page 96

..fatima was ready to leave for office, holding her mobile  to her ear listening and speaking   to someone in  a rmal nanner, when  she heard a knock on the door , she moved towardx the door , zarar stood yhere  clad in white shurt and bkack trousers , a bandage on his firehead and a scar on his cheek , he appeared ready to attend  a meeting 

He only wanted  to iinform her to contact him immeduately whenever and if she was harrassed by anyone  like jamal or faced any type of danger

She nodded  her consent  in silence  , she wanted to speak to zarar and ask what was happening with him , but she stood tgere silent and unmoved, life became easier with him , his presence was a promise of safe boundaries, zarar moved ahead , it was true he came to tell her that but that was not all , he had a most important medting today , he secretly wanted to  have a glimpse of her before that   meeting

page 92

...both of them had come to the hospital, zarar was lying in bed, , fatima stood  some distance away listening to what the dictor was explaining , the doctor was checking zarar but all his attention was  focused on fstima  or thus us what he thought, before jamal  incident he was not like this at all, , but now he was more alert and  aware , fatima went outside to listen to her call,  , doctor appriached her, 

Where has that miss gone he asked casually

Why, asked zarar glaring to swallow him up alive , having a beautiful wife prived a curse somewhat

naiki

...

...jimmy decided to cooperate with the authorities , he had become a sworn informer witness giving details of dangerous  people, naturally  his own life was in danger now, he had disapoeared completely after getting  involved in this  deadly scenario, , the narrator is called by many names but to locate him easily he is popularly known as the office man , he is paid for his indispensable services to do the difficult job of cleaning up other people s mess, he was hired now to find jimmy,

One day he was in nanzel , he was handed a bouquet of white roses without any sender s name but there was the florist s card , after that it was not difficult for the office man to track and locate the florist and the sender, jimmy s location was found, in newyork

Reading

Huma urdu digest

my opinion

: Getting attention

Pretty bold woman  whatever age ,single too bad for men

 And for women who like those men

 Because single women are a threat 

 Such men take advantage  of being men These men are not above  parents or family

 Whats yr opinion

mahir nafsyat

...., he sat  in a chair opposite james looking at his face feeling scared a bit too, james face  was covered with old scars , even without these frightening scars his face was quite  frightful   evoking awe 

It was not just his face and looks that sent chills  he was the  top local bully  notorious ruffian in town , every decent citizen knew his name and was completely  scared to death  so it was not unusual for him to be scared too

His name was mikal a mexican just recently  come to america , he has been in this locality for a year now , a senior manager in a small company, , not paid well but because he had no family with him no wife no chilldren , just single  he was able to manage it  well for himself, he had shifted in thus area to save time in commuting

from previous

..two friends were duscussing  their expenses , one of them asked the other what was it the mist expenssive thing he ever bought

Marriage ring, replied the other, it costs  me increased  weekly expenses doubling with time

page 118

..he had just reached his cabin when one constable on duty salim informed  him there was someine come to see him , without asking who was it he asked him to send the visitor inside! Saluting him the constable turned around smartly and left, during this episode he was posted in gujranwaka city police station, he had jyst recently taken cgarge over tgere, he was sent tgere on emergency duty, the incharge of the station fazal mehmood sahib was killed in action , he was quickly posted there to fill up the vacum, 

The nan who entered was in hus fifties, a dark skinned short man , he looked quite worrued 

He welcomed him in a professional manner pointing to a chair next t the table , asking him politely how could he help him , dragging the chair he came to sit directly opposite him,

I am junaid ali he introduced himself heavily

from previous

... it was pouring rain outside, , inside one professor sat engrossed in reading his favourite book, , suddenly his wife shook him by his shoulder the cat is roaming around here inside ,

Ugh, he  did not take his eyes off from his reading

I asked you to  throw the cat out, perhaps you did not hear me out , the cat is still inside the room

Is the cat still inside?, strage , i  had thrown the cat out, then nervously asked his wife to check if their infant was there in the crib or not

page 115

..two traveling agents meet aftrr ages, , one of them compained about his life , it was a vad day today he moaned,   at several places   was rebuked , i was humiliated on other places , people merely frowned down upon me and shut the doors on me , others  many roared scowled and growled scaring me off , i could not sell any thing today

What are you selling these days

Books on courtsies

page 75

...she reached her father s office carrying her files , dad, you have thrown haris out, she was again dressed in white   knocked before entering the office  and fired questions directly 

This is what he deserves, hashim was  busy working and his tone  straightforward  dry empty of all personsl emotions

What difference does it actually make dad whose son is he, comoany  wants his work , how can you...

Hashim looked at her straight  and cut off her statement in the middle 

This is my company noory, he pointed his finger at himself  tapping his chest, who stays and who does not  is decided only by me, now leave me alone  his tone was strict

shifa

...i got late she sighed, i wish i had not waited for you,  , i should have asked for his number from someine in the company

Of course, deepened noorys meaningful smile, now if anyone trues to get free with her  noory will cross  all boundaries , she had scowled pointing her firk tiwards him 

It is said  tge man who is not sincere is a disease to society, one woman man us respected, , she shrugged as she spoke , jinny is absolutely defuant even to her iwn mother, its not possibke to speak of each and every woman nor can tgey all be put into the same bracket , she spoke cupping her face  keaning her elbiw on the table

meri payal choodi khnky

...instead of looking at the soldiers  watch the luggage , the appriaching lights of the train are nearing , hold on to each other and clutch my   shirt corner  from  below , the moment i climb up you quickly follow me and get into the compartment , if you slip you are dead,  dont stare at the young men around , focus on my instructions , no prince charming will  come to save you remember that , all of them are in a hurry to get on , i always feel dizzy traveling in criwded trains looking for some breathable space and  making enough space to make myself comfirtable , nobody cares  about others, it feels like the world has gone crazy, pushing others, crushing them breaking their ribs to make way for self , its head spinning experience, khala relentlessly poured her bitter lessons on life on a train into their ears , they fiercely shook their heads  carrying  the luggage and  the other strongly in her arms following khala  the yhree of them were ready to embark  

page 26

...zakwan sat  with the safe open, files of his documents placed befire him,  he needed some of his important papers , all his documents were kept  properly by his mother,  after her his father had access to his documents  and he had a few times taken them out, , that was the reason all were  there but in complete disorder, zakwan had applied for a new job , therefore he needed his documents in hard firm secured, he took his required files and began pushing them into a bag  when his gaze fell on an envelope, it was an unopened seaked still envelope, curiosity and  spare eniugh time he opened the envelope , he read and re read the rext over and over again several times, a strange confusion  made him pull out his mobile from his pocket

hasin dhoka

...that man stood in the northern railway line crossing through albama  in the middke of the bridge , his gaze glued to the twenty feet below  clear flowing  blue waters , his hands  in the military style at ease relaxed behind him clasoed ,, his erists were tied up with thin but string silk  strings , a rope noise round his neck , the other end if the rope was tied to the bridge railing up above his head the rope s length was  extra long  therefore  rested in spiral in hus shoulders , he was  surrounded with two ex  army soldiers  standing on the beams to finish their duty , at some distance an officer in uniform watched the developments ,  his stars on his uniform showed his rank was  of a senior captain, on both sides if the bridge  two armed gunmen pointed their guns at him  perfectly pisitioned  and still, behind one of the guards the railway track  dusapoeared completely into the thick forest

gazal : fahmi badayuni

..i am merely asked how i am

But it was easier to take care of me

The eye of the hunter is sharp enough

It tells the condition of the prey

I am kept busy in work  always

The passion keeps going always

Pray send me some helpalmighty

I cant hold on the crown anymore

I am the king of love 

No laws can keep me bound  anymore 

page 105

....mom he is already engaged, if he does not care for his fuancee how could he be any more caring to me 

Dear , you are beautiful, well educated  , more qualified  girl and she is a homeless father less girl ,there is a  huge difference  between you two explained sheihla

But mom  i cant marry warish , it was final decision if shumaila

I am not forcing you to get married to him  but its you who sings his praises all day long , shehlas voice was saturated with bitterness

Come on my dear mom,  , shumaila fondly kissed her mother on her cheek , i do it because  he us a real wealthy catch

muszfir

...larry was dead tired today  when sge returned home from the university, preoaring for the exams  she was spending sleepless nights in a long row, muffling her wide yawn with her hand  she put her bag aside and clutching her mibile she slid into her bed, switching on her net messages started pouring in, , hi how are you,

Fighting fit and you

Swiftly replied larry

You have compketely  erased me out from your mind  tyoed back annoyed fiza her quick message with a red annoyed smiley sticker that brought a guggle to  larry s face

Madam its you who has forgotten  , after you got engaged you did not whstsapp your fiance s picture

It was a rightful complaint fiza realised, larry had demanded a picture on her engagegment day and it really skipped her mind to send her one

gazal

...who says i am dead  when death comes

I am that mud lamp that floats on seas

Where else can i be except  be at your doorstep

To be tied emotionally to scatter in deserts

If i leave your side its difficult because

I will have nobody else by my side

I come to your town as a traveler

 to pass unknown unidentified unwanted

Your presence  prevents me from drifting 

Or i would have  disappeared   any time long ago

Different i am from others in a way

They are destroyed but i am carved out with each blow

Khurshid drowned ages ago 

To find him search is created  in remote

Life burns like a flame

Turning me to ashes but lighting up the world

page 25

...carrying zikkialla on her shoulder , holding saifalkah by hand , she dragged herself forward , is everybody s life so miserable or its only her life destined to be so  lifeless

This was the fifth house she was rejected from work , nobody wanted a woman with two  children in their house , where could she leave her children anyway ,  the lifeline  she depended on completely  everytime where she used to turn to had handed her ten thousand lawful meher with a firever goodbye and divorce , ten thousand was the  reward given her as payment for serving them five years of her youthful days, taib had not kept anything  of hers and paid her fully as was agreed on their contract

page 17

... it was a message of gratitude for gulnain that she was expecting, she had conceived, , it was her last hope  her husband will come back to her , she gathered  the crunch of her emotions and her scattered ego, , she smiled after a long time to give this piece of good news to taib, just before sunset she  carefully got ready , going around  merrily  her steps had  a natural new bounce, her mother in law gave her all her blessings noticing her happiness spilling around, her blessing was  a fearful prayer may  taib also be filled up with light and joy as you on hearing this good news