MARYAM'S POV:

(Flashback)

"Maryam"

"Ji abbu"

(yeah dad)

"How your studies are going?"

"Abbu it's going good, your daughter will score highest in whole class" I said proudly and Abbu pecked my forehead before going our for namaz.

"Maryam offer namaz and then do breakfast" Ammi said and I nodded and did so.

"Maryam aapi I'll bring doll and we will play with that" Maham said and I shook my head she was 10 and like to play with dolls but I don't like.

"Ammi I'm going" saying that I scoot inside my room to picked the college bag and my purse.

"wait a minute beta, I'm going towards your college I'll drop you" Abbu said and I smiled.

''Ji abbu" I was standing for abbu and he was talking with Ammi

"let's go" abbu said and kissed Maham's forehead before going out fron the home

That was my abbu's daily routine, he always kissed his daughters' forehead before going out from the home.

"Maryam cover your head with dupatta" Ammi said when I was stepping out from the home and I clenched my nose.

"Ammi it's okay naa.., my puff will be ruined" saying that I scoot out from the home and Abbu didn't said anything about that.

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I was sitting in my class when I saw Aatish standing out of my classroom he smiled and I gestured him to wait till my class ended. I was in B.Phil first year and Aatish was in B.A third year.

"Why you come with your father? I was waiting to meet you, but you were talking to him." Aatish complaint and I smiled.

"Why you didn't come to meet him? It would be if he would meet his to be son-in-law" I replied and he smiled while sitting under the tree.

"Rose when will we got married?" He asked dramatically and I giggled while placing my hand on my mouth.

"When you will send your proposal in my home" I said and He nodded with a satisfactory response on his face

"Now I'm going, it's my class timing" I said and turned to go but he held my wrist.

"Don't go, I don't like without you" He said and I sat down beside him maintaining nominal distance between us.

"I love you Rose" he made me blush again and I smiled with lower gaze

"Let's go somewhere" He said and I shook my.

"Aatish it would be dangerous to go out fron the college, if anyone would see us?!" He nodded and we spend out whole time in college canteen instead of going anywhere else.

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"Maryam why are you late today?" Ammi asked when I entered the home.

"Ammi it was traffic" I said a lie and scoot to my room.

"Maryam get ready some guests are coming" Ammi yelled and I pulled a face.

"Ammi let the guest come, I'll not come in front of them, I'm sleeping" saying that I lay down on the bed but ammi came in the room.

"Maryam get ready, don't show your stubbornness to me, show this to your Abbu" Ammi scolded me and I nodded but I never like Ammi's scoldings.

"Ammi why I have to get ready?"

''Because they people are coming to see you, they are coming for your proposal"

"What?!! Ammi.. Ammi.. I don't want to do Marriage now, I want to study" I said with panic, I couldn't think about getting marriage with anyone except Aatish.

"Maryam we are not marrying you off tomorrow, we will wait untill you complete your studies, they are just coming to see you, we will think about everything later" Ammi make a knot in my stomach with her words.

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"Maryam, are you ready?" Ammi asked and I shook my head,

"Ammi please... Please Ammi.. Please..."

"Maryam are you got mad? They people are coming to only see you, they are not coming to take you with themselves" Ammi said angrily and moved towards my cupboard, she drew out my clothes and placed in front of me.

"Change yourself in these clothes that too in five minutes, they must be coming in no time" saying that Ammi left the room.

I changed myself in those clothes and tried to calm down my heart. In the time being those people arrived and I was sitting in front of them silently.

There were only three ladies, two middle aged ladies and a young girl. They were asking me many questions and I was replying like a commanded robot.

"Maryam, go to your room" I listened Ammi's command and did so. I was walking in the room while biting my nails and praying that they people reject me but Razi entered in the room.

"Aapi I'll miss you after your marriage"

"But I'm not getting married" I said with furrowed brows

"That ladies are talking about your marriage, her son lives in Dubai and they will wanted to do Marriage soon, and Abbu was nodding in agreement" Razi informed me and I was going to cry at any moment

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"Maryam" Abbu knocked the door of and he entered in.

"Abbu please, why are you planning to marry me off?" I asked and he smiled before patting my head.

"No need to worry, they are very nice people. You are very precious for me and I want best for you." Abbu said and I felt wetness in my eyes

"Abbu"

"Maryam they are very nice people"

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"Whatttt??"

"Maryam?!!"

"But how??"

"It's not possible"

"Who the...."

"Will you stop it?" I yelled on Aatish

"I'm going to my home and I'll send my parents will evening for your proposal. Be ready" Aatish said and I smiled but I had tears in my eyes.

"Don't cry Rose, I'll talk to my parents" I nodded on his assurance and he wiped my tears with his first finger.

"Aatish your parents will come, right?" I asked when he was going towards the college date, and he turned to saw me then blinked with a satisfactory smile.

THIRD PERSON'S POV :

(Flashback)

"Ammi where is Baba?" Aatish asked while going on the kitchen where her mother was busy in cooking with her daughter-in-law and daughter.

"Baba is in the room" his bhabhi (sister-in-law) replied

"Ammi come with me...." Holding his mother's wrist Aatish scoot towards the room and his sister and bhabhi followed him after watching the panic situation.

"Baba, Ammi I like a girl and I want to marry her, you both go to her home and talk to her parents for our alliance, her parents want to marry her off with someone else" Aatish said in single breath and his family members were shocked.

"Who is that girl?" His mother asked

"Where do you met?" his bhabi asked

"Aatish are you mad?" his elder sister said but his father was silently glaring him

"Is this your age to getting married? You're just 21. You can't earn a single time meal by your own and you want to get married!! From where you will feed your wife" His father asked with angry roar.

"Baba I'll join family business" Aatish said and his father glared him.

"If you have to join family business then you have to marry with the whom we will chose for you" His father roared

"Baba I'll marry with Maryam, no one else." Aatish said with stubbornness

"If you will marry according to your choice then there isn't any space for you and your wife in this home and my business" His father roared and everyone was looking silently.

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On the other hand Maryam was ready by dressed up in presentable clothes and her hair were half tied in puff and remaining were falling in her back.

"Aatish when your parents will come?" Maryam mumbled while walking from one corner to other corner of her room.

"Maryam aapi" Maham entered in the home and Maryam nodded.

"Aapi Abbu is calling you" Maryam nodded and went to the bedroom of her parents.

"Maryam beta we are doing your engagement next month and in the end of this year they people want to do Marriage" Maryam shook her head and sat beside her father

"Abbu please I don't want to go far from you, if you want to marry me off then please think about someone else who live in same city, don't send me so far" Maryam requested and her father pecked her forehead, ''I also don't want to send you so far but your happiness is more important"

Maryam skipped her dinner and she was counting every minute of night Because she had to go college next day so that she could talk to Aatish, after a long sleepless night which was seems like a whole year sun appeared in the sky and Maryam got ready for her college

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"Aatish why your parents didn't came yesterday?" Maryam asked with panic and Aatish was tensed.

"They are not agreed for this marriage"

"What?? Aatish but.." Maryam had tears in her eyes

"Rose you don't cry"

"Aatish Abbu have fixed my engagement and marriage will be in the end of this year" Maryam cried and Aatish think for a minute.

"Marry me" He said and Maryam looked at him suddenly

"What are you saying Aatish? Your parents are not agreed, my parents are doing my engagement with some other guy and you are..." Aatish didn't let her complete

"Maryam we will only do nikkah, then you go to your home and I'll go to my home. After sometime we will say that to our parents then they have to accept our relationship, other than that they won't have option" Aatish said and Maryam think for sometime.

"But if Abbu and your parents won't be agree?"

"Nothing like that will happen!" Aatish said and Maryam nodded with tear filled eyes.

Both got agreed for Nikkah, but Maryam asked for some time as she was still confused because she was going to cheat on her parents.

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After few days :

"Aatish that ladies again came to our home yesterday and they made me wore a ring. Aatish please do something" Maryam asked with panic and Aatish was confused.

"Maryam why are you not doing nikkah with me? Then your father won't be able to do your marriage with someone else. If you will be my wife then no one could do anything" Aatish said and Maryam think for few minutes.

"Aatish I want to tell everything about us to Abbu, then we will do anything else." Maryam said and Aatish looked at her with wide eyes

"Are you mad? Do you think your father will be agree to marry you witj me instead of that man who is well settled in abroad?"

"Aatish come to my home just for once, meet Abbu, talk to him. Maybe he got agree" Maryam requested and Aatish nodded

"Tell me the suitable time to meet your father" Aatish asked and Maryam answered him he nodded his head and left the college early to made himself prepared to Face Maryam's Father

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Maryam was sitting in her living room with her and they all were talking about everything but Maryam was waiting for Aatish.

"Maham, Razi wash your hands, I'm going to serve dinner, and Maryam you come to help me"

"Ji Ammi" Saying that Maryam went to kitchen with her mother at the same time everyone listened a knock on the door.

"Raziiii.. Beta open the door"

"Okay abbu" saying that Razi stepped towards the door and Maryam understand who was on the door, she scoot towards the door and found Aatish standing there.

"I want to meet your father" Aatish said to Razi and he nodded

"Come in" Maryam said in hushed tone.

"Wait.. Who are you? What is your name? Tell me, then I'll ask Abbu about..."

"Razi if he wants to meet abbu then let him come inside, you please come" Maryam stopped her brother to say anything further and said the last part to Aatish.

"But aapi" Before Razi could say anything Maryam lead the way for Aatish, and razi also followed both of them.

"Abbu he wants to meet you" Razi said to his father and he looked at Aatish with surprised expression, but he didn't like his daughter to stand beside an unknown person.

"Who are you, have we met ever?" He asked to Aatish.

"Maryam you go inside" He ordered her dear daughter but Maryam didn't moved from her place

"Assalamualaikum Uncle, I'm Aatish" he introduced himself and Maryam's father nodded.

"Waalaikumas salam, have a seat"

"Maryam you are still here, go inside." her father ordered her and she took steps towards the kitchen door but her gaze was fixed on Aatish who was standing in front of her father. She stopped near the door of living room.

"Uncle I'm... I study in Delhi Collage" Aatish said and her Father nodded but he didn't think in that, that was Maryam's college too. He did think in that way, because he was a wise and reputed man so many people use to come meet him for different type of help.

"So what's the matter beta? How can I help you?" He asked politely and Maryam took steps towards her father.

"Maryam go...." He was saying something to his daughter when

"Uncle I want to marry your daughter" Aatish said and Maryam looked at him then her father.

"Who are you and how you even think about this?" He yelled and looked at Maryam.

"Abbu" Maryam utter in slow voice with lower gaze.

"Maryam don't tell me you are.." Her father said while glaring her and She slowly nodded while looking at Aatish.

"What happened?" Her mother came out of the kitchen after listening the voice of her husband who was glaring Aatish and Maryam.

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To be continued......

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