A Blossom in the desert

A Tale from Past

" Because Hamza is my husband"

Emaan choked on her water causing a series of coughs to erupt. Both Yamama and Sidra came to her side and started rubbing her back. Emaan looked at Yamama in between her coughs ,she didn't looked shocked like her but rather relaxed .

She already knows?

Emaan had series of questions to fire at Sidra but couldn't because of her incessant coughs .As she was trying to control her coughs ,she heard,

" Dr Emaan ,are you alright?"

Emaan looked up to come across Khaled standing before her with a furrowed expression ,he looked different with his changed attire from that of his routine at hospital. Emaan looked immediately down trying to succumb her violent coughing spasm while thinking,

Ya Allah !Why am I always fainting or coughing around him? What do I have to embarrass myself when he is around?

Emaan came out of her thoughts when she again heard Hamza's voice asking Sidra  about her, but before Sidra could reply ,Emaan replied,

" I am .....fine ....just choked on water".

Sidra looked at Emaan apologetically while rubbing her back ,she was apologising to her when they heard Albert,

" Oh Christ....I never thought this will happen so soon ..Dr Emaan you are down on your knees proposing me "

Giving Albert an annoyed look Emaan quickly stood up feeling embarassed by his words.

" Dr Albert you need to get your brain transplanted....because the way it is working now... you are surely gonna receive rain of sandals and sneakers on you soon " Sidra said  haughtily.

Albert raised his both hands in surrender and placatingly smiled as he said,

" Dr Sidra you don't have to become She Hulk ...I was just kidding "

" But I am not " Sidra replied angrily.The anger that surged halfly cause Albert flirted with her friend and halfly cause her stupid husband had brought Dr Dracula with him.

Albert  awkwardly chuckled scratching his head and looked towards Khaled and Hamza, who were looking at him with an annoyed expression.

" What guys...I said I was just joking...it's good to joke " . Albert said

" Dr Albert for joking one needs sense of humour ...and sadly your jokes have neither sense nor humour ..so it's better you stop joking because it's not at all good to make bad jokes" Khaled said nonchalantly causing others to snigger while Albert embarrassingly looked here and there .

" Balmnasb hal tamakanat min aleuthur ealaa makan liwuquf alsayarat? " ( By the way were you able to find a parking spot ) asked Hamza , to which Albert started his rant about the difficulty he faced finding a parking spot.

Meanwhile Sidra gestured with her eyes to Hamza to come aside but Hamza couldn't  comprehend what she was saying ,he cocked his eyebrows.Curbing her urge to strangle her husband right there ,she gestured him covertly with her hands to come aside but still Hamza couldn't understand and only furrowed his eyebrows. At that moment Sidra felt like to rip off Hamza's eyebrows ,but gulping down her anger she finally spoke ,

" Hamza ,min fadlik tanhaa janibana?" ( would you please come aside ) .

Hamza not getting good vibes from the over sugary coated address by Sidra just only nodded and followed her ,praying for his well being.

While Emaan finally relieved of her coughing spasms quickly took a glance at everyone trying to gauge their reaction of seeing Sidra and Hamza walking away to talk privately but to her amazement everyone looked indifferent & relaxed .