Synthesis of Scattered Pieces ✔️

33.

As soon as Shifa's family leave Qasr-e-Kazmi, Daniyal took a deep breath and held his mother's arm. "I have to talk to you."

"Not now, I'm tired."

"It's important ammi."

"Daniyal, we can talk tomorrow." His father said with a tired expression but Daniyal being Daniyal shook his head, eventually his parents sat down in front of him and waited for next five minutes. 

"Now what's wrong? Don't you have to talk to us about something important?"

"Ammi, Baba... Shifa is not real daughter of Anwar uncle." After all Daniyal told his parents what he found important to tell before making this relationship strong.

"What?" Mr Kazmi was shocked, so as his wife. "It means Maryam had Adopted Shifa?" Asked the lady with curiosity but Daniyal shook his head.

"No no ammi, Shifa is Maryam aunty's daughter." Daniyal said but this statement confused the old couple even more.

"What does it mean?" Mr Kazmi asked and Daniyal felt hesitate to disclose someone's personal matter but he had to.

"Ammi, Baba, Shifa is Maryam aunty's daughter but Anwar uncle is her stepfather. Shifa's real father divorced Maryam Aunty when Shifa wasn't even born and Anwar uncle's first wife that was Hamdan's real mother, was died in an accident. Later on they got married." Mrs and Mr Kazmi were beyond shock. That was not easy to understand and digest the anatomy of Shifa's family. They both forget their exhaustion and look at each other, for next ten minutes there was a silence in the environment but commotion in the minds.

"What was the reason behind Maryam's divorce?" Asked Mrs Kazmi after thinking a lot about the whole thing. "I don't know. Neither Shifa told me, nor I found in myself to ask for." He simply shrugged but added something...

"Shifa doesn't want to get married as she's afraid of marriage just because of her mom's life." Daniyal let his parents know the truth which was not expected for them.

"Aur ye sari baate aap ab bta rhe hain!" Mr Kazmi asked with disappointed expression.

(And you're telling all these things now)

"Shifa told me all this when Ammi showed interest in her, because she didn't want to hide her personal life before making new relationships." Daniyal's statement forced Mrs and Mr Kazmi to have a second thought about it.

"Daniyal you should tell us about this beforehand." His father said with disappointment.

"Ammi main ye baate aapko kabhi bhi nhi batata, lekin main nhi chahta baad mein koi masle ho, aap dono abhi dekh lijiye aapko kya karna hai." Daniyal stood up holding an expression which was difficult to understand.

(Ammi, I would never tell you these things, but I don't want to have any issues later. Both of you think about it and take a decision what you have to do.)

''Aur haan... Agar is rishte ke liye mana bhi karein to ye reason nhi bataiyega, ise raaz hi rakhiyega. Shifa ki kya galti hai agar uski mummy ka divorce hua ya dusri Shadi hui? Wo to aaj tak khud struggle kar rahi hai apne stepfather se apnahat aur hamdardi paane ke liye, main nhi chahta wo aesi galti ke liye sharminda ho jo usne kabhi kari hi nhi." And after this request he walked to his room giving a topic of discussion to his parents.

(And... If you are going to reject this proposal then do, but please don't mention this reason, keep it secret. What's Shifa's fault in her mom's divorce or remarrige? Even she's still struggling to gain her stepfather's love and support. I don't want to make her embarrassed for a mistake she never did.)