POSHEEDA

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Author pov

"Apne toh kuch jewellery he nahi pheni bhut pheki pheki lag rahi ho" Neelam commented with disappointment after looking at Shehnaaz who was just wearing earrings and her wedding ring

"Hume zyda kuch phena pasand nahi hai" Shehnaaz politely answered her with small smile on her face, they were walking towards outside where she will be meeting local woman of city as wife of Sidharth

"Hum smjhte hai apki bhi baat lekin ab ap shaadi suda hai aur wo bhi ek nawab ki biwi thora bhut toh phena hoga na bacha" Neelam smiled and gesture lady to bring something for Shehnaaz

   Shehnaaz nodded biting her lower lip slightly. Heavy jewels and dresses always tires her so she prefer simple things but since her mother in law is saying she can't say no to her now or else it will be rude, so she waited for lady to bring something and wander eyes around hall, she really doesn't remember this area of manor much or maybe they have renovated

"Sidharth ne kuch kaha toh nahi na apko?" Shehnaaz noticed nervousness in her voice and she can tell his family knows about him being against this marriage

"Nahi" She shook her head, before neelam could ask anything further someone interrupted them by entering hall with few man behind holding few gifts in hands

"Salam" Aryaan smiled at both of them. Shehnaaz smile got wider at arrival of his brother, she was honestly missing them and her morning coffee a lot today

"Walaikumsalam" Neelam smiled as Aryaan embraced his younger sister in tight hug. Her smile turn into sad one when she remembered about her daughter who also got married yesterday and how her husband won't let her visit until evening

"Koi pareshani?" Aryaan whisper in her ear so only she could hear it

"Koi nahi" Shehnaaz also whisper back with smile just to play along with him. He cleared his throat and broke away from hug to look at his aunty who lift her eyebrow

"Pareshan na ho apki beti ka pura khayal rakh rahe hain hum" He told her before she asks, Nelaam chucked keeping hand on his shoulder. She knows she can trust Zain with her daughter, he's nothing but very obedient kid unlike her son

"Hum bhi apki bhen ka pura khayal rakhe ge" Amna made her entry with confidence lacing in her voice and eyes. Aryaan fight argue to smile while Shehnaaz and neelam smiled at her comment

    Amna moved her gaze from Aryaan to look at her sister in law and talk to her, aryaan didn't dare to look away from her face even for spilt second. His soft look turn into something different as he kept looking at her, he noticed how beautiful she is looking in shocking pink gharara and hair done in French braid

"Ap jake apne taya abu se mil lo hum Shehnaaz ko sabse milane jarhe hain" Neelam's voice bought him back and made him look away from amna to her

    He nodded clearing his throat, embarrassed she might caught him staring at her daughter so he didn't waste time making his leave from there not before patting head of his younger sister who couldn't help but smile at his gesture

    Lady servant was back with some boxes of jewellery right after Aryaan left. Neelam asked her to keep them on table near two arm chairs, soon she made Shehnaaz wear bangles, necklace, rings and earrings despite her saying no. Neelam wanted her only daughter in law to look like she has been treating her well, this is what treating well means in their families showering daughter in laws with jewels and silks. If brides have heavy jewellery and good clothes means she's happy even if she has no smile on her face and being nawabs means they have some old traditions to maintain