Severance Of Ties

Chapter Five

"Marry Zohan, he is a nice guy. I'm sure he'll be ready to take care of the kids. After all, they both are his best friend's children." Her aunt hesitantly tells her.

Mushk looks at her aunt, horrified by the solution she gave.

"Not at all aunt! I can never take such a big step without my brother" She whispers to her aunt, hoping she'll agree to it.

"Why not Mushk? What’s wrong with it? We will be with you in the place of your family, and Mustafa himself had accepted this arrangement. Why are you hesitating now?" She annoyingly questions her.

Mushk just looks down, not knowing what to say. For the first time she missed her father. She knew if he was here then she wouldn't have to go through such a tough time.

first time she felt like an

tears, her

that Zohan was better for you. You will live like a queen with him. Settling in a joint family is very difficult Mushk, and you wouldn't have been able to take care of

it aunt." ,Mushk softly tells

Mujtaba?"Her aunt

and....and he knows everything. He heard me

.It would've been more difficult for us to tell him

comes in the living room, seeing both the ladies

his throat he stands up

Mujtaba from school, till then please set out the lunch.” Irtaza tells his mother who