Synthesis of Scattered Pieces ✔️

85.

"Ab kesi tabiyat hai beta? Daniyal ne bataya aapko phir se food poisoning huyi hai." Mrs Kazmi asked when Shifa was sitting in the middle of the small lawn, repotting a plant.

(How are you now? Daniyal told me about your food poisoning.)

"Ammi I'm fine." She didn't look up as she was busy carefully placing the grapevine into the holes she made in the soil. It was near evening and today the weather was pleasant so instead of sitting in the room Shifa decided to give some time to gardening. She loved gardening but never practiced it seriously because of her busy schedule. But now she was not going to the radio station regularly. Being Daniyal's wife she got many paid and unpaid leaves as well as flexible working hours so now she's free to do this work.

"Room mein kuch changing kara rhi hain aap?" This time Shifa looked up and furrowed.

(Are you changing something in the room?)

"In my Room?" She asked and Mrs Kazmi nodded. "No." She slowly shook her head and Mrs Kazmi nodded.

"Daniyal is using a drilling machine so I thought you told him to do something."

"I don't know what he is doing? I'm not talking to him." She replied in a hushed tone and Mrs Kazmi sighed, she also sat down on the floor beside Shifa.

"Beta insaan aaina hota hai, jesa khud hota hai wesa hi dusro ko dekhta hai, Daniyal ke dil aur dimaag mein achhai aur sachhai bhari hui hai. Wo samajhdaar hain lekin chalaak nhi... Unhone dusro ko bhi achha aur sachha samajh liya. Galti ho gayi hai un se, maaf kar dijiye."

(Dear, we humans are like a mirror, we see our reflection in the other person too. Daniyal is a nice and truthful person so he sees the truth in others' lies too. He's intelligent but he's not clever. He has made a mistake, forgive him beta.)

"Ammi mujhe unse baat nhi karni, jab main yaha nhi thi to unhone ek baar bhi mujhe call kar ke Mera haal nhi puchha." Shifa said with disappointment and Mrs Kazmi remembered the day Shifa left.

(Ammi I don't wanna talk to him, he didn't call me even ones when I wasn't here. )

"What happened in between you two the day you left? I haven't seen Daniyal as angry as that day!" And Shifa remembered her words.

For a few moments she was silent because deep down she knew that she shouldn't say what she said that day. She knew Daniyal never used her to put off the fire of his lust.

Before this could be discussed further a horn grabbed the attention of ladies. Shifa's lips pulled in a smile as it was Bilal on his bike and the person was her mother.

"You didn't tell me that Maryam and Bilal are coming." Mrs Kazmi looked at the condition of the lawn, it was miserably dirty. "I should know first to let you know." Shifa muttered while hurriedly filling the pots and Mrs Kazmi stood up to welcome Maryam and Bilal.

"Bohot Khushi hui aapko dekh ke Maryam." Mrs Kazmi said while giving a hug to Maryam who smiled.

(So pleased to see you Maryam.)

"Aapko khush khabri dene hi aayi hu." Breaking the hug Maryam passed a big grin and Mrs Kazmi nodded. Shifa's smile dropped immediately because she understood what good news her mother wanted to convey. Maryam was telling Shifa to tell everyone about her pregnancy but she was not going so, and now this lady came here herself.

(I'm here to give you good news.)

"Masha Allah, kya khush khabri hai? Bilal ke liye koi ladki pasand aa gyi kya?" Mrs Kazmi asked while looking at Bilal who was standing near his mother with a few big boxes of sweets. Shifa forgot everything and burst into a guffaw.