MARRIAGE ALLIANCE FOR AMYRA (PART 1)

AMYRA's POV :

I cried until I lost tears in my eyes and drifted to sleep, I woke up after hearing a knock on my door, I opened the door and I saw Zareena sister and mummy with an unpleasant look on their faces, I sighed a deep breath and took two steps back then opened the door wide, they both entered inside and closed the door, they took my hand and made me sit on the bed and they both too got settled beside me.

"Sweetie, I know you are so hurt. But locking the door and crying to yourself will never do any good for you, try to come out from the past sweetie. It's already been more than two years, everything changed but you are not even trying to overcome from that grief. Try to understand sweetie. You have to come out of it". Zareena sister said pleadingly to me.

"Amyra, sweetie you should understand your father too dear, Past two years even though his own family, and neighbors all taunted him. Still, he stood with you and permitted you for what u desired, wholeheartedly. Now he is telling you to get married and you are crying here" mummy said to me with little hurt in her voice. As I can understand her, But what about me! who will understand me? is there no one who will understand me! or am I being so selfish that I couldn't even understand others and simply grieving over myself always?

"No Mummy, I am fine, and I am not going to deny Daddy. Whatever daddy will ask me to do, I will do it. So don't worry mummy, it's just that I needed to shed some more tears for that uglier past so that my tears can wipe away my past completely, that's it." said me, and I forced a smile towards my mummy and sister to reassure them that I am fine. My mummy got convinced a little and patted my head. Meanwhile, Daddy came home for lunch and waited for us to join.

"Your father and Sohail son in law both are waiting for you in the dining room, I am going to serve them, you both also come and join us soon," Mummy said to me and zareena sissy then left the room. Then I slowly walked to the washroom and washed my face then dried with a towel, when I came back inside my room I saw sissy didn't leave yet and just waiting for me, I guess so..!!

"Before you again lie to me that you are fine, let me tell you that I know you are not fine, Amyra since two Years whenever I tried to talk to you about that incident, you never opened up with me completely and always tried to stop but not now Amyra. We share everything but in this issue, I don't know why you always closed yourself more, I can understand that it might be not so easy for you to let it out, but Amyra you have to let go of that or else you can't move forward in your life amyra. So try to understand sweetie. It was your past that too a baseless past. How many more years you are going to destroy yourself in this??" Zareena sister said in an angry but concern tone.

"He never loved you. He just played with your feelings that's it. And that girl whom you always feel like your best friend SHANAYA. That girl used you and ..." Zareena sissy is telling which I buried deep into my heart and never want to hear again, Please no-no stop, my heart is screaming inside and I couldn't take it anymore. "SISSY.." I shouted with a panicked voice as I don't want to hear it anymore. Zareena sissy sighed a deep breath and was about to tell something when I interrupted her.

"Sissy please, I am sorry for not opening up to you completely, but trust me now I am feeling better, I-I am OK, Daddy and sohel brother in law would be waiting for us. Let's go to the dining room sissy," said me

Zareena sissy gave up and sighed a breath, then me and sissy both left the room and reached the Dining room as Mummy, Daddy, and sohel brother-in-law were waiting for us, we took a seat and had our lunch in complete silence.

After lunch, I went to the kitchen room with sissy and we both cleaned utensils. I am cleaning the kitchen cabinet while sissy left to the living room as daddy called her, I completed cleaning, and when I was about to go to my room. Mummy called me to the living room and made me sit on the couch as all are being serious about something important they want to discuss with me. "What is it Mummy?" I asked my mother as I was confused by their serious faces but mummy kept mum and was looking a little tense.

"Amyra, sweetiee.. you trust us right.!?" daddy asked me out of nowhere but I gathered myself and without doing delay even for a micro send, "yes daddy, I trust you all, but why this question daddy?" said by me.

Daddy took a deep breath and said "sweetie, Do you remember my childhood friend whose name is Aziz Ahmed?" "yes daddy, I remember Aziz uncle from Lucknow, As you said about him earlier he suffered due to a massive cardiac attack and took retirement from his business, and his kids take over their business. What happened to him? Is he fine daddy?" I asked daddy with a bit of panic in my voice.

"Yes Amyra, he is fine. A day before yesterday I met him when I went to the park for a walk, we talked a lot and when I said that I am looking matches for you, he said that he is also searching for a good marriage alliance for his second son, he asked Amyra's hand for his second son Zayn Ahmed." I gasped with a shock and my eyes widened after listening to it, but no one saw that as everyone is listening to daddy.

"He forwarded me his email with a picture and bio data of his second son Zayn Ahmed to show you all. I liked him sweetie, as I had already met him five years ago when he came to the bank regarding some financial cheque bounce issue. He is a very good guy, well decent, dignified, educated, and traditional.

They started several companies after Aziz took retirement from business and Zayn works in a Company as CEO of ZIYA CONSTRUCTIONS Pvt.Ltd, but both brothers work with each other, and his younger brother and younger sister are pursuing their PG and graduation, I forwarded his picture and details to your mobile, once check it and let us know your decision sweetie." Daddy said everything to the whole family.

"But remember one important thing sweetie, that no one will force you into this. If you like him and want to go forward wholeheartedly, we will be happy to go ahead with this relationship. But if you are not, then trust me don't bother yourself much and say it out sweetie, we can say no to them and can see other Alliances as well, so no need to worry, okay Amyra!" Daddy said to me with a hopeful look in his eyes.

"yes Amyra, you don't worry much, just see his picture and let us know your decision whatever it may be. By the way, I liked him too" Sohail Brother in law said with a smile on his face. "I too really liked him sweetie, I hope you also like him. Still no force on you Amyra. Do what your heart is telling you to do?" Zareena sissy said to me while patting my head lovingly.

"Amyra you go to your room, take your own time and tell us your decision by dinner time. whatever it may be we all are with you. Don't worry yourself, just do what your heart says So that we can call them and tell them our decision. Okay, Amyra!" mummy said to me with a genuine smile on her face.

I knew it. Sooner or later, I am going to witness it, but I didn't think it will happen this soon. What should I say to them? I don't want to marry! My heart is soo cold that now I can't love anymore anyone! I have no emotions now! I Can't reciprocate the love towards him if I marry!!

If he marries me, he will never feel beloved !!! NO... NOO, I can't do this, but what else can I do?? I don't have any other option either apart from saying YES. As if I say no they will show me another picture and It will continue till I say yes. It hurts them, irks them and now I don't want to hurt them anymore. I can see hope in their eyes and I don't want to destroy their hopes because of me and my decision.

[To be continued]...