Inevitable Destiny- Mayi Ri

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Aini was in the hall dusting and cleaning the area, when she heard a loud shout of her name.

"AINI" and she turned around to find her Abba standing and looking at her, his face twisted in anger.

"Ji... ji Abba" she said timidly

"How could you do this? When I had already given my answer to Aayesha, how can you disrespect me and my decision." Habib said with anger lazed in his voice

"B... but Abba; this competition is ve- very important for me..." Aini replied

"I don't care, you are not going... that's it" Habib said with authority

"Abba, I am sorry but tomorrow is the day and I had already submitted my name. I... I can't back down now" Aini tried to make her father understand

Habib looked at her daughter with shock... "How could you... Haan? I am your father, you will do as I say, understood? As a father I have the rights to make decisions for you... and if I am saying you will not go, then you will not be going."

Raheela had also entered the hall and all this made her very happy

"You are right Habib. Don't know how Aayesha has done the upbringings of your children, look how defiantly she is standing in front of you" she said, adding fuel to the fire

Aini, not able to listen anything about her mother... retorted back "Raheela Aunty, it would be better if you don't speak in between; and don't talk about my Amma like that."

Habib got angrier after listening to her daughter's reply "AINI" He shouted "mind your tongue... she is also your mother..." but he was cut off in between

"She is no mother of mine, Abba. I only have one mother, who gave birth to me and has taken care of me all this time. If you are forgetting, that same woman is your first wife." She said loudly this time

Habib took a deep breath to not lash out, but Aini was really testing his patience

"Is this the way you talk with your father?" he asked, making Aini scoff at that

"Father... really Abba?" she stepped forward a little & continued "do you even know what a father is like... have you ever taken our responsibility... did you ever look after us or taken care of us... all this time you transferred your duty, to Bade Abbu. Which rights are you talking about?" Aini's voice was getting more stronger and louder with each passing moment

"The pain which you have inflicted on my mother... can't you see that? Are you not able to see how she fights with it every day, what all she has gone through because of..." she glanced at Raheela and continued "Konsa Baap Abba... KESA BAAP... haan, bataye..." but before Aini could say anymore...

"AINI" Habib screamed and next moment he had raised his hand in rage at his own daughter.

But before this calamity could happen, he was stopped by a force which not only held his hand tightly, but pushed him... making him stagger back.

"WHAT IN GOD'S NAME ARE YOU DOING CHACHU?" Fakhir yelled furiously, his eyes ablaze with fury 

Sameena and Aayesha came running in hall and the scene unfolded in front of them left them gaping in horror. They quickly went and stood beside Aini, who was shaking with fright and was in disbelief after what happened just now.

"How dare you, Fakhir?" Habib asked furiously "Have your forgotten who am I, bada hoon tumse, aur Aini ka baap hoon main, how could you?"