8 Chapter 6 : Determined

Later at Night :

Farukh was sitting on bed with a frown on his face and lost in some deep thoughts.Zubaida came in to the room and looked at her husband who was looking like lost somewhere. She sat down in front of him and put a hand on his shoulder bringing him back to the present.

"You were looking lost!Is everything fine?"she asked with worried expressions.

"I met Zaroon today!"he said ignoring her question.

"So?"she asked being clueless about the thoughts her husband was having.

"He is such a nice boy and amazing person."he replied.

Zubaida was still confused not getting the point of this talk now. Seeing her confused farukh said.

"Isn't he the same Zaroon for whom sadiya has brought proposal for our zehra?"he asked.

"Yeah,he is her sister's son."she replied still confused.

"Call sadiya tomorrow and tell her that we are ready for his proposal."he said in firm voice.

"You have met him only once,don't you think we should gather more information about him then we can go further!?"she said being still skeptical about the decision, she was not ready to take any decision in haste for her one and only daughter.

"I have met him once but i have an instinct that he is the one for zehra and about information i will do that and we have to inform other family members, and should get their opinions also on this matter!"he said looking at her and she nodded her head in agreement.

Even he would not take any decision in haste but he was having this feeling that he is the one and he was genuinely impressed with a young boy.

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After coming from Afi's house. Zehra was praying her Isha prayer (post dawn prayer). After completing her Namaz , she sat down on prayer mat and raised her hands and she remembered the conversation that happened today at Afi's house.

Flashback:

Zehra was coming out of the kitchen after drinking water when she heard two aunties taking her name in their conversations.

"Yeah, she is too arrogant and selfish!" first lady said.

"I have heard that she isn't approving any guy for marriage."second lady said.

"Yeah she must be having an affair"second lady gasped at her words.

"But she doesn't look like a girl who would have an relationship,she is such a good girl and belongs to a good family!"second one said.

"That's all facade, so that no one can say anything to her. Otherwise only you say why would she reject 7-8 guys in 4 months without any reason!"first one said.

Second lady nudged the first lady with her elbow, so she could see zehra behind them.

They looked at her but she gave them a small broken teary smile and left from there unable to form any words in her defense.

Flashback ends.

She thought of that conversation and cried in front of her lord. She was always pampered and treated like a princess in her family and is not habitual of some allegations and harsh comments.It just broke her heart.

"Ya Allah you know about me, i haven't done anything like this then why such accusations for me? I haven't even seen  a boy in that way but still how can they talk so ill about me?"she was crying with hiccups.

"Ya Allah only you know that why i have rejected them all."she was mumbling in slow voice with continuous hiccups.

Watching an innocent soul so broken and sad even angels began to say Aameen on her duas.

"Grant me a life partner who is close to you and who could help me to get closer towards my deen and religion,who will respect my parents as his own, who can hold my hand throughout this life and will enter in Jannah holding my hand. Who can respect me, love me, trust me and would be proud of having me by his side."she prayed for his soulmate, his would be life partner.

"Keep him safe and sound where ever he is and put him on righteous path and guide him."after praying she blowed on her palm and rub it on her face.

After crying this much her head was paining due to all stress and negative thoughts, so she slept unknown to what destiny has planned for her tomorrow.

He was sitting on his bed resting his head on bedrest.His mind was on turmoil and restless. He got up from the bed and walked towards the window of his room.

It was 3 a.m. in the morning but his eyes were devoid of any sleep remnants and a certain brown eyed girl was there behind the curtain of his eyes.

Pitch black clear sky devoid of any stars. He just couldn't gather himself from thoughts of certain some girl,who was constantly roaming in his head. He was getting frustrated on his own self. He knows that thinking about her is not right and it never happened to him before when he cannot control his own self. His own thoughts and heart was betraying him.

After releasing a frustrated sigh, he rubbed his both palms on his face,he went towards washroom to do perform wudhu(ablution) and sprayed his prayer mat on floor and started praying istikhara ( prayer for guidance ). After praying he sat still on the prayer mat and raised his hands in front of Almighty.

"Ya Allah,you know my turmoil, you know the condition of my mind and heart. Why is this happening to me? I don't know anything then why this girl is not leaving my mind and thoughts? Why? Why?"his broken voice reverberated in his empty room. Tears were continuously flowing from his eyes thinking that whatever is happening with him, it is a sin to think about any Na Mehram ( a women except your mother,wife,sister or Daughter).

"Ya Allah if she is written in my fate then give her to me in the most halal way and if she not written for me, then grant me power and strength to remove her my thoughts and mind and grant peace to my restless soul, body and heart." He mumbled under his breath still tears were not stopping from flowing from his eyes making his face wet with tears.

What he didn't knew was that she was written in his fate, in his destiny 50,000 years ago when there was not even existence of his self.

Her name was written beside his name 50,000 years ago and this all was the game of destiny that was happening.

He rubbed his hands on his face and got up from prayer mat. Putting it back on it's original place. He came back to bed and closed his eyes but haze was now faded from his mind now and it was replaced with determination,which would bring two different souls and life together...

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