Mine Forever

Chapter 13

Once in my room I was laying on the bed still thinking about the conversation which had taken place between me and my mother a few hours ago

Before 5 hours

I was talking to Ayan with Ruhana in my arms who was using my cell phone because in her opinion she was very tired to play, when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around and looked at my mother who was standing behind me.

"Can I borrow my son for a while?" She asked Ayan

"Of course he is all yours aunty." Ayan replied and I rolled my eyes and after giving lots of promises to be back soon, I gave Ruhana to Ayan and I started walking away with my mother

"What happened mom? You look tensed? Everything's all right?" I asked her after I saw her looking around nervously

"Zaim, I want you settled in your life." She said directly making eye to eye contact with me while I looked away not able to hold the intensity of my mother's emotions that were clearly seen her eyes

"Maa....please...we have already talked about...." My mom interupeted me

"Beta, please I know you have said that you don't want to marry but I want a wife for you who will look after you when you are late so that she can cook you good food and give you while I sleep peaceful not worrying about you because I will be happy knowing that there is someone waiting for you. I want a daughter-in-law who can look after the house in my absence, who can manage the house, give mine and your father's medicines on time. I know you are not ready for marriage yet but think about your old parents. We are getting older and we cannot look after you always." She said

"I can look after myself mom. And about the household chores I'll keep some maids who will manage the hou....."

"I don't want maids, I want a daughter-in-law. Can't you even fulfill this wish of your old mother?" She asked me while her voice cracking at the end making me feel guilty

"Where did you get the idea from?" I asked looking at her while she smiled at me speechlessly

"I got a proposal for you yesterday. Masha Allah the girl is beautiful and she is perfect for you." She said

But she is not Sara!

My inner voice replied

I looked at her ready to reject the proposal but at that instant my eyes got caught with a scene that was going on in front of me yet far away that they could not see me

There stood Sara laughing along with Nabhan. Suddenly I felt my anger rising

"I'll think about the proposal mom. Give me some time. I'll tell you my answer soon Insha Allah." I said still looking in their dircetion clenching and unclenching my fist and with that I started walking towards where they both stood

I saw Nabhan looking at me and I gave him one of my dangerous glare. I was continuously walking towards them with furry in my eyes. When he saw me approaching them he waved at Sara and went away. She turned around and bumped into me and before she could fall I managed to catch her. I was looking at her with anger in my eyes. She started wriggling her hand trying to remove her hand from mine but my hold was stronger then hers

When I asked her what she was talking about with Nabhan she ignored me and started walking but the dangerous voice of mine worked. She shuttered and said that they were talking about the proposal. I don't know why I felt my heart stopped on hearing this

"What if she agreed?"

I asked her if she agreed and she nodded her head and ran away from me. I look at her running figure. She stopped when her mother approached her and I could feel the happiness on her mother's face

Not in the right state of my mind I started walking towards my mom who was sitting near the same spot where I had left her

"Mom I'm ready to get married to whoever the girl is." I said

"Zaim?" I was brought back to reality with a knock on my room's door

"Yes?" I said and unlocked the door to find Ayan standing there

"Come let's go and have our dinner otherwise our mom's will come to do that work." He said

"You'll carry on, I don't wanna eat." I said and was about to close the door when he stopped it with his leg

"You okay, bro?" He asked and I nodded my head

"Then come on." He said and started dragging me towards the dining room

We reached there and saw that everyone were present there. I sat besides Ayan and started having my breakfast still lost in my own thoughts playing with my food when suddenly I heard something and the spoon fell from my hand

"So let the shopping for Sara and Zaim's wedding began...."

I looked up and that's when I heard someone choking. I looked around and found Sara coughing badly while Anaya appi was rubbing her back.

"Uhh....grandma please say it separately. It's looking like you are talking about 'our' marriage." I said

"And I was talking about your's and Sara's marriage only." She said and looked around. I nodded my head,

"Yeah grandma I know but say it like, Zaim and her soon to be wife's wedding and Sara and Nabhan's wedding." I said looking at everyone and they were looking at me as if I said something wrong

"Zaim were you present here?" Grandma asked and I looked at her confused

"Ofcourse grandma ...umm... why?" I asked looking at everyone still confused

"Because she just said that they refused Nabhan's proposal." Ayan whispered in my ear and I looked up shocked

"WHAT?" I yelled and stood up while my chair fell behind making a loud 'thud' sound in the silent room

"Yes and I was talking about your's and Sara's marriage with each other after 10 days" she said stretching each and every word making it clear

"WHAT?" I and Sara yelled together and looked at each other but she was fast enough to avert her eyes

"Yes, didn't your mother talk to you?" Grandma asked me and looked at my mom while my mom nodded her head and replied,

"He even agreed for this proposal."

"Both of you don't know that you both accepted each other's proposal?" Grandma asked and everyone started laughing while I and Sara stood there looking at everyone except each other.

"So that means, we." I said pointing at me and Sara "Both are getting married?"

"Yes my soon to be son-in-law." Sara's mom said and the word son-in-law gave me some different feeling

A feeling which said that now I was gonna be a part of that family soon!

Sara's family

I'M GETTING MARRIED

I'm getting married to Sara

I'M GETTING MARRIED TO SARA!!!!

I felt my inside dancing thinking about the marriage. Mine and Sara's. I could not stop the smile which was again and again welcoming itself on my lips

"I'm very happy to have found a daughter-in-law like Sara. Thank you dear for accepting the proposal." My mom said and stood up from her seat. She went near Sara and kissed her forehead. Looking at the scene in front of me made me smile. Smile widely!

"And when is the marriage?" I asked and everyone started coughing

"What? I'm just asking." I said rubbing the back of my neck while all the elders started laughing. From the corner of my eyes I could see Sara's cheeks were now red

"Excuse me." I and Sara, we both said at the same time and everyone started laughing loudly while we dashed away to our respected rooms

I closed the door and went inside the washroom and started offering salah to thank Allah

Once done with praying, I went in the balcony and stood there gazing at the moon

"Thank you Allah, you don't know how happy I'm right now. Alhumdulillah I'm getting the love of my life in the form of my wife. My love will now be halal. Thank you Allah." I whispered and closed my eyes while a tear droplet escaped my eye and I didn't make any effort to wipe it because I knew they were the tears of happiness

Tears for getting the love of my life!

"But what about your past?" My mind said and soon the happiness vanished away thinking of how will she accept me after knowing about that night......

"Don't think about it right now. Be happy for Allah is the best of planner." My heart whispered and with that a smile made its way again on my face

"Allah I leave everything on you now. The next day after our nikkah I'll tell her everything. Each and everything that made us fall apart. Give me the strenght so that I can tell her about that night too." I whispered and tears started flowing thinking about that night

"I'm sorry Sara. But I'm selfish. I don't wanna loose you when I'm getting you after so long. I'll make you fall in love with me. We will be together in this world and in Jannah too Insha Allah."

After closing the door of the balcony I walked inside and unlocked my phone. I smiled looking at her picture which she had clicked just because I had forced her to send her picture

I caressed the picture and after some time I closed the cell phone and kept it aside

"Just few more days Sara. Just few more days and you will be mine, mine forever." I said to no one in particular and with the dreams of our upcoming future and a smile on my face I drifted to sleep

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