my little life

'my love for thee is more than that of countless drops of see'

-Azweena Sheikh

during summers the Hyderabad is too hot to even think about going out. the hot wind blowing made everyone cringe when it went past their body. The people may be tired of the hot wether but they all were happy people because all they had was the little town nizamabad. during this hot season people prefer something cool which was indeed a little thing which would help. hailing for the cool juice a girl with angelic voice " have a cool juice in this hot summer only for twenty rupees" she shouted to all passersby. As everyone wanted to cool off they were crowding over her shop for the refreshments. with the smile she served everyone and made sure her little brother collected the money for the juice. soon the noon went to evening and it was getting dark and she was still busy cleaning the shop when suddenly she heard someone calling 'ayaana'. she turned with her hairs falling on her face and a smile crossing her lips. she had these brown orbs which could just capture anyones heart and that smile which was the most beautiful thing on mother earth. she looked at her little sister, a step sister to be specific she was short and she had a round face with a mole above her nose. She came to her saying 'mom is waiting come back with me, it won't be good if you stay more' she said with the worried eyes. though she was a step sister she was still better than any blood related sister. "noor don't worry we got money today which will be enough for a week so i don't think so mom would be much angry on me"she said with a little smile on her lips. yes that's how it was for her. she was an adopted daughter by a man who saw her on the roads and showed some mercy on her. brought her home and made her life a little easy one. Though it was better than roads yet it wasn't the best because though he was a nobel man but his wife couldn't accept ayaana at all in her life. ayaana was given the surname khan because Rehman who's her adoptive father thought he would take care of her as his own. but fate had decided something else. when ayaana finished her high school four years back she lost her father to a tragic accident happened in his work place. soon after his death the life of ayaana got more worst with her mother constantly blaming her for the death of Rehman. As she had no choice she left her studies and started this small juice shop so she can support her family. it wasn't much but could feed her and her family along with the studies of two of her siblings. Ayaana closed her shop and taking her brother and sister she went to home.

In a small land there was a little home of one story with a not so beautiful entrance. Ayana's late father built this home before he died so they had something of their own and that was this little home. it wasn't much they had a living room with some sofa along the side of an arm chair and two rooms in down with a general bathroom. a kitchen attached with a small dining area and stairs which went up to first story which was given on rent to students. when she entered she heard a sharp voice calling her name "Ayana" which was indeed her mom. she went to her bedroom and gave all the money she earned today. that's it? asked her mother with a stern tone. aayana didn't even dare to look at her eyes instead just noded her head. her mother a.k.a Nafisa took the money and kept in her cupboard. she went straight to Ayana and said "if it wasn't for you i wouldn't have lost my husband and would have not seen the day like this. but because of you i have to keep count on the each and every penny i use. now get out of my room and cook dinner for all of us. my son and daughter must be hungry " she said with her ridiculous voice which made ayaana run as fast as possible to the kitchen. when she came to kitchen her two little mumkins were waiting for her she smiled and went to them. "why she always shouts on you " asked noor with a frown on her face. "she's mom, she's allowed to do that" said ayaana with a smile. noor and little rihan wasn't satisfied with the answer but they knew better it can't be changed they can't do anything about this.Ayana started cooking when suddenly noor asked her . " i know sis you are upset because of mom. But let it be. let me ask you something out of topic today" said noor with an excitement dancing on her words . "and that would be" asked Ayana giggling. "how should be the guy you want to marry? . "what? Marriage?! FROM WHERE DID THAT CAME? i am not ready for anything i just finished my computer course and with juice center i can't earn more. anyhow marriage is not an option right now said ayana with the worry in her words, yes indeed she wasn't ready for marriage and she knew better that it's nit possible with the condition she has. "come on sis i ain't saying you get married right now i am just asking how should be the groom of your future? " ayaana gave thought to the question her little sister asked and said . "he should be loved by everyone, he should be respected too. i don't want much a little home for us along with his parents and siblings, and yeah unconditional love between us is what i really want from him" said ayaana with a little blush. noor and rihan cooed which made ayaana blush more. Finally the dinner was done and everyone was eating in peace when suddenly nafisa said "i saw an advertisement in paper saying sheikh groups president wants a seceratery who should have a computer course certificate and yeah should be fluent in three languages. you're a good candidate so go tomorrow to the interview and make sure you pass it so that you can earn more. the salary he's giving is fifty thousand rupees. can you imagine? it can change our lives. so please don't disappoint me again" said nafisa and left the dining area. ayaana kept quite throughout and left the breath she was holding unknowingly. "wow sis you are going to a company for a job!" excited noor along with rihan. "shh it ain't confirmed yet and i didn't even go to interview so you both just don't celebrate now. I'll try my level best and make sure i get this job otherwise mom will be dissapointed again" saying this ayaana left the room along with all the dishes she had to clean.

the night was shining with stars and moon was Illuminating it more precisely when one soul was standing in the window looking at stars and shedding tears " i wish you were here dad, i wish you would wish me luck the way you always did. but i promise I'll work hard for my family because you never thought me how to quit" saying this she closed the window and turned around to go back to the bed where her little sister and rihan was sleeping soundlessly. she looked at them smiling a little she knew she had to do this for them.

to be continued...