Enna Sona [Ziam]

Six

A week after the #laiyyan engagement announcement the whole Desi Street was buzzing with excitement. Apparently none of the desis who have lived there haven't been to a proper Desi wedding in decades. Add that to the fact that it's a Payne-Malik union and people have already self invited themselves into the wedding. Not that all the fifty or so residents and their other relatives and everyone who have ever come in contact with the families haven't been invited. It's a big fat desi wedding after all. And they want every desi tradition to be followed. Haldi, Mehendi, Sangeeth and whatever they saw in the daily soaps all of them watch.

Roo has completely shifted into the Maliks' household to plan the function with Doniya. Since Laila would just nod and smile to anything anyone asks and Liam still hasn't come around to the idea of his Baji becoming a Malik.

Same goes with Zayn. He would leave the house in the morning and get back at night, riding around the city in his convertible with Louis, to avoid maximum interaction with all the relatives who have already started staying at his house.

The ring exchanging ceremony is in two days. And Zayn really doesn't want to be there. He had tried one last time to talk to his brother. But he heard Yasser telling Raiyyan how this would benefit both his personal and professional life, merging the two companies together and Zayn knew Raiyyan would agree to that. His brother might not like Laila yet but he loves his work. He can't stop this from happening now.

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If I back it up, is it fat enough... When I throw it back is it fast enough?

Zayn walks into the guest bedroom to see Louis dancing to Throw It Back with a giggling Roo fliming it.

"What the hell is going on?"

Zayn stared at Louis who was still twerking.

"Oh Z! Come on, join us. We are going to perform this on the Sangeeth ceremony. Still don't understand why they're doing it at the ring exchange rather than at a different day, but doesn't matter. Look at my moves!"

Zayn turned the music off.

"Sangeeth is being held on the same day because of some schedule problem with the auditorium. Haldi and Mehandi is to be done there. Not the point. But you are not performing Throw It Back on the Sangeeth!"

Zayn deadpanned.

"But why?? Liam bhai refused for me to perform on WAP!"

Roo made a face and Zayn choked on his saliva. His sixteen years old little Roo performing WAP on Sangeeth! The whole family will have a heart attack.

"Your brother is such a wuss! I say we do the Renegade!"

Louis high-fived Roo.

"No no! None of that TikTok shit! And I don't usually agree with Liam, but on this one, I am with him. It's a traditional event! No one is going to twerk on stage!"

Zayn said sternly. Louis mocked him.

"No one is going to twerk on stage! You're just jealous you don't have a twerkable ass!"

Louis twerked again just to prove the point.

"Lou! First of all, that's not even a word! And please censor the stuff you say in front of kids!"

"Oye! I'm not a kid! I'm sixteen going on seventeen!"

Roo sang. Even though Mariyam is the kid in the house, everyone reminded Roo that she is a kid time and again, much to her annoyance. The reason why she can't even properly date. Once Liam has given the approval, which barely ever happens, Zayn has to give his approval as well. Then the whole family will do an investigation on the guy and find out something he did in 6th grade and there goes her date. Like this Roo is convinced she's going to get an arranged marriage just like her sister. Well at least Raiyyan Bhai is hot. Ew! That's her Jeeju. She shouldn't think like that about him!