Everlasting Passion

The rising smoke from the backyard was the clear indication that the chicken was now being roasted. The disk jockey changed the song as the crowd shouted loudly for the next song. The photographer along with his crew was all in hype. The drawn controller was standing in the corner and capturing the beautiful view with full focus. The house was twinkling with the fairy lights that hung on all of it's four walls. Ladies and girls were all sitting, in their heavily embellished clothes, in a circle as they sung the song while clapping, happily. Little girl dance on the dance floor not caring if their steps were in accordance with the song or not. Any guesses what is it? Yes it's a wedding, but not any wedding, it's a wedding of people of Asia. Where all aunties doll up from head to toe to compete with girls of young age. Where everything is dolled up whether it's bride's or groom houses or grooms car. Cause why not? 'Oh my God! What's with all introduction? Leave it! And let me have my gulab jamun (sweets) in peace.' But guess what? She can't have a moment of peace, as her loving Ami is constantly calling out her name. "Hooria! Hooria dear! Hoor—!" She very reluctantly, leaving her plate of gulab jamun rushed to her mother. Wearing the beautiful white embroidered toe length frock, she looked no less than a angel. 'God save me from evil eye! Trust me! I am looking the most prettiest today!' She thought smiling proudly unknown to the fact that how ugly turns this night was going to take for her..... "Yes Ami?" She asked fixing her hair, which were very nicely curled with small hair accessories fixed on them. "Go bring Amna from her room. It's time for her nikkah and bring her quickly! Don't waste anymore time now go now! Go quick!"Mama said as she adjusted her heavily embroidered veil on her head. 'She is looking so beautiful, just like a Queen she is.' The daughter praised her mother lovingly in her mind. "Okay mama." Amna is her cousin and her best friend and today is her wedding. She opened the door and saw the beautiful bride all dolled up in her gorgeous red wedding dress, waiting for her beautiful new journey to begin. "Amna! You look so gorgeous! May you have all the happiness in the world!" She chirped loudly as she hugged her cousin. Her eyes twinkling with happiness. "Haha! thank you love! But Hooria, I will miss you."Amna said slowly as she hugged her tightly. Laughing lightly, she backed away a little and replied mischievously," yeah only if you will have spare time out of Amjad embrace." "Haha very funny!" She showed her tongue, childishly, and then started laughing. It was her tactic just to hide the hideous blush that had made way on her cheeks. "Okay Okay! Now stop! It's time for your nikkah. Let's go?" She said as she smiled brightly at the bride and Amna nodded shyly. Soon, nikkah was done and Amna Saad became Amna Amjad. Congratulations were shared and everyone almost forced the sweets in poor bride and groom mouth's. ___________________ All was going good, when Hooria noticed that she haven't seen her father anywhere since they have came here. She started looking for her Abu. When a small boy came running to her. "Sister! There is someone asking for you!" The small boy said motioning towards the exit gate of the house. She looked at him questioningly but before she could have asked anything, he ran away. 'Maybe, it is abu who is calling me. But what would abu be doing outside the house? Maybe I should go and check.' She thought as she nodded to herself.  But a little voice in mind keep nudging her to not go, to stay in the premises of house safety and wait for her father. 'Also, I won't look good standing on the road wearing this heavy frock and all dressed up. But what if it really Baba?' Her mind again signalled her to take precaution. 'Maybe, I should go and check? Yes I should go and check' with that she decided to go and check. Moving forward she stepped outside the wedding house and stand on the road, but not far from the house gate. Only faint sound of music and laughter could be heard coming from the house. It was quite late and the cold weather caused goosebumps to appear on back of her neck or maybe it was fear? Fear of being alone. With thumping heart, she stepped away from the house and walked a few steps on the road. She saw a distant figure in darkness of alley. 'Maybe it's abu? I really hope its abu . The figure looks quite like abu. But where is abu going?' " Abu? Abu! Abu! Is that you?" she asked loudly as she moved towards the figure but the figure kept on moving without even turning its back. 'So strange' her mind and heart filled with fear yet she didn't stop. She walked further when she saw few men encircling the figure, she assumed to be her father. Confused, she hid behind a tree. Suddenly of them started laughing. Their laughter was strangely taunting as if they have accomplished a task way too easily without any struggle. 'Maybe it's not abu and I should head back. Also there is no one out in the alley and it's dark. Yes! I should quickly head back.' A alarming voice said loudly in her mind. Sudden panic filled in her heart and she quickly moved back towards the house and decided to run with paying no heed to the fact that she is wearing four inch heels. But the luck was not on her side that night. Just as she took two steps, she looked up to see a man standing in front of her with a cloth covering his lower half face, just behind her. She gasped horrified and tried to escape but the man was quick to caught her wrist. Scared and panicked, she bite his hand, making the man curse in pain. His grip loosened and that was her chance to escape. With that she dashed in the direction of the wedding venue as fast as she could. She turned her head a little to see if the man was chasing after her and was relieved when she noticed he was not running after her. Just as she thought she was out of sight and safe, she bumped into something hard and fell down on her bottom. Blood seeped out of her nose as she scared looked up in the another man's furious eyes. A sob escaped her mouth at her dangerous situation. "H-help....!" She begged him. "You have no clue whats about to come." His maliciously cold voice reached her and she shudder in fear. She was trapped and no one was their to help her. The streets were empty except her and those vicious men and it scared her to core... "P-Please I am sorry....."  she begged sobbing and the man laughed mercilessly taunting her on her vulnerable condition. She got up and tried to run in other direction, but the man was quick and grabbed her by her waist. She struggled hard but to no luck. She screamed as the man harshly tugged at her hair.  "Tell the boss we got the girl and that she is a fine piece of meat." The brutal man holding her said in evil tone to the three other men who stood behind her. All the men laughed and the man whom she bite stepped forward and slapped her harshly on her face. She hissed in pain as her head felt like bursting. "b***h!" He said as he caressed the cheek he hit on. "Not a word about this to boss." He said and all nodded because they knew if boss come to know they hit and touched the girl against his order, they were all dead. She screamed and started to struggle again but was mercilessly silenced as a large hand clasp her mouth shut and a strange smell filled her senses, inviting her to the abyss of darkness..... She is delicate and is forced into the world of merciless, mercilessly.....