The best clothes a women can wear are the arms of the man she loves.
Chapter 1: An unfortunate wedding
Zoya was trying to wear her bridal attire. She was in the makeup room all alone with only her makeup woman helping her. Tears were forming in her eyes as she thought of Meira's marriage. Her older sister had all hassle and bustle. She wished that the unfortunate accident had not taken place last week. She still got visions about it. She would not even have worn this red lehenga for another 2 years. But now she had to. Her uncle was getting married to some Khan. She had never met him, spoken to him or seen a picture. All she knew was that he had a lot of money. This was what she needed.
"I have to do this for Akira." Zoya thought looking over to the cradle where a little girl was fast asleep. Akira was her daughter from wedlock. No one knew this but, everyone thought that she was her daughter from an old marriage except for her sister. She had moved to India from New York. Her family was angry with her for not telling them about the marriage. But were deeply saddened on knowing that their son-in-law had passed away(Meira's Lie)
"Bhaijaan, Aap ko na aaj blue pehnana padega. Aap toh har din kala hi pehente ho." Chimed Najma.
Asad just nodded, he was deep in thought. He was going to marry a girl who already had a child with another man. Her family had died in a car crash the previous week. Now, she had no one and needed help looking after her child, her uncle had said. His mother had immediately accepted the proposal. He had come back home after five years and a wedding had already been arranged. He had come back to tell his mom about his love, Tannu. But his mom was so busy that she barely had time to smile when he came home.
Zoya was being led down stairs by a girl in yellow color ghagra. The man was seated already and the qazi was already waiting. She could not see anything properly because of the dupaatta. She was seated behind a veiled surrounding and someone else place Akira in her hands.
Asad was trying to see the girl through the veil but he could not. He was slightly unsettled on seeing the bundle in the girl's hands.
"Kya Aapko yeh Nikaah qubool hai?" qazi asked.
Asad said Qubool…(before he said anything else his mom and sister said "hai" and unfortunately for him, he blindly repeated it.
A few seconds later when he heard a softer "qubool hai" did he realize his mistake.