Raabta

Chapter 18: Wedding day

Zafar's POV

"Yakeen nehi ho raha hai ki aaj ki baat tum dono se roz roz nehi mil paayenge (I can't believe that we can't see you two every day from now on)" Ruhani said.

"Kuch saal baat hum aa jayege wapas jab sab log sab kuch bhool jaayenge, aur hum roz katt bhi likhege (We will come back after a few years when everyone forgets everything, we will also send you letters daily)"

I promised even though I wasn't sure I could keep it.

"Hum dono ne milkar uski mann pasand keer banaya hai apne paas rakh do varna bhool jayenge (We made Roop her favourite keer keep it with your luggage or we will forget)"

Manpreet said. I took the box from her and kept it along with my stuff.

"Vaise Roop ne tum dono ke liye yeh paayal bijwaaya hai par yeh tum dono mein se kiske liye hai patha nehi (By the way Roop had send you two this pair of anklets but I don't know for which one of you)"

"Fikar mat karo hame patha hai (Don't worry we know)" Ruhani said.

Both the girls sat down and took on one of their anklets which looked exacly like the same and replaced it with the onces Roop gave me.

"Yeh ek jaise paayal hum teeno ne ek saat banwaya tha (The three of us together got this maching pairs of anklets made)" Manpreet said.

"Yeh tum Roop ko de dena (please give this to Roop)" Ruhani said.

"Bilkul (Sure)"

"Humeh nikalna caahiye Sukveer hamara indezaar kar raha hoga (we should leave Sukveer must be waiting for us)" Manpreet said.

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Roop's POV

I looked outside the window they were not yet here and I was getting tensed now.

"Tum fikar mat karo Roop voh log aa jaayenge (You don't worry Roop they will come now)" Aayat said.

"Main kuch galat toh nehi kar rahi hoo na (I am not doing something wrong right)" I asked.

"Bilkul nehi Roop, tum mohobbat karthi ho Zafar se (Obviously not Roop, you love Zafar)" Nushrat said.

That was when Rani sa came inside. She took time to look at me who was fully dressed as a bride now.

"Bohot kubzoorat lag rahi ho, tumeh kisi ki nazar na lage (you are looking really beautiful, let no evil eye spoil it)"

She said tying a holy thread around my wrist.

"Shukriya (Thank you)"

"Humeh abb chalna caahiye bohot kaam hai (I should leave now I have so much work)"

She said and was about to leave.

"Bhabhi sa......."

I called she stopped to look at me, I went to her and gave her a tight hug, I hated lying to her, I hated breaking her trust, but I had to do this for love, she looked at me and smiled one last time before walking outside.

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Manpreet's POV

We reached infornt of the palace along with Sukveer.

"Sukveer tum yahi par rukho hum dono andar jaathe hai (Sukveer you wait here both of us will go inside)"

"Teek hai (Ok)"

I was let inside the palace because of Zafar but we were stopped outside Roop's room because none of us were allowed to meet her.

"Yeh Roop ki saheli hai, uske liye ek taufaa le kar aaye hai, inneh toh anadar jaane dijiye (She is Roop's friend, she has brought some gifts for Roop, at least let her go inside)" Zafar said.