*To Chill?*

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-Shehry-

"Assalam-o-Alaikum." I give my Salam as I step in dining room. I sit on my chair and give a side hug to Fatima before we start our breakfast. It was simple and in comfortable silence. Mom, Dad were talking quietly about something while Fatima and I were eating silently.

After breakfast was done, Fatima and I do dishes and told Mom to go in the living room with Dad. When we were in the kitchen, Fatima asked me a few questions about something that it was hard for me to answer so I choose to ignore. I didn't want to talk about her not right now. I just want to take a break from all the things happening here.

"Shehry Fatima." I heard Mom calling us. We look at each other before going out as we were already finished. We walk in the living room where Mom was sitting with something in her hand. Mom patted the place beside her for me and I sit there while Fatima sits next to Dad. 

"Yes, Mom?" Fatima asked Mom as she sighs and smiled at us.

"We actually want to talk you Shehry and want to know about his decision, but I want Fatima to know about this. As you know, you are done with your college and now you are handling business very well then we think you should start thinking about yourself. You should settle down and get married." Mom says softly making me freeze. I look at Dad then at Mom and saw hopes in their eyes.

"But Mom, I have been working for only a few months." I try to make her understand. I can't do this. I can't marry someone. I love someone else. Marrying someone I didn't love make my heart clenched.

"I know, but think about it Shehry. Everyone of your age is already married or going to be then why can't you just think about it?" Mom look at me with pleading eyes. I sigh and look at Dad to see him looking at me blankly. I look at Fatima and saw her giving me a look like she knows about my feelings for Maryam.

"Okay, Mom, I will think about it." I smile weakly and stood up with the envelope she give me and walk out.

-Maryam-

I sigh and take a deep breath. I raised my hand and knock on door few times before wait for an answer. I swallow nervously and twist the knob when I heard to come in. I step inside and slowly look around. I didn't come here before. He didn't even let me come in or anyone but he is doing now because of his health. I walk toward his bed where he is lying with his eyes closed. I quietly sit on the bed and look at him.

His face is a lot better now, but he is still physically weak. Dad called our family doctor at home and asked him to check his heath. He told us that he gets some hard hits that will take some time to heal completely other than that he is okay now. He insist to get out of here, but Dad stops him and tell him to stay at home until he recover completely and Dad will be handling his work at the office. I don't know why he is pressuring us to let him get out of here. I know something is wrong, and he is not telling anyone.

"I can feel you staring at me." Saim sigh and open his eyes. I look away from his gaze and swallow.

"How are you feeling?" I asked him and help him as he come in sitting position. He sighs and shrugged.

"Better."

"I want to ask you something." I looked at his confused look before he nodded me to continue. "Is everything okay with you? I mean these past weeks, you were in tension and you were always busy on your phone. If you want help in that then I am here to help you."

"Everything is fine Maryam. It is just that I was stressed out with some office problems." He says with a fake smile. It was a lie because Dad told us that everything is going good in business when Saim Mom asked him.

I was about to say something, but stop when his phone starts ringing. He looks at it, then at me. I sigh and stood up to walk out of his room. I don't know who is calling him since all this happened. He regularly get calls and he spend hours talking when he hate long conversations. I know he is hiding something and if he didn't tell us right now then maybe it will get him in trouble later. 

I made my mind to talk him tomorrow without any disturbance and walk downstairs in kitchen. A smile come on my face when I saw Safia making something. Since Safia knows about him, she make sure he get everything he want. She make light food for him and give him his medicines on time. Before this, she never came or make anything here, but now she is doing all this for her brother. 

"Maryam Aapi, can you please taste this and tell me if this is okay?" She looked at me with a pleading look. I nodded and walk toward her before tasting the soup she learned from the internet. I taste it and add some salt for better taste.

"It is better now." I smiled at her bright smile before walking out of the kitchen. I walk upstairs in my room to take some rest. As I step in I frowned when I heard my phone ring. I sigh and shake my head for forgetting it here in the room. I quickly walk toward my bed where my phone is and about to answer it but it stops ringing. I check and saw 5 miscalls from Misha and 3 from Waniya. I re-dial Misha number because I know if they called me at the same time, then they would be together right now.

"Where the hell were you?" Misha yelled angrily making me flinch. I heard Rayyan voice telling her to calm down before I heard her taking breaths. 

"Sorry, I wasn't in my room and left my phone here." I apologize, knowing that little things will make her angry.

"Okay. I called to ask you something." She sigh and I heard shuffling voice on the other side. I nodded and sit on my bed. 

"Yeah."

"Waniya is in the city for a few weeks, so we are thinking of going somewhere for a few days to chill. Only us." She says. 

"To chill?" I raised my eyebrow in surprised because I don't think about her going out to chill when everyone wants her to stay at home and take rest. I hummed and think Dad will give me permission to go, but I know he wouldn't let me go without his guard and I am okay with that. 

"Who else is going?" I asked because I know Rayyan and Atif, Waniya husband wouldn't let them go alone.

"Rayyan, his friends, Atif, Aashir Bhai and Alina Bhabhi. Adeel and Zayan will stay here with our parents." Waniya answer my question. I swallow lightly thinking about him. I don't know if I will be able to stay strong in front of him after whatever happened a few weeks ago. 

"Okay, I will go with you." I smile when I heard Misha and Waniya cheering. With the promise to tell me time and day, we hung up. I sigh heavily and lay on bed before closing my eyes.

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Next update will be of Destiny Brings Us Together and it will be updated by tomorrow night. 

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