CHAPTER 24


    DUA POV:


    We all went back to house. All the men''s were staying back in the mosque and woulde back after


    offering sh.


    All the way anam and saba were teasing me. Calling me mrs. dua armaan rizvi. My stomach was doing


    cartwheels inside me whenever they said so. But deep down I was feeling bad. Even though I had


    done a horrible thing with ayesha but I can''t do anything now. By gone is by gone. But that''s not why I


    am feeling bad. It''s something else.


    I closed my eyes and reyed the moment when he pulled my veil up.


    I looked up slowly up at him he was wearing a white kurta. His face came into my view his chin, jaw,


    nose and finally his... his eye''s.


    It was for first time that I had seen his eyes. They were chocte brown, deep chocte brown. I can


    sink and drown in them easily. His eye''s were happy but they flickered between emotions. Many


    emotions. "Guy''s. You can continue the starringter." Anam said. Which broke our stare.


    But I know deep down there was weird connection connected between us. A weird. But honestly I liked


    it. I liked about things with him. Everything with him.


    ''You, gonna pay for this with your life''


    Ayesha. Ayesha. What should I do to you. You''ll make things miserable for me as you always did since


    we were kids. She was always like this. Even if she does anything to me it won''t matter to me now but


    she shouldn''t hurt armaan. I won''t be able to handle so.


    "Mrs.rizvi" I turned to see Saba calling me.


    I raised both my eyebrows at her.


    "What" I said. Everyone began tough in the car.


    "We were saying something. But seems like someone''s is in deep thought about someone." Anam said


    from driver seat she was driving us back.


    I am indeed going all nuts.


    "Of course you are." Saba said.


    "Did I said it loud" I asked.


    Everyoneughed again.


    "Don''t worry dua. I happens. " anam said and began tough.


    Soon we arrived our destination since most of the people already came back before us. They were


    having dawat(feast) in the hall. I was hungry too.


    I offered my sh. It was hard to do so in saree but I made it. I was sitting on my bed in my room


    where we all were sitting.


    By we I mean anam,saba, Shahida and salina who is a cousin of armaan and nida she is too a cousin


    of armaan and of course center of attraction panda.


    Shahida was busy telling us stories about armaan how was he during his childhood. How he wasn''t


    involved in any mischief but would always ended up in being punished. There were many more


    adventures that Shahida told about him to me. She also told me many things about his likes and


    dislikes. I tried to remmber them all in the back of my mind. Though I am not a quiet and cool person


    about which armaan knows very well but seems like I have to act so. Because he like such person. not


    the old me who would be dancing up and down on the bed right now. Or would crack weird jokes.


    All of them left to have lunch only saba left behind. I thought I would get a break and would close my


    eyes and rx but people wereing to met me before they were leaving some of them even gave


    me an envelope. which I absolutely had no idea what to do. But sharina kh told me that ''It would be


    your gift so you must keep them.''


    "Saba please go and fetch some food for me. I am hungry. Saba." I said to saba who was busy in her


    phone.


    She looked up at me and said "I thought brides get so nervous that they don''t even feel hungry." She


    said.


    "Saba. Are you for real. I am a human and that too hungry. Please." I said.


    "Fine. Look after panda then." She said and left.


    Panda was sleeping lucky he. I wanted to sleep too. Just like him so carefree. Saba''s phone was


    vibrating beside. Wait were is my phone. Oh no don''t tell me I left it in the mosque. Ya Ah. I picked


    saba''s phone. Since I knew her backup password it was easy. I dailed my number it was ringing but no


    one was picking it up. Looks like my phone is in trouble. What would I do now. This day can''t get any


    better. Perfect day.


    "Anam. I think I lost my phone." I said stuffing a spoon full rice to my face.


    "When?" She asked.


    "I didn''t know I had it with me when I was in the mosque after that I don''t know what happened." I said.


    "Don''t worry I''ll search it for you." She said.


    I thanked her for that.


    Later we were chatting so much that I had never chatted this my entire life. We all stopped when we


    heard the call from the mosque. We all then offered our sh.


    And then the moment came which I was scared to.


    Bidayi.


    Khjan was the one who called the crying period. It started in and in my room itself. As much as don''t


    like the sound that people make while crying I can''t help but actually cry. I don''t want people judging


    me. And after all I only met all the rtives like twice a year or something so it''s not hard they aren''t


    around me much. And I''ll be living in the same city but a different ce with different people now. I was


    yet crying. Asma didi hugged me and said "Always be happy and take care of your self so much." It


    made me cry more.


    Hardest was with bua she''s the only one who has seen me through my thick and thin.


    Next came anam and saba we did a group hug. I am gonna miss them. We stayed upte at night


    talking so much all the week and suddenly I am leaving. I didn''t like it. No I didn''t. I wish I had more


    days to enjoy with them.


    Ammi and shahida bought me down. I met all my other rtives.


    My brother uwais and yahiya. Chahu and khalu. And jiju asma didi''s husband.


    I met them all one by one. Next came baba. There was no point  in saying I am not gonna miss him


    cause it will be a lie then. I would definitely be a lie. I didn''t see ayesha. May be she didn''t wanted to


    see me.


    It was awkward with baba but I wanted to hug. may be it would best time. It didn''tst long but it felt


    like so. He kept an hand on my head. ''I am sorry baba'' I said to myself I didn''t had a courage to say it


    to him.


    I was made to sit in the car along with armaan that too alone. Soon the car began to drive. I watched


    my home pass by. I was taking a lot bot to cry. I was crying. I was gonna miss all those dumb parties


    that we had. I am gonna miss ayesha''s fake uses in me. Her trying  to me me. Making me feel


    guilty. I am gonna miss it. I am gonna miss bua too. Her food especially.


    "Here" I heard armaan say beside me. I turned to see a tissue been held in front of me. I looked at his


    face and took it from his hand. There''s a weird feeling at the bottom of my gut.


    When we reached I and armaan were made to seat on the couch may rtives and friends of rizvi


    family came to Congratte us. Ammi then took for rtives check. I met armaan''s chahi''s and


    mammi''s. Kah and phuphi. (all the aunt) They had arge family. But they all were funny. They all


    made me feelfortable.


    I was then made to seat in a room. Shahida and salina gave me a goodpany. Ammi had booked a


    beautician for tomorrow. The walima day. It was gonna take ce in cities biggest and famous hall.


    Shahida showed me what was she gonna wear. We were chatting people wereing and going. Kids


    running in and out of the room.All chaos. But luckily in the chaos you won''t hear my stomach


    grumbling.


    Then a person entered the room.


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    "Assmu Aykum bhabhi" he said to me like a soldier reporting his majesty.


    "Waykumu sam." I said looking confused.


    "bhabhi. He is my twin brother. Shahid" shahida said throwing her hand over his shoulder.


    Twins good. I smiled at him.


    "Well. Sister I want to talk to you. I got a n." He said taking shahida to a corner.


    A minutester shahida came with rubbing both of her hands like they are upto do something. She


    smiled at me and took salina with her. A whileter they came.


    "Bhabhi ammi is calling you down. Let''s go." Salina said. They both took me down the hall and made


    me sit on one of the chairs on the dining table. Atst they are feeding me. Allhamdullh. I said to


    myself.


    I was waiting for someone to bring food wait did everyone else had. Don''t tell we are not here for food.


    Please I am hungry. I saw shahidae dragging armaan along with him. Why is he here.


    They made him sit beside me. Shahida asked him to feed me. It was awkward but I was hungry. So.


    I was waiting for shahida toe and take me to my room and just call it a day. I was tired. And sleepy.


    Finally she came with ammi. Ammi gave me a pair of thick gold bangles and asked me to wear them


    tomorrow.


    Shahida took me to armaan''s  room which was beautifully decorated with white and red flowers. It was


    looking beautiful. Shahida made me sit on the bed and fixed my veil too. She''s a sweetheart really.


    I badly wanted to call anam or saba to check what''s going on there but I couldn''t. But I''ll meet them


    tomorrow at the walima. I already ordered a new phone.


    When shahida and ammi left I became self conscious. And nervous. I had seen armaan many times


    but meeting him today and alone waspletely different. I remember when I first saw him. So strange


    he was to me that day on our engagement. And then at the gym after I never asked him about his nose


    tough. I was so nervous really. I still don''t know why he did what he did. But it''s all in the past now. It


    doesn''t mattered now. I trust him. Which feels so weirding from me. But it''s truth to be said.


    I heard the door knob turning and prepared myself for it. Ah help me.


    I felt his presence him sitting front of me after shutting the door.


    I was smiling stupidly. He looks nervous more then me. Which was more fun.


    "Dua" he called me. It felt gooding from him.


    "I am sorry. I am a stupid person. I know. I made you force on this. I know you didn''t wanted to. I know


    you hate me. But I understand how it feels when you don''t want to marry someone and you are left with


    no choice." He said. I wanted tough at his nervousness. I wanted to tell me him that''s alright. But he


    didn''t stop and I gave him the space by just keeping quiet.


    "I know when you like someone but you could be with that person. You are forced to be with someone


    else. You might look happy outside but deep down you know you are faking. A part that person will


    always be within you. Though how much badly you want to forget about it but you could not. You just


    can''t. I you know what hurts you more that even if life would give you a chance. You couldn''t do what


    you want." Tears were forming in my eyes as I was taking his each and every word. What is it his trying


    to say that he likes someone.


    "Do you like someone" I asked him. Please say no. Please say no. Please.


    "Yes. I used to" he said. Tears rolled them and I began to wipe them one by one.


    "Used to." I asked him.


    "Yes. I used to but I never got a chance to met her or say what I wanted to" he said. My hands turned


    into a fist. My anger was on boil but I couldn''t do anything.


    "I know. I did so wrong with you. I mean.." he was saying something but I cut him. Is he mad. Even if no


    then he is making me.


    "Then why did you asked me get marry. Because you''re parents forced to." I said. If no then why would


    he pull up such a dumb stunt.


    "You. I hate you even more" I said still feeling angry. I was not in a good mood. Not in a shy bride


    mood.


    I pulled up the veil. I was looking at me making me more piss off.


    "You scrum. Are you mad. You are out of your senses. You like someone and all these time you


    pretend that you are into me." Being angry would be an understatement to which I was going through.


    "You. I feel like killing you right in front. Right now." I said rubbing my face with both hands in order to


    lower any of my anger.


    "Ya. Ah." I said. Calm down dua. Calm down.


    "But you..." he tried to say something but I cut him.


    "Shut up. Shut up. You say a word and I''ll cut that tongue of you." I said.


    "Calm down dua. Calm down" I said to myself. I Took three deep breaths and said.


    "So. Your saying that you like someone else." I asked asking it won''t change the answer dua I looked at


    him he was nodding his head.


    "So does you." He asked. What. What is he asking.


    "What? What.. I...what are you saying." I asked him as calmly as I can.


    "Don''t act. You texted me." He said  showing his phone to me . I was shocked by it. Though it''s true


    that baba did forced it to me. But eventually I agreed on it. I like arham. Nonsense. I might have a crush


    on him but I  stopped it since he used me for ayesha for the first time itself. And now after ourst


    encounter I hate him. Wait my phone. So someone did it on purpose. Someone who hates me and


    didn''t want things good between me and armaan. Who this someone may be. Even though all the


    arrows are pointing towards ayesha I have no proof. Her nned is sessful from where I see.


    "I didn''t send the text. I lost my phone since morning." I said it to him.


    I want to scream a Congrattions you messed up my life once again.


    "I am sorry. I thought you sent it. I got so furious and angry. When I read that you like arham and more


    that you hated me. I am sorry." He said. What should I do with your sorry.


    "It''s okay. That''s not what''s important." I said which was honestly true.


    "Then what is?" He asked. Really.


    "You like someone else armaan. Don''t deny. You talked about it like you were in deeply love with her.


    While thedy sitting in front of you is your wife. And on the first day itself you confess feeling for


    someone else in front of her." There''s no way I am ever gonna forgive him.


    Well it won''t matter to him he said he likes someone else. I didn''t have any luck for true love. What I life


    first your father leaves your mother for someone other women. Then your mother dies of leaving you


    with your father and a step mother who didn''t even cared about you andst a sister who hates you


    with all her might. And now fortunately you like someone and on your wedding day he says he likes


    someone else.


    "Sleep on the couch" I said pointing at it. Before I do something to him and end his life. It''s better he


    stay away from me.


    He didn''t even argued and did as I say. Even though I was very tired I didn''t slept well. I kept on crying I


    didn''t even cared to remove my hijab or my saree but it was too ufortable so I did change.


    Ah what do you want me to do next. He won''t likes me and I already gave him away my heart. How


    could I do so. I really thought he likes and deep down I still believe he does which is so dumb of me. I


    thought he won''t be like others he too used me. He and I was in same room still it feels like I am


    millions miles away from him. What should I do. Ah please. Why do you have to test me on every


    stage of my life. But there''s no way that I am gonna forgive him. Never ever. I would. Not in this life let


    this walima go by then he''ll I''ll think what to do with him and the feelings.