Ana walks back towards her room still helding the envelope in her hands with full of thoughts in her mind. She sat on the bed staring dreaminglessly at the envelope. Her mind was in a twirl at that moment as she felt sure this is what she got to do as it has always been Zayeed's and her dreamt of running an ophanage and unknowingly that Zayeed had eventually fulfil that part of their hopes and dreams. However she is in dilemma as her thoughts began to wonder on Zaki and Adam as she knew Zaki was feeling dejected and upset due to the division of Zayeeds assets. She's afraid more unwanted happenings bound to happen if she is not around. Ana draws out the drawer from her sidetable and place the envelope in it. She felt certain that fulfilling her husband's dream can be put on hold first as she wanted to focus on her children. And also not forgetting about Zaharah and Aden.
Zaharah takes a peep at Aden in the nursery room however he was having his afternoon nap. Zaharah touch his cheeks and then she left as she decides to explore the house. She has been there for several times however she still got no chance to walk around it. She finds that the house was very well kept and maintained and there were so many rooms. As she walk pass one of the room,suddenly she felt attraction to it as that room contains lots of old photographs which were very well taken and they had been kept in beautiful frames and place neatly either on the display walls or cupboards. Zaharah enters the room and begin looking at the pictures each and everyone of them. She discovers some old photographs of Adam and Zaki eversince during their childhood period until their late teens. A tinge of sadness came upon her heart as she realised that Adam and Zaki were very closed before as so much joy and love they had for each other can be seen on their faces. However that strong bond had cracks and bound to break to pieces. Zaharah could not look at it anymore and decides to leave the room when suddenly she saw a photograph of Ana when she was very young indeed and beside her is another young girl. What makes Zaharah wonders is that other girl had so much resemblence like herself. She stare at the photo with so much interest.
"That's Marrisa my bestfriend eversince we are both still kids." exclaimed Ana as she enters the room and walk closer towards Zaharah. Zaharah was startle and almost drop the frame.
"I'm so sorry. I should have ask for permission before entering this room." replied Zaharah and she place the frame back onto the display cupboard.
"It's okay Zaharah. Anyway this house belongs to you now." said Ana lovingly carressing Zaharah's hair and Ana felt the strong sense which she had with Zaharah is more like a mother to a daughter. A sense of something which had miraclously came back after she thought she going to lose all that forever. Zaharah stared at Ana with a wondering look in her eyes. Ana took Zaharah's hand and they walk towards the chair and rested there.
"Marissa, she's beautiful, high spirited girl with so much love and determination. We both love the seaside and kite flying has always being our favorite pastime. And we both came from an aristrocat family which funny thing we loathe." said Ana as she smiles. " We even decides to marry the same man so that we can always be together." Zaharah listen with full of anticipation and not blinking her eyelids.
"She's your mother." utter Ana as she looks sadly into Zaharah's eyes.
Zaharah could almost felt her heart is racing hard in her chest. "My mother...but...how..?" Zaharah was losing her words. She stood up and walks back to the display cupboard and take the photo frame in her hands and begins staring hard at her mother's picture. So much resemblence..her eyes, her nose almost everything. "What happened?" asked Zaharah still looking at the photo. Ana knew at that point of time she needs to disclose Zaharah true background.
"When we both reached seventeen, our parents begins busying themselves trying to find the suitors for us. However I have met Zayeed and had fell in love with him much to my parents dismay. After our marrige were soleminised we were threw out of my house penniless. It was Marrisa who had help us a lot. She find for us a place to stay without asking any loan back from us. Even after Zaki and Adam was born she still do came around. Me and Zayeed felt so grateful towards her aids and generosity. However life was not a bed of roses for her. She got married eventually and he was her parents choice. She was living in luxurious life but it was meaningless cause she suffers so much in his hands. Your father is an abuser. All those cuts and bruises on her face is not an accident. She was his punching bag. And her sufferring continues even after Izaldeen was born. Zayeed and me persuaded her to leave him but she can't cause she does not want to lose Izaldeen and she claims that she love him much to our dissapointment. All her strong-will and determination was rip off from her just like that by that horrid man."
Zaharah stood frooze after listening to all that and then tears starts to well up in her eyes.
"One day Marissa stop coming. We waited and waited but there was still no sign of her. I begins to feel worried sick about this and decides to pay her a visit. Zayeed came along and as we stood by the front gate, we were surprised cause the home was empty. However there was a guard and Zayeed went over to him and ask him about Marissa whereabout..." continue Ana as she wipes her tears on her cheeks.
"Marrisa had shot your father dead and she was sent to prison for the crime which she had committed. Izaldeen had been send to the welfare home. However we both knew it was an act of self defence but it seems that all the evidence were agaisnt her. I felt hopeless cause there's nothing I can do to help her despite all the aid which she had given to all of us. Unknowingly she had already conceived you when she was sentence for life time in prison." Ana pause trying to regain her emotion. " She passes away three days after you were born."
Zaharah clench her fists and shut her eyes as sadness and anger begins tomenting her heart. Losing her mother just like that is a great lost to her. How could her father be so cruel? She can't believe that her father was a abuser..a beast and she hated him.
"That's when we both decides to adopt you and your brother as we believe we are capable enough to take care for the both of you. And I really wants to have a baby girl. However our hopes were shattered when your mother step sisters insisted on taking care both you instead. I pleaded with her assuring her that we shall take good care for the both of you but she was too obstinate. At last Zayeed finds out why her family was so pessistant. It was because your late mother's wealth will temporary falls in their hands if they are willing to take care of you and Izaldeen. I knew all about the terrible things which they did to you and your brother. Until the worst news fall into our ears when Izaldeen was accused of things which he never did."
Zaharah walk towards the window and stare intensely at the sky and the horrifying scene of Izaldeen been beaten up and taken away in the car runs back into her mind like a live video.There's not a single day she had not thought of him. And even Adam had put out an advertisment about Izaldeen's whereabout with a sketch of him but they both had waited for several months in vain. Her tears fell gently on her cheeks.
"After he was taken somewhere in to the city I became worried about your well-being cause I know you will never be safe in their hands. I beg and plead with them by sending them letters however they simply ignore our pleas. Until I received a letter from them saying that they shall comply to my request if I agrees to marry one of my son to you on one condition. Your mother's wealth. Without thinking twice I agree with this request cause I knew I can give you more than what you have lost. At first I had Zaki in mind but then I guess fate had play its part when Adam's the one who ask me to find a suitable girl for him.." continue Ana as she relates back about the proposal and Adam request of raising his family on his own account.
"Adam had definately turn my life around. After knowing him, I realised that I can breath again." exclaimed Zaharah. " I know my mum is grateful for all the things which your family had done for me. I felt blessed." continue Zaharah and she turn to look at Ana.
Ana smile and reaches out her hand to touch Zaharah's face. "Seeing you is just like seeing her. You have got her high spirit and determination and I believe you will live your life to the fulless with that strong-will that you've got. Adam is lucky to have you.." smiled Ana.
"So here you are the both of you...still gossipping about me again?" it was Adam in his jovial tone. He had Aden in his arms. Upon seeing Zaharah Aden quickly drew out his hands asking Zaharah to carry him instead. "I don't understand why he loves you more than me.." exclaimed Adam jokingly. "Oh! Adam he still a kid." replied Zaharah as she took Aden in her arms and begins baby talk with him. Adam grin with amusement.
Ana looks at them but then she begins to felt worried. What is Aden was not Adam's son? What will happen to Aden then. "Adam I'm so sorry if I need to probe about this but have you everthought of finding out who the real father is?" Adam becomes speechless as he had been thinking about this matter before and the truth is he's afraid. He can't lose Aden as he begins to fall for that kid. "Yah..we've been thinking about that actually. Maybe once we are back to our hometown we might bring him to the clinic to do his routine checkup and also some DNA test." replied Adam looking solemnly towards Aden. Zaharah notice the sadness on Adam's face. She knew exactly how he feels...however no matter what the outcome was she is determined to stand on Adam's side. Seeing Aden having so much resemblence like Adam and that little guy even got his father's character and charms makes her feel more love towards the him. But then she realised what if Zaki was his father cause there's some similarity in their looks too. Zaharah decides not to think too much about that and decides to brush off that thoughts from her mind.
Adam place their belongings at the back of the cab which he had called in earlier that afternoon. Zaharah pack Aden's stuff and place them neatly it in her bag pack as this going to be yet another long trip. Ana looks at them with a heavy heart.
"Ma, we will be back in two days time..and this time we are going to stay much more longer..." said Adam reasurring his mother."Until you get sick of me...haha" continues Adam as he tries to cheer Ana up. Ana pinch his nose." You're still so naughty aren't you." exclaimed Ana. Zaharah smile upin seeing their reaction. Ana is a good mother and she is her role model. Thought Zaharah to herself.
"I'm sure you know about your father's request?" asked Ana. Adam nodded and he knew his mother still needs to go to render her service at the ophanage.
"Ma, follow your heart. Don't let me or Zaki becomes the barrier for your goals cause I knew that has always been your dream. Trust me...me and Zaki shall work hand in hand as a term and strive back what our father had achieved. Just remember us in your prayers." said Adam.
Ana stood by the gate until the cab was out of her sight. She believe Adam will definately achieve all that as long as he had that strong determination and the love foundation which he and Zaharah had created.
Zaharah takes a peep at Aden in the nursery room however he was having his afternoon nap. Zaharah touch his cheeks and then she left as she decides to explore the house. She has been there for several times however she still got no chance to walk around it. She finds that the house was very well kept and maintained and there were so many rooms. As she walk pass one of the room,suddenly she felt attraction to it as that room contains lots of old photographs which were very well taken and they had been kept in beautiful frames and place neatly either on the display walls or cupboards. Zaharah enters the room and begin looking at the pictures each and everyone of them. She discovers some old photographs of Adam and Zaki eversince during their childhood period until their late teens. A tinge of sadness came upon her heart as she realised that Adam and Zaki were very closed before as so much joy and love they had for each other can be seen on their faces. However that strong bond had cracks and bound to break to pieces. Zaharah could not look at it anymore and decides to leave the room when suddenly she saw a photograph of Ana when she was very young indeed and beside her is another young girl. What makes Zaharah wonders is that other girl had so much resemblence like herself. She stare at the photo with so much interest.
"That's Marrisa my bestfriend eversince we are both still kids." exclaimed Ana as she enters the room and walk closer towards Zaharah. Zaharah was startle and almost drop the frame.
"I'm so sorry. I should have ask for permission before entering this room." replied Zaharah and she place the frame back onto the display cupboard.
"It's okay Zaharah. Anyway this house belongs to you now." said Ana lovingly carressing Zaharah's hair and Ana felt the strong sense which she had with Zaharah is more like a mother to a daughter. A sense of something which had miraclously came back after she thought she going to lose all that forever. Zaharah stared at Ana with a wondering look in her eyes. Ana took Zaharah's hand and they walk towards the chair and rested there.
"Marissa, she's beautiful, high spirited girl with so much love and determination. We both love the seaside and kite flying has always being our favorite pastime. And we both came from an aristrocat family which funny thing we loathe." said Ana as she smiles. " We even decides to marry the same man so that we can always be together." Zaharah listen with full of anticipation and not blinking her eyelids.
"She's your mother." utter Ana as she looks sadly into Zaharah's eyes.
Zaharah could almost felt her heart is racing hard in her chest. "My mother...but...how..?" Zaharah was losing her words. She stood up and walks back to the display cupboard and take the photo frame in her hands and begins staring hard at her mother's picture. So much resemblence..her eyes, her nose almost everything. "What happened?" asked Zaharah still looking at the photo. Ana knew at that point of time she needs to disclose Zaharah true background.
"When we both reached seventeen, our parents begins busying themselves trying to find the suitors for us. However I have met Zayeed and had fell in love with him much to my parents dismay. After our marrige were soleminised we were threw out of my house penniless. It was Marrisa who had help us a lot. She find for us a place to stay without asking any loan back from us. Even after Zaki and Adam was born she still do came around. Me and Zayeed felt so grateful towards her aids and generosity. However life was not a bed of roses for her. She got married eventually and he was her parents choice. She was living in luxurious life but it was meaningless cause she suffers so much in his hands. Your father is an abuser. All those cuts and bruises on her face is not an accident. She was his punching bag. And her sufferring continues even after Izaldeen was born. Zayeed and me persuaded her to leave him but she can't cause she does not want to lose Izaldeen and she claims that she love him much to our dissapointment. All her strong-will and determination was rip off from her just like that by that horrid man."
Zaharah stood frooze after listening to all that and then tears starts to well up in her eyes.
"One day Marissa stop coming. We waited and waited but there was still no sign of her. I begins to feel worried sick about this and decides to pay her a visit. Zayeed came along and as we stood by the front gate, we were surprised cause the home was empty. However there was a guard and Zayeed went over to him and ask him about Marissa whereabout..." continue Ana as she wipes her tears on her cheeks.
"Marrisa had shot your father dead and she was sent to prison for the crime which she had committed. Izaldeen had been send to the welfare home. However we both knew it was an act of self defence but it seems that all the evidence were agaisnt her. I felt hopeless cause there's nothing I can do to help her despite all the aid which she had given to all of us. Unknowingly she had already conceived you when she was sentence for life time in prison." Ana pause trying to regain her emotion. " She passes away three days after you were born."
Zaharah clench her fists and shut her eyes as sadness and anger begins tomenting her heart. Losing her mother just like that is a great lost to her. How could her father be so cruel? She can't believe that her father was a abuser..a beast and she hated him.
"That's when we both decides to adopt you and your brother as we believe we are capable enough to take care for the both of you. And I really wants to have a baby girl. However our hopes were shattered when your mother step sisters insisted on taking care both you instead. I pleaded with her assuring her that we shall take good care for the both of you but she was too obstinate. At last Zayeed finds out why her family was so pessistant. It was because your late mother's wealth will temporary falls in their hands if they are willing to take care of you and Izaldeen. I knew all about the terrible things which they did to you and your brother. Until the worst news fall into our ears when Izaldeen was accused of things which he never did."
Zaharah walk towards the window and stare intensely at the sky and the horrifying scene of Izaldeen been beaten up and taken away in the car runs back into her mind like a live video.There's not a single day she had not thought of him. And even Adam had put out an advertisment about Izaldeen's whereabout with a sketch of him but they both had waited for several months in vain. Her tears fell gently on her cheeks.
"After he was taken somewhere in to the city I became worried about your well-being cause I know you will never be safe in their hands. I beg and plead with them by sending them letters however they simply ignore our pleas. Until I received a letter from them saying that they shall comply to my request if I agrees to marry one of my son to you on one condition. Your mother's wealth. Without thinking twice I agree with this request cause I knew I can give you more than what you have lost. At first I had Zaki in mind but then I guess fate had play its part when Adam's the one who ask me to find a suitable girl for him.." continue Ana as she relates back about the proposal and Adam request of raising his family on his own account.
"Adam had definately turn my life around. After knowing him, I realised that I can breath again." exclaimed Zaharah. " I know my mum is grateful for all the things which your family had done for me. I felt blessed." continue Zaharah and she turn to look at Ana.
Ana smile and reaches out her hand to touch Zaharah's face. "Seeing you is just like seeing her. You have got her high spirit and determination and I believe you will live your life to the fulless with that strong-will that you've got. Adam is lucky to have you.." smiled Ana.
"So here you are the both of you...still gossipping about me again?" it was Adam in his jovial tone. He had Aden in his arms. Upon seeing Zaharah Aden quickly drew out his hands asking Zaharah to carry him instead. "I don't understand why he loves you more than me.." exclaimed Adam jokingly. "Oh! Adam he still a kid." replied Zaharah as she took Aden in her arms and begins baby talk with him. Adam grin with amusement.
Ana looks at them but then she begins to felt worried. What is Aden was not Adam's son? What will happen to Aden then. "Adam I'm so sorry if I need to probe about this but have you everthought of finding out who the real father is?" Adam becomes speechless as he had been thinking about this matter before and the truth is he's afraid. He can't lose Aden as he begins to fall for that kid. "Yah..we've been thinking about that actually. Maybe once we are back to our hometown we might bring him to the clinic to do his routine checkup and also some DNA test." replied Adam looking solemnly towards Aden. Zaharah notice the sadness on Adam's face. She knew exactly how he feels...however no matter what the outcome was she is determined to stand on Adam's side. Seeing Aden having so much resemblence like Adam and that little guy even got his father's character and charms makes her feel more love towards the him. But then she realised what if Zaki was his father cause there's some similarity in their looks too. Zaharah decides not to think too much about that and decides to brush off that thoughts from her mind.
Adam place their belongings at the back of the cab which he had called in earlier that afternoon. Zaharah pack Aden's stuff and place them neatly it in her bag pack as this going to be yet another long trip. Ana looks at them with a heavy heart.
"Ma, we will be back in two days time..and this time we are going to stay much more longer..." said Adam reasurring his mother."Until you get sick of me...haha" continues Adam as he tries to cheer Ana up. Ana pinch his nose." You're still so naughty aren't you." exclaimed Ana. Zaharah smile upin seeing their reaction. Ana is a good mother and she is her role model. Thought Zaharah to herself.
"I'm sure you know about your father's request?" asked Ana. Adam nodded and he knew his mother still needs to go to render her service at the ophanage.
"Ma, follow your heart. Don't let me or Zaki becomes the barrier for your goals cause I knew that has always been your dream. Trust me...me and Zaki shall work hand in hand as a term and strive back what our father had achieved. Just remember us in your prayers." said Adam.
Ana stood by the gate until the cab was out of her sight. She believe Adam will definately achieve all that as long as he had that strong determination and the love foundation which he and Zaharah had created.
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