Mehreen was sitting in her room all dressed up in her joda.
She was waiting for Hamza and his family to arrive so that the nikkah ceremony could start.
It was already time and he was not here. She was getting worried.
"Kya baat Mehreen baar baar nazar darwaze pr jaa rhi hai. Aa jaayenge bhaijaan. Sabr kro."
(What happened Mehreen ypur eyes are not leaving the door. He will come. Be patient.)
Her cousin teased and she smiled trying to ease her worry. Yes! He would come.
Half an hour passed. An hour passed. Two hours passed. But he was still not here. He wasn't responding to calls and neither to her messages.
She was now full on panicking. She was pacing around the room while her cousins looked on worried too.
"Mehreen baith jao. Sab sahi hoga."
(Sit down Mehreen. Everything will be ok.)
"Pta nhi aapi. Darr lag rha hai. Abhi tak aaye kyu nhi Hamza?"
(I don't know sister. I am scared. Why is he not here yet?)
She asked trying to call him again.
She looked at her cousins shocked when she heard loud noises from downstairs.
Without caring about anyone she went down still in her joda and saw her chhote baba talking to someone on the phone looking very angry.
Her father was looked down not being able to meet people's eyes who were now giving her pitiful looks.
"Wo nhi aa rhe bhai. Hamza ne shaadi se mana kr dia hai."
(They are not coming bhai. Hamza denied the marriage.)
Her chhote baba said making her freeze. Why? Why would he deny marrying her when he himself gave the alliance? And why on the marriage day?
But she couldn't ask anything because her father fell on the floor unconscious.
"Baba!"
She yelled and ran to her father. Rehaan who was standing in a corner enjoying got worried seeing his taya abbu unconscious.
He had not expected this. He ran to the kitchen to get water and handed it to his now sweating and crying taya abbu.
"Ye sab meri bachi ke saath kyu? Kya bigada tha usne kisi ka? Pure samaj ke aage mazak bana kr chhod dia uska. Kaun krega meri bachi se nikkah ab?"
(Why all this with my daughter? What did she ever do to anyone? Made a joke in front of the society. Who will marry her now?)
Mehreen tried to console her father while trying to control her own tears.
"Bhai aap pareshaan mat ho. Sab thik ho jaayega. Aur Mehreen ke saath mai kabhi kuch galat nhi hone dunga. Rehaan usse nikkah krega."
(Bhai don't worry. Everything will be fine. I won't let anyone happen to Mehreen. Rehaan will marry her.)
Rehaan looked at his father in a whiplash. What was his father speaking about?
"Ye kya keh rhe ho Mustafa. Rehaan chhota hai Mehreen se."
(What are you saying Mustafa. Rehaan is younger than Mehreen.)
"Toh kya ho gaya bhai. Umr chhoti hai uski lekin samajhdaar hai wo. Mai vaada krta hu aapse ki Mehreen ko kabhi koi dikkat nhi hogi. Aur phir wo yahi rahegi. Hum sab ke saath."
(So what bhai. He is younger in age but he is mature enough. I promise you Mehreen won't be troubled. And she will stay here only. With us.)
Mehreen froze yet again but did not comment. Her father was already worried and she would not increase his worry but denying whatever he decides.
"Shayad tum thik keh rhe ho. Rehaan ka kya khayaal hai?"
(I think you are right. What does Rehaan think about it?)
Rehaan looked at his father with wide eyes and shook his head discretely.
Mustafa glared at his son and dared him to say against him.
"Rehaan bhi raazi hai bhai. Bas Mehreen bitiya se puchh le."
(Rehaan is ok with this bhai. Ask Mehreen.)
Her father turned to her and asked.
"Aap kya chahti hai beta?"
(What do you want dear?)
"Jo aap kahenge mujhe manzoor hai baba."
(Whatever you deem right.)
She whispered and in the next few hours she was married. To her cousin. The cousin who hated her guts. The cousin who was the reason behind the storm in her life. The cousin who was now her husband. Her Majazi Khuda.
Another few hours later she was being rukhsat with him.
She now sat in her new room. His room. Still in her joda. Not moving an inch. Trying to grasp how her life had changed so suddenly. Where had she gonw wrong that Allah was punishing her this way.
She got off the bed and prayed. Prayed to Allah crying in his presence. She asked him strength to let her go through whatever test he has planned for her.
On the other hand Rehaan was on the terrace with a bottle of whiskey in his hand gulping it senselessly.
He was enraged. His eyes red with anger. He hated his cousin. The woman who had insulted him in front of his friends. The woman who was now his wife.
And he was thankful that his friends had let the very next day not wanting to stay another moment or they would have witnessed another humiliating moment of his.
Only his best friend knew about this marriage and he intended to keep it like that.
He knew Vinay would not tell anyone.
He threw the whisky bottle and marched to his room in anger.
She had just come out of them bathroom after changing her clothes when he barged in loudly making her jump.
He looked at her with his eyed red in anger and she looked at him scared of him for the first time.
He pulled her by her shoulders and spatted looking straight into her eyes.
"You fucking destroyed my life! I hate you so much Mehreen Rehaan Sheikh. I hate you so fucking much. Tum hamesha chahti thi na ki tumhara pati tumhe behad mohabbat de. Mai tumhe apni nafrat se ittala krwaunga Mehreen. And don't you dare let anyone in the college know about this shit. Agar kisi ko bhi pta chla toh mujhse bura koi nhi hoga. Do you understand? Do you fucking understand?"
(You always wanted your husband to love you a lot right. I will show you my hatred Mehreen. If anyone gets to know I will not spare you.)
He roared and she nodded hastily feeling scared. He left her with a jerk as if her touch burned him and went to the bathroom slamming the door shut behind him.
Her legs gave up and she collapsed on the floor. Her tears began to flow down and she sobbed.
Sobbed at her fate. Sobbed because of Hamza. Sobbed because of Rehaan. Sobbed because of what her life had become.
She didn't know for how long she cried. But the next morning when she woke up she saw herself beside the bed. Her head on the bed and her body on the floor while Rehaan slept on the bed peacefully and she knew that this was what her life was going to be from now.
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