Broken Birds

Fourteen

God!
I feel like strangling this fucking man.
Awwal came to see me at Isa's shop and can you believe the man was telling me that he was hungry?

Then go to a freaking restaurant, why are you telling me?

Okay truth is, before whenever he said he was hungry I'd go home and cook for him while he waits in the living room. He'd eat and leave.

But being around Aryan lately just makes me realize how stupid and despicable I was. I'm not letting go off him just yet but we need to make adjustments.

"Then go eat at home" I say smelling the scent of the shampoos.
"What?" He asks surprised.

"Yeah, as you can see I'm busy so either go home or go to a restaurant. Don't you have a wife at home?"

He laughs obviously frustrated "Is this you rebelling? Huh? Because I haven't been spending time with you? Because I haven't been calling and you're lonely?"

I nod "if that's what you'd like to think but if you haven't noticed I didn't call or text either"

He stares at me "Did you meet another man? Is that why you're misbehaving? You think he actually cares about you or loves you when you have nothing to offer?"

I smile raising my head to look at him "I don't need a man for me to realize I'm worth a lot more than begging to be with a weakling like you. You're scared of your wife, is it because she wears the pants? Anyway, it's either you give me the respect I deserve or we end this"

He laughs hysterically "You think you can just wake up one day and demand for respect you haven earned? You're delusional"

"Isa" I call him "The scent of that rosemary and lavender is spectacular, could you mix them?"
He looked reluctant but nods.

"Or you don't think it will work?"
"I might be able to make it work. I'll try it and if it doesn't work then we can just go with them separately, right?"

I nod "I'll come back tomorrow morning. Take care of yourselves and your food will arrive any moment now"
"Thanks" he winks.

I turn to Awwal "You can stay and eat if you're hungry, I ordered enough".

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So I went to pick up my brother Modibbo at the train station. PS, he can be very very annoying.

"Oh, if it isn't my short sister" he says giving me a side hug.
Admittedly, he's 6'3 and I'm 5'4 so the gap is a bit much but it doesn't change the fact that I'm older.

"Shut up. How're you doing?"
He nods "I'm okay, I heard you have a new sugar daddy"

"What?" I ask confused.
"Yes, Fadila and Maimuna have told everyone already. You woke up one day with a 12pro? Who is he?"

"Will you drag your suitcase? It's hot"
He nods pulling it along as he puts his other hand around my shoulder.

"So? For real though. I hope it's not true" he says a bit seriously this time.
I shake my head "No, you know I don't date old men"

"Okay and please tell me you've broken up with that loser you were dating"
I chuckle "You don't like Awwal?"

He shakes his head "If you can remember the last time we met the guy got punched"
I laugh.
I can't believe I forgot.

I love my baby brother.
He's very caring despite how annoying he is.

"So? Who got you the phone?"
I smile.
And he's the only person I can trust with knowing about what's going on between Aryan and I. Don't get me wrong I trust Ya Zubair but I'm scared he'd overreact, he can be a bit overprotective.