NEAR THE TREE

Chapter 5

Fahad is unwillingly getting ready to go to office.

He had an important meeting due to which he was compelled to leave Saman and children in the house again. Also today,

he had to meet Yawar in any case.

"Please make any excuse to the client for today.. don't go."

Saman was afraid to live in the house without Fahad..

He politely made her understand

"Look dear, you have to be alone just for today, from tomorrow I'll manage my work from home for some days and then you'll see there'll be no worries, just take good care of children and yourself and keep them with you all the time. Just relax now, love you dear, Bye."

Saying this Fahad then went for office and Saman went to children's room.

They were sleeping.

She also slept with them.

When she turned over during sleep, she felt someone is quietly watching them from the door of the room.

She sat up hurriedly but decided not to go out of the room leaving the children alone.

As she turned towards the kids, she shockingly jumped out of the bed because Sami wasn't there.

She ran out to find him.

"Sami ! Sami ! where are you? "

She was screaming unconsciously.

She ran to the garden where she saw Sami standing alone near the old tree.

She went near to him where she heard, he was talking to someone. She shouted at him,

" Why weren't you answering me?"

He turned toward Saman as he woke up from a sleep.

She noticed his condition and hugged him tightly and took him to the room.

She was weeping due to fear.

Fariya and Saad were also awakened now.

Saman instructed all of them to be together everytime.

Here, after the meeting, Fahad went to Yawar's house, where again he found the locked gate.

Fahad knocked at the neighbor's door.

His neighbor Jamal Sahb came out and took Fahad into there house.

They sat together, Jamal Sahb asked Fahad for the tea, but he refused as he was in a hurry to get home.

He asked him about Yawar so Jamal Sahb told him about Yawar's circumstances.

He told that when Yawar's family came here, I felt them a little strange.

They didn't meet anyone nor talked to me whenever I tried..

There life was going smoothly but slowly it started getting down..

Poor Yawar..! (he sighs) Now his life is full of disturbance.

He had big loss in his business and now he is physically and financially very weak.

Moreover his daughter Amaira has fallen severely ill, she is admitted to hospital.

Both mother and father are with her.

I got to know about all this two days later, when Yawar had to come to me for some financial help.

"You are a kind gentlemen"

Mr.Fahad Why didn't he call you..?

"Well..! God knows better.. May Allah have mercy on him." Jamal Sahb was curious to know but Fahad was also in a deep thought.

He took bye from Jamal Sahb and decided to visit Amaira. Fahad was feeling sad for Yawar.

It was evening now, he also had to go home before the dark as Saman and children were at home.

So Fahad drove towards his house leaving his plan on tomorrow.