"Amir!!! Beta utho! Aaj nikah hai! Utho!"
I walked up to Amir's room to see what's taking so long.
I walk in and he's on the phone.
"Bhai mama bula Rahi hai."
"Shhh mein baat kar raha hoon"
"Joru ka ghulam."
I went up and snatched his phone and ran outside by the pool.
"Hello bhabi!"
"Haha hi! Kaise ho?"
"Nayab?"
"Yeah.."
"Omg Amir bhai is marrying you!?"
"Last time I checked, yes I am!"
"Kyun nahi batiya tune!"
"Surprise!"
"Ok chal I'll see you at the nikah..sharam kar!"
"Ok bye!"
"Bye."
And I hung up.
I've known nayab my whole life..and she's marrying my brother...wth!
"Hussain!!!!! Uth jao baby!" I went into his room.
He was alone thank god!
"Mera baby! Uth jao!"
I sat next to him on the bed.
"Will you wake me up everyday like this." He said rubbing his eyes.
"Maybe, maybe not. Now please baby uth jao! Thode dare mein jana hai."
"Chai liye?"
"Han baba..aankien hai button?"
"Button."
"chai peke jaldi se tyaar ho jao."
"Oy kiss toh dedo!"
I moved my cheek forward while texting someone on the phone.
"I love you." I blushed.
"I saw that."
"I love you too fool."
"I know."
"Ok jao ab?"
"Jao."
~.~
"Chalo sab!! Kidhar ho! Mein ja raha hoon."
"Betaab kyun ho? Aa rahe hein."
"Ok chalo."
~.~
We went to the mosque like an hour away.
Hussain and I drove down in my car.
"So who's Amir marrying?"
"Our childhood family friend. Nayab. And I just found out this morning."
"Kya? tumhe aj subha pata chala?
"Han baba..aj subha mein gayye Amir bhai ko jagani. Or dekha toh wo phone pe baat kar rahe the..I stole the phone from him and saw that is was nayab."
"Wow."
"Yup. Hey um I have some good news for you."
"We haven't slept together so your not pregnant..right?"
"Shut up..I'm not pregnant!"
"I know baby...what's the news?"
"Ok I heard mamma talking to baba and she was saying that she thinks she should get us married before you leave...and I heard her say she will talk to your mom after the nikah."
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yeah I'm so sure.."
"Oh my god!"
~.~
We reached the mosque. And started the ceremony..
While they were signing the nikah papers I was thinking about my nikah with hussain. I was thinking how it'll be the most perfect day of our lives, just like Amir bhai and nayab.
"What are you thinking about? Itne ghere soch mein ho."
"Soch Rahi hoon ke humara nikah kaisa hoga.."
"Jo bhi hoga Bohot special hoga inshallah."
"Inshallah."
~.~
We were driving back home and getting ready for the uptan..
"Mamma mera yellow lehenga kaha hai!!!!!!!" I yelled from my room.
"Beta udhar hi hoga! Dekho thek sai."
"Mama sab jaga dekha hai! Nahi mil raha!"
I went downstairs to hussains room.
"Hussain!!!!!"
I yelled as I ran into his room.
He was wearing his kurta..
"Kya hua?"
"Mera yellow lehenga kaha hai?"
"Mujhe Kaise pata ho?"
"Tum teh mere saat kal.."
"Han tah to?"
"Tumne mera lehenga liya hai!!!"
"Nahi maine kyun Lena hai?"
"Mujhe kya pata.."
"Um excuse me....does this look ok?" I heard a girl say behind me.
I turned around to see that girl wearing my dress.
"Um..where'd you get that dress??"
"The grey bedroom upstairs...hussain sent me."
"I'm sorry but I don't think hussain knew that that's my dress."
"It's yours? Oh my god I'm so sorry."
"No problem you didn't know."
"I'll take this off."
"Hussain...jani...can I have a word with you in private."
"Sure honey."
~.~
"Start explaining.."
"Well she came to me and said she needed a dress...by the way she's my cousin...she only came for today...and I told her to go to your room..thinking that your there. But obviously you weren't..and I guess she saw the dress and wore it."
"Are you sure your not lying to me?"
"Of course I'm not lying to you baby..why would I lie..you know I love you."
"Alright."
"Are you still mad."
"No I'm mad that she wore my dress...did you see how much bigger she is than me...? I'm scared that dress might be loose on me now."
"Oh cmon ashi...it'll fit fine.."
"Like you would know."
~.~
I went into my room to wear the dress. And as I said..the dress was bigger on me now. Great. Just great.
"Hussain!!!"
"Can I come in?"
"Yeah come in."
"What's up jaan?"
"Look hussain this dress is so loose now. Kya karoon?"
"Let's go. It's 12pm and the uptan starts at 3..we'll make it back on time."
"Are you saying you're going to buy me another dress..."
"If we find one..put this dress in a bag and bring it..we can get it altered just in case."
"Eeeeeepp I love you!" I ran up to him and hugged him so tight.
"I love you sooooo much!!!"
"I love you too..now let's go."
~.~
We drove to the nearest boutique and went in.
"Hello...we need to look for a lehenga.."
"Alright come on downstairs."
We looked through some dresses and I saw the one I loved!
It was black and peach. The back had a cut out in a V shape.
I tried it on and called hussain in the fitting room.
"Hussain aao."
"Let's hope this is the last one." I heard him complain.
"This is. I love this one! Look."
"Oh my god that's beautiful."
"Let's get it."
"Alright let's go.."
~.~
We bought the dress and came back home in time for the uptan.
"Mamma upar ao Zara."
"Ok."
"Mama look at this dress."
"Wah mashallah..it's beautiful baby."
"I know...baba kaha hein?"
"Sab nechay hein..basement mein..tyari kar rahe hein. Sab tyaar hein."
" ok I'll be down in 20 minutes."
I quickly did my make up and wore my jewelry and shoes. I wore black earrings with a huge maang tikka and a golden wrist piece..I wore peach wedges. I went down stairs and had people staring at me.
"What?"
"You look great baby." Hussain said as he walked up to me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I can't believe he did that in front of everyone.
"Thank you."
"Beta Bohot pyari lag Rahi ho mashallah..nazar na lag jiye." My dad said as he kissed me on the forehead.
"Thanks baba."
"Well I don't like the dress.." I heard micky complain.
"Kyun kyun kyun?"
"Your back."
"Whatever...no one will attract to me back...and anyways my dupatta is covering it."
"Alright...don't come to me when your pregnant before marriage."
"Micky..."
"I gotta go."
I saw micky go downstairs. He seemed sad.
"Mick-" I cut my mom off.
"Mein baat karti hoon."
~.~
I went to the basement to see micky sitting with his head down.
"Micky."
He quickly looked up and wiped his eyes.
"Yeah..what's up?"
"Kya hua? Why were you crying?"
"I wasn't crying..what are you talking about?"
"Micky.."
"Alright come sit."
I sat next to him.
"Listen..your my baby sister..and I care..your engaged now. I don't want you walking around like that. You have a bear back."
"So this is what it's all about? My back?... Why would you say don't come to me when your pregnant before marriage..? this has nothing to do with that...ok listen yes I know that it has a cut out..but I mean it's nothing compared to what other girls wear these days. Trust me..even hussain and baba don't mind...listen..I would never do anything my baba or hussain would prohibit. And you brothers are my life but right now at this point in my life the most important men are my baba and hussain...and don't worry I'll always be your little girl...but trust me on this..please?" I had started to get tears in my eyes.
"Please don't cry jaan..maine kabhi tumhari baat taali hai? I love you meri jaan." And he gave me a tight hug. "I love you too."
"Ahem.."
"I can say without looking that it's Hussain.. Stop ruining our moment."
"I wouldn't ruin your moment if we hadn't had guest."
"Whatever.."
"Love you too."
~.~
The uptan started and we starting putting haldi on Amir bhai...he hated it.
"Nim Chal dance shuru karien?"
"Chalo shuru ho jao."
We danced on so many punjabi songs..like 'Sadi gali', 'ishq tera tadpave', 'billo ni tera laal ghagra', and so many more.
"Uf I'm so tired guys."
"Han yar aj Bohot maza iya."
"Toh hussain, ashi...aage ka kya plan hai?" My cousin wajhi asked.
"Yar abhi Amir bhai ki shadi ho jiye toh dekhen ge."
I loved how he said Amir bhai...he's really accepted my family into his life.
"Well Hume yeh pata hai ke jab shaadi hogi toh humari ashi kahi nahi jiye gi.." I heard aena say.
"Kyun?"
"Kyun ke yeh humari bachi hai..kahi nahi jiye gi." Aena came and sat on the sofas arm rest and hugged me.
"Ab yeh tumhare or hussain ke beech hai.."
"Chalo aena rakho mein nahe le ke jao ga."
"Chalo jo ashi kahe."
"Mein toh hussain ke saath jao gi..ab kabhi to hum sab larkiyon ne jana hai na."
"Baat toh sahi hai..but please shadi agle garmiyon mein karna..mere paas bhi toh time mile..abhi toh iye hoon Pakistan se."
"Don't worry aena...agar shadi pehle bhi ho jiye toh hum har weekend iye ge..don't worry."
"Chalo hussain le jao usko...but after one and a half year."
~.~
Tomorrow was the baarat! My favorite event.
I couldn't sleep all night thinking about it.
"Ashi" I heard someone whisper
I looked and saw hussain.
"What the fuck are you doing in here at 2am?" I scream whispered.
"It's your birthday...I got you a little present."
I totally forgot it was my birthday!
"What? You could've given it in the morning."
"No I wanted to be the first one to wish you."
He came up to me grabbed me by my waist.
"Happy birthday.I love you."
"Thank you. I love you too."
He walked me towards the mirror and took something out of his pocket.
"This was specially made for a special person"
It was a necklace that said 'Hussain is mine' And he put it around my neck.
"It's so beautiful. Thank you love." I turned around and gave him the most tightest hugs ever.
This was going to be the best birthday of my life.
