Rewrite the Stars

Chapter 10: Change

"I don't know how,
I don't know when,
All I know is one thing,
That something changed....for the worst"
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Hareem's POV: (3 years later)
A tired sigh escaped my lips as I finally made the breakfast for everyone. Beenish and Naila were sleeping when I got down or maybe they were pretending...I don't know. The thing I knew that moment was that I had to be in charge of the kitchen. It was not a big deal. I don't feel any kind of difficulty in making breakfast for everyone. If only I love cooking for my loved ones. But today is just not the day. I felt way too tired and sick. I've been not been sleeping well since the last two nights. I kept tossing and turning in bed. I paid no heed to it as I thought it was due to the short trip our family took to Islamabad to attend an engagement ceremony of Sohail's cousin. The symptoms increased the day after and right now I feel just so sick. My body aches terribly and my head is exploding due to the pain caused by the flu. I rubbed my temples as I came to sat down on the sofa in the living room. I have set the table. I was about to go wake up Sohail when I saw my mother in law entering the living room. I greeted her and told her
"Ammi I have set the table. You should sit down". She nodded and asked softly
"Are Beenish and Naila still sleeping?" I kept quiet. She sighed and ran a hand to my hairs as she said
"You go upstairs and wake up Sohail. I'll take a look at the girls ". I nodded and left the room. My mother in law is genuinely a nice person. She always used to help me with the households works along with Beenish and Naila. But as time passed she started to get tired soon and I was not stone heated to let her work so I along with Beenish and Naila took the charge. But right now everything has changed in the most drastic way possible. I shook away the thoughts and entered my room. Sohail was not in the bed indicating that he was inside the washroom. I took out his clothes for office and started to iron them. The headache was increasing but I slide it for now. I heard the click of the door and turned around to see him coming out of the washroom. I said to him
"The breakfast is ready. I've pressed your clothes". He nodded and placed the towel on the bed. I sighed as I hated wet towels on bed. I quietly put in back in place and turned to him. I told him
"Sohail can you come early from work? I need to go to the doctor". He nodded yet again and I sigh annoyingly. It looks like he wasn't paying any attention to me. At last when I thought he will completely ignore me, he said
"Okay I'll be home at six. Be ready till then". We made our way downstairs and everybody was there. We all began eating quietly. While I was drinking tea Naila asked me
"Bhabhi can I have one of your ear rings to wear to today? I need to go to my friend's function". Before I could say anything else Ammi scolded her
"Naila you have your fair share of jewelry. Why do you bother her?". Beenish retorted in her sister's defense
"Ammi its not a big deal. Bhabhi and Nand are like friends. She shouldn't be  having any problems with it or do you?" She directed her question right at me. I have nothing to argue about so I just shook my head. Ammi shook her head dejectedly. Beenish is only one year younger than Sohail but she is two years older than me and she leaves no stone unturned to shove it in my face that she has the charge of the house. Sometimes it frustrates me so much that I just want to fire back at her, but then it'll do no good to me at all. Sohail is very protective of his sisters. They are his priority. Even after our marriage his priorities didn't change. He was the best husband in those initial years of our marriage. He provided me with everything. He was the man every girl dreams of. But then again he proved why every girl dreams of having an ideal man because girls can only dream and no man is the ideal man. It's a facade and deep down are hidden the true selves of human which they have carved inside the depths of their hearts so skillfully that no one dares to find out who they really are...what they really are and I guess I'm one of them who failed to understood the real meaning of disguise.....a very cunning disguise.