Chapter 17- 'Siblings'

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KAYAN

Today morning, I decided to go to the mosque we went yesterday, for Fajr prayers.

Now, the major thing was waking up my brothers. Yazdan and Sahl were up and about whilst Safwah and Karman were still sleeping. So we did what we do best.

We poured water on them.

Now we had a very annoyed Sahl seated in between two whining monkeys, Safwah and Karman and a laughing human, Yaz seated in the passenger seat.

I parked the car at the masjid carpark and we got off just in time for Fajr prayer.

When we arrived back from the mosque, I realized it was too early to be even up.

Safwah and Karman went back to sleep while Sahl, Yaz and I decided to go for a jog.

I changed out of my clothes into sweats and tees before taking my phone and runners and going downstairs.

We walked out of the house towards the beach. The beach was quiet save for the waves crashing onto the shores, with a chilly air.

I jogged to keep up with my brothers as we chatted about the latest news and what not.

"I am so glad I have another year before I am out!" said Sahl and Yaz and I laughed at his misery.

Sahl was a law student at University of Melbourne and currently was home for his internship.

"Lol, I hope you are planning on getting something done this time" remarked Yaz and I laughed while Sahl growled.

"Criminal law is no play!" he said and I began my hysterical laughter.

My brother does criminal law because he believes 'every criminal has a story'

"Of course it isn't! But the day you are found dead, I promise you we will throw a fit!" stated Yazdan and I sighed.

Better not think that way.

"I will be working with the government agencies for Allah's sake! Not mafia's!" he said and I stiffled a laugh.

Out of the twins, Sahl was the more sensible one whilst Safwah was the playful one.

Safwah is majoring in computing and programming but I am not sure where he will go with it.

Suddenly Yaz halted and I did too.

Sahl got the message and ran ahead of us, leaving the two of us.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"You like Miss. Amyrah?" he questioned.

"Why are you asking?" I asked back.

"You like her or no?" he asked.

"Stop replying with questions" I retorted.

"You started it, so?" he asked.

"Yes but-"

"SAHL WE FOUND A BHABHI!!!!!!!!!!" Yelled Yazdan, happily running towards Sahl.

They both began rejoicing as I ran up to catch up with them.

"You will not tell a soul!" I said, holding them back by their shirts.

They stared at me.

"Why?"

"Because she does not want people to know"

"Oh so she knows" they whispered.

Oh Allah.

I inhaled a deep breath.

"I am courting her and she does not want anyone to know about it just yet. If anyone finds out, she will kill me! So you both cannot let her know you know about it" I stated firmly, putting my hands over my hips.

They stared at me wide eyed.

"What have you done to Kayan bhai?" asked Sahl, earning a slap on the head from Yazdan.

"Oww"

Soon the two were wrestling and I shrugged before running ahead of them. When they realized it, they caught up with me. We jogged up til the place with lots of coconut palms.

We stood under one and stared at the vast sea infront of us.

"Lets go for a swim" said Sahl.

"Ammi?"

"Leave it, I will answer mama" said Yazdan and they grinned at each other.

Karman took off his tees and sweats, before running towards the water in his shorts.

Yazdan did the same and i sighed.

"Well hell!" with that, I yanked off my tees and sweats before running towards them.

We stood at the edge of the water, the waves caressing my feet sending sweet shivers.

"Hmmmm!" Sahl inhaled a deep breath but before he could put it out, I hit his stomach, causing him to bent down in pain.

"AWWGGGHHH!" he growled and I laughed.

Soon I was pulled down and this time, I pulled Yazdan with me.

We were in shallow water, battling for dominance.

When none of us could win, we set there, laughing.

"Lets swim before mom finds out"

with that we dived into the waters.

We swam deep into the water, only resurfacing for air before diving again. We raced from the shore back and forth until our limbs were tired.

"One last lap before we go" said Sahl and we agreed.

After two or three laps, we agreed to get out of the water.

When we got to the shallow part, We stood up and waded out of the water, with most people's eyes on us.

Really?

I jogged up to the palm tree where our clothes were left, and my brothers followed.

"We don't have a towel" said Sahl.

Yazdan pointed to a shop.

"I think that sells it" he said.

"No change" I replied.

He showed me his phone.

"Credit card" he grinned before running towards the small shop that said 'Beach Apparatus'

"Beach Apparatus? Really?" said Sahl before laughing.

"Its Fiji!" I said smiling.

Yazdan returned with 3 towels for each of us.

I quickly dried myself up and wore my tees.

"I am skipping the sweats" I said and they agreed.

"Safwah and Karman will be pissed"

"YOU THREE WENT SWIMMING WITHOUT US?!"

That was Safwah.

"Yes, We did ask you two for a jog but you wanted to sleep" said Sahl.

"Wait till mom hears this! You three will be roasted!"

I could have expected that from Karman but instead, It was Safwah.

Wallahi!

"Fine, what do you two want?" I asked them, folding my hands over my chest.

"Now we talking!" winked Karman and Safah chuckled.

"Maccahs for breakfast" he stated.

"Fine" replied Sahl.

"You two tell mom about us three, I will tell mom about all your mischiefs" said Yazdan in a firm tone and the boys nodded.

Geez! My siblings are all blackmailers!

I shrugged and walked up to my room to get changed.

A good shower later, I stood infront of the mirror looking at myself.

I was wearing a black and grey polo shirt with the top buttons open, black chino's with my hair styled to the side. My grey eyes were vibrant and I pinched my cheeks to bring blood. Honestly, I look like freaking Edward Cullen!

I took my phone, wallet (Since I was not sure if all this place used handy cards), aviators and converse before walking downstairs.

"Guys, get your lazy butts downstairs!" Yelled Kulthum as she set on the chair beside me, at the breakfast table.

"Whats the time?" she asked me.

I turned to check my watch, realizing I did not wear it! Guess the excitment is really getting to me, huh.

I walked back to my room, wore my watch and band (black woven one) and walked back downstairs.

By the, all of them were there, Karman and Safwah were excited, because mama does not allow fastfood most of the time while Kulthum looked lost and Sahl and Yaz looked bored.

Thats when I realized we all were dressed identically.

"Jeez, get your own dressing style!" I muttered and my brothers laughed.

"Its a Zaeef thing"

It really is.

Whenever we go out together, we tend to wear almost same clothes.

"Guys, lets go!" Ehaan walked in the front door and grinned.

"The Zaeef magic still works" he laughed and I shrugged.

"Leggooo!" yelled Karman and I shook my head.

"Breakfast at Maccah's" he told Ehaan as we walked out of the house.

"So who's driving?" asked Yazdan.

"We taking the bus"

We walked towards Amyrah's mansion and soon they were out.

I could not help but smile at my beauty.

She wore all black today, no surprise.

It was a dress, jeans and hijab. Simple. Pretty.

"Quit staring" whispered Yazdan under his breath and I nudged his ribs. He let out a growl of pain.

"As salamu alaikum!!" they said, smiling at us.

"Wa alaikum mus salaam" I replied.

"We walking to Maccahs or what?" asked Aaiyla, Amyrah's cousin and Ehaan's wife.

"No honey, we can't walk there. We take the bus" said Urwa, the girl who was Umair's sister.

"Okay"

we walked towards the port, from where we boarded a bus.

I was lucky to have lose change in my wallet because my brother did not have their fare.

"Sir, its 70cents" said the driver and I nodded.

Doing the mental maths, I calculated for the 6 of us, and paid the man a 5 dollar bill.

He returned me the change and we board the bus.

I set at the window seat and looked around. This is the first time I am on a bus! Like ever. It was more of a school bus kinda, the seats were one after the other, the right could fit 3 people and left only 2. It smelt of burnt gasoline and smoke with a hint of........... burning tyre? Kinda. It's seats were covered in black carpet with music in the background. There was no glass in this bus!

There were like.......... *Counts them*..... 12 or 13 of us, scattered around. The bus began moving and I turned to look outside.

This place was surrounded by the greens!

I put on my aviators and turned to Amyrah, a seat infront of me.

"Hey" I said, as I put my head on the railing of her seat.

"Heyooh" she said happily, looking outside.

"You sound happy" I remaked and she laughed.

"I am happy"

"Because I am here" I teased her.

"Of course" she said sarcastically, but I ignored the sarcasm.

"See, I am never wrong" I replied, chuckling lowly.

"I love this place" she said, as we passed into the highway. It was very much empty.

"I know"

"You stalked me" she said and I chuckled.

"No, I observed you" I replied, running my hand through my hair.

"I like your eyes" she said and I smirked.

'damn it, Amyrah' she muttered to herself and I laughed.

"Its alright, thank you by the way" I said and she chuckled nervously.

The bus came to a stop infront of Maccahs and we got off, I thanked the driver.

"Foooddd" yelled Karman and soon the boys were running towards the main door.

We entered and I swear I saw shock on the workers faces. Probably because of the fact that 13 foreign people just attacked MacDonalds like they owned it.

"Order whatever you want, I am paying" I said and my brothers and sister happily began ordering.

Real modest people!

I turned to the girls and Ehaan with Farhan and Umair.

"Well?" I asked them and they shook their heads.

"No, its cool-" said Ehaan and I sighed.

"My brother, I am paying. Its my treat- Amyrah, don't even bother" I stated and her eyes widened a fraction.

Thats when I realized what I did.

"Go ahead! Order!" I pushed them and they sighed before going on with their orders.

I was starving and my siblings were taking forever to order!

"They only have nuggets and hotcakes! No burger!" whined Karman.

"They have nuggets and fries!" grinned Safwah.

"They don't have wraps!" muttered Kulthum.

"How about you all have hot cakes?" said Yazdan and they nodded.

He ordered hotcakes with syrup and cups of coffee.

I put my phone on the screen and it read my credit card.

"Thank you, have a nice day!" said the girl, handing me the slip.

I nodded and took the slip before walking towards my large group.

They all set, leaving one seat empty. One infront of Amyrah.

I turned to Sahl and Yazdan, between who the seat was saved. They gave me innocent smiles.

Wallahi my brothers!

I took my seat and began eating.

I knew Amyrah was having no difficulty in eating but the amount of food she ate bothered me. She hardly ate anything!

I took a bite and smiled. This food was so good!

I looked up to see Amyrah staring at me.

'What?' I shot my eyebrows up asking her.

She shook her head, smiling slightly at me.

I raised one eyebrow and stared at her.

"Nothing!" she said and everyone turned to her.

I smirked.

QUEEN