MANNAT : His desire

5. PAST : FIRST MEET

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A YEAR AGO.
JANUARY 2023

Today is their engagement..

"Is everyone ready?" My mom asked as she entered our room. I can see the line of worries on her face, and I get it, she is just so anxious about Shimza's engagement. My elder sister.

No matter how many times I tell her everything will be alright, each time she says, "I know, but still ." She is afraid that everything will go wrong, like naymat forgetting where she kept her jewellery and looking all over the house to find it. Which exactly is going on right now. Like Shimza will not get ready on time, which is also happening right now, and me making excuses to not to attend my own sister's engagement, which is also happening right now, well, forget it.

It isn't happening right now, but it was happening before I saw my mother's horrified expression when she saw me in my nightgown.

"Hyeee yeh ladki abhi tk aise hi khadi Hui h . Mannat bata Rahi hu m tumhe, agar tum 15 minutes mai tyaar nahi hui toh mujhse bura koi nahi hoga ," my mother said, with that threatening expression on her face that I am always scared of.

"Mom, do I really need to go? I swear I will see the whole engagement on video call. I am really not feeling very well." I know I am saying the same thing I said to my mom a few hours ago, but maybe now she will pity my situation and agree to my request.

"No, no, no, absolutely not. Don't you know this is your own sister's engagement and you have to attend it . You should learn to face your problems and not run from them. She said it again in that motivational speech. When I looked at Shimza she mouthed, "PLEASE!

"OK, OK, I am going to get ready," I said with a sigh. I know it's an important event for my sister and my family, and they want me to celebrate it with them. But how can I celebrate when everyone there is going to give me that look? How can I go there when I know that whenever anyone sees me, they will think of me as someone they can openly judge..and I hate it, I just hate it, and most of all, HE was also going to be there with everyone. Am I really ready to see him after 2 years? Am I really ready to face them all again? Am I really ready to face him again? I know I am not, and this is the only reason I don't want to go. But it's Shimza's engagement, and even if not today, I would have to face him for the next function. I'm not saying I'm not happy for my sister, I truly am. I am just a little worried about what will happen to me today.

I went to the changing room and picked up my dress, which is a maroon plazo and kurti with gold work and embroidery. I really like this dress. It was chosen by naymat. She loves to pick dresses for me; it was actually her idea to make us wear the same dresses. I did my makeup quickly and in a hurry. and wore my jewellery and my favourite three-layered embellished ruby maang teeka. I am finally satisfied with my appearance as I looked in the mirror , I heard my room door open.

"Oh, my goodness... Kis ke Dil ko ghayal karne ka irada hai " naymat said as she approached me, She looks exactly like me, like my reflection. It's strange to see someone who looks exactly like you but acts completely differently. True, naymat and I are polar opposites. While she is as delicate as a butterfly, she exudes joy and excitement wherever she goes. But when I go somewhere, my aura never change, always awkward and weird. Something suddenly struck my mind.

Maybe she can play my role and I can play hers, as we always did when we were kids. I look up at her with a lot of hope in my eyes.

"Don't you dare say what you're thinking, mannat ?"I am not going to do that," she said, raising her hands in the air as a sign of resignation.