Sunday, February 5, 2023

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...mani you have been sitting there so long,  bua khala  phoned  they have  left and be reaching soon here,  zenab  looked at mani crouched nervously  in the corner of the sofa slapped her own forehead 
Mani wasn't herself  looking very  depressed,  mother called mani  to get ready,  sge lifted her head from her knees and asked her why was she doing this to her,  she wasn't ready to marry,  mani repeated herself  once again  
Dear this is a custom of yore , girls are always given away  , she goes to live with her husband one day,  zenab  beghum  s voice turned emotional  
Ammi  sge argued,  she didn't want to go anywhere,  she was scared of people and the world around her,  all she wanted was to remain forever with zenab,  mani got up to run to  her ammi to hug her
Ammi advised mani not to  think of the world or others it would only make her unhappy,  be grateful for what you have and be satisfied  , now quickly get up,  khala bua  and her group has left from their place and are expected to be here any moment,  rubbing her back ammi coaxied her to get up and properly get dressed,  , it was another thing  ammi  s words had no affect on her, the moment zenab turned to leave  mani wiped  her face of tears and was back  in the sofa corner  tightly fitted 
The food was eaten in really excellent mood,  the round of tea had started when  dadi gestured to nada to bring  mani in, nazhat beghum  apologetically  said  they had  overdone  the  feasting  formality,  both farha and  Adil  agreed with her wholeheartedly 
Marriages are made in heaven  and hospitality is meant for all the guests,  guests are welcome  in this house  , they are blessings in disguise,  what was destined fir you  was served before you 

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