Chapter 169. Guest List

Two days passed as the inhabitants of the haveli were busy with the marriage preparations. It was chaos in the haveli. Now, everybody was gathered in the lounge as the evening blue had pulled up in the sky. Some held cups filled with tea in their hands while others munched on nimco and biscuits. They were all ears to the little speech being delivered by their grandmother.

"Okay... so, I will now make the guest list, my dear daughters and sons. You may tell who you want to invite," she said in her warm, old voice. The next second, the place filled with screams of requests. Everyone in the room started talking simultaneously, making it impossible to hear anything clearly and effectively ruining the purpose of the meeting.

"Grandma, from my school friends to college friends, university friends, academy friends, friends that I made once while drinking tea on the corner of the street, and oh yes, friends that I made at Irtaza bhai's wedding and... and..." Haseeb said, but h