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Chapter 1

[They are in grade 11.]

Humera

"Ammi, my tiffin." I remind her while running down the stairs.

"Carefully, Humi. You might fall." I hear Rayyan bhai shout from behind.

"I am okay, bhai." saying that I ran towards the kitchen.

"Ammi, where is my tiffin? I am already getting late." I whine when I see her still stirring the pot.

"What's the matter, Humi? You have enough time to reach school. Why are you making the fuss?" Rayyan Bhai says while entering the kitchen.

"It's match day, Bhai. I have to reach earlier or else I would not get good seat." I tell him while filling my water bottle.

"Wait, it's match day today?" Hashim bhai says while entering the kitchen along with Hamid.

"Yup." I say before turning towards my mother. "Ammi, please, do fast. I will get late."

"Haye Allah, what should I do with this girl? Stay quiet for a minute, I will be done." My mother, Bushra Mir, the second daughter-in-law of Khan, says glaring at me.

"Now, I know why Rehan is not here." Hashim Bhai says. "He is one of the commentators, isn't he?"

"Yeah. He already left without having anything." Tayi Ammi, (Fareeda Begum, Rayyan and Rehan's mother) says.

"Don't worry, Ammi. He will have at school." Rayyan Bhai says while picking up the nearby apple. Only Rayyan Bhai can eat fruits first thing in the morning. He is such a health freak. I haven't seen him eating any street food ever. Not even once in my 16 years of life.

"So, who is the captain this time?" Hashim Bhai asks me.

"Shahzain." I say to him.

"Oh? I am pretty sure that boy has not had any proper food. Do one thing, Humi, take two one more tiffin with you and give that to him." Ammi says, making me frown at her.

"Wait, let me prepare glucose water. Shahzain will need it." Tayi Ammi says simultaneously.

"Tayi Ammi, why don't you adopt Shahzain bhai? It will be good for all of us, isn't it Appi?" Hamid says, giving me a smirk. This little sneaky piece.

Rayyan bhai and Hashim bhai chuckle hearing his words while I glare at them. I don't why my entire family adores that boy. From eldest to youngest, everyone fawns at him.

"If only I could, Hamid, if only I could." Ammi says making my blood boil.

"Ammi." I feel irritated with their 'Praise Shahzain' session. "I am getting late."

"Okay, okay, here." She hands me the tiffin and a glucose water bottle. "This girl has no patience."

"Rayyan bhai? Chalein? (Shall we leave?)" I turn to the man who is now eating bananas. He has finished two apples and now is eating bananas. I wait for him to finish his food and we walk out of the house. Rayyan bhai is my ride to school whenever others are busy.

"Don't forget to give glucose to Shahzain." I hear Tayi Ammi shouting from behind.

I huff taking my place in the passenger's seat.

"You know, one day or other you need to accept the fact that Shahzain is literally an unofficial member of Khan family." Rayyan Bhai says while starting the car.

I just turn my head towards the car window, and he chuckles. Shahzain's mother (Aliza aunty) and my mother are childhood friends and that is how I came in contact with Shahzain. Having our house nearby, we literally grew up together. But that doesn't mean I have to fawn over him like others, right? He is a literal tormentor. He just knows how to annoy me and snatch my positions.