14. Bickering

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Oh God what wrong had I done that I got stuck with this good for nothing girl. Asking unnecessary questions. All fathers are not same. Atleast not mine.

"Fahad please hold her for a second. I want to go the washroom." I heard Nada nudging me from behind me that's when I realised that I was standing in middle of the stairs lost in my own thoughts.

"DUDE!? Where are you lost?" Nada screamer in my ear snapping her fingers at me. She and her loudness.

"I was just thinking that how could God make these kind of antique piece." I muttered.

"What do you mean by that?" Guess she heard it.

"Leave it. You won't understand. It's high level. Anyway give me Alizah." I extended my hands towards her.

"Say it correctly. That you will not be able to explain me. Dumbo!" She rolled her eyes at once I took Alizah in my hands while she ran away.

"Wait till you come down." I shouted back at her who simply stuck her tongue out at me.

I happily took Alizah down. I looked at her and she was scratching my five o' clock beard. She is so cute! I have complimented only few woman in my life. Mom, Uméma, and Mira who is like my sister and best friend too. What about Nada? She's your wife. My brain chimed. How can someone like her can be complimented?! You don't talk about a girl like that. Especially when she's your wife. No, she is not a girl. She is a disaster. And now shut up!

Wow! Having a conversation with your own brain is so special. Note the sarcasm.

My chain of thoughts was broken when I heard Alizah talking something in gibberish languages. I played with her for sometime till Mom, Uméma and Nada comes down for dinner.

I looked at Alizah and wondered how could her parents be so cruel to leave her just like that. If they couldn't take responsibilities of a baby then why produce them? She is so sweet that no one could resist her but once she will grow up she will be devastated that her own parents didn't want her. On top of that they had borrowed money from someone who was going to shoot her if he didn't get his money.

We need to find her parents. She needs to know who were her parents. I hope they are not dead yet because I know how growing up without a father felt and here she have none of her parents. But until then I will take care of her. And Nada will too, I guess.

"Aww...soo cuttteee." Nada squealed walking towards me. Cute? Can she walk her way back.

"Fahad take her to the bed. She has already slept." I didn't even notice when Alizah slept. I just took her in my hands and she laid her head in my shoulder. Must be tired of playing.

"I'll go and take her to the bed." I declared once I stood up and Nada came near. Like very close. What is she upto? She leaned down and kissed Alizah's cheek. Oof!

"She is cute, isn't she?" She said dreamily looking at her.

"Happy realisation." I spoke sarcastically.

"Can never answer something properly." She smacked my arm.

" Just because I don't hit woman doesn't mean that you have all the rights to hit me." I dictated her.

"How could her parents leave such little bundle of joy?" She stroked Alizah's head, completely ignoring me.

"Wait! I have an idea we will go tomorrow to all the orphanage and ask them if someone had left her there. What say?" I suggested.

"Don't you remember that Samaira lady told that someone had dropped Alizah infront of her door. How does these both have connections?" She asked quizzically.

"Who told you that it was her parents who dropped her at the doorstep? It could be anything maybe she was kidnapped-"

"And kept in front of a poor lady's doorstep?" She interrupted.

"Listen to me first. Or her parents must have left her in the orphanage but someone from the orphanage dropped her infront of Samair's doorstep. See, there are many possibilities. We cannot predict anything. Whatever the reason is I just want her parents to be alive not dead."

"If the family session is over. Come join for the dinner." Uméma shouted from the dining table.

Why does nobody in this house knows how to choose words properly?!

"You go. Take her to the bed. Surround the bed by pillows." Nada instructed me.

"I know. She was with me last week too. Anyway I had ordered a cradle for her. It will arrive in this week I guess."

"Good then." She mumbled and I went upstairs, made Alizah lay on the bed, surrounded her by pillows and went downstairs hoping that nothing happens to her and depended on God to take care of her.

I went down and was going to sit beside Mom when Uméma beat me and sat there. I gave her a questioning look.

"What? Don't stare at me like that. Go sit beside your wife. Now I will sit beside Mom." She started her ramble.

"What? No. I always sit beside Mom and will sit here today too." I argued, glaring at her.

"Then when will I get a chance to sit beside Mom?!" She pouted, her eyes casted down.

"It's okay Fahad. Sit beside Nada, anyway Uméma will also get married and go one day. Then when will she sit beside me?" Mom croaked with sadness in her voice.

Right even Uméma will get married one day. I never thought about this because she is so small but I didn't even realise that she is eighteen already. Ofcourse we will not wed her rightnow but someday she is gonna leave us.

"Mom. Please don't start this emotional topic." Uméma started.

"Yes Mom. We have a lot of time till she gets married, right Ummi?" Nada chimed in. On nickname basis already?

I went and sat down beside Nada when she hissed in pain.

Now what drama?

"You dumb idiot you stepped on my foot." She gritted her teeth at me.

"Oh I am so sorry. I swear I didn't know." I looked down to see I really did that. It was really unintentional.

"Really?" She mocked.

"I never lie. You know that." I stated looking at her. She stared at me and diverted her gaze.

"Oh we forgot to announce something." Nada turned towards her right, looking at Mom and Uméma.

"What? You guys are continuing this marriage?" Uméma squealed clapping her hands.

"No, Ummi, it's not that. We both are going tomorrow to orphanages to ask whether someone came in looking for Alizah. And inquire if someone had dropped her a." Nada elaborated our plans for tomorrow.

I explained everything about how we will go and ask about the information.

"Good. If you guys want us to come. We will." Mom suggested.

"No. It's okay. We will go."

"Okay then all the best. ShabbaKhair. [good night]" Mom greeted getting up.

"Good night Nada. All the best." Uméma did the same.

"Oh God I just pray that tomorrow we get to know something about her parents." I heard Nada muttering from beside me.

I looked at her and her eyes were filled with so much of worry.

"Chill woman. Everything will be fine."

"How can you predict that?"

"Always think positive."

"But you shouldn't escape from reality too Fahad."

"Where am I escaping?"

"Anyway let's go Alizah is alone upstairs."

"It's you who escapes from reality. Which you are doing now."

"Oh please not again Fahad. I may not be perfect but I am atleast not you." She said irritatedly. Moodswings.

"You have your life to be stupid why not take a day off?"

"You know what? The trash gets picked up tomorrow. Be ready!" She chimed in. How dare she?

"You yourself is the reason that no one likes you." I fired back.

"And you yourself is the reason that no one cannot even bare your presence."

"Because they are not capable of it."

"Please don't give such important to yourself." She scoffed at my words.

"That's the truth." I proceeded going upstairs not in a mood to argue with her.

She will never get tired of arguing with me I am sure.

But she has good comebacks though. Wait! Did I say something good about her?! Uh no. I take it back.

I hate myself now!

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CHAPTER ORIGINALLY WRITTEN ON: 25/06/19

CHAPTER REWRITTEN/EDITED AND PUBLISHED ON: 07-05-20