Yawar stood at the spot staring at the place where Shahina was standing. He saw her after two months and now he was realizing how hard it was for him to spend those two months without her. The exhaustion he was feeling after shifting into this new house disappeared instantly and he was unable to understand the reason.
Something has changed within him and he was able to notice it when he found himself worrying for Shahina after hearing about the surgery. He was agitated and wanted it to be stopped, thinking that she wouldn't be comfortable with doctors. Yet after hearing about her after surgery, he was able to relax.
What Natasha said now seems to be right, she wasn't the old Shahina. She was too different from her or perhaps it was his mind playing games with him. The leisure time he has now was really making him mad, he wants nothing more to go college now. So he could start training as Moosa has promised him. But after knowing that Shahina came back he was less worried about it.
Finally, you are here...
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With a devilish smile, he went back to his room.
The next night Shahina was in the kitchen, helping Amma-Bi by making the salad from which Yawar was stealing cucumbers, whenever Amma-Bi looked away.
In the past two months, she got habitual of living a peaceful life without Yawar, and right now, his actions were irritating her. When she was unable to bear with it anymore, she took the stuff and stood at the other side of the kitchen, away from Yawar. Their new kitchen was bigger than the old and if Yawar tried to move towards Shahina he would definitely get scolded by Amma-Bi. So, he stood there glaring at her back. Her boldness irked Yawar to the point that the next day he forced Shahina to eat a whole kilo of cucumbers and after an hour she was taken to hospital emergency. Although no words came out of Shahina's mouth yet Yawar still got suspicious glances from everyone but he was too good on wearing a nonchalant face.
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It was the month of September, Yawar only has one week before his college starts and since Shahina got to know about the fact that Yawar will be moving out to a different city because of study she has been praying extra prayers daily to thank Allah. She was happy about being free from Yawar for a few years and her happiness doubled when she got an A-plus in her exams.
Excited she directly went to Moosa's office to inform him, thinking about his reaction and being praised. Her happiness was short-lived and she abruptly stopped by a voice, which he didn't want to hear at all.
"Oye wait." She turned around and saw Yawar approaching.
"Where are you going?" He asked peering at her lower face.
"To Moosa Bhai." She said carefully keeping her voice down as he told her many times that he didn't like it when girls talked loudly. But the thing she didn't realize is that her voice sounds murmuring when she talks to him and he has to lower his face to understand her.
"What is it this time?" He narrowed his eyes at her.
"To show him my examination result." She didn't raise her head.
"Oh! So you are telling him first? Do I have to remind you that you cannot talk to him without my permission?" His voice became lower and arrogant. She shook her head.
"Good. Now show me first." He said, standing straight and reaching out his hand to receive her result.
Trying hard to stop her tears, she reluctantly handed him over her marks sheet. She really wanted to show it to Moosa first because he was the one who continuously cheered her up and stayed awake with her all night when she had to study, so she wouldn't get afraid. But as ever her happiness was crushed down by Yawar aka her 'Boss'.
"Oh wow! So you are not as stupid as I thought. You can get good grades too. Congratulations." He said, looking carefully at her marks.
Shahina's head snapped to him when she heard him congratulate her, which was really unusual.
"I must say I am really impressed." He returned her mark sheet.
"Let's go, I will take you to MB." He said lazily, slipping his hand into his pockets.
"I can go by myself." She didn't want him around when she showed her result to Moosa.
"I know you can go by yourself and don't answer me back again if you want to stay in this house."
"It's my house too." She shouted and ran towards Moosa's study. Opening the door, she looked back and found Yawar coming towards her with clenched jaws.
