Dard-e-Dil

Shehla was making Tameem's favorite dish to made him happy but that was difficult for him, because he was missing Shahid.

Even after everything what shahid did, Tameem loved his brother very much, he wanted to meet him. Tameem and shahid wasn't talking to each other from the day of that business matter, but they people never brought their conflicts between their children. Tasmia and Talib still talk to shahid in the same was and He also love Tasmia very much... As so Tameem and shehla did with Shahid's children.

"What's the Matter? Why are you glaring me?" Shehla asked with confusion.

"Everything happened due to you and your daughter, neither you refuse for Faizan nor shahid Bhai became angry with you... All these things are going just because of you" Tameem said and shehla smiled but an inverted one

"Your shahid bhai never loved you. He was just using you... And you are blindly trusting them..." Shehla said with disappointment and Tameem jerked his head.

"He is my brother, why would he do so?"

That was their daily routine, most of the time Tameem treat shehla and Tasmia like a culprit for making conflicts between both brothers but for Shehla Tasmia's life was more important so she couldn't take a chance.

"Papa, see I have got full marks in test" Tasmia came to his father with a big smile on her face and a notebook in her hand, but Tameem throw her notebook to other side without glancing at that.

"Dafa ho ja yahan se.. Apni manhus shakal mujhe dikhane ki zarurat nahi hai.."

(Get lost no need to show me your face)

Tasmia was shocked, she was 9 years old and she was always expecting something good and loving words from her father, which maybe not in her destiny. She looked at her mother who opened her arms and Tasmia hugged her mother. Shehla kissed her head and glared Tameem.

"Tumhe gussa mujhse hai, bachcho se kyu ese behave karte ho?" Shehla asked with disappointment and anger.

(You are angry with me why you behave like this with kids.)

"Ye sab kuch teri is beti ki wajah se hi to hua hai... Manhus hai ye." Shehla glared him and held Tasmia's hand before dragging her towards the wardrobe.

(this is all because of your daughter)

"Take this beta and change your clothes" Passing a pair of clothes of her daughter Shehla said and Tasmia nodded.

"Talib, come beta we are going to Nani's home" Shehla yelled and wiped her only tear which appeared in her eye

"Khana de kar jana mujhe" Tameem said and Shehla chuckled roughly

(go after giving me lunch)

"Haan kyu nahi?! Wese bhi main tumhari biwi thodi hu, khana pakane wali hu, ye to mera farz hai.." Shehla served him lunch after firing a satire and changed her clothes to went to her maternal home.

"Mummy I don't want to go nani's home today" Talib said and Shehla kissed his head.

"Koi zarurat nai hai yaha rukne ki... Jaldi jao yaha se apne Manhus chehre le kar"

(no need to stay here, go away from here I don't wanna see your faces)

Tameem said while pointing out towards the door of the room.

"People wait for Sunday to spent time with their kids and family but you always have problem with us." Shehla said with anger and dragged Talib with her, Tasmia also followed her mother and Tameem was busy in having his lunch.

"Where are you going?" When shehla was going downstairs, Aaqil asked to Her.

"Bhai main kahan jaungi? Ek hi to jagah hai jahan main jaati hu"

(I only have one place to go.. Where would I go except there?)

Shehla said sadly and Aaqil nodded and took step forward but stopped in between and turned towards Aaqil.

"Aaqil bhai.. Please talk to him.. Try to make him understand that we are his family, don't treat us in this way." Shehla shared her problem with Aaqil because she think him as a father or a big brother.

"You don't give importance to him, ignore him properly, don't talk to him regarding any matters, your cold behaviour will make him understand the way of behaving with his family. And when he will come to me to complaint about your behavior then I'll explain him what he is doing with you all" Shehla nodded sadly and went downstairs, but she was confused that being rude with Tameem would leave more and more misunderstandings between both of them and that will be more difficult for both of them and their Children.

That was being ten years of their marriage and shehla was tired of her life. She was a shield for her children mostly for Tasmia against her own father. She wanted to soet out All the matter but when ever she tried to talk to Tameem he use to say a single sentence 'Don't show me your face, I feel irritated whenever you comes in front of me'

Shehla went to her maternal home, she was very sad, she wanted to take rest in home but she didn't had mental peace in that home in Tameem's presence. Tameem became almost normal in those three years of his medicines, his seizures were almost cured, sometimes he just felt headache that too endurable, but his hate towards shehla and Tasmia was increasing day by day. Whenever he saw Shahid talking to Tehseen but not with him he hate shehla And Tasmia more and more. His decision making power wasn't better with medical treatment, and his problem of repeating himself again and again was still uncured but better than before.

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AFTER SOME DAYS...

One of Tameem's cousin brother with his wife was visiting to Aaqil for

so he came to Tameem's room too, to meet him. In talking about everything he suddenly asked Tameem that how his and Tehseen's business was going? Shehla and Tameem was was surprised about that question. Because Tehseen was a professor of physics, he wasn't interested in business and everyone knew that Tameem's business was closed.

"Bhai sahab, Tehseen and I both do job, not business" Tameem informed and his cousin made his crows furrowed.

"But Aaqil said that your business is going good" His cousin said and Shehla smiled sadly.

"No, bhai sahab... Its bust be some misunderstanding" Shehla with a small smile while passing the cup of tea to The guests.

"But when Shahid and Aaqil were selling the house which was in our street they both said that Tameem and Tehseen need money to set up their business" Shehla and Tameem both were shocked.

"What?! We need money from shahid bhai?" Shehla Mumbled

"Which house and it was sold by both of them?" Tameem asked with shocked expression

There were many houses and two Haweli(s), many Mango gardens (Aam ke bagaat) located outside the Delhi, which were belongs to Bade Mirza Sahab. Tameem's cousin informed that shahid and Aaqil both sold two houses which were located far away from Mirza House almost three years ago. And they sold off one mango garden almost nine years back.

Tameem was shocked and shehla was more than shocked, she could expect anything with Shahid but not from Aaqil even in her worst dream.

"I even don't know about that" Tameem said and His cousin was also surprised.

"Who is owner of that property?" Shehla asked to Tameem

"Abba ji" Tameem replied in short.

"Didn't they gave you your share after selling that property?" Tameem shook his head on his cousin's question.

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"Aaqil bhai you have sold the houses and didn't even informed me." Tameem asked to Aaqil, and he shook his head.

"I haven't.." Aaqil said and Tehseen also took part in the conversation.

"Bhai not only Tameem, you even didn't informed me" Tehseen said and shahid glared Tameem and Tehseen both.

"But how they can sell the property if you all are equal owners!" Shehla asked and shahid glared her.

"They all converted all the property on my name... Now I'm the absolute owner of all the property, its up to me whether I sell the property or keep that for future!" Shahid said and shehla, Tameem, Tehseen and Nayla were shocked.

"When did I handed over my share in your favour?" Tehseen asked to shahid

"I'm not answerable to you..." Shahid roared, Tameem and Tehseen were shocked.

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Shehla, Tameem, Nayla and Tehseen were sitting in Mrs. Mirza's room.

"How it is possible?" Tehseen mumbled.

"When you people transfer your share in his favour?" Shehla asked to Tameem and Tehseen and they both shrugged.

Tasmia, Talib and Muneeb (Tehseen's son) were playing outside the room without knowing that their futures were also going to become a game play.

"Muneeb bhai, what mummy, papa And badi Ammi and bade abbu are talking like this?" Talib asked when saw elders talking worriedly.

"You leave that... They elders always talk like this." Muneeb, who was only nine years old said to Talib and he nodded while playing with ball.

"Tehseen have shahid bhai converted this home on his name too?" Nayla asked and Tehseen shrugged

"They haven't showed the papers to us" Tehseen informed and shehla think for few moments

"it's a clear fraud, but I'm shocked that Aaqil bhai is also involved in this" Shehla told and Tehseen nodded.

"Indeed its a fraud, otherwise I'm not a fool that I hand over my share to him" Tehseen said and Nayla nodded but Shehla was thinking something.

"when did he sold that property? Bhai sahab informed that they people sold the mango garden almost 9 years back." Shehla mumbled and held her forehead

"Yaa Allah.. Now I Understand..." Shehla said and other three looked at her with questioning eyes.

"Have you remembered that NOC papers! Which you all siblings signed for the court case regarding House Tax?" Shehla said and Tameem and Tehseen nodded with wide eyes.

"Ohh.. No" Nayla muttered.

"Tehseen bhai haven't you read that papers?" Shehla asked and Tehseen shook his head.

"I was trusting both of my brothers blindly, how can they do something like this" Tehseen muttered.

"I was saying you to not sigh that papers without reading that but you didn't listen to me" Shehla bust on Tameem, and for the first time he didn't protest and admitted his mistake.

"That wasn't the first time when we all siblings signed some papers without reading them, they use to make us sign many papers regarding some court cases and constructions and many more things. Before Marriage we have signed many papers just in the same way" Tameem and Tehseen both said and shehla was surprised to know that

"Tehseen bhai you are an educated person, how can you be so much fool that you signed papers without reading them?" Shehla asked and Tehseen smiled sadly.

"Humne bewaqufi ne nahi bharose aur pyaar ne luut liya... Jin par aankhen band karke bharosa kra tha unhone hi dhokha de diya."

(Not foolishness, but trust snatch everything from us. We trusted them blindly and they betrayed us)

"Jab Abba ji ka inteqal hua tha to main 9 ya 10 saal that tha or shahid bhai 20 saal ke... Mene to unhe Abba ji wala darja de diya tha... Mujhe kya pta tha ki woh esa karenge..."

(when dada passed away I was only 9 or maybe 10, but Shahid bhai was 20, I gave him the place and respect of a father in my life, I never expected Anything like that from him)

Tameem said and he had tears in his eyes. He didn't even cry on Mrs. Mirza's death but he cried on the death of his trust over his brothers

"Now what can we do? We don't have any other way to stay quiet, because we are left with nothing except this home. If we would go against Aaqil bhai, and shahid bhai then they would kick us out from this home too" Tameem said and Tehseen nodded but Shehla shook her head.

"Staying quiet isn't any option in life. We have to do something, we can't leave our share like this... It's not about us but it's all about our children's future." Shehla said and Tameem sighed.

"Shehla at least now stop your nonsense. We can't do anything right now." Tameem said And shehla huffed

"Why you start with 'not possible'? Why you can't think positively?" Shehla asked to Tameem and he glared her.

"By the way all these things are happening due to you and your daughter, if you wouldn't re..... " Shehla didn't let him complete

"Now stop your nonsense... Did Tehseen bhai and Nayla bhabhi also refuse for Faizan's proposal? Or did Razia Baji also refused for any proposal? No.... No one did anything but still shahid bhai and Aaqil bhai betrayed all of them" Shehla almost yelled in anger.

"Don't yell on me... Shahid bhai was correct, he always told me That you won't respect me for my whole life, he was correct that you won't let me take any decision in my whole life and the same you are doing now... Let's it go what we have already lost, focus on present" Tameem shouted on Shehla

"Don't focus on present, but think about future! What will happen if they will kick us out from this home too? Do you have any shelter for that time?" Shehla asked And Tameem was silent on that.

"I can't believe.... Shahid bhai, wasn't like This... Then suddenly why he turned like this?" Tameem mumbled

"Do you have property papers?" Shehla asked to Tameem and Tehseen but they both shook their heads and informed that after the death of Bade Mirza Sahab, shahid took the trunk in which he use to keep all the papers and documents.

"For now we have to act like we are left with no other way, but we have to do something, we can't stay on their mercy..." Shehla said and Tehseen nodded as so Nayla did.

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Hila bhi na paye Hume dushman ke teer-o-talwaar.

Ghayal kra hai to un khanjaron ne jo apno ke hathon chale.....

(Teer-o-talwaar = sord and arrow

Ghayal=injured

Khanjar= Dagger)

_Naaz Jamal

(September, 2015)

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