After pestering their parents on end, both the families gave in to performing an intimate Nikkah ceremony of Afifa and Daniyal after the zuhr prayers.
"Mama! Why are you so stressed? It's just a simple Nikkah?" Feef asked seeing her Mom nervously pacing around.
"Because it is a Nikkah that the both of you kids don't understand. Not some fling that you are nonchalant about!"
"Calm down Mom, we have already talked about it. You may think we both are stupid but we aren't, Nikkah is beautiful and simple and you'll see just how smoothly it goes. The reason we wanted it to be intimate is so that there is no stress, no extravaganza or extra burden, just the loved ones to give us their blessings. "
Feef went and sat on the sofa opposite to Dan's in the lounge wearing a white chikenkari frock and palazzo which she paired with a peach dupatta. Her best friend Amna had done a no makeup look for her Nikkah because she wanted it as simple as possible. Seeing Dan look at her, she winked at him and flashed him a smile, which caused Dan to grin. All her family members and close friends crowded her sofa while Dan's family crowded the opposite sofa.
"Mai apni beti Afifa Diwan ko tumhare Nikkah, haq mehr hajj, mai deta hun, kya tumhe qubool hai?" Her father, Usman Diwan asked Daniyal.
"Mujhe qubool hai!" Daniyal said with a smile.
"Mubarak ho!" Her father said to Daniyal and hugged him and everyone chanted Mubarak ho to the both of them. Her father then came towards her and hugged her.
"Khush ho tum ab?" He has asked her.
"Ji buhat khush aur baba waise meri taraf se bhi qubool hai," she said teasingly which caused her father and everyone around to laugh.
"Ji beta pata hai mujhe apkey israr per hi yeh shadi horahi hai. Allah hidayat dey tum donou ko and hope you both have a great married life ahead!" Her father said lovingly patting her head.
Dan came towards her and engulfed her in a hug and kissed the side of her head.
"Mubarak ho begum!"
"Apko bhi shoharji" she said fluttering her eyes in a sickeningly sweet tone, which caused Dan to gag and everyone to guffaw.
"Was that your attempt at sharmana? Pretty cringe a job you did," he said which caused him to be elbowed in the ribs.
"Ouch! Why are you so violent woman?" He whispered.
"You know you love me," she whispered back and greeted her in laws who came to stand in front of them
"Unfortunately I do!" Dan murmured.
"I just can't believe it that the both of you got married. It seems surreal." Dan's mother Aniqa Khan said.
"Same aunty, maine tou teen martaba qubool hai bhi nahi kaha," feef said feigning sadness which caused Aniqa Khan to smile
"Maine konsa kaha," Dan chimed in.
"Phir bhi ek martaba tou kaha na tumne, maine tou ek martaba bhi nahi kaha," she argued back.
"Tou ab kehdo. Afifa Daniyal Khan, kya tumhe Daniyal Khan se Nikkah qubool hai?" Dan asked her.
"Nahi," she said sticking her tongue out.
"Drama queen. Why did I even ask!" Dan said dismissively nodding his head.
"Because you love me," Feef said kissing him on the cheek.
Aniqa Khan smiled seeing them banter for they have always been like that. Feef and Dan had been bestfriends since Grade 1 and that had brought their parents even closer. Somehow she had known that they'd end up being together but didn't expect it to be this soon. But she could only hope the best for them both. She had left them to enjoy time with kids their age and went to congratulate Miraal Diwan, Afifa's mother.
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