SARA'S POV:
I wasn't expecting that drastic change in my life, I was so much relaxed after giving my exam, I was thinking to join some computer science diploma course my suddenly my marriage diploma come in between from no where. Its seems like time was running in ful speed, one month was flew away so easily and next day was my marriage with Adnaan. Two girls were decorating my hands with mehndi. My home wasn't looking like a home with wedding bells because the marriage was going to be very simple and Only few people were coming to attend the function.
Mamu Jaan means Aasif Mamu and Mamu sahab means Rashid Mamu, both refused to do any type of expenses on the show off of marriage, maybe they both know about our condition... Except me everyone know about this!
Wow.. Such a useless daughter I'm!
"How much time will it take?" I asked to the girls, my hands were paining by then. And they replied that they need few minutes for completing hands and some hours for feet.
"No need to do feet, only hands are fine" I ordered both the girls and they looked towards me with a different shocked expressions on their face. Maybe I was the first bride in their eyes who was refusing to apply mehndi, it's not like that I don't like mehndi, I love mehndi but I don't like the one with whom I was was going to get married.
"Sara see who is here" Mummy said while entering in my room and I couldn't help but smiled wholeheartedly.
"Maizah" I got happy tears in my eyes.
I never call her aapi because I never felt need to give her special kind of respect
"How are you my soon to be bride?" She asked and I smiled and another figure walked in the room.
She was Mrs. Gul Bano Aasif Rizwi my Mami Jaan as well as my would be mother-in-law.
"Masha Allah my pretty girl is looking so beautiful" Mami Jaan come forward and hugged me before kissing my forehead.
"We thought to come from bride's side instead of groom's side" Maizah chirped and I smiled on her way of talking.
"Are you happy?" Maizah asked after sitting beside me and I pulled a face
"Us Bandar se shadi hone me khushi wali kya baat hai? Koi aur ladka hota to khush hona banta tha" I whispered in her ear and she burst into loud guffaw
(What is the pleasure of being married to that monkey? If it would be another boy, then I would have been happy)
"You both are amazing" Maizah said while laughing and her little daughter come near me.
"I also wanna apply mehndi on my hands" she demanded after looking at my hands
"Come here Bisma" I said and gestured her with my eyes to come closer, when she placed her ear near my lips I slowly kissed her cheek.
"You're very cute" I whispered before kissing her cheek one more time and she smiled shyly. But again demanded for mehndi.
"No.. You're very small, only big girls apply mehndi" Maizah replied and Bisma innocently made a pout while saying "Mummy please" but Maizah again shook her head and said "No"
Bisma got tears in her eyes and she sat down in the corner of room. She wasn't crying but not even talking to anyone.
"It's her habit, she keep crying until her demands got fulfilled" Maizah said with disappointment and open her arms for her daughter who silently come in her embrace and keep crying silently.
"Just two small flowers in each hand" Maizah said and Bisma smiled with a nod.
"Anzala is spoiling her" Maizah complaint and I remembered papa.
"Fathers always spoil their daughter in the same way! He had always fulfilled my every demand no matter small or big" I said as I was missing his like hell. If he would be alive then my wedding would be a lavish one and maybe it would be with Adnaan but someone else...
But my destiny!!
"Now Adnaan will fulfill your every demand, don't worry" Mami Jaan said as I rolled my eyes while looking towards Maizah.
"He is not so good!" I muttered and Maizah smiled.
"You will have full right to make him a better husband.. If he will creat any problem for you then you can beat him with cane" Maizah advised me and I laughed loudly.
"If you're permitting me for beating him then I would love do so" I replied with a giggle and she also laughed. But honestly I wasn't feeling comfortable with this marriage. I saw him five years back, at that time he was like a skeleton, with so big dark circles in his eyes. He was looking like a monkey.
I can't believe I got agree to get married with that Bandar (monkey). Due to his underrated appearance I didn't even invite my friends in my wedding because I did not wanted my friends to make fun of my so called husband's look.
Jangli Bandar
(Wild monkey)
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"Mummy I should cry, why are you crying?" I asked to my mother who was busy in water work and I was worried for her health.
"Rushda don't cry like this... Sara is not going far away... She'll live in Hyderabad, only few hours away from you. You can go to meet her any time" My lovely Mami Jaan said and I smiled.
Everything was perfect in that match, Mami Jaan and Mamu Jaan were ideal parents-in-law, they both loves me like a daughter. Maizah was a great sister-in-law but the main person with whom I was going to get married wasn't good at all. I was wishing to change the groom and keep all the things remain untouched but that was impossible. I was angry as well as frustrating that I was going to get married to Adnaan, that wasn't enough that my mother was crying since morning.
If she wasn't feeling well then why she was marrying me off?
"Mummy I'm not doing this marriage" I announced and she stopped crying suddenly.
"What?" She asked suddenly, she was shocked because I was standing in front of her ready in bride's attire waiting for that Bandar (monkey) to arrive for nikkah.
"You're crying this much in my presence, how much you'll cry after my farewell?" I scolded my mother and she smiled while giving me a hug and this time I too got tears in my eyes.
"Phuppi Jaan.. Its okay na... You should be happy that you're getting a son-in-law who is your nephew too, you can grab his ear and question him if he creates any problem for your daughter. Even you can beat him too" Maizah said to Ammi and I smiled
"Wo kaam to main bhi kar lungi, bas ek mazbut sa danda arrange karna hoga" I said and Maizah burst into laugher but both the mothers looked towards me in disbelief
(I will do that job too, just have to arrange a strong stick.)
"Will you beat Adnaan? It means you're even more than Anzala and Maizah!" Mami Jaan asked the first part with wide eyes and without getting my reply she muttered the last part.
"Come on Ammi... She is just making her mother's mood better... Don't worry she won't beat your son" Maizah said on my behalf and I giggled.
"If you beat him then inform me first so that I'll be ready in your defence" Maizah whispered in my ear and I laughed but nodded. Meanwhile we listened a knock on the door of my room and two men came inside they were My both maternal uncles.
Mamu Jaan, ie Adnaan's father was the first man to come towards me with a smile on his face, he placed his hand on my head and blessed me with his fatherly love.
"Why are you crying? Is she going in some unknown people? Silly!" Mamu Sahab (Elder maternal uncle) gave a side hug to my mother and that brother sister duo keep talking something in hushed tone, maybe mummy was missing papa, that's why she was crying that much. I was also missing him but I was showing myself strong.
"Mamu Jaan.. Qazi sahab is arrived" Nabeel bhai came inside the room with those words and my heart skipped a beat.
"Where's Adnaan? Is he arrived or not?" Mamu jaan asked and Nabeel bhai shrugged. "I don't know where is he?" He replied and everyone felt worried, because since two hours the groom was missing and his mobile phone was switched off.
I was feeling so happy with that.. Even I was wishing that my groom run away so that I would be save from that marriage... But...
My destiny!!!
"Adnaan bhai is arrived" Afnaan come with that unpleasant news and I cursed him in my heart.
I hate those both brothers since childhood... Of I would get permission to murder one person then I would be confused to choose one of them because I would like to kill both of them at same time.
In no times I was sitting in the hall of my home, a floral curtain was separating the hall in two parts, one was for ladies and other half was for males. There weren't many people in home, only few guests were present there including our very close relatives .
"Do you Sara Mehmood, daughter of Late Mohd. Mehmood accept Adnaan Aasif Rizwi as your husband in the favour of mehr-e-fatima as your mehr?"
My heart skipped a beat on that question, lifting my gaze I looked up, mu vail was made up of a see through material so it wasn't difficult to see everyone's expressions. All the sights were fixed on me. And the question was again asked, and this time I only able to nod my head.
"Say it clearly" Mamu sahab whispered near my ear and I again lift my gaze. The same question was repeated again and I took a deep breath before saying.
"I.. I do"
"I do"
"I do"
"Stay blessed" My both uncles blessed me and someone passed me a pen and paper to sign the marriage certificate. My hands were literally shivering, I don't know why I was feeling so nervous. If it wouldn't be my own nikkah with Adnaan but some other occasion then I would definitely be able to beat the sh*t out of him but at that time I wasn't able to do anything but feeling nervous.
Somehow I signed those papers and all the men moved towards the other side of hall and after some five minutes I listened "Muskan ho.." (congratulations) it means that Bandar (monkey) was officially my husband.
I wanted to smack my forehead but I was the bride so I had to sit manner fully!
'Opps... I have to stop calling him Bandar (monkey) because I can't imagine myself as Mrs. Bandar (Mrs. Monkey)' my subconscious told me and I think about that for few minutes, I was busy in debating with myself because I did not wanted to stop calling him Bandar (monkey) but I suddenly came out of my trance when someone sat beside me. And I released that the floral curtain was no more in front of my eyes. The person beside me was no one else but that Bandar (Monkey). I wanted to lift my vail and glare him and push, him to sit away from me but...
Indian brides sits shyly.
I had to follow the custom, so I controlled myself and keep sitting with lower gaze. He was drinking something sitting beside me, and then he passed the half empty glass to Maizah who passed that glass towards me making me shocked.
"Have it" She said and I made my brows furrowed.
"What?" I couldn't help but exclaimed in hushed tone.
"Yes... Have it" Maizah said and lift my vail up, I looked towards her and my eyes were saying 'No' on which she smiled and blinked to convince me but I clenched my nose.
"Main kisi ka jhutha nhi khati" I said in hushed tone "Aur bandaro ka to bilkul bhi nhi" I added in mumbling and I'm sure that Bandar (monkey) didn't listen that.
(I don't eat anyone's ort)
(specially of monkeys)
"Nikkah ke baad shohor ka bachaya hua sharbat peena hi hota hai" someone from the gathering of ladies told me and I huffed in my thoughts.
(After nikkah It's mandatory to drink this sweet beverage half left by husband)
'Husband... My foot' I could say that only in my heart. But I held that glass and lift up to my lips. I took only one sip and after that I wasn't able to drink that as that was sweet milk without any flavour and I can't drink non flavoured milk.
"I can't" I mumbled looking at Maizah she took the glass from my hand and passed that to Adna.. No.. Not Adnaan but That Bandar (monkey)
"I also don't like to have anyone's ort" He said and my blood got a boil.
"Shut up, she has also drink your ort, now it's your turn, finish it" Maizah scolded her brother and I wanted to dance with happiness but couldn't. For few hours we were sitting together, my neck was paining because I was sitting with lower gaze, I didn't even lift my gaze towards that Bandar (money) as so he.. Maybe!
Then the time came for farewell! I didn't want to go away from my house... Or its better to say that I did not wanted to go to Adnaan's home.
Ammi was crying hugging me as so I was doing, many years back I took a pledge that I won't be a cry bride like others but I wasn't able to fulfil that pledge. I cried my eyes out without breaking the hug.
"Rushda, Sara stop crying" Mamu sahab Patted at my head from back side and we both mother daughter break the hug.
"Adnaan don't give any problem to my daughter, she is my princess" Mummy requested and I lift my gaze towards my mother, and Adnaan but his back was facing me.
"Phuppo Jaan main itna bhi zalim nahi hu ki aapki beti itni shareef si beti ko pareshan karunga." That Bandar (monkey) said and i was quite surprised to listen those words otherwise I was expecting something else. But he said me shareef (innocent) in satire.
(Phuppo Jaanim not that much cruel that I'll trouble your so much innocent daughter)
" Promise?" Mummy asked and that Bandar gave a side hug to mummy, after all she was her paternal aunty before becoming my mom so they both love each other very much.
"Promise my dear phuppo Jaan... If you have some doubt then you can make your daughter stay with yourself for few more months, or you can come to my home" The aunty nephew were hugging each other while this conversation and I was only watching the back of that Bandar (monkey) who was my husband by then. Unknowingly a smile creeped to my lips when that idiot, duffer was trying to convince my mother.
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_Naaz Jamal