Love, Law and Crime

Chapter 10

Minal's Engagement Day (AMINAH'S P.O.V)

I didn't want to come but Mina, Zaynab and Alia and Dia, they all begged me to come and apart from that Mina emotionally blackmailed me saying that she'd be extremely sad if wouldn't attend her engagement...so, finally I had to give in and here I am at the hotel attending Mina's engagement. I really didn't want to come because of her dearest brother Zubair sahab.....but its not like I'll meet him....I mean he's a man so he'll be in the men's section and I'm a woman so I'll be in the women's section...alhamdulilah that Mina's family has separated the men and women section.
"Masha'Allah Mina, you are looking like an angel." I complimented. "Thank you Amy...you yourself look so beautiful yrr.." she replied with a small but genuine smile.....apart from the little blush she's applying she naturally blushing like a bride...masha'allah she really looks like a princess in her blush pink lehenga with golden embroidery and she's matching the outfit with a blush pink silk hijab with delicate golden work at the border. I'm wearing a lavender lace kameez with straight lavender pants, a lace lavender dupatta pinned up on my shoulder; completing my look with a chiffon lavender hijab, an off white clutch and Dutch heels. Zaynab slays in an all black anarkali with golden work and a golden hijab, Dia is wearing a simple but elegant white chikankari anarkali and Alia is making statement in a sea blue palazzo and sea blue embroided kurta but no doubt the evening is Mina's;  she outshines each and everyone with that bridal glow. We couldn't talk much to Arwa auntie because she's extremely busy managing everything as it's her daughter's engagement afterall. After 2 hrs I received a call from Amir bhai ....he told me that he'll be here outside the gate to pick me up in 5 mins.
I went and congratulated Mina once again and said my Salam to her, her mother and her aunties. I had already given her the engagement gift(a rose golf sonata watch). I bade farewell to my friends as they'll be staying for one more hour.
As I stepped out in the garden, the chill wind of march blew on my face moving my hijab a little. I quickly hold it so it doesn't get loose and in the process my eyes collided with the same hazel orbs. I quickly averted my gaze, remove the dust from my abaya and moved forward only to be stopped by his voice.."Aminah....wait." he said startling me a little. Its the first time that he has said my name; it feels strange hearing my name from his deep masculine voice...I quickly composed myself and turned around "Yes?" I inquire. "Aminah...I .....I'm.....I'm sorry for what I said to you that day....I shouldn't have....I don't know you. So, I had no right to judge you...yet, I judged you and said those horrible words to you and I came to university the next day to apologise to you but you were not present and Mina told me that you are so sick of that guy...what's his name...yeah..Naseer, right?" I nodded my head in repainted not understanding Where's this going. "Yeah..Mina told me that how much he had troubled you...and on top of that I said all the rubbish to you...again I really am sorry...I hope I hadn't hurt you."he apologised again with sincerity I guess...woah! I hadn't seen it coming....Mr Zubair Ibrahim Ahmad apologising to me..wow!. But I'm not having it...he should have think twice before pointing at my character. "Okiee...apology accepted but Zubair sahab mujhe na to tb fark pda tha aapki baato ka aur na he mujhe ab fark pdd rha hai aapki maafi se...kyuki aap mere koi nhi lagte...(but Mr Zubair, nor did it  affect me that day when you said all those things to me and neither does its affecting me when you are apologising) so your opinion doesn't matter."
   Ring...ring..ring...
I noticed that Amir bhai is calling me...I picked my phone and said "jii bhai...I'm coming. "If you excuse me Zubair sahab." I said and made my way towards the gate. I can see that he's too stunned and didn't even expected thus type of reply from me...so, he just nodded his head.
As I sat in the car with bhai, he asked me about the guy I was talking to...ughh! Why does brother's have the eyes of owls?...how come he saw me talking to Zubair..Allah knows better... "No one bhai." I replied shrugging my shoulders. Because Zubair is no one to me and its true. I think bhai bought it because I have a feeling that he didn't heard our little exchange back in the garden. He just shrugged his shoulders in response and started the car. Alhamdulilah...I heaved a sigh of relief.