from previous

....during the next week Danny      moved into a rented flat some distance away from Langley Virginia,  telephone was installed and a car  drove him around to and from the agency,  he rang up the fishing camp and gave them his new address and phone number for any emergency  situation,  

A few days later  he visited  Sam Green  a companion in his flat,  he worked in the detective department,  conversationally  the topic of previous agents and agencies names rose up,  specially the ones who were  suspended,  some two hundred fifty  of them were  discussed  , most if them turned against the agency,  present director was the deputy director then , Danny explained some of the  seniors were still  working in the agency  and only he has the access to the classified information he is leaking 

from previous

....Larry was  going to Canada from New York, in the last phase of his journey he hired a helicopter   that was flying northwards  towards  a fishing camp , the pilot  gestured downwards  , that was  the camp black well,  helicopter landed  , Larry looked around,  he spotted the jeep that would drive him to his destination,  half hour later on the drive Larry saw a cottage beyond the canopy of trees,  the cottage was  absolutely  vacant,  a man near the river  was cleaning his small boat,  Larry reached him and asked him where was Williams dans 

Danny is gone fishing up the river I can take you there if you want 

Larry readily occupied his seat inside the boat,  after one hour  he saw someone  fishing , he got down and going closer declared  Danny I have to speak with you urgently 

I am not at all interested in what you have to say 

I know you love your country for the sake of  it listen to me 

I can die for my country but I am not working for the agency 

But the agency is part of America and for its  safety you must listen carefully to me, I bring deputy director  Dickson  Handley s message 

I retired seven years ago and lead a peaceful life 

Come back just for six months 

ghr ka bhedi

....it was one  cold  winter morning in Vienna Robert Stine was   facing the winds  holding the paper carry bag  close to his chest was heading towards his house,  he lived in s small flat on the third floor of an old skyscraper,  he made coffee for himself  and sat down to eat his breakfast 

There was a good phase of his life  when he sold  information to different  international agencies,  but now he was paid just eighty dollars by the American, his wife was a bar maid , his life was  rolling on 

He hoped to make  a huge amount  from his latest project for the Americans,   he through a secretary of an American agency  was working on coding machine card chip  copy, walisa was to meet him next day in a park,  he had   been working hard on walisa to agree , if walisa brought the copy  he could  get that desired amount from the Americans 

Tge door bell rang  as he was having his breakfast,  who could that be this hour,  his wife's timings  were  different in the evening,  reaching the door he asked who was there 

Postman,  a most urgent letter 

Robert peeped outside through the peephole , right there stood the familiar figure of the regular Postman 

jungbaz

.just drop this topic said sehrab , amma simply tell me if I shall  recoup  within four days,  amma looked at him with her old dry eyes and smiled,  God willing  you will recover  with the first dose  after the final fourth  you will want to cut down  mountains,  chameli teasingly asked if he will become Tarzan,  he glared at her he will become a monster not Tarzan,  chameli giggled,  amma also smiled  seeing both chameli  and sehrab happy , she meaningfully looked at them and  gave them her blessings,  her profound feelings   made them both speechless,  a  color passed  across her face , cahmeli rebuked amma for speaking thoughtlessly , she slowly began moving towards her corner,  amma was rather surprised  at her girl s annoyance,  after sge left amma turned to sehrab and asked if both of them had quarreled , he explained  poor she  wouldn't  have quarreled  in fact  she took great care of him , his voice became soft,  amma  thought  chameli was silly and shy, not completely.  Satisfied with her own  statement sge followed her girl 

He was forgetting  the  genuine feelings of a mother for her young unmarried  girl,  he had skipped telling amma and chameli  all about himself,  mothers of Yong girls are exactly like this,  they  are only worried about their own daughters 

from previous

....Tara saved herself from falling down  but she couldn't escape from his  influence,  it is usual adolescence thinking  that someone specially follows you notices you observes you ,,for you he goes up to the terrace every day,  he shows his deepest interest in your life,  he takes care of you,  you can't think properly,  your mind likes to  think about just him , something  natural  growing up  and Tara was experiencing it,she was liking his proximity  , she couldn't ignore him as before,  she spent more time listening to friends romantic life stories and began reading more love stories,  she felt it made life beautiful,  she felt tge difference  between indifference and close warm relationship,  she now  spent extra time up on the terrace waiting for him after fajar  before leaving for college 

page 29

...living in fear  was killing her,  all that she wanted was  freedom from her confined life,  life was suffocating,  she wanted to do things  her way to her liking  as she wanted  of her choice,  her other classmates  were free to choose and decide,  they all dressed up  trendy,  wore makeup  , listened to music,  going  for drama shows  but her bhabhi was  barring her from enjoying life in its simplest moments 

Is this how you treat children,  from now  you must know how to cover yourself,  how to dress up properly how to walk and how to eat, if she learns all the right things and proper behavior  soon enough she will  take off to soaring but trendy attire,  modern music  going out to theaters will certainly spoil her , she ought to be kept tightly under  control,  bhabhi would  doubtfully  look at her,  telling ammi what all dangers  round the corners await  , bhabhi indirectly   let ammi feel guilty for not raising her daughter  correctly  and the correct way only bhabhi  knew 

Ammi tried to explain  to Tara  this wasn't the right age to dress  fashionable,  later on she could  have as much fun as she could,  that bhabhi was right about drama shows and loud music,  these are merely sinful distractions,  stay away from temptations  because they are worthless  

hajamat

.....some people  are  very fond of getting  their  shave done  and to fulfill their  passion they discover  new ways , if you carefully look around you seriously  innumerable  people will be found in every colony and area , rafuq bhai was one such weird character,  age sixty  medium height,  dusty complexion,  white capped head, no work routine,  the days spent  roaming aimlessly  through the streets  before returning home to sit in a chair  outside his house m the only one thing he did  right was to get groceries  fir his household  and  obediently  follow his wife's instructions,  a two storey building was made during his good times,  he lived with his wife on the upper floor and rented out the ground floor,  from this amount he was running his household,  two daughters were happily married and settled,  sometimes they visited their parents 

Rafuq bhai was universal bhai , children  elders and tge aged all called him rafuq bhai,  men and women  unanimously accepted him just as rafiq bhai,  so he was just rafiq bhai  to all equally,  

Every time he would leave the house wife enquired where was he going 

Just up to the barber's 

 For a shave

The wife looked surprised and confused 

Didn't you go to the barber's two days ago 

Yes of course but it was a Monday,  putting on his shoes he spoke helplessly 

teen andey

...Suzy after a long time finally decided to clean up the house  thoroughly,  during the past twenty years of her married life a  huge pile of unwanted things was stored under her bed,  she moved her bed and  found a square clean box,  surprised she looked at the rather clean box not covered in layers of dust, , curious she opened the box to find  thre eggs and  ten thousand dollars 

In the evening on her husband's return sge discussed about the box , he rather apologetically  explained every time he  cheated on her he put an egg in the box , Suzy thought  just three times  in a period of twenty years is forgivable,  her next question was about the dollars 

Honest husband  truthfully explained  the box was too small so he would sell the eggs and kept the dollars there 

page 123

....Rachel was on the sixth floor,, sky burj looked devastated  asif bombarded,  all the window glasses were shattered,  the burj itself had tilted slightly to a side and lost its balance,  a massive hole had appeared in the  top ceiling  through that  sunlight was revealing the picture of destruction,  tge floor too was hole ridden completely  water level dropped fifty feet ,  fortunately tge burj still stood there,  but it was certain to collapse in the second wave 

On the other end of the rock way sixty feet away  the shipwrecked family was present,  the father had hus eleven year old daughter  up in his arms,  elder son and second daughter were  clinging to their mother,  they had not  been inside the sky burj 

aabi qayamat

...11.14 am

Eight minutes to go

 Tgey were moving towards that spot hurriedly  from where jet skies were available 

What is your name asked Kai 

The boy replied Jack

I am Kai,  Lanny my daughter , they stopped near the jet skies, all aviation was public and open , no specific  beach was allocated to grand Hawaiian jet skies , hotel arranged trolley  and water bikes for them , jet skies were of two kinds , in one  of them two passengers could  sit in a single file and in the other two passengers could  sit right behind the driver,  the staff had  run away leaving the jets behind,  three out of the four  had seats available,  in the fourth  there was capacity for four 

Where are the girls Kai asked Jack,  Jack pointed towards the diamond head , he had emerged out of the water near the Marriott 

Can you see them,  Kai looked at briad 

Yes briad made a cup of his hands and put it on his forehead to look more carefully 

Can you drive jet skies Kai asked Jack 

page 105

...problems were  aggressively  growing,  no good news  was received,  one day coming back from the factory  her head began spinning badly,  she sat down on the ground clutching her head,  shopkeepers  gave her water to drink , she gathered herself and dragged herself back home,  later in the evening she visited the clinic in the neighborhood,  the lady doctor checked her condition,  her sugar level had increased drastically,  , she could either take insulin shots or insulin pills,  uncaring  she returned home,  she had sufficient amount   but she didn't want to use it on herself,  she was keeping it for her children,  Ada enquired  about her visit to the clinic,  she  explained  untruthfully  it was weakness  and she was sick she was advised to take rest , Asa then informed her wasim spends whole day lurking around,  he says nothing but his  attitude is threatening,  perhaps  fuda and  he might start another brawl,  Mrs jafry defeated dejected slumped on her bed, , rawa rushed to get her some water 

from previous

....he finished his night  namaz before coming outside into the yard , suddenly he had a fleeting glimpse of definitely her  veil,  she was going upstairs once again but after a very long lapse he wondered what took her upstairs this odd hour,  several suspicions rose inside him,  her dubious activities must have drawn others attention , certainly  she was caught  , whether she was innocent or guilty he had no idea  but such  behavior made her doubtful character 

He decided to follow her upstairs silently,  she sat in a corner of the terrace  without any mat doing yoga exercises,  completely focused on her deep breathing and   she looked relaxed and comfortable  filled with inner happiness,  he  never had seen her so radiant before 

Murtaza was ashamed of his low thinking,  how wrong he was  , she was after all a human being and needed  fresh air , it must be extremely boring and tiring staying indoors all the time 

page 13

...when  he arrived a week ago  in this house after ages  at night  he immediately kept his luggage in the drawing room cum guest room,  freshened up and emerged in clean pair of clothes  before sitting down to eat dinner with others  in the hall,  traditional dastarkhwan was spread out on the floor,  there wasn't any table,  just a medium sized table to complete the sofa set , it couldn't be  practically used for dining,  the food wasn't quite  formal,  meal consisted of chana pulao, raita salad kheema alu but for him it was equal to a grand feast, home cooked food is always  tastefully  served,  he had learned to appreciate home cooked food  within the first week of his stay in the hostel,  bad spicy stale  mess meals quickly spoiled his digestion,  he had  come to live in this house only, naturally  formality is quickly dropped  and one is expected to feel free  and comfortable  while eating,  he was a simple  person and didn't fuss about food , he happily  accepted  whatever was  cooked 

What about others  aren't they joining us for the meal just need baji and ali bhai were present at the dastarkhwan with him 

from previous

....it was  an unknown  hour of the night,  there was a knock  on the door,  Mrs jafry was a light sleeper  , her eyes flew open instantly,  She glanced at the wall clock,  it was turning one past midnight,  who could that be this hour,  perhaps Tahir sahib had brought police,  flustered she got out of bed,  both Rawat and Ada were fast asleep  in their beds by her bedside,  fuda was inside  the other room,  the door was once again knocking,  putting on her slippers she reached the door,  once again the door was knocked,  she  worriedly asked who was there 

A male voice was heard  saying he was jalaluldin , a friend of jafry sahib,  I have something the matter to discuss with you,  open the door 

She was doubtful  whether to open the door or not,  anything could happen  at this unexpected time  specially in a house where the number of women were more 

The male stranger's voice rose  he had some years ago taken loan from jafry sahib and he wanted to return it , next morning he had his flight to Canada  therefore he arrived this unusual hour 

As far as she remembered  the factory was  in loss , jafry sahib practically couldn't have given any loan to anyone 

page 101

....in the families with  young grown up girls such   behavior  is not acceptable,  if  you don't reform yourself  your sisters will  be affected negatively  spoke fida bitterly 

You are pouring out all your inner rage on me,  why don't you ask who is the wrong doer, who is talking against Ada  blackening her reputation,  he even  laughed at me in a sinister manner when I was passing by , I fuming slapped  hard on his face,  all the neighbors  gathered to take his side and began  accusing me and showered dirty abuses on me , thereafter what a hearty  bashing I gave him you saw that with your own eyes,  Mrs jafry added  dogs nature is to bark but it's not advisable to bark along with the dogs , wasim shall be punished for the crime  he has committed soon 

Fida Sar down on the bed,  around his right eye black circle appeared 

Mrs jafry  worriedly   looked at Ada  and  asked her to warm up a piece of cloth to press it on her brother's eye,  the two girls were sent away to the kitchen to also get warm milk,  Mrs jafry  began pressing his eye with her veil  corner , he shook away her hand,  

In the  morning  land lady had come,  she threatened to vacate the house,  the grocery store refused to give groceries 

waham o guman

...vegetable market was close to the  bus stop,  in the evenings  vegetables were sold  very cheap Mrs  jafry   by five   would  finish her factory work,  it took another half hour to reach the vegetable market,  the rates of the vegetables dropped after seven,  two hours from five to seven  she spent in the market,  at seven  she  would buy three days vegetables and return home,  she didn't like overstaying  outside  unnecessarily,  just recently  in the past  she had to  go through a bad phase,  her daughter Ada fell  sick,  she was vomiting,  Mrs jafry s experienced eyes recognized tge problem,  but still she  visited a doctor,  the lady doctor thoroughly checked her and confirmed her doubts  that the girl was expecting  but it was possible to get rid off the pregnancy through pills,  coming back home Mrs jafry asked her what had happened,  it was  wasim the neighbor s boy

Mizaj pursi

...after a lot of thinking  he decided to take up the murder case,  the wife of the accused said something that made the lawyer  rethink on the matter seriously,  they met for the first time in the city court  corridor  stairs,  he was  going down from the second floor court when the woman  close by stopped him,  she wanted to discuss something important if he could give her just ten minutes,  such requests are common  and the lawyers are used to it , besides the lawyer community and the groups of judges  two other kinds of people are seen  actively moving around from here to there,  one of them are somehow related to  the cases  second type  are those who are looking for some  lawyer, they are desperate to consult a lawyer  either to escape the law or to receive their lawful  rights 

from previous

..once a foolish man  turned informer to receive the reward amount,  I came to know of it, I  threw him away cut into pieces  , he couldn't tell anything anymore,  , he didn't know  eye code  or I would have  scooped out his eyes as well,  idiot proved hus own deadly enemy,  hilarious creature he looked without  tongue and no limbs 

Roston narrated a frightful incident and laughed out threateningly,  broad began sweating profusely nervously  but he quickly  controlled himself,  he was there on his own free will and he wanted to work with them 

Once a  man didn't turn tge entire  amount he had stolen to me he kept away a few things  , when it was time to distribute amongst ourselves,  me being the leader  gets the biggest share,  he already  had taken a lion's cut, you know what I did,  I removed some of his body parts fir cheating me just two fingers on one hand and a few on the feet and sold off one of his kidneys to cover my losses 

aadat

....frank had a compulsive  habit of  seeing the positive side of any negative news,  every bad news gave him an opportunity to find another aspect  more positive than the real 

His friends irritated  thought of teaching him a lesson  for his irrational  thinking

Frank they said  there is a bad news , Tom killed his wife and her paramour  incompromising situation before shooting himself  last night 

Frank  said indeed it was a bad news but worse could have happened if Tom returned home earlier the day before, then Frank would be dead 

be iman

...the black car was speeding  off towards its destination,  the driver was expertly maneuvering  around the corners  and turns,  Broderick in the passenger seat was having a  bad time,  his mind was full of  endless  chattering thoughts,  he was constantly tossing and turning in his seat, sometimes he strongly  hoped the car would break down  completely next moment he would want someone to call him up to cancel the program and take a u turn  and come back but nothing happened his way,  the journey was not  disrupted,  he began  cracking his  fingers  noisily , his mind was  absolutely  restless 

He wished someone else was given this job,  he was chosen   last but why at all,  his mind was  shaken but he couldn't find a reasonable answer 

We are here,  spoke up the driver  halting hus mind flow, he was startled,  the car gad stopped,  sighing   deeply  he felt relieved and picked up his drinking bottle,  he gulped thirstiily  

pari

..grandmother lovingly  held her grandson and  continued  ..so there used to be fairies  in the days of yore,  she was one day flying over and across the sea

Grandson  stopped her middle   and asked if fairies really could fly 

Of course  fairies are fairies and have wings to fly , they can fly like birds and pigeons 

But  the aunty next door neighbor  doesn't fly 

She is ordinary like you and me

But father hugs ger in the evening and says my dear fairy 

anjam

...a widow remarried,  her second husband didn't like her cooking and complained,  the woman  remembered her first husband who always not only ate what was cooked but also  praised her  culinary skills 

Second husband  retorted  now see  what are the consequences  

page 35

...when he reached home at seven in the evening  Nasir ali had left for the hotel,  kanwal had not returned from the academy,  raqya was all alone at home,  seeing her Bashir ali remembered behalf sahib   nothing was left from the one fifty lakh amount,  all was used up on operation,  definitely  bahal sahib must have handed raqya the bag of  amount  during the night  , raqya didn't have any bank account,  how could she possibly have  managed  that big amount,  it is another matter altogether  the whole amount was spent on the operation  but before  spending it she must have kept it somewhere,  there wasn't any safe place,  raqya asked him if he wanted to eat  he refused,  he asked her to sit by his side  , he looked at her appearance,  Bashir ali noticed  diseases had hollowed her health,  she wasn't old  but face was turning wrinkled,  dark  undereyes  and dry lips,  she looked at him,  he smiled and said she had done a lot for the  household  , made  several sacrifices  , in return Bashir ali couldn't give her  a moment of happiness,  he would regret it all his life, 

page 23

...most likely I won't  be home for lunch,  you have your food,  I will call you later,  I am ready to receive  congratulations from Bashir ali,  just before shutting off the phone he said  shaisra was  a very nice girl,  she takes good care of me  I suggest you too get a second wife,  woman  changes life quality  with her luck , just now she informed me prize bonds five hundred rupees worth   won fifty thousand  each,  raqya isn't lucky for you,  give her a divorce and  marry someone else 

Bashir ali  sitting down in a chair  spoke worriedly,  there isn't enough food fir us and you are suggesting another marriage,  your  ideas are unpredictable and quite surprising 

Then simply get rid of her , kill her , you will get the insurance policy  rwenty  billion , he smiled,  reassuringly  making a promise to send his files  forward  quickly 

Killing someone isn't so simple or I would have long ago  and you know it insurance company doesn't pay on murders 

Ehsan gazida

...the room was covered  in complete darkness,  the tin roof was pelting with incessant rain , raqya instead of waking up from this noise  slept peacefully  snoring even more loudly,  Bashir ali in the adjoining room  tried to go to bed several times  but in that room  Nasir ali and kanwal  slept,  it was also very small room  it couldn't  accommodate an extra third cot inside,  today was the  last day of comfortable snoring  , his old  boat had the capacity only for two,  now four passengers were traveling  , it was impossible situation,   practically  dangerous,  logically  two of them should have canceled their trip and left , he adored his both children very much,  he was most protective and   sensitive about their safety,  he loved his wife  also,  but her life was shortening,  she was a heart patient,  Bashir couldn't  get her treatment  done,  she was therefore  totally dependent on medication,  the medicine was expensive and getting more expensive,  to cut the expenses     it was imperative to cut the costs down by removing  a few members 

from previous

...dawn was breaking,  stars were  leaving one by one,  the moon  was planning to go back  beyond the horizon,  pleasant  winds  carried soft messages of  whispering morning,  all this was happening  for all the common  people  who were  plain ordinary  without  might  and without any specific talent,  though  morning   arrived same time everyday  , the wealthy  spent time  enjoying their sleep in comfort  but there were two  absolutely different souls amongst them, they were two little princesses,  both were  cousins  , their fathers  were real brothers,  these princesses were great friends,  shehzadi hooray and shehzadi validation,  one straightforward frank bold  the other  poetic  soft spoken,   naturally of different bent of minds   yet the two sister friends princesses  were inseparable , usually both liked to be in the royal garden  but today just  walikya was seen  alone,  she would stroll upto the   end corner before turning around,  it was a  manner suggesting  she was waiting  impatiently,  she was waiting for shehzadi hoorya  but time was passing by  and she didn't turn up

khana talismaat

....bright day had risen casting its sunlight over high rise building  and on the   magic store  giving it a most attractive  appearance,  but the public was unaware  of its resplendent beauty  because the crowd was  focusedly trudging  on to have   a  close  look of the badshah 

Mostly the  the majority of people were  celebrating the crowning of the new badshah  like a festival,  a few amidst them had   seen  several  such royal events,  the previous one wasn't still forgotten  who was   beheaded  , the old loyalists  observed  the  rulers had turned  power  belonged to the grabbers , defending champion   is defeated  by new champions,  the winner is applauded,   power game is  becoming a wrestling game  

Thousands  of souls are satisfied with their life , others are merely  mute spectators  , , when the loyalists find themselves powerless  what can be expected from the unthinking  indifferent people 

It was bitter yet absolutely true,  even a religious pesgwa and army General  must take direct orders from the badshah,  poor public is powerless  and ignorant   incapable of reacting 

tapti dhoop me ghni chhaon ho tum

...on fixed time  the alarm  buzzed,  he woke up by the  soft tones of the alarm , his sleep was not  deep  , he always kept  the alarm sound  low  so as to not disturb others,  , he  habitually woke up half hour before  fajar  to follow his   rituals  and recite  his prayers,   from his early childhood days  Taya abbu had   initiated him 

He completed his wazu and emerged  feeling very thirsty,  the water bottle in the room was empty,  to get water he had to go to the kitchen,  everyone else in the family was sleeping, he was  in the drawing room with a cot  arranged to one side  therefore it was also used as a guest room  sometimes 

He picked up the  empty bottle  and tiptoeing  reached the hall room outside,  the hall room was in the center and  beyond that was a gallery  with rooms on its both sides  the gallery lead to the kitchen in the end 

page 128

....it was early morning four o clock   of first March,  jasim was   at that time  on the  villa terrace  at a spot from where he could watch  the entrance door  and its surroundings  ,, nobody could see him  because  the terrace was   soaked in deep darkness 

Nine m m hand gun   jasim had  tucked inside his belt and hunting rifle  nozzle m mode forty eight   was set at a certain position,  there was a view finder fixed on tge bullet action  with telescope,  he could easily  observe  the  outside  scenes  , a sensational  scene   drew his attention  ,  he felt  electrified  his blood  bubbled  up stormily 

There were two  vehicles    that came to a halt before  hasni s villa,  a silver double cabin vegetables the other French Renault 

deher

....on hasni s face  and eyes  displayed  confusion and  fear , time and situation  justified  that,  certainly the coral city  was swept clean of stry dogs , they were picked up roaming around  o the streets,  but the  barking he just heard didn't  belong to  vagabond homeless  dogs but   that barking   belonged to a German shepherd  a magnificent breed  and  definitely  it's a class apart,  keeping  good breeds  is an expensive  interrest of the rich,  the ordinary  can't afford to indulge in this hobby 

Sir, this isn't  a common stray  explained  jasim seriously,  David has found me  his people are  reaching  soon with police  digs , this German shepherd has  felt my presence in your villa 

He asked  worriedly  now what 

Jasim looked at Asad hasni  whose etes were still heavy with sleep,  their short  conversation didn't  disturb Asad  s sleep 

Jasim sighed deeply  and asked him to come with him 

Both  walked into Jasim  s bedroom 

Sur listen to me very carefully,  his tone was serious 

from previous

...what is your relationship with kabir

Fakhra became thoughtful,  they were  getting married  soon 

Oh so it's a matter of romance and love affair,  that is truly wonderful,  now tell us where can we find him,  he stood up 

Fakhra stared  at him,  she didn't like his tone and manner  the way he spoke to her , her silence   made him repeat his question,   she explained  kabir had  left  his life was  in danger,  she didn't know of his whereabouts 

He heard her and  shook his head  meaningfully,  within next four hours   cameras were  fixed in her entire house,  Nasir had access to fakhra s house on live camera ,  just one bathroom and her room were not touched,  nobody could  enter or leave her house without   being  seen, , Nasir was one of the notoriously nastiest police officer 

page 103

...who was your boss  he asked 

His name is sabar begh , this was his voice  , sabih took his name  as if he had a bitter pill in his mouth,  the moment he mentioned it the woman  slowed down the car  and stopped  on one side to look at him  and said  that that was really him sabar begh , he was startled,  was he her husband 

No, she shook her head  , strange  emotions passed over her face 

What is your relationship with him  he couldn't stop himself from asking 

Unwanted  relationship  , her face turned bitter  that relationship which  exists between  a free  bird and a caged bird 

I don't understand  he was looking at her 

My name is rubina but everyone calls me ashi,  she paused  a while  and then she decided  and asked him if he wanted to come with her her house was near by , they could  freely speak about it there,  if he wanted to,  for him everything had become  useless,  he nodded 

maqtool wafa

.... standing his bike  he steadily looked at his  cheap wrist watch   it was quarter to nine,  he had reached the office  fifteen minutes early,  even since he had joined this company office usually every day he reached there same time,  not a single day  did he fail to reach on time,  his name was Samuel,  smart and good looking  young man,  he was quite  energetic   and  quick, 

He always wore a genuine smile when he spoke with oth, this was his natural  attribute that he quickly  made way to  others hearts ,  he was already on friendly amiable   terms with his staff , with some quite close and informal  with others  distant and formal 

The distance between his home and office was roughly one hour drive,  his parents lived  outside the city   that used to be  a rural backward area once upon a time,  the village had now become a  rapidly progressive town but it was still known by its previous village identity