Bonus 5.

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Zeedan was with his grandparents, downstairs, while Shifa, Daniyal, Zaryab and Alshaf were upstairs. Mr and Mrs Kazmi were unaware of the matter so as Zeedan. Shifa and Daniyal were supposed to come back home at night because they planned to drop kids to their maternal grandparents and went to their respective works.

"Who wrote those notes Alshaf? Zaryab... Did you?" Shifa asked and Zaryab shook his head.  He was scared. "Why didn't you tell us if her teacher asked you to convey the message?" Daniyal yelled.

"Alshaf was crying, she is my sister and I didn't want her to be scolded. So I didn't tell you." Said a crying Zaryab and Shifa sent this boy downstairs.

She still followed a rule that says... Don't judge the person by his actions but by intention.

Zaryab did wrong by hiding what he was supposed to tell but he wanted to save his sister. He was just a kid, it wouldn't be fine if got punishment but he got a good amount of scolding and warning. 

"Alshaf, stop crying and tell me who was writing those notes for you," Shifa shouted, the little girl sobbed and ran towards the door of the room to save herself from this scolding but Daniyal grabbed her arm and stood her in front of Shifa who was already repeating the same question. 

"I'll tell Nanu that you're scolding me." Alshaf yelled with frustration and got a slap from Daniyal. She never knew that his father could slap her. Shifa was also shocked to see this. The slap was so tight that the little ponytail of this little girl loosened.

"Deni..." Shifa gave him a disappointed look who himself was shocked, how could he slap his princess but he couldn't tolerate these things too? 

Alshaf ran downstairs and this time no one stopped her. Removing his specs Daniyal put it aside and sat down on the edge of the bed. His hand grabbed his temple of forehead which was bursting with pain. 

"Ab samajh aaya main kya kehti thi. Bacho ko galti par dantna bhi zaruri hota hai. Agar dant nhi rhe to kam as kam sahi galat me diffence to bataya jaa sakta hai na lekin nhi... Aapne mujhe Alshaf ke aage villain bana ke khada kar diya jo ise danti hai aur aap ban gye uske hero jise wo apne aansu dikha kar sari bate manwa leti hai. Mene use jitni baar danta har baar uska bas ek statement hota tha, ki wo dad se shikayat kregi... Wo meri bhi beti hai, main use utna hi pyaar karti hu jitna aap lekin main use galat raste par jate dekh kar uski galtiyon ko ignore nhi kar sakti. Bimari ko khatam karne ke liye kadwi dawai deni hi padti hai... Chhoti bimari ko agar lambe waqt tak nazarandaaz kara jaye to wo nasur ban jata hai." grabbing her purse, mobile and car keys she turned to go but stopped for a second and looked at her husband. "Employees ko salary deni hai aaj, isliye jaa rhi hu, 1 ghante me wapas aa jaungi. Aur aap apni beti ko manane nhi jayenge, use ehsaas hone dijiye ki agar wo galti karegi to use saza bhi milegi." and she left.

(Now, do you understand what I was saying?  It is also important to scold kids for their mistakes. If not scolding them at least telling them the difference between right and wrong is always necessary, but you.... You made me a villain in front of her who scolds her and you become her hero who fulfills her every wish.  Whenever I scolded her she started with stubbornness that she'd complain to Dad... She is my daughter too, I love her as much as you do but I cannot ignore her mistakes that lead her on the wrong path. If a small disease is ignored for a long time, it turns into an ulcer, and to cure the disease, bitter medicine has to be given.)

(I have to distribute salaries among employees so I need to go but I  will be back in 1 hour. And, don't you dare to pamper your girl, let her know that she could get punishments for her wrong behaviour.)

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"Dadu Janu..." Zeedan hugged his grandfather and Mrs kazmi hummed. "Won't I get anything?"

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