"Ok ma'am, maybe you are right. But what do you want from me? Why have you even kidnapped me?" I asked her annoyed while glaring at her. I couldn't believe I was agreeing with her right now. 

"Oh nothing much baby boy, I just want you to get married to my daughter. And if you agree, I will leave you. As simple as that." She smirked, making me shocked. As I looked at her once again, I realised that she wasn't too old, maybe in her late thirties. And she wanted me to marry her daughter? How old was her daughter again? Was this some kind of child marriage? And what about her daughter's studies and dreams? Didn't she had any? 

Ya Allah! What was even happening? Where was I stuck?

._._._. 

• He was just trying to save his sister and get them back home safely. 

• She was just trying to live her life without any drama. 

• Just one incident and their whole life is changed for forever. 

What will happen when he gets kidnapped and forced to get married to a total stranger? Actually, why would a mother kidnap a stranger to get him married to her daughter in the first place? What will happen when his parents get to know? Will his parents agree? Will they ever fall in love and live together? Or will it just be a failed marriage? Are there more secrets to unfold as they set on their journey? 

But most of all, what will happen when promises are made unexpectedly. Will it bring them closer or drift them apart?

To find out, hop in to read what happens and how their life unfolds. How their fates seal together and how the secrets, if there are any, unfolds.

Unexpected Promises

"I- Uh... I'm sorry. But he is in a better place." I heard his faint whisper, making me squeeze my eyes shut while holding the sink tightly. 


"Yes. Mai bhi kya baate leke baith gayi. We shouldn't be dwelling in the past now." Ammi murmured with a chuckle. 


"Jee…" He replied, uncertainty lurking in his voice. Taking a deep breath, I started working again. There was a while of awkward silence which he broke, still sounding uncertain. "Uhh ammi… Atifa to mutton nahi khati na?" 


(Uhh mom… Atifa doesn't eat mutton, right?) 


"Hayyeee Romeo, ab apni Juliet ki fikar karna band karo aur chup chaap kaam karo. Agar nahi khati to aaj ek din kha legi, haina Atifa?" Chuckling, ammi replied before asking me. 


(Awwwh Romeo, now stop worrying about your Julie and do your work quietly. If she doesn't eat then she will eat it today, right Atifa?) 


Chapter 126