"Zaara beta"
"Ji Ammi"
"Idhar kitchen me aana zara"
"Aa rahi hun"
"Haan Ammi.....kya huwa"
"Beta....suno aaj kuch mehmaan aane waale hain"
"Fatima aunty hi aane waali hain na"
"Woh..." Zainab didn't know how to spill the beans
"Ammi....shaadi waadi ka kissa toh nahin hai na...abhi mujhe shaadi nahin karni" Zaara was exasperated
"Tch....Beta..ladka bahut acha hai...teri tarah doctor hai"
"No no....mai apne pasand ke ladke se shaadi karungi Ammi....Abbu aur aapko bas serious ladke hi pasand aate hain"
"Arre Fatima Aunty ka bhatija hai ... "
"Unka khud ka beta kitna serious hai toh bhatija bhi waisa hi hoga...." Zaara hinted towards Shehryaar who despite being in the same room had never ever spoken a word to her
"Bachche aise assumptions nahin banaate.......aur itne achhe khaandan ka rishta toh humaare ghar kabhi nahin aaya....kitni influential family hai unki pata hai na"
Zainab desperately wanted her daughter to accept the proposal.
"Ammi.....ye koi tuk hua"
"Wo bhi doctor hai toh tumhare profession ko samjhega"
"Aur jo boriyat se mera dimaag khaa jayega woh" Zaara twitched her lips
"Allah.....kya karun is ladki ka"
"Kya ho gaya Ammi...kyun Allah ko itna yaad kiya jaa raha hai" Ibrahim chuckled entering the kitchen
"Samjhao apni behen ko...itna achhe rishte ko .."
"Zo ke liye rishta aaya hai" Ibrahim cut his mother midway
"Haan..Fatima ne apne bhatije ki baat ki hai...doctor hai"
"Sahir ?? Shahmir ka chhota bhai" Ibrahim asked with a glint in his eyes
"Haan" Zainab nodded
"Zaara.....bachche rishta bahut achha hai ... mai Shahmir ki family se mila hun..they are very loving"
"Kya bhai aap bhi"
"Kyunki rishta sach me bahut acha hai ..... ek kaam karein Ammi..unhe dinner par bulaayein aur in dono ko baat karne ka mauka dein"
"Wo shaam me aa rahe hain..." Zainab smiled
"Bhai" Zaara whined
"You trust me no" Ibrahim cupped Zara's cheeks
"Hmmm" Zaara pouted and nodded
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In the evening, Zainab and her husband welcomed the Shahs
Zaara was sitting with Fatima who introduced her to everybody and praised her with all her heart.
Zaara instantly liked them .. Iqra and Maira were treating like her younger sister and she could only rejoice.
Sahir couldn't make it due to an emergency and so his character sketch was yet to be drawn by Zaara but somewhere the serious image of a senior doctor was etching on her mind.
However, she was ready to adjust as the Shah family won her over with their love and humility.
As all the guests were escorted towards the dining table for dinner, Iqra pulled Zaara .."Hone waale shohar se baat karni hai"
"Mai number aur uske dher saare pictures dono forward kar rahi hun"
