maKhsuusTuesday, August 15, 2006
Preparations...So finally after spending four months alone, missing her all the time, it was time to go to Pakistan for Shaadi. I had booked my tickets for 8th April for Karachi. She was supposed to fly to Karachi on 8th Morning and we would be meeting on the airport. Her flight was to land half an hour before mine.
Visas for my parents and other family members were still under process and we were praying all the time so that they all get their visas done on time. The problem was not just the visa but also the tickets. You cannot buy the tickets unless you have the visa. She and her friend use to go to the Internal Ministry office almost daily to check the status of their visa. There was very little time. Eleven members from my family were planning to come to Pakistan for the shaadi. They had booked their tickets from Bhusawal to Dehli and back. My younger brother had his wedding planned a week after mine so everything had to fo as per the plan. There was no window for any delays/postponements. We had our faith in Allah :-)
Her family and my family were also worried about my clothes. I had not done any shopping at all, I had left it all for the last minute. I had kept a day and a half in Karachi before going to Pindi for shopping. I was cool about it :-)
Time almost stopped a week before I was supposed to fly. Days dragged into hours. Hours dragged into minutes. And so on.
Saleem Pothiwala ::
12:09 PM ::
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