Story Of The Month - February, 2022
Better Together by Khadija Nasir - Pakistan
Fateh entered the house holding a frame with a family picture in it. It was a beautiful day of February. The sun and the clouds were playing hide and seek, cool winds were blowing, and birds were chirping as if they were praising the weather and thanking God for a beautiful morning. When Fateh entered, he saw his four years old daughter Alina come running towards him with the expressions of excitement on her face. “Dad! You… umm you... You finally came”. It seemed as if with excitement, words were not coming out of her mouth. Fateh hugged her and kissed her forehead. “Why were you away for so long? I Haven’t seen you for three weeks. I missed you”. Fateh felt himself confused. He didn’t find an appropriate answer. He managed to hide the picture frame from his daughter and was glad that she hadn’t noticed it. “There was some important work to be done sweetheart. But I promise I won’t be away for this long next time. Well, where is your mom?”
Amna and Fateh got married five years back and were settled in Canada. They had one daughter and were living a very happy and peaceful life. But one day, Fateh received a call from an unknown number. From that day onwards, Fateh was very much worried and Amna found him in deep thoughts. She tried to ask him many times, but he always changed the topic. One day, he left for a three-week trip to Pakistan. He told Amna that there was something important to be done and he would tell her what it was once he gets back. Amna asked no more questions, but she was worried for her husband and secretly hoped everything was alright. Now that he was back home, she had many questions to ask, and he had so much to tell...
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