Saturday, December 16, 2023

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....smoothen Henna on palms, decorate the carriage to  adieu farewell 
Oh, beautiful  to take you with him,  will come your  groom
The marriage date was fixed and time flew past  so fast  that  Henna ritual  began with  a noisy bustle,  girls were ready with  music and songs and boys were prepared for a dance session,  practice on both sides was on war footing  aggressive  and  energetic,  samara was the sister of the bride  was in the lead,  she was  given leave from studies by zarun for  some days,  raiya and she were  kept busy in the  last minute  function preparations,  saba was  saddened at the thought of her daughter going away abroad  and constantly praying for her  good life and fortune 
Henna was to arrive from  Umar  s house,  both  samara and raiya were dressed in similar  dress,  samara had put on floral   ornaments and felt good as a fresh blossom,  samara was  ready to hit the  dholak  before the arrival of other girls  but  she couldn't find the dholaki, it simply had disappeared like magic 
Calling her mamma she began  coming down the stairs and her dupatta entangled her foot spraining  it, she would have rolled down the stairs but a strong hand stopped her fall, it was  ali cousin of Umar, 

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