Chapter 11 :: a revelation
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It's been another week,
Rushda started acting little funny.......she didn’t get out of bed even after several hours past sleeping hour, she wasn’t eating anything much either and constantly vomiting, looking grey,..... right before marriage.
Ruthba was extremely anxious seeing her sister's pale grey face.......especially because both will be getting married in same day.....and there's barely a week left now!
And you know what else was funny ?
the fact that not once..... Rushda's dear fiancee Shadaab visited her even when the whole house knew she was ill from food poisoning......just few days ago he was hovering over her, following her like a fly over a sweet.
and now ?
nothing! as if he doesn’t care at all.
''kitni bar kaha bahar ke khana na khaya karo....par meri baat sunta kaun hai'' Ruthba admonished
[ How many times did i tell you not eat street food but nobody listens ]
''c'mon ruth bas thoda sa kabab hi to khaya tha....chik chik mat kar yaar'' Rushda's whining came out as muffled voice because of the pillow she had over her head
[ Come on, Ruth i just ate a little kebab, man....stop giving me lectures ]
''see what happened now'' Ruthba scolded
And when Rushda asked about her would be husband at dinner, her tayiji and tayaji looked rather awkward .........and told everybody that he was out of town for some business.
''what could be more important than marriage right now......and ceremony will be held in no less than a week'' Amarendra Raichand grumbled
Taya and Tayiji gulped and nodded, they looked really nervous.......
almost afraid!
remember the pregnant maid, Farida ? she was bringing a large ceramic bowl full of some steaming hot curry which looked heavy,......suddenly she tripped over her own long veil and fall.
Everyone gasped.....
Tayiji looked so red as if she was about to burst.....
''badzaaat.....dekh ke ni chal sakti thi ? Mera itni kimti carpet kharap kar diya....aab tu dhoyega isse, itni mahngi crockery tod di wo alag'' She screeched in anger
[ Stupid,.....look what you did, can't you walk properly ? look, you spoiled my precious carpet, now you are going to wash it, that was one of my expensive set of Crockery ]
Farida whimpered in fear and started crying in silence,
it was then Insiyaa noticed how Shezaad's hands were balled in fist and he was glaring at tayiji with immense anger.....
''Usse aisa na baat karein aap" He growled under his breath and immediately stood up and went over there to help her.
[ Don't talk to her like that ]
Amarendra Raichand was at first indifferently eating his food,....but he stopped looking at this and Ruthba, Insiyaa and Shawkat exchanged a look of concern.....
it’s good thing Insiyaa chose to stay veiled always, because she was also watching drama with open mouth! seriously it was getting out of hand now, this family is confusing!
one son doesn’t even care about his own fiancee, another shows too much care for a maid......
Farida was taken away from there by another servant girl to servants room.
good thing that, there was still one small room available right in the middle of Servants' room and occupied Guest rooms which was in good condition even though not as compared to those rooms, the family reluctantly gave it to Insiyaa, when Shawkat cleared with them that she was no servant but an expensive hired help so that they don't treat her as badly as their own servant.
After all work done when she was heading towards her room, she stopped dead when she heard some shuffling noise and a creak.
as if somebody was opening......door ?
But everybody was asleep....Insiyaa thought.
She turned around only to see Shezaad coming this way and ran straight behind the pillar and saw him looking behind his back and tiptoeing inside ---wait wasn’t that....Farida's room ?
Her mouth stayed hanging open as she stayed hidden for 5 more minutes and checked herself around for anyone......!
and then tiptoed towards Farida's door and pressed her ear against the rickety door and heard some gasps and squeal,......
"Shezaad aap yahan kya kar rahe hain...kisine dekh liya to___
[ Shezaad what are you doing here.....what if someone sees_ ] a scared female voice whimpered
this time the male voice said something in firm voice.....but she couldn’t listen, it was too much to focus what was happening inside and outside
"iss waqt aapko yahan nahi hona chahiye that"
[ you should not be here at this hours! ]
the female answered though her voice shook a little
''i came here to see my pregnant wife and that decision is mine.....'' that male voice sounded demanding and little angry and concerned!
contrasted to how Insiyaa was used to hear for almost a month now or.....
not hear!
frankly she barely heard a whole sentence coming from that man's mouth infront of Ruthba.
RUTHBA,.....
fuck!
wait did he just say ........
pregnant Wife ?
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