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Assalamwalekum .
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Aunty?
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Where’s aunty?
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Ma’s gone out…
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somewhere nearby with regards to some work she needed to do for daddy.
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Mahjabeen?
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Are you… are you worrying about him again?
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He isn’t worthy of your worry.
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I… I’m worried for… for my father.
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What’s happened to Munshi ji?
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Don’t you know?
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Daddy’s been picked up and taken away by the police.
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And the police beat him up so much so much… that daddy cant even stand.
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We’re very worried for him.
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What have they accused him of?
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They accused him of… of… what was it daddy was telling me what was he being accused of…
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oh yes, they accused him of embezzlement!
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No… but that isn’t possible because Munshi ji is an extremely honest man.
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Yes and you know that’s what I said as well…
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I said this to Mom but she threw me out of the house.
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Actually Abdullah was getting engaged to his beloved… the one he loves.
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I know.
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But you wait and watch he will really regret leaving you!
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No, please don’t say this.
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How is it his fault?
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She’s his beloved and he loves her a lot… and…
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and he even tried… but what is he to do if he couldn’t love me.
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Look please do something for daddy.
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Please help him… it’ll be of great help to us.
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Get daddy out somehow.
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I… Don’t worry.
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I… I’ll do something.
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And In Shaa Allah , Munshi ji will be home real soon.
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Okay?
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Please don’t worry.
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I’ll sit with you until aunty gets back, okay?
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Yes, please sit with me.
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Everything will be fine, okay?
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Mom!
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Mom!
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Why have you had Munshi ji arrested???
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Why have you had Munshi ji arrested?!
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First you tell me something, why didn’t you attend your brother’s engagement yesterday?
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Do you know he kept waiting for you till the very last moment!
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I’m not interested in that and answer the question I asked you!
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Why did you have him arrested?!
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Munshi ji needed to be punished for the things he did!
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If you’re that fond of punishing people then punish your husband!
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Because no one’s hurt our company
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and the relationships in this family more him and I’m sure that he’s behind all this as well!
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He must have put the blame of his black illicit business on Munshi ji
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and then cleansed his hands of him!
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But then how will you notice
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anything since all you see is what that disgraceful scoundrel shows you -
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Vashma!
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Enough is enough!
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I should have done this many years ago.
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I don’t want to hear anything against my husband next time.
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Is that understood!
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Its good you did that because you ended whatever was left of our relationship.
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And yes,
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remember one thing…
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you cant expect the children of those that hurt and make other peoples children suffer, to be happy.
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Mahjabeen is very innocent!
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Her suffering will not be left unpunished by the One up there.
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You should worry about yourself.
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Divorce?
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Yes, divorce.
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Why are you acting so surprised?
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You would have had to divorce her one day as it is.
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And frankly speaking after the embarrassment she caused on the day of your engagement…
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after that I don’t want her to be linked to our family.
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If she now remains a part of our family, she will continue to embarrass us like this all the time.
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We don’t have another choice.
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Here, take this.
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Give it to me once you’ve signed it.
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Okay?
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What’s wrong Vashma?
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Why arent you telling me what’s happened; why are you so angry?
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Mom raised a hand to me.
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And that too in support of that disgraceful man!
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She’s not my Mom anymore.
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All she is now is Sarwar’s wife.
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My love, I’m so sorry.
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Look Vashma, you and I both know that this is Sarwar’s influence on sister-in-law.
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She’s started talking like him because she’s seeing things through his eyes.
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But you know we’re helpless.
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I’m waiting for the day when sister-in-law will finally get out from Sarwar’s trap.
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And you watch that day will come!
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I promise you!
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It seems that she couldn't do anything for your father! If she could have done anything he would have been here
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Now Good will help us
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I still have that offer, just say yes.
Your father has done a lot for you and has
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sacrificed a lot, now it's your turn. Your
acceptance can change everyone's life
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Ma, tell me something?
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Hmm… yes, what do you want to know?
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If we do something wrong in order to save someone’s life… will God still punish us?
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Why are you asking this Mahjabeen?
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Tell me!
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Does one still get punished?
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Listen to me Mahjabeen, punishment and forgiveness are in His hands.
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And if he wants He can forgive all our sins in but a moment because of that one good act.
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And if He doesn’t want to then we are sent to Hell for that one single wrong act.
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I don’t understand.
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I’d heard about lies.
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That if one lied to save someone’s life then it was acceptable.
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But I don’t know anything about big sins.
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Why are asking me all this?
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What do you intend doing?
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It’s nothing.
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Hello?
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My lucky day.
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I was just thinking about you.
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I think about you all the time.
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I was longing to hear your voice.
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Uh… Please have my father released.
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I’ll do whatever you tell me to do.
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Really?
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You’ve said it so consider it done.
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This is what you wanted to hear wasn’t it?
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Is this why you called me?
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Your father, while wearing the guise of honesty, cheated us big time!
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He needs to be punished!
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And I’m totally shocked!
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He thinks to push his daughter forward for his own ends!
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Disgraceful man!
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Dont you dare call me again!
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Is that understood?
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Real disgusting people.
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Thank god that we’re rid of them.
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How come she only calls you?
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Why doesn’t she call Abdullah or me?
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I don’t know… maybe she knows that you and I have different positions.
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She knows that I’m standing on a weak pitch.
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She’s trying to exploit it.
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These people want the two of us to have a fight.
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Nothing else.
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Anyways, that isn’t going to happen.
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They cant do this.
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What are you trying to say?
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Are you still supporting that Munshi?
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Even while knowing the kind of loss he’s caused you?
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Perhaps I’ve gotten into the habit of sustaining losses…
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some knowingly and some unknowingly.
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This is all a game of ones destiny.
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And who can fight destiny.
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I’m also a part of your destiny.
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Are you unhappy about me being a part of your destiny?
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I thank my stars every day that you were meant to be a part of my destiny.
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Do you remember how you told me a while back that there was someone else in your life.
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What is love if one cannot lie in it.
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And the greater the lie, the greater the love.
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And this love is the kind for which one can give a life… or even take it.
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Right?
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Yes.
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What’s wrong?
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Why are you sitting here so silently?
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What’s wrong Mahjabeen?
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Whether it was losing or failing… you’ve never been afraid of anything my dear.
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Why are you suddenly so afraid of failing now?
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So what if you fail?
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What’s the worst thing that can happen, your father will continue to be in jail.
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Then let him stay there dear.
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Besides the poor man’s life is like a jail… and he lives in jail his whole life.
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So don’t think about it.
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But Ma,
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we…
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we’ve always been good to everyone… we’ve never been bad to anyone
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so why is this terrible thing happening to us?
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Sometimes we’re tested because we’re good.
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And… and God is The One who also eventually takes us out of it.
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Ma?
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I shouldn’t go to Mr. Sarwar right?
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No.
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Don’t go.
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The entire treasure of a respectable person is their honor and they never throw it away…
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no matter what happens Mahjabeen.
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Abdullah please!
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Break the curiosity!
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Its a simple question.
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Did you sign on the divorce papers or not?
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Yaar… at least give me an answer in yes or now?
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Uh… Yes, I’ve done it.
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Thank God.
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I was really worried… really stressed.
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I mean…
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of course I know that you would never refuse anything I tell you to do…
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but I was still a little tense.
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Tense?
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Tense about what?
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Look I know you don’t love her
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But you are a little over sensitive and that’s because you’re a very good person and…
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you start feeling guilty over the smallest of things.
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I was just stressed that you would mess up because of this guilt of yours.
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And by the way, why am I the one who’s constantly talking?
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Why are you so quiet?
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Ever since I called, I’m the one who’s been talking.
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Wait a minute… are you regretting your decision Abdullah?
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Huh?
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No, no, no, you think I’m mad?
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I don’t regret it… I don’t regret it at all.
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I’m just tired.
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Well if you’re actually tired then get used to being tired.
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By the way dad asked me to tell you that you have to join the office from tomorrow.
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And this is exactly why I was saying get used to being tired…
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because you have to handle all the work at the office from tomorrow onwards.
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Shanzeh…
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I can’t.
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I won’t… I won’t be able to do it.
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What do you mean you cant handle it?
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I have full faith in you baby.
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I know you can handle this… in fact you can handle much more.
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Abdullah?
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This is a piece of cake for you.
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You can do it in a jiffy!
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And you know you can do it without a computer because you have a computer for a brain.
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Its not so easy.
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But what’s so difficult about it since you’re already a maths monkey.
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Cheetah.
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Oh yes, cheetah!
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Oh god I forgot because both are animals you know.
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May I ask you something?
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When I get back home from office, will you serve me?
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What?!
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Abdullah are you okay?
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Why are you suddenly talking like some real middle class boy?
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No… its just that I’d like it is why I said it.
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I see.
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By the way do you know what I’d like?
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I would really like it if when you get back from office you give me a foot massage.
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Sounded weird, right?
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Exactly how you sounded.
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‘Serve me’
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Oh my god, I cant believe you.
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Oh hey, what are you doing!
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I’m taking off your shoes.
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You must be so tired after coming back from work.
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No, no, no there’s no need for all this.
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Why isn’t there a need?
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A wife always serves her husband with all her heart so I also feel like serving you…
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No, no… when am I working as a laborer that you’re taking off my shoes.
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Dont do it.
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I… I’ll call you back.
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I also feel like pressing your fingers.
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Why?
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You’re always tick ticking so your fingers must also get tired.
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Right?
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Why have you entered our house?
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Get out of here!
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I told you to get out!
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And what if I don’t leave?
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I’ll call the police and have you thrown out!
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You’ll call the police?
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Yes.
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Then call them.
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If the police comes here you’re the one that will be disgraced.
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My money and my influence have taken everything away from you.
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And then your father isn’t home either.
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The only thing left therefore is your honor… and once the police get here even that will go.
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Which is why I’m telling you, the more quietly you do my bidding…
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the more quietly your father will be standing here tomorrow morning.
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Ma?
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Ma?
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Ma?
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Ma?
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Your mother’s the one that sent me.
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I’ve come here with her permission.
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Ma told you that… that I should go with you…
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Shall we go?
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Hmm.
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What is it my dear?
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What’s happened?
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Ma, I had a really bad dream.
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I got so scared.
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There was an evil spirit in it that was after me.
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It was coming to eat me and I was trying to save myself… I was running really fast…
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I got so scared seeing the dream.
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It was only a dream.
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Its over now.
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Its passed.
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Yes, but you always say that the dreams one’s sees at sunrise they… they always come true.
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Don’t worry my dear.
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You’ll see, God will keep all evil spirits away from you.
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Okay?
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Nothing will happened… hush now… hush.
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Nothing will happen I know it.
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You’re my brave girl arent you?
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Yes.
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Alright now come, go lie down and try to sleep.
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And you’re not to worry, okay?
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I’m here, arent I?
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What are you praying for Munshi?
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Pray away.
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Your prayers arent going to be fulfilled.
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Don’t worry, it’ll eventually get fulfilled.
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I have full faith in my God.
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A poor man always lives at the behest of his faith in God.
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And he then dies believing the same.
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I’ve seen this story played out before as well.
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I also know its ending.
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The false sense of pride a person feels at the thought of having gotten away with committing a terrible sin…
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is something that you are suffering from as well.
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You are having some thoughts sitting here in jail.
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Say whatever you like because in a little while your daughter will be coming to me.
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She’s coming to hand herself over to me.
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I also have full faith in my daughter.
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And I have full faith in love.
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Your daughter loves you a lot as well.
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Loving her father… knowing that her father is helpless and suffering…
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She will do anything to set him free.
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Right?
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Wouldn’t you do it for her?
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Go ahead and ask your God because I’m about to get what I want.
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Wait Ma! Wait… wait Ma… don’t open the door… don’t open the door!
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It’ll be Mr. Sarwar and he’ll come inside.
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Don’t worry Mahjabeen
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And even if it is him, I’ll make sure he leave’s here after I’ve humiliated him good and proper.
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What does he think, that having put Munshi ji in jail, he can go about pretending to be a lion?
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He thinks to cast an evil eye at my daughter?
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Dont you worry.
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The door was open.
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Who… who’s cast an evil eye at our Mahjabeen?
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Your father.
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Although he can never really be anyone’s father.
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He’s incapable of the such a sacred relationship.
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He’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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You have no idea of the things that have happened.
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Sarwar wanted to marry Mahjabeen.
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But then she got married to Abdullah…
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So he then decided to separate them
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any which way he could and now he’s finally succeeded in his aim.
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Munshi ji went to your mother…
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he went to tell her everything but your mother didn’t believe him…
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and instead she threw Munshi ji out of his job.
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And now when Munshi ji refused once again, Sarwar put up a false case against him
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and had him locked up in jail.
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His intentions are to get Mahjabeen.
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What does he think that just because he had Munshi ji locked up in jail we have no one?
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We are not without support.
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My daughter is not alone.
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We’ll deal with whatever comes our way.
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We’ll deal with it.
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Nothing will happen to my daughter… nothing.
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Mom, what I don’t understand is when will you all get out of Sarwar’s trap.
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Who will get you out? And will you even be able to get out or will you get killed?!
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Why?
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What’s happened now?
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He has his eyes on your daughter-in-law!
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Is this right?
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This means that the Munshi ji’s family have gotten to you.
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I got to them Mom.
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Mom an animal has no relationship to anyone.
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He is born of his species and he dies of his species.
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He’s put Munshi ji in jail and now he’s trying to take advantage of their helplessness.
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He has his eyes on their honor and…
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Enough, stop.
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I don’t want to hear all this.
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Stop it.
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For God’s sake Mom, remove that blindfold of your eyes and look at what’s happening!
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Look at his fraudulent behavior!
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Accept that you made a wrong decision!
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The desires you had left in your life after dad,
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Sarwar took advantage of those and used you to take a wrong decision!
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He’s not a good man, Mom.
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He’s not what he seems Mom, why don’t you get it?
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No.
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I trust him.
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I trust him.
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He would never do this.
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Fine Mom… your choice.
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Now whatever happens, whether you lose or they do…
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you’re the only one that will be responsible for it.
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I’ve really tried my best to save you but it’s of no use.
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But I will save them.
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And I mean it.