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Aleeza's POV
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I was sitting infront of the mirror, i was looking at my reflection, is it really me? I look so different, my hair was made perfectly, and flowers were wrapped around my braid
Girly stuff has never interested me, when girls around me were busy in decorating themselves, i was shoving my head in books, i used to find peace in them
"Finally i am getting a feeling now that there's a wedding in the house" Arfa chirped
"Yeah, the decorations have been done so well, it looks dreamlike" zara added
"Come Aleeza i will set your dupatta" she said
"I will just cover it like this" i said pulling it on my head
"Don't do it, you are spoiling your hair, i will fix it properly" Arfa ordered, i got up reluctantly
"It's like a dream come true to get a chance to get Aleeza all decked up" Arfa smiled, i rolled my eyes
"Bhai is going to get clean bowled today, you look so pretty" Zara nudged her shoulder against mine, i ignored her comment
"Absolutely" Arfa agreed, then they both laughed loudly
"Can you both just please focus on getting me ready?" I asked in irritation
"Ofcourse bhabhi" zara said emphasizing on bhabhi, i shook my head in disbelief
She picked up my bangle, and I carefully began wearing them, those were of real flowers
"Zara, Arfa, go badi mummy is calling you both" Saif Bhai entered along with bhabhi
"Ok" Arfa nodded and then they both left
"My princess is looking so beautiful" he smiled looking at me, i gave him a weak smile
"Say mashallah saif" bhabhi said and gave me a side hug
"Leezu sit with me" Bhai sat on my bed and patted next to him, i settled on the spot
"Are you happy?" He asked, i gave a small almost non existing nod
"You should have waited for me" he sighed, "i told you don't go ahead with the nikah, wait for me to come, you should have listened to me"
"That's enough Saif, it's a big day for her, don't spoil it" bhabhi scolded him
"I can't see the sparkle in her eyes, which comes when she is genuinely happy" Bhai said, i could feel tear building up in my eyes
"You go from here, you are just making it way too emotional" bhabhi narrowed her eyes at Bhai
"Fine" he huffed, got up and left
"Don't think too much about what he said, he is just too sensitive right now. We all know he loves you too much" she said, i gave her a soft smile
"Just to make the ambience little light, i must tell you that Irteza is looking so handsome, yellow colour is going perfect with his skin tone" she said in a teasing way, but I struggled hard to stop myself from rolling my eyes
Irteza? And handsome? Yeah right, i have never seen a man uglier than him
"Are you blushing? Your cheek are turning red" she giggled
Gusse se bhi to laal hote hai Gaal (cheeks turn red in anger also)
"Hi" Ankita entered the room
"Hi" i smiled genuinely seeing her, then i introduced her to bhabhi, they chatted for a while then bhabhi left for some work
"Aleeza Ahmed, you have no idea how lucky you are" she exclaimed
"How?" I asked in a dull tone
"I just saw Irteza, he is so hot, he is unbelievably handsome" she fanned her face, i was highly irritated now
"What is wrong with everyone?" I shouted, "he is Tarzan, even an owl can look more handsome than him, have you ever noticed his face? The stubble beard look he carries makes him look like an ape, he is far from handsome"
"Now you are being unfair, he is really good looking, you both give a great match to each other "
"Oh please don't ever compare him with me, look at me, then look at him" i made a disgusted face
A knock on the door made me stop, Irteza entered the room, i was shocked to see him, what is he doing here?
"Hi" he said to Ankita
"Hi jeeju" she smiled, i narrowed my eyes at her, really? Jeeju?
"If you don't mind can I talk to her in private please?" He asked Ankita pointing at me
"Sure" she nodded and left immediately
I wonder what he wants to talk about. I was awkwardly standing when he came towards me and grabbed my hand tightly, i gasped at his sudden action
"What were you saying? Owl? Ape?" He shouted in anger
Oh shit he heard what I was saying, that is why he came to talk, so what I would not look weak infront of him, i pulled my hand from his grip
"Haan to, ab lagte ho tum jese wese hi to bolungi (so what, i would say how you look like)"
"Naam ka chashma lagati ho kya? Andhi to tum lagakar bhi ho (are your specs for only namesake, you are still blind even after wearing them)"
"Your ugliness cannot be ignored, Specs or no specs"
"Have you ever looked at yourself Anabelle? Do you realise how monstrous you look?"
"Atleast I am better than you"
"Better than me?" He laughed
"What are you doing here, Irteza?" Phuppo and Chaachi came
"Nikaalta hun aaj tumhara "better than you", dekh lena (you'll see)" he whispered
"Chalo niklo (get lost)" i whispered back
"Irteza, go from here, you shouldn't be here" chaachi said
"Jaa raha hu chaachi (I'm going chachi)" he said and turned to leave
"Dekha kesa aashiq ban gaya hamara Irteza, door nahi reh paa raha apni Aleeza se (see what a lover our Irteza has become, he is not being able to stay away from his Aleeza)" chaachi giggled
Yeah right
"Meri Aleeza hai hi itni pyari (my Aleeza is indeed so loving)" phuppo kissed the side of my head
"You are looking so pretty Aleeza" chaachi said
"Let's go downstairs, it's time for the ceremony" phuppo said, i gulped, i was feeling so anxious, i nervously nodded
I looked around the house, it seemed so different, all i was seeing was yellow colour
Everyone looked so happy, their smiles were so big, somewhere in my heart i felt satisfaction looking at them, these people matter so much to me and seeing them happy was so eye soothing
A small set up was done for haldi, i could see two chairs kept side by side, Tarzan was already sitting on one, i sat on the other one
"Shall we start?" Badi mummy shouted
"Yes, let's begin the ceremony" chhoti dadi said
Dadi was the first one to put haldi on me, she put a little on my cheek l, then my both hands, she gave me blessings then moved forward to Tarzan
Then chhoti dadi followed dadi's action, after her all family members, Tarzan's Nani, and nana
His cousin came and put a small drop on my face, while doing so, she pressed her nail on my flesh
"Ow" i whimpered
"Sorry sorry, i did it by mistake" she apologized
"No problem" i smiled
Then she went to Irteza, she took a huge amount of haldi in her hands then put on Irteza's face and neck, like she was massaging him, he held her hand and pushed her back
"That's enough haya" he said
"Ok" she giggled
Something felt off about her
"Hey" Hamza came
"Heya" i smiled
He put a little on my face then moved away
"Irteza ko bhi lagao (put it on Irteza also)" phuppo said, he nodded, he hesitantly put on him, Irteza said something to him, but Hamza remained silent. I wonder what happened between them?
The ceremony continued, one by one there were many people coming, I was continuously wiping my face with a tissue
"Let it be on your face beta, glow will come" someone from the crowd said
"Tumhe to bohot zarurat bhi hai (you really need it)" Tarzan said in a low tone, i glared at him
"Tum apne kaam se kaam rakho (mind your own business)" i replied
"What are you both talking?" Bhabhi asked, she stood between us
"Bhabhi, see she's not letting me" he replied sweetly to bhabhi, i frowned at him in confusion, what is he talking?
"Not letting you? For what?" Bhabhi asked
"I also want to put haldi on her" he said, my eyes widened in shock, but bhabhi chuckled
"You cannot put haldi Irteza, it will not look nice, see so many people are here" she said
"But bhabhi, nikah has been done, we are already married" he replied making a fake pout
To say i was hell shocked would be an understatement, i was just looking at him with my mouth hung open. What is he talking? What happened to him?
"Hmm fair point, well made Mr Irteza" bhabhi said, then she thought for a while, "let elderly people go from here then you can put haldi on her" she said looking around
"Thanks" he replied to her, then he looked at me, our eyes connected he winked at me, i gasped and looked down
Has he gone crazy? What is he doing?
"Leeza yaar, i think Irteza has fallen in love with you" Ankita said in my ear
"Love? And me? Have you all gone crazy?" I asked
"Seriously, he can't stop looking at you, with so much love in his eyes" she nudged my shoulder with hers in a teasing manner
His eyes were not filled with love, they were filled with mischief, god knows what he is upto
The crowd went little less, it was just us youngsters
"Bhabhi may i now?" Tarzan asked
Yeh bhabhi ka chamcha kyun ban gaya? (Why has he become bhabhi's pet?)
Bhabhi looked around, then she nodded her head
"I don't want to" i shook my head
"Oh come on Aleeza, don't be a spoil" Arfa said
"Let me make a video" Zara and bhabhi said together
He got up and came towards me, i was just looking at him, in couple of seconds i was blind, he smeared huge amount of haldi on my face, it went in my nose too, it was difficult to breathe
"Irteza" i heard Hamza shouting, rest everyone was wooting and cheering
"Where would be the fun if i put properly?" Tarzan said
I wiped my eyes, nose and mouth, i glared at him, but he kept on smirking at me. Idiot, duffer, stupid
"Bhai sit next to Aleeza, i have to take few pictures" Arfa said, Tarzan obliged
"Tum ek number ke ghadhe ho (you are a donkey)" i said, he chuckled
After some time i started feeling itchy because of the haldi, i told phuppo about it, she told me to wash my face and then rest in the room only as the function is almost nearing to end
I quickly returned to my room, i removed the jewellery and dupatta and went straight to the bathroom, i washed my face with soap, then patted it dry, i looked at myself in mirror, my eyes grew big when i saw my face turned yellow
"What the hell?" I shouted
I washed my face multiple times but the colour won't come off.
Yeh kya musibat hai ab (what is the issue now)
I should go and tell to phuppo, when i returned to my room, i found Tarzan lying down on my bed, i felt angry seeing him
"What are you doing here?" I asked in anger, he laughed
"What happened, Ms "better than you", why so angry?" He asked
"Listen oye Tarzan, get lost"
"What happened to your face? Why is it all yellow?" He asked with wide eyes, i rolled my eyes at him
I picked up the box of wet wipes and tried wiping the colour off, he tsked
"Tsk tsk Don't even try, it won't come off that easily" he said, i ignored him and continued rubbing my face, he snatched the wipe from my face
"Food colouring won't come out with it" he said, i snatched it back from him
"Let me try atleast" i said, suddenly it striked me what he said, i glared at him, "food colouring?" I asked, he laughed evilly
"Yup, so what did you think, why I wanted to put haldi on you? Now i dare you to say that you look better than me"
I was burning with anger, i wanted to kill him with my bare hands
"Tum pagal ho (are you crazy?)" I shouted, he made a face as if he is deep thinking
"Perhaps" he smiled
"I will tell badi mummy right now what you have done" i turned to leave, but stopped when he spoke
"Try kar lo batane ka, par explain kese karogi, unhe to yeh lagta hai k hum pyar mei hai (you can try, but how will you explain, because she thinks we are in love)"
That is the biggest issue, i cannot tell anyone about his real face, i have to keep pretending as if i am very happy with the marriage
"Oh poor Anabelle" he chuckled and left
I screamed in frustration and threw the stuff in anger, he is such a jerk
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Next morning when I woke up everyone was questioning me about my face, i made an excuse that the haldi must have not been of good quality
Since it was mehndi tonight, i had to get my skin repaired, zara and Chaachi took me to beautician, it took me three hours to get rid of the colour
I quickly got ready as soon as I returned home, i was so exhausted already, but now this function was tiring me even more, and loud music was of no help, nevertheless like an obedient child i sat at the couch placed especially for me
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Irteza's POV
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I was so happy with what I did to Anabelle's face yesterday, i was so mad when i heard her say all those nasty things to her friend yesterday, i had to show her reality
I had nothing to do with mehndi's function, so i mostly stayed in my room, i completed my office work
After a while I got up, i am sure Anabelle is going to take revenge, but i will not give her a chance, i will just stay in my room
I felt great when zara told me that Anabelle had to stay in salon for three hours
There was a knock on the door, i went to answer it, but there wasn't anyone, strange, i saw haya coming towards my room, i quickly ran outside my room and got inside hamza's room
"Irteza, what are you doing here?" He asked, i thought of an excuse, but couldn't find any, so i just shrugged, he shook his head and continued whatever he was doing on his phone
"For how long you are going to stay upset with me" i asked standing next to him
"For life" he replied
"Can't i do anything to make you forgive me?" I asked, he got up and stood close to me
"Ok, Can you promise me to divorce Aleeza" He asked, my eyes widened in shock
"What are you saying?" I asked in disbelief
"What did you hear?"
"Hamza, it's not about me and her, our wedding is because of everyone, can't you see how happy everyone is?"
"I don't care about that, you just tell me, can you divorce her?" He repeated, i shook my head
"Then you cannot do anything to make me forgive you"
"Hamza i di....."
"Aap yahan hai mai kab se dhoond rahi hun (you are here, I have been looking for you for so long)" Arfa cut me off
"Why kiddo?" I asked
"Come we will take pictures with Aleeza" she said
"You take pictures, i don't want" i refused
"I won't listen to any of your excuse, let's go" she held my hand and dragged me
"Forgive me" i mouthed to Hamza
Arfa took me to Anabelle and made me sit next to her, the stench of mehndi was making me sick so I wrapped my handkerchief on my nose, honestly I was trying to save my face from her revenge
"It's stinking" i gagged
"So get lost" Anabelle said in low volume so that only I can hear
"Mai bhi koi shaukiya nahi betha hu yahan pe (i am not here out of my choice)" i spat at her
I was sitting and i could see so many phone infront of my face, everyone was trying to take pictures of me
"Bhai remove the handkerchief" zara said, i reluctantly removed it, i was in anticipation of her revenge
"Irteza would you like to find your name in my mehndi?" She asked and everyone got excited
"Yeah you must" "go Irteza" "definitely" i heard many people saying, but on the contrary to all this i shook my head
"No i don't want to" i said
"Come on, it'll be fun" bhabhi said, i sighed deeply
Zaroor iski koi chaal hai iske peeche (I am sure she is upto something)
She extended her hands, i carefully scanned them, i couldn't find my name anywhere
It's a punishment of my sins, that I'm sitting here and looking for my name in Anabelle's hand
"I can't find" i gave up
"Bhaiiiiii you gave up so easily" Arfa showed disappointment
"You should've looked harder Bhai" zara reciprocated Arfa
"Let it be guys, don't trouble him" Anabelle said
"Where is it?" I asked, she smirked and shook her head
Oh that means my name is not there, that's why I couldn't find it. Is this her revenge? So stupid
"Poor you" she whispered
"How did your three hours go in the salon today?" It was my turn to smirk now, she extended her mehndi drenched hands to my face, but just in the nick of time i got up saving my face, but unfortunately got my kurta stained
"Aleeza, your mehndi" rabiya chaachi came shouting, i laughed
"Ho gaya badla, bechari (done with revenge? Poor you)" i said and left from there
I returned to my room, i was feeling so happy about myself, odour of mehndi was irritating me, so i took off my kurta, i noticed there was little bit of it on my hand also, i should wash it off
The moment i opened the bathroom door a bowl fell on me, it was so stinky, before i could understand what it was i was all covered in it, it was mehndi
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