Chapter 14-Marriage

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"Saba, wake up! Sahir and his mother are coming to pick you up in an

hour!"

Her mind came out of slumber at her mother's panicked tone who was

standing near her bed.

"Why are they coming?" She asked while sitting on her bed with alert

expressions.

"You have to go with them to pick your bridal dress!" Her mother told her

while taking out a dress for her.

After half an hour, she was standing in front of the mirror, clad in pink

shirt with bell bottom jeans and was struggling with her hijab.

"Uff! Why do they create short scarfs? It is not even covering my neck

properly!" She shrieked with frustration and went toward the cupboard to

take out any dupatta.

Taking out a matching dupatta, she clad it around her head and covered

her chest.

Now, a smile etched on her face. Slipping her feet in high heels,

she went toward the kitchen to have her breakfast.

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Sahir stopped the car in front of Saba's house. His whole being was

tense as different doubts were clouding his thoughts.

After a horn, Saba came out of her house. There was a small smile on

her face and elegance in her posture. Greeting them, she slid into the

back seat of the car.

"Pink suits you, Saba! I have decided that we should have a pink maxi

for your Walima." Mrs. Amna said with a smile at which Saba's cheeks

flushed red. Sahir gazed at her from the back mirror and a smile etched

on his face too.

Igniting the engine, they moved toward their destination.

....................

Sahir was sitting on the couch of the botheque while his mother along

with Saba was checking different clothes items.

Long Maxis, frocks, lehengas; what was not there in those racks. He was

rummaging his gaze on all the racks when his gaze stopped at a

particular maxi.

Long light pink and white maxi with stone work all over its body with

heavy dark pink dupatta. Sahir stood from his place to check that maxi.

"Let me show you, sir!" The sales girl came forward and showed him the

maxi.

"This is beautiful!" Mrs. Amna said while coming toward that maxi.

"Seems like Sahir also likes you in pink." She teased Saba at which her

cheeks flush and eyes involuntarily went toward Sahir, who was also

gazing at her.

Their eyes clashed at which nervousness seeped into her nerves.

Breaking the eye contact, she gazed at the maxi which he had liked for

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