One day I was at home “I normally was at home coz I didn’t had to do much at office just had to go whenever they need me and call me” watching TV. Someone ring my door bell i thought its pizza boy coz few min. ago I ordered a pizza. When I opened the door I got surprised it wasn’t pizza boy it was Ayesha stand front of me looking straight on my face red coz of anger. I didn’t know what to say nothing comes in my mind all I could manage to say “hi” she didn’t reply she just pushed me slowly and came inside the house. I looked her she seat on the sofa and was watching the right wall like she don’t want to talk to me. I closed the door and seat on a chair on some distance to her. 100s of questions were coming in my mind but I didn’t know how to ask them I had no idea from where to start questions. And what’s going on in her mind. Anyway I had to start from somewhere so I dare a little and said.
Me: are you angry?
Now she turn her face on me and said loudly.
Ayesha: no I am not angry I am happy I am feeling like dancing coz of joy.
Again she turned her had to the wall.
I was so surprised how she find out I am in uk and how do she know my address but I had littlie idea like maybe somehow her parents came to know about me being in uk and they told her anyway that wasn’t the time to think about that…..right now I had to think how to calm her. I have heard somewhere that girls always like if someone give compliment about their beauty. I notice her now she was in typical Indian salwar kurti and looking nice not much changed after even marry and being mother “if I wasn’t wrong” I said “You looking good didn’t changed still looking like 18.” She didn’t response. Her head was still toward wall and mouth was zipped.
Me: hey would u take something tea, coffee, soft drink, juice or a sword to cut my neck???
I joked to calm the situation…..she thought I couldn’t but I clearly caught she tried to laugh.
Ayesha: I don’t want to talk to you don’t try to make me laugh I am so angry.
Me: hey common I know you are angry but give me a chance defend myself…..you know me from years can I do anything to hurt u? if I did something it have a good reason won’t u even listen ones.?
Ayesha: oh so you still remember me I thought you forgot me.
Me: what? How can u think anything like that I can forget myself but can’t forget u.
Ayesha: if that so why u didn’t told me you are in uk? M I so bad whom u didn’t wanted to know about ur arrival in uk?
Me: that’s not thru u know it…..i have a good reason why I didn’t told u about me being in uk and btw how do u know about my location?
Ayesha: ur mom told to my mom and she told me ur address as well…..and I am curious to know ur “good reason” make sure it should be really good else u goanna die today.
Me: actually Ayesha you told me last time that jahid mind our friendship and I was so sure if u will know I am in ur town u will try to meet me and that could make problems between u and jahid I just didn’t wanted to be a coz of tensions in ur life.
Ayesha: u want me to believe that? (now she was smiling )
Me: believe it or not u know me from childhood…..do I ever said any lie to u?
Ayesha: no ok I believe u that’s what I like about u…..you are honest.
I didn’t wanted to type all argument but after about a hour long arguments she finally became normal. I was happy to see her after so long time.
Me: would u like to take something? “I asked again”
Ayesha: a glass of water.
I went in the kitchen and bring a glass of water for her and drunk some water myself in the kitchen too coz It wasn’t easy to make her calm.
Me: so how r u ayesha? How’s jahid? And ur kid is it son or daughter?
Ayesha: you don’t know anything?
Me: what? I don’t know what r u talking about.
Ayesha: my family told nothing in our colony?
Me: I have no idea ayesha coz I wasn’t much at the town after ur marriage most of the time I was out for studies last news I heard about u was about ur pregnancy.
She was now looking at me her eyes were being little wet coz of tears I could easily see it and I was wondering what the problem is. I asked.
Me: is everything fine?
She finally couldn’t stop herself and start crying. I was very shocked to see her crying coz doesn’t mater I was her childhood friend but I didn’t saw her crying after we were about 10. I hold her hand and asked her again.
Me: what happen why r u crying? Is everything fine?
Now she said something in her crying voice that made me pissoff on few ppl.
Ayesha: jahid was an jerk and her family was cheater. Jahid already had a wife whom he and his family loved a lot but coz of some accident she wasn’t able to become mother. Jahid’s family needed jahid’s own kid and for that they needed another wife of jahid. They didn’t told neither me nor my parents that jahid was already married. I didn’t knew it until I gave birth to jahid’s son. Just after that they called her old wife back to their home. They treated me so roughly. They all use to beat me everyday I had no other choice but to take divorce but forcefully they took the kid too. Now I am alone. These ppl cheated me. I am living alone from last 3 months.
I was so shocked to know all that I was so mad on jahid and his family members I wanted to shoot them all for doing bad with my innocent friend I said
Me: these are fucking bastards I won’t leave them u don’t worry I will teach them a good lesson.
Ayesha: no plz don’t do anything.
Well frankly I had no idea what can I do to harm them I mean I was new there and they were living in the town from years but at that moment I couldn’t think like that I just wanted to teach them a good lesson.
Me: they deserves a lesson ayesha.
Ayesha: no plz jahid and his family is nothing for me now I don’t wanna see their faces again in my life infect it was my fault too.
Me: what? How it was ur fault?
Ayesha: I married a guy whom I didn’t know just coz my parents asked me to do. I wanted to study but I didn’t oppose them much when they forced me to marry I always live as my parents wanted me to live but not anymore now I will live my life the way I like.
Me: what r u saying that wasn’t ur fault they took advantage of ur innocence. And what do u mean by ur own way?
Ayesha: my own way…..you know when jahid gave me divorce my parents were sad too but soon they start looking for new husband for me but I don’t want to be fool again now I won’t marry with anyone whom I don’t know. My parents were so angry on me coz I refuse to marry again so I decided to stay in uk I got my citizenship here. I live and work here and I kinda like this free life. I can wear cloths as I like, I can go out without any male with me I don’t have to follow strict Islamic laws etc. I work earn and live at my own.
Me: what? U work? But how I mean as much I remember you couldn’t finish ur studies so how u got work in a country like uk?
Ayesha: yes yes u r right I couldn’t finish my education and came to uk but I am so lucky I found Dr. khan. He is a nice man he gave me job in his clinic as a receptionist. And I work same in a hotel too. I earn enough money for me.
Then we talked for few more hours and then she went back to her house I asked her to drop her but she said she have some other work too before going home. In next few weeks we talked on phone sometime. We couldn’t meet coz her schedule was busy all day and I couldn’t dare to ask her time in night coz though now she was in uk but we both were still Indians and there was some untold rules between us. Time was passing like that until I got another surprise.
It was a usual day I was busy doing some networking check up on my computers at home when I heard the door bell. I go and opened the door there was a woman covered by hijab on the door. It was Ayesha doesn’t mater she was fully covered with hijab but I could easily recognize her coz her eyes weren’t covered and I could easily know who have such beautiful eyes. Without wasting time I said.
Me: oh you common in. (and I moved back to the room Ayesha followed me)
Ayesha: how do u know it’s me?
Me: I can see ur eyes.
Ayesha start watching me with strange eyes.
Ayesha: you can recognize my eyes???
Me: of curse we are friends from over 23 years now I don’t need to see ur face to know it’s u. I can easily find out it’s u by ur eyes and ur voice too.
Seems like she got very impressed by my answer.
till now she removed her hijab and throw it on the chair to get comfortable I was quite happy to see she is being like b4 now I mean she feel my home as her own. When she removed her hijab I was amazed to see her cloths it was totally western cloths nice blue sexy t shirt and and blue jeans. She was looking too sexy in those cloths. I couldn’t stop my self by asking.
Me: ayesha what’s this???
Ayesha: what?
Me: hijab in uk?
Ayesha: you know Dr. khan strictly told me if I wanna work at his clinic I will have to work in Islamic way coz his 90% patients are from Pakistan and Arabia and they like to see woman in hijab they don’t like girl in western outfit.
Me: ok I got it maam but why this jeans and blouse???
Ayesha: coz this is not the only work I have after dr. khan’s clinic I have to go to hotel for my other job too and tourists there will be scared if they will see a receptionist in hijab. Btw why u asked aren’t these cloths looking good on me???
Me: nope they are looking very nice I just never saw u in these kind of clothes that’s why I was just surprised.
Ayesha: btw u didn’t asked why I came here?
Me: why will I ask its ur own home u can come whenever u want.
Ayesha: I know that but this time I come with a special reason.
Me: and what’s that?
Ayesha: dr. khan have decided take big break of one and half hour everyday coz he got some lecturer job in some medical college so he will go there for one and half hour everyday. He also permitted me to go home for lunch etc. but my house is too far from the clinic I don’t think so it’s a good idea to waste too much time and energy go there and come back daily for an hour. So I was wondering ur house is near clinic if I can come here everyday for relax a little coz I feel so weird in clinic. U got problem???
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