  after all  etiquette are  also  something to remember  , she began  pouring the  sweet soft drink  sherbet and served them 
Thank you dear  softly said  aziz s mother when she offered her the glass of sherbet,  she too sat down  beside them  , the  air was heavy with  gloom and silence,  the heaviness  hung over them and its weight was felt,  it was  next to impossible to speak up for all of them 
Bhaisab it is unbelievable  but true that we too were not aware of that 
All right,  agreed you weren't aware of the facts  , perhaps  the presence of child escaped your knowledge but what about the paper marriage,  why did was this  kept a secret asked jahangir  in a sharp cutting tone from aziz s mother 

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