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I knew Husaina since I was a child she was my 3rd cousin and used to live beside my house. we used to be classmates we had spent our entire childhood together playing hide and seek,
playing with dolls, and every other thing that children used to do . she was always a jolly kind of girl who used to be active and used to participate in co-curricular activities. I fondly remember she used to be a huge fan of Shahrukh khan back in the 90s she used to collect his posters and always used to keep his photos in her pencil box, there was another thing she used to love and that was bullying others. at home, she used to be my friend but back in school she used to rag me and make fun of me all this continued till class 6 but everything changed after that she became quiet and less mischievous after her ami died I fondly remember .her ami was close to her.
back in my adulthood I and Husaina used to study in the same college I remember she used to be unpopular in college as compared to her school life but I must say she was good at studies and always used to top our batch. I only studied till 2nd year with her because my father had sent me abroad for further studies.
when I returned after completing my graduation in the summer of 1998 I heard that husaina got married a year earlier
after this, I again went abroad for my job
it was probably around 2002 or 2003 I don't clearly remember I had returned for my sister's wedding it was when I came to know that Husaina's husband had died a week ago after falling from a moving train
and now she is going through her iddat and now she lives in her husband's house
for four months in her iddat
(now what's iddat as islam says it is the four months that a Muslim woman follows after getting divorced or becoming a widow now in these four months she can not marry any other man )
one day while returning from a friend's house I saw Husaina standing in front of a bus stand I quickly stopped my car towards her and asked " Do you want a lift "
at first, she ignored me but after a few seconds she turned her head toward my face and replied "do I know you "
I made a strange face and replied "ahh I am your 3rd cousin imran remember who used to play with you during your childhood ahh we studied in the same college and school and I used to live beside your house remember "
she with a slightly smiling face replied me back. " oh I am sorry and thanks but I can't take a lift "
I replied " ahh you can if you still consider me as a friend "
she replied " no no I am not saying in that way don't get me wrong ok ok I will take your lift " she entered my car after saying this "
For the first 5 minutes, both of us remain quiet
it was I who spoke the first word
" I heard about what happened to your husband and I am feeling bad for you " she stared at me for a minute and replied " no you don't have to feel bad it was in my faith " and started staring back outside my car's window. after 2 minutes I asked her " so Husaina what are you doing for your livelihood " she replied nothing " I replied with a questionable face " why you have wanted to be a pilot if I remember back in your childhood " she replied " ya but Abu got me married so there was no scope for it "
I replied " but you were good in studies you should have at least done a minimal job after your bachelor's " she replied " I didn't do my bachelor's " I replied with a shocked face " but why " she replied" my in-laws were against this " I replied " see husaina if you don't feel bad can I just say something " she replied " go forward " while staring outside my car window " see you have got this 3 months so why don't you restart your life in a new way " she replied " thanks I will think about this "
after this I asked her " do you still watch srk movies " she gave a childish smile and replied " ya but sometimes but not often as I used to do "
after one week I again saw her waiting at that same bus stand so I again offered her a lift but this time she agreed at the first chance
as she entered the car I could see joy and happiness on her face so I asked " Husaina it's a nice day did something good happen to you I mean you seemed to...
I knew Husaina since I was a child she was my 3rd cousin and used to live beside my house. we used to be classmates we had spent our entire childhood together playing hide and seek,
playing with dolls, and every other thing that children used to do . she was always a jolly kind of girl who used to be active and used to participate in co-curricular activities. I fondly remember she used to be a huge fan of Shahrukh khan back in the 90s she used to collect his posters and always used to keep his photos in her pencil box, there was another thing she used to love and that was bullying others. at home, she used to be my friend but back in school she used to rag me and make fun of me all this continued till class 6 but everything changed after that she became quiet and less mischievous after her ami died I fondly remember .her ami was close to her.
back in my adulthood I and Husaina used to study in the same college I remember she used to be unpopular in college as compared to her school life but I must say she was good at studies and always used to top our batch. I only studied till 2nd year with her because my father had sent me abroad for further studies.
when I returned after completing my graduation in the summer of 1998 I heard that husaina got married a year earlier
after this, I again went abroad for my job
it was probably around 2002 or 2003 I don't clearly remember I had returned for my sister's wedding it was when I came to know that Husaina's husband had died a week ago after falling from a moving train
and now she is going through her iddat and now she lives in her husband's house
for four months in her iddat
(now what's iddat as islam says it is the four months that a Muslim woman follows after getting divorced or becoming a widow now in these four months she can not marry any other man )
one day while returning from a friend's house I saw Husaina standing in front of a bus stand I quickly stopped my car towards her and asked " Do you want a lift "
at first, she ignored me but after a few seconds she turned her head toward my face and replied "do I know you "
I made a strange face and replied "ahh I am your 3rd cousin imran remember who used to play with you during your childhood ahh we studied in the same college and school and I used to live beside your house remember "
she with a slightly smiling face replied me back. " oh I am sorry and thanks but I can't take a lift "
I replied " ahh you can if you still consider me as a friend "
she replied " no no I am not saying in that way don't get me wrong ok ok I will take your lift " she entered my car after saying this "
For the first 5 minutes, both of us remain quiet
it was I who spoke the first word
" I heard about what happened to your husband and I am feeling bad for you " she stared at me for a minute and replied " no you don't have to feel bad it was in my faith " and started staring back outside my car's window. after 2 minutes I asked her " so Husaina what are you doing for your livelihood " she replied nothing " I replied with a questionable face " why you have wanted to be a pilot if I remember back in your childhood " she replied " ya but Abu got me married so there was no scope for it "
I replied " but you were good in studies you should have at least done a minimal job after your bachelor's " she replied " I didn't do my bachelor's " I replied with a shocked face " but why " she replied" my in-laws were against this " I replied " see husaina if you don't feel bad can I just say something " she replied " go forward " while staring outside my car window " see you have got this 3 months so why don't you restart your life in a new way " she replied " thanks I will think about this "
after this I asked her " do you still watch srk movies " she gave a childish smile and replied " ya but sometimes but not often as I used to do "
after one week I again saw her waiting at that same bus stand so I again offered her a lift but this time she agreed at the first chance
as she entered the car I could see joy and happiness on her face so I asked " Husaina it's a nice day did something good happen to you I mean you seemed to...
