Opening

And there was...................

“Aaj company ki ek aur branch ki opening hai, aap aaengi tou aacha lagay ga, waisay hi jaisay aap ko Nida ka dawat attend karna.” (Today is opening of other branch, I will be pleased if you would come like you were pleased when Nida attended the wedding.)

Employees were there and media was there. Nida, he, Fajahad, Farah and Farkhanda was there. Ali and his wife along with his parents were there too outside the steel and glass made building like a big house horizontally decorated with garden in front behind the purple ribbon which was cut after Faraz’s saying “Nida tum ribbon cut karo gee” (Nida, you will cut the ribbon.),

and his saying where brought a little nervousness on Nida’s face who was thinking “Mujhe kyun” (why me?) and sarcasm of Maryum towards Ali with “Issay kehtay hain shohar” (this is called HUSBAND), there it brought Farkhanda’s heart down first and then her eyes down.

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“Bhai Faraz aap ki tou baat hi nirali hai, chand saalon mein company khari kardi aur ek se dou kardi yahan par aur bahir alag ek branch hai! Mubarak ho aap ko!” (Fraz you are quite different! You established the company in few years and now you turn it from one to two and abroad has other branch! Congratulations!)

“Shukriya” (Thanks you)

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“Main kiya itni buri hoon k mujhe koi rutba na diya jaye? Itni kum zarf hoon k apni khushiyon mein sirf shirkat k liye bulaya jaye, aagay aagay na rakha jaaye? Par main ne bhi tou kabhi ussay woh khushi nahi di jo Nida ne ussay dee. Nida netou apne aap ko badal daala. Na koi farmaish ki, na koi khuaish. Ussay wo space diya wo time diya wo khuloos diya jo ussay main ne aur Hussain ne kabhi diya hi nahi. Aur phir agar aaj bhi woh us ki jagah mera intikhaab karta tou kiya wo Nida k saath ziyaadti nahi hoti? Wo ziyaadti hoti Nida jaisi farishta sift biwi k saath, Farkhanda, jis ne tumharay betay ko samjha aur uss k shana bashana rahi.” (Am I too bad that no big status be given to me? Am I too ignoble that only be invited in the happiness of others only not to keep me in front? But I also did not give him that delight which Nida give him. Nida completely changed herself for him. Neither made a wish nor demanded. She have given him that space, that time and that kindness which I and Hussain never gave him. And if then too he would made a choice of mine then would not it be affront towards her? It would be affront towards Nida like angelic wife, Farkhanda, who understands your son and stands with him.), a night’s conversation.

Author's Note

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