2 Another Yes !

A cup of tea with some rusks on the plate and an issue to discuss was the usual pastime of Jafrabad's people.

Men prefer to sit in the open gallery in front of the house and women are in their harem.

Mustafa Zahid and 5 other important people of Jafrabad have gathered in the gallery to discuss about " Raza Mir (The head council of other village) ,his only daughter was getting married in a different caste without the permission of Jafrabad head council was a big issue to discuss upon "

"So Timur what do you say ..should we go attend the wedding?" Mustafa asked

Timur usually remained silent on every issue ,this was the reason ,why people thought of him as wiser . People ask for his advice because they place him on the highest pedestal of supremacy.

"The wiser the man ,the silent he is" The quote most people use to describe his personality and silent nature.

"Send lower rank people from our village" ..he said with a neutral look on his face .. .".this would be taken as a direct message that we disapprove this marriage"

Everyone agreed to his suggestion and decided to send their cart , trolley drivers in the wedding .

"Well wedding should happen in between people of same class otherwise ,the one who has a low status than other always feel less and under confident their whole life"

Yasir said, scratching his long white beard. While Yasir was busy in imprinting his opinion on others ,Asar Bhai was in deep thought .

Asar Bhai was famous in town for bragging things and building sand castles in the air .He was looking for a silent ,tall ,slim and pretty bride for his brother in-law 's son who lived in Badarpur but due to the boy's bad reputation and empty pocket no one was saying Yes !

Mustafa's reckless decision in Mehjabin's case was the talk of the town but because he was a reputed person ,none dared to utter a single word against him but Asar bhai was a cunning man ,he knew how to use penny in the price of rupee.

" Mustafa ,My step brother in-law has a son ...you know the one that has a big business ..remember I told you once" Mustafa nodded ,though he never heard about this boy before but he surely knew ,he was a well off person ,if a reputed man like Asar is mentioning his name.

"They are looking for a suitable bride ,when he came up to me I immediately said to him....why look somewhere ,our Mustafa’s older daughter Selma is as pure as crystal and as obedient as a housewife should be ....so brother what you say about this ...when should they come to ask for her hand ?" Mustafa seemed reluctant but Asar Bhai came prepared ,he already knew the man was not easy to manipulate so he played a new trick by presenting a gold ring ,gifted by his own friend .

"See Brother ,they even sent a ring for her to seal the auspicious bond of wedding " Asar bhai gave stress on the word wedding

Mustafa was in deep thought ,it was not like he was surprised, just caught off guard for a second ,he wouldn’t have imagined that a rich man like Asar would come up with a proposal for her dear daughter Selma .

"Ahmm!! Sure ,if everybody present here has no problem with the union than who am I " Mustafa said clearing his throat

Men in the meeting nodded as they agreed to Asar's proposal .

"Mustafa bhai, as you know business is not in stable condition these days ,it's very hard for my brother in- law 's son to come from Badarpur and later return back." Asar said rubbing his hands

Mustafa understood the hidden meaning behind Asar twisted words ,for a second he thought to deny but then there were 4 other daughters in a line too to marry.

"It's Ok Asar let them know I am saying yes to the wedding ,set a wedding date and they can come and we would peacefully complete all rituals.no need of extravagant things ,marriage was a pure bond of two souls ,who are we decide ,its all his games" Mustafa said pointing towards the sky and marking end of the conversation.

At least "!!!

See him first . ..she is our daughter .. .how could we trust a stranger " Selma’s mother who was listening to the whole conversation through a hole murmurs in her brother ’s ear.

"Aapa you should say this to Mustafa bhai yourself only...it's not me who fixed this ." He said irritated

"You know Mother always advised me to not talk back to husbands' ' Selma's mother bowed her head in embarrassment .

In Badarpur ,Zayn bhai was sulking in anger because he can’t accept the fact that the mere servant in his office was becoming his brother in -law ,being the eldest son-in law of Mustafa Zahid he can't accept that the second in law was a peon that too in his office .

He opposed the wedding strongly but Mustafa being the dictator of the family does not seem to care ,Zayn even threatened him that if he didnt broke off the marriage, he would leave Mustafa’s eldest daughter Rina but still the dictator was final on his verdict as a result he did not attend the wedding .

Preparations started ,all the sisters were giggling and enjoying the celebration but poor Mehjabin sat in the corner with a sad smile on her face ,she was afraid, father said another yes without checking the boy's background .The last thing she wanted in the world was to see her little sisters ending up like her .

Selma sat on the same wooden chair designated once to Mehjabin unlike her ,Selma wasn’t nervous or smiling for the sake of society instead She sat there stoned and chilled ,She has accepted her fate and know very well that with due respect his father has thrown her in a dark ,stingy and deep well of a hell future.

Groom’s family arrived ,They were very simple people and by the type of clothes they were wearing ,it became obvious to Mehjabin that Asar bhai was just lying about the rich background of the family ,Mustafa noticed Mehjabin's hesitation and called his wife to take Mehjabin inside the room and ordered her to stay there until the wedding was over .

Wedding was finished by the time Mansoor realized that he was married to Selma ,he didn't care to know what her dislikes and likes were, all he cared about was that now he won the bet against his ex that he will marry before her . .. .

He still meets her ex but Selma shows that she has no problem with it because there is no way of going back to Jafrabad .

When she was settling in her newly wedded life ,her sister's 7 years old marriage collapsed.