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....wasif looking quite tired was climbing up the stairs,  fari s shrill voice  stopped  him chaining to him to the spot,  tell papa to leave his job and  go into business instead,  what have the children done  to be deprived of  basic simple things,   , by then  wishes turn lame,  be patient,  just stop,  wait , listen carefully,  wait  endlessly till death 

Again she is turned on,  thought shamsa, 

Something wrong is happened to bhabhi,  how  much I try to explain  shift the burden of responsibility on salar  bhai , but  most probably  bhabhi doubts  he would  immediately  get a mobile   for him,  she must    make him see reason till he returns,  she  argued  to herself  

Wasif was walking  into the lounge  with heavy feet,  it was easy to see  him from that American kitchen,  he had to get across to his room  from the kitchen  

Almighty is merciful,  your papa  holds a high position  others dream of all their life, , it was  sara s voice  landing from upstairs 

What if you had five children,  each one  given a cell phone worth fifty thousand,  at this point  shamsa and  wasif exchanged meaningful glances,  a sarcastic smile  stretched  his lips " action replay"

All family women had this incredible d n a of stubbornness,  tongues venom spitting,  shamsa turned her face away 

Otherwise their life wasn't that miserable