Author: writerbyheart01
Published: 09/11/24
"Collection of Memories" captures the diverse palette of life—sweet moments that bring joy, tangy encounters that add excitement, and salty experiences that bring depth. Yet, even the most delightful blend can be overshadowed by a hint of bitterness, lingering longer than any other taste. What unfolds when bitterness seeps into a relationship, erasing the sweetness and eclipsing every other emotion? In this tale, love and hate are not just opposites but entwined forces battling for control. When both are added to the fragile balance of a relationship, which will prevail, and what memories will be left standing? Explore a journey where passion and resentment collide, revealing the raw essence of human connection. Will love’s warmth triumph, or will hate’s shadow cast over everything, leaving only a lingering aftertaste?
THIRD PERSON'S POV:
"Afnaan why grandpa didn't find any other girl for me? Why that miss mouse?" punching the sand bag, Adnaan questioned to his younger brother who just passed a long "Hmm~" while enjoying chips and watching movies without paying attention to Adnaan.
"Grandpa did wrong with me" Adnaan mumbled and looked towards Afnaan to get response and he nodded while saying "Yeah, That's true."
"I don't even wanna see the face of that Miss mouse and they all wanna marry us.. What rubbish is this!" Adnaan again mumbled with anger, his hands were still punching the bag and Afnaan nodded while stuffing his mouth with chips and "Hmm~" hummed again without even looking at his elder brother.
"Can anyone tolerate her for few hours? No. No one can. But my family wanna tie me with her for the rest of my life!" Adnaan exclaimed with frustration and Afnaan's eyes became wide while watching the movie.
"Yeah, That's true." Afnaan mumbled, his breath hitched as the climax of movie was more entertaining than his bother's tale of force marriage.
"They all are saying that she is a nice girl that's why I should marry her" Adnaan punched the punching bag out of frustration. "What's good in her? Other than she is dad's sister's daughter..."
"Hmm " Embedding his eyes on TV screen Afnaan said muttered while lifting chips.
"Are you even listening what I'm saying?" Adnaan asked when he realised that since half an hour Afnaan was only humming and saying "that's true" alternatively.
"Hmm" Afnaan hummed and Adnaan glare him but he was lost in his own world of television.
"You know what Afnaan, I think Sara is a nice girl.. Isn't she? I'm thinking to arrange your marriage with her... It's better. Isn't it?" Adnaan asked and Afnaan stuffed his mouth with chips while nodding his head
"Yeah, That's true" Afnaan muttered and Adnaan huffed.
"So it's final from your side... Right?"
"Hmm.... Wait what?" Afnaan almost jumped on his place, the bowl of chips flipped high in air and the poor guy placed his hand in his right side of chest. "I've got a heart attack"
"Heart attack aa gya mujhe to" Afnaan muttered and Adnaan smiled while taking steps towards him.
Lifting Afnaan's hand, he placed on left side of his chest before saying "Heart is in left side"
"Afnaan suggest me something... I wanna run away from this home and this marriage" Adnaan said and Afnaan shrugged
"Now no one can do anything! You should think about this before doing promise" Afnaan said and Adnaan throw himself on bed while placing his arm under his head.
"That was the biggest mistake of my life" Adnaan muttered while remembering the time when his grandfather was on deathbed and he called Adnaan to talk about something important.
"Adnaan will you fulfil my last wish?"
"Dada abbu please don't say like this, you'll become fine soon" Adnaan replied and his grandfather shook his head.
"These are my last moments... Will you fulfil my wish?" He asked and Adnaan nodded while holding his grandfather's hand.
"Yeah Dada abbu.. Just order.." Adnaan said and Abdul Gafoor Rizwi passed a tired smile
"I want you and Sara to get married... Promise me you'll marry her after completing your studies" Before taking few uneven breaths his grandfather asked and Adnaan was shocked, he could not accept that but his grandfather's breath started getting fast.
"Ad.. Adnaan... Sa.." His grandfather tried to say something but his condition wasn't allowing him to do so.
"Dada abbu... I promise.. I'll marry her but you don't go away from us... Dada abbu please" Adnaan promise his grandfather and in very next moment he passed away.
"Bhai now Sara is your only option... You can't do anything!" Afnaan said and Adnaan Hit his head on pillow.
"I'll like to eat poison and die instead of marrying a girl like Sara.. I hate her" Adnaan said and closed his eyes with anger on peak. He could tolerate anything but Sara!
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NIZAMABAD
(A City of Telangana)
Aasif Rizwi's call caused quite a stir in Sara's home, there weren't many members in her home only three including Sara, her mother Rushda and her elder brother Nabeel.
Three of them weren't expecting so sudden demand of marriage. After getting Aasif's call Rushda was very happy but on the other hand Sara was upset. She also didn't want to marry Adnaan as they both were like Tom and Jerry since childhood. They only hated each other without any special reason behind their hatred.
"Mummy, Nabeel bhai... Please I don't want to do Marriage with that money, idiot, duffer and.." Sara stopped in between and huffed while thinking about Adnaan, only his imaginary figure was enough to annoyed her, then how could she bear him alive with herself that too for rest of the life.
"Sara, aakhir Adnaan me burayi hi kya hai?" Her mother asked and Sara huffed.
(Sara, at least tell me what's the flaw in Adnaan)
"Mummy aakhir Adnaan me achhai hi kya hai, iske alawa ki wo aapka bhatija hai?"
(Sara, at least tell me what's the flaw in Adnaan, except that he is your nephew!)
"He is well educated, good looking, and well settled too... What else you need?" her mother asked and Sara made an unpleasant face.
"What else I need? I need another person with same qualities... Keep all the qualities as they are just change the groom... Then I'm ready for marriage" Sara said very clearly before standing up from her place.
"Duniya se jaate jaate Nana Abbu ne meri moot ka saman kar diya... Koi aur ladka nahi mila tha kya ere liye?" mumbling the same Sara stepped out from the room.
(Grandpa had created problems while going away from this world! Didn't he get any other guy for me?)
Her mother smack her forehead on her stubbornness but Sara was determined that she won't marry Adnaan in any condition.
But sometimes destiny's decisions are final.
"Mummy if Sara is not happy with this marriage then why are, you forcing her? Just because Nana abbu's last wish? Mummy try to understand Nana abbu is no more but Sara has a long life ahead, we can't make her suffer for whole life to fulfill the last wish of Nana abbu, who is not even present among ua" Nabeel said to his mother who sighed.
"Nabeel, I'm Sara's mother... I don't want anything wrong with her" She replied and Nabeel nodded with a hummed but "Mummy but why Adnaan only? Why not someone else?" Nabeel asked to his mother, they both mother and son were busy in talking without knowing that Sara was coming back towards the room as she forgot her mobile there .
"First of all I don't get any flaws in Adnaan, it will be a stupidity if we refuse for this proposal just because of those childhood fights! And secondly..." Rushda stopped after that and closed her eyes for a moment.
"Nabeel... Don't you know about our financial condition?" Rushda asked to her son and Sara's feet stopped to move inside the room, she was pretty surprised to listen that.
"After your Papa's demise our condition is very poor... Sara does not know anything but you know it... If Sara will get married to Adnaan then we don't have to do any expense because Aasif Bhai don't want to take anything from us other than Sara... But if we would find out a match from outside then from where we'll arrange the money for marriage?" Rushda said and Nabeel nodded with down face but Sara got tears in her eyes, she didn't know about her family's financial condition, she was being treated like a princess before her father's demise and even after his death she never felt any diffence because her mother didn't want to give her any kind of stress.
"But mummy we can't force this decision on Sara just because of our financial condition. Its about her whole life"
"I'm not ready to marry Sara with Adnaan just because of our financial condition... But for her good future.. Adnaan is a nice guy" Rushda said and Nabeel hummed.
"That's true, Adnaan is a an ideal guy. But for once talk to Sara, maybe she like someone else that's why she is refusing to marry Adnaan" Nabeel put his point in front of his mother who nodded with a sad face. Sara took back steps towards her room and throw herself on the bed, tears were continously flowing down from her eyes as she was missing her father. She never knew about her family's problems.
"Sara.. Beta what happened?" Her mother entered into the room and found her crying which made her worried.
"Nothing mummy, I'm fine," said the crying Sara while wiping her tears. Rushda sat beside her daughter and kissed her head. "Don't cry dear, I won't force you dear, if you don't like Adnaan, it's okay. Your happiness is matters most for us." Sara shift her head in her mother's lap and cried more.
"Sara... Don't cry... I'm right now calling Aasif bhai and refusing for this marriage... Just don't cry beta" Her mother caressed her head and Sara open her eyes.
"I'm ready" She said making her mother confused.
"What?"
"I'm ready to get married to Adnaan," Sara replied and her mother was shocked. Sara didn't want to become a burden on her mother and brother so she accepted that proposal. She sniffed while sitting with straight back and tried to smile. "Papa was happy with this match..." Sara mumbled remembering how happy her father was!
"Sara dear'' Rushda pressed her lips together trying to stop her overwhelming emotions and she continued, "Adnaan is a nice man, you're only cousins when you both use to fight with each other but after marriage your relationship will be different. You both will stay happy together, believe me." Sara nodded on her mother's assurance, she compromised with her happiness for the sake of her family. She hated Adnaan due to some unknown reasons so as he did but she love her mother to infinity and she knew her mother had some heart problems, due to which she could not take stress.
"Mummy, don't take stress..." Sara said and she nodded with a small smile.
"Aasif bhai was saying that they people wanna do Marriage soon.. Maybe in the end of this month." Sara looked up suddenly.
"End of this month!" She exclaimed and her mother nodded, Sara wasn't happy but she smiled and nodded.
"As you wish mummy" Sara said and Her mother left her alone in the room.
"Why I never understood that after papa's death we have any financial problem?" Sara mumbled and scolded herself. She was her papa's princess, she was close to him and after his demise she was highly depressed due to which her mother and brother decided to gave her same princess like treatment and hide every problem from her.
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LUCKNOW
(Home town of Adnaan)
"Anzala bhai.. You are my good brother, please do something, please please... I hate Sara" Adnaan bade in front of his beloved cousin, Anzala who only smiled while taking his daughter in his lap.
"Adnaan trust me, Sara is a nice girl why do you have problem with her?"
"I don't want to get married with that idiot... Its better to commit suicide than getting married to her." Adnaan came out of frustration but Anzala rolled his eyes.
"You'll be use to of her after marriage, see.. I'm also bearing your sister since so many years! Actually boys of family have to do sacrifice for the useless girls." Anzala said in a playful manner and Adnaan burst out in loud laughter but then snatch the back of his neck
"I don't wanna sacrifice, find out another man for him. I even hate her face, I can't tolerate her with myself" Adnaan said out of frustration and Anzala rolled his eyes.
" Bro, you've see Sara some five years back, she was a cute girl at that time but now she is turned into very beautiful kind young lady and her nature is also changed, she is not that much aggressive like before. You'll be happy with her." Anzala told everything with a smile and Adnaan dramatically started hitting his head on the nearest wall.
"I hate that Miss mouse..."
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The very first chapter
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_Naaz Jamal