"Beeji stop its not healthy" A young man with a crisp beard and turban insisted his grandmother.

"It's not poison It's elixir. Elixir that makes my loniless fade. Puttar, you too try" The woman got up with a bottle of alcohol.

"It's not good alcohol is bad" The boy broken the bottle .

"Manpreet! What the hell!Kutte(Dog)" Navneet, the elderly 60 year old woman of the house thundered.

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"Don't go out today" A middle aged man wearing a white kurta pajama spoke to his wife and daughter.

"Abba, I want to meet a friend" Mahira spoke out.

"No! Neighborhood has a wedding. You know those people get drunk .Both you won't go out"

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"I can't come today, Manu please understand" Mahira whispered on a phone call to Manpreet,her boyfriend.

"Maa is looking for brides , we need to tell our families" Manpreet spoke worriedly.

"We need more time, let's make a plan first " Mahira spoke out a little loud as she ascended the stairs reaching the roof.

"To make a plan we need to meet ,Come right now. Make a excuse that your friend's mother died" Manpreet suggest.

Mahira lied to her parents and sneaked out of the house .

She took a auto to reach to a park far away from her house .

"Where were you?" Manpreet asked.

"Tell me what's the plan?" Mahira came straight to the point.

"Let's eat something and talk over" Manpreet flashed his signature smile.

"Mhmm delicious...I love these dumplings" Mahira ate like a kid .

Manpreet laughed as the chutney got at the edge of lips.

He wiped it with a tissue .

"Mahi...you eat like a kid" He laughed.

"How will we disclose? We are hiding this for last 4 years and we share an intimate relationship. All these details will land a bomb on our families" Mahira's face fell.

"Hey, it's 21st century. Inter religion is not big deal nowadays" Manpreet assured taking her palm in his hands.

"Love Jihadi spotted!" Screamed the television of the Chinese restaurant.

"It's so stupid" Mahira muttered.

"Pay no heed to it , I am hindu no issues " Manpreet spoke out.

"You mean Muslim men are bad for inter religion marriage " Mahira frowned.

"No, I did meant that way .Listen I am just saying this toxic hindu muslim love won't be a problem in our relationship" Manpreet spoke out quickly.

"But still you know this is so difficult. My family would never marry me to a Sikh" Mahira spoke pressing her lips.

"Our constitution gives us the freedom to marry whomever we want. We will do a court marriage" Manpreet replied.

"There should be a law to stop these disgusting inter religion marriages .It's ruining our culture and kids" A political party worker spoke in a spicy debate.

Mahira and Manpreet looked at the debate in horror.

"We should teach lessons to all those who break the rules of the society. This is the culture of West,  we need to protect our peace of the country.  We don't want our daughters and sons to be stuffed in fridges!" Another spoke with anger.

Mahira and Manpreet gulped down the bile building in their throats ," We are so dead" both spoke in unison their eyes watering feeling the hate in the words spoken.