Synthesis of Scattered Pieces ✔️

13.

Shifa's POV

With fear in my heart, I was trying to sleep. What would happen if Rani Phuppo would see me with Deni? Maybe I wouldn't be alive by now.

Or maybe something else...

Why does every problem wait for me with open arms? It was so joyous to do shopping with Deni but Rani Phuppo...

Wait a minute...

Does Deni's Ammi like those clothes or not?

With this doubt, I grabbed my mobile and open Instagram. I was thinking to text him but feeling hesitant. He was already online.

"Assalamualaikum," after a long debate with myself, I text him and he saw it immediately. I was expecting a quick reply but everything doesn't go according to expectations. He didn't reply. It was kinda embarrassing for me. Was he intentionally ignoring me? It's like my insult.

'Shifa, I'll be back in only one minute. Right now sitting with ammi.' I received his text and sigh. Thankfully he is not ignoring me.

Attaching my earphones to the mobile I started listening to my favourite songs to kill that one minute but it was too long to wait. I was kinda bored to see that chat page and suddenly… I don't know how I touched the call icon.

Before I could disconnect it, Deni receive the same. Crap! What the hell I have done?

"Is everything fine, Shifa? I was worried about you."  Instead of greeting me, he asked this question which brought a smile to my lips.

"Yeah, all good" I replied and look at the wall clock. It was midnight. For the first time in my life, I was talking to a guy at midnight. Surprisingly, he is the second guy who didn't make me feel uncomfortable.

"Aap soyi nhi abhi tak?" He asked but I hummed in reply. 

(you haven't slept yet?)

"No. Just trying to sleep..." I mumbled

"That's great, you're trying to sleep with your mobile in your hands." I giggle at his silly leg-pulling.

"Aapiki ammi ko wo kapde pasand aa gye?"

(Does your Ammi likes those clothes)

"Arey bas puchho mat, unhe to wo bhi pasand aa gyi Jo pasand nhi aani chahiye thi..." I was a little confused. What was the meaning of the mumbling?

(Please don't even ask. She like most what she should not have liked.)

"Ji?? Kya matlab?"

(What does it mean?)

"Just leave that matter and tell me, who was that kind and Nobel lady?" His voice was carrying the weight of satire and I sighed. Rani phuppo's thoughts were enough to make me anxious.

"She is Shariq's mother, my phuppo," I replied shortly.

"Ohhh... So she is Rani Phuppo, The villain of the story!" I was quite amazed. "Excuse me, Deni...when did I tell you her name?" I asked him.

"I don't know the exact date and time but once you have told me that Shariq is Rani phuppo's son."

Oh no... my bad. I don't know why I'm so friendly with Deni? I tell him many things without even noticing. Once I told him about Afifa and her craziness, and other times, I'd shared Bilal's dramatic behaviour with him...

"Are you there?" His voice dragged me out of the trance. "Yeah, I'm." and I was out of words again. I don't know What to talk about? Closing my eyes I was only listening to his breathing. He was also silent same as me. I wanted to disconnect the call but something unknown was stopping me.