Contacts OF Hearts

Shopping Mall

Look, sir, our goods are very good. Everyone likes our quality. You can check in whichever country our goods go, everyone is with us because of our quality. And our price is not very high either. So now it makes sense for you to do a deal with us.

Yes, yes, Mister Ali. We’ve heard a lot about your textile company. But still, could you do the rate a bit more reasonably?

Sir, the rate can’t get any more reasonable than this.

Ali is sitting in a restaurant talking with clients. He’s taking sips of coffee at the same time.

Sir, we also have to keep some profit for ourselves. It can’t be less than this. You think about it and finalize the deal. You think about it yourself.

Okay, Mister Ali. We’ll think about it.

Yes, yes. I’m hoping for a positive answer from you.

Yes, yes. We will definitely let you know.

Dua is sitting in her room with books. Then she closes the books and puts them aside and thinks about Ali.

Hmm. Anika’s brother is cute, but he’s so rude. How he stares and stares at me. Hmm. I’ll have to do something about him. Yes, yes, absolutely.

Dua tells herself, stay away from all this. Where are they so rich, and where are you? Forget it. Focus on your studies.

Okay. Then where is Mama?

She puts the books away and her Mama comes. Mama is working in the kitchen.

Oh, Mama, are you working alone? You could have called me too.

She enters the kitchen and says to her Mama.

Nazima: No, no, child. You study. Studying is important. I just have a little work left. I’ll do it.

No, Mama. Give it to me. I’ll do it. You sit.

She’s cutting vegetables for dinner. So Dua takes the knife and the dish of vegetables from her hand and says,

Mama, you go outside. I’ll do it myself. You work all day.

No matter how much I tell you, you just don’t stop working.

What can I do, son? I just can’t sit like this. I don’t get peace until I do some work.

Hmm. Let me do some work too. Get your daughter to do half of it.

Oh, child, you do help. You study, and on top of that you do work too. How many responsibilities should I put on you?

No, Mama. I’m completely relaxed because I’ve balanced everything.

Okay, fine. As you wish. Alright, I won’t go outside. I’ll just sit here on the chair.

She gestures toward the chair in the kitchen.

Okay, you sit here, and we’ll keep talking while I make dinner.

Yes, okay, child. Now tell me about your studies.

Mama, studies are going well.

Good. Mama, I had to ask you about one more thing.

She turns toward her, holding the knife and an onion.

Yes, child, ask.

Mama, I have a friend, Ani. I told you about her.

Yes, child. I remember. What happened?

Nothing happened. Actually, it’s her birthday. They are quite rich people. Her birthday is celebrated really well every year. She wants me to attend her birthday. If you allow, can I go?

Child, how can I send you to someone’s house like that?

No, Mama. Their family is nice. And I’ll only go for a little while. She’s asking me to stay over, but I said no, I won’t stay over. You’ll also tell her no to staying over when she comes. But I do kind of want to go. Please, Mama, don’t say no. I’ll be very careful. I’ll call you as soon as I get there, and I’ll come back on time.

Alright, fine. If you really want to go, then go. But take care of yourself. Okay?

Okay, Mama.

She gets back to work and starts thinking all day about what to wear and everything else.

.........

Annie was in her room and thinking about Anus ,"What he was saying?"

she asks herself.

She picked up her mobile and start scrolling i********: reels.

Anus was in his room . He is smoking and thinking about Annie."This girl......Ohhhh God ...Why she cannot see love in my eyes?"

Miss Ajmal Ahmed, Miss Ahmed, and Zain are all standing in a clothing store. Miss Ajmal needs to pick a dress to wear for the birthday. She really likes this dress. Then she says to Miss Ahmed, "Sister, look at this. How is this dress?"

Miss Ahmed sits with her, holds the fabric and says, "Hmm, the fabric looks very nice and the dress looks good too. Let me see."

She says, "Yes, this dress is very nice. It will look really good on our anniversary. We should get this one. And this color will suit her a lot too."

"Yes, I think the same," Miss Ahmed says.

Adding to that, Miss Ahmed says, "In my opinion we should get this one. What do you think, Zain? Should we get this dress for her to wear?"

She asks Zain, "What, Mama? How would I know? These are girls' things. I don’t have much idea about these things."

"Yes, yes. What would you know about these things? You only know about sleeping," Miss Ajmal teases him.

"What, Mama? You’ve started too now? There were already not enough people to tell me off," he says, making an innocent face.

"Hmm hmm. If we don’t give you a chance, people won’t talk about you," she teases.

"Even Didi was no less. She argues too," she says.

"Yes, yes. All you know is how to fight. Be quiet," Miss Ahmed says. "Everywhere I look, you two start fighting."

"Always start fighting, Minkii. I'm the one who fights, you fight with me. No no, you fight. Shut up, be quiet."

Both of them say fearfully, "You both fight. Look, you start fighting here."

"Stupid aunty, she fights with me."

"Fine, I fight. Then don't give me a chance to fight and I won't fight."

"Okay okay, don't talk too much."

Zain says to her.

Miss Ajmal changes the topic and says, "Zain, you don't have to get anything for the party?"

"Nothing, Mama? I do have to get something but I’m not understanding what."

"Then go. Go with Minkii to the mall. In the meantime we’ll pick a dress for ourselves here too. You two go and pick something to wear for the party."

He looks at Minkii and raises an eyebrow, meaning "go, son, Minkii. Go with Zain and get something for the party."

Now Minkii couldn’t say no to Miss Ajmal, so she says, "Okay aunty."

As soon as both of them come outside, Zain holds Minky’s hand.

"Yes, tell me, what were you doing inside? What happened, Zain?"

Zain looks behind her and says like this, "We’re in the mall. Have some shame."

"What did I do? You came running and grabbed me. Just don’t hold my hand. Move back. Stay away."

"Okay, your order."

"You came looking so beautiful. Now should a person look or should a person say something, that’s also a problem. You’re so cruel. So cruel, you."

"Okay okay, talk less. Now tell me, what do you want to get for the party?"

"How would I know what to get? You’re girls. You tell me what girls like."

"Alright then, let’s go to the jewelry shop. We’ll look at some jewelry for her."

"Okay, fine."

Then both of them go to the jewelry shop from there and say, "Get this done."

.....

They’re sitting in his cabin when Mister Ajmal comes.

"Let’s go home."

"Yes brother, you go ahead. I’ll come."

"Why, won’t you come with me?"

"Not today. I have some urgent work to do. You go ahead, I’ll come."

"It’s okay. Don’t do it. Rest is important too, and so is going home."

"Brother, it’s just a little bit. I’ll come in half an hour."

"Okay, half an hour. Okay."

Then Altaf leaves from there. Ajmal leaves too, and Mister Ahmad stays sitting there.

Then he takes out pictures from his drawer and looks at them. His eyes get teary.

"I don’t know if you’re even alive or not. What condition are you in, where are you? I don’t even know that."

He closes the pictures and holds the photo album to his chest. Tears start falling from his eyes.

"I wish I hadn’t made those mistakes. I wish you people could come back to me again. I don’t even know if you’re alive or not."

He’s crying, remembering them.

Now what the matter was, only time will tell.

.......

So many days have passed. She hasn’t even checked on me or asked about me.

Nazima says to herself, "He doesn’t even realize that I’m pregnant."

Nazima is pregnant, but her husband doesn’t care about her either.

He comes home after so many days, and that too only for a little while. Then he leaves.

Nazima calls him, but he doesn’t answer the call.

"God knows where this person is," Nazima says to herself.