IBADAT-E-ISHQ

A Marriage Proposal 💌

"वो कुछ उलझे सवालों के अनकहे जवाबों सा है
और उसे समझना थोडा मुश्किल है
क्योंकि वो फूलों से भरे किताबों सा है।"

~RAISA~

2nd Jan 2024

As I make my way downstairs to start the second day of new year on a good note, I see Rayaan sitting on the dining table with an apple in his hand, "Why are you not drinking your chocolate milk?" I ask him, as I make my way towards the puja room.

"I'm not a kid, Di. I don't like chocolate milk anymore." He says looking deeply busy in his phone.

"Rayaan." I say in a stern tone to get his attention and the truth from him, because if I remember he was a kid till last night, when he asked me to make him a special glass of chocolate milk for him.

"Your mother, she made the kheer of the whole milk." He says looking into my eyes, with a glare. That's his habit whenever he's angry, he refers to her as my mother. Back then it used to make me furious now, it just makes me laugh at my brother's childness, because we both know we're nothing to her.

"Go check the microwave, I've kept the chocolate milk in a glass inside it, and heat it up before drinking." I say and make my way straight to the puja room, as I hear Rayaan's footsteps going towards the kitchen.

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As I come out of the puja room, I hear my step mother calling me from the kitchen.

"Raisa."

"Ji, aai." 

The moment I enter inside the kitchen, I notice a big smile on her lips as she's cooks the meal for the guests. Well, that's rare. And as soon as she notices me, the intensity of her smile lessens. And she says, "Go help Suhani to get ready, Amruta and her son, they are coming to see her today. And if possible, give her one of your kurti." She orders and goes back to cooking. This is what happens, she always gives order never asks for help, It's always an order."

I nod my head and after picking up a red color kurti-plazzo from my wardrobe, make my way towards Suhani Di's room.

I knock on the door of her bedroom which was two doors down the hallway from my room, and as she says "come in", I make my way inside, only to stop at the entrance of her bedroom, cause the whole room is a mess. All her clothes are scattered here and there, her make-up products are lying on her bed in between those clothes. Her dressing table looks used but not for a good reason.

And she looks on the verge of snapping on someone, and that's definitely not going to be me today. I don't want to ruin my morning.

"What do you want?" She asks or more like shouts on me dragging my attention away from the floor.

"You have to wear this today." I said forwarding the Kurti-Plazzo set to her.

"Finally, Ms. Fashion designer is ready to lend me her clothes?" She asks taunting me.

"Your mother asked me to give it to you." I say simply ignoring her taunts, because I love my peace.

"Leave it here." She says eyeing me angrily.

With a nod in her direction i drop the clothes on her messy bed and I made my way out of her room.