MEANT TO BE

Chapter-7

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Tahir was getting out from the main gate along with his mother while his eyes laid on Ramia who was discussing something with some people on the construction area, Taseefa followed his gaze and said "Wait for a minute" she made her way towards Ramia.

"Very busy?" Ramia looked at the sudden voice and smiled after recognizing the owner of the voice.

"Nothing much,( she noticed the way she dressed up ) Aunty, are you going somewhere?"

"Hm (she nodded her head) Eid is in two days all our relatives are coming, so going for lot of shopping" she said with her usual smile.

"Ma, we are running late" Tahir who was waiting for his mother also reached on the spot.

"wait ( she said with a fake anger ) one thing...Thank You"

She surprised on this sudden greetings "Thanks for what!"

"For the kind work you are doing here" she finally understood that, her identity is fully revealed.

"you know!"

" Just found, but I hope you didn't felt annoyed by me or my nagging"

"absolutely not… there are your most precious warmth in your nagging, How can I found it annoying"

" Really...then I'm gonna continue to nagg you same as before…for me you are just a child like my Alif "

"What! Ma you can't really place your precious son with an absolute stranger! It's ridiculous!"

"You are right, Aunty I'm sure if you continue to Watch over me you'll surely put me to an upper place of your son" she gave a challenging look to Tahir who was doing same.

"Ms. Ramia maybe you are a well known figure among the country but don't overestimate yourself"

"I don't think so, It's just I know myself better than anyone"

"Oh really then are you looking down on me?"

"I didn't mean that"

"Seems like"

"Do you have any personal grudge on me?"

"Why would I!"

"Seems like"

Tahir was going to say something while Taseefa , who was watching cluelessly sensed something serious and finally interfere in this heated argument "Ahha…are you guys really fighting over me! Childish!...let me tell you, in the eyes of a mother every child is same" Tahir was waiting impatiently and walked forward to avoid further argument.

" Ramia, Eid near the door, when are you going back?"

"Day after Eid"

"Really then you can enjoy an amazing Eid of village, but your family will be disappointed, they must be waiting for you! Afterall Eid is all about celebrating with family"

"It's ok, no one will be waiting ( in a whisper )"

"Then why don't you celebrate with us ( Tahir looked at his mother to express his disagreement which casually get ignored by his mother ) a pending meal is also there. Your Aunty would love to treat you" Ramia was not prepared for this sudden invitation.

" It's fine aunty, don't bother…you must enjoy the day with your family. Maybe you can treat me next time"

"Now a days I try my best to avoid a next time ( Tahir looked at his mother with an unpredictable emotion on his face, the never lefting smile still lingering on her face ) you have to come". Ramia didn't understand her words, she was hesitating first but it seems she have a weak heart to deny this lady's kind invitation…at last she gave in.

" ok then, I'll try to come in the evening", Tahir was not expecting this, still he is ok as long as his mother is ok.

" No trying, you have to come" she nodded her head.

" May we go on our way now" Tahir exclaimed after getting a hope to end this never-ending conversation of these ladies. They left after giving a pleasant goodbye to each other. Tahir get into the car with his mother.

"Why were you talking so harshly with her"

"I didn't"

"Yes you did, I was also present there"

" She is a stranger Ma and not a commoner like us. You can be naive but I'm not, you can't always trust a random person you just meet"

" So what she is not an ordinary people like us, She is a good girl that's the matter and what is the trust issue doing here!, why you always take tings too complicatedly"

"Yes I'm being complicated because I don't have an eye to look into the person and identify his/her true self that's why I can't believe them. You called it complicated but I call it 'being practical', that's the harsh truth of this world"

"You still can't let those things go from your mind?"

"You are overthinking, I told you I'm being practical"

"I'm your mom, I know you better. Life is all about moving forward my son, whatever you are saying is logically true but in a world where you always treat every person like a stranger and suspect them… is a miserable world.. you can never find happiness there. Trust is a far away thing first of all is kindness, who knows maybe your kindness can change a person's evil intention also"

" How can you still say these after all those things happened with us?" Tahir's eyes were fixed on the road. He always wondered this question and asked his mother but there was always a same answer, "You can't place every people on the same plate, if there is an evil an angle is also there" Tahir chuckled, it was an expected answer.

"We have reached" Tahir parked the car in the parking area of supermarket and felt relived as the topic get closed.

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It was late evening….There is only a day left for Eid…Ramia was wandering aimlessly with her car.…biting her nail…looking out from the window… she have no idea where she was heading . Her heart wants to go to that certain place but her mind is forbidding her. She finally decided to go with the heart and set her direction, in few minutes she was at the same road which she always tries her best to avoid, for her bad her construction site also in the same road now she have to cross this place frequently. From the windshield she can see the same house where she have came few days ago, until she noticed the person in front of the house , her vision was unclear a scene from her past pop up in front of her (There were so many people gathered around the house, a man slapped Ramia in front of everyone,GET OUT I said)....... her grip on the steering gets loosened…her feet slipped from the accelerator, her eyes still fixed on the person, car started moving without her control…....THUDDD.