awkward

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Aleeza's POV

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I just got done with the day, i was leaving for home, when i saw Ankita coming towards me, i sighed, whole day she has avoided me

I have to make amends with her she's my only friend, losing her would make me all alone

"Ankita yaar, please don't be upset with me" i said carefully, to my surprise she gave me a bright smile and put her hand on my shoulder

"Sorry yaar Leeza, i got so upset with you, i know I overreacted" she said

"You are not upset with me?" I asked

"No" she shook her head, i smiled, but her next sentence took my smile away

"If you are saying that Irteza is not your fiance then i am sure he is not, i believe you" she said, my eyes become teary and I shed tears

"What happened?" She quickly hugged me and patted my back

"Irteza is not my fiance, he is my husband" i said and her hand stopped moving on my back, she broke the hug and looked wide eyed at me

"What? What did you say?" She asked

"It's true"

"But.. when? How?" Confusion was clearly evident on her face

"Let's sit somewhere, I'll tell you everything" i said

We both were now sitting in a cafe, luckily there were only few people.

"Tell me" she demanded, i sighed deeply

I told her everything from that Danish incident to irteza's help, from Zoya overhearing to bade papa's thought, from a little help to a huge misunderstanding.

How dadi left me with no choice, and i had to marry Irteza. She listened to everything quietly

"So does this mean you are irteza's wife now?" She asked

"Sadly" i nodded

"How is this possible? In just one day you became his wife"

"One moment is enough to become someone's wife, nikah is the most sacred thing"

"But what about haldi and mehndi? These functions won't take place"

"They will, my Bhai would be coming in couple of days then all functions will happen"

"So nikah can happen without all other functions"

"Ofcourse"

"Till then you will stay in your room?"  She asked, i nodded, "after that?"

"Don't make me think about it" i could feel my insides getting anxious, "i am so angry at the situation I'm in right now"

"I told you not to take this Danish lightly, i can't stop thinking what could have happened if irteza did not reach on time that day"

"I wish he hadn't, at least I wouldn't have been stuck in this mess right now"

"Don't be mad" she rolled her eyes, "so Zoya heard when Irteza was lying to the Danish, and she spread the news?"

"Yeah"

"This is so messed up yaar. Your dadi is so strict"

"Yes she is quite strict"

"How is your equation with Irteza?" She asked, i huffed

"When we were kids we used to play with each other a lot, but as we grew up, he changed, he started hating me, he expressed his hate so much, initially i was shocked, but later on i would give him back, i never accept defeat infront of him, if he says a bad word to me, i would say ten, he brought out the side of me which I never knew existed in me, his every action gives back my worst reaction" i said without taking a pause, then i stopped to think, "He is... He is.. Tarzan" i sighed

"Why Tarzan?"

"Because he used to shout too much like he is from the jungle, he still shouts, he has always been extremely annoying and his hair were long, so i started calling him Tarzan"

"He did not mind that?"

"He calls me Anabelle"

"Anabelle? And you? Come on yaar, you are so pretty to be called Anabelle"

"He can call me whatever he wants, his opinion doesn't matter" i rolled my eyes, Ankita just kept looking at me with a creepy smile on her face, "what?" I asked

"You'll have to agree that he is very handsome"

"Handsome? From which angle?"

"Every angle. If you look at the positive side at least you got married to a hot Tarzan" she giggled

"Shut up" i narrowed my eyes at her

******

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Irteza's pov

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My mood got upset when i returned from the office and found my khala along with Haya sitting with dadi and mummy

I greeted them, and went straight to my room, i had a very tiring day, so i just sat on the couch, i put my head back and closed my eyes.

Someone hugged me, i opened my eyes and found Haya, my blood boiled looking at her, i pushed her and immediately got up

"How dare you?" I shouted

"How dare i? How dare you? How could you get married? You didn't think of me?" She shouted back

"What was there to think? And don't talk as if you mean anything to me, for me you are just like my sister, nothing more than that"

"I am not your sister, i am your cousin, and you were supposed to marry me, not that scum" she huffed, i was beyond irritated now, i tolerate her because of her mom, she would feel bad knowing about what her daughter is doing

"Don't interfere in my personal matters, go from here" i said and turned around, she put her hand on my shoulder, i pushed it away

"I called you so many times, but you rejected my calls and then switched off your phone, i returned from Goa this afternoon and rushed here to meet you. Why didn't you talk to me?"

"I didn't want to talk to you" i shrugged

"I even called that bitch but she answered but did not talk to me" she said with anger

She called Aleeza. No no this is not good. If Aleeza finds out about haya she will tell everyone and that would be embarrassing for khala

"Don't get her involved" i said, she giggled

"Of course not, don't worry" she said, her voice was turning as if she was trying to seduce me

"Haya please, don't make me do something which i don't want to do"

"You have already done that. Anyways let bygones be bygones, it really doesn't matter to me now, married or not you are mine" she said and my eyes widened in shock

"You disgust me Haya" i shook my head and left the room

I saw Aleeza entering her room, Hamza followed her, then the room was closed, i rolled my eyes and went where all the elders were sitting

*******

"Mummy please have mercy on me" i pleaded

"Arey why are you saying this?" She frowned

I was just blankly staring at her, i could not tell her the truth, she was insisting to have all the wedding functions, but it would be so shameful for me to be seen with that Anabelle

Everyone in the house is so excited about the celebration, they are planning everything in their heads, seeing their excitement i cannot do anything, ever since the nikah mummy is so happy that i wouldn't dare to snatch the smile away

"Tell me Irteza" she looked frowning at me

"Nikah has already been done, now what is the requirement for all the other functions" i reasoned

"Of course there is. We have to invite so many people, Saif was not here for the nikah, now when he has come, he also wants to participate in his sister's marriage functions"

"Ok" i sighed in defeat, i guess I cannot escape these functions

"There will only be three functions, haldi, mehendi and reception, then Aleeza will come in your room" she said excitedly

"Why would she come in my room?" I asked, she smacked her forehead

"Where else would she be? You are her husband, she is supposed to live with you" she explained, my eyes widened in horror

Shit I didn't think of it, she will be staying in my room. Oh God! How horrible my life would be

The chain of my thoughts broke when i heard a knock on the door

"Enter" i spoke, the door opened, and Saif entered my room

"I wanted to talk to Irteza" he said to mummy, she smiled

"Ok, you guys talk, I'll leave now" saying that she left

"Sit" he pointed at my bed, i inwardly rolled my eyes

Mera hi bed hai, tumhari permission ki zarurat nahi mujhe (it's my bed only I don't need your permission)

We both settled on the bed, his eyes were scanning my room, i could see judgement in his eyes, i felt annoyed

Yeh room hi dekhta rahega ya kuch bolega bhi (is he going to keep steering my room or going to speak something?)

"What did you want to talk about?" I asked losing my patience

"Aleeza" he shrugged, "i know that you lied about liking her" his sentence made me laugh from inside

Isko pata hai iski behen ko kese koi like kar sakta hai (he knows how someone can like his sister)

"Like she lied about liking you" he said

Ha uski choice itni achhi kahan jo woh mujhe like kare (her taste is not that good that she likes me)

"I don't know why you both did that, but now you both have got married, Aleeza is your responsibility now"

Yeh kya zabardasti ki responsibility? (What is this forced responsibility?)

"Please take care of my sister, she means so much to me, when i got a job offer from Canada, I wanted to take her with me, but she refused she wanted to work in bade papa's hospital, that is why I left her here"

Kya khaak work, sapne to madam ne Malkin banne k dekhe honge (what work? She must have dreamt of becoming the owner)

"Irteza, I'm here to request you, no matter under what circumstances this marriage happened, but now promise me that you'll give all your love and respect to her, treat her well and be a protective shield for her, please" he pleaded

My heart ached seeing him like this, he is a brother who is trying to look after his sister, but i can't give him what he wants, i can't treat Aleeza how a wife should be treated, not even in a dream i can't imagine that

"I will try to" i lied

"Thanks" he patted my shoulder, i just gave him a weak smile

So it was decided in three days functions will start, the first one would be haldi.

Oh God please help me

*****

I was leaving for the office when i saw Hamza walking towards his car, i ran to him

"Hamzzzz" i called, he stopped, when he saw me he started walking again

"Yaar listen to me" i said

"I don't want to talk to you Irteza" he snapped at me, he sat in his car and left immediately

How will I make things ok between us? He is not just my brother, but a good friend also

I walked towards my car and sat inside it, i was getting late. the door opened and someone settled on the passenger seat, i looked at the person, it was my kiddo

"Oh thank god i found you here" she said

"What happened?' i asked

"If you are not getting late, can you drop me to the university?" She asked sweetly

"Even if i am getting late, i would still drop you" i replied, she smiled

"That's why you are the best"

I started driving, we both were talking about general topics, like how's work? Etc etc

"I have taken leave from tomorrow" she informed

"Why?" I asked

"Because of the functions" she shrugged, i just nodded, she kept on staring at me

"What?" I asked

"Why did you and Aleeza agree to get married?"

"What did she tell you?"

"I never asked her"

I told her about everything, how all this started and why this nikah had to take place, i told her about papa's words, Arfa is the only person in the world who knows about my complexes, my fear

"So did you also feel that she and I were in a relationship?"

"Not at all"

"But you were singing songs and you never leave a chance to tease us"

"That i will continue doing" she giggled, "i strongly believe that you and Aleeza are the best match for each other"

"Barf" i cringed

"Shut up Bhai, mark my words, you both are going to make an iconic couple"

"Chup kar ja warna chalti gadhi se phenk dunga bahar (shut up or else I will throw you out of a moving car)"

"Phenk dijiye (throw me)" she smiled innocently, i shook my head

"Bhai, can you please make a stop at Starbucks, i want coffee" she gave me a toothy grin

I looked at my watch, I'm definitely gonna be late today, but i can't say no to her

"You know you really take advantage of my love" I said

"I know" she chuckled

****

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Aleeza's POV

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I was sitting quietly in a shop while all the ladies were busy shopping, i had no interest in buying clothes, jewellery and accessories

This is so unfair, I'm not allowed to go to hospital and spend my time on this useless thing

I was lost in my thoughts when Anabia bhabhi came and settled next to me

"Oh God, i miss this so much in Canada" she said looking around

"Don't tell me Bhai don't take you for shopping there" i said, she rolled her eyes

"Of course he does, but going out with family feels amazing, i miss you all so much, sometime it's very lonely there"

"Yeah i miss you both so much bhabhi"

"Aww my baby" she said and hugged me

Our little emotional moment was spoilt by phuppo

"Anabia, Aleeza, what are you both doing? Help us in finalising Aleeza's reception dress" she said

"Ok phuppo" bhabhi shouted, "come" she asked me, i shook my head, "dulhan ho tum, thodi to excitement dikha do (you are the bride, show some excitement atleast)" she commented, then she got up and joined the other ladies

Jinki shadi Tarzan jese logo se hoti hai woh excitement kese dikha sakte hai (how do those people show excitement, who get married to people like Tarzan)

"Aleeza aao na (come)" Zara shouted, i nodded and sat next to them, every time i tried to develop interest someone would say Tarzan's name, and i would lose interest again

This is happening at the time of shopping, what will happen when the functions happen? And what about after that?

My heart sank at the thought, i looked up towards the sky

"Give me strength to endure all this ya Allah" i said in my heart..

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