stared at herself in

She was the same li

ly at herself.

eginning. And she alway

he tied them up in a bun, pushing back loose wisps of hair, clearing her face as she dabbed on some

herself to see if it was alright. Once she was d

condition. She hated this trait about herself due to which she had to hide her eyes behind contact lenses from a very early age. But basically, she hid her blue e

y grades as she went on and entered medical college at the age of fifteen, the youngest recorded age in the whole country for any adolescent to enter into university. And graduating with honors at the tender age of nineteen and now, at t

red life but that was owing to her being an only child who lost her mother at the tender age of five and since then, her father being an army officer, kept her under strict se

en an emotional one so that's why there were very few things she was truly

a syringe and filled it with her routine insulin shot. Dabbing an alcohol swab on her skin, without so much as a wince, she injected the shot on the upper side of her thigh and ca

ther seated at the dinning table, enjoying a go

peace be to you') baba." She greeted and place

ghter. "Walaikum Asalam (reply to the greeting

nd noticed that her father was in his jogging outfit.

sting. Your condition is not ye

ear." Her father said in Eng

ad a heart attack for the se

. Sadia shook her head with a small smile and w

al in the Pak Army. They came from a well renown military family. Gen. Rehman was the fourth generation, the

he tradition of cousin marriages was very strong due to which, certain diseases like hypertension and diabetes was very com

r family. And now she understood. And even though she was against cousin marriages because she herself was a Carrier of many genes o

s second heart attack. Sadia had no choice: her father's condition was too delicate at that time. Even though their family was large and Gen. Abdul Rehman had no doubt

night?" Her father inquired

up of tea on the saucer. "No unfortuna

s he tenderly laid his hand on his only child's hea

y. "I know baba. You

ned the army as well then it wou

tered. And because of this condition, she was declared unfit in the recruitment exam for the army medical corps. She was deeply hurt at that time since she couldn't keep the tradition alive in her small family since all her cousins joined the armed forces but she couldn't. She was disappo

n. Abdul Rehman knew that the tradition woul

tradition may continue after him but after he lost his wife, whom he loved dearly, to an illness sh

the driver to

l be dropping me off

finally come to accept your fiancé?

with her father and he understood them well but he had little choices. Because of his post, he couldn't be a father much and think more clearly for Sadia's sake to search for a better match for her but he wasn't one to break the family custom of marriage inside the family. Breaking traditions meant severing tie with the family and their family was powerful an

Baita

lood tests on Azfar. I need to know if it's

you whole

n hers. "I know, shukria (thank you) ba

He is a

ar, Sadia got h

with care. "Please rest. Your leave is also coming to an end soon. You need to get all the rest you can get before

hand on his shoulder tenderly. "You're gro

left. She found Azfar stand

essed smartly in his green camo uniform. He was a real charmer with his well built frame. Sadia smi

eace be to you')." He greeted, his voice deep a

l and nervous. She always felt nervous when in the presence of the opposite sex. But because Azfar was eight year

ant pockets his heightened frame towering over hers. "I was

"I wanted you to come with me to the hos

d like it more when you speak to me when you are looking at me." He said, his voice gentle

s touch. "Um, can you come with me, I need

I'm pretty sure that I'm alright

alth." She spoke, trying to convince him. "I need to perform some tests on it." She said. Azfar look

eried in a small voice, standing in fro

this small car with his own money after saving up for so long. But not Sadia. She was a bit spoiled. After all, she was

Azfar opened her door for him. He sm

he size. It was too small and if she had to sit in the front, she would be too close to Azfar and she wouldn't feel comfortable. A

and Sadia's body posture but didn't comment on it; He knew her to be shy and from

e from his vein and unfastened the tie around his

my blood anyway

actually dreading this but she couldn't keep it from him; he h

your, um, genes." She clai

ned. "M

o carry the gene for schizophrenia." She told, fee

nfusion. "It's the gene for the illne

o find out if I

s well." She uttered under her breath a

en Azfar caught her hand a

k that I'll also

at him for

d. "Um, there are certain diseases that, um, are in our family which kee

from his grasp. She didn't feel comfortable when Azfar would touch her. It wasn't t

of any General awareness. If he also possessed the gene then it would be expressed in

g a first cousin marriage but still a family marriage, he didn't have a

and adoration so she knew it would hurt him if she told him that she would have to break the engagement. "Let's not think of it." She mumbled and looked away. All that she felt for

dia was a shy girl and she was always nervous in his presence

thing will be alright." He claimed, giving her

im goodbye. When he le

ding for the past six hours straight as she went on

er office, she t

you')." A deep voice greeted, making Sadia jump in surpr

en she saw the man standing

kh, Walaikum Asalam (reply to the greeting whic

her coldly. His presence held a certain amount of dark aura with a blend of a

t looked expensive. But Sadia only noticed these general features about the man, her shyness never allowed her to look at his face properly

the floor, feeling her heart thumping hard in her chest and causing her cheeks and ears to become red hot. She always felt this way in the presence of Mr. Zameer Sheikh. And she found

ons with Mrs. Anissa Ghulari today. And Mr. Zameer sheikh had been her escort for

ve way to her nervousness so she kept her voice low. "Let me

led her outside to his waiting car, Sadia informed her ass

er gaze outside. They drove through

eikh was cold and extremely professional, o

know no bounds. And it left a bitter taste in her mouth. She felt so insulted and humiliated for having been threatened like the way Mr. Sheikh had on their first meeting. And since then, the first thing she knew of him was that he wasn't a gentleman. She found him utterly rude and cold. she didn't unders

y conversation, not even a small hello hi. And for that, Sadia was grateful. She didn't want to be friendly with

office was was. Before she could enter, she followed protocol and handed her bag and her cellphone to Zameer. His boss didn't

Sadia." He said, his

ed. She sa

herself and knoc