SHIFA'S POV :

I Was thinking about the party I was confused whether should I go or not. After thinking many days I decided to go. That was the first time when I was going to attend any type of family gathering without mumma, I ener went to any party without her. Even when We had to go to to Afifa's home for any type of gathering her parents intives our whole family.

After a long time I ended up my discussion and moved towards the wardrobe but not before watching the DP of Faraz. This time that wasn't any type of message but his own photo with Muneera, with a caption #littlebeautiful. I smiled and put the mobile back on bed, because I had to decide my clothes for party.

I drew out three dresses but I took mummy's help to decide the final one and I was ended up with the simplest green dress which I could wear in a party.

Keeping my hair open I let them fall freely on my back and left shoulder. I only applied kajal and pink lip balm and...

Ready, I set my hair agian before taking a selfie and send that to my Affi.

"Maryam" I listened Papa's call for mummy and I went to mummy to asked if I'm looking fine or not?

"Mumma is this fine?" I asked and mumma nodded with a smile before kissing my cheek.

"You are Looking like a doll." Mummy said and gesture me to follow her to her room because gifts were placed there.

"Shifa"

"Ji papa"

"I'm sending you but Rani will be there so sit with her, no need to mingle with anyone." papa ordered me and I was like 'what the hell is this? I'm not going in party'

Rani phuppo was the only person on this earth whom I can't tolerate in front of me, she was a mobile machine gun who fire taunts and satires from her mouth every now and then.

"Papa I'll sit with Affi and Billu, they both will be there in party" I said and papa looked at me.

"You are going in the party its enough, Stay with Rani" Papa ordered and let a cold sigh out then it as Bilal's turn

"Bilal you too no need to talk much with anyone. Only answer if someone ask something otherwise no need to talk with anyone. I don't want any type of gossips in family that my children are very ill-mannered" papa gave us a long lacture and we both just nodded silently

"Papa I'm taking your bike" Billu picked bike keys and said to papa and he nodded

"Call Me when you have to come back I'll send Hamdan, it will be late to come alone. Otherwise I'll say to Musa to drop you two here while going back to his home" papa again instructed and I nodded before going out from the room..

Ohh.. I forget to tell about Musa uncle. Our phuppa jaan... Rani phuppo's husband, luckily wasn't like her. He was the owner of a jovial nature. I don't know how he use to tolerate Rani phuppo's behaviour, he complained many times with papa about her behavior, but that piece is not going to be change ever.

Now back to the point....

I wen to the door and mummy followed us to see off us.

"Shifa.." Mummy pronounced my name and we both stopped.

"Bilal you go and start bike, aapi is coming" Mumma said and he obeyed.

"Ji (yeah) mummy?" I said

"Beta you are my pride, never let anyone say that I raised you in inappropriate way" mumma said after holding my face with both hands, her voice was very slow but serious. Her eyes were saying that she trust me blindly and I didn't have guts to give her another pain in her life by breaking her trust.

"Insha Allah I'll never do anything wrong" I said with a smile and mummy kissed my forehead.

"My baby I know, now go" She said with a smile and nodded with a smile.

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I stepped in Ifra aapi's home, and went to terrace because party was had to be held there.

''Shiffooo" I listened Afifa's voice and I smiled looking at her. She was looking cute as usually in yellow printed jumpsuit.

Before talking to her we both siblings went to Ifra aapi to handed over gifts to her, and she thanked for that. Then the next thing which i did was...

I ran my gaze everywhere and Faraz was not there, but Rani phuppo was watching me.

"Shiffo come" Affi said while grabbing my hand and I shook my head

"Papa ordered me to sit with phuppo so I have to do so." Saying that I went to phuppo and sit beside her after doing Salam, Nida aunty was also sitting with Us along with some more ladies. They all were talking about everything from the one pole of earth to the otherone and I was feeling bored.

'It would be better if I stay in home instead of going this party, Its not seems like a party but a punishment to be caged in a happy environment' I said to myself and sighed downheartedly.

"Shifa why are you sitting here beta go and talk with other girls, see they all are enjoying" I looked at Rani phuppo when Nida aunty said that to me 

"Baji, bhai called me and said to keep Shifa with me" Phuppo said to Nida aunty and she narrowed her eyes

(elder sister or sis-in-law)

"Haan to.... Tumhare sath hi to hai, ghar se bahar to nahi Jaa rahi... Jao beta tum Apni friend ke paas jao" Nida aunty said to Rani phuppo then said the last part to me and I again looked at Phuppo

(she is here in the same home in front of your eyes, she is not going anywhere. Shifa dear you go to your friend)

"Go Shifa" phuppo said in hushed tone and I nodded, before I made myself stand she held my wrist and lean towards my ear to say something.

Something which made my heart forget to beat for a second.

"Its my in-laws house I don't need any type of mess here. Mind it" She said in horrifying tone and I nodded before gulping. My heart was pumping with twice speed, that if she noticed other day that Faraz was gazing me. And that thought was making me feel like a fraidy-cat.

I stepped towards the Afifa and we sat down in the corner.

"Yaar where is Faraz bhai?" Afifa said while looking here there.

"Stop it Affi, meri Jaan nikal rahi hai ki agar phuppo ne kuch dekh liya toh kya hoga?! Aur tujhe Faraz ki lag rahi hai" I said in tensed tone because phuppo's gaze was fixed on me.

(I'm dying with tension that what if phuppo saw Faraz, gazing me and you are busy in mischievousness.)

"Don't worry yaar, nothing is going to be happen, give me your mobile" Affo said happily and pulled the mobile from my hand, to saw Faraz's DP that was still showing his photo with Muneera with same caption

"Here comes the hero" Affi yelled in whispered and I looked at the entrance and Faraz was coming in with Musa uncle. Holding a smile on his face and two cake boxes in his hands.

"Cake cutting time, come everyone" Faraz and Ifra aapi both said after setting cakes on table. He looked at me and smiled but I suddenly looked away.

"Happy birthday to you..'' everyone was busy in wishing Muneera and doing clapping when my gaze went to him, he was busy in his mobile sitting on the chair which was placed in the corner and suddenly he looked at me. He was holding his mobile with both hands. He smiled and hide his smile with the mobile and I suddenly realised that I'm in a party. He looked away as I did so.

But I open WhatsApp and looked at the DP and my heart skipped a beat.

I looked at the DP then lifted my gaze to him, he was smiling and I suddenly lowered my gaze, as he averted his eyes with a smile.

"Afifa, Shifa you both distribute the cake" Ifra aapi said to both of us, and we both nodded.

There were two cakes and we both started cutting each one and started distributing to everyone.

"Shifa, Faraz bhai.." Afifa whispered and I raised my eyebrows in questioning way

"Give him cake with your hands, he will like it" she said mischievously and I glared her.

"You give him, I don't want to" I said and she shook her head. In the end Faraz was sitting without cake but everyone was having cake.

"Aapi.." I turned to saw billu who was standing behind me. When I was cutting the remaining cake.

"Hmm"

"Aapi, Faraz bhai is askibg do you both have any problem with him?" I got startled and looked at the direction were he was standing with Musa uncle.

"I don't have any problem with Faraz bhai But ask your sister if she have!" Afifa said with a chuckle and I glared her.

"What happened billu?" I asked and Bilal smiled.

"Faraz bhai is saying that you both give cake to everyone but him" I took a relive breath and pass a peice of cake for Faraz.

"You give him" I said and Bilal nodded then marched towards Faraz to gave him cake.

After distributing cake I wiped my hands with tissue and sat down in the corner of terrace with Afifa and Phuppo was watching me without averting her eyes.

"Shifa"

"Hmm" I hummed on Affi's call

"My Faraz bhai is gazing you" Afifa said in whispered with a beautiful grin and I felt my heart jump

"Affi, yaar phuppo is also gazing me please do something otherwise your Faraz bhai will arrange my murder in my own home by papa" I said in whispered my gaze was fixed on my hands and I was feeling sweat on my palms

"He is gazing you let him do, you are not looking at him. But how romantic yaar" Afifa said and I slapped her arm.

"Don't you dare to say a single word like this" I said and billu come to me at same time.

"Affi aapi, Shifa aapi" He passed both of us ice-cream cups and I take vanilla flavour.

"Umm... No.. You take strawberry and give this to me" Affi exchanged our ice-cream cups and I pulled a face.

"I don't like strawberry ice-cream" I said and she showed her teeth while smiling

"you never like any good thing." She said with a taunting smile and I eat that strawberry ice-cream unwillingly.

"Affi, yaar ek ice cream se mera kaam nahi chalta ek aur le lu?" I asked in whispered and we both looked here there, none was looking at us, I took another cup and started having that this time vanilla flavour.

We both were busy in talking and laughing when I again catched him watching me. I didn't had any other way to save myself with his gaze so I went to phuppo and sat beside her and gestured billu to sat with me instead to talking with Faraz..

Yes.. Bilal was talking to Faraz continously, I don't know what they both were talking but I was feeling uncomfortable when they were talking to each other.

"Phuppooooo" Bilal came to us happily and phuppo pulled his ear just to show her fake anger, but that was a feather touch

"You are remembering now that you have a phuppo too" She said and Bilal tried to free his ear.

"Aaahh phuppo.... I'm sorry" Bilal winced and everyone laughed.

"Sooo my beautiful aunties and handsome boy." I listened the voice whose owner was giving me mini heart attacks every now and then.

Faraz came to us and I looked at him he said handsome boy to Bilal and he bust into laughter.

"Faraz bhai is everyone your aunty?" Bilal asked and pointed towards me.

"Billu" I glared him, he smiled while removing his glasses and wore that again after wiping that with tissue.

"Who wants ice cream?" He asked after sitting in front of me and I was looking everywhere but him, he was looking very handsome but I was controlling myself to look at him.

"If you want to give us ice cream then it's okay, we don't have any problem" Nida aunty said with a chuckle and all other ladies smiled and laughed, he went to other side and in few minutes he was back holding a tray, filled with ice cream cups.

He started giving ice cream to everyone and in the end he passed an ice-cream cup to me and I lifted my head to saw him, my cheeks were seems to be burning when he was so close to me, I just shook my head while mumbling 'Thanks'  but that was only for me, he didn't listened because I didn't utter that word with voice

"Take it, we will not say its your third one" He said and I suddenly looked up, he smiled and I felt embarrassed

"What say Mama - Mami?" He suddenly turned towards Rani phuppo and Musa uncle and they both thought Faraz was doing just a joke, they both also smiled and I held the cup silently and stated having that, he didn't gave me strawberry flavour, but vanilla that means he was watching me.

After all enjoyment...

Not for me because Mr. Faraz's gaze didn't let me enjoy the party but

After all the enjoyment, commotion, games and yummy dinner and ice cream we all were ready to go back to our home.

"Billu I'm calling Hamdan bhai" I said and He nodded but before I did so Faraz interpret us.

"Come with us, we will drop you both" Faraz said and I suddenly shook my head.

"Bilal beta you ride your bike with our car.... Musa uncle was saying something when Nida aunty cutted his sentence

"Musa you go to your home, we will drop to both of them" Nida aunty said and Musa uncle and Rani phuppo nodded.

Our home was five minutes walk away from Nida aunty's place and Musa uncle's home was opposite to us.

Everyone left Ifra aapi's place one by one, in the end Faraz, his parents, Billu and me we five were getting ready to go.

Bilal started bike and I sat beside him dangling both legs same side and Faraz was standing near his car, it was decided that Bilal will ride in front and Faraz's car will follow us but.

"Bilal its quite late, send your sister in car" Faraz said to billu and I looked at him with wide eyes.

"no billu it's fine." I said in whispered but my bro.

"Aapi he is correct, its very late." Bilal said in whispered and I looked at Faraz

"Beta come" Nida aunty said after opening the car door of back seat and I take seat behind her silently. Faraz took driver's seat and adjust the mirror.

"Lets go Faraz" his father said when he was busy in his mobile.

"Just a single minute abbu ji, I have to send a message to someone, its very important" He said and my heart was running like bullet train.

"whom you have to do messages At this time Faraz?!" his father asked and he nodded with down face.

"Abbu ji hai ek, aap nhi jante. Har roz koshish karta hu contact ho jaye magar ho nhi pata. Teen saal Pehle mila tha usse" Faraz said putted his mobile in the pocket and started driving, and my heart was going to come out at anytime. But I understand that messages were for me.

(Papa you don't know the one whom I am giving messages, I am trying to contact that person but I never get any response. Its been three years when we met)

Bilal's bike was moving with our car and I was praying to cover the distance as soon as possible.

But I creeped towards the end of seat and open WhatsApp to saw his DP and my lips turned to an upward curve after watching that but I suddenly wiped that smile and turned off my mobile screen.

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Right now my mind is singing this song which is fit on Faraz's situation..

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Kiska hai ye tumko, intezaar main hoon na

Dekh lo idhar toh, ek baar, main hoon na

Khaamosh kyun ho, jo bhi kehna hai kaho

Dil chaahe jitna, pyaar utna maang lo ho

Tumko milega, utna pyaar, main hoon na

Kiska hai ye tumko, intezaar main hoon na

Dekh lo idhar toh, ek baar, main hoon na

How is this part?

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_Naaz Jamal