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Akdha Os ...||Love ?? Or Arranged?? ||
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The large glowing sphere rose slowly into the dull morning sky ,casting its warm rays in all directions , the soft breeze blew lazily over the trees , making hushing sounds among the leaves .The last night's rain subsided ,leaving behind small bedraggled puddles . Birds left their nests to start their business ,chirpping melodiously all along the way .
A young man in late twenties was out on his jog , flashing his milliom dollar smile at the people he knew and admiring the mothers nature in between he continued his journey with many thoughts playing in his mind .
Jalal Mohammad ,aged 26 , only son of Mr and Mrs Mohammad gave his assent for his marriage two days back, only for the sake of his parents , since they were consistently pestering him with the same topic almost everyday .
Despite being the most desirable man a women could ever ask for , he was still bachelor ...for ...he never beleived in relationships , he hated the word 'commitment' and assumed it was not his cup of tea . But because of the love for his parents , Jalal was compelled to agree ,which was more then enough for his overenthusiastic parents .
Mr and Mrs Mohammad started their search , in the last two days they turned the whole world upside down in search of a perfect bride for their laadla beta Jalal .
After lot of efforts they shortlisted few girls but Jalal rejected them all . The couple's hardwork went in vain...but they were determined to select a girl for their son before he changes his mind , or flew away for months with an excuse of business meetings and all .
And finally their eyes fell on a Hindu girl who was simple yet elegant , Modern yet traditional ...they immediately liked her the moment they saw her picture , but this time they didnt showed the pic of the girl to their son , fearing the rejection again .
Infact they fixed the meeting with the girl and her parents and then they informed Jalal about the matter , which really angered Jalal to an extent that he didnt even bothered to cast a glance at her picture forget asking her name or venue .
Five mile jog and nature's beauty changed his mood and now he no longer felt moody ...but somewhere or the other he was still sceptical of the meeting . What if he doesnt like the girl ?? Can he say no to her straightly ?? Will that hurt her ??
With the same thoughts running in his mind he continued his journey when his eyes fell on a distant scene .
A girl probably in early twenties was struggling with something , on observing carefully he noticed her duppatta stuck in a throny plant .
Caring least he resumed his work, but the gentleman residing in him chided and suggested to help the girl ,finally he decided to go with the latter and trekked towards her .
Excuse me miss ,can i help u ?? Trying his best not to look like a rouge ,stalker or pervert for that matter he gently asked which made the girl look up .
His heart skipped few beats , claded in a plain white salwar paired with light pink chudidaar , she finished her attire with pink duppatta placed around her neck . Her deep brown eyes , her perfectly arced lips ,her dark long hair which fell on her forehead occasionally as and when the gentle breeze brushed passed her, while her dangling ear-rings sparkled in the sunlight with the movement of her head ,made the girl look ethereal .
She looked like an angle,way beyond his imagination , Jalal Mohammad khan never beleived in love at first sight , infact he never had time for such things ,but yes he beleived in liking at first sight and this is what was happening with him right now .
After 20-30 seconds he realised he was staring at her like an idiot , meeting her confused gaze he quietly bend down and after whole five minutes he successfully removed her duppatta from the throns clutch without much damage.
Thank u ...she uttered in her sweet melodious voice and quickly left without giving him casting another glance at him ,while he just smile watching her retreating form . Without doing anything ,she did everything to him .
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~~Evening~~
Jodha ...where r u idiot ?? U were supposed to be here by this time but like always u r late , shreiked Rukkaiya from the other end who was desperately waiting for her one and only best friend .
I almost reached rukku ,another five minutes and i will reach ur house ..exclaimed Jodha while sitting in her car besides her mother and her father who was driving the car .
Jodha singh , chirpy bubbly fun loving girl just completed her graduation in interior decoration and now was in search of a perfect job for herself . All her friends including her best friend rukkaiya were either married , engaged or to be engaged , which obviously worried her loving parents .
They were waiting for her to complete her graduation so that they can began their chase , and thats when Rukkaiya's father suggested a proposal .
Though the boy came from a muslim background ,The couple still showed their interest in him as they didnt differentiate between religions, They just wanted the best for their daughter and he looked perfect to them for their daughter . He was not only charming ,but was hardworking , kind hearted, respectable man as told by Mr khan ( Rukkaiya's father) Common friend of Bharmal and Humanyun .
Not interested in any regular formal meeting ...both the parties decided to meet in Rukkaiya's engagement party .
Jodha being an ideal daughter bowed her head accepting their choice , she knew her parents will choose the best for her and thus she didnt find necessary to look at the boy's pic ...and besides she already decided ,she would marry the man selected by her parents ..courtesy the immence trust and love she had in her heart for her parents .
The car halted in front of the gate , eager to meet her bestie Jodha rushed inside leaving behind her parents who stayed back to park their car .
The house was beautifully decorated with bright orange marigold flowers, the whole banister was adored with small dazzling golden fairy lights .
Wow ...looking up at the whole decor she walked upfront . A few steps in front and she was bumped into something very hard .
Aah ...whimpering she looked straight to see her obstacle and was shocked to see the same man who helped her in the morning .
Is he stalking me ?? She wondered but then a good look at him made everything clear .
Dressed in a thick maroon kurti followed by creamed coloured pajama , the man really looked appealing .
May be he is one of the guests , just like me ...she deduced ...could he be my to-be-jiju's friend ?? She wondered or is he himself my JIJU ??
The thought though pricked her somewhere deep inside her core but soon after it got substituted by happiness, hapiness for her friend . An impish smile played on her lips as she locked the last one in her mind ...yes he ought to be my to-be-jiju. Ofcourse she did a lot of brain work before reaching on this conclusion ...No. 1 ,his attire No 2, he is a muslim too and last but not the least No 3..he is sinfully handsome with perfect body just like Rukkaiya wanted .
Hello she smiled cutely at him who was totally lost in his thoughts .
Jalal never thought his parents would fix the meeting in a place like this , showing his displeasure he was going out while talking with his friend on mobile when something collided with him .
With sheer annoyance he was all set to yell at the person who came in his way but curbed immediately on looking at her .
Am i dreaming or she is really here ?? He mused admiring her beauty ...yes since the time he saw her in the morning his heart yearned to meet her again ...but like this , at this place when he is there to meet another girl was least expected by him .
His chain of thoughts broke when Jodha flicked her fingers in front of his eyes .
Jiju ...im talking with u ...she chirped with a glint of mischeif in her eyes .
Baffled , he looked here and there to ensure if she was talking to him or someone else . On finding no one around he assumed she was actually talking to him ...but wait ..jiju ?? Koun jiju ?? Kiska jiju ? He thought to ask aloud but before he could do so the girl took his hand in hers and trekked upstairs where her friends room was supposed to be .
Hello miss !! Wait ! Where r u taking me ?? Embrassed on getting dragged by a girl he asked trying to remove her grip on his hand ...and was about to get success when Jodha firmly circled another hand around the former making her body only an inch away from him .
Her body so close to him made Jalal mentally dance with a smirk on his lips .
Rukku ..Rukku ...where r u idiot ...she called her friend from outside the door while the guests looked on at the crazy girl making Jalal flustered .
The door flung open and there was Rukkaiya dressed in her best attire for the special day .
Jodha ...hugging her tightly Rukkaiya screamed making her choke while Jalal shuddered with Rukkaiya's bone crushing hug .
He quickly looked at Jodha to see if she was fine and Thankfully she looked in perfect condition .
Look i got my jiju with me ...freeing him from her now she gestured Rukkaiya to look at the man standing besides her .
Who is he ?? Rukku asked confused while Jodha's eyes widened but quickly she composed herself thinking she might be angry with him .
Rukku bad girl ... i m warning u haan ... dont u ever dare to fight with my jiju ok ...feigining anger she pulled Jalal's cheeks saying...My jiju is the best just like his saali winking at him she exclaimed which made him chuckle unknowingly .
Scratching her head Rukkaiya looked at her friend confusingly when her mobile vibrated .
A smile crept on her lips on looking at the callers id ...shariff...hello ..picking up the call she blushed making Jodha frown her brows .
Disconnecting the call she moved further and opened the door ,when a huge man entered the room quickly in gif as if he was hiding from someone and hugged Rukkaiya .
What the ...Jodha gasped, closing her mouth with her hand and looked at Jalal who seemed uneffected .
Her head started spinning , a myraid of questions danced it her mind ...she needed answers for everything otherwise she felt her head would just burst anytime .
Rukkaiya's voice halted her inner turmoil ...
He is shariff ...my would be ...she declared proudly making Jodha step away from Jalal.
If he is ur fiance then who is he ?? She asked when the door opened wide.
Jodha beta .what r u doing here ?? She paused on finding Jalal with her , u already met Jalal ?? Mrs singh asked surprised while stepping in .
Jalal ? Koun jalal ?? She queried
The boy standing next to u ...he is Jalal , we selected him for u Jodha beta she replied ...making her eyes grow wider .
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A while later ..
An awkward silence prevailed between the duo ...strange ..a while before Jodha was chattering queen and now it seemed like words died in her mouth . Same was the case with Him ..He who handled all the deals till now alone that too confidently was actually nervous ..why ,he dint know .
Ahem...clearing his throat he finally decided to start the conversation ...
So..i hope its clear to u now that im not ur JiJu...stressing on the word Jiju he stared directly into her eyes while she bursted into fits of laughter unable to control herself .
Such a stupid girl im ..she thought and pressed her lips together to control from laughing further with her eyes down .
Jodha ...his voice made her look at him again ...
In the morning when i first saw u , you took my breath away ...and now ,a while before when u first talked to me...i could'nt think straight ... Actually i came here to say no to the girl i was going to meet ...but now when i know its u ...He stopped momentarily and continued .
Umm Jodha ...taking her hand in his he called her name gently ..." I want to be the only hand u ever need to hold " , will u hold my hand and grow old with me ?? ,"Will u be by my side forever and ever ?? .
A soft smile came back as in answer with a slight nod of her head and why not , in morning when she saw him for the first time ,she felt an unknown feeling for him .
But then keeping her feelings at bay she came to her besties engagement not only to be with her friend on her special day , but also to see the man selected by her parents for her , and when the man came out to be the one who brought an unknown tingly feeling in her , then the answer was as clear as crystal ..right ??
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The end 😉
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