My bestie

chapter twenty five

I snatched my hand from his gentle grip and he chuckled

We walked inside and sat down close to Maya. Fadila walked towards me with the other girls trailing behind her.

"Welcome" I said to them smiling hard. I introduced them to Maya and she gave them a smile which they returned back with a wave.

After a while,they went back to their seats

"Let's go and take group pictures" Joseph said and we got up and moved to where bunch of cameramen were standing.

We snapped a lot of pics,some decent and some crazy. After that,everybody scattered from that place

"Let's go find Habiba" I said to Maya

"Ok" she said holding my hand and we moved in the small crowd to find Habiba

"Hey ladies" uncle Haroon greeted as he appeared in front of us. Maya's grip on my hand tighten as uncle Haroon kept looking at her

"Hey bro,you finally came" I said trying to break the almost awkward moment

"Yeah what did you think?" He said casually now looking at me

"I..." I started but got interrupted by uncle Haroon

"By the way,you look hot" he said looking at the both of us

"Aww,thank you" I said smiling bowing down a little holding my dress in a princess manner

"Not you" uncle Haroon replied smiling at Maya who now look like she could melt

"Huh,thank you" Maya replied with beetroot cheeks.

"Have you guys take pictures, not in group,I mean like single pic?" Uncle Haroon asked directly facing to Maya

"No" she replied looking down as if she's talking to her fiance

"Come on let's go take one" he said holding his hands to Maya and she slide her hand in his shyly

"Ok stay well now" the cameraman said to me focusing his camera

"Pose for me babe" uncle Haroon said to Maya as she posed

"Wow" he uttered as the camera clicks

"Pls stop this rubbish talk and go away" I said starting to get annoyed

"Ok bye" he said looking at his watch like a businessman and walking away

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After two hours of eating,drinking,dancing and having so much phone,we later went home.

Maya asked me to come to her house early in the morning cos she wants me to witness the great gift her dad wants to give her.

"I'm so damn tired" I groaned as I lied down flat on my bed.

"Khair,have you prayed isha'i?" My mum asked as soon as she entered my room and I said no

"Come on stand up and go and pray before you forget. Don't let me come and meet you still laying like a Python on that bed" she scolded and left.

I went to the toilet, showered and performed ablution. I prayed and went to the kitchen to look for my cousins

Where are they?

I found uncle Haroon's phone on the kitchen cabinet. A message popped in reading 'hi' by unknown number

This number looked somehow familiar. I tried to unlock the phone but I don't know his password. Damn it

The house is strangely quiet. I went to the backyard and here they are sitting on the mat eating whatever

I greeted them and joined them. We talked about everything and nothing till we got tired and went to bed