Eight days later....
"Och!" Madiha hissed as the pin pricked her and nose and pulled her head back instantly.
Noor sighed for the hundredth time and gave her niece a tired look, "Bunty kyaa beta?!" she exclaimed.
"Sorry phupo.... Dard hota hai yaar..." she cringed rubbing the stinging spot.
Her eldest aunt rolled her eyes saying, "Beta abhi toh start hai.. Abhi toh yeh dard kuch bhi nhi--"
"Aagey jab maa bano gi naa tab pata chaley gaa!" Aabiya finished her mother's line knowing it by heart, as she had heard it more than a million times.
Noor sucked in a breath, glaring at her daughter strolling inside with a grin and dropped down on the swing chair by the wall.
"Hua nhi abhi tak?" Aabiya asked about Madiha's nose piercing and she gave Aabiya a sad pout shaking her head in no.
"Nautanki ho Bunty tum! Kab se wait kar rhi hun main final look kaa or tumharey drame nhi khatam ho rahey!" Aabiya scrunched her nose disdainfully and her mother tsked.
"Zyada batameezi nhi karo.. Chalo jaou disturb hon gi main.. Jab ho jayi gi tab anaa." Her mother shooed Aabiya out and said.
"Ammi choti khala bhi nhi ayin, Or Daneen bhi nhi ayin abhi tak.. Main nichey bore ho rhi sab barey yaa bachey hain!" She cried.
"Haan toh tum gana gaou naa jaa ke!" Noor pointed to the door.
"Chi... Itney puraney zamaney ke ganey gaa rhin hain Mummi log, Astaghfirullah... Koi nhi atey mujhe.. Dance bhi nhi kar skta banda un pe.. Bichari bhabi akele gaa rhin hain." she exclaimed wipping a fake tear.
Madiha laughed softly and her mother gave Aabiya a dry look, "Ammara tum log jaisi nhi hai bachi... Or Shadiyon pe ayse hi ganey gaye jatey hain, aaj kal ke fazool ganey nhi gaye jatey.. Jinkaa toh naa koi sir naa pair." She clicked her tongue and held Madiha's chin to make her look up.
"Bilkul sir pair hota hai! Mazey ke ganey hotey hain! Ghar ki jitni shadiyan hon aap log bss, 'Bano tere Abaa ki unchii haveli!' Ke ilawa koi gana nhi gaatey." She made a disgusted face looking away.
"Or kyaa gayen? woh jo tum sunti ho? Kyaa Coca Coca or falooda or balam pichkari?" Noor retaliated fast.
Aabiya stood up charged singing, "Sanwali saloni..
Adayen manmohni..
"Teri jaisi beauty kisi ki bhi nhi honi!" she raised her thumb turning it side to side shaking her head.
Then raising it up acted as if drinking, "Thandey ki botal, main tera opener! tujhe gat gat main pee lun!"
Rocking her hips side to side, doing the steps to the lyrics of 'CocaCola Tu' singing the song she knew by memory. Noor narrowed her eyes at Aabiya's insolence and vulgar dancing but Aabiya kept moving towards them as she danced,
"Coca Cola Tuuuu uu uuu!" She pointed at Madiha and winked then wiggled her body like a snake's. "Sholaa sholaaa tu Uu uuu uuuu oooo Ooo!!" She ran her hands up her body like a seductress.
"Aabiya!" Noor called to bring her back to reality, appalled as always by her daughter, "Kya faltu gana gaa rhi! Fazool!"
"Ammi jaan meri... Shaayir keh raha haii! Mard ki pyas ko sirf ek haseen aurat bhujaa sakti hai--"
"Meri chapal tumhara dimagh thikaney laga sakti hai! Niklo bahir idher se! Or Madiha ke ird gird nazr nhi ana mujhe! Behuda larki!"
Noor warned with a pointed finger and showed Aabiya the door. Madiha bit her lips to keep from bursting.
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I am Madiha ✔
RomanceThe story of a Pakistani girl born in a desi middle class household. Being part of the society that believes Fair is Lovely, Madiha has a hard time settling with her brown skin and ordinary looks. All her mother wants, like every other desi mother...
