My bestie

chapter eleven

Maya's birthday was today and I was excited for her.

Yesterday, uncle Haroon took me to a mall to get Maya a birthday gift. I thought, thought and thought and I finally decided to get her a milk handbag that has small teddy bear on it. I wrapped the gift up and stick a small note to it.

I got up in the morning and do what I have to do. I showered and change into a skirt and blouse.

I tied my Head tie almost perfectly, put my blue veil and put light make up. I don't even have stuffs for heavy make up so I used what I have.

Maya texted me her address and I sat in the parlor looking at every passing minute on my phone while waiting for uncle Haroon.

"Let's go Khair" uncle Haroon said and I stood up to tell my mum goodbye.

"Are you going to stay there waiting for me till the party ends?" I asked uncle Haroon when we are seated in the car and he was driving

"Do you want me to?" He asked

"Yes" I replied

"Nop I'm not staying"

"Please"

"No I'm not"

"Why? It will not take up to couple of hours" I said hoping to convince him

"I can't stay at a girl's party for two hours looking at bunch of girls with heavy and scary make up that would make me throw up. Maybe I might be the only male there and you know I don't like girls gawking at me you know, its a risk for handsome man like me" he said with pride.

"Kutt! Handsome man like you,my foot." I said laughing.

"Just give me a call whenever you are ready to go home and I will pick you up immediately, I promise" he said

"Ok whatever" I said rolling my eyes.

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Maya's area has many fine houses and the place is calm and peaceful.

"House 27" I reminded uncle Haroon looking at my phone.

"Uhm, we are here" uncle Haroon told me,I looked up from my phone and went out of the car.

"I should get going now. Wish your friend a happy birthday for me" uncle Haroon said and drove off without even waiting for me to say ok or bye at least.

Now that I'm at the front majestic gate, should I knock or what?

I decided to knock and not less than a minute, a young man in uniform with name tag opened the door for me.

He stick out his hand for me indicating that I should put something on his hand.

Is he trying to collect bribe before allowing me inside?

When I stand without doing anything, he said "your invitation young lady"

Ooh!you suppose to tell me since and Thank God I came with the invitation card.

"Ooh here is it" I said putting it on his hand. He looked at it and gave me back opening the gate wider for me to pass through.

Oh my world. This house is sooo big. Maybe its a mansion? I think I would call it a mansion

The house, I mean mansion is surrounded by flowers. There is a long driveway that lead to the large parking lot where different cars are parked there already.

I walked to the front door and wanted to knock when I saw the doorbell. I pressed it and waited...no reply
I pressed again and someone shouted"coming" in the house.

A pretty lady opened it and gestured for me to get inside. I greeted her and stand there like a statue.

Not to exaggerate, but the living room itself is bigger than our entire house lol.

"Please sit. I will tell Maya her friend is here" the lady said and left.

I sat nervously and greeted everyone in the parlor. Some answered and others don't.

I just looked at everywhere with awe. The living room wall is all white in colour making the pictures on the wall look awesome.

A very big plasma TV is placed on the wall showing cartoon. The room has black center carpet where the children are seated on.

There is a bookshelf at the right corner of the room while the far left side of the room is a secret passage of some kind. Well I don't know but there is a door there.

I was busy studying the living room when someone came running down the stairs and jumped on me.

"Khair, I never thought you would make it here" Maya said hugging me very tightly not giving me space to breath.

I hugged her back smiling in pain because of her tight hug. She finally released me.

"Let's go upstairs to my room" she said with a huge grin while everyone literally stop whatever they were doing and looking at us.

As she led me to the stairs, I kept looking at everywhere with wonder.

Compose yourself you fool and stop behaving like village child. My subconscious said and I quickly looked down.

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