He opened his office's door and entered. He walked and sat on his chair. Then he opened up his laptop and started working when someone knocked on his office's door.
'Yes come in.' Wali said and his PA entered.
'Sir, there is this parcel for you.' His PA said and put parcel on the table then walked out. Wali moved away the laptop and picked up the parcel. He looked but there was no name on it. He slowly opened the parcel and a picture came out. He looked at picture and it was picture of some man. He confused looked at the photo when his phone started ringing. He put back the photo on table in front of him, and looked at phone. 'Unknown number' was shining on his phone screen and he know who is it? So he picked up the phone.
'Hello.' Wali said
'Have you receive the parcel Mr Wali.' Man from other line asked and Wali blood started boiling.
'Yeah, What is it?' Wali said angrily.
'Ask your wife about who is Sami yousaf?' He said then started laughing.
'Shut up.' Wali screamed and cut off the phone. He picked up the photo again and looked at it again. Then he angrily throw it back on table , and stood up from his place. He walked out and got into meeting room to attended his meeting.
'Hello Mr Aabir.' Wali said and shake hand with his client.
'Hello Mr Wali.' Aabir replied and they sat back down on their seats.
'Shall we start the meeting?' Aabir said and Wali nodded his head in yes.
'Yeah, Sure we should.' Wali said and meeting started whereas Wali was disturbed with everything. He kept thinking about that photo and his relation with Talia.
'Mr Wali are you alright?' Aabir asked looking at his disturbed face, and Wali came back in his senses then quickly nodded his head in yes.
'You don't look fine.' Aabir asked and Wali looked at him.
'Actually I am not quite well, Can we deal about it later. Please I am really sorry for inconvenience.' Wali said
'Its perfectly fine Mr Wali. We will deal later. Have rest.' Aabir said politely while standing up then he walked out whereas Wali leaned back his head on his seat and loudly sighed.
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Talia looked up at Wali who was looking at Television but actually he was deep in his thoughts. He just had been back from office and now they were sitting in sitting room while watching Television. Wali didn't talk to her since he had came back and she was confused why he was not talking to her.
'Wali Is something wrong?' Talia asked after gaining courage and he looked at her.
'No there is nothing wrong. ' Wali said and Talia looked at him then she looked back at television. After a while Talia got up and was about to walked out when he call out for her.
'Talia.' Wali called out to her and she stopped in her track then turned over.
'Yeah Wali.' Talia said
'Come here.' Wali said then pointed towards a seat next to him to sat down. She slowly walked back and sat down on the couch.
'Talia who is Sami Yousaf?' Wali asked and Talia looked at him.
'Sami Yousaf? ' She mutter under her breath and many mermories rushed back to her.
Flashback:
'I can't Believe today is our last day on trip.' Talia said and Nadia sadly sighed. Tomorrow morning they will be leaving and right now they were busy packing their luggage.
'It was so much fun here.' Nadia remarked and Talia happily nodded her head in agreement. At the same moment someone knocked on the door.
'Yes Please Come in.' Talia screamed and a Waiter walked in.
'Mr Talia, someone is waiting for you downstairs.' Waiter said and Talia looked at him then confused looked back at nadia.
'Who is it?' Nadia asked and Waiter just shrugged his shoulder.
'Its Okay, I will be coming and you may go now.' Talia said and he nodded his head in yes then walked out.
'What you are talking about Talia? It is not save to go at this time of night.' Nadia said concerned.
'Yeah I know but I have to see at least who is it?.' Talia said and Nadia nodded her head in yes. Then Talia started walking towards door.
'Be careful.' Nadia said from behind and Talia looked back at her friend.
'Thanks for concern and I will.' Talia said then smiled, and walked out. She walked out of hotel and looked around but couldn't found anyone. After a while a man walked towards her and called out to her.
'Are you Miss Talia?' Man said wearing white and black suit called out to her and she looked at him.
'Yes I am Talia.' She replied and man put hand in his pocket then took out a paper out of it, and passed it to her.
Miss Talia, I will be grateful if you could give me some time from your life. I am waiting. Sami Yousaf.' That what was written on paper. After reading she looked back at man.
'I am Sami's driver and I will be taking too where he said to take you. He is waiting for you there.' Driver said and Talia nodded her head in yes then they walked towards car and they sat inside. After sitting in Talia confused looked back at paper again then sighed and leaned back her head on the seat. The car stopped. She opened back end eyes and sat up on her seat then puzzled looked at driver asking why he stopped here?'
'You may go now. ' Driver said and she nodded her head in yes then opened the door and stepped out. she was standing on a beach and there was no one around. She looked back at driver who signed her to walk more in. Talia looked back and started walking but it was dark everywhere. She slowly and carefully kept walking.
'Mr Sami' Talia called out but no reply then suddenly everything lit up and she stopped them surprised looked around. There was lights everywhere and veiw looked breathtaking. In awe she looked around then she saw Sami walking from front towards her. She looked at him. He was wearing blank and grey suit. He walked and stood right in front her and smiled whereas she was looked at him. He moved bouquet of red roses toward her which he was holding but she didn't notice before. She hesitate got hold of flowers and he smiled. Then they stood there silence as Talia was waiting for him to spoke up, but he was just staring at her. Then he put hand in his pocket and took out a box. Talia was looking at him when he sat down on the ground on his one knee and Talia breath stopped as she realised what was happening?
'Miss Talia Jabran you are only girl who have steal my heart. When you walk you take away my breath with your innocence and beauty.Will you please marry me because I can't live without you.' Sami said with love and passion in his eyes but his words took out ground under her feet. She felt like everything was going around her and no words came out from her mouth. Her teacher was proposing to her. A person she never think more then a teacher was in love with her.
'Sir...' Talia tries to say when he cut her off.
'Its Sami for you.' Sami cut her off and she nervously looked away.
'Yeah...I am sorry.....' Talia tried to say when he cut her off.
'Is there someone in your life?' Sami asked steerly and she just looked at him then nodded her head in no whereas he smiled.
'Yeah....I never think about you like this and I have given my parents to choose my husband. I can say nothing on it. You have to talk to them.' Talia said nervously and Sami smiles then stood up on place. Talia looked at him as she was feeling weird with him then suddenly turned over to walked when he hold of her hand and stopped her. She felt her heart had leaped in her stomach. Talia turned over and looked at him.
' Talia you only belong to me. ' Sami said and there was some kind of emotion in his eyes as craze for her and from which Talia felt scared. Talia took out her hand and quickly walked out leaving him behind. After that she didn't tell anyone about him even Nadia asked from her many time but she said nothing. They came back from the trip and after some time Sami proposal came to her house but her parents said no as they were already had fixed her alliance with Wali who was also only one who can make her heart to beat faster then train. she sweat in his presence and most importantly she had fell in love with him at first sight with him. But then after rejected of her proposal she never heard about Sami , and she actually was happy with it.
'Talia' Wali called for her and she came back in her senses. Talia looked at him and Wali was looking at her.
'Where you get lost in? I am asking something.' Wali asked
'Yes, Sami Yousaf was my teacher.' Talia said and looked at Wali who was intensely looking at him.
'Teacher?' Wali asked and she nodded her head in yes.
'Just a teacher.' Talia said as she hide away the fact that he proposed to her and her parents said no to him. she just don't wanted to tell him.
'Okay, You may go now.' Wali said after a while and she quickly got up from sofa. she turned over to walked when he called her again.
'Talia, be ready at twelve in afternoon tomorrow I am taking you somewhere.' Wali said and she looked at him.
'Where?' Talia asked and he sighed
'Thats a surprise.' Wali said and she amused looked at him.
'Surprise for me?' Talia said surprised and he looked up at her.
'So.... can't I can give surprise to my wife?' Wali said nervously whereas she stared at him tying to adjust his words in her ears making sure she heard it right then smiles spread across her face.
'Off course you can.' Talia said happily while nodding her head , and he looked back at television. Whereas she lovingly looked at him for a while then walked back in her room.
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She looked at wrist watch and it was only ten yet. There was still two hours since twelve when she will be going with Wali on surprise place. She was really excited. After ironed her clothes which she will be wearing she walked downstairs ,and walked into kitchen.
'Wow, it was raining last night.' Talia said as soon she entered and Aisha smiled to her. Then they started talking over random stuff when she heard voices coming from outside. She confused looked at Aisha.
'Where these voices are coming from?' Talia asked and Aisha looked at her.
'Kids are playing cricket in street.' Aisha said
'Wow, really. I love cricket'.' Talia screamed happily and Aisha looked at her happy face.
'Its for kids and you are not kid.' Aisha remarked on her childlessness and Talia rolled her eyes.
'You are just boring.' Talia remarked and Aisha stayed quite. Talia turned over and started walking out while Aisha looked at her.
'Don't be child now Talia.' Aisha remarked teasingly whereas she turned over and glared at her and Aisha started laughing.
'Whatever.'Talia said and walked out. she walked out from gate and there were kids playing cricket. she happily looked at them when a ball flew towards her and she catches it with her one hand just on time before it could hit on her face. Everyone shocked looked at her on the way she catches the ball. She looked at ball happily then at their shocked faces.
'Can I play as well?' Talia asked like a child , and they all quickly nodded their head in yes. Then, A boy passed bat to you and she happily got hold of it. She walked towards a pitch and stood on it. Then they all got back to game and she started playing while scoring Sixs and Fours. After a while Kids started getting annoyed because she was getting out and she enjoyed their annoyances. Then she felt pity for them.
'I am tried .' Talia said and their faces glowed up. She passed away the bat to them , and walked back then stood at side while they started playing. She just stood and watched them playing. She also missed her childhood days, pleasurable and worry free day. Talia thought when a boy scored the four and ball ran away too far away.
'Please get the ball.' One of boy shouted to Talia and she quickly started running behind the ball like a child . Ball was too fast and at a same moment a car speed towards them and suddenly stopped due to her as she was running in the middle of street. She quickly looked up at car but without realising her feet slipped on wet soil because of raining last night, and she fell hard in the soil as her front side touching the ground. At a same moment a person came out from the car. She stayed shocked for a while then she heard kid's laughing and she quickly sat up. Her headscarf, face and clothes all of them dirty because of wet soil on them. She looked at herself then she started feeling angry on a person's who was driving car. A person who was was standing right behind her . She quickly got up and turned over to screamed on the person.
'How dare......' She said angrily but rest of words stayed in her mouth when she realised who was the person.
'Wali.' She whispered and he was shocked looking at her.
'Talia, what are you doing here? You meant to be ready now.' Wali said and she looked at wrist watch which was ringing prefect twelve in afternoon. While playing she didn't even realised the time.
'Sister was playing cricket with us.' One of kid announced happily and Talia felt like killing the kid.
'Playing?' Wali asked and looked back at her whereas she embarrassed looked down.
'Really Talia? Don't tell me you was playing with kids and totally forget that we have to go somewhere. ' Wali said
'No I didn't forget.' Talia said quickly and they were just looking at each other.
'What about playing?' Wali asked and if she was not wrong she heard teasing in his voice but she just nodded her head in yes embarrassed
'Childish behaviour.' Wali commented, and she kept looking down.
'Now will you go inside and get ready.' Wali said after a while and she came back in her senses.
'Yeah off course.'Talia said and turned over to walked in then she stopped and looked back at him.
'What about you?'Â Talia asked.
'I am ready. I will just be playing cricket with kids.' Wali proudly said and she shocked stared at him.
'Yeah, Wali brother always play with us and he is amazing in it.' One of kid said and Talia shocked looked at kid then at him who just shrugged his shoulder. Then Wali walked passed her then looked back at her and wicked whereas her month hang opened , and he started laughing while walking away with kids.
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-Nitasha