Masoom si Larki Part 2 By Sabahat Khan

About this novel

Masoom Si Larki Part 2 (Urdu: معصوم سی لڑکی – حصہ دوم) by Sabahat Khan is the long second part of her army-themed Urdu romance about Dua, an orphan. She lives under the cruelty of her aunt, desperately searching for someone she loves who has gone missing.

The story begins harshly. “Girl, how many times have I told you – I don’t know where he is! Why do you show your unlucky face in front of me every day?” an older woman snaps, chewing paan with contempt. “Your uncle had a hobby of raising orphans; he died himself and left you on my head.” The girl in front of her is Dua – fair-skinned, with sharp features, about twenty years old – who stands there, tears streaming down her face.

Dua looks at the woman who is supposed to be her chachi. What cruelty hasn’t this woman done to her? While her uncle was alive, her aunt’s behaviour was bearable; after his death she has treated Dua in ways one can hardly imagine. Now Dua kneels and holds her aunt’s feet, pleading – but she isn’t worried for herself; she is worried about someone else, the person she is searching for. “When I’ve told you I don’t know where he went – he’s free to go wherever he likes – now get lost,” the aunt says, pushing Dua away with her foot.

چچی کا ظلم، دعا کے آنسو، اور ایک گمشدہ اپنے کی تلاش۔

Dua stands up and, folding her hands, makes one last plea to the stone-hearted woman: she’ll take her “unlucky” self away, if only her aunt will tell her where he has gone – and she offers to hand over the milk of all her cows and buffaloes to her aunt’s household. The aunt only turns over in bed, making it clear she wants Dua gone. As Dua walks away, she is called back – “Listen, girl!” – and turns with hope, thinking her aunt might finally tell her where he is. Instead, the aunt asks if she can’t see the dishes lying around and the rooms waiting to be cleaned. Dua returns in despair and, with tear-filled eyes, raises her hands in prayer: “Ya Allah, keep him safe.”

Sabahat Khan writes with deep emotion about injustice, patience and devotion. Readers should start with Part 1 for the full story.

You can read Masoom Si Larki Part 2 online here or download the PDF for free. More by Sabahat Khan: Naseebo Ke Khel and Dewana, or see all Sabahat Khan novels and more army Urdu novels.