SHIFA'S POV :

I raised my hands for dua after namaz and I was silent, I was just smiling.

"Allah I don't have anything to ask, you are giving me everything" I said to my almighty and finished my prayer with a smile.

I didn't ask for anything, because I was happy that I was going to get Faraz, but I forget that Allah like those people who ask for something in front of his.

"shifaaa beta aren't you awake yet?" I listened mummy's voice.

"Mumma I'm awake, and I'm getting ready" I said loudly before going to the bathroom, holding my uniform in my hand.

There were only one week left for my board exams and I was very nervous. I'm afraid of chemistry and maths. Physics and biology were on my tips but I was scared of chemistry.

I changed myself in School uniform after a quick shower and scoot towards the mirror to tie up my hair.

I tied up in braids and scoot towards the dining area.

"Aapiii..." that was bilal

"Hmm?" I hummed while sipping on milk which I don't like a single bit but I have to drink that everyday because of mummy's glare.

"Appi make my project file." He said in ordering way that wasn't a polite request that I could refuse but a direct order.

"Bilal who is giving you project at this time? It's only few days of exams" Hamdan bhai asked and whole family looked at him

"Actu... Actually" he scratched the back of his head

"Ma'am gave us project before a month but... Papa time hi kahan milta hai project ka?" Bilal said and we all glared him.

(Papa I don't have time for making project)

"Shifa babu now do something for him" Mummy said in defeated tone and glared Bilal as we all were doing

"Bilal main tumhare PlayStation ko kabadi wale ko de dunga agar marks kam aye to" Papa said with anger and Hamdan bhai also glared him

(Bilal I'll give your PlayStation to junk dealer, if you will not become serious for studies.)

"Tell me topic and when you have to submit your project?" I asked and he smiled sheepishly.

"Disaster management, and day after tomorrow is the last date" Bilal said and I looked at him then he got a slap on his cheek from papa...

Which gave me a little satisfaction but lot of pain for my little bro...

"Papa its alright I'll manage, but I'm not going to school today, I'll make project in home" I said and papa nodded while glaring Bilal

"Bilal if you become fail in exam be ready to work on tea stall" Papa threatened him but he was glaring me as if it was my fault.

"Bilal stop this careless nature, its your boards" Mummy shouted on him and he skipped his breakfast to show his tantrums.

"Don't you want to do breakfast?" Mummy asked in anger and he shook his head.

"Maryam no need to give him lunch too, Hamdan throw his everything in bin." Papa busted in him and I was feeling like where I'm stucked.

"Mummy I'm going to my room" I said and went to my room

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I was making Bilal's project while awaken whole night. Its around four of morning and I was tired badly I close everything and decided to sleep but not before doing my duty

What else except watching Mr. Faraz's DP.

His DP made me blush

I smiled after watching his DP, and my heart was beating differently.

He wasn't using any downloaded pics for his DP but he was making that by himself that was clear. And I took the most courageous step of my life. I changed my DP.

I was feeling my heart beating very fast, that was the first time in my life when I did something like that. The message from the DP wasn't big enough to make any problem, but main thing was...

I was giving a reply to Faraz.

I placed the mobile on pillow and closed my eyes with a smile, to sleep but suddenly

"Shifa what are you doing? If he watched your reply... Are you mad?" my brain scolded me and I picked my mobile suddenly to remove my DP but before I removed that I saw Faraz's DP and smacked my forehead with my palm, my heart was beating like hell and I was feeling my cheeks burning with a different fear...

His DP made me realised that he must watched my DP

"Ohh nooo...Allah... Ya Allah what I have done. Allah please save me... Please.. Why I did this stupidity? Why? Shifa why you did that? He watched that..!!" I was mumbling like some insane while biting my lips and breathing heavily, I suddenly removed the DP and placed the mobile back in my pillow...

"What now..?? He understands that I am watching his DP." I was in the pool of thousands of thoughts and two thoughts were making shake like a leaf

What if papa got to know that Faraz gave me his number like that and he use to gave me messages through this profile pic.

And second thought was more dangerous....

I was going to break my mumma's trust, which she do on me blindly.

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That was around a week I didn't changed my DP, it was still showing a pic of a doll. But Faraz was continuously changing his DP and he was making me smile with every next pic.

But that was my exam time and couldn't afford to suffer my studies due to Faraz's thoughts..

Next day was my english exam and honestly I didn't study English for whole year, maths didn't gave me time to focus on English and I was tensed...

Pray for me, its my exams... 😖🙇‍♀️🤲

I uploaded this request in about section of WhatsApp, in the hope that my classmates and my family members will pray for me but After some one hour or more when I saw the DP of Faraz that was changed and the response made me feel happy as well as blushed. I realised for the first time in my life that now I want his support for my whole life.

I was the same Shifa who set a target in my life that I had to study, I never wanted to get married, neither I wanted to think about any boy. I had target to be self dependent and give every possible happiness to my mummy which she deserves in her life....

But Faraz turned me upside down. I don't know he was making me strong with his supportive messages in the form of DP or he was making me more weak but he was the only one who beat my heart differently.

He made me start watching dreams.

He made me smile again and again with his thoughts. I started making a dreamland for myself and my life. I never got Papa's support in my life. I only have my mummy for myself. I never knew the real meaning of love but Faraz....

what he was doing with me maybe I started loving him..

I am not sure that was that love, crush or just attraction? But he gave me new hope for my life. The life which I never thought I could get.

He was like the first ray of sun for me who could bring brightness in my dark life.

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THIRD PERSON'S POV :

"Nida When will you planning to take Faraz's proposal for Shifa" Aazam asked and Nida shrugged

"I am thinking to wait till her result of twelth" Nida said and her husband nodded.

"Did Musa told anything about their response?" Aazam asked and Nida shook her head

"But I'm sure Maryam won't be have any problem. And who can refuse for our Faraz. I'm just waiting for these two or three months then I will talk to Maryam" Nida said and Aazam nodded.

On one hand both the families were ready for accepting Marriage proposals and on the other hand Shifa and Faraz were busy in thinking about each other. That was almost one year when Faraz exchanged the numbers but neither he tried to talk directly to shifa nor she did courage.

Faraz use to express his feelings through his DP and Shifa just use to smile on that but she lost her heart for Faraz.

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AFTER TWO MONTHS :

SHIFA'S POV :

Bilal and me, we both got our results both were happy but Bilal was more happy.

Not because he got better marks than me but because he got 55% in maths, which was equivalent to climbing Mount Everest for him.

"Papa what about my gift" Bilal asked happily and papa smiled.

"By the way the marks which you get doesn't deserve any gift" papa said while making his hair messy by running his fingers in Bilal's hair, and he pulled a face.

"But papa I passed tenth class, and my marks are enough to take arts stream" Bilal said happily and papa slapped him head.

"I want your good marks in eleventh class, then you will get the gift for this class" Bilal and papa were busy in talking and I made my way to the room. I was watching Faraz's DP from last three days but that wasn't change. I was becoming curious to see his new DP through but...

"Shifa" mumma entered in the room where I was busy in smiling, because I was watching Faraz's pic which was visible on his DP since three days

"Ji.. Ji.. Mummy" I suddenly turned off the screen of mobile and asked

(ye... yeah mummy)

"What my baby wants from me as gift?" Mumma asked while kissing my cheek and I smiled.

"Nothing" I hugged her mother happily and we both smiled. ''My doll" Mummy pecked my head and break the hug.

"Today We have to go to Shiba aapi's reception, remember?" Mummy asked and I nodded.

Shiba aapi was a cousin of mine, her intro isn't important so leave her.... Main thing is that....

That Mr. Faraz will be in that reception and I was dying to saw him and his smile. Its been many months when I saw him. I saw him last time in Muneera's birthday party. After many days I was going to see him.

"Okay, mumma I'll be ready by 7pm'' I said to mummy and she saw me with wide eyes.

"Do you want to arrange the chairs for guests in reception party?" Mumma asked and I realised what she wanted to say, the function had to be start around 8:30 pm.

"Be ready by 8" Mummy said and I nodded

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I wear a white gown with red floral design and let my hair falling on my back, but I shift some hair to my left shoulder. I applied kajal and pink lip gloss, wear my earrings and I was ready to go but there were still fifteen minutes in eight.

I looked at myself and went to mummy's room.

"Mumma"

"Come in beta" I entered with a knock and mummy smiled looking at me.

"Mumma... Can I apply eyeliner?" I asked meekly, mummy never like girls of my age to apply any makeup, according to her natural beauty is always better than artificial enhanced one. But mummy nodded and I smiled. I didn't knew how to apply eyeliner so mumma did that work for me and I kissed her cheek.

For the first time I applied eyeliner and mascara that too in the age of 18.

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We entered the reception function and the first thing I did was to watch everywhere but I didn't found Faraz anywhere. My smile wents to its end and I was captured by downheartedness.

I silently took seat beside mummy. But my happiness was vanished. I was looking at my hands with down gaze

"Maryam is pari ko main apni beti banalungi" I lifted my gaze in this sentence and Nida Aunty was standing in front of me. I smiled and made myself stand

(Maryam I'll make her my daughter, she is looking like a fairy)

"Assalamualaikum Aunty" I did salam and she smiled genuinely, cupping my face with both hands and pecked my forehead. She was the first lady after my mumma who pecked my forehead like than, I smiled and she sat down with us. Mummy, Nida aunty, Rani phuppo and some more aunties become busy in talking and I realised Faraz didn't came. Only his parents came to attend the function but not he.

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Faraz's POV :

As usually I was tired when I entered the home, tired and Ammi was getting ready to go somewhere.

"Faraz I drew out your clothes go and get ready past"

"Ammi I'm very tired, I don't want to go anywhere" I said and stepped towards the my room.

"But Faraz I haven't make dinner, what will you eat?" Ammi asked and I think for a minute.

"Is there anything in fridge?" I asked and I got answer as bhindi(okra).

"Ammi I'll manage." saying that I went to my room and I didn't realised that when I was consumed by sleep. When I opened my eyes clock was showing 9:05 pm. I was hungry so I went to the kitchen to heat up that okra and suddenly I smacked my head.

"Pagal insaan... What you have done?? Shifa must be in that function" I mumbled and ran to my room without bothering to put the okra back in fridge.

I wore what I got in first attempt, and scoot towards the door holding a smile.

''Damned" Ammi and took the car i again ran towards the room, picked my bike keys and scoot to the bike and then I realised I had to lock the home... I did so because I didn't had any other way.

Luckily I wen to the function and looked at the clock which was showing 9:30 pm. I looked here there and she was sitting silently beside my Ammi. I smiled looking at her and scoot towards there.

"Assalamualaikum" I did salam and everyone looked at me, but I only noticed her reaction. She smiled but suddenly wiped that smile and bowed her gaze down again. She turned suddenly red and I was feeling my heart will come out from my chest.

"Faraz you denied to come, now what happened?" Ammi asked, I pulled a chair and sat in front of her actually not beside her but Shifa.

"Ammi here you will eat delicious food and I eat bhindi" I said and Shifa giggled but she suddenly looked at me then Everyone and bowed her head down as she was playing some game in her mobile.

"But you like bhaindi" Ammi said and I smiled sheepily.

"Faraz why are you sitting with ladies go and join boys" Rani Mami said and smiled.

"Actually mami you are my favourite naa, that's why I love to spend time with you. We usually don't meet, we all meet only in family gatherings so I'm sitting with you" I said and the one for whom I wanted to say this got understand she smiled and lifted her gaze looked at me then suddenly again lowered her gaze.

"Bhabhi now think about Faraz's marriage" One of the aunty said to Ammi and I looked at her.

"I'm thinking about that" Ammi said while looking at me and I made myself stand then took steps to other side.

"Ye Pehla ladka hoga jo apni shadi ki baat sun kar sharma gya aur uth kar Jaa rha hai" I listened the voice of one of my aunty and turned to saw her then my gaze went to shifa who was looking red and she was holding herself to smile in front of everyone.

(This must be the only boy become shy after listening about his marriage.)

"Aunty main nahi sharmaya, kisi aur ko sharam na aa jaye isliye jaa raha hu" I said and Shifa looked at me with wide eyes, her face become colorless and she suddenly looked away but Rani Mami noticed her looking at me.

(Aunty I'm not feeling shy but I'm going so that someone else won't feel shy)

I went to the buffet for dinner and Bilal was also there we both were talking to each other then Hamdan also joined us. After dinner we three with some more boys sat down on sofa discussing everything but from nowhere she appeared in front of me.

"Bhai" I listened her voice first time.

"Yeah"

"Mummy is asking where is the gift?" she asked to her brother and I was watching her without blinking. She looked at me smiled and again looked at his brother then went to other corner.

I was tired of this hide and seek of our eyes, I wanted to watch her properly without blinking. And actually I did that.....

For five minutes I was watching her without blinking bashlessly, and I created a problem because Musa mama noticed me.

"Bas bhanje!! baat pakki karwa du?" He asked while placing his palm on my shoulder and I nodded with a smile.

(Stop staring her. Should I fixed your alliance)

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Qalam hai hath main Kora Qagaz bhi hai...

Woh alfaaz kahan se layen Jo jazbaat bayaan karen..

Jazbaat dil me hote hain zuban pe nahi.

Is marz-e-dil ki dawa is jahan me to nahi,

Wo tabeeb kaha se laye jo is marz ki dawa kre?

Wo alfaaz kaha se laye jo jazbaat bayan kare

_Naaz Jamal

(4th April 2020)

(Marz- disease)

(Tabeeb- Doctor)

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How this part is?

What do you thing what will happen now?

_Naaz Jamal