Chapter 5- The Best Friend

AMYRAH

By the evening i was exhausted and did not want to do much but watch korean drama and sleep

but of course some things were bound to come up

"Miss. Amyrah?" said the receptionist from the lobby as i made my way to the elevator

I halted and turned to her

"Letters for you" she smiled sheepishly and i nodded smiling back

"Its alright" i said, taking them from her before walking back to the elevators

On the way i checked the letters, out of which two were business purposes, one of invitation and the rest junk

I pressed the first floor button and the elevator doors began closing

But before it could fully close, a hand came in between and it opened to reveal Kayan

"Salaam" he grinned at me and i muttered a reply

The doors closed again after Yaz entered and it began ascending

"How are you Miss. Amyrah?" asked Yaz smiling at me

"Alhamdulillah good, i guess" i muttered again before slumping against the elevator walls with my letters, handbag and phone

"You look tired and overworked" said Mr. Kayan and i turned to him

I admit, his gray eyes seem to be very......how do i say this- umm.......... captivating

yes thats the word

captivating

"Yeah- busy week" i muttered and they nodded in understanding

"On the bright side, tomorrow is Friday and then weekend!" said Yazdan ethaustically but i was too drained to even reply

Mr. Kayan saw the letters in my hand and nodded towards them

"What are those?" he asked me incredulously

"Letters?" i replied and he sighed

"I mean why aren't they delivered to your mail? I thought all letters were" he said and i shrugged

"Guess they forgot" i muttered

"hey, you also got an invite!" said Yazdan completely ignoring our conversation and i looked at him in puzzlement

"What invite?" i asked him

"That invite" he pointed to the only invitation in purple and gold box with letters INVITE engraved at the top

"Oh yeah" i muttered

Before they could reply, the elevator doors dinged and opened and i made a run for the door of my penthouse

I needed shower and sleep

lots of sleep

As soon as i entered the house, the lights went on and i walked up to my bedroom

Showered quickly and changed into my PJ's, i hit bed

Soon i was drifting off to sleep

I have never been so late in the morning

especially if i am supposed to be at the photoshoot site in 10 minutes.

I rushed out of the house and stood facing the elevators

I might have overslept

"Dimwit!" i muttered to myself as i shrugged on my coat

The snow was thick today and falling fast. So fast that i was afraid we would have a blizzard soon

I got into the elevators and when i reached the reception, i saw Yazdan and Mr. Kayan standing there in dismay

"As salaamu alaikum" i said to them as i stood beside Yazdan and the two brothers turned to me, replied before turning back to the scene before them

Everyone was gathered around in the lobby and staring at the huge LED screen on the wall, waiting for headlines of today

"Blizzard" said Yazdan as more people began piling inside the lobby

"Ya Allah!" i sighed and took out my phone

sure enough, there were above 20 messages from different people and companies telling me to postpone my meetings for today due to unfavorable weather conditions

"Very well then, i am retiring back to my house for some long needed respite!" I said smiling widely before the boys chuckled and i walked away

I stripped off my work clothes and wore a baggy tees, leggings and socks before laying on the bed with my phone

I browsed my instagram feeds when i saw someone decided to send a follow request

I opened his account and apparently, it was not on private

I hit follow and accepted his follow request

This guy was ever=so famous on Instagram for he had above 10K followers while me, i had only 300 or so. My company page has alot of followers but not my personal one since i keep professional life separate of personal

I browsed his photos then

Whoever said billionaire's went to exotic places said the truth

His photos were from all over the world, some posing infront of picturesque views while others were taken from somewhere

The one that i liked best would be his hiking one. He stood 6 foot something at the edge of a railing, staring at the mountains ahead of him deep in thought. He was clad in black tees and white skinnies with a mug in his hands. He looked more of a model kinda man

I chuckled

Kayan Zaeef was one crazy creature

There was one of his photo where he was 'screaming' with a laama

I shook my head when his message popped up on my phone

"Salaam" he wrote

"Was salaam" i replied

"Hows the blizzard?" he messaged

"Snowy" i replied, smirking

"Uhuh *Crazy emoji*"

I chuckled

"Working on an important project, later" i messaged, put the phone away and switched on the TV to watch new series of KDrama

I started with Cheer Up.

What? KDrama is one VERY important project!

I watched episodes after episodes until i was sure that it was morning when my Fajr alarm blared

I got up and entered the bathroom, showered and got ready to pray

After prayers, i opened the door to my balcony that was covered in snow to see that the snow was still falling fast

Oh great

another day off work

"Oh Allah" i muttered and set down on the prayer mat to read some Quraan

An hour later, i was finished with one chapter of the Quraan and i stood up, satisfied with my work

Its always refreshing to be reminded of my deen

Frankly speaking, its what guided me all the way to success

without Allah, i am nothing

My phone rang and i knew it was my mother

by now, she must be freaking out, like every blizzard she does

"As salamu alaikum, ammi" i said in my phone as i navigated around my kitchen

"Wa alaikum mus salaam, how are you?" asked my mother, concern lacing her voice

"Alhamdulillah mama, the blizzard did not much damage except cut off my work but- i am fine" i said and she let out a sigh of relief

"Okay then, your best friend called me" she said and my ears perked up

"My best friend? When did Aiyla call?" i asked her, putting my phone on speaker as i gathered ingredients for breakfast

"Today morning, said she was trying to call you but her phone was not going" she explained and i sighed, taking out tomatoes from the fridge

"Uhuh- mama, message her to call me ASAP and i will call you later. I need food in my system at the moment" i replied and she replied affirmative

she hung up and i set on the kitchen stool, head buried in my hands

Aiyla Omar, my best friend since year 7- we went to the same high school, shared same interests, did things together and shared every bit of detail about ourselves with each other

But there was this one time when we were both foolish and I did something that i had to regret my entire life, uptil now

I fell for a guy

I fell for him knowing fully that i would end up heartbroken

And that is what happened.

Anyways

My phone rang again and i jumped off my seat remembering the breakfast i needed to make

I answered the call and the called squealed

"AMYRAHHH!!!" yelled Aiyla and i flinched chuckling slightly

"As salaam Aiyla. How are you?" i asked her in the most civilised way i knew

"YOU CRAZY GORILLA! YOU HAVEN'T CALLED ME IN LIKE TWO WEEKS AND YOU HAVE THE AUDACITY TO ASK ME THAT?!?! oh and Was salaam" she said

Typical Aiyla

'Aiyla, can you stop yelling please?' that was a male voice

"Who are you with?" i immediately questioned

"Umm thats why i was trying to CALL you for like the past TWO EFFING WEEKS!" she finished off yelling the last part to me

"Aiyla" warned the voice

"Ooops, sorry" she muttered

"Who are you with Aiyla?" i asked her again, taking my phone in my hand

"With Ehaan" she muttered

'WITH EHAAN!?!" I yelled back throwing the tomato in my hand on the counter before running to the living room and switching on the tv

"On your video" i stated and she did so, video calling me on viber on the TV

"Details now" i said and she grinned at me from the screen

"You look better!" she commented and i shrugged

"Details Aiyla" i said impatiently and she laughed

"Alright- so.............. i am married?" she muttered and my eyes almost popped out of the sockets

'Say what girl?" i asked her incredulously

"You know Ehaan! He made it clear in high school, i will be his wife. I was surprised when two months ago, remember i told you he is frequently meeting me?" she asked me and i nodded

"Uhuh" i replied, sitting on the sofa

"Well.......... we began talking and stuff- and yea, two weeks ago, he came to my parents place with his, asked my hand in marriage and since our parents knew each other from a long time, they did not hesitate to say yes. We had the nikah last Friday. I was calling you to tell you but you did not receive any of my calls. The network sucks!" she muttered and i laughed

"Why are you crying?" she asked me and thats when i realized my cheeks were wet with tears

"Because you are all grown up!" i wiped away the tears and she laughed

"I love you too Amyrah" she said and i nodded

I folded my legs beneath me and smiled widely at her

"Hows life girl?" i asked her and she grinned at me

"Its good Alhamdulillah. Hes treating me good i guess. I am happy Myrah, very happy" she said and i smiled at her

"Tell him if anything happens to you, i will kill him making it look like an accident" I stated firmly and she laughed

"I am pretty sure i heard that" he yelled from somewhere behind her

I switched off my video as i was in no mood to wear my hijab

"Sure he did" i replied teasing him

Ehaan was a close friend since high school. He made it clear when we were in 11th grade that he will marry Aiyla

what i did not know was that he would stick to his words!

"Anyways, what's up with you? Did you talk to the guy from Apple.Inc?" she asked me raising her eyebrows and i chuckled

"Hell no! I honestly don't need another geek in this room!" i muttered

"Girl, he was good looking and better than your Korean Boys!" she taunted

Oh no she didn't

"What? No way to indian ocean and back was he comparable to my Korean Bia's!" i said in horror and she began laughing

I waited until she sobered up

"Okay so tell me about your newest work of 'art'?" she asked me

"I am working on a project of Zaeef Industries" i replied shrugging

"THE ZAEEF INDUSTRIES?" she yelled, I flinched again and Ehaan called out again

'Sorry!" she muttered before turning to me

'So?" she asked me and i shrugged

"You work with....." she tapped in her iPad and asked me to switch on my camera

I did too

She showed me the iPad

"What am i supposed to see?" i asked her

"Myrah! The Zaeef family has eligable bechalors girl! The oldest is out i guess, he seems too........... shiny" she said and i cracked a smile

"What is he? Edward Collins?" i asked her and she chuckled

"No- but he is glamorous, something you hate" she said and i shrugged

"Hmmm it says here, the oldest is Kayan Zaeef, who handl-" she read and my head snapped up

"Oldest is who?" i asked her

"Kayan Zaeef" she replied, showing me the iPad

There he was apparently, smiling widely on google photos

"You know him" she stated and i shrugged

"Maybe" I muttered and then came what i dreaded the most

Aiyla Interrogation

From how he is to where he stays to whatever she could come up with. She asked me all

by the time we were finished, she made one statement clear

"Myrah, this guy is totally not for you! But the other brother sure is" she winked

I laughed but somehow, the laughter was not exactly sincere

Somehow what she stated made my insides stirr abit

perhaps it was because what she said was true

so why am i feeling anxious?