CHAPTER 7- LAST MEET UP~ Ayesha💕

A Y E S H A :-

I stared at the laughing faces of my friends, who were currently doubling with laughters, which makes me reel what I said so to humour them so much?

When I didn't gave them any sort of humorous expression they all stopped laughing eventually.

"It was a joke no?" Safa asks, her brown eyes roaming around each of us on the table.

"Are you Ayesha I mean after what happened you...." Sania trails off unsurely.

"Wait, Seriously ayesha?" Sania asks sobering up.

"You are joking aren't you?" Sakina says still laughing unsurely.

"Please don't tell you didn't even gave me time to select my outfit!" Safa whined and I chuckled she always the one who lighten up the tension but not today. One glare from sakina and safa stopped.

"Care to explain what the hell is happening?" Sakina said, all the traces of humour was gone, and I can say she looks like a ticking bomb which can explode any minute.

"I already said, didn't I? It's really true, I am getting Married in like you can say 20 days?" I said enthusiastically but it didn't work on them especially with sakina.

Sania gasped, "To whom? Tell me it's him!"

"See by yourself." I say pulling out the invitation cards from my bag.

I took out my invitation cards and gave one each to sania, safa and sakina who was looking at me suspiciously while taking the card.

Sania still have a shock expression and Sakina was contemplating to open it still,

Safa wastes no time in opening the envelope and taking out the card I can say by the expression she owes, she's excited.

"Guys guys, hold up. I am gonna read it for all of you dont open your cards after all lets see how does Ayesha and danish's name fit perfectly for each other!" She winks at my direction but my heart tugs at one word one name.

Danish

Safa clears her throat and opens the envelope and reads loudly,

"Mrs and Mr Humza abbas, cordially invites you to auspicious marriage ceremony of thier daughter.." She pauses adding the dramatic effect.

"Ayesha abbas. Obviously." she gestures towards me I give her a weak smile, my heart thumping in my chest for unknown reason,  Sania claps his hands to lighten up as safa continues,

"With Far-" she stops and I shut my eyes close.

"Farhan Siddique?" she says in a shock whisper.

"Who's he?" Safa asks confused.

"But I thought you were getting married to danish but who- " sakina cuts her by banging her hand on the table.

"Who the hell is farhan ayesha?"

I smiled weakly, "My cousin who is also my to be husband."

Sakina gapes at me in shock and I nod,

"It's true." My whisper is thick with emotions.

"Farhan the same guy who you have his alliance? right?" Sania asked recovering from her shock state.

"Yes, that guy." I smiled at her "Murat said he is a good person so I'm not worried about anything." I shrug trying to act indifferent.

"It's good you are not worried... but Ayesha what happened three weeks ago.." Safa trails off.

"What did your dad do? Ayesha?" Sakina grabs my arm and turned towards her,

"Are you.... forced for this marriage?" Sakina asks carefully.

"No.." I chuckle in disbelief "Of course not. Why would I?"

Liar. A voice called in me.

"Well.. I mean.. because you were.." Sania spurts out confused,

"Because my father did all of that fiasco?" I pick the loose skin around my nails.

They all stay quiet not responding.

"Well...um I was planning already on saying yes so it wasn't a problem." I say

"And danish?" Safa asks.

My heart gave a little thump, "I... broke up with him." I hate lying to my friends. They are the only persons whom I could be honest with regarding anything. And here I am lying to them.

"And he agreed?" Sakina spurts out disbelief.

"Uhm yeah." I shrug.

"You didn't talked to him didn't you? You just blocked him." Sakina states and I felt like a deer caught in headlights.

"She did." She addresses everyone.

"You told me he was a red flag." I offered weakly.

"But you idiot has, or had feelings for him." Sakina exclaims tiredly.

"Ayesha. Please don't do something which will potentially hurt you, in any way." Sania says cautiously.

"I am not. I am sure of it." I assure

"I can't... understand you now." Safa says unsurely.

Neither Do I. The voice in me calls again.

"Neither Do I." Sakina says.

"Is it...is it about your dad's misunderstanding? We...we will talk to him, we will tell him everything." Sania says hopefully and Safa and Sakina nods enthusiastically while I just shake my head.

"Yes, yes we will. We will tell him everything, We can explain that all of it was nothing but a big fat misunderstanding." Sakina says hopefully holding my hand.

"Yes Ayesha we will. In fact we should go now, It's not late, we can make him understand." Safa says standing up and Sania and Sakina starts to pack their things up in frantic determination.

"Guys.. guys, Guys! Please! Stop. Stop." I got up from my seat and pleaded them.

"Why not. We can and we will." Sakina says determined tone picking up her bag.

"No. You guys don't understand. Your attempts would be useless." I said dropping back in my chair holding my head in my hands.

"No Ayesha, Think about it what if your baba gets convinced, we can't let go off this opportunity." Sania says sitting back in her seat.

"You guys don't know him. He has taken his decision. And he won't change it, ever." I sighed tiredly.

"Please sit down, Safa , Sakina, please. You don't my baba. In his eyes one mistake, my actions results are death, I am grateful that he didn't killed me. A person with closed mind set like him cannot and never be understood. As much I love you all for standing up for me I can't put you all at risk. If you guys talk to him he would say something to you all, and it might hurt all of you, and if he hurts you I can never forgive myself, you all's friendship's weighs my heart. I can't let someone let alone my father disrespect you. So please stop it."

I wiped my tears which fell off as safa and Sakina sat down with troubled expressions.

"But Ayesha-" I cut Sakina off.

"Believe me, I have accepted my future. And no this marriage is not against my consent. I have agreed to it." I have agreed to this marriage to save my father's life, my family's respect.

"And no one is to be sorry now. Things happened the way it was supposed to be. And now I need my friends support. I need you all the most now. It's my wedding." I said excitedly, my eyes prickling.

"Respect my decision guys, I am really grateful for you all's support. Please support me here too, I am going to step in a new life. And I need to leave everything behind, including this conversation too, Okay? All I want is my friend's presence beside me will you all give me that?" I ask.

I sigh seeing their faces. "Guys believe me. I am sure of it, Have you guys ever seen be so sure of anything before?"

They all just stare at me, and I was afraid if a second longer they look at me they could read everything in me, afraid I could let them see the truth.

"Please trust me on this. I need you all's support please." A desperate whisper leaves me, as I clutch Sakina's hand.

The only true thing. That damn voice again.

"Well, we are happy if you are." sania said and smiled. I saw sakina still sitting without any expression on her face just looking at the floor plainly.

I turned to see everyone's expression, safa seemed like she was debating with herself sania was smiling and was just looking at table, I couldn't figure what expression he was trying to give.

Safa stands up and rounds the table until she is standing behind me and hugs me from behind, "Congratulations hun. I will always be there for you." She whispers, her breaks and so does mine.

Sakina and Sania squeeze my hand with a soft smile on their faces.

"Thank you so much. I love you guys."

"As much it cringes me to say, we love you too." Sakina punches my playfully patting my cheek.

"All right , guys I gotta go. murat is waiting for me outside And please everyone do come to mehendi also which is two days before the nikkah, I will send you the rest of the details." I smile at everyone and Sania stood up gave me a long warm hug. I looked at Sakina and touched her shoulder.

"C'mon sakina I'm leaving now." I gave

tiny smile to her out of nowhere she hugged me. I smiled at that and hugged her back and patted her head little.

"Pick my call please." Sakina whispers.

I nod my head blinking back my tears, hugging Safa and Sania one last time, I left potentially my last time here in my cafeteria, my college, my life which I am going to leave around.

Walking outside towards the college parking area I made my way to murat's Nissan and sat in the passenger seat, closing his phone Murat settled at it at the centre console and started the engine.

"How was it?" Murat asks reversing from the parking.

"Peachy." I reply.

"Okay." He drawls unconvinced. "Let's head home, I guess?" Murat says driving out of university parking area.

The whole car ride was nothing but me thinking about the things happened back in my college. I'm never going to see those teachers again, those laughs we shared in the corridors, the cafeteria fun, everyone just goofing around. I'm gonna miss that so much.

Murat tried to make talks but it was only him asking and me answering them in one words later eventually he gave up.

In no time we were home. I got in and saw mom talking on her phone pacing around the living room. I smiled at her and walked upstairs to my room. lately the marriage stress is eating her up. Not only marriage, but every kind of stress.

"Ayesha," my Mom calls out as I step on the first stair.

"Your mehendi outfit got delivered just now, do you want to see?"

I just want to take a nap right now.

"You can see it mama, I am going to rest for a while."

"But don't you want to see the fittings?" She asks as she strolls in the kitchen pouring herself some water.

I leaned on the banister, "It will be all right. And I am going to wear it next week right? So I will see it then."

"Are you okay?" She asks tentatively.

"Yes, just tired." I reply.

"Beta I know you might don't want to take part in anything despite you saying you are okay with this. It's all right. Don't take stress."

I nod my head. "Your aunt Ayeeza asked about it, Actually Mina selected it specifically for you, so if she calls you just tell her you liked it okay? And if you don't want to, It's all right. I will tell her okay?"

"You are best. I wuv you." I throw a flying kiss to my mom.

She laughs catching my kiss, "Tea?" She asks,

"No. Just sleep." I say climbing up the stairs.

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