Mine Forever

Chapter 11

The breeze was smooth kissing my face while my hijab danced with the wind. I was looking at everyone who were enjoying their time while I sat besides my cousin, Aliza who was talking to her friend. I looked at her and saw her still talking on the phone. I looked ahead and the scene in front of me made me smile

There he was playing with Ruhana while she was giggling in his arms. They were looking cute together. Suddenly remembering the old lady's words, my cheeks started heating up

"Isn't he cute?" I heard my cousin asking. I looked at her and saw her looking straight. I looked in her direction and found her staring at him who was talking to Ayan bhai with Ruhana in his hand.

"I wish I could marry him." She said and I turned around to look at him

"You know you can't because he is smaller than you." I said slightly annoyed

"What? He is smaller then me? I thought he was elder to me." She replied sadly while I shook my head

"No, he is one year smaller to you." I replied wanting to end this topic

"Oh! How I wish he was elder to me." She replied while giving those dreamy eyes which every girl used to give him

"Bad luck, he isn't." I replied smiling at her

"I think I have a crush on Ayan." She said

"But still...... wait what? Ayan?" I questioned her and she looked at me confused

"Yeah Ayan, why?" She asked while I was embarrassed

"Oh, nothing come let's go." I said and got up

"Did you think that I was talking about Zaim?" She asked eying me suspiciously

"No.. I di-didn't." I replied looking everywhere except her

"Oh, surely you didn't." She replied smirking at me

"Were you jealous Sara?" She asked me while I looked at her shocked

"What? Jealous and me? No." I replied and started walking away from her

"Are you sure?" She questioned me while smirking at me and I nodded my head in positive

"As you say." She replied while I sighed in relief

"Hey girls! What's going on?" Muskan popped up from behind putting her hands on our shoulders

"Nothing, just Aliza di is having a crush on Ayan bhai." I replied smiling at her

"Oh!" She replied and I could feel the sadness in her voice

Once we both were left alone, I turns around and asked her

"What happened?" She looked at me shocked and shook her head and immediately walked away from me

What's going on?

Shaking my head I made my way towards everyone. I was looking at each and everyone while they were playing and talking,

"Sara?" On hearing my grandma's voice I turned around and saw her sitting under a tree on a chair

"Yes grandma." I stood up and made my way towards her. I sat down near her legs while she started caressing my hair

"Beta, I want to talk to you." She said and I looked up at her who was having a very serious look on her face

Her face showed creases. She had aged a lot from the last time I had seen her.

I nodded my head and she started talking,

"Beta you know that in our family everyone except your parents had a love marriage, right?" She looked at me and I nodded my head in positive

Everyone in our family had a love marriage except for my parents. They had not even known each other. It was an arranged marriage, arranged by one of our relative.

"And you know that we are never against this, right?" I gave her a confused look yet nodded my head

"Then you know right you can also do a love marriage?" She asked me while I was shocked and I started laughing

"O grandma! It's nothing like that. I'm happy with my family's choice." I said and she looked at me very intently as if trying to depict something

"So this means you don't love anyone?" She asked me and I shook my head in negative giggling slightly

"No grandma."

"Beta I'll tell you something. Your father was always against the idea of marrying your mother. He never wanted to get married in the first place. But it was me who was stubborn on my decision. But later he agreed to marry. And now you see your parents and you won't even know that your father was against this. Alhumdulillah I'm very happy to have a daughter-in-law like your mother. You know we were not this good in terms of money yet your mother stood with your father. I cannot even thank her enough for being with my short-tempered son." I turned around and looked at my parents who were laughing at something and a quick dua left my mouth

Ya Allah please let them be always happy for they have suffered alot.

"You would be thinking that why I'm telling you this right?" She asked me the question which was popping in my mind. I nodded my head

"Beta as you know I'm getting older day by day and my health is also not that good....let me continue." My grandmother said when she saw me opening my mouth. I closed my mouth and she said

"I want each and every grandchildren of mine happy in their life and to be honest I don't feel that you will be happy with Nabhan. I know him and Masha Allah he is an amazing boy but I don't feel he is the right one for you."

"It's nothing like that grandma." I whispered lowering my head

"Okay tell me one thing did you pray ishtekaara?" She asked me and my mind drifted to that dream which I had seen after praying ishtekaara

I was in a farmhouse looking at the scene in front of me which was making me smile . The whole of the city could be seen from my husband's farmhouse. Our farmhouse in his word. I giggled when I remembered his words when I had said

"Your farmhouse is beautiful..."

"This is not my farmhouse alone, it is ours because whatsever is mine is yours too. We are now a couple. There should be no mine and yours, everything should be ours. Our home, our family, our money, our love everything should be ours. And for your information m'lady this farmhouse is on your name."

I smiled thinking of how I was so lucky to have him in my life when suddenly I was startled when I felt two arms wrapped around my waist

"Ya Allah you scared me." I said while keeping my hand on my heart

"I love to scare you." He said and I rolled my eyes at him

"Hahah very funny." I said still rolling my eyes at him

"Why were you smiling alone?" He asked me while I smirked and replied

"Was thinking of my love." I replied

"Oh sweetheart don't think about me so much I'm here only." He replied making the smirk on my face fade away by overcoming a shy smile

"Okay, now leave me I have to prepare food." I said while removing his hands but in vane

"Ya Allah, Zaim leave me....."

"Sara?" I was brought back to reality by my grandma

"Yes grandma, sorry." I replied

"Beta I asked you something." She said and I looked at her gulping

"I...grandma...that...." I couldn't even say anything because of the lump in my throat

"I know you have prayed ishtekaara. Now tell me what did you see?" Grandma asked me and I looked at her whether to tell her or no

"I....." I was about to say but she cut me off asking me

"Did you see a dream?" She asked me and I nodded my head

"Okay and what did you see?" She asked me

"Grandma, I didn't see Nabhan." I replied and looked down

"Alhumdulillah! See I told you right that he is not made for you." She said murmuring 'Alhumdulillah' over and over again

"Sara.....I have a boy in my mind for you." She replied and I looked at her

"I have already talked to your and his parents and they have agreed." She said and I looked at her shocked

"Grandma, how....when?" I asked her slightly shocked on hearing this news

"The other day I came here. Even though I knew about Nabhan, I had a feeling that he is not the one for you, so the next day I talked to yours and the boys family and Alhumdulillah everyone have agreed except you and the boy. The boy's mother will talk to him today and if its a yes from him and from you as well then we can get you married in the next 10 days." She said and to be said I was shocked would be wrong. I was super duper shocked after hearing this

....if its a yes from him and from you as well we can get you married in the next 10 days..

.....everyone have agreed except you and the boy......

"But grandma ishtekaara?" I asked and she nodded her head and replied

"I have done the ishtekaara and even the boy's mother have done it and the answer is positive from both the side."

But what about my dream?

"As you say grandma, I know that whatever you do will be the best for me. It's a yes from my side too." I replied half-heartedly

"So it's a yes?" She asked looking at me with those hopeful eyes hitch I couldn't deny

I nodded my head while looking down as the tears were ready to escape from my eyes

"May Allah bless you dear." She said getting up from her seat and kissing the crown if my head

I looked up at her and found pure happiness on her face which instantly made me smile. She started walking away from me

"I'm happy that I could atleast make my parents happy even if that means not being with him...."

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