Coerced To Be His by Yarmia Tariq (room on the broom read aloud .TXT) 📕

After burying his father's dead body inside his grave, he felt himself so lonely. Everyone left the graveyard except him, who kept watching his father's grave with teary eyes. 

Why? Why he was so weak? He never thought that it would hurt so much. When they were around him, he didn't realize their worth and when they left him all of sudden, his heart ached like never before. He never told his father that how much he loved him, never apologized for his mistakes, rude behavior. And now even before leaving, he told him something wise for his own good. He was never a good son, he thought. 

He didn't realized how many hours passed as he stood there. His legs gave up and it started raining. His assistant came forward holding a umbrella, who accompanied him to Karachi. 

"Sir I think we should go now" he said in a low voice cautiously. 

Umer didn't replied and simply turned around to leave, after whispering lightly, ' I love you dad'.  The flowers on his father's grave soaked in the rain water, adding their essence into the soil. 

When he saw his mother crying, while she sat on her bed. He realized that he himself needs to be strong to comfort her. She needed her son at the moment to reduce her pain. He moved forward to her and sat beside her.

"Please don't cry mom. Everyone gradually leaves. You need to be strong" he consoled her while he put her mother's head on his chest. 

"He loved you so much Umer. We both love you, always remember that. Your father was a great man, be like him. He never stopped you from anything and gradually you became someone we were afraid of. But I know, from inside you are our son whom we cherished all these years" she said as he wiped her mother's tears. 

"I'm so sorry, I am really sorry mom. I never realized your love. I became so busy in my life that I didn't cared about you and dad. But now I've realized how it feels to lose someone you love so much" he said as he himself couldn't help crying. 

She simply listened to him and replied, "don't be sorry, it's okay. Human make mistakes". 

"Mom you need to lie down now, you are exhausted from staying awake for two nights" he said as he helped her mother to lie down, and then covered her with rug. 

She was extremely tired, so he didn't wait long as she was driven into deep sleep. 

He left the room and got downstairs. He called his left hand in Islamabad. 

"How is everything here?" He asked. 

"Sir everything is under control" he replied. 

"Fine, keep watch until I return".

"Yes sir, I just wanted to say that...I am so sorry about your father. I heard that he passed away yesterday" he said cautiously trying to make up with his words. 

"Don't be sorry, we all need to leave one day. So don't wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it happen before it's too late" he repeated his father's words. 

"Got it sir" he replied and Umer cut the call. 

The next thing he knew was to make his mother eat something. In evening she got up from a terrible nightmare. Gladly he was beside her, so he comforted her. As she didn't ate anything since morning, he asked the maid to bring food in the room. 

As she kept denying, he somehow convinced her to take a bite and then gradually he fed her all by his own hands. 

"Mom I want you to come with me to Dubai, we'll live together. Please don't deny me" he said cautiously as he didn't wanted to upset her. 

"Umer you said it today but don't ever say it again. You have a life and I want you to spend your life as you like. I always lived with your father in this house. And he never intended to go abroad, even when he could. I will stay here with his memories. And it's enough. You can visit me once a month, that's what I want from you" her mother's stern reply didn't made him say anything further and he simply agreed with her as there was no choice. 

In morning, along with his assistant he left for Islamabad after leaving his mother in his caretaker's hand. He made sure that she calls him everytime she needs anything and he will call her everyday. 

*

Ayleen couldn't help wondering that where Umer left after leaving her alone in this unknown house. Its been two days when she finally asked the head maid of house about him. 

She told her the truth about his father's death. The news made her gasp in shock and it was very hard for her to believe. Her father in law passed away and she didn't even knew about it, she felt ashamed. 

On the other side, it was equally shocking as she kept wondering Umer's state. He was not at home since three nights. She was worried that how he passed away all of sudden and no one even told her about it. She could imagine, about how broke he must be. 

After finally three days, he returned. He came inside his room and Ayleen was not present there. Instead he found his son Yousef, lying on the bed all alone while he played with toys. 

He couldn't help but stare at him with fondness and unpredictable tenderness. Something inside provoked him to take him into his arms instantly and love him endlessly to his heart's content. 

His constant gaze made the baby to look at him and realize his presence. Unknowingly he smiled at Umer, showing his all gums. 

The innocent smile from his son made his heart flutter like no end. He couldn't help but get close to him. He picked him up in his arms and kissed his forehead and then his cheek. The younger version of him smiled more and started laughing at his father. 

Once in a while after his fathers death, someone actually made him smile. As he was holding him up and smiling at him, the door opened and Ayleen entered. 

As she saw the Yousef in Umer's hands, she was astounded. Their eyes met and they held the contact for a moment. 

"I'm sorry, you were not here. I shouldn't have... I'll just go and change" he got extremely nervous about what to say or explain. He thought she must be annoyed and upset with him for picking Yousef up so he apologized anxiously. Because she didn't like it.