Chapter 16: Shaadi Ki Date
Amna ke ghar me aaj pehli baar mehman aaye the.
Arham apne ammi abbu ke sath rishta le kar aaya tha.
Amna ke abbu, jo rikshaw chalate the, ne chai banai. Hath kaanp rahe the.
Arham ke abbu ne seedha baat shuru ki. "Hum apni beti ka rishta maangne aaye hain apke bete Arham ke liye."
Amna ki ammi ne dupatta theek kiya. "Beta hum gareeb log hain. Dahej nahi de payenge."
Arham ki ammi hansin. "Behen, humein dahej nahi chahiye. Humein beti chahiye. Jo mere bete ko khush rakhe."
Arham ne Amna ka hath pakra sab ke samne. "Abbu, 1 mahine me shaadi rakhte hain."
"1 mahina?" Amna ke abbu hairan hue. "Beta itni jaldi?"
"Ji," Arham ne kaha. "Office me baatein bohot ho rahi hain. Main nahi chahta Amna ki badnami ho."
Amna sharma kar neeche dekhne lagi.
Rishta pakka ho gaya. Meetha taqseem hua.
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Next day office me notice lag gaya:
"CEO Arham Khan ki shaadi 30 din me. Sab staff invited."
Poore office me hungama.
HR Miss Sara Amna ke paas aayin. "Mubarak ho Head of PR. Aur mubarak ho CEO ki wife."
Amna ne sharma kar kaha, "Abhi kuch pakka nahi."
"Pakka hai," Miss Sara ne kaha. "Invitation card chhap gaye hain."
Shaam ko Arham Amna ko shopping le gaya. Dulhan ka jora lene.
Amna ne 15 hazar wala jora pasand kiya.
Arham ne 5 lakh wala uthaya. "Ye pehno gi."
"Sir itna mehnga?" Amna ne kaha.
"Biwi hun meri," Arham ne card swipe kiya. "Mehngi hi hogi."
Ghar aate hue Amna ne poocha, "Log kya kahenge? CEO ki shaadi itni sasti larki se?"
Arham ne gaari roki. "Dekho Amna. Jab main mara to qabar me ye nahi poochenge ke biwi kitni ameer thi. Poochenge ke kaisi thi. Aur tum sab se behtareen ho."
Amna ki aankh bhar aayi. "Main waada karti hun. Aap ko kabhi sharminda nahi hone dungi."
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Shaadi se 1 hafta pehle Zara phir aayi. Is baar akeli.
Office me Amna ke cabin me. "Mubarak ho," Zara ne kaha. "Jeet gayi tum."
Amna chup rahi.
Zara ne saans li. "Main haar nahi maani thi. Main gussa thi. Par ab samajh aaya. Arham tum se pyar karta hai. Main se sirf business."
Usne ek lifafa rakha. "Ye shaadi ka tohfa. Meri taraf se."
Amna ne khola. Andar 10 tole sone ka set tha.
"Main nahi le sakti," Amna ne kaha.
"Le lo," Zara ne kaha. "Aur khush rehna. CEO ki wife banna asaan nahi hota."
Zara chali gayi. Peeche apna sir uthaye.
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Shaadi ka din.
Hotel me 500 log. News channels.
Amna white dress me. Arham black sherwani me.
Qazi ne poocha, "Qubool hai?"
Arham ne zor se kaha, "Qubool hai. Qubool hai. Qubool hai."
Amna ki awaz kaanp rahi thi. "Q... qubool hai."
Taali ki goonj se hall goonj utha.
Rukhsati ke waqt Amna ke abbu ro pare. "Beta khayal rakhna."
Arham ne saas susar ke paon chue. "Ab ye meri zimmedari hai."
Car me baith kar Amna ne kaha, "Ab hum miyan biwi hain."
Arham ne uska hath chuma. "Ab hum team hain. Zindagi ki team."
Amna ne socha,
1 mahine pehle wo ek assistant thi.
Aaj wo CEO ki wife hai.
Pyar me sach me taqat hoti hai.
Jo gareeb ko ameer, aur aam ko khaas bana deti hai.
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