𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐓: 𝐀 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐐𝐮𝐫'𝐚𝐧

chapter 1

"Ammi, I am going to madarsa; please give me my breakfast," a girl wearing an abaya and hijab came down the small stairs to the dining table. While sitting and rolling up her sleeves, she shouted, behaving as if she was in a kind of hurry.

"Ayat! Today you will not go to madarsa, as you have to come with me," a middle-aged man said as he came from the alley beside the stairs, wearing a beige-colored kurta and pajama. He sat in front of her chair while she looked at him. After processing his words, a questioning reaction reflected on her face, but she didn't show it and answered.

"Okay, Abbu," she replied obediently, as she was the kind of girl who was not stubborn with her father's decisions.

"And why will she not go to madarsa, Aadam Sahab?" Her mother came from the kitchen, which was just in front of the dining table divided by a wall, while holding a bowl and then placing it on the dining table.

"Because today I want to take her somewhere, Salma Sahiba," he said in the same tone, making both mother and daughter chuckle.

"You all are enjoying without me, aren't you?" a girl wearing a hijab came into the dining area from the stairs, pouting sadly.

"Anaya beta, how can we enjoy without you? You are also the noor of this house. Come sit beside me," Aadam exclaimed while showering his love on his second daughter, who is 2.5 years younger than Ayat.

Ayat is 20, so she is just a 17-year-old teenager who is going to be 18 soon- a naughty girl of the house and everyone's favorite. As her father said, she came and sat beside him, and Salma also sat beside Ayat. They then had breakfast in silence, without talking to each other, as it's a rule of their house.

After finishing breakfast, Aadam told Ayat to come with him, and they both were now at the nearby park located just 30 minutes away from their house.

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"So, Ashar, what's your perspective on marriage?" They were sitting in Asad's house lounge when Asad asked Ashar about his point of view on marriage, as Ahmed is getting married next week. They had planned a small meet-up before the wedding.

"And why do you want to know my perspective? I'm not getting married this early," he said in a determined and confused tone while shrugging his shoulders, which made Asad chuckle.

"C'mon, bro, I'm just asking for your perspective, nothing more. So tell us," he said curiously while glancing at Ahmed, who also looked interested. This time Ashar realized that without telling them anything, they would not spare him, so he thought to say what came to his mind. "First, Ahmed will tell me why he is getting married?" he asked instead of answering, looking at Ahmed, who straightened his posture and became confused.

"What do you mean by 'why I am getting married'? My age is perfect for marriage, and my parents want me to get married so they can see their grandchildren earlier," Ahmed said while frowning, trying to understand why Ashar asked him this question.

"So now tell me, isn't it obvious that we get married just to have children so that our bloodline exists longer?" Ashar said, making them understand his point.

"So you mean that marriage is just a way of making children?" Finally, Asad grasped Ashar's point.

"Of course it is," Ashar said, leaning back on the sofa and sitting comfortably, making them frown.

"And what about love?" Asad asked, making Ashar glance at him before smirking.

"What love? After marriage, everything happens, so love will also happen, right?" Ashar said, smirking, which made Ahmed and Asad laugh.

"Bro, we aren't talking about love like you said. Let it go; the topic of love is not for you. You're way too practical to even think about it," Asad said after controlling his laughter.