Imran was busy reading a magzine sitting in a very easy mood when the nearby telephone bell rang. Imran did not pay attention to it at first. But when the bell kept ringing continuesly he put the magzine aside making a bad face and strech out his hand to pick up the receiver.

"Sulman is speaking." Imran started speaking in Sulman's tone of voice.

"Where is Imran, Sulman?" Superintendent Fiaz's voice sounded on the other side and Imran's eyes sparkled suddenly.

"Sir Imran_______oh, so you are not aware. It is surprising Sir Super. You keep saying he is your close friend but when he was in a difficult time period you did not even ask." Imran still spoke in Sulman's tone of voice.

"What_______ what are you saying? what difficult time? what happened to him? speak clearly." _______ There was a hint of amazament in the voice of Super Fiaz.

"So you really are not aware of anything?" _______ Imran said with a pout.

"Do not talk nonsence_______ speak straight what happened." _______ The roar of Super Fiaz sounded.

"The matter is like this Sir that it can not be spoken clearly. The problem is like this that once it get twisted it can not be straightened. You could not straighten it untill today then how would Sir Imran be able to straighten it." _______ Imran was hellbent on infuriating him.

"Are you drunk? I will shoot you." As expected by Imran, Super Fiaz's patience was waning.

"Obviously Sir you can only do this, when a friend is in a difficult time instead of helping him you just shoot his servant. Anyhow you do not need to shoot. I, myself, am thinking of commiting suicide. After this problem of Sir Imran I do not have any way eccept this." _______ Imran spoke in Sulman's tone of voice but this time he said it in a pitiful tone.

"Oh _______ Why do not you tell me already, what happened to Sir Imran? please Sulman _______ For god sake tell me what happened?" Super Fiaz said helplessly.

"So you really do not know _______ there should be a limit_______ it is surprising_______

it is really strange." Imran responded with a smile.

"Oh oh _______ you will not speak. I know you are no less piggish than him. I am coming myself." Fiaz said in an angry roar.

And along with this Imran heard the voice of receiver being thrown on the cradle and Imran put away the receiver with a smile. He knew that now Fiaz will arrive at the flat like a hurricane.

"Sulman _______ Sir Sulman" As he put away the receiver he said loudly.

"I have heard your conversation. You want Super Fiaz to shoot me. I have understood your planning, you can avoid giving me salary and after Super Fiaz's execution by getting hanged you can own the flat as well (the flat where they live belongs to Super Fiaz). But this planning of yours can not succeed. I can not give up my salary and when I tell this matter to Super Fiaz then the bullets in his revolver will come out in such an agonizing way that even your sung art will not be able to stop them (sung art is to use swiftness and presicion of angle to avoid bullets)." _______ Sulman's voice sounded from afar.

"Oh oh _______ What matter?" Imran asked while rolling his eyes.

"I will talk about it at his arrival." _______ Sulman responded and Imran inadvertently laughed. He understood that he was trying to repeat the same trick on him that he played on Fiaz.

"Alright _______ We will both tell our side of the story and Super Fiaz will make the decision himself." Imran said in a loud voice.

"I will not be going to open the door, keep it in mind you will open the door yourself." Sulman replied.

"How can that be _______ opening the door is included in your duties and you basically get paid for it." Imran said in an angry tone.

" I am a chef not a doorkeeper. You have no right to insult my professionalism." _______ Sulman's angry voice sounded as well.

And before Imran could respond the scream like call bell was heard.

"Sulman, go and open the door, please Sulman. I am in the bathroom, it is an emergency." _______ Imran said in a loud but pleading voice.

"There is a danger of my cooking pot getting burned. It is a bigger emergency than your emergency so very sorry." Sulman replied in a tit for tat manner as well.

Call bell was now continuesly ringing. It felt like the one ringing the bell kept pressing on the bell button.

"Ya Allah (oh god) now only you can save me" _______ Imran said while groaning and got up to go towards the door. Because he knew that Sulman will not open the door in any way.

"Ya Allah (oh god) please keep all the troubles away from this door." _______ Imran said in a loud voice upon arriving near the door so that his voice could clearly reach Super Fiaz standing on the other side.

"Open the door Sir Imran, I am Salma." _______ Suddenly Fiaz's wife Salma's anxious voice sounded on the other side and Imran opened the door bewilderly. It was really Salma standing on the other side and worry was apparent on her face.

"Fiaz was shot by someone. He is in a bad condition." _______ Salma said in a crying voice standing at the door.

"He was shot _______ where _______ by whome?" _______ Imran said in a more bewildered tone.

"Downstairs in the car _______ both of us were coming to meet you and he was shot the moment car stopped .... please he is in a bad condition." _______ Salma spoke while crying badly this time.

And Imran in a bewildered manner went downstairs while skipping three steps at a time. Infront of flat there really was Fiaz's car parked. The door of the driving seat was opened and Fiaz was tumbled on his side in the seat. Blood was spilling like a font from his side.

Imran rushed forward and pulled him out of the car, he put him on his shoulder as quick as lightening and entered the flat by climbing the stairs again. He carried him straight to a big room where there was a first aid box.

"Sulman _______ bring hot water." _______ Imran said in a roar and layed Fiaz down on the bed to inspect his wound.

"Imran, take him to the hospital, he might die." _______ Imran heard Salma's crying voice from behind.

"Sister-in-law please be quite. He is not in a good condition, I will make him better right away." _______ Imran said. He then opened the first aid box and took out a sharp scalple and cotton and once again bent over the wound. His hands were acting swiftly. He was cleaning the wound with cotton.

"Here is the water Sir." _______ Sulman's voice was heard and he put down the bowl of water nearby.

Imran soaked the cotton in hot water quickly and started cleaning the wound again. He also put the scalple in hot water. After cleaning the wound he picked up the scalple and after that he once again bent over the wound. _______ Crying voice of Salma had stopped, matbe Sulman had taken her out. After only a few moments Imran succeeded in taking out the bullet from inside the wound _______ And an expression of relief appeared on his face along with it, because the bullet did not go too deep and was stopped by being stucked in the ribs. It only meant that the bullet was shot from afar which is why its momentum had decreased _______ and it also meant that Fiaz's condition was out of danger beacause the wound was not too deep.

He bandaged the wound after cleaning it and then he took out an injection from the box and injected it in Fiaz's arm and checked his pulse _______ He got up after checking the pulse for a few moments and walked towards the exit door. Fiaz's condition was relieving and his pulse told him that he will wake up soon. Now he was worried about Salma.

"What happened?" _______ In the drawing room the crying Salma with a down head heard the sound of Imran's footsteps and asked in a terrified voice.

"He is fine sister-in-law. He will wake up in short while. The bullet did not go too deep, it got stuck in the ribs and I took it out." _______ Imran said while smiling. 

"Are you telling the truth or...." _______ Perhaps Salma could not believe it.

"Sulman _______ bring some tea for sister-in-law." _______ Imran said addressing to Sulman standing near Salma. Sulman nodded his head and walked toward the door.

"Please tell the truth Imran _______ my heart feels like sinking." _______ Salma looked in a really bad condition.

"I am telling the truth sister-in-law. You do not need to worry. Fiaz will wake up right away." _______ Imran said in a serious tone this time.

"Oh _______ but you said he was not in a good condition." Despite of Imran's serious attitude Salma could not believe it.

"I thought so after seeing the quantity of spilled blood but how would I know that you have added alot of blood in his body by feeding him too much." Imran said and for the first time an expression of relief appeared on Salma's face.

"Oh _______ thank god that this incident happened infront of your flat otherwise what would I do? I do not even know how to drive." _______ Salma said while taking a deep breath.

Hearing Salma, Imran nodded his head. He was already confused as to why Salma did not took him to the hospital, why did she climbed to his flat. It is human pscychi that he goes straight to the hospital when such an incident happens _______ But now he understood that because Salma did not know driving that is why she inevitably came up to get Imran's help.

"How did this happen?" _______ Imran asked in a serious manner. Sulman had delivered tea during this time.

"Fiaz called you infront of me but Sulman answered the phone instead of you and then Sulman said that you had an accident. Sulman did not explained in detail and because of this Fiaz became worried. I was sitting beaide him and listening in to the conversation and I also became worried so I came along with him to inquired about your well being. Fiaz was restless along the way not knowing what accident did you encounter. He stopped the car upon arriving infront of your flat and the moment he opened the door to get down he tumbled to his side with a sudden scream. _______ I did not hear the sound of shooting but when I saw Fiaz tumbling down and bleeding from his side I understood that he was shot. I was not in the right mind after that I do not know how did I climbed the stairs to your flat. Thank god I found you." Salma explained in detail.

After listening to Salma, Imran realized for the first time that Fiaz, whom he always made fun of, how much sincere he is to him and then Salma's coming along told him that there are two sincere people to care about his difficulties. His face lit up with elation and relief but now he was thinking who was the one who shot, and why.

At that moment the groaning of Fiaz was heard from the big room and both Imran and Salma got up and walked toward the big room quickly.

"Fiaz _______ are you alright?" _______ Salma stepped forward and asked in a gentle tone.

"Sister-in-law you were worried for nothing. What would a single bullet do to him. For his well raised body special bullets should be prepared." Instead of using the word pig, Imran used the words well raised body on purpose. Because anyhow he always consider Salma as a big sister.