Today being one of the days the Maliks' and other close relatives meet up in the Maliks' Mansion, so the house was already in a bedlam state with the maids and butlers.

Maa was walking up and down in the house with Mehr trailing behind her, noting whatever she wants to tell the maids.

"Go and wake Kydah up, its already late." Maa said to Mehr before walking into the kitchen to check if the maid did as they were asked to.

"Didi, wake up." Mehr whispered close to Kydah's ear who was softly snorting with even breaths.

"Didi." Mehr whisper yelled when Kydah didn't reply nor react and she was getting irritated. Kydah was not usually a heavy sleeper.

"Uhm.." Kydah groaned before rapidly blinking her eyes because of the sun that was shining bright through the wall window.

"Maa said they'll be here any minute." Mehr murmured before standing up from Kydah's bed to walk into the bathroom.

"What's the time?" Kydah asked changing into a sitting position o her bed waiting for Mehr's reply.

"1:05pm." Mehr replied plugging her phone to charge.

"I'll be down in a jiffy." Kydah murmured more to herself than to Mehr cos she was already in the bathroom stripping out of her baggy shirt and legging.

Mehr quickly showered before walking out of the bathroom to the vanity stool. After applying zaitun oil and some other lotions, she ambled to the walk in closet wearing the blue ankara- blouse and skirt then clasping her head in ture kaga tsiya style.

When she came out of the closet, she saw Kydah coming out from the bathroom with a towel around her chest. She also sat down on the vanity stool and did what Mehr did earlier before ambling to the walk in closet and brought out a yellow ankara- fish skirt and blouse.

Mehr walked out of the room leaving Kydah behind. Mehr who was helping Maa in the kitchen some minutes later when she heard her aunties' voices from the front door.

She greeted them when they walk into the kitchen and ask them about the children to which they reply that they're with Kydah in their room.

Mehr continued with what she was doing- icing the cupcakes she baked with Maa awhile back.

"Chocochips," Afnaan's voice called from behind her, "uhm, it smells so good in here." Afnaan added flaring her nose to smell the kitchen well.

Afnaan looks beautiful, Mehr thought giving her best friend a once over. She was dressed in a beautiful blue and touches of pink lace- peplum and six pieces skirt with ture kaga tsiya style on her head and baby pink veil.

"Acici (glutton)." Maa said laughing at Afnaan who has already started munching on a piece of cake.

"Ina yini maa," Afnaan greeted with a cheeky smile and puppy dog eyes. "Amma Maa, its so sweet and you know I already gave you the best cook in the universe." she side hugged Maa with a kiss on her cheek.

"I'll tell Ammi what you said kam." Maa teased pinching her cheek.

"Ayi hakuri Maa, don't tell her please." Afnaan dramatically gasped with her eyes, wide open.

"Mehr and Afy," Mehr's cousins yelled when they came into the kitchen from upstairs.

Ihsan, Daneen, Islam, Ahlam and Daisha rushed and squeeze both of them in a tight hug as if their life depend on it.

"I miss you babes." the word keep flying from one person to another still squeezed in a bear hug till Maa cut their tight reunion.

"That's okay. Mehr and Afnaan, finish what you're doing then you guys can go out." Maa said leaving the kitchen.

"Alright, you guys should go and sit down in the parlour we're coming soon." Afnaan said sticking out her tongue at them.

"We're waiting." they said leaving the kitchen with a tray full of cupcakes.

"Let's put the nutella and syrup on the pancakes and waffles. You look ravishing as always by the way." Mehr said bringing the pancakes and waffles out of the oven.

"Thanks chocs." Afnaan kissed her best friend's cheek. "Oh my my, this is so delicious." Afnaan moaned munching on both pancake and waffles at the same time after they finish applying the nutella and syrup.

"I know right. Its all my handiwork." Mehr flipped imaginary hair with a smirk.

"Mata gidan Ya Mashkur kenan (a wife in Ya Mashkur's house)." Afnaan teased but when she notice her best friend's face fell, she stopped.

"Chocs, what's wrong?" Afnaan cautiously asked. "Is it Ya Mashkur?" she asked again.

"Yeah, I'll tell you later." Mehr forced a smile back on her face before hugging her best friend for some comfort.

"Let's go. They'll start coming here again." Afnaan said after awhile with a chuckle.

"Probably." Mehr could not agree less so they leave the kitchen to the mini living room that's downstairs.

"Where should we go?" Mehr asked when she flopped down on the sofa with Afnaan hot on her tail.

"Cold stone." Islam replied already standing up and the rest follow suit. Zaida and Zaina joined.

"Afnaan and Ihsan should drive." Daisha said before walking to Afnaan's car saying they have a lot of catching ups to do.

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Mashkur was anxiously sitting on a chair in the coffee shop where they have their first date. He doesn't even know what to say and to top it all, he is nervous as hell.

First, he thought- he'll start talking about why she's avoiding him then ask if she has anyone in her mind and then if he's lucky if she said she doesn't have anyone in her mind, he he'll ask her out later in the evening cos he's not going to lost his chance.

Then, he saw her coming out of a white Mercedes, he recognized the car as Kydah's. Hmm, so she drove here all be herself cos she doesn't want me to give her a lift back home.

She was dressed in a simple blue gown that stopped above her knees with some pink flowers all over it and another top on it with a pink veil and pink trouser underneath.

"Hi," she nervously said sitting down on the chair opposite to the one he's sitting on.

"Hey." he smiled genuinely but he's seriously freaking out.

They sat down in a complete silence, both of them in their own dream land but he broke it cos the atmosphere there is almost palpable.

"So, why were you avoiding me?" he finally asked the question that was bugging him.

"I'm not avoiding you, is just that we're starting our final exams soon that's why." she nervously forced a smile.

"Is that so?" he asked already knowing that she's not saying the truth.

"Yeah." she chuckled.

"Alright then." he said and brought up another topic.

"You have someone?" he asked again after she said yes I have someone in my mind right now and I'm so much in love with him, I don't know when it happened but I just know that I'm madly in love with him. He freaked out.

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Hello guys! 😁
How you all?
So after their rough conversation, what will happen?
Hmm, hmm, hmm.
We'll see in the next chappie In Shaa Allah.

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