Qurbat | ✔

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Ek Dil hai, ek Jaan hai aur hazaron dhadkanein hai,

Jaanum, yeh sab Teri qubaan hai.
~zaib
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But ammi, I didn't even know her then how can I marry her? Besides I like someone else" faeq said glancing at amara who were paying with the food in her plate

"Yes, you know her very well! She is...." Farhat begum took a dramatic pause and then said smilingly "right in front of you!"

"Huh?" Faeq was confused for a minute, all he could see in front him was a carousel of biryani

"Nalayak ka nalayak hi rahega" shahwaiz smacked his head when he saw him staring at the biryani, Nazar dal raha hai!
(Dumbo as always)

"Amara, I was about to have a talk with you in this matter but khair ab baat aagayi hai toh theek hai, amara we wanted you to get married to faeq" her father said lovingly
(Now the matter have come)

It was like a bomb dropped directly on her head, her mind stopped working and she sat there without any movement with shock laced on her face

"Jee?" Faeq asked not believing his ears
(What?)

"Faeq, the girl I wanted you to get married is amara aabdin Khan" farhat begum said to her son

Faeq opened his mouth to say but closed it again as no words left his mouth, he stared at her who sat there like a statue, her face and eyes are void of any emotions

"Amara bacha! I don't want you to stress over it, take as much time as you want beta, I'm not forcing you in this, it's your choice, I just want your happiness princess" aabdin said with a warm smile

Ezzah came beside her and lightly shook her shoulder taking her successfully out of her shocked state

Amara looked at ezzah and she nodded her head with an assuring smile, Amara took a deep breath and turned toward her dad who have concern in his eyes

"I'll think about it"she meekly said with a bowed head

"Beta, don't stress yourself dear, think with free mind" farhat begum smiled lovingly

Amara nodded her head and kept quiet as she didn't expect this, not even in her dreams and now her mind is running in a chaos of questions

"Uncle, can I have a talk with amara?" Faeq asked after composing himself properly

"Sure, you both can have a talk, Amara?" Aabdin said and called her

"Jee abbu?" Amara asked looking at her dad with hopeful eyes, she don't want to talk to him and she don't know why?

Aabdin told her to go and have a talk, she with heavy heart got up and went to lawn with him to have a so called talk

She was sitting in a chair beside him with a big considerable gap between them, none of them spoke and just sat there, both heart and mind running a marathon

Faeq cleared his throat and turned toward her, she peeked at him from the corner of her eyes and sat straight in nervousness

"I'll come directly to the point, I have no objections for this marriage and do you have any objections?" Faeq desperately asked her

"Yeah, I'm confused, why don't you have any objections for this marriage?" Amara asked confused

"I just don't have it! I know you and I can trust you" faeq clearly said