THIRD PERSON'S POV :

"Maryam"

"ji"

(yeah)

"Are you ready?" Her husband asked and she nodded with a smile.

"Main tayyar hu magar aapke bachche bohot time lete hain tayyar hone main, specially Bilal" Maryam complaint while slipping the bangles in her wrist, and her husband smiled.

(I'm ready but your children took too much time to be ready, specially Bilal)

"Abhi bachcha hai, samajhdaar ho jayega" Her husband said and smiled

(he will be mature and responsible with time) ,

"Shifa se ek saal hi chhota hai, uska bachpan hi khatam nhi ho raha aur Shifa Waqt se pehle hi itna mature logo ki tarah behave karti hai, she is so serious and sober." Maryam said with a smile but she was concerned about her daughter

(He is only a year younger than Shifa but he is just like a brat, and here Shifa is so much serious even in this age)

"Tumhari to koi baat Shifa ke bina puri hi nahi hoti" Her husband said as a satire after rolling his eyes and picked his wrist watch to wear

(your any talk doesn't end without addition of Shifa)

"Aur aapki kisi baat main uska naam bhi nhi aata" Maryam said with disappointment and her husband let a cold sigh out

(And your talks never include Shifa)

"Accha ab jane se pehle mood off mat kro" He said with furrowed brows and Maryam turned to him and held his both hands

(okay now don't spoil the mood before going)

"Kitna pyaar karti hai aapko, ek baar usse baat to kariye" Maryam said and her husband smiled.

(She loves you very much, at least talk to her once)

"You are Looking very beautiful, but why you are not wearing that red suit?"

''You know very well how to divert once mind from topic" Maryam said in small voice and left his hands. She took steps towards Shifa's room

"Shifa"

"Mumma I don't want to go, please" Shifa pleaded and Maryam smiled.

"My doll is looking like a real doll, and what will you do by staying in home, we all will eat Biryani and will eat daal chawal." Maryam said and Shifa nodded

"okay... Just because of Biryani" Shifa said with a little smile and Maryam kassed her cheek

"Now get ready soon" Maryam said and left the room to check her sons.

Shifa's pov:

I never wanted to go to phuppo's place, I don't like her, neither her daughter and I hate her son, he always make fun of me. Phuppo was younger than papa but she was a typical sister-in-law who taunt on my mumma every now and then I hate her, but I had to went to the family gathering.

I looked at myself in mirror and that was looking fine. After applying kajal in my eyes on the name of makeup, I tied my hairs in high ponytail. I kept my look as simple as I could

We stepped in the phuppo's home and the first thing she did was embraceing Bilal and patting Hamdan bhai's shoulder after saying that he was her tiger.

And I was ignored as usually, but then I was use to of that so I didn't feel bad but I held my mumma's hand

Hamdan bhai and Bilal both were busy in roaming around with our cousins and I was feeling bored sitting silently in the corner of very big hall, when my gaze went to a face which gave a big grin on my face.

"Affo" I said happily and went to her

"Shifaaaaaa" the crazy girl almost yelled to bust my eardrum and I glared her while covering my ears with both hands.

"What are you doing here?" We both asked the same question to one another and for the first time I got to know that Afifa was family friends of Phuppo's in-laws family. Afifa's parents forced her to attend the family friend's function instead of Yaseen's sister's birthday party and luckily I got my best friend to pass my time....

But I wish she didn't come there, because due to her presence something was going to happen with me...

"Shifa come and meet mummy papa" Afifa said and I nodded happily I went to other side where her family was sitting and I really felt happy to meet them because they meet me warm heartedly.

"Affo really I'm so much happy that you are here otherwise I must be sitting in the same corner for whole time" I expressed the truth and she raised her imaginary collar.

"I'm like this" Miss drama queen said in dramatic way and I giggled.

"Come let me introduce you to Ifra aapi" Affi grabbed my wrist and pulled me happily.

"Affo who Ifra aapi?? Affo wait.." I was saying some but that deaf girl wasn't listening to me and

"Ifra aapi, see... She is my best friend Shifa and Shifa is my Ifra aapi she is like a friend for me" Afifa did an introduction and we both shake our hands with smile

"So you are Shifa, Afifa always talk about you" Ifra aapi said and I smiled.

"Affi she is very cute yaar" pinching my cheek Ifra aapi said and I just smiled, I didn't left bad due to punching my cheek.

We were busy in talking, Ifra aapi was a talkative girl just like Afifa they both were talking unstoppably and I was laughing on their talks, I was really enjoying my time but...

"Ifra give me....... Ohh.. I'm sorry" I heard the voice of a guy from my backside and suddenly his shoulder touched with me when he stepped towards Ifra aapi, he apologize for that but didn't glanced at me as so I did.

"Ifra give me your mobile, I have to click pics" that guy said to Ifra aapi but I literally didn't lifted my head to saw him. 

"Faraz, I'm not giving you my mobile, you damage your mobile now you will do the same with mine." Ifra aapi said in angry tone and I lifted my gaze to saw her.

"Ifra Give me, otherwise..." He said and Afifa and me, we both giggled on their fight.

"I'm not asking but taking it from you" Saying that he snatch the mobile and we both laughed

"Faraaazzz...." Ifra aapi huffed and he turned to go back, he was going to collide with me but he suddenly stopped on his place as my heart stopped to beat for a moment.

He was the owner of handsome personality, neither very tall nor short, he was a medium height person, with a pair of brown eyes which was covered with rectangular glasses, which was going on very well on his oval face... He was wearing pair of dark blue jeans with white and gray striped t-shirt and black blazer. Overall he was the first boy who made me forget to blink and for the first time in fifteen years of my life. My heart was beating differently, it was like a chime in my heart. He was looking at me without blinking

"Faraz give me..." I suddenly averted my eyes from him when listened Ifra aapi's voice and he also averted his eyes and Ifra aapi suddenly snatch the mobile from his hand and suddenly it fall down

"Faraz" Ifra aapi glared him and Afifa made a big O with her mouth, but I was silent

"Faraz I'll say to Abbu".

"Ifra your dear mobile is fine, its not dead yet" He said and Afifa giggled on the way of his talking.

"Ifra aapi you and your brother" Afifa said and I looked at him, he was smiling sheepishly and he looked at me, then averted his eyes.

"Shifa aappiiiiii" I listened Bilal's call and turned to saw him.

"Go Shifa your Dear Billu is calling you" Affi said and I nodded

"Shifa" He silently mouthed without looking at me and left from there holding a smile on his face, but he gave me a different feeling in my heart.

I also turned to go to towards mummy where Bilal was sitting and

"Faraz" I don't know why I uttered his name under my breath and a smile made its way to my lips.

"Shifa, my beta is enjoying!" mumma said happily when I went to her and I smiled.

"Who is she?" A middle aged lady asked to papa about me.

"She is Shifa, our daughter" Mummy said and that lady smiled

"It's being long time we all doesn't meet, she was very small when I saw her last time" that lady said to mummy and papa and they both nodded "In which class you are Shifa?" she asked me and I replied "ninth" and she nodded with a smile then all of elders became busy in their talks, and I was sitting silently on chair holding a glass of softdrink in my hand.

And my gaze went to the other corner, Hamdan bhai was standing with one of our cousin brother and Faraz. I suddenly averted my eyes but unwillingly my gaze again fell on him and he was already looking at me. He smiled and look away I also did the same thing but I don't know why I wanted to watch him continously.

"Shifa come naa, we'll sit with Ifra aapi" Afifa come to me and said with a smile.

"Mummy should I go?" I asked in hushed tone and mummy smiled..

"shukar hai tumne kisi se baat karne me interest to liya" mumma said and Afifa came in front of mummy.

(thankfully you are taking interest in talking to someone)

"Aunty aap apni beti ko mere sath ek mahine ke liye mere ghar bhej dijiye, I'll make her a fun loving girl" Afifa said and mummy smiled

(Aunty leave your daughter with me for a month I'll make her a fun-loving girl)

"She is better in this way" Papa said with a smile and for the first time I saw a satisfied feeling on his face.

"Affi who is this Ifra aapi? And what is she doing here in phuppo's place?" I asked and afifa informed me that my phuppo was Ifra aapi's Mami. They live in some other state of India and they came to meet their relatives.

"You know Shifa Ifra aapi and his brother, Faraz bhai are twins." affi said and nodded.

"Shifa what you want to be?" Ifra aapi asked me and I smiled

"Doctor" I replied shortly but proudly.

"Yaa Allah.. How can someone think to be a doctor? I feel scared whenever I look at syringe" Ifra aapi said and smiled

"It's a difficult job, Faraz is also a medical student" Ifra aapi added and I smiled and unwillingly my gaze went to him who was busy in talking with others.

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I was trying to sleep but my brain was flashing his face. I closed my eyes and his face was again there.

"Shifa stop it. What are you doing?" I suddenly remembered something and stopped myself to think about Faraz.

"I have to stay away from boys." I mumbled and closed my eyes again.

"But he was looking at me with smile" I said and smiled.

"No Shifa... Don't play with your life. You will suffer badly again" I said and closed my eyes and few tears appeared in my eyes.

I controlled my heart to think about him and closed my eyes while holding determination in my heart that I'll never get indulge in any type of love affairs.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV :

Faraz went back to his home town with his family after few days but He left his image in a Crystal heart of a girl.

The girl who was fighting with herself every night because she knew Faraz won't come back ever, he had a different destination and she had other one but...

Sometimes the path of DESTINY and path of DESTINATION are different but meet on the same crossroad of life.

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AFTER THREE YEARS

Shifa soon going to become eighteen years old and she turned to the most beautiful girl of her class, she was still reserved natured girl, who don't talk to anyone other than Afifa and rarely with Yaseen. She was studying in class 12 and still had ambition to be a doctor. She almost forgot about Faraz in these three years but still sometimes his smiling face captured her senses

On the other hand Faraz was in the last year of his MBBS and after completing his studies his family was planning to come back to Delhi. Because his father took retirement from his job and he wanted to continue his family business in delhi.

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Shifa entered in her classroom, and placed her bag on the desk.

"What happened Shifa?" Yaseen asked and Shifa furrowed her brows.

"What happened to me? I'm absolutely fine" she replied and sat down on her seat which was next to Yaseen's

"This" Yaseen gestured towards the white bandage which was wrapped on shifa's right palm and fingers.

"Ohh... This.. I was helping mummy in kitchen and got a cut on hand" Shifa replied and open her bag.

"Is this a deep cut?" Yaseen asked and Shifa nodded.

"Work carefully Shifa" Yaseen said and Shifa just nodded, she was busy in reading her favourite novel.

Soon the class was started and teacher started to explain the topic.

"Copy down this" Teacher said after writing the chemistry concept and Shifa tried to write but couldn't.

"Shifa how will you write?" yaseen asked and Shifa shrugged

"I'll copy it later"

"Give this to me" Yaseen said and picked the register of Shifa

"yaseen I'll do this after...."

"It's alright" He didn't let her complete and started copying her work.

"Thanks" Shifa said with a small smile

"Need less" Yaseen replied with a big grin

"Shifa he really cares about you" Shifa and Yaseen both got startled when they listened that words from another boy of class.

"Kunal..." Yaseen glared him.

"I.. I was just saying" kunal made an excuse suddenly but Shifa felt awkward with the hidden meaning of His words.

"Why this Afifa adopted arts stream, why she is not in my class to help me in such situations" Shifa mumbled while shaking the pencil which she was holding in her left hand.

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Feedback....

Hmm..

One more thing...

Faraz is coming back to Delhi..

In next part..

What do you think what will happen then?

Tell me..

_Naaz Jamal