She was standing in corner of banquet hall and trying to call someone,she was looking annoyed at the same time someone tapped her shoulder and she removed her eyes from the phone and looked at the person, her expressions changed from annoyed to relaxed.
"As salamu alaikum" the person said.
"Walaikum as salam, I thought you decided to ditch me,it is not your wedding that you are this late!"she said angrily.
"I know this is not my wedding but what is my fault if you are this much punctual! And by the way i am just 15 minutes late so.."
"15 minutes in wedding,do you know how difficult it was to hide from the questions of these aunties?"she said frowning.
"Yeah yeah let it be now i am here by the way Masha Allah you are looking pretty,how come you decided to get ready?"she asked surprisingly.
"Oh!you know the reason!!"she said releasing a sigh.
"Mamma!!"both said in unison.
And started laughing. They were standing and talking a little far from all the desi aunties. After all the best friends have met after long time and they were catching up on each others life when zehra's phone started to ring.
"Who is it?" Afi asked.
"Shaheen but why is she calling now?" She told her.
"Pick it up may be some information.."she trailed off.
"Okay I won't be able to talk here i think I should go towards the entrance for some peace.Inform mamma about it and come towards the entrance."she told afi.
She walked towards the entrance where the guests were still coming but the Males and Females sections were divided so it was not a problem. She picked up the call on reaching towards the entrance where there was less noisy in compared to the hall.
"Yes shaheen tell me, what happened?"
"Results are out!" Shaheen told from the other line.
"WHAT?But it was supposed to be come tomorrow morning."she replied getting anxious.
"Yes but they are out now, i just called you to inform about it."she told.
"Okay have you checked my results?"she asked.
"No even i am out of station and the internet is slow here so i called you to tell that please check my results also." She told her.
"Okay i will check and call you."she replied.
She cut the call and started waiting for afi, she was walking here and there to control the nervousness building in her.
"Zehra,what happened why are you nervous?"Afi asked as she approached her.
"Afi my..my results are out!"she replied her.
"Oh relax,relax take deep breaths nothing would be wrong, i know you would have topped this time also."she told putting her hands on her shoulders.
"Here check my results."she said handling her phone to afi.
She was about to put her roll number on the site when her phone showed notification from her college group.
"Zehra there is notifications from your college group."she said.
"It must be list of toppers."she said.
Instead of opening the site she opened her college group,there was an image in which there was names of top three students.
"Zehra"she screamed her name in excitement and looked at her where her eyes were closed and she was mumbling something under her breath must be quranic verses.
She hugged her told her "Congratulations Miss zehra you have topped your university once again."she screamed in excitement.
Then she opened her eyes and hugged her back,she had some unshed tears in her eyes.
"You have got 673 out of 700!"she informed her breaking the hug.
"Really?"she asked.
"Yes here check it by yourself."she handed her phone.
She started checking her phone when she heard afi talking to someone,she looked in her direction she was talking to some lady must be in her late 40's. When she looked at afi she nodded her as in to telling her to greet the lady. She greeted the lady with salam and lady replied her,she was such a kind lady she thought.
She came out of her daze when afi told her to inform about the results to her mom and they started walking towards the hall.
"Afi who was she?"she asked.
"She is my khalajaan(maternal aunt)"she replied.
"Okay!"she replied.
Zaroon's POV:
I was driving towards the hall as today was the wedding of Ibrahim and abba was sitting in front as ammi was sitting in backseat.
"Zaroon today if you like some girl in wedding tell me." Ammi said.
"Ammi we are going to attend Ibrahim's wedding not to fix my marriage."i replied.
"Yes beta but if you like someone then you should inform me."she told me.
"Ya Allah!"
We reached the destination and i told them to go inside as i will come after parking the car. After parking i was about to leave car when i saw that ammi has forgot to get her clutch. I remember when we reached here ammi got a call and she left the the car so i called her and informed her that i am waiting on the entrance she should come and get it from me.
I was waiting on entrance for ammi when i saw the same girl from the cafe, she was wearing sea green colour,full sleeve gown which was not too tight or not too loose, it has golden embroidery on front and the border and sleeves it was long till ankles. She was wearing biscuit net dupatta which has same embroidery and it was resting on both her shoulders and biscuit hijaab which was fully covering her hairs and chest. In left hand there was a wrist watch and in right hand bracelet and a ring in ring finger.
What? Introverts are great observants.
She was looking very different from the first time, she does not have a dark circles or pale face but she was looking beautiful but still looking worried when some other girl came to her.
Wait! She is Afiya.
She is my khala's daughter my cousin.
Afiya was talking to her and she was looking nervous she had her eyes closed and mumbling something when afiya hugged her and she smiled. They were smiling and looking into phone when someone tapped my shoulder i looked towards it and ammi was standing there with a smile.
"Ammi your purse."i gave her the purse.
"Beta me yaha 5 minutes se wait kar rahi hu par aapka dhyaan to kahi aur hi he!!"she said looking towards her direction.
(Son i am waiting here from past 5 minutes but your attention is somewhere else.)
"Nahi ammi wo me afiya ko dekh raha tha!"i said while scratching my forehead.
(No mom i was watching afiya.)
"Now go"she said.
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