I'll be on holiday on Sunday but will update daily on working days, okay? But you don't have to forget my Hoor and Zahir. Monday to Saturday. Lol!! No, it's not some daily soap. My novel is better than that! But keep commenting and voting. Thank you :)
— H O O R — “Do you truly want this?” I asked him as soon as Parul left. We were all alone, under the bright blue sky, birds chirping around. He turned to look at me before answering, “My family wants me to take care of your happiness from now on. They want me to join you in your happiness.” Here I end this conversation as I do not ask him anything further. My happiness is not cared for by my husband. Instead, my soon-to-be in-laws are very much concerned about my happiness. There is both joy and displeasure in it. Glad that my future in-laws care about my happiness and displeasure so much that my husband needs permission from his family to join my happiness. This great man does not want to do anything by himself. “Come.” He opens the door of his car. I look inside before and then at his face. I do that awkwardly and give me a -what?- type of look. “What? Didn’t you open the door for yourself?” I ask him and here I realize how stupid I sounded. “You think I’ll open the passenge
— Z A H I R —“By the way, do you want me to turn the AC off?” She looked at me as her lips parted. She could clearly see I mocked her. I asked this question deliberately because I know this girl has a problem with AC cars. On that day, she also expressed her concern about the increasing global warming caused by my car like she was in some conference hall. And… My car is the ‘only’ reason behind the increasing global warming, is it? She stated it like that. Like I was some wanted criminal. But I do not want to cause any trouble for Hoor. Or say that I do not want to leave any chance to annoy this girl. This is a golden opportunity for me. Like she enjoys annoying me, I, too, am going to find pleasure in it. “This is your car, do whatever you want.” She rolled her eyes, folding her arms on her chest and looking outside through the window. “Okay.” I turned the AC off for an unknown reason and started driving. Hoor kept peeping outside the window and then no conversation happened be
— H O O R — “So now you tell me what happened between you two. Why did you come back within two hours? You didn’t have to worry about work. If you wanted you could stay till the evening. And, he isn’t a stranger but your future husband, Hoor!” Once again Parul put a queue of questions in front of me without a single pause. I am surprised that on the one hand, I left that strange meeting and went to work —no, actually I did not want to put the burden on her— and this girl doesn't like my coming. Instead of being grateful, she is questioning me. But I think it is normal for her to ask so many questions at once because when I came back, I did not answer any of her questions at that time and straight away started working. I silently asked her to work and let me work also. And perhaps by asking all these questions, now she wants to satisfy herself. “Hoor! What are you thinking? Oh my god, wait! Are you still thinking about the date?! Hell! Now I’m more excited to know…” She jumped on
— Z A H I R —When I came downstairs to eat after taking a bath, I saw that as soon as I entered the dining hall, everyone’s eyes gathered on me as if I was an alien. But when I looked intently into everyone’s eyes, I could see a lot of hope and curiosity. I can probably understand this curiosity. But saying nothing, I sat down on my chair. Ryan was sitting next to me, looking at me as if I had a treasure hidden inside me. I passed him a forced smile before turning my plate and filling it with food. Once it was done, I held the spoon and filled it with rice before putting it in my mouth. I started chewing silently when I heard Rayma Bhabhi’s voice as she asked me, “How was your date, Zahir?” But instead of answering her, I choked on my food and hurriedly held the glass of water. “Are you alright?” All of them asked me once I put the glass back on the table. I looked at them and nodded, “Yeah.” Hell, when do you let me sit peacefully? I wanted to shout but I suppressed the urge.
— H O O R —In the morning Parul and I got ready and came out of the room. But not before saying goodbye to my dad. He was happy to hear that the Matthews family was putting in effort and it showed how much excited they were.Though Dad did not speak his heart out, I knew he was once again guilty for not being able to participate in all this. The wedding preparations, of course. But I assured him that everything was okay and was going to be okay, too. Why would I want to burden him mentally? Zahir’s car was waiting for us outside. Parul quickly descended the stairs and went down because she was very excited. The color she wore, yellow, was adding to her excitement. Light yellow suited her. But what irked me was her excitement. Marriage is mine and excited is my friend! Not like I did not like her seeing grinning and hopping around like a kid, but why could she not see I did not want to get married to this jerk? Well, I was the only one who was hiding everything from everyone. Wow
— Z A H I R — After buying the rings, Rayma Bhabhi brought us to a mall for clothes. Well, I do not know much about this mall, but when I asked the guard outside, he told me that only women’s clothes are available there. Okay, I do not have any problem with it. But now they will have to go to another mall for me! Could not my aunt choose a mall where men’s and women’s clothes could be found together? Actually, I do not like shopping at all, so I want this day to end as soon as possible. Especially this shopping. It is turning into a pain in my ass. But somehow, the corner of my mind says the ladies are going to take the entire day shopping. Fuck! I am stuck here. But I am thankful that I extended my hand to buy the rings, otherwise if I had handed over the work to these women, the evening would have passed. I trust them more than anything here. I huff, walking behind them. A worker in this mall is taking my Bhabhi to some section while I am following the ladies. She speaks to m
I was getting so angry that if I wanted, I would have choked this man right then and there by strangling his throat. He made my blood boil. I could hardly stop myself. After all, how dare he insult me in front of everyone? I kept glaring at him, narrowing my eyes. He gulped hard as if he was scared of me. Oh, Mr. Mathews, I know very well that you are kind of a certified actor. I ground my teeth, realizing he is acting as if literally scared of me. Do not worry, now you are just acting. Now you are taking me lightly, but I swear Mr. Mathews, just let me marry you and come to your house, I will show you the real woman power. Taking my eyes off his stupidly handsome face, I turned to Rayma who was smiling at me, scanning my gown. “Did you like it?” She asks me. Her voice is sweet, unlike Zahir, who has only bitterness saved on his stupid tongue which moves unnecessarily. “Yeah, it’s good.” I nod, smiling at her. “Okay then,” she replies and turns to answer the lady. Sparing som
— H O O R —And I was like…what? Honeymoon? I am not even married and they are planning for my honeymoon? Gosh, this is so terrible! “Great idea! You should choose black then. Zahir likes black.” Rayma chirped, telling me he likes black. Not bad. But that does not mean I am going to buy a black lingerie set. I do not aspire to impress him. Not even by mistake. “Cool! Then, what are you waiting for?” Parul also chirped, earning an urgent nod from me. Do I really have to buy it? But I cannot even question them. For everyone, our marriage is real. My one awkward question will ruin it for both of us. Zahir and me. It is okay, Hoor. Just buy them. Anyway, nothing is going to happen between you two. It is just a contract. He would not even look at you. Wait! What did my subconscious just say? “Sissy, actually you know more than me. Why don’t you select them for me?” I requested Rayma with a cute smile and twinkling eyes. She has allowed me to call her by her name and of course, she i