Gurya (Doll) / Ehsas e Talluq (Realisation of Relationship)

Part-30

Hoor woke up at 9 a.m. for her shift and wanted to cry out loudly.

'Kal Nikkah tha mera, raat 2 bajy ghar ayi. Chalis (40) kilo ka dress makeup Jewellery sab remove kia aur ab chaar (4) ghanty so kar kaam pe Jaun. Main insan hun Ya Janwar.' She was tired and wanted to sleep but her leave was not approved by someone.

(It was my Nikkah yesterday. I came home at 2 am, removed 40 kg of the dress, makeup , jewellery everything & now I've to go to work after sleeping for 4 hours. Am I a human or an animal.)

'Matlab I know ke ye asa field hai jahan roz roz chuttian nahi hoti but it was my marriage. Aj se pehle toh Maine kabhi bhi khud leave nai lee. Nikkah pr b nai dee.'

(I mean I know that this is a tough field I can't get holidays easily but it was my marriage. I never took a leave on my own before. Didn't even give me one on Nikkah.)

She threw the cushion on the bed angrily as  if that was her husband to be exact but also someone who didn't approve her leave.

She rubbed her eyes and went to freshen up. She went to the kitchen but she was so sleepy,  had no energy to cook anything. She looked towards Haleema's room but no noises were coming. Guess her daughters were asleep too. She decided not to wake her up and instead get a few more minutes of sleep that she'll get from skipping breakfast. She was asleep after 2 minutes on the kitchen chair, not before putting an alarm that was supposed to run after 25 minutes. She wanted to kill Ahil when her mobile showed her

Your alarm is set for 25 minutes and 13 seconds from now.

Her alarm rang after what it felt like 2 minutes. She grumbled, turned it off and went to change her clothes. She kissed Momal's forehead who was sleeping beside her. She got ready and still everyone was sleeping and she was getting angry.

'He could've given the shift to Ayaan bhai or divided it but he gave the whole 10 hour shift to me. I hate him.'

She picked up the car keys but put them back because she was in no mood to drive and instead, called a cab. In a few minutes, she was at the hospital. There were still 20 minutes until her work started so she ordered a coffee and sat and looked around. Yumna wasn't around which means either she didn't have a shift or she had it later in the evening or a night duty. The coffee was sour but it turned more when she saw him taking a round of the hospital.

'Na khud neend puri ki na mujhe krnay di.'

(Neither did he sleep himself nor did he let me sleep.)

Her eyes met his and she quickly averted them but she could see him walking towards her through the corner of her eyes. He pulled the chair in front of her and sat down. He looked at her for a few seconds, then sighed. Hoor was trying her best to ignore him since it was still 10 minutes until her shift and he was not her sir whom she was supposed to listen to at work.

"Hoo–"
"Meray moonh mat lagen."
( Don't talk to me.)

"What?"
"What?" She shrugged.

"Pehli bat, main bht thaki hui hun. Dusri bat, Meri neend puri nahi hui. Teesri baat, Maine nashta bhi nahi kia."

(Firstly, I am very tired. Secondly, I haven't slept much. Third, I didn't do breakfast.)

"Toh main kia krun?"
(So what should I do?)

"Aap ye kren ke meri shift ke douran mera samna kam se kam kariyega warna NUMBER CHAAR: MERA BLOOD PRESSURE HIGH HO JAYEGA."

(You just do this that show me your face as less as possible during my shift otherwise NUMBER FOUR: MY BLOOD PRESSURE WILL RISE.)

"OK." He nodded and walked by her side and left. She sighed in peace. Her peace wasn't long lasting since he came back after 2 minutes with two sandwiches in his hands. He put them in front of her and she looked at him with questioning eyes.