"Qabool hai?(Do you accept?)" The moulvi sahab asked her the second time. She hesitated for a moment before choking out the words.
"Qabool hai.(I do)."
The moulvi repeated his question a third time and she responded accordingly.
"Congratulations. The nikah is completed." The moulvi sahab said calmly at which dad and uncle hugged each other, exchanging congrats. I glanced down at the bride who's eyes were glistening with unshed tears.
"Stupid! Its too late to cry now!"I exclaimed gleefully in a whisper and then bent down to hug my stupid sister.
"Shut up." She grumbled as she returned my hug. I pushed away from her with a playful grin on my face and then wiped the corner of her eyes with tissue paper ever so carefully.
"Now now. Stop these water taps will you. We don't want Salman bhai to regret getting married after seeing you like this now do we?" I explained soothingly and earned a slap on my arm from her. I stepped back with a giggle as Papa bent down and kissed her at the forehead.
"Ma sha Allah.May Allah protect you from all evils."He murmured emotionally at which even I felt myself melting away.
"Okay okay.Enough for now. We have a wedding to go to. So if you guys can please pose quickly." Hunain my idiot of a brother interrupted the little emotional moment and for once I was grateful to him.
"Yeah yeah. We know." I argued with him at which he pulled a face, which I returned with my own special one; only reserved for my ass of a little brother. We all stood around Haniya, who was nervously sitting on the sofa while Hunain clicked a picture of us all.
"Done now?" Papa asked Hunain after we did a small photoshoot.
"Yup." he returned popping the P, at which Papa turned to me.
"We will head down first and then you two can come down with Haani."
"Okay Papa." Me and Hooni, both said in unison as Papa left with Mama and the moulvi sahab.
"Okay one last selfie and then off we go to the groom."I said posing with Hooni and Haani.
"How many more do you want Hoor?!" Hooni snapped at me but I ignored him.
"Just this last one. Now! We are ready go. Ready, nervous bride?" I grinned at Haani who glared at me and then tried standing up in her heavy dress. We helped her with her big fluffy heavy dress and left the room after hastily grabing all her stuff.
"Guys. I am so nervous."She exclaimed breathlessly as we stepped in the elevator.
"It will be over before you know it."Hooni added reassuringly at which she nervously chewed her lip while fiddling with her dress and make up and what not!
"Oh for chocolates sake Haani! You are not meeting the guy for the first time! And yes you look perfect so stop ruining it by checking it after every single--"I continued blabbering without realising that two guys had stepped in, until Hooni jabbed his elbow to my side.
"Oww!! You—" I turned around to beat the crap out of him when my gaze fell on the two guys standing ahead, whom I didn't notice coming in. I turned to glare at Hooni who returned with his signature quirk of brows; knowing too well that I can't kill him right now. As I was having these thoughts, the elevator door dinged open. We walked slowly, trying to manage Haani's dress and made way towards the escalator. At the bottom of which a herd of people including the camera crew were waiting for us. I stood on one side of Haani and Hooni on the other as she placed a hand on the nook of his arm. We posed for the photographers standing at the bottom before carefully walking towards the hall.
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A Little bit of Love
RomanceA PRIDE & PREJUDICE TALE Hoorain is done with her studies and ready to be thrown into all this marriage business. But what she isn't prepared for, is meeting the dashing and arrogant Hadeed who is not only far from her ideal type but a cold jerk wh...