"Zehra, i wanted to talk to you something important." But she has vague idea what this important thing is about!!
"Yes Mumma!!"she said after swallowing down her morsel.
"Beta, first just hear me out."she said in which Zehra nodded her head.
"There is a proposal for you."she said and stopped to get an response in order to continue.
Zehra nodded her head with a blank face.
"He is a software engineer, he is CEO of his own company and he is cousin of Afiya." At name of Afiya she choked on her morsel and started coughing violently.
After a few seconds and when she sobered down, she looked at her mother.
"Afiya's which cousin?" She asked.
"He is son of sadiya's sister."she replied filling a glass of water for her.
"Means Afi's khala's son!" She said in some kind of trance.(Aunt)
Her mind travelled back to the time when she met Afi's khala at Ibrahim bhai's wedding and later at Afi's House.
Her khala seems like a good and kind lady and..
Her thoughts were disturbed by feeling a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to meet eyes of her mother whom already looking down at her. Her mother's eyes filled with love, admiration, proud, respect but what made her uncomfortable was a guilt.
She saw a guilt in her mother's eyes, which she despised a lot.
"Beta there is no pressure at all, your papa found a boy really good and he thinks that this boy is the one for you!" She said her voice low in volume.(dear)
"If you agree..." she was interrupted by Zehra's voice.
"I want to meet him!" She said confidently.
If her father found a boy good for her and he thinks he is the one for her then how can she doubt it?
After all he is her father who knows her and his decisions were never wrong for her and the decision they were talking about was about her whole life and she wouldn't be able to take it alone without any guidance.
Afterwards Her mother filled her with more details of Zaroon.
~*~
Time flies and this is what Zehra is feeling.
She was feeling a strange kind of nervousness from the morning.
Today is Saturday, today is the day when she was about to meet the person she was hearing about the most now a days!
When she would walk in living room her family members were always discussing about this particular person now a days the most.
Now there were no more political and business talks but there were always about a certain someone whom she is about to meet today.
But why i am feeling nervous, it's not like I haven't met anyone for this purpose before!
In fact she met a number of people for this sole purpose but this feeling is something which she couldn't put a finger on.
After getting ready in her casual clothes which consists of a pair of black jeans and a white color kurti, she wore her abaya and a navy blue hijab with it. After taking her stethoscope, white apron and hand bag she left her room and came in dining room, where her Mumma, Badi ammi, Bhabhi and baby suhaan was present.(Aunt,sister in law)
After greeting everyone and kissing baby suhaan on his cheek she sat on her sit and started her breakfast.
"Beta today they are coming in evening so come home till afternoon." Her mother said.
"Mamma I can't promise but i will try my best to come as early as possible!"she replied.
Her mother gave her not so satisfied expression but didn't say anything.
After completing her breakfast she sat in her Fiat and drove towards her destination.
~*~
Time flies whoever says this is very wrong.
Same line but different thoughts of different people.
Same can be said for Zaroon, for whom time was running oh sorry not running but crawling on turtle speed.
Zaroon who was currently sitting on his office chair, laptop opened in front of his eyes but his mind was roaming somewhere else. To be precise roaming around a certain brown eyed girl, who seems to roam around a lot in valley of his mind now a days! And also a string of Astagfirullah that left his mouth every time after her thoughts appeared but nevertheless it left small smile on his face.
For him time was running too slow for his liking. From the time he has got to know that he is going to meet Zehra for the proposal, he was literally counting every second that was passing by.
He still remembers the time when he learned this fact, remembering about which that made his lips curl upwards on it's own accordance.
It was late at night when he entered his house being tired from office. It was two days after his talk to his mother. He was greeted by a bright look on his mother's face and all his tiredness flew out of the window. After settling on couch and drinking a glass of water. His mother looked at him and gave him her full blown smile which even made him smile.
"They wants to set up a meeting on this Saturday!!"
That was all to keep that smile intact and even now that smile was intact. If someone would see him like this they would surely think that he is gone mad but this feeling was something out of the world and the feeling made him smile.
He was looking forward to meet her and he was sure that the answer of his Istikhara is positive.
~*~
She has packed her stuff and was about to head towards her home when there was an Emergency. A patient met with an accident.
The patient has lost lot of blood due to several injuries and ruptured vessels.
"Dr. Patient's Pulse is getting low" Nurse said in hurry.
There was no head or senior Dr. present on the spot and if the patient was not treated on time he would die.
"He is slipping into Hypovolemic shock, prepare for blood transfusion as soon as possible and try to stop the bleeding as much as you can. Don't let his blood pressure go down further.Go fast." Zehra instructed while walking with Stretcher and continuously giving instructions to the nurse.
She got back to her cabin, wore her apron and rushed towards emergency room.
After finally assisting nurse for an hour or around, when the patient's condition was finally stable, she took a breath of relief.
"That was an amazing job Dr." Nurse said in response she just nodded her head.
She came out of emergency room when her mobile vibrated in pocket of apron. She checked her mobile to get realization dawned upon her that today was the day guests were coming and it was already evening.
She is so dead if she reach late home today.
She ran towards her cabin, gathered as much stuff as she could and ran towards parking lot.
Quickly she turned the key and started car. She got on the road and her mobile rang again which she answered and put on speaker.
"Where are you? Didn't i tell you to come in afternoon and you are still not at home?"Angry voice of her mother resonated in car.
"Mamma there was some emergency case came up, i am on my way."she said while driving.
"They are also on their way and why were you not picking up my calls?"she started to get panic.
"I was in emergency.."she wasn't able to complete her statement due to interruption.
"Zehra i want you home before they come here or else..."she left her words in air and end cut the call.
"Aaah..."she released a frustrated sigh.
If today she is not getting home before them then-she is so dead.
~*~
Zaroon's car entered Shaikh mansion at exactly 5:00 p.m.
He was always punctual and for this matter how can he be late.could he?
His car entered in a big mansion after opening of big iron gates. He looked at her house and it was magnificent was a least to say. It was so big and amazing which his words can't describe. He became a bit tensed. He entered and parked his car in drive way and entered the house along with his parents.
If he was bit tensed before entering the house then he was flabbergasted was an understatement to say.
A big living room was in front. Plush couches were placed in the center of hall. In center of a couch there was a coffee table. A big chandelier was hanging on the ceiling and there was a wooden staircase that lead to upstairs.
The decor was perfectly mixture of Indian culture and modern living. The house was well maintained.
It was not like they were poor or something but his house was more on a cosy side and it was comfortable with all luxurious things for three people.
They sat down and met with her family and started their conversation but he was being restless all the time and that was the time everyone heard the screeching of tire.
He was sitting on the end of the couch directly facing the entrance door. He looked at the entrance and there she was.
~*~