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....in the hall room  a meeting was held   by the  elders,  baba  alone  facing the rest,   bi amma had  several   arguments to make them see her point  but nobody was  interested in listening to her,  all of them were  pressing  on  first  letting the daughter  complete her education,  faruqi family  was visiting  Pakistani  relatives,  they were to stay  a couple of months  , they had many  other options  but they had  chosen hadya already, when faruq had came to see  bi amma   the first time he had  made up his mind to  get her married to Umar and  bring her back home,  he was in a hurry 

It was  alright she would become a doctor   annoyed at tge stubbornness of her son  who stood alone against the whole  family  defending his own point,  salha appi had  spoken on the phone to  agree with others,  he adamantly refused to  give up,  others  fell silent  tired of arguments  , it was then  bi amma  s voice shrilly  cut the thick silence   , only  then  will she get married,  familiar with amma s annoyance  shakil asked  where  , to whom

Explanation followed from amma  wherever her fate takes her,  so wasn't  Umar  destined for her

Perhaps  not

Hadya had given her consent   going to amma  s room , hiw happy and relieved  she was,  her sharp tone  confused  and  stumbled  him