'In all things of nature,there is something marvellous' -Aristotle

True. I sat with the group of delight,the cousins all now reaching a point of stable comfort.

"Whatsoever, I've been reflecting,as exquisite as a place it is,I afford no time into spoiling my amendments"
Spoke Aafiah.

I wondered what she she meant as everybody around; the married girls of house, looked sad.

"Don't worry things will turn all well"
Consoled Basheera,Burhan's elder as she is,she's ever polite and composed.

We all had to exclude ourselves in confusions, we had no idea of what the conversations meant.

"What's with Brother Burhan and all the sisters,he keeps complimenting them all day" said Tufayl.

Really? So can it relate to what he said to me last night? Was he just being a comforting brother?

I was confused now and after a few hours of much thinking I was exhausted.

"I love your dress,it is so wonderful!" Complimented Zara; Uncle Umar's daughter who has just joined the place.

"Yeah,what's this style called?"
Dania too showed her fascination in my clothes,I was flattered.

"It is boho style inspired from the gypsy look"
I answered proudly.

"I want to kill myself Arghhh!!" Tufayl grunted loudly as he passed by.

"What happened to him?" Marwa asked.

"Nothing he just misses his WiFi" I answered,he sat in the corner groaning and punching the trees.

We laughed at his poor state.

We had the signals pouring life into our phone once for fifteen minutes or so. At this time nobody would be seen. Everybody would run and check their emails,update their status or simply like pictures on Instagram. I talked to Ameena,she would in a hurry ask me questions like a rapid fire round and we would finish all day's rant in that scarce allotted time.

The next day wasn't that cold. We all sat in the park,Baba arrived and sat with Uncles in the back lawn.

"How old are you now Marwa?" Zara brought forth her inspection. To which she answered gulping "Twenty three", "and you Mahnoor?" Zara tossed me the question.
"I am only five months older than her and Mehreen is elder to us than a year" I stated.

"Burhan is older than Mehreen and Aabish,how old is he?"
She seemed to be a bit lost.

"He's twenty years of age don't be mistaken by his height and Tufayl is the youngest at sixteen" Marwa cleared all her doubts.

"You've grown so much but it not worries me you all seem responsible" Brother Ubaid admired us all in most genteel expressions.

"Where can my network survive here?" Brother Aabid asked.

"Nowhere here brother...you look concern,anything severe?"
It concerned brother Bareek.

"Oh nothing he just needs to speak with his fiancé"
Aabish answered instead to which brother aabid's face suffered a serious flush.

Brother Bareek offered him his own phone and said he knows a special place where the network exists and with that said they left for somewhere we don't know.

"Aabish what are you doing?" I asked,he was cutting a cloth from what it looked like.

"Oh I just wanted a cloth to tie her mouth,it really stinks" he exclaimed finger pointing Marwa.
Marwa's a failed contender as she wisely moves to the other place than put up a fight with her.

"That's not cool Aabish,not in a crowd at least. Apologize"
Mehreen commanded.

"I don't understand how this woman isn't even confident about her own breath"
He mumured and left.

We all collected ourselves and comforted our tired bodies in the living room.

"It's such a mesmerizing place,such place is fantasy. If it had a river it would have been a paradise!"
Mehreen exclaimed.

"Don't tell me that you're unaware this place has a river!"
Burhan said as we gasped.

When all of us looked at him with fixed eyes he continued "it's a pond to be relevant,but quite as large to mistaken for a river,the meadows on the left cover the scenery. I can take you all there"

We all celebrated to the news, anywhere in this land is beautiful, what's sight would it be! We were jovial!

Burhan smiled graciously as he continued " all girls ask their walis and all kids can jump on my back!"

Enaya,Brother Bareek's wife smiled silently.

"Accompany us, Enaya,Dania and Safa!?"
Mehreen requested with her dark eyes.

"Take Ma's permission" burhan said to Enaya.

"Married woman should take permission of their husbands"said brother Bareek smiling at her.

Enaya shyly smiled and stood at the side of the door,brother Bareek walked to her and said "what don't you ask him?"
She turned red. "Can I come to the river with you?" She requested timidly. He laughed and nodded a yes,to which all roared in celebrations and rejoiced.

They make me fall in love.

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"I don't know Ameena, I think he acts the same with all girls of the family. I don't think he has anything special for me!"
I confessed my concerns to Ameen on the phone.

"Oh you're just being stubborn,I think you should spend some time with him to know him and his feelings after all weren't you guys friends before?"

"Yes,we played together,laughed and spend half nights talking to each other,I don't understand why I can't talk to him now? "

"Probably cause his hotness is exploding your ovaries"

"Eww shut up! I'm not going to try talk to him,why do I have to? We're nothing! I don't want anything from him,alright"

"Such confidence in a lie,applauded!"

"Don't be crazy, I don't really like him that much. Take care good night! I'm hanging up"

I sighed,was I lying?

I don't know,I really don't.

Mawra came to me and smiled.

"Boyfriend?"
She suspected.

"Nah! Best friend"

She looked over the group gathered in our balcony.

"Aunt has called over her friend's daughter for Granna,she's a doctor" she said. She thought for a moment and continued "she's stunning, surprisingly kind too. She's getting along so good up there"

I silently listened. Should see the guest.

We both walked upstairs from the garden and once in the passage I could notice a new girl with brown luscious locks and kohl touched eyes sitting in red silver tunic with Burhan. She was as said a stunning girl with strong features and something said she was bold in the fashion she had presented herself in the chair. She seemed at ease and without any difficulty she laughed and talked with all around. Something in me shrieked inside, she at small interval turned to Burhan and they talked. I wanted to cry but I was unaware of how this could be a reaction of mine,so I know myself so little right now that if I cry,I wouldn't know why and if I smiled I wouldn't understand how.

I greeted her and she greeted back bringing her hand forth,I didn't knew if wanted to know her. Why? I feel so stupid and senless to me!

Am I jealous?

Burhan is nothing to me. We're just cousins. I kept repeating this to myself till the daylight knocked even in my dreams and awake.

Fauzia since have joined has become a favorite of everybody. I do not enjoy being in all company when she is present. I can't match her aptitude,her summit of countless talents, do I have to compare up myself to her? Not really but I keep torturing myself whenever I see her with Burhan.