𝐄𝐇𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐒 - essence of love

21 : I'll marry her

— ☆⋆｡𖦹°‧ Author's Pov :

The doorknob of Sehmat's room turned and Sehmat's mother entered, gasping in terror at the sight before her.

Sehmat was pinned against the wall by Rayyan. But when they saw Sehmat's mother, their faces turned as pale as paper.

They both quickly moved away from each other, their faces filled with astonishment and fear as they looked at Sehmat's mother.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she whispered, "Zahria was right, I should have believed her. You're such a disappointment, Sehmat."

Her voice trembled, her eyes teary and red, while Rayyan and Sehmat felt like the ground had been ripped from beneath their feet.

"Mom, I-I can explain," Sehmat stammered, gathering all her courage as she attempted to approach her mother, desperate to explain.

But her mother took a step back, raising her hand in the air, signaling for Sehmat to stop. "Kamil eloped, and I can see the reason clearly," her mom uttered, shooting a piercing glare at Rayyan with bloodshot, red eyes.

Rayyan swallowed nervously, completely bewildered. Meanwhile sehmat gasped loudly her eyes widened as if soccer balls.

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"Why isn't the groom here yet?" Shahida, Sehmat's mother, asked Minahil.

Minahil, who was holding Hareem in her arms while arranging the flowers and gifts on the table, replied, "I'm not sure, Auntie. Maybe he got caught up in something or had some last-minute preparations."

"You're right, Minahil. I'll go check at their mansion and come back. Until then, can you and Lamia handle things here?" Shahida said to Minahil, who nodded with a gentle smile.

Minahil was Sehmat's brother's best friend's wife, to be precise, she was Arsalaan's wife. And Lamia, well, she was Mehran's wife.

Shahida walked over to Kamil's house. Kamil was her cousin brother's son and also their neighbor who lived right across from their house. He was the groom.

Shahida entered the Qureshi Mansion, calling out, "Zahria? Faisal bhai?".

The house was beautifully decorated, but all the workers had left. There were no guests because the nikah would be held at the Waseem Mansion, not here.

Unable to find Zahria in the living room, Shahida knocked on their bedroom door before entering. What she saw next startled her.

There she saw Zahria sitting in the corner of the bed, looking disheveled with messy hair and smudged makeup. Her kajal was all smudged, making her look terrible.

"Zahria?" Shahida gulped and walked towards her sister-in-law, sitting beside her. Shahida was shocked, to say the least. She couldn't guess what was wrong.