Two sisters. Two brothers. As different as polar opposites...but then, doesn't the saying go "like poles repel and opposite poles attract"? It sure doesn't seem like it in their case.
Samaah and Samiha Ashraf have no idea what they are getting them...
"So my future daughters in law are here and now we can begin their engagement," she announced. She motioned to Aliyah and another girl and the two of them came over, each carrying a cushion with two velvet boxes, the small one on top of the large one. Aliyah came first, and she held the cushion close to her mother, who picked up the small box on top. She opened the box to expose the most beautiful ring I had ever seen. It had a platinum band with a cute design and small diamonds encrusted on the band. In the middle was a large sapphire. The ring was quite simple, but the prettiest I'd ever seen.
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She pulled out the ring from the box and made Samiha wear it. She then beckoned over the other girl and took the small box from her. She opened the box to display an identical ring to the one she made Samiha wear and she slipped it on my ring finger. I looked at my hand, and it looked beautiful with the ring. I was glad she gave the two of us identical rings.
Mrs. Hamid then took the large box from Aliyah and opened it to show us a beautiful tiara. It looked like it was pure silver.
"This tiara is your engagement gift from us. Arif and Asif are our princes. And since you will be getting married to them, you are going to be no less than princesses. Hence the tiaras," she said. She then made Samiha wear the tiara and took the second large box from the other girl, opened it and took out the tiara. I bent my head forward and she placed the tiara on my head. The tiaras, unlike the rings, were not identical. They were both very pretty, but quite different.
After the rings and the tiaras had been given to us, my mother came forward and handed Mrs. Hamid two neatly wrapped boxes which I assumed contained gifts for the twins. After that, everyone came and congratulated us. Pictures were taken, snacks and drinks were served and all in all, the function went pretty well.
Then came the time for all the guests to leave, and they all exited the lounge one by one in their small groups. After everyone left, only Samiha and I, mum, Mrs. Hamid, Aliyah and the other girl who had brought the ring and tiara for me remained.
"You already know Aliyah as she is the one who brought you here. This is my other daughter," she said, gesturing to the other girl.
"Assalamualeikum, my name is Asiyah," she introduced herself.
"Asiyah is 22, and she's currently away studying in university. She doesn't like staying here, because she claims she gets lost in this place, so she prefers staying in a tiny little room at her hostel," Mrs. Hamid said, humour filling her voice. Asiyah just shrugged and smiled. The sisters were very different from their brothers. They were both interested in studying. Although Aliyah was chatty and bubbly, Asiyah seemed quite reserved, but I could tell that she was also a very nice girl. The two of them were both very pretty, but looked very different from each other. Asiyah resembled the twins a lot, while Aliyah looked like Mr. Hamid. She had his grey eyes, thick lips and slightly tanned complexion. She was also tall, just like him, while Asiyah was of medium height. Samiha and I, on the other hand, were both short.
"Your daughters are very pretty MashaAllah, Marwa," mum said.
"Ah come on, you are one to talk! Look at your own daughters! My sons are very lucky MashaAllah!" She replied, and her daughters both fake-pouted, then burst out laughing.
"No, I think my daughters are lucky to have your handsome boys," mum said.
"Oh come on, will you two keep arguing on who is more good looking and who is luckier? I can't imagine why you would want to have such a meaningless discussion," Aliyah said, and the two older women giggled.
"Alright, fine! Moving on to the engagement topic! I can't believe it's done! On a more serious note, Naila," she said, and then turning to my mum, continued, "Zakir will now sign an employment contract with your husband. I know initially we wanted the marriage to take place then he becomes a part of our company, but we don't want to keep you guys waiting. It's better to get your husband back on his feet as soon as possible. I'm sure Zakir has already spoken to Habib, but I just wanted to let you know."
My mum's eyes filled with tears and she engulfed Mrs. Hamid in a hug.
"I don't know how to thank you and Zakir, honestly, Marwa. All you're doing for us," she said.
"You are more than thanking us by giving us your lovely daughters. They are so disciplined MashaAllah, and I'm sure they'll be able to knock some sense into our sons' heads," Mrs. Hamid replied.
"Well I'm glad they can be of help to you. Girls, you're engaged! There's no turning back now!" Mum said and laughed.
It seemed humorous to her, but it was true. There really was no turning back now. The deal was sealed, especially since dad and Mr. Hamid were going to sign the employment contract. The only comforting thoughts I had were that atleast I was helping my father who had done so much for me by agreeing to this arrangement, and secondly, even though my fiancé was a jerk in many ways, atleast he was quite religious from what he said, and lastly, unlike my fiancé and his twin, my in-laws were very loving and nice people, and didn't let their wealth get to their heads.
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10 chapters finished. I feel great! But I'm not happy because frankly I'm trying so hard with this book and so far I only have 27 reads 😢😢😭😭
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