maKhsuusFriday, January 27, 2006
Nikaah...Immediately after the engagement and after eating the yummy pineapple and cream cake, she and I went to get dressed for the nikah. The nikah was scheduled for just before nine in the evening. People who were invited for nikah ceremony already started coming and took their place in our tiny hall.
Everything was happening at a jet speed for me. I was still not able to believe that I was engaged a few minutes back to a girl i knew from last 6 months and met a couple of days back. Six months sounded too less. Last couple of days felt too long. Everything that happened to me in last two days went flashed back and I was so happy to feel that I will spend my whole life with this person. And immediately roughly multiplied 365 with 60, optimistically thinking we would live together till I was 90. And she even longer after that. I was more than happy.
I got ready, my childhood friends were with me it was good to see them all together at same time at the same place. There was a rasm where my didi had to put the black pen thingee on my eyes. It was too hard to keep the eyes open while she is trying to draw stuff in my eyes. And guess what she got money for it, that too in pounds.
She was with mom, other members of family and neighbours in the other room. I was with the invitees and the maulvi saab and the witnesses. Nikah was done in roughly 15-20 minutes and she and I were officially husband and wife. It is really strange how a few signature make you feel different about yourself, about the other person about every body around you. Makes you feel so very responsible and mature, instantly.
We all headed towards the hall where dinner was to be served.
Saleem Pothiwala ::
5:22 PM ::
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