Contacts OF Hearts

Ali Slapped Reena

"Hey Dua, how was your test?"

"Mine was very good. You tell me, how was yours?"

"Mine was also very good."

"Good. Minkii taught me last night."

"Wow, nice. That means Annie has also started studying now."

"Yes, yes. I thought my friends study so much, so I should study a little bit too."

"Hmm, that’s a very good thought."

Dua and Annie are sitting on a bench in the university ground talking. Their class has just finished.

"So, what do you say, shall we go to the canteen?" Annie asks.

"Hmm, yes let’s go. Today I also feel like eating something good. The test went so well, so after that we should definitely eat something nice."

"Yeah, why not. Okay then, today the treat is on me," Annie says.

"Why? What’s the occasion?"

"My test was also the first time, and it went well, so treat for the happiness."

"Hmm, you’re right actually. A treat is deserved."

Then both of them hold each other’s hands and go to the canteen. They sit there and Annie asks Dua, "What do you feel like eating?"

"Whatever you feel like," Dua says.

"Okay, you sit here. I’ll go get something really good."

"Okay."

Dua sits there while Annie brings food for herself and for her. Both of them sit and eat happily and talk a lot.

Then Annie says, "Should I tell you something?"

"Yes, yes, definitely tell me."

"In a few days it’s my birthday. My birthday is always celebrated in a really nice way."

"Wow, then you must have a lot of fun," Dua asks.

"Yes, I have a lot of fun. So I was thinking that you should also come to my birthday."

"I can’t. Actually mama won’t allow me, and I don’t feel like going to such things either."

"What, Dua? What kind of friend are you? You won’t even come to your friend’s birthday?"

"I’m sorry, but you also understand me."

"What should I understand? I’ll talk to aunty myself. Don’t worry. Just be ready from now that you have to come to my birthday. It means you have to come."

Annie always gave her orders like that.

"Alright, fine. We’ll see. Eat now."

And then both of them start eating.

Ali has come to pick up Ani. He calls her and says, "Annie, Dua's brother is coming, we should go."

"Yes, absolutely." Both of them come out of the university. Ali is already standing by his car. His eyes are not on Annie. Dua greets him and he is looking at Dua.

"I've never seen such a beautiful girl," he says to himself.

Then Dua says, "Okay Annie, you go your way and I’ll go mine."

"Okay, okay." Then both of them talk a little more and Annie comes to Ali. Dua goes towards the bus.

"Hello brother."

"Hi. Aren't your friend with you?"

"She goes by bus, so she went by bus. Ali: "But if you want we can call her and drop and pick her."

"Hmm, that’s a good idea. But she won’t agree. Let me meet her mom once, then I’ll convince her about everything."

"Okay."

She sits down at home. Even now, both of them leave for home.

Mr. Ahmed is sitting in his cabin. He gets up, pulls open the cabinet in front of him and takes out some old photographs. He sits and looks at them very deeply, as if they are the pictures of someone very dear to him and he has lost them.

These pictures are not from his house. If they were from his house, he wouldn’t have kept them here. Pictures that are hidden away in a cupboard like this must be of someone else. Now who they were of, only time will tell.

He is looking at the pictures and says, "I wish this hadn’t happened. "

.........

"Mama, why are you bringing it by lifting it? Let me show you, I’ll show you," Dua says to Mama, who is coming from the kitchen carrying food and dishes.

"Oh no, no, why did you come now? You’ve just come back from university. You sit, I’ll bring it."

"No Mama, it’s nothing. I’m coming. Mama, I sit on chairs all day. You work here all day."

"Let me show you, I’ll take it. You go and sit."

"No daughter, I’ll take it."

Mama says this while looking at Dua with eyes that seem scolding, and in a loving tone Dua says, "Okay, fine, I’m going. Don’t get angry." She pulls her cheek and goes and sits at the table.

Dua also brings the food there and sits down. Today she seemed a little off. She couldn’t understand why.

Then Dua says, "Mama, what happened? You look a little worried. Is everything okay?"

"Yes dear, everything is fine."

"But Mama, to me everything doesn’t look fine. Look at your face, it’s gone pale and looks drained. If there’s something, you can tell me."

Actually, Nazima is also thinking about the truth that she has been hiding from Dua whether she should tell her or not.

"No dear, actually I had a headache."

Dua immediately gets up from her place and comes to her, and starts pressing her head.

"You had a headache, Mama? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?"

Mama smiles and holds her hands, making her sit in front of her and says, "Dear, it’s better now. I said I had a headache, I took medicine. I’m fine. Now you sit and eat."

"Are you sure you’re fine?" Dua asks her.

"Yes, yes, I’m fine. Sit."

Then both of them sit and eat and talk a lot.

The whole Khan family gathers at the table for lunch. Annie and Ali also come and sit at the table. Annie is very happy. She feels that if Annie is not at that house, she will be able to sit and eat in peace. The worried look on her face has also reduced a lot now because she had gone to university so her mind got a little diverted. And right now, not seeing Annie, she is happy anyway. But her happiness only lasts for two moments. They have just sat down when Anus reaches there from somewhere.

In the house, Annie is talking with a disgusted look on hir face, "This boy also can't stay there. Whenever you look, he shows up right on your head."

Just then Zain notices her face and says, "What happened, Annie? Who are you cursing in your heart?"

Anus immediately realizes that she must be cursing Annie. She says, "No, no one."

"Not anyone? You must be saying it to someone. It's like I don't know you."

"No, I wasn't saying it to anyone."

"Okay, Zain, be quiet," Mrs. Ajmal says. She comes to Annie from behind and lovingly puts her arm around her.

"Mama, brother always teases me,"

"Hmm, I’ll deal with him." Then Mrs. Ajmal goes to Zain, grabs his ear and says in a scolding tone, "Hmm, tell me, will you tease my daughter again?"

"No mama, sorry. Forgive me, forgive me." He puts his hands together in front of his mama, pretending to cry in an overacting way. Then everyone laughs.

Today Annie was sitting in exactly the right spot. Zain was on one side of her and Ali on the other. So today that seat wasn’t Anus’ seat. Anus doesn’t like this at all. And he sits right in front of her. And everyone they start having lunch.

But throughout all of this, Anus' eyes kept falling on Annie again and again. It wasn’t his fault. He just couldn’t help looking at Annie. When he looked at Annie’s face, he felt at peace, as if all his tiredness was gone in a moment.

Annie could feel his gaze on her, and she was getting very confused.

Ali comes to his room after lunch. He lies straight on his bed with both hands clasped behind his head. Now only one face comes to his mind Dua's face.

"Hmm, what a beautiful girl. Innocent, delicate , exactly the kind of girl I wanted. Just the kind I like. I never thought I would fall in love with a girl so quickly."

Then he lies straight again and sighs.

"Ohhhh, no Ali, Ali, son... you’ve fallen in love too. But now the question is, how do I create love for me in Dua madam’s heart?"

He doesn’t understand anything at the moment. He’s thinking about how to make a place for himself in Dua’s heart.

.......

She is scrolling through her mobile and reads a post on f*******: that says a rich boy r***d a girl. As soon as she reads that news, she gets very upset. She has a very soft heart. Whenever she reads news like this, her heart gets very heavy.

"These rich boys, what do they think of themselves? They’ve made every girl a toy," she says angrily.

Actually, she doesn’t like rich boys at all. She thinks that rich boys are only rude and spoiled, and that they live in the arrogance of their money. They don’t respect women, they have no manners, and they treat women like toys — use them and throw them away.

"I will never fall for any rich boy," she tells herself.

Then she gets back on her mobile, scrolling past that post...

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Ali is lying in his room when Reena walks in without knocking and stands right in front of him.

Ali doesn't notice her at first because he’s lying facing the other side. When he turns around to see who it is, he sees Reena.

"You? What are you doing here?"

"Why? Can't I come into this room?" Reena replies shamelessly.

"What’s your problem? I’ve already warned you to stay away from me, but why don’t you understand?" Ali says, getting up from his bed.

"It’s my choice whether I understand or not," Reena says.

"Ali, look, I’ve tolerated you a lot. Now I won’t tolerate you even a bit. Before I do something in anger, get out of here," he says, pointing toward the door for her to leave.

Instead of going out, Reena comes closer to him and stands very near, placing both her hands on his shoulders in a possessive way.

Ali doesn’t like this move at all and he pushes her away.

"What was that? Don’t you have any shame? Shameless girl," Ali says angrily.

"Why? What’s there to be ashamed of? I love you," Reena replies shamelessly again and comes closer to hug him tightly.

Ali is stunned by her action. He doesn’t like this at all. He thinks, "How shameless can a girl be." He immediately pushes her away from him and slaps her hard across the face. The slap is so strong that Reena falls onto the bed and finger marks are left on her face. Tears instantly start falling from Reena’s eyes.

Ali tells her:

"You shameless girl. How much... don’t you even care about your own dignity? I’m tired of telling you that I only see you with respect, like a sister, but you’re not ready to understand. Get lost from here. Before I gather everyone in the house here and create a scene. Have some respect for yourself and for me. Get lost from here."

Saying this, Ali makes her leave. Reena goes to her room crying and locks herself inside.

After she leaves, Ali sits on the bed with his hands on his head and thinks, "How shameless and ill-mannered this girl is. I’ll have to do something about her. She won’t listen like this. Her stubbornness is increasing day by day. I’ll have to do something," Ali says. "I’ll take care of her."

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