"PAIN"

Hussain was walking down the street with his father, the man who was known to be wise and generous, there are very less people who have both of these qualities in them and those who have these properties are oftenly loved by everyone and so was Mohammad Ayaz. In the morning both the son and father duo would go to offer the "Fajar" prayer in the mosque and today day was no different, as they were returning from the mosque he was advising Hussain how he should take his time to decide his respective college, "do not make a fuss about it in you mind beta this is just a phase you just go with your heart, do what you love to do!" Said M.Ayaz "i know baba, iam just worried that what if i make a wrong decision and regret later" Hussain said with a sigh and closed his eyes for a brief moment only to be collided with a tall figure, "iam so sorry, iam sorry i did'nt saw you its my mistake" Hussain said with embarassement evident in his voice, "remember to keep your eyes open next time you walk on the streets!" the man infront of him shouted which he recognized to as their new neighbour whom he met yesterday but what surprised him was the rude outburst of the man, the day he met him he seemed to be very polite and calm, Hussain was in his thoughts when he heard his father spoke for the first time in a while "my son made a mistake and he apoligized but there is no need to misbehave or raise your voice as we both are also men and can raise our voices but iam sure just like us you are coming from the mosque and that's what "namaz" teaches us paitence & generosity" this statement left Farooq Ahmed wide eyed and there was no doubt that he was fuming with anger, without a single word he left and Hussain turned to look at him, "he was our neighbour, baba the guy i told you about yesterday!" He exclaimed, "well he was very ill-mannered that i know now" said his father. After that Hussain's thoughts were moved to Zainab, as he thought about how that girl keep up with a father like him!

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Later after reaching home Farooq Ahmed was fuming with anger, the thought that a random guy insulted him was not acceptable for him but he recognized the young man, he knew he met him somewhere and after trying to remember he recognized him as their new neighbour's son. There was One thing now, that he hated the new family with all his heart! His ego did'nt allow him to accept his own mistake and the fact that he was the one who over reacted so to accept the hate towards the family was his only option. Upon entering his house the first thing he did was to shout for his wife, "Razia! Come here now, you lazy woman have no one ever told you that you should greet your husband when he enters the house?" Razia was terrified she knew that something has happened with him because he left the house with a pretty stable mood, "iam coming! Sorry i was praying" she said while fixing her hijab and as she looked to meet his eyes a slap was given on her right cheek stumbling her backwards "i should'nt have married an uneducated woman like you, did'nt you knew it was my time to come home? all you know is how to cook and clean! No respect for your husband" he yelled making the other two girls come out of their room only to find their mother on the ground holding her cheek and their father looking like a predator. "Amma! Amma!" ZAINAB exclaimed but before ahe could reach her and help her off the ground her father grabbed her wrist and yank her backward and she landed on the floor with a loud thud, "do not come in between me and my wife! If i saw you doing this again i will throw you out of my house than you can s

do as you please" her father shouted and went in to his bedroom and shut the door. Hafsa stood their waiting for her father to leave so she could help her mother and sister off of the ground but before she could help Zainab stood up and yelled outside her father's door "we are not your slaves come outside and listen we are not your slaves! We have feelings you can't just throw me out" Upon listening Farooq Ahmed came out and slapped Zainab so hard the corner if her mouth started to bleed, " yes you are, bitch" he said and closed the door again. Razia did the only thing she could do, watch!

There was knock on the door when the three were crying their eyes out in the other room, Farooq Ahmed left 10 minutes earlier without a word, probably to hang out with some of his friends which has'nt started to hate him! Not yet.

Zainab opened the door hoping to see her father but her eyes met with honey orbs staring right back at her, "what happened to you? Are you alright?" Said Hussain clearly concerened and that's when she realized that her eyes must be swollen from all the crying and the dried blood around the corner of her mouth will also be visible, but that was not what she was afraid of! the thought that her father and come home any minute and could see her with a na-mehram boy terrified her. "Who are you and why are you here? Abba is not home come other time and iam okay how are you? Zainab babbled out, embarassement evident on her face. On the other hand Hussain was smiling because he knew that he was the reason Zainab was confused, "iam Hussain i live next door, just wanted to talk to your father on an issue and you don't seem okay so,tell me what happened" said Hussain with worry in his voice before Zainab could answer his question her mother came from inside and she knew it was her signal to leave, and her mother will question her about this but without saying a word and quietly stealing another glance at the "model boy" or Hussain she left!

A/N: hey there! Sorry for late update and ignore my mistakes ya'll 💛