BOUND TO MY NEMESIS

5 - PICTURE PERFECT

Nothing in this world is ever completely wrong, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

~Paulo Coelho, Brida

🎵🎤Baby, I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my arms🎤🎵

🎵🎤Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song🎵🎤

🎤🎵When I saw you in that dress, looking so beautiful I don't deserve this, darling, you look perfect tonight🎤🎵

I rolled my eye at the gestures she was making with her hands as she sang her heart out in her hoarse voice I'm sure Ed Sheeran would have run to the hills or probably suffer a heart attack if he hears how she's murdering his song, Mufeedah and her antics she's the only person I know who can build Buckingham Palace from a sandcastle and that too in a span of seconds, I mean nothing serious happened and there she was taking it out of proportion, I huffed in frustration and resignation no matter how much I deny it, the truth still remains what it is, I stole a glance at them and even Fareeda who barely mocks me was shuffling her eyebrows at me 'Earth swallow me up' I wished.

🎵🎤Baby, I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my arms🎤🎵

🎵🎤Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song I have faith in what I see🎤🎵

🎤🎵Now I know I have met an angel in person 🎵🎤

🎤🎵And she looks perfect🎵🎤

🎤🎵 I don't deserve this🎤🎵

🎵🎤 You look perfect tonight🎤🎵

I tuned her out and closed my eyes trying to forget what had happened, "Ohhh I can't believe this, if not the couple of the millennia, Fareeda come have a look"

I opened my eyes a little watching them through hooded eyes, Fareeda scooted to where she was, eyes intently fixed on the screen of the phone, what were they watching "OH MY WORD, see all the views their video had and the memes, I'm so going to post pics and videos, I'm going to get famous off their fame, I mean this is my year of fame" she squealed practically jumping out of her seat, there is no doubt she might have somersaulted if the car had been moving on an untarred road or had passed a rump, "put on your seatbelt" I cautioned looking away from them. "I knew she could hear us" she whisper yelled.

"Matan Dan (Dan's wife) , the internet is abuzz with your pics and videos, I feel so important right now I mean I'm right beside them in this pic and" "You really need to keep quiet you're only disturbing her let's just concentrate on the pics for now" Fareeda cuts her mid sentence, she was quiet but time could only tell if it was for good or not.

1,2,3,....... I started counting in my head, "you're just jealous you didn't appear in the pic you were too busy cooped in your corner doing God knows what" I opened my eyes and turned to them to see what Fareedah's reaction would be, I might as well amuse myself, she just shook her and continued watching whatever they were watching , for a moment I wished they'd fight it out, their banter might have taken my mind off what was pestering me. I sighed looking skyward wishing I could lose myself to the beauty of the night sky not the dark roof staring back at me, what would Mom and Dad think of me, mom raised me right, I've neither had a male friend nor boyfriend and my female friends were few, very few, Iman and Nadia then the twins if they could be counted as such then there was mom and my legions of cousins whose names I always mix up, they had almost every name in the Holy Prophet's household and more though some had weird modern names.

I looked at them once again and my eyes met with a smiling Fareeda, "I think you'd like to see this" she muttered softly as she unfastened her belt to join me, who could deny Fareedah, she rarely requested for anything so saying "no" to her was quite hard, Mufeedah was outright refused lots of things so she mostly sent Fareeda when she knew she'd be denied what she was asking for.

I rolled my eyes when I spared Mufee a look and she the same goofy expression. These girls will have my eyes falling off before we even get home.

She held the phone in front of me and dragged the time stamp to the beginning of the video, on the screen was every girl's fairytale wedding come to life.

I watched as my swoon worthy husband stepped out of the car with a smile plastered on his face I'd have sworn we were having a good time in the car, still with a smile on his face he opened my side of the door and gently took hold of my hands, with cheers and claps in tow we walked into the gigantic hall decorated in pink and white, it felt like I was watching it the first time all over again, I was too tensed to realise how lavish the hall looked when we were walking in so watching it on the screen made it feel surreal.

I blinked focusing on the screen again, my eyes closed when I realised it was the cake cutting part, he had his hand sluggishly draped around my waist I quickly pressed pause when it got to the kissing part "I swear that's not the part I wanted to show you" she muttered chuckling as she hit the play button.

I dragged the time stamp towards the end and rolled my eyes when she chuckled "it wasn't necessary but the most romantic part awaits us" should mom be worried I wanted to ask but kept mute when the song started playing

🎵🎶I found a love for me🎶🎵

🎵🎶Darling just dive right in🎶🎵

🎶🎵And follow my lead🎶🎵

🎵🎶Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet 🎵🎶

🎵🎶I never knew you were the someone waiting for me🎶🎵

🎵🎶'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love🎵🎶

🎶🎵Not knowing what it was🎵🎶

🎶🎵I will not give you up this time🎵🎶

How I wished those words were true, we've lived a major part of our lives together and the animosity between us escalated today , the very day our supposed blooming love was bound.

🎶🎵But darling, just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own🎵🎶

"I can see you already have a hung of how, our life is going to be like" he whispered with his hands tightly wrapped around my waist then dipped his head low his lips capturing mine for what seemed like the umpteenth time.

🎶🎵And in your eyes you’re holding mine🎵🎶
🎶🎵Baby, I’m dancing in the dark with you between my arms🎵🎶

What man does this to his wife groping her for the public’s amusement, does the hatred he has me ran so deep that he can disgrace me without batting an eye, mom would think worse of me, she might even think we’ve been intimate for very long Ya Allah what i do?, I wondered suddenly gripped by fear.

“Don’t think like that sis” I looked up with my tear welled eyes, I wish my lips hadn’t betrayed my heart, “Bro. Amdan loves you so much he can’t seem to hide it any longer, the guy has been celibate all his adult life because he knew he was made for only one woman, did you notice how all the men had their eyes on you, every sane man would have wanted to make his mark don’t be ashamed” the tears I’d been holding at bay burst out slowly trailing don’t my cheek, I hiccupped crying hysterically.

I felt her hands around my body, I felt another embrace from behind, “Today is a special day please don’t cry” Mufeedah’s teary voice soothed.

The not so perfect day that marked the beginning of my conjugal life, that might or might not be filled with so much trials a magma filled mountain might feel like heaven. Amdan’s warning kept ringing in my ears.