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    Ms Tomboy And The Absurd Nicknames

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*slight swearing ahead*

Hamdan Tahan

"I can't thank you enough, Principal Chopra. You don't know how much it, my career would have been devastated."

"Don't thank me kiddo! That Siddiqi guy really kicked some arses down there to bring that Jo!" He laughed slightly, adjusting a few files on his desk.

"Excuse me? You mean Nayal Siddiqi?" I moved forward in the uncomfortable chair.

I thought he couldn't do anything for it. It has been a week since he took Jo's information but he kinda disappeared after that but when I got a call from Principal Chopra a flower of hope rekindled in my heart. And Allhamdulilah Jo confessed his mistakes and accepted his suspension without causing any trouble.

"Yeah! That guy with a weird accent."

"He is from the West Midlands, sir."

"That explains the weirdness!" He chuckled.

"So...Hamdan you ready for the festival?" Principal Chopra stared at me with a hint of spark in his eyes.

"Yes, sir!" I replied enthusiastically.

"Good! Get all those photography equipments out, young chap!" The awkward moment when your Principal is more energetic and enthusiastic than you.

"Thank you, sir. I guess I should be leaving, Adam is waiting outside." Standing up, a picked up my portfolio when he stopped me.

"Adam as in Adam Saleh? The sidekick of Zeeniya Tahan, the prankster?" Scratching my neck, I nervously nodded.

Duniya mein har jaga badnaam karwain gay ye sab mujhy!

"I tried a million ways to get rid of that hideous, bright pink color out of my precious Toyota Camry but God knows how hard it was so I opted to sell it. My poor baby!" He put his hand on his heart, wiping the imaginary tears.

"I'm really sorry on their behalf, Sir." It took a lot of strength not to laugh on front of him, so I excused myself and walked outside.

Stopping a few feet away from Adam's blue Yaris Hybrid. His back was facing me, as he punched the side of the car amid heavy swearing.

I stopped in my tracks, feeling a wave of nausea hit me. I've never seen him act like this, the way he was talking, the way his arm's muscles clench. Every word seemed foreign to me, with a trace of mystery and waves of anger reflecting from his body.

"What the f*ck! You know that I freaking hate that basta*d!"

It can't be our Adam...

"She is my damn SISTER! AND I WOULDN'T HESITATE TO PUT A BULLET IN YOUR HEAD IF..... "

"Adam?" My voice came out more like a whisper, stopping him in his tracks.

Turning around he stared at me with bloodshot eyes, his face crimson with anger and a vein on his neck popped out.

Before I could utter another word, he grabbed my collar and slammed me into the car.

~*~

Zeeniya Tahan

"Have dinner with me."

My head automatically whipped up to look at Nayal who's head was resting on the headboard with his long legs crossed over the comforter. A large goofy yet creepy smile was painted on his face. I narrowed my eyes at him, clenching my fists.

An old nurse made her way inside with a trolley filled with food. She smiled warmly at me, handing a tray to me she moved on to Nayal and gave him his.

"Is it the blood transfer affecting my senses or you really are beautiful?" He faultlessly flirted with the old lady who blushed like a red rose.

"Spare the poor lady!" I snapped at him.

"Stop being 'j'!" He shooed me, flirtly smiling at her which made me roll my eyes. I ignored them and picked up my phone which was bombarded with notifications.

As soon as I unlocked it with my thumbprint, it went crazy. Random stuff popped out, the screen showed lines no of error and stupid sound came out of it. Tapping it a few times on my palm didn't help either so I switched it off. When it came back to life again, the screen was still fuzzy and the phone wasn't working.

"Ugh!" I punched the side of the bed with my 'uncasted hand', groaning in anger.

"Are you alright,hun?" I looked up at the same nurse who was clearly smitten by Nayal's charms a little while earlier.

"Actually... no! Can you please get me a black one?" I motioned towards the ugly white cast on my hand.

"I apologize earlier but I don't think we'll be able to find one. Normally people don't....request this kind of ....thing." The only thing that stopped me from snapping at the poor lady was her kind smile and polite voice.

"Can you please check it out for me?" I felt slightly guilty for the my venomous tone but you no one can blame me, it was the weird meds and the injections through which they bore holes in my body.

After a short moment the nurse left and I shifted my attention to the bland and tasteless fish fillet.

"You want this?" I asked.

I glanced sideways at Nayal who was no gobbling up to the food as if deprived of food for days. He could easily put homeless children given a feast to shame.

"Is that you? Really?" He popped his eyes, jaw ajar.

"Why?"

"You can't be that nice especially to me." He nodded his head violently like a six yearold.

"You ungrateful piece of cow poop!" Burning him with my gaze, I shouted at him.

"What?"

"I was tryna be nice." I muttered the last word under my breath.

Silence swamped over the room as Nayal stared at me and burst into fist of laughter.

"I.....can't.... I can't.... believe it." He managed between laughs.

"Get lost!"

"Zeen?" After a while his laughter died down and he spoke softly

"Its Zeeniya for you. And what?"

"You didn't answer my question." He stated.

Has he gone nuts or something?
Why in the wold would I go to dinner with him. I know he Gabe me his blood and according to Omar, brought me to the hospital but it ain't something out of this world. Anyone in their right mind would have done it.

"Yeah about that....I'M NOT GOING!"

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to! You can't force me." I stated as matter of fact.

"Consider yourself lucky. I usually don't go around having dinner with girls even though I have longggg list of women after me." He boosted.

"Phuleaseeee....I'm sure that 'the long list' could easily fit in those cute little yellow post-its, right?"
I made a baby face at him which made him smile at me. Harami!

"You clearly underestimate the number of women who'd die to spend the night with me." With a smirk on his face he stretched in his body wide and settled back on his position.

"Astaghfirullah! You harami!" I threw the plastic fork at him.

"Jealous? My heart only beats for you, pumpkin pie." He blew a kiss at me, laughing after it.

This guy will drive me nuts!

"You know what! You are a moron! Amma Abba nay tameez nhi sikhai?!?" Shaking my head in disbelief, I pushed the food tray away.

"Your charms make me forget everything, honeyboo."

Ugh!

Some people are so
Wajib e Qatal!

With a broken arm and a wounded leg I was pretty much disabled to go and kick him in the gut. I silently prayed for someone else's presence apart from this idiot's.

And as it is known; Allah listens to His favorite people.

"Aslikum!" The door opened with a loud bang, filling my olfactory lobes with the delicious aroma of grilled cheese sandwich

"Its As.Salam.O.Alikum." I corrected Jason for the millionth time.

"Same same." He waved his hands in the air, batting his eyelashes in the process.

"Hey lovebirds!"

"Only one arm of mine is fractured and I won't hesitate to strangle you single handedly." I said to Sid who just came in with a KFC bag.

"Yeah mate, don't do something that will lead you to spend your days in this hospital." Nayal said high-fiving the boys.

"Especially with her." He silently added.

"I heard that!"

"You were meant too!" Nayal shouted back.

The boys were busy gobbling up the food whilst I still trying to get my phone to work. The gold IPhone 6 was still bleeping and the display was worse than a toddler's playtab.

I looked at time on the wall clock and ate the meds the nurse gave me earlier. The boys were seated on the camping chairs watching Zaid Ali's videos while I was stuck with a expensive yet useless phone.

Boredom took the best of me, worked along with the morphine and put me in deep slumber.

~*~

"Zeen! Wake up!"

Get lost!

"Wakey wakey."

Leave me alone. Please!

"A glass of icy cold water coming right up!"

"Why do you hate me so much Ady?" I groaned, flipping on the side carefully placing my cast on my stomach.

"Never ever, Elsa." He sat on the stool beside my bed.

"Elsa?" That took me by surprise.
"The most beautiful and the bravest princess ever." Flashing me a smile, he caressed my cast delicately.

What's with the absurd nicknames today!

I moved my free hand to touch his forehead which showed no sign of fever.

"I'm serious." Suddenly his tone made my stomach turn into knots.

"What happened Adam?" Curiosity took the best of me. Nayal was out in the balcony attached to the room with Sid, Garret and Jason. Their voices were penetrating inside the room but I'm sure they couldn't hear Adam's.

"Promise me one thing." I stared deeply in my eyes, trying to suck the worry out of them but I stood no chance.

"Adam...is everyone alright? Dad...Is Dani alright?!?" Panic started building inside me as Adam took a deep breath.

Ya Allah please let everyone be okay. I know I missed a lot of prayers these past few days and I'm really really sorry. Please Allah SWT forgive me. Please please please. I promise I will offer all the Qaza rakts.

"Everyone is alright, Allhamdulilah."

"Then?"

"Look Zeeniya, no matter what happens in life you will trust me. I will never ever betray you. You are my beat friend, my sister, my almost everything and I will be by your side, always." I was too dumbfounded to answer him so I just nodded.

A bit to much to handle right after you wake up after two hours of sleep!

"And one more thing don't ever ever ever listen to anyone who says something against me. Remember me, I will always do what's best for you. If someone says something about me, so please talk to me about it before jumping on conclusions. Okie?" A small scratch mark was slightly visible on the side of his temple.

"Yeah. I promise. But why all of this all of a sudden?" I asked the question that was haunting the me at the back of my head.

"Just a thought I had. Nothing for you to worry about." He stood up, kissed my forehead and went out the room to make a phone call.

Once again I shifted my attention to my nikamma and nakara phone when Garret came inside holding a few wrappers of crisp.

"How much do you guys eat? Especially that Nayal!"

"We are boys more like men and we need food." He chuckled throwing them in the bin.

"What's up with your phone?"

"It effed up! What else!"

"Show me." Garett offered and I handed it over to him.

He opened the battery lid and started working on it. This is why I keep skilled people as friends! Garett is an I.T. major with a few minor a along with me.

"Hurry up dude!" I spoke impatiently.

"I'm no Steve Jobs, Zeen!"

After a few moments of silence and Sid popping out of the balcony occasionally, Garett looked up from the phone.
A disturbed look on his face told me something was wrong.

"Why is there a tracking device in your phone?"

I thought the GIF suited the chapter. Hope you liked it!

Dedicates to xxBISCUITxx, Allah_first, loverosesm1  for their beautiful comments on the last chapter.

You know what I want. The usual! Of course!

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