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,,,zarmin rubbed her both palms on her wet eyes,  angry she got up and changed her clothes,   scattered around was her make up  things  she colored her face,  put the veil on to ber head and looked at ber reflection in the mirror  and a sense of sadness filled her heart,  her beautiful  green heavily embroidered   dupatta , someone had patted her shoulder to ask her consent 

Zarmin  unintentionally placed her hand over her shoulder 

Namco appa please come in , it is so thrilling,  faza came running   to clutch her hands  and strongly pull her,  , sahara kanwar it was,  a tiny little hand had  saved her from  disappearing  into the  ditch of memories 

A hundred rupee note was circled around  the groom s head as shamina  sighed  with relief    seeing zarmin coming,  Sohail was asking everyone  if the hundred rupees bundle was handed to shamina  so as  she won't  feel  ashamed before her sister 

Smiling  shamina  pulled out another hundred rupees note  and stretched out her arm holding it,

Groom s mother  opened the whole bundle of hundred rupees notes over her son's  head 

The  drums  and the noisy beat became even more   energetic and alive