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"So do you like this place?"Ameena asked,breaking the silence.

Yes I like it. It looks nice." I replied her, looking at the restaurant again.

Me and Ameena are presently in the new restaurant she told me about yesterday. The place looks nice.

"I am glad you like it. So back to the main reason we are here." she said,sitting up right.

"This is how it works. It is just like question and answer. I will ask you some questions and you will also ask me."

"Okay. You can start." I said,staring at her.

"But before that let's order for something. I will like to have batter fried fish with cheese sauce and you?" She asked looking at the menu.

"Let me have a look at the menu first. I will like to have chicken and cheese salad." I replied after checking the menu.

"Okay. I will have batter fried fish with cheese sauce and he will have chicken and cheese salad." She said to the young waitress.

"So my first question. How are you yaya?"

I gave her the 'are you serious look' before replying her. "I am fine."

"Alhamdulilah. I asked that question because many things have happened and you know,I will like to know if you are fine before proceeding." She said,staring at me with a concerned face.

"Look Ameena I am fine. Nothing is wrong with me." I said getting irritated. What does she mean by many things have happened? Why are they all treating me like a baby?

"I am happy you are fine yaya. I miss my old brother." She said with a sad face.

"I haven't been the best brother to you after everything but it isn't exactly my fault. I had alot to deal with. So am sorry if I haven't been there for you all this while." I apologised.

"No don't apologise yaya. I understand." She said placing her hands on mine that was on the table.

How can you understand when you don't even know what it feels like? I wanted to say but decided againsts it. "Thank you." I said instead faking a smile.

Fifteen minutes later the watress brought our orders.

"Thank you." I said to the waitress after she dropped our dishes on the table.

"Do you have any one in your life?"Ameena asked breaking the silence.

"No." I replied,curtly.

"But who was the girl you were talking to yesterday night?" She asked,eating.

"Why were you eavesdropping?" I asked

"I am sorry I eavesdrop. Abba sent me to give you a file and I heard you talking on phone so I eavesdropped." She explained shifting uncomfortable.

"I will deal with you later." I hate it when someone listens to my conversation.

"I won't do it again." She said playing with her fork. Why is she acting like a baby?

"So where did you meet your fiance?" I asked looking at her . She was kind of surprised but masked it up with a smile.

"I met him when I was in ss1. We were friends then but he asked me out in ss3. I agreed and we have been dating since then."

"Dating in secondary school? Does Ammi know about it? How did you cope with that kind of relationship?" I asked looking at her.

"Well to be honest it wasn't easy. We had lots of problems. We attended the same university maybe that is why we are still together. I was even tired of the relationship at a time. Like we keep fighting, sometimes we were to busy with our lives to call each other but alhamdulilah we are geting married." She said with a proud smile.

"Do you still love him?" I asked looking at her.

"Yaya of course I do." She said laughing as if I am insane for asking that kind of question.

"How would I get married to someone Idon't love?"

"You guys have been together for a very long time so maybe the feelings are not there anymore." I said and shrugged.

"Don't worry yaya the love is still strong." She said shyly.

"I think someone is shy." I teased.

"Haba yaya. Stop it. I am not shy."

"Whatever." I said chuckling. "So when am I meeting this lucky guy?"

"Today." She replied typing on her phone.

"I don't understand."

"Hello! Where are you? Okay just come inside." She said talking to someone on phone.

"Sadiq is coming yaya." She said smilling.

"Who is Sadiq?" I asked with raised eyebrows.

"You don't even know his name yaya. This is not fair. Anyways he is my fiance." She replied sadly.

I facepalmed. How can I forget his name is Sadiq. "I am sorry Amee. It skipped my mind."

Before she could reply,a young man came closer to us and said the taslim. 

"Good afternoon." He said extending his hand for a shake.

After exchanging pleasantries with him he settled on a chair close to Ameena.

"I finally met our popular ya Affan." He said smilling.

There is something about how he called my name. I didn't say anything rather than take a sip from my drink.

"Ya Affan this is Sadiq. Sadiq this is Y Affan." Ameena said,awkwardly.

I decided to talk since no one wants to break the silence. "So sadiq what do you do for a living?" I asked looking at him with a straight face.

"I am an architect,but I work in my dad's company as the CEO." He replied.

"That is good." I said with a straight face. "Just take good care of my sister. If she ever reports you to me, I will cut off your head." I said looking at him with narrowed eyes.

"She won't ever report you to me. Am I wrong?" He directed his question at Ameena.

"No you are not wrong Sadiq. I trust you." She replied,smiling like a fool.

"We will be on our way Sadiq. See you some other time." I got up from the chair.

"I will like to spend some time with Ameena. I will bring her home later if you don't mind?"

"You will spend time with her when you two are married Sadiq. Not now." I said and walked away.

Ameena knows better than not to follow me.

"Yaya I don't like the way you talked to Sadiq. It is not fair." Ameena said entering the car.

"I am sorry Amee. I dont trust him. He looks cunning." I said wearing my seatbelt.

"Look yaya I trust Sadiq. He will never do anything to hurt me."

"I am sorry Amee. I won't talk to him like that again."

"Better." She mumbled.
...........
"Come and see your sister's kayan lefe "Ammi said dragging me to her room. What is my business with those stuff?

Ammi has been very happy since we came back home earlier with Amee. She said her friends and sisters were all jealous of the kayan lefe. I don't know why Ammi is like this. She likes showing off alot and I dont like it.

"Look at this." She said showing me some jewelries. How can she be showing me these stuffs. I am not a female who wears jewelries.

"They are all fine Ammi." I forced a smile.

"I am so happy. I was scared at first thinking Sadiq's family won't bring things that are expensive. But when Siyyama told me how rich his father is, i was rest assured that they won't disappoint me" Ammi said demonstrating with her hand.

Aunt siyyama is Ammi younger sister."But Ammi what difference does it make if the things are expensive or not?" I asked getting irritated at Ammi's behavior.

"Of course it matters son. Don't you know all those friends of mine were here just to gossip about the things they brought. If they are expensive or not. That is how the world works now." She said glaring at me.

"But Ammi all these things you are fighting for are not necessary. All that is necessary is your daughter's happiness." I said, calmly.

"Don't you dare try to advice me Affan. What exactly do you even know about life? Do you want them to insult me? Turn me to a laughing stock? That won't ever happen Affan. Because I will spend every penny I have on my daughter's wedding just to show them I am up to the task. Call it show off or whatever,but I know what I am doing." She yelled.

"Ammi I don't like it when you are competing with them. Just let them be. Let us live a simple life Ammi."

"Get out of my room if you don't have anything sensible thing to say." She said, eyeing me.

"Ammi i..."

"Get out of my room!" She ordered,cutting me off.

"I am sorry." I apologize said and walked out of her room.

It saddens me to see my own mother after worldly desires. Ammi was never like this. I don't know what went wrong. She is always trying to impress people now. I wonder why Abba never talks to her. Abba hardly stays home so how will he even know what his wife is like.

"Yaya! Yaya! shift away from the door I want to see Ammi." Ameena said tapping my shoulder.

"Sorry Ameena." I moved away from the door.

"Is everything okay?" Ameena asked looking concerned.

"Everything is okay Ameena." I said giving her a pat on her shoulder before walking away.
........
"Uncle please I want icecream." Yumna said disturbing my peace.

"Okay go and call Jannah,Sudais,Mahir and Mahira." I said referring to my neice and nephews. Ya Maijida gave birth to twins two years ago,Mahir and Mahira. While Ya Maryam gave birth four years ago to a baby boy,Sudais.

"I will be right back." She said running away.

My sisters are here for the weekend. They are presently in Abba's palour upstairs while I am in the parlour downstairs.

"I want pizza." Ya Maryam said,coming downstairs.

"Call your husband." I said typing on my phone. "Ouch! Why did you smack me like that?" I asked glaring at her.

"That is because you are a wicked uncle. Can't you see my baby wants pizza?" She asked,rubbing her baby bump.

"I totally forgot you are pregnant but anything for my neice." I said, smilling at her.

"I told you I am giving birth to a baby boy In sha Allah." She said sitting on a couch.

"But I want a neice not nephew."

"When you get married,you can have your baby girl. Okay?" She asked looking at me.

"Okay ma." I said shaking my head.

"We are ready Ya Affan." Yumna said running with the other kids.

"Becareful kids. Stop running." I said looking at them.

"Come here Yumna. How many times do I tell you not to run?" Ya Maryam asked,drawingYumna's ear.

"Sorry mami. I won't do it again." She apologized.

"Better. Now let's go." She said with her mother tone that makes me laugh.

"We are also coming with you." Ya Maijida yelled from upstairs.

"Great." I mumbled going outside.
.........
"I want this flavour! No! I want this one! Ya Affan please I want this flavour." The kids were
arguing.

"You all should keep quiet please. You will all order." I said looking at them.

"Okay." They all replied.

So my sisters ganged up against me. None of them followed me into the icecream shop. They said I should go with the kids while they wait for us in the car.

"Please give them whatever they want." I said to the young lady.

"Hi" Ayoung lady said smilling at me.

"Hello." I replied looking at her.

"Actually me and my friends have been arguing since you came here." She said pointing to some group of girls.

"About what?" Iasked,looking at her confused.

"They said all these kids belong to you. While I told them they are not your kids. Maybe your sister or brother's kids." She replied,smilling like she said the most reasonable thing in the world.

"They are..."

"What are you still doing here?" Ya Maryam asked,walking towards us before I could reply this fool.

"Hello." The girl greeted,smilling at Ya Maryam.

"Hi" she replied looking at her.

"Who is she?" Ya Maryam asked with raised eyebrows.

"Actually I was asking him a question, she said,repeating the foolish question to Ya Maryam.

"Oh. They are not his kids." Ya Maryam replied,smilling at the girl.

"That means I am right." She said,chuckling.

"Okay. Thank you." She walked away.

"Collect her number." She whispered.

"What for?" I asked, looking at her.

"Just collect it and ask of her name." She said,glaring at me.

"Okay." I said,walking towards the girl and her friends.

"Excuse me. Please what is your name?" I asked the girl politely after saying hi to her friends.

"I am Hauwa but you can call me Maijida." She replied.

"I am Abubakar." Your number please?" I asked extending my phone to her.

"Here it is." She gave me back the phone.

"Thank you." I said and walked away. Honestly I am not going to call her.

I can't find the kids and Ya Maryam. I think they are in the car.

I went back to the car and saw them there.

By the time we reached home,the kids and Ya Maryam were asleep.

Meena❤