Chapter 14

Kaif

"I'll never understand the logic behind brown parents forcing their children into marriage", I crack up, trying to lighten the situation.

"Are you still fighting with your ammi?" She laughs back.

"Still", I let out a deep sigh and this time, my phone rings.

I take my phone out of my pocket and look at the screen with a chuckle.

"It's ammi"

"I'll excuse you", she giggles and looks over at the woods again as I pick up the call.

"Assalamualaikum, ammi", I beam.

"Walekum Assalam. How's it going over there? How are you?"

"I'm fine, ammi. How're you?"

"How would I be in this empty house without you? Only if you got me a daughter-in-law, I wouldn't need to be alone right now", she says.

My mother!

She has some superpowers to link everything with my marriage.

"Ammi!" I gasp, stretching the sound.

"Okay. Okay. I'm not talking about this anymore. How's your seminar going?"

"It's going good", I tell her.

"Zoya was telling me that she has to force you to have meals?" Ammi groans.

This Zoy