A WEDDING ROMANCE

Unexpected revelation

15.11.2021

It's been five days since the last jumagi, and I still couldn't stop thinking about him. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake him from my mind. He kept appearing in my thoughts, over and over again.

Every now and then, I'd open my secret folder and stare at his pictures for hours. It was like I was stuck in a loop, unable to move on.

One day, I got the idea to search for his Instagram, just for fun-or maybe something more. I only knew his first name, Mehmet, which made finding his profile quite difficult without knowing his full name.

I had a fake account that Mizna and I used to stalk people or pull pranks. I logged into it and typed in "Mehmet."

"No way! There are thousands of guys named Mehmet... how am I supposed to find him?" I muttered to myself.

I started opening each profile, hoping to find him, but I had no luck. After hours of searching, I was exhausted and still no closer to finding him.

As I continued my search for Mehmet's Instagram, the obsession growing stronger with each passing hour, I was suddenly interrupted by my brother's voice.

"Did you hear what Uncle said?" my brother asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"What are you talking about? I have no idea," I replied, slightly annoyed at being disturbed but curious nonetheless.

"Do you know Mehmet?

"Wait, did he just say Mehmet? I didn't want to sound too eager, so I replied calmly, "No, who's that?"

"He's Sam's brother-in-law."

"Oh... so what?"

"So, Uncle likes him for you. He was talking about it in front of the whole family when we weren't there, but Mom found out through Aunty. Uncle thinks he'd be perfect for you," my brother said

I was speechless. My family is talking about US?

Oh, how much I love saying "US"-it's like he's already mine.

I couldn't believe it... my family is discussing the person I love as a potential husband? I thought I might faint from happiness. But I didn't want to sound desperate or overly excited, so I faked it.

"What are you saying? This can't be happening... I don't want to get married," I said.

"I know, it's just nonsense. Don't take them seriously. Besides, you know how furious Mom is about this," my brother added.

"What? But why?"

"Apparently, everyone thinks that Mom likes Mehmet as your potential husband and that she asked Aunty to convince Uncle to bring it up in front of everyone. But it's nothing like that."

"When did all of this happen? I don't understand what's going on," I said, trying to keep my cool.

It felt like I was living in a dream—how could this be real? My mind was a whirlwind of emotions, and though I wanted to jump for joy, I forced myself to stay calm. What if someone found out how much this meant to me? I couldn’t let that happen. So, with a forced smile, I nodded and pretended to brush it off.

I just had to keep it to myself and pray

JUST PRAY.