Dard-e-Dil

Shehla was free, after completing her household works she was sitting with Mrs. Mirza, along with Nayla and Kehkasha. Children were playing with each other. Mrs Mirza was giving blessings to Shehla that she get a son this time.

Everyone was busy in talking but Shehla was reading an article in newspaper, she usually just pay glance to the newspaper to find out some attractive articles, and that day her attraction was gained by an article which was related to Seizures and their effects on the patients. But there was a thing which made her tensed....

-This issue can be passed from parents to their offsprings-

Shehla read that line which made her worried. She loved her daughter and unborn child very much and she couldn't even imagine them in that condition. She was thinking about her children and didn't realise when she became unconscious. When she gain back her sense she was in hospital room, her hand was attach to a drip. Mrs Mirza and Mrs Khan were present there.

Shehla's blood pressure became hight due to stress and over thinking, which lead her to the hospital. Everyone asked her about her problem but she said that everything was fine. At night When shehla was discharged from hospital Mrs. Khan took her to her home so that she take her care properly. But Shehla was silent she wasn't sharing anything with anyone.

That was midnight and shehla was sitting on the window seat of the small room. Nasir came late from somewhere and his gaze went to his sister. He knocked on the door of room and came inside. Shehla was crying, resting her head backwards.

"Shehla" He sat down beside her.

"Bhaijan" Shehla couldn't stop her crying in front of her brother. She wasn't that much close with Fuzel but Nasir was her support in every situation.

"kya hua? Tu kab se rone lagi? Tu to sab sab ko rulane walo main se hai"

(The one who make everyone cry is crying today! what's wrong?)

Nasir try to make her smile with his little bad joke which was useless

Shehla informed Nasir about the article she read in newspaper regarding Seizures sufferers and possibilities of transmission their problem in their offsprings.

"Pagal ladki.. Ye newspaper wale to kuch bhi likh dete hain... Esa kuch nahi hota..."

(Idiot don't pay attention to that nonsense, nothing like that...)

Nasir said without any tension but in reality he was as tensed as Shehla.

"Bhaijan I don't want that my Tasmia also suffer from something like that." Shehla cried and Nasir stay silent for few minutes.

"You don't cry I'll go with Tameem bhai, to meet the doctor and I'll discuss this matter" Nasir said and Shehla looked at him with hopeful eyes.

"Bhaijan I'll also go with you" Shehla said and Nasir shook his head but being a stubbornness one Shehla again demanded

"Don't be a fool... Will you go to a mental asylum! Do you have any idea which type of people must be there" Nasir scolded her and she understands that.

On the other hand....

''By the way how your wife come back with you?" Shahid asked to Tameem when he was sitting on terrace, after having dinner.

"What do you mean bhai?" Tameem asked.

"I mean to say, other day Mr. Khan wasn't agree to send Shehla with you, he was saying you to divorce shehla then how does he got agree to send shehla with you?" Shahid asked

"I don't know, but Shehla talked to her father in other room and then he sended her with me." Tameem informed and Shahid nodded.

"It means my doubt is correct" Shahid said and Aaqil also came there to join his both brothers.

"What doubt?" Tameem asked

"Shehla only want your money nothing else... Think wisely Before setting up your business you both argue everyday, Your shouting sounds used to reach to our rooms. But Do Shehla argue with you after setting up of your business?" Shahid asked and Tameem think for a while.

"Yes.. She does... Almost everyday, we both still argue in the same way. But we don't shout now, that's why the voice doesn't reach to your rooms" Tameem informed.

That was true, shehla and Tameem both argue almost everyday because Tameem wasn't a normal man, sometimes he didn't understand what shehla wanted to explain and being a short tempered one shehla became angry, or sometimes Tameem keep repeating same thing for atlaest ten minutes which made Shehla irritate which lead to a new argument everyday but their relationship was getting better because both of them forgot about the argument very next minute after cooling down their anger.

"Lekin mujhe pura yaqeen hai Shehla jesi samajhdaar, aqalmand ladki tere sath sirf or sirf tere peso ke liye reg rahi hai. Warna wo tujh jese Pagal ke sath kabhi nahi rehti"

(But I'm sure that Shehla is living with a mental like you just because of your money, otherwise she would left you by now)

Shahid said with a smirk which hurted Tameem's heart, sometimes he behave like a ten or twelve years old.

Understanding Tameem and his mental state was almost impossible, no one could predict how and what Tameem respond on what other say.

"Esa nahi hai bhai, Jab mere paas pese nahi the wo tab bhi mujhe chhod kar nahi gai... Use mere peso ka lalach nahi hai"

(Nothing like that bhai She isn't greedy one. She stay with me in my poor days too.)

Tameem said in slow voice.

"Shahid ki baat main dam hai... Sach to yahi hai ki tum hi to Pagal hi.. Or woh kitni aqalmand hai... Tumhare sath guzara kar rahi hai to kuch to Iska kuch to raaz hoga na. Woh sirf tere pese ki wajah se tere sath hai, warna abhi tak tujhe last maarke ja chuki hoti"

(Shahid has a point, its true that you're mental but Shehla is clever, she is still living with you there must some reason behind this. And the reason is your money, otherwise she would go back till now after kicking you out from her life.)

Aaqil said with a smile and Tameem felt insecure, He was already a sufferer of inferiority complex and his brothers made him more inferior in front of Shehla.

"Shehla bohot aqalmand hai.. Ye to maan ne wali baat hai, magar yeh bhi sach hai ki woh tere pese ke liye tere sath hai..."

(there isn't any doubt in this that Shehla is very smart but at the same time it's also true that she only love your money nothing else)

Shahid knocked in Tameem's head and he start thinking, but he was still not believing on those words.

"Agar mujhe hamari baat par bharosa nahi hai to khud dekh le... Shehla jo khane ke liye kahe wo la kr nahi de, use jo shopping krata phirta hai wo band kar de... Uski har baat ko maan-na band kar de.. Phir tujhe pta chalega ki shehla sirf tere peso se pyaar karti hai"

(If you don't believe on us then it's fine, test it by yourself.. Don't fulfill her demands what ask for eating, don't take her on shopping every now and then.. stop giving her all the lugubries, then you will understand that she only loves your money)

Aaqil advised and Tameem stay silent.

"Hum tere bhai hain, tera bura nahi chahenge.. Biwi kabhi kisi ki sagi nahi hoti sirf peso ki hoti hai.. Pese dete rahoge ko khush rahegi warna ladne lagegi.... Hamari baat yaad rakhna"

(We are your brothers and we'll wishers, wives are only blind for money, they stay happy till their demands got fulfilled... Mind our words)

Shahid said and Tameem made himself stand.

"Biwi par hukum chala uska hukum mat maan warna puri zindagi tujhe gulam Bana kar rajhege"

(Make your wife follow your orders don't follow her orders, otherwise she will treat you as her slave for whole life)

Aaqil said and Tameem went back to his room.

"Iska demaag bhi to esa hai ki agar ek cheez par atak jaata hai to bas atak hi jata hai, pta nahi itna bolna kisi kaam bhi aaya ya nahi?"

( his brain is like this that if he set something in his mind then no one can replace that I don't know whether forgot understand or not)

Aaqil said to shahid and he nodded with a tensed expression.

"Koi baat nahi shuruwaat to hui.. Aaj nhi to kal kuch to fayda hoga..."

(Atlaest we started... Sooner or later we will get success)

Shahid said and Aaqil nodded.

"Aaqil Mene socha tha Tehseen ko handle karna mushkil hoga, Tameem se to koi pareshani hi nahi hai.. Magar yaha to uski biwi ne pareshan kat ke rakh diya..."

(I was thinking that handling Tehseen would be difficult and Tameem is not a problem but here that Shehla is making us tensed)

"Humne socha tha is Pagal ki shadi kisi esi ladki se kar dete hain Jo kam umar ki ho, or zyada padi likhi na ho taki asani se usko Pagal Bana lenge. Magar yaha to maamla ummed se bilkul ulta nikla... Sirf isne 12th pass kari hai tab ye haal hai, agar zyada padi likhi hoti to pta nahi Hamara kya hota..."

(We decided to marry this crazy man with a less educated and small aged girl so that it would make them fool easily but here the situation is totally different she is enough of clever when she is only 12th pass I can't imagine what you would do if she would gain some more education)

Aaqil said and Shahid nodded with a hummed

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Tameem was thinking about what his brothers told him and he was taking stress due to which he again got a Seizure. There were no one in the room, so no one knew what was happening to him inside his room. Shehla was in her material home next day when she came back, she found everyone on breakfast table, but Tameem wasn't there, she thought he must be sleeping as he use to wake up very late.

She went to her room, where Tameem was sleeping, but his face was looking pale and swelled which was enough for shehla that what happened to him last night.

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Gul jab jab apni Khushbu aur khubsurti par itraya hai,

Usi ke kaanton ne use sachchai ka aaina dikhaya hai...

(Gul = flower)

_Naaz Jamal

14.07.2020