It was a early morning and i was still sleeping and dreaming about being world famous star, when my mother comes to my room and woke me up
"Wake-up" said my mother
"Huh" moaning in sleep
"Wake-up quickly" mother yelled
"What's mommy. Let me sleep" i answered
"Aunt Halima is my mother's sister, who is teacher at govt. school.
has come to tell you,are you coming to wedding of Anar" mommy tells
"Oh yes! Of course" I answered backed.
My uncle, Brotherji who is my mother's younger brother of mid-fifty age,who is fair ,hoars voice, bald from front and contractor by proffession, as we call him at home,enters my room and sits on bed.Tell my mother in sarcastic way,smiling at her and pointing eyes towards me.
"Mahraaz cheez shungit", means, "Is bridegroom still sleeping" in Kashmiri.
"Nah' answer my mother.
"Tushi arehey ho" brotherji trying to speak in Punjabi.
"Then wake-up and get ready, Pinku, my pet name", he picks some old filmfare magzine lying near him on bed.
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It is 8 a.m.I had my bath and go to the breakfast.I tell our servent, Nisar to give me Lipton tea and
bread.Though my family are have salty tea and bread, nun chai as in kashmiri.I have my tea in a mug.The
mug which i have been using for long time.I started to drink in it, when i was young boy.Though i have
completed my breakfast , my mother tells me to eat more.
"Pinku,eat more.You will feel hungary while travelling,don't known when you will reach",my mother tells me.
"Is he also going",enquire my father.
"Yes" my mother tells.
"How is Kuku's wife to be",ask my father
"I don;t know" my mother answers
"Huh.If you will not be knowing " answers my father back irritably.
I wonder when they will stop arguing at breakfast.It has being happening for the long time.Whenever my father say something my mother says opposite.They never get along.I always wonder how my parents are living together,fighting.Cannot they live peacefully.
I go to my room.Its 8:30 and i start packing my things;one nightwear,two shirts and twoo jeans with my shaving kit,tootbrush and toothpaste.
I wear my black Avis jean and black shirt with white dots in it.Shirt was made by my favourite tailor who's shop is at Residency road.Later,i comb my hair in front of life size mirror in my room, which is cracked at below,while it was put there.I wear my grey socks and my white and blue,port shoes.
I am tieing my lace,when my mother enters the room and sit on the bed which is little-bit messy.
"Oh you are ready?It will take them sometime" tells my mother.
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It is 8:40 am on my watch.I go to my uncle's house which is next-door.While seeing me, he tells me "Oh! you are ready".
Later seeing in my bag and tell me to take sweater with you as it will be cold in morning and night in village.I send message to my servent to send sweater.
Nobody is yet ready.They are having tea.Fifteen mintues later, they go to dress-up.
Babloo,my younger cousin tell his mother,Hasina to give him clothes.Hasina is wife of Botherji."Go pick it yourself", tell Tamu,my cousin and elder sister of Babloo,who with other two cousin sisters,Boney and Akki is staying back as it is there exam.Babloo leaves room and Ricky enters.
"Give me tea" order Rickey, my other cousin.
His mother,Halima get him tea and biscuit.
"I don't want biscuit.I want bread" tells Ricky.
"There is no bread",tell his mother.
"No, i want bread" tell Ricky in annoyed way.
"Bread is finished"halima tries to make Ricky understand.
Ricky get angry and tells that he will not go to marriage.
It is 9:30 am, when everyone is dressed-up.Now they are waiting for Mushtaq uncle, my aunt,Halima's husband,in whose car we have to go. All waiting impatiently and feeling irritably about Mushtaq uncle being late.
Getting late, now they plan to leave by bus or taxis and they tell my servant who has come with sweater,when Mushtaq come tell him we have left.
We are walking on road outside the house, when Mushtaq uncle come.He is medium size with curly hair, blue eyes and toothpick kind of moustache.
"Why are you late "enquire brotherji.
"Oh! i have some work" answer Mushtaq uncle.
"Oh! see Pinku was dressed-up and waiting from morning"tells Halima.
Everybody sit in a car.It is blue colour maruti car.With five seat, we are more people but somehow we
manage.While driving, Mushtaq uncle enquire about Ricky.He is told that,"he got annoyed and went to school
rather coming to wedding."
"You must have told something",tell Mushtaq uncle pointing Halima aunty.
"I only told Ricky that eat biscuit as bread is finish" answer Halima.
Through out the travelling they keep on fighting like my parents do.I want to reach at wedding as soon as
possible,when car broke down.
Brotherji tell Mushtaq uncle to open bonet as he will try to figure out the faulet.
Later he tell us to push the car,so car start again.
