Note:
All the characters and the situations are imagined, it has nothing to do with reality.
I haven't written this story to hurt anyone, it is just to show a biased side of Subcontinent. If you still find it difficult to take it as a story then please don't read. Thank you❤️
Nooray's pov:
It was around 1 am, when I entered the gate. I parked the car in the garage and headed inside the house. I just wanted to get into the bed and sleep, my head was killing me. I had been on the party thrown by a friend, as it was our last day of our final semester.
I was passing through the living area, when I found dad sitting there on a sofa. I stopped mid step. "Dad you are back? Weren't you going to return in a week?" my voice gave away my surprise as I moved towards him and hugged him.
"Things got sought earlier, so I returned. You tell me, where were you?" Dad patted my hair, but it was clear, something was off. Dad wasn't his usual loving self.
"Raina had thrown a party tonight on her farmhouse, as we got done with our final year. This whole week is going to be of celebrations, from what I can tell" I told him cheerfully, even though my head was killing me. I messaged it lightly with a hand, the one smoke I had taken had definitely got to my head.
"You don't seem fine, go and take rest. We will talk tomorrow"Dad said patting my hair, I went to my room wishing him good night. I fell asleep as soon as I fell on the bed.
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Next morning, when I woke up around 12 pm, Hadia (my maid) told me that Dad was home.
"Weird! Dad is hardly home, even on Sundays" I muttered frowning to myself. Then I remembered that dad wanted to talk to me about something, I quickly took a shower and wore an oversized hoodie with jeans and headed downstairs.
I placed a kiss on dad's cheek and took a seat beside him. A bowl of cut fruits was present on the table for me. I picked up the fork and took a bit.
"Nooray, I want to get you married now. I have already chosen the guy. I want the wedding done as soon as possible. I have met the guy and the family has seen you too, so there's no need for delay...."
"Dad! hold on. What.... What are you even talking about? Where is this all even coming from? You know that I want to do MBA, then work. Why are you even talking about marriage right now?" Comprehending all what dad said was getting difficult for me, I wasn't ready to get married right now, that too to an unknown person.
"Is there someone you like?" Dad asked me in grave tone. His seriousness was making me scared now. What had gotten into dad.
"NO!" I said getting up.
"Then its final. About study, you can do it after marriage" Dad also got up. Before, I could even say anything else, dad was out of the house. I quickly headed towards my room and called Shams bhai(elder brother 24). He was my only hope left.
He picked up the cell on second call, he was in Russia for his higher studies. "Something is wrong with dad....." I informed to him about all what dad was saying. I wasn't going to get married, even if it meant taking extreme measures.
"Don't worry, I will talk to him. "Shams bhai calmed me enough to go and have my lunch. I had barely got done with it when I saw phupho coming. Her house was right beside ours.
"What is bhai Haider even thinking?" She said pulling me into a hug.
"How can he even think of giving your hand in that family of illiterate creatures. Specially to him!!!!!"Phupo said making me frown.
I pulled back, was it going to be worse than it already was? "Which family and whom phupo?"
"Your khala's family. Haider bhai has chosen their younger son, Aariz. You have met them years ago on a wedding."phupo tried to make me remember. After my mom's death, when I was only 10, our contact lessened with my maternal relatives and completely stopped years ago, as they lived in Swat.
"Aariz? Aariz!!! Are you talking about the black spot of the khan family." I could vividly remember a dark skinned teenage boy, who didn't fit in the family by any angle. She remembered thinking that why couldn't he just go and live in Mexico with his grandmother, from where he got his dark genes. She so wished that he had gone there, so that she won't have to deal with all this right now.
"Yes that one? What would that coal even look standing next to you. You are so beautiful Masha Allah. You deserve someone beautiful like you" Phupho placed a hand on my cheek shedding a few tears, looking deeply engraved. I hardly stopped an eye roll, it wasn't difficult to know, where all this hurt was coming from. She was definitely hoping for Hassan(her son) and my wedding. Even though, on several points, we both have made it clear that we didn't want anything like that.
"I think, I am going to take some rest,phupho."I told her getting up. After going to my room, I called Aiza and informed her that I wasn't feeling well, so I won't be attending the party tonight and then started waiting for dad to come home. I needed to talk to him and see reason. I wasn't ready for a wedding right now.
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Sleep..... Sleep..... Sleep.....
I want to be in that state forever
I dont want to face the world ever......
Hate me all you want
I want my emotions to be dead and my senses to be numb like never...
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