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𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓯𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓮𝓷𝓰𝓾𝓵𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓶𝔂 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓶𝓮 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓫𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼

I clenched my dress tightly as I climbed the stairs of the Grand Reception Hall. The beauticians had dolled me up from head to toe. I wonder if I even look like myself because the makeup was heavy. I had clearly denied having so much of makeup on but they won't listen to me saying that I was Ibrahim family's elder daughter-in-law and I had to look gorgeous with every other thing.

Mehak helped me walk inside. Emaad came out from the hall and stopped for a moment when he looked at us. Especially at when he saw Mehak. I smiled knowingly that he was swoon by her beauty.

"You look gorgeous!"

He appreciated looking at Mehak.

"Huh?" Her voice bewildered.

"I was appreciating my sister." He changed his eyes toward me and hugged me smiling. I chuckled at his scared self from Mehak.

"Ma Shaa Allah. You are looking amazing,"

They took me inside through the back door of the hall and made me sit comfortably in a chair until Aynan arrives. We have to go together to the hall.

I kept chanting prayers because I was nervous. Emaad looked at me when I asked in a slow voice,

"Is there any information about Faina? Where is she?"

Emaad shook his head.

"I know her. She'd be safe. I know her. Probably in any of her friends home. Even thinking about makes my blood boil in anger. I never imagined her doing something like that. Baba was so broken yesterday. I couldn't tolerate seeing him crying over."

Mehak was listening to us but she didn't utter a word just looked at her hands all the time waiting for Aynan.

All of a sudden the door of the room opened revealing Aynan with some of his cousins behind, all ready in his suit. His hair combed in a side with a gel. His perfect eyes and jawline made me mumble a "Ma Shaa Allah" unknowingly.

I looked down at my hands not knowing what to do. I stood up and kept my gaze down. He stood beside me and looked at me. I looked up at him to find him smiling back at me.

"Ma Shaa Allah you look fantabulous Benish!" He said. He was audible to everyone to which they cheered louder in response. Blood rushed to my cheeks and I was blushing furiously. Emaad was happy seeing me smiling.

He rubbed my shoulders and looked straight in my eyes muttering in my ear,

"I told you that he will not disappoint you." I nodded blushing.

All of them left us alone to walk out towards the stage together. I bit my lip as I was left alone with him. Building up my courage, I looked up at him to see he took my right hand in his left and chanted,

"If you feel nervous don't look at the crowd. Look at my eyes okay? Everything will be alright."

I blushed at his words. How can he be so sweet with me? Do I deserve his sweetness? It must be hard for him to be with me still he tries. I should too.

"I will."

"Let's go."

The giant door opened within few seconds. We walked together with our arms entwined together. The spotlight blurred my vision, with difficulty I managed to keep my eyes open. We had reached the stage. Aynan helped me to climb up the stage. When I stood on the top, I was scared to see around. I was getting nervous. It has been a lot of days since I had gone to a place which was crowded.

I looked towards Aynan. To my surprise, he was already looking at me. He smiled to which I reciprocated. He was being very nice to me. His behaviour is shocking me every now and then.

The ceremony of Walima started and a lot of people came to meet us and took pictures together. I sighed as his business friends walked down after taking pictures and introducing was over. A man similar to the age of my father and a woman may be in her late 40's entered the stage with two young folks behind.

"Assalamu alaikum!"

They greeted. Mostly the exciting voice came from a girl behind. We greeted them back.

"Bhabhi! I am Tania. Aynan Bhaiya's cousin."

The girl chirped. I smiled at her excitement. I wish Faina was as kind and exciting as she is.

"Arre Tania! You won't let me introduce you to her huh?"

Aynan asked scrunching his brows.

"I am just excited." She smiled.

"Ok Ok. So Benish this is my Chachu and Chachi," He showed me the one's who were elder. My cheeks were hurting due to smiling soo much.

Aynan's smile dropped when he introduced me to the girl beside Tania.

"And..... She is Hina, my first cousin."

He muttered with a gap. I realised that she was his ex-wife. Hina looked at Aynan, straight in his eyes. There eyes were locked but Aynan broke it within seconds.

"Hina meet my wife, Benish. Benish Aynan Ibrahim." He looked at me smiling to which I smiled back. He repeated my name attached with his. He slid his arm in my waist when he declared.

I gave her a smile when she looked at me. With a poker face she stood beside her sister Tania to capture the picture. Tania stood beside me. They walked down the stage soon after. Hina was eyeing him all the way down but he had his eyes on me. I couldn't help but smile.

I corrected my bangles as it was making me feel suffocated when I heard, "Congratulations Mr. Aynan and Mrs. Aynan!"

The voice shocked me in the spot. A shiver ran down my spine. The goosebumps didn't helped either when I looked at the person. Naef.

I gulped the lump that was hurting me in the throat. Looking down at the floor, I held Aynan's hand tightly and stood a little behind him. Naef was here. Who had invited him? My whole self feared and hated him. He was still the reason for the scars in my life.

"Thank you Mr. Naef!" Aynan responded and held my hand. Stroking it a little with another. Naef said, "You have got a beautiful wife Mr. Aynan."

I could sense that Aynan wad angry. His eyes turned red but I pressed his hands. He changed his expression and nodded at him. "Indeed Mr. Naef. I am lucky to have Benish in my life."

Naef chuckled. The audacity of this man. The sound of his laughter made me frozen in my place.

"Benish, He is one of my business friend." Aynan introduced.

I looked down after looking at Aynan. I had no courage left to his face. It was enough for me to break down. I nodded. Naef stood beside Aynan to take a picture. I was not liking it at all.

To my surprise, Emaad and Mehak walked up the stage.

"I am really sorry Mr. Naef. We will take the picture after the bride and groom have their dinner," Mehak declared and dragged me from the stage without letting Naef speak about anything.

Mehak corrected the boxes kept for giving to the guests. All of a sudden she heard as her arm was dragged.

"What is Naef Azeem doing here?" Emaad asked to Mehak. Anger was written all over his face. He walked inside the room in the function hall

"Look I understand that he shouldn't be here. But we didn't knew that he is Benish Bhabhi's ex-husband."

Mehak tried to clarify but nothing could make his anger level decrease down.

"Mehak I am not talking about you guys knowing about him or not. I am talking about why is he here? What relation do you guys have with him?" He yelled in the room making her shudder.

"It's hur-ting." She mumbled as the force he was giving to arm was unbearable.

"I am sorry!" He apologized, his anger vanished in thin air when she looked at him straight in his eyes. She nodded accepting his apology.

"Naef Azeem is Aynan Bhaiya's one of the business friend. He didn't knew about his marriage life earlier. He just invited him because he would throw a fit of he wasn't invited in his wedding."

Emaad nodded, "But he is in the stage. I can't see him taking pictures with my sister and her husband. Please do something before I lose my cool."

Mehak and Emaad went to the stage and Mehak dragged Benish telling that they had to eat their dinner. Emaad muttered as he looked at Aynan.

"Let's go Aynan." Aynan and Emaad walked down the stage leaving Naef behind. Naef had a smirk forming in his face.

"Are you alright?" Aynan asked as soon as he stood in front of Benish who was drinking water to calm her fear. She nodded.

"Please don't let her come in front of Naef. He is a pure evil," Emaad requested.

"Trust me Emaad. I will not let him do anything to her. Benish is my wife now. He can't do anything to her. He has no rights."

Emaad passed a smile at him. He didn't knew someone else was also smiling at him. It was Mehak. Her lips curved in a smile. She liked how he was loving and caring for Benish.

The function passed in a blur and the night welcomed the sweet and beautiful couple. After removing her jewelry and heavy makeup. Benish changed her clothes and wore a pink night clothes to sleep. As she walked out after praying her Isha Salah to notice that Aynan had returned after praying too.

She sat in the bed, ready to sleep when Aynan sat beside her. She looked at him.

"It's for you," He passed her a bag.

"What is it?" She asked with knitted brows.

"It's your gift. I couldn't give it to you the previous night as I wasn't present yesterday nor had I bought but I got it this afternoon only for you. Come on check it out," He directed her to open it. She removed the wrapper and took the box out of it.

She opened the box and to her surprise it was a heart shaped ring with small diamond surrounding the big one. She blushed.

"Thank you Aynan!"

"You like it?" He asked. She nodded with excitement radiating. She have never been gifted something like that. It was clear that she liked it.

"I love it!"

"May I?" He asked before she handled him the box. He took the ring and slipped it in her ring finger of her left hand. Her delicate soft fingers gave more light to the ring. It was looking enchanting in her hands.

"It looks soo good on you," He muttered. He stroked her arms. She laid her head down in his shoulder as he spoke again when she was looking at her ring finger smiling,

"I'll try my best to keep you happy and will love you Benish."

This was something that she had longed to hear for years and now she was feeling content and happy. Happy for her new life with a man who was kind with her unlike Naef. She closed her eyes smiling.

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