Who is Sick.

She was profoundly distinct from other girls. Pretty, ravishing, astute, genial, obedient, in fact all the qualities that one could be aware of suited her character. Or so, every body thought. Like other girls, she would have lived to enjoy life, hangout with friends, go to college but instead of indulging in such jovial activities; she had responsibility she could not ignore.. attending to her father who was hanging to life by a thread of hope.

       Afshaan was the only daughter of her parents. Her mother had died when she was twelve. Her father, Mr. Bilal, who never recovered from this bereavement, had an excruciating accident. Although he survived, his arms and legs no longer remained active. He could neither speak nor move and had to spend rest of his life in bed. He was fond of his pet Bunty, a flamboyant, idyllic parrot with gaudy colored wings. The parrot was placed in his room and both had great attachment with each other.. but seeing his master in such a bilious condition, Bunty also led a cloistered life.

       Yet, Afshaan looked after her father with remarkable devotion. Her only motivation was hope. Hope that her father would soon recover and everything would revert to normal. Abysmal self-restraint made her earn the title of "The Impeccable Nurse" from her cousin Ahsan. He would have innumerable guests. They would praise her for her fortitude, pass some formal remarks to Mr. Bilal, endeavor to cheer Bunty, and would leave. Of course, no one could measure the intensity and assuage the pain that Afshaan had to bear.

Afshaan's perpetual role of nursing her father had gradually strained the relations between the two as she would often curse her luck and consider her life monotonous. She used to envy her friends going to college, leading an animated life. Soon her affection for her father underwent a dramatic transformation. She became irascible and would often yell at him. She was in fact fed up., fed up of the incessant coughs of her father, fed up of his mute expressionless countenance; above all, she was fed up of her father himself.
One night she made a decision...

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