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Hello...Azlan, please!
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Please come quickly!
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There are some people following me.
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Sir, Shanaya Ahmed died.
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Oh.
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This was God’s will.
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Just pray for Shanaya.
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Turn off the light.
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I hate the light.
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Oh… oh Shanaya.
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Oh… oh…
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Shireen?
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Shall I get some tea made for you?
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You’ve not eaten a thing.
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Have courage Shireen.
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You’ve always been very brave.
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I can’t do it… I can’t bear it Ambreen.
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I feel… I feel as if my hearts going to burst!
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I think….
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I won’t be able to bear it.
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I’ll die Ambreen.
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I… I’d raised my daughter to be so brave Ambreen.
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This cruel world snatched her away… they snatched my
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Shanaya away from me… my child!
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Have patience.
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My Shanaya!...Shanayaaa!
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Oh God…My Shanaya...
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Ghias?
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What did the doctor say?
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Had I not taken him to the hospital when I did, he would have had a nervous breakdown.
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Oh…
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He’s prescribed a relaxant.
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Dr. Riaz said that we need to take care of him… because anything’s possible.
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My child’s never even seen the face of sorrow.
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...We’ve always sheltered him.
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But now God’s has put him through such major tragedy.
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I can’t bear to see my son like this.
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Imagine what Shireen must be going through.
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You lost a daughter-in-law but she lost a daughter who was everything to her.
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God…
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Oh God,
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give us patience…
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give all us patience.
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I can’t believe …
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how such a good person…
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one who was so compassionate,
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one who cared so much about people…
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left everyone like this all of a sudden.
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Life can be so uncertain, so very unpredictable.
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Had she not been involved in the brother Sultan case,
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Then maybe she would have lived.
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How can a person take such a big risk…. and that too people who were poor like us.
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There are very few people like sister Shanaya in this world.
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Although I had just met you once, Ms. Shanaya
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but even so I feel as if I’ve known you forever.
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I’m going to spend the rest of my life being like you.
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Any time I see anyone suffer…..
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I will help them just like you helped us.
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Mama!!!
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Silence!!!
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No! No!
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Aliha?
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Let me go!
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A… Aliha?
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Aliha?
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I am Aunty
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Let me go!
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You’re at home Aliha!
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No! No! Let me go! Let me go!
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Go to sleep! Go to sleep!
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Good girl…
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Look at this.
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Let me go!
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I want to go to my mother!
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Look at this, you have your aunty with you.
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You are home… good girl, go to sleep… go to sleep
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Azka?
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What’s wrong with Aliha?
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That same fear is hounding her.
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Take her to Kanwal.
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Put her to sleep with her mother.
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Sister-in-law had a very bad headache and she just now took some medicine and went to sleep.
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Everyone’s saying that you’ve left me and gone.
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But you can never leave me.
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I’m right here.
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...Near you.
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But you need to stop looking for me.
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And what is this unkempt appearance you’re sporting?
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You’re not looking nice at all!
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Where are you going Shanaya?
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It’s time for early morning prayer.
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I’m going to offer my prayers.
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Sh… Shanaya?
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Shanaya!
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya?
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Shanaya!
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Azlan???
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Azlan? What’s wrong son?
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Shanaya!
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Whats wrong son?
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She isn’t here.
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She isn’t amongst us.
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She was here mom.
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Shanaya had come here… she was here in my room...with me…
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No…
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Shanaya!
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No son, she isn't here.
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Shanaya!
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No, she isn’t amongst us anymore… no, no…
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Shanaya!
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No Azlan, son -
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Shanaya…
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Enough son, stop...
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I’d never imagined that something like this would happen…
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that Shanaya would not just leave this house but this world as well.
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Oh Lord…
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her death has killed you as well Ghias Ahmed.
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Your breakfast has gotten cold.
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Whatever are you thinking?
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I don’t feel like eating anything.
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Why not? Are you feeling alright?
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I just …
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keep thinking about Shanaya all the time.
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Maybe you should not have said what you did to her that day.
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Yes… maybe…
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I shouldn’t have said anything to her.
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It’s very difficult living with this guilt, Sitwat.
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And here I can’t bear to see Azlan in his condition.
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He’s shouting out for Shanaya every night, all night.
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Who do I console…
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you or him?
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Who do I turn to, to speak of my suffering?
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Sometimes one’s wrong decisions….
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is what drowns that person.
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Ma if you start getting scared of these little threats…
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...then I’ll lose my strength and confidence.
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You’re my biggest support and you know that.
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I really believe that those that are afraid of God, have no fear of anyone else.
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And no one can harm anyone unless God wills it.
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Shireen?
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You’ve eaten nothing since this morning.
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Shall I get some soup made for you?
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Hmm?
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Neelam?
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She’s cleaning Shanaya’s bedroom.
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Stop her!
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Shanaya doesn’t like anyone touching her papers -
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I will clean her room myself.
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No one should touch her things!
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Okay, okay, fine.
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I’ll stop her doing so.
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Stop her!
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I will clean her room myself.
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I’ll clean it myself…
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Madam,
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we felt great sadness at Miss. Shanaya’s death.
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It will always be sad.
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I even tried to stop her …
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and told her not to get involved in this matter.
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...But she didn’t agree.
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Her love and compassion for mankind is what went against her at the end.
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It’s my son’s life that’s totally fallen apart.
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Even our home has fallen apart.
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Those that need to go, go …
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but they leave behind tremendous sorrow for those they’ve left behind.
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Sorrow that affects them their whole lives.
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I understand your sorrow….
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and now our sorrow is just like yours.
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Madam…
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we have partaken of your salt.
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If we can be of service to you in any way, please let us know.
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Miss. Shanaya was very dear to us as well.
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May God bless her with a place in heaven.
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Amen.
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Stop lying!
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Don’t you dare lie and claim to care for my wife!
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How did you let them in?
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They’re the ones responsible for whatever happened!
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How could you allow them to even come inside!
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Get out!
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Please don’t be angry… I… I’ll leave.
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Don’t look at me like that, okay.
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Whatever I did was right!
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This is the only treatment they’re worthy of!
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Who are you talking to?
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Shanaya of course.
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See what you did, now Shanaya’s gone.
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She doesn’t like it ….
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when I speak to people like this.
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Mom,
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she doesn’t like it.
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These people take advantage of her.
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I don’t trust them.
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I’ll have to coax her and make her come around.
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I have to go and make it up to her now.
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Alright look is my son hungry?
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Yes.
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I’ll bring you your lunch.
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I’m going to talk to her okay.
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Oh…
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My son!
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My dear son!
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What kept you?
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I’ve been waiting for you for quite some time.
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Thanks dad, for calling me back.
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How could I not call you back …
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when my life and my home are incomplete without you.
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You are not to get stressed now.
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I’ve taken care of everything.
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I knew it!
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You can do anything!
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Yes,
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your father….
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is powerful enough…
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to grind anything in his way.
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But you need to be more careful now.
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Yes.
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You are not to take the car anywhere on your own.
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Imdad Hussain,
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every time he goes out, he must have a driver with him.
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Right Sir.
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Come let’s sit.
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Imdad Hussain, tell them to bring us something to eat.
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Don’t you dare get angry with me!
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I will get angry if you misbehave with me.
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What do you mean!
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They’re using you for their own selfish ends!
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They’re using your emotions.
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Don’t you get it?!
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That’s not true.
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They’re very nice and sincere people.
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Not at all!
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They’re users, ill-mannered, selfish and illiterate people!
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You did so much for them!
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You got pushed around everywhere for them!
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You took rounds of the police station and courts for them!
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But what did they do for you?!
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There are times when people are helpless.
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But you have to make me a promise….
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that you will not misbehave with them…
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nor will you hurt them in any way.
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And what about my heart?
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The one that you’re hurting.
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What about that?
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Your heart.
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But that isn’t yours.
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Its mine.
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So how can I ever hurt it.
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You really have a way with words.
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I can never stay angry with you.
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Alright.
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Then go right now to mama.
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Go and sit with her.
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Seeing the state, you’re in is upsetting her Azlan.
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No.
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Why not?
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Because if I go then you’ll leave.
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Oh Lord,
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I’m sending this supplication gift of prayers and supererogatory prayers for Miss. Shanaya.
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Always bless her with your mercy.
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I can’t do much else for her
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but I will continue to send this gift of prayers for her every day.
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Please rain your blessings of mercy on her.
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Azka?
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Thank you so very much for your gift.
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I am very happy.
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God has kept so many rewards for being caring and compassionate towards His beings.
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I wish I could tell you about them.
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Miss. Shanaya?
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Azka?
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Whats the matter child?
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Did you have a dream?
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Ma…
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I saw Miss. Shanaya in my dream.
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She was very close… very near to me.
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What was she saying?
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She was saying that…
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she was saying that Azka,
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you will face problems… but….
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don’t lose courage.
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You must always keep trying.
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God has given a lot of strength through prayer, my daughter.
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For those who’ve gone….
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and for those that are alive.
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Pray for her in all your prayers…
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every time you bow your head….
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and every time you offer your prayers.
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Hmm.
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Alright come on then, go to sleep now.
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Turn and sleep on your side alright.
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Yes.
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Ghias?
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Yes?
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I need to discuss something very important with you.
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What?
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We need to show Azlan to a psychiatrist.
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Why… what’s happened?
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He talks in a nonsensical manner.
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Nonsensical manner?
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Yes.
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He’s saying ….
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that he can see Shanaya.
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Shanaya’s dead but…
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he says she’s still with him.
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He saying things like, ‘I can touch her…
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I can feel her presence… I can talk to her.’
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So much so that I saw him doing it even in my presence!
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He was talking as if Shanaya was standing before him.
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He’s going mad!
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Mad?
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Yes.
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Ghias…...
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You have to do something…
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I’ve already lost my daughter-in-law, I don’t want to lose my son as well.
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No, no…
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don’t worry,
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I’ll speak to Dr. Zaidi and ask him to take an appointment with the city’s best psychiatrist.
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His is a great sorrow Sitwat, it isn’t some minor accident you.
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It’s going to take him some time to recover.
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You need to be patient as well.
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God willing, everything will be fine.
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I’m getting so worried… please make that call.
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Alright, I’ll just do it… I’ll speak to him right now.
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In fact, we shouldn’t delay this…
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Hello?
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Sister-in-law?
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The electricity bill.
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Three thousand rupees!
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So much???
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I never even got to know about such matters before.
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It’s become so difficult to manage the household expenses now.
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How are we going to pay this bill?
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Its why I’m thinking …
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of getting a job.
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Now you listen to me!
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Don’t you even dare to think about getting a job.
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But sister-in-law,
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our earlier plan for me isn’t something that’s going to come through either.
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We had at least some hope with Miss. Shanaya there…
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and now she’s gone as well.
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But I don’t know why… I have this feeling that you will become a doctor.
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I don’t know about that….
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because you know the family’s circumstances.
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Just thinking about it now feels strange to me…
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that I was ever going to become a doctor -
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Kanwal!
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What’s wrong Ma?
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Kanwal… uh… Aliha took thirty rupees from me.
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She said that she felt like eating something.
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She then went off somewhere… and it’s been quite a while now.
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She still hasn’t returned.
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What…
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Yes.
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Ma, you are really too much.
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How could you let her go when you know her state of mind these Days?
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Azka, I…
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May God have mercy.
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Have you seen Aliha anywhere?
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Yes, so tell me.
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Sir,
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the car and number plate that was noted according to the CCTV footage,
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that car belongs to a rental service.
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Hmm… so?
-
The owner of that rental service…
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is Arbab Haroon’s brother-in-law.
-
Anyone can take a car from a rental service…
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which is why we can’t touch them.
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And then the faces of the people driving the car isn’t clear in the footage either.
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So what do you mean by telling me this?
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The link is obvious …
-
but we don’t have any clear proof…
-
which is why …I would advise you to forget this matter.
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If senior police officers like you are going to surrender like this
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then what must happen to your ordinary police officers.
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You want us to let the killer go…
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so he can then go around on other killing sprees as and when he pleases…
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while we sit and watch him do it?!
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The police can’t do anything without proof.
-
The police can do anything and everything if they so please!
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And the only time they won’t do anything is if they don’t want to.
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You’ve become helpless before Arbab Haroon.
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We’re trying our level best.
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You don’t need to make that effort.
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Thank you.
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What are you doing here Aliha?
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Uncle Abid….
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I feel afraid at home
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What are you afraid of?
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They might kidnap me again… since even daddy isn’t home now.
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Here, take this and eat it.
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Now tell me calmly…
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who you think is going to kidnap you.
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They were very nasty people.
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They shut me up in a room.
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They tied a bandage on my mouth.
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And they also beat me up… and they wouldn’t let me meet anyone either.
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You shameless cad,
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you’re enticing a child into telling you thingsabout our family?!
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I didn’t ask her about anything sister, she was herself telling me about what happened.
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Who were these people who kidnapped her?
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At least tell me what happened?
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Don’t talk nonsense!
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No one kidnapped her!
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Aliha,
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you are not to come here again.
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Come on!
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This is really sad sister.
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You call me ‘brother’ ….
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and yet you never told me of her kidnapping.
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Don’t interfere …Abid!
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If that’s the case sister then I don’t think you should come between Azka and me either.
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Otherwise, you mind find Aliha getting kidnapped again.
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Enough of this sister.
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I won’t tolerate you slapping me again and again
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Come on!
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You are not to come here again!
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Come on!
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Yes, and I’m going to explain it to you nicely only this once.
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I won’t explain it again and again!
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Why aren’t you listening to me?
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Shanaya?
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Speak to me.
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Aren’t you the same man who came with the sister who comes on the television?
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Yes.
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Where is sister Shanaya?
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She hasn’t come to visit us for so many days.
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She -
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She’s not going to come here anymore.
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She isn’t going to come visit us?
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Is she alright?
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She’s been killed.
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What?!
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Killed???
-
No, no… no, that’s possible!
-
She…
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she was such a good girl… who would want to kill her?!
-
Who was this cruel person???
-
That’s why I was wondering why she hadn’t come….
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Only last month she’s made me a promise before leaving…
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she said that she would buy me four new sewing machines.
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How could you give me such terrible news…
-
she was such a good-hearted person.
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People always prayed and blessed her from the bottom of their hearts because of the way she was!
-
Who was this cruel person?
-
Its someone.
-
She herself worked for television… no one can kill her!
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Didn’t anyone avenge her murder?!
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Didn’t they catch the person?!
-
Here drink some water.
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Drink the water.
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Oh… why are you crying sister-in-law?
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Whats happened?
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Whats happened?
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Azka…
-
I just realized that a house that has no men in it… even the rats around it turn into lions.
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Has someone said something to you?
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Who knows what all people will say now Ma.
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We should be prepared for this as well now.
-
Sister-in-law,
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why don’t you tell me… did something happen?
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Tell me did something happen?
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It’s just…
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You all are not to allow Aliha to leave the house from now on…
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no matter what!
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Then where am I supposed to go???
-
I feel scared at home… and even at school!
-
Aliha…
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Have some water sister-in-law.
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…No.
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Son, go and sleep in your room now.
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Try and you will eventually fall asleep.
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Shanaya isn't in my room.
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when she isn't in it….
-
I hate my room
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I feel fearful of everything.
-
Son, your sorrow is huge…
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and my words aren’t enough to give you solace.
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Death….
-
is an absolute final reality.
-
You have to accept it.
-
One doesn’t die with those that have died.
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Tch…
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She hasn’t gone anywhere mom.
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She’s here.
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With me.
-
She talks to me.
-
She laughs,
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smiles…
-
she scolds me….
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She even gets angry.
-
She’s with me.
-
This is your imagination,
-
it isn’t reality.
-
Try and get out of these thoughts.
-
So what should I do…
-
where should I go?
-
Son, if you keep lying around at home like this then such thoughts will upset you.
-
Get out of the house, go to the office …
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and try and put your heart into other things.
-
Get out of these thoughts.
-
It’s not my imagination.
-
She’s here…
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she’s with me and she will never leave me.
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I can touch her.
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Mom, I can feel her.
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I can touch her.
-
She can never leave me.
-
You know the perfume she wears?
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Its scent is all over my room.
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I can smell it.
-
She can never leave me.
-
She can never ever leave me.
-
If this is my imagination…
-
then this imagination is more beloved to me than life itself..
-
and I don’t ever want to stop these thoughts.
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Never…
-
Okay?
-
Alright fine, try and go to sleep now…
-
go to sleep.
-
Mummy!
-
Mummy!
-
Mummy!
-
Please bring the curry mummy!
-
I’m really hungry!
-
Kanwal?
-
Bring the food, Kanwal.
-
Here, start eating.
-
Here you go Ma.
-
Why don’t you also eat with us my dear?
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No, you eat, I’m not hungry.
-
You go ahead and eat Azka.
-
I have a stomach ache.
-
Shanaya?
-
Shanaya, please come.
-
I’m missing you.
-
Shanaya.
-
Shanaya, please come.
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Shanaya, please.
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Shanaya, please.
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Shanaya…
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I want to feel your presence, Shanaya.
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Shanaya please.
