Irrevocably In Love

Chapter 22

"Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return."

Quran: 2:156

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With a deep blush and a small smile on her face, Rida walked down the stairs to notice everyone enjoying their time having food. Almost everyone was present here except Farheen and Aafia's family since they had somewhere to be while she had no idea about Farheen. Rida looked around the room to look for her mom who was missing, when felt eyes on. She did not have to even think who it could be because she was very sure about the person gazing at her. She turned to her right, holding her breath to see Rehan admiring her from a far. Rida hurriedly looked away when she saw Kaif nudging Rehan earning a smack from him. Rida left from there searching for her mother to see her heating the food.

"Mom you need any help?" Rida asked and her mom instructed her to keep the food on the dining table and call everyone. She nodded her head and did as per instructed. She kept everything according and smiled ta her work. Suddenly she realised that she needs to call everyone. She hesitated, trying to come up with an idea but dejected she walked back in the kitchen to see her mom washing dishes.

"Mom I will wash the dishes, you serve them food." Rida said trying to escape the one work she hated the most. Gaining confidence she would do the thing only because her mother would force her but today the confidence she felt was nowhere. All she could feel was nervousness and the reason being that one person, who was now her husband. She did not want to make a fool of herself so she was trying escaping.

"I will complete this till then you go and serve them food and I am not accepting any excuse." Her mother said and Rida smiled at her mother inwardly but her mother shook her head continuing her work.

Sighing, Rida walked out to see everyone present in the room. She heard the door bell and walked to check who was on the door. Farheen smiled at Rida, while Rida reciprocated back leading her inside.

"Where had you been?" Rida asked and Farheen explained about how she had forgotten about the assignment that was due and had to be there.

"Come everyone is in the living room till then I will get you a glass of water." Rida said smiling at Farheen patting her shoulder. Farheen gazed over her smiled figure and couldn't help but give her a small smile. Just as Rida turned around to get her a glass of water, she noticed the ring in her left finger and felt her heart pain. She hurriedly looked away and entered the living room to see everyone talking to each other. She looked around the room and her eyes stopped over the one person who now belonged to someone else. She saw how happy he looked, his eyes shining and all this because he was married to Rida. She couldn't help but smile at his happiness. It did not matter to her if he was with her or no; all that matters to her was his happiness.

"Farheen?" Rida called out to her, noticing her standing on the way to the living room. She turned to take the glass of water, and walked inside greeting everyone. Rida smiled at her and walked inside informing everyone that the food was ready. She did not look in that one direction because she did not want to go through those emotions at all that this time but she had seen his gaze on her through the corner of her eyes and that was enough to make her heart beat faster.

The elders sat down on the dining table, while Rida and Safa served them food. Rida insisted Safa to have her food too but she was too adamant to have her food with her husband making Rida to smile at her.

"You both go and enjoy with the rest, I will look after them." Rida's mother said coming out of the kitchen, a plate full of French fries. Rida looked at those and found her mouth-watering.