Vo Gali Thi Ishq Ki (TELEPHONE BOOTH)

F13.

Thank you for the generous response for the new book!
I'm so happy tonight!

Warning- Long chapter ahead.

P.S- It wasn't intended but new thoughts about a new twist started pouring so I just played along.

Two days.

Two days already wasted and they came up with nothing. The clock is tickling too fast, time is running out.
Everyone is on edge with sleepless nights, doing everything in their power to find out any loophole to stop this nikaah but seems like life is really not a movie where suddenly a mericle happens and everything turns out fine and in favour.

Tomorrow is the Nikkah and they can't see anything like mericle happening in their life; not yet.

Abeer has left everything in her creators hand, praying day and night locking herself in room because seeing random people going in and out of her home safocating her, in attempt to make her nikkah day perfect as ordered by her father. The sweets and invitations already have been send to all the important people of the city and around and well Alaya still isn't allowed to be around Abeer.

Money is getting wasted like water, her parents look so happy and well her mother a little emotional too. She remember when her mother came last night to show her wedding dress sent by groom's family. She was glowing and felt emtional , kissing Abeer multiple times taking her in her arms. Those typical lecture, asking her to forgive her father for what he did and that did hurt her. Abeer's mother justifying his father's action, telling her that he is doing all this for her only, for her happiness.

Abeer laughed in response. She still remember the conversation she had with her mother from last night.

"What's really good in that for me Ammi? If it's all for me then why I am not happy?"

"You won't understand it now but soon you will realize that your mother was right. And will thank your father for making best decision of your life."

"Ammi! please baatain to na bnae.." She chuckled. "You and I both know, Mr Rahman Khan is doing all this to satisfy his ego."

(Mom, please stop making lies)

"Abeer ! Baap hai vo tumhare!"

(He is your father!)

"Agar baap hote to shayad esa na karte..." She wiped the tears of her eyes.

(A father will never do this to his daughter.)

"Abeerr!" Her mother yelled angrily.

"Single, just tell me a single flaw about Omer and I will happily agree to this nikkah. You know him since he was a kid, Ammi.)

"Oh! there's many.."Her mother answered casually.

"He is just a spoilt brat, living of his father's money counting on top!"

"You didn't tell me Rayan has his own company, did you?" She mocked her mother who looked away instantly.

"Don't argue with me! Do what your father has asked you to do." Saying this sternly she left from there, living Abeer alone with company of her tears.

Her mother is no different.

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Mr Rahman was checking some office file in his home study. He was looking tired and older than his actual age as if these two days fell like a sky on him. Marriage stress, Abeer's crying and begging memories, guilt of raising his hands on his daughter and then office work. Its all taking a toll on him.