dreaming about weddings for the past few nights of all the celebrations he’d been to he loved weddings the most In this one he was wearing a royal blue kurta with a white shawl and pearls around his neck All the guests were staring at him in awe The special outfit made him feel like the most dazzling version of himself Chickadee-dee-dee-dee Chickadee-dee-dee-dee He pictured the fancy decorations the glittering gold jewelry the fresh marigolds and roses the delicious buffet food and the bride’s mehndi Chickadee-dee-dee-dee Chickadee-dee 3
Tez came a loud screech from downstairs Tehzeeb opened his eyes Wakey wakey I hope you remembered what today is his mother called from the kitchen Tehzeeb Tehzeeb leapt out of bed how could he forget He couldn’t sleep in this weekend dreaming about weddings Today was Navroz the very first day of spring When Tehzeeb marched into the kitchen he found his mom cooking up a storm He smelled the spicy scent of cardamom and the sugary sweetness of doughnuts Bollywood tunes were blasting through the room His mom swayed to the beat while stirring the batter 4
Ya Ali Madad Mommy Oh and Navroz Mubarak said Tehzeeb with a giant smile Mawla Ali Madad and Navroz Mubarak Tehzeeb beta she said Help yourself sleepyhead He grabbed a freshly fried doughnut shaped like a triangle off the cooling rack 5
