Synthesis of Scattered Pieces ✔️

15.

Silence embraces the environment when Daniyal got an order from his mother to hold an introduction. Shifa was uncomfortable.

"Ammi, what are you doing here?" Daniyal asked in a whisper.

"Kazmi Sahab is correct, This boy is just useless," Mrs Kazmi muttered and looked at Shifa. "I'm Khatija, Daniyal's mother."

Shifa smiled with hesitation and respectfully greeted her, Mrs Kazmi saw Shifa with a smile then shift her sight towards her only son.

"Ammi she is my colleague, Shifa." Daniyal got a glare from his mother. "I already know only she is Shifa?"

"But how do you know aunty?" Shifa questioned with hesitation. How and why could anyone be so happy to meet her son's colleague? The poor heart of this nervous girl raised another question after witnessing Mrs Kazmi's overjoy.

"Daniyal ki choice itni achhi ho sakti hai mene to Kabhi socha bhi nhi tha."

(I never thought that Daniyal's choice could be so good.)

" Ji?" Shifa looked at Daniyal then Mrs Kazmi with a shocked face.

"Ammi... Stop it." Daniyal pressed his mother's arm as if that could affect her, but Shifa's face was holding many questions.

"Woohh... Actually Shifa... Other day you helped me with shopping... So Ammi is talking about that, she knows my choice couldn't be so good... But she liked yours... You're understanding na... What I'm saying." Daniyal was stammering and Shifa was blinking blankly.

"Oh... Yeah, I see." Though, she didn't understand anything but still mumbled with a nervous smile.

"Ammi, come with me. Let's meet David, Shifa you go." Daniyal gestured Shifa towards the exit and hold her mother's shoulder and lightly pulled her towards the office but he shouldn't forget, Mrs Khatija Kazmi is his mother.

"I'll meet David some other day, let me talk Shifa. At least lemme thank her for helping you." Removing Daniyal's hand from her shoulder Khatija stepped towards Shifa.

"Nice to meet you beta." Shifa smiled nervously and looked at Daniyal who was also holding the same nervous expressions. "Same here aunty."

"Go Shifa, it's getting dark... Don't waste your time here." Daniyal tried his best to stop his mother to talk to Shifa and she nodded.

"Yeah, I should go. Allah Hafiz Aunty, remember me in your prayers." With those respectful words, Shifa stepped ahead and Daniyal sighed with relief but not for more than a second.

"Shifa, we'll drop you." Daniyal closed his eyes for a while and Shifa looked at him, she was also feeling nervous due to Mrs Kazmi's behaviour.

"No aunty I'll manage."

"Ammi she could go alone."

Daniyal and Shifa both replied in unison which made Khatija smile, she was happy to see her son and Shifa's connection, they were understanding each other without even communicating. Mrs Kazmi insisted on the same and this time Shifa gave up. What else could a girl do in that situation? Refusing would sound rude and Shifa wasn't a rude girl.

Daniyal offered the front passenger seat to his mother but she shook her head and look at Shifa who was taking the back seat.

"Ammi, please... Don't do these things. We're only colleagues. What will she think about me?" Holding her mother's arm Daniyal Stopped her to go after Shifa and whispered in her ear.

"I told you to introduce me to her, but you..."

"Ammi please don't create problems for me. You're talking us wrong." Daniyal whispered but Mrs Kazmi stepped head and took her seat beside Shifa.