What a Desi Girl Wants by Sabina Khan EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Sabina Khan
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I glare at my phone screen, willing the image on it to disappear or for the
phone to spontaneously combust. Anything to erase what I’m looking at.
A few months ago I started following Aleena Obaid, an Indian social
media influencer. She’s also the daughter of Naz, the socialite my dad
started dating earlier this year. Aleena’s feed consists mostly of parties at
opulent venues, incredible fashion, and perfectly styled photos—and my
dad sometimes shows up in them too. I’ve gotten used to that. But now the
caption of Aleena’s latest post proclaims her desi royalty as soon-to-be
stepdaughter of Nawab Reza Rabbani of Agra, India.
That’s right—I have just found out through a social media post that my
dad, whom I haven’t spoken to recently or seen in almost a year, is engaged
to marry Aleena’s mother. I guess I should have answered when he called
earlier.
Given how materialistic Aleena obviously is, her mother is probably
some gold digger who’s after my dad’s royal title and wealth. Two things of
which I know very little since I live with my mom in Newton, Kansas, a
city known for … well, nothing much.
A loud clattering in the kitchen startles me. I smell something burning
and quickly slide my phone into the back pocket of my jeans as Mom walks
out, globs of something stuck in her hair and traces of her battle with dinner
prep on her apron.
I raise my eyebrows. “I’ll order pizza?”
She nods wordlessly on her way to the bathroom. I grab my phone and
order a large mushroom, onion, and jalapeño pizza.
“Mehar, did you remember to bring in the mail?” Mom is back, all
cleaned up.
I nod at the pile of unopened mail on the dining table, surrounded by
papers, notebooks, packages, and everything else that gets dumped there.
“By the way,” I add. “… Dad called earlier today.”
“Yeah? What did he say?” Mom pages through the mail, adding a bunch
of flyers to a growing stack of recycling.
“I didn’t pick up.” I avoid looking at her.
“Well, honey, you’re going to have to talk to him sometime,” she says.
She walks over to the couch and settles in. I join her, tucking my legs under
me and leaning against her shoulder.
“I don’t know what to say.” I mean, I didn’t even before I found out that
he was starting a whole new life without me. I know my mom is going to
learn the news soon, but I can’t bring myself to say it out loud.
She brushes back my hair and bends to kiss my forehead. “Just tell him
what you told me. I know you want to patch things up, and he’ll understand.
He’s your dad, and he loves you—”
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