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10. Again The Explanation

"Asalamwalaikum (peace be upon you) Aunt Naaz and Aunt Ayesha." Rahim and Mira greeted simultaneously.

"Oh Walaikumasalam (peace be upon you too) dear, how are you both? Cute couple." Mum asked gleefully.

"Walaikumasalam. Ibrahim and Alimira. How's everything going?" Aunt Ayesha asked.

"Everything is good, Alhumdullilah (with God's grace)." Mira smiled.

"Assalamualaikum everyone!?" Uméma, my bubbly sister, greeted everyone.

"Walaikumasalam, Uméma. How are you?" Rahim smiled at her.

"I am well what about you both?" She chortled in joy.

"Why didn't you come to our reception?"

Uméma was going to reply when Nada started talking.

"Uh. . . Mom? Aunt Naaz? w-we wan-wanted to say s-so-something." Nada stuttered. Man which work will she do nicely?!

"Yes what is it? You asked me to come here. Everything good?"Aunt Ayesha said.

"Uh...it's that...um.."

"What is it?" Mom asked her impatiently.

"We are married." And all I heard were gasps. From three people. Mom, Aunt Ayesha and Uméma.

I knew Nada wouldn't say that's why I said in one go.

And after the gasps there was cue of 'What?' 'Why?' 'How?'

"Fahad is it some kind of joke or something?" Uméma asked me, bewildered.

"No it isn't. But it has a reason behind it." I answered her.

"Mira please put Alizah away, as she is sleeping, in Uméma's room. Uméma show her the way." Mom suggested and both of them left.

"What is he saying Nada? Are you really married to him?" Aunt Ayesha came forward and whispered to Nada.

"Mom!" Nada started.

"Just say yes or no." Aunt spoke angrily.

"Yes." Nada whispered her eyes casted down.

"Was I this bad at parenting you? That you didn't even care about informing us about you taking this huge step of your life?" Aunt Ayesha narrowing her eyes at Nada.

"No mom there's a rea-"

"Do not talk to me." Aunt spoke harshly and tears started rolling down Nada's cheeks.

No wonder she was so worried about telling her Mom about this.

"Ayesha! Wait! Let her explain herself. I know Nada and my son too. There must be a legit reason behind." Mom came to the rescue.

"What? What could be the reason, Naaz? What went wrong that they had to get married?!" Aunt said furiously.

"You know Nada so well. No one would know better than you, you are her mother. There is a very tricky reason behind." Mira said coming downstairs, Uméma along with her.

"You know us Aunt. I am Fahad's best friend as Mira is Nada's. We won't let our best friends take a wrong step." Rahim defended us.

"Fine then explain." Aunt crossed her arms across her chest.

"Please. Even I am getting anxious by this mystery." Mom fidgeted.

Thirty minutes. It took us thirty minutes to explain them. I told them everything about how Nada, Mira and Alizah got kidnapped. Rahim explained about Alizah's parents taking money from Junaid then Mira elaborated about how Junaid created a situation where I and Nada had to marry each other and about the marriage certificate thing, the contract and the divorce. And Nada? She didn't say anything. Just tears were rolling down her eyes.