Khizaan

Chapter 2

"Kubra, jaldi karo late ho raha hoon." Tapping his finger on dining table, Shahzaib shouted.

(Kubra, hurry up.)

"Zyada late ho rahe ho?" Hayder, who was reading newspaper, put it down and asked, sarcastically.

(You are getting late?)

"Nahi, bhai, bas office late jana achhi baat nahi na." Fixing his tie, Shahzaib said. Shahzaib has recently joined office.

(No, bhai, I just didn't want to go to office late.)

"Tum mere sath hi office jate ho." Hayder reminds him.

(You go to office with me.)

Shahzaib shut his mouth tightly. Same time, Kubra came there with breakfast.

"Kitna kaam karti ho, Kubra. Kitni baar kaha hai cook rakh lete hain." Hayder said to his sister.

(Why do you work so much, Kubra. How many times I've told you to hire a cook.)

"Bhai, cook ke hath ka khana nahi pasand mujhe." Kubra waved her hand and said, while serving Shahzaib and Hayder.

(I don't like the food cook makes.)

"Haan, lekin agar apko mera kaam asan karna hai toh..." Dragging her words, Kubra sat down. "Mere liye bhabhi kyu nahi le atey." Putting her chin on her palm, she said, teasingly.

(But if you really don't like me working so much, why don't you bring bhabhi for me?)

"Arey nahi nahi, mera abhi shadi ka plan nahi." Before Hayder could say anything, Shahzaib said, bashfully.

(Oh no no, I don't wanna marry so early.)

"Main tumhari shadi ki baat nahi kar rahi, tum omelette khao. Main Hayder bhai se baat kar rahi thi."

(I was not talking about you. Just eat your breakfast. I was talking to Hayder bhai.)

"Subah subah baba ki tarah shuru na ho jao. Pehle tum dono settle ho fir main apna sochunga." Buttering the toast, Hayder told her.

(Don't start this conversation now. I want both of you to settle down first then I will think about myself.)

Kubra mentally rolled her eyes on her brother.

"Koi Baba ko toh bula lo." Hayder suddenly said, when realized Hanif Mirza was missing.

(Someone call Baba for breakfast.)

"Ji main dekhta... Baba agaye." Shahzaib was about to stand up to call him but saw Hanif Mirza entering the dining room. He was busy in his phone.

(I'll call him... Baba...)

"Ek toh iska network nahi rehta." Tapping his phone, Hanif Mirza mumbles.

(This thing never have network.)

"Kya hua, Baba?" Shahzaib asked,

(What happened, Baba?)

"Yeh phone ka network nahi araha hai." Hanif Mirza complained.

(My phone doesn't have network.)

"Airplane mode karke dekhiye." Shahzaib suggested.

(Try turning on airplane mode?)

"Sab try kar liya, yeh kaam hi nahi kar raha. Shayad yeh model purana ho gaya hai. Hayder, mere liye naya phone le aao, woh aaj kal aya haina 5g phone woh." Sitting down, Hanif said, taking off his spectacles.