I pretty much spent the whole afternoon running upstairs and downstairs, helping Ammi with the Shuraá ka ijlaas that was being held upstairs. I attended to Nani & Nana, helped them with lunch and stuff, and then went to lie down with Aashi khala and talked with her about nothing at all and everything.
Chotti phuppo came, I got busy with Shifa and Hala baji and we all helped Ammi to get the dishes for lunch upstairs. Hala baji asked me what I was going to do all this summer and I said quite truthfully, I had no idea.
Saad came to pick up some books for Tabi Khala, and Tabi Khala had ordered that Nani & Nana were to come right away, but Baba argued that they had only come for a few days, therefore the right to keep them belonged to us. In the end Saad gave up and Nani, Nana stayed.
Sometimes an Aunty would come randomly downstairs and ask me to iron clothes, so I was kept pretty busy. I prayed Zuhr pretty late because I had forgotten in all the chaos. The laptop was upstairs for presentations and such & the internet wasn't working so I stayed away from the computer all day. I went to Aashi khala again when she woke up and randomly conversed like always. Best khala ever, by the way.
I had Pulao for lunch and helped to serve Hala baji and Shifa, etc. We started watching TV and an Aunty's little kid came downstairs so I made room for him on the sofa and he watched TV with us. He was the most darling boy ever. His name was Ismaeel & made the cutest comments. He saw an Aunty cooking on the TV, he said he didn't know how to cook. I said I didn't know how to cook much either. He asked me then, "Is it because I don't know how to cook? If I knew how to cook, would you know how to cook, too?" I made best friends with this little kid and he spent great time elaborating on his experiences at school, where he lived, etc.
I went on an expedition in search for mango ice cream, also. I finally found the pack waiting invitingly in the deep freezer, so I brought it to the kitchen and everybody took large helpings of ice cream. I prayed Asr and went to sit with Nani. I compared my hand with her and discovered it was an exact replica of it. I finally found who I got my very little hands from. Nani then told me stories about how life is unpredictable. I find it amazing how she still remembers literally everything from her life in India. I asked her if she felt like going back to India one day. She smiled at me and said, "dil tou bohat chahta hay."
I didn't have any room for myself because every one of those rooms was occupied so I collapsed for a while on the prayer mat. I tried to get the internet work on Baba's laptop for a while, and it did, but nothing was loading so I left it alone. Sarah called and I rambled about how I didn't want to go tomorrow. Shazra baji was sitting with Aashi again so I joined in the conversation.
After praying Maghrib, I was frustrated about the internet, so I called the internet people and they helped me fix the settings so I was finally able to get online properly. Responded to Kitkat's message because I was feeling my happy feelings then. We were trying to get Sabeeta baji on skype because Choti phuppo said she really wanted to talk to her. But Sabeeta baji wouldn't pick up.
Choti phuppo then spotted Aashi khala in her room, and hugged her and told us all about how when they were young they used to take the bus together and became best friends. Shifa, Hala baji, Me, Shazra baji, Choti Phuppo, Aashi Khala & Ammi sat down together and started reminiscing the old days in Karachi, and Shazra baji & Hala baji talked about the pretend-games they'd played. The football games, the card battles, ghar ghar, jahaz jahaz - practically everything.
Ammi got done with hosting the event, so she came down and got dinner ready. I didn't feel like eating so I didn't join everyone at dinner. Baba had to go to Faraz bhai's wedding function, so he told Choti phuppo he would drop her home. We said our goodbyes and Choti phuppo said she'd pray for my result.
Sabeeta baji finally picked up right after Choti phuppo left, and gave us this long list of things we're supposed to bring to her this summer. It included Nimko, Tapal ki chai, combs, clothes, etc. I was missing Aati baji & her kids alot today, we haven't talked for about 2 days. Sucks. Ammi was worried, she said she'd call her tomorrow.
Now I have to go pray Ishaá and start packing my basta for tomorrow. I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really do NOT want to go back. :(
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