Ya Qalbi (My Heart)

Part 61

( Khan's new bungalow  ☝️ )

Zarin: Zaidji please continue the story I want to know how you join the mafia.

Zaid smiled at her and kiss her palm and said

Zaid: ok princess I will continue. Life was a true blessing for all of us. Bijan was like a sister to abbu and ammi. After Bijan coming into our home and lives it was like half of ammi's burden was gone. Dropping us or picking us from school and tuition and helping in doing homework, helping ammi with household things like going to market to buy groceries and vegetables, etc. was done by Bijan. Abbu's business was also flourishing and his hard work was now giving him returns and huge profits. We shifted from there to a new and big bungalow

Zaid pause and look at Zarin and she was smiling listening to all this so Zaid continue

Zaid: In short, in a very short time Allah blesses us with everything, one Bijan as our phuppo and, the second excellent growth in abbu's business.

Zarin smiled at him and he hold her hand which was in his scalp and started moving as a signal that she should continue doing this as he is liking it and should not stop. Zarin smiled at him and continue as he wanted. But his smile made him cute so Zarin kiss his forehead and said

Zarin: Zaidji please continue

Zaid chuckled at her eagerness and cute pout and continued

Zaid: everything was great till one day, when...

Zaid pause and was in deep thought. His trance broke when Zarin patted his shoulder and said

Zarin: what happened Zaidji that day?

Zaid looked at her for a few seconds and then said

Zaid: Ammi fainted

Zaid took a pause and his eyes became glassy. Zarin knew something big is going to come which change them all, but was quiet and gave him time to speak. Few tears rolled down from his eyes and Zarin quickly wiped them with her thumb. Zaid saw her and then continued.

Zaid: princess it was at night time when abbu and we brothers were sitting and doing our work. Bijan was in the kitchen cleaning and ammi came out with our milk glasses. Suddenly she lost her balance and then the next moment she fainted. We all were shocked to see ammi like this and quickly stood up and Abbu picked her up and took her to the bedroom Asad bhai took abbu's phone and called the doctor and I was with Saad as he had started crying. Bijan too came from the kitchen

Zaid again pause and was lost in his thoughts as if he was visualizing that night scene again, so Zarin decided to wait and after few minutes she patted his shoulder lightly and that broke his trance he looked at Zarin and then continued.

Zaid: The doctor came and did the checkup and told abbu that we need to do certain tests tomorrow morning. The next day ammi and abbu went to the hospital for the entire test. Bijan was taking care of everything during ammi's illness that was us, ammi, and the house. After two days ammi's report came which shook us all to the core.

Zaid closed his eyes and tears came out from the side making Zarin's thighs wet he could not control himself and Zarin understood that the illness has to be a really bad one. It took few minutes for Zaid to control himself and till that time Zarin was continuously whipping his tears. Zaid hold her hand and his voice was cracking but still spoke

Zaid: ammi's report came and we came to know she has Leukaemia and it was in her last stage her life would be maximum of a month or one and half.

Zarin never understood the word Leukaemia so she slowly asked him

Zarin: Zaidji what does it means?