Raat phel rahi thi. Lahore ki galiyon mein ronaq barh rahi thi. Aise mein Aisha khamoshi se apne bistar par baithi mobile par jhuki thi. Uski ungliyan keyboard par chal rahi thi. Woh Saima thi jisse woh baatein kar rahi thi. "To doctor ne kya kaha? Ke dawa khane ke baad tumhein sahi se neend aayegi?" Saima ka message screen par zahir ho raha tha. Aisha ne usay khola, kuch dair socha aur phir tez tez type karne lagi: "Haan, abhi to yeh pehli baar hai, pata nahi kya asar dikhayegi." Phir woh medicine ko dekhne lagi. Itne mein Iqra uske liye chai le aayi. "Aah, shukriya," Aisha ne haath aage badhaya aur dawai ka packet khola. "Ab tum chaho to ja sakti ho," Aisha ne kuch raqam uski taraf badhai aur kaha, "Haan, subah jaldi aana." Aisha kehti hui wapas palti aur kuch sochne lagi. Iqra

