Synonyms

The cell ranged up with an irritating tune (as how Shahl calls it so) and it was my sis Faozia from B’lore at the other end, wishing me Eid in advance. It’s rather impossible though to have a talk and avoiding Shahl. But everytime when I referred Shahl, I kept trying her with some Synonyms like, ‘that lady’. Alas! Faozia just got bugged up hearing these synonyms, she just poked in and said, “Ziya bhai, the young lady has some good name too” I just smiled to her sweet worry, “right said my little sis, her name is Farzana and I call her Shahl since she loves hearing this name”. I vividly remember when I returned last month from her place, while talking to my close friend like Br. Salahuddin I kept this practice of calling Shahl as ‘That Lady’ Sallu bhai didn’t left any stone un turn to pull my legs. And Sayema has her own way, when I called her happy Ramzan and wanted to share this tryst of mine with Shahl, she discovered me a bit Shy is doing so.. Her elder bro behaving this way, she instantly said, “ Ziya bhai, woh zara rupatta le lo sar par”. People really didn’t liked me trying such Synonyms, while I just kept preferring behaving shy, I remember sometime people call me Girlish Ziya, to which even Shahl seems nod her head by adding, “who to hoga hi tumhari kitni sari sisters hai ”, and furthermore she says “I need to work a lot in grooming you buddy”.

MZK