Screw him!

"You will?" Ammi asked.

I silently nodded and kept my head down biting my lips, I could feel my fathers glare still on me. Yes, he has been glaring at me since I came downstairs.

I can't believe I am actually agreeing to this!

"I can't believe you are actually agreeing to this Shagufta!" She said coming close to me.

"Are you sure?" Abba said.

SERIOUSLY!!!??

I shot my head up looking at him,

"So I have a choice now? Okay then! No I am not sure at all cause, I don't wanna marry that maniac that you chose for dear daughter!" I yelled.

I can't believe him!

He signed.

"Okay I'll start preparing..." he said, almost like a whisper.

"No! I want to meet them first. Everyone! So I know my buyers!"

"Shagufta!" Ammi eyed me.

"I'm done here!" I said and went up my room.

I shut the door behind me. I couldn't breathe. I had this knot in my chest which was suffocating me every second. I fell on the floor and started sobbing, I tried not to but, I guess I failed. I ran my hands through my hair, caught them tight to stop myself from crying but that didn't help either. My sobs were becoming loud every minute.

"Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop..." I kept saying that to myself when I felt something soft on my hand. I looked down and saw Coco. She was rubbing herself against my hand.

Well, seems like somebody did cared for me...

I placed her on my lap and started gently stoking her with my hand. She did look sleepy. Well, I'm happy I have a distraction for now!

***

"Shagufta?" said an anonymous voice.

"who's this?"

"I need a cup of tea, now!"

"What about the utensils kept in kitchen whose going to wash them?" said someone else.

"And can you please iron this shirt! I'm kinda busy right now!" another voice spoke up.

" what about the food, when are going to make it? It's almost lunch time!"

"STOP!"

I got up!

Holy shit! It was a dream. I didn't realize that I was crying, I wiped my wet cheeks and got up from the floor. I threw myself on the bed and started starting at the ceiling like a creep, even though the ceiling doesn't have life, but still!

*knock knock*

I signed and yelled,

"Come in!"

It was Ammi. Obviously.

"What are doing?"

"What do you see? Lying on the bed like a dead body!"

"Don't say that Shagu!"

I don't 'Shagu' from her mouth anymore!

"Don't call me that!"

She was silent for a few seconds before she spoke again

"I know that you are not happy but-"

"Do you have some work for me? If yes, then tell me! If not then you can leave or better I will!"

"They are coming in a couple of hours so wear the yellow dress that you we bought for you.."

"You guys didn't, Azaan did!" I kinda yelled.

"Okay...I'm leaving" and she did.

As soon as the door closed I started crying, again! Azaan came in my blur vision. He was my cousin. He was adopted by my Khala (mother's sister). He left for studies 3 years ago. We were really close but after he left, well, we talked only on mine and his birthday . For 35 seconds. Maximum.

I really wanted talk to him sometimes, real bad, but as the time lines are different and I thought that I will be disturbing him so, I never did. I looked at my phone, I really wanted to call him.

Should I call? No! He's probably busy studies and other things. I should not drag someone else! But I want to talk to someone!

.....I really wanted to talk to him though!

I looked at the phone again, thinking if I should call or not when it rang!

By itself!

AZAAN.

What? I'm I dreaming or this is really happening! As far as I remember we talked 9 months ago, on his birthday for 1 minutes 24 seconds.

I'm no creep but really observant!

I swiped across the screen to answer the call.

"Hello?" said a deep voice from the other side of the screen.

"Hello, assalamualikum.."

"Shagufta? That's you right?"

"Uh-hu!"

"Will you explain me something? Why was Khala talking about you getting married? It's not true right? I mean, your not even an adult so.."

I covered cause I didn't want him to hear my sobs. I wanted to tell him myself and now, well, I can't.

"Shagufta? You there?"

I was about to say something when my voice cracked and a loud sob came out.

Shit!

"Shagufta? Are you crying? What happened?..."

And then he said something which made me cry even more.

"It's not true, your marriage? It's not really happening?"

I cried even more.

"Is it?" he said, like a whisper.

"Azaan..." was all I said. It was enough to let him know that it was true.

There was silence on both sides for a while and then he hung up.

He just hung up!

I turned my head and looked at the mirror. I looked awful! My kajal was spread on my face, my hair hair was all messed up!

I don't care about Azaan anymore,he's changed. There was a time when he wouldn't leave until he knows what's wrong with me and now...

he just hung up!

SCREW HIM!

I can't back out now after this decision that I made!

I wiped my cheeks and looked at myself one last time before going to change so that my dad doesn't barge in and start yelling again!

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Yo!

I'm really happy to introduce my fav. character after Shagufta!

Azaan!!!

(happy dancing rn!)

You'll realize that in the further chapters! Till then,

Aurevoir! (trying to be french, it's kinda cool! sorry!)