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7. There will be no marriage.

"Ava, I promise, I'll talk to her right after breakfast."

"William, I insist we do it now. You've put it off enough."

A happy-looking Zoya along with her siblings entered the room interrupting the couple's whispered conversation. As they exchange pleasantries with their children, William tried to catch his wife's eye and plead with her to keep her mouth shut but she avoids looking his way.

"You look especially happy this morning, Zoya," Ava pointed out.

"I must have slept well."

"Please, do share the secret with us." Zarah piped in.

"There's no secret."

The conversation came to a pause as everyone settled at the table and gets busy trying to make themselves a plate. The only words being exchanged are requests to pass this dish or the other, that pitcher or the other and other condiments and additives like sugar, salt or butter. William let out a sigh of relief as they began to eat in relative silence punctuated by the sound of their cutleries against fine China but he thought too soon
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