SLOVE

C H A P T E R S E V E N

It had been a almost a month since that night,Ilaya's mother had become good friends with Zainab,much to Ilaya's annoyance.

Today,Ilaya had returned from Paris and to her surprise,her grandparents had returned from London after almost a year too.

Her grandparents,Ahmed and Sameera were in London for the past year and half,to seek better treatment as Sameera was diagnosed with blood cancer,she was feeling better so they decided to return for a while.Ilaya would visit them frequently despite her busy schedule,being their only grandchild she was spoiled rotten.

The door to Ilaya's room opened.Amna entered the dimly lit room,she turned on the lights and made her way towards the bed where Ilaya slept after an almost thirteen hours flight.

"Ilaya wake up"she almost shouted.

*no response*

"utho Ilaya"she slightly shook her.She brushed a few hair strands from her face and patted her cheek.

[wake up Ilaya]

"Ilaya"

She slowly opened her eyes and sat up on the bed rubbing her eyes with the back of her palm.

"utho jldi(get up quickly) come down for dinner"

"ap idhr hi bhijwa dain"Ilaya pouted.

[send it in here]

Amna shook her head, "your grandparents are waiting downstairs"

Ilaya stood up on her bed with a jolt, "yaar pehley btana tha na"

[should've told before]

She jumped off the bed and ran into the bathroom making Amna chuckle.

"araam se"

[be careful]

Ilaya was having dinner with her family after a long time,the dining room was filled with their laughters as they talked about almost anything and everything.

"Ilaya when are you getting married"Sameera asked out of the blue making Ilaya choke.

Amna forwarded her a glass of water that she gulped in one go.

"main?"

"mmhmm aur bhi yahan koi Ilaya hai"

"maine shaadi nhi krni"

"yeh kia baat hui,you have to get married"

"nahi krni nawwww"she whined.

"I just want to see you married before i die"

"tch tch abhi tou bohat dair hai"she said swallowing the lump in her throat.

"acha choraein apko pata hai.............."

The night ended as they caught up to each other's life with the sad realisation that her grandmother might not be with her in the coming days.

Ilaya woke up by the continuous ringing of her alarm,she sat up,groaning on the bed and turned off the alarm.She unplugged the charger and went through her phone then got up to get ready.

Ilaya wore black high-waisted pants,with a white top,and a grey blazer,the only accessories being a platinum pendant with a small diamond and a few rings,and matching diamond studs.