Synthesis of Scattered Pieces ✔️

60.

Holding a tired face he pushed the already open door and walked towards his room without bothering to look at his mother who was sitting on the same sofa on which he was sitting some one and a half an hour ago. All his attention was fixed on his mobile phone which was showing a chat page.

"How was your meeting with your friend?" Stressing on the word friend Rani asked and Shariq glanced at her, shrugged his shoulders and shifted his gaze back to the mobile he mumbled "Fine." without giving much attention.

"Bade jaldi wapas aa gye... Wo dost aaya nhi kya?" Asked Rani with her signature smile which indicates that she had performed a kaand (blunder) Shariq furrowed as he knew his mother and her smile but he doesn't know what she had done this time.

(You're back too soon, hasn't that friend of your came?)

"He had some work so left soon." He shrugged and sat down beside his mother.

"Mummy."

"Hmm?"

"Shifa ki koi khabar hai?" Shariq asked, He was unable to understand the hidden reason behind this smile present at his mother's face so thought that she might know about the arrival of an old lady in Shifa's in-law's home and making everything difficult for her. Rani usually smiles in this way when finds an odd news related to Shifa.

(Any update about Shifa?)

"What? How do you remember about her suddenly?"

"No... Just a general question..." He shrugged and didn't pass the information about Badi Amma about whom he got to know from Afifa.

"Maryam Mami? How is she?" He asked and Rani huffed. "What's wrong? Why are you asking about them?"

"Because you can't be this happy if there is all good in their home." Shariq shrugged while snapping the truth which turned Rani's face pale for a moment but the very next moment she was red in anger.

"Tumhe nhi lagta tum kuch zyada bakwas karne lage ho aaj kal?" Rani grit her teeth and Shariq rolled his eyes.

(Don't you think you've started talking a lot of rubbish these days?)

"I've been like this ever since, but don't you think you're behaving differently with me nowadays?" He walked towards his room after this rude reply but stopped in between, "khana bhijwa dijiyega mere liye," he said in a loud voice but Rani glared at him.

(Send my dinner to my room.)

"Musa aane wale honge thodi deyr mein, sath mein hi dinner kar lena." Rani announced without even looking at him and switched on the TV.

(Musa must be coming in some time, so wait for him and have dinner together.)

"Shama Mera khana mere kamre me le aao." Yelling to order the maid Shariq walked to his room, Rani jerked her head, she was thinking that her son was angry because Afifa didn't come to meet him but she doesn't know the reality.

(Shama, bring my dinner to my room.)

"Shariq... Rani..." A call forced both of them to focus on the Man who entered in the home. He was no one else but Musa.

"Yeah Papa?" Asked Shariq with irritation but his expressions were changed when he noticed stress on his father's face.

"We need to go to Afifa's home." Musa announced in a hurry. "why?" Rani asked.

"Her parents want to talk about wedding." Musa informed and Shariq smiled lightly but Rani was burnt from inside.

"Maybe this weekend will be fine to meet." Shariq shrugged but Musa shook his head. "We need to go right now. They are calling us immediately." Musa informed which filled everyone with different feelings.