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27. ᴅᴇᴛᴇꜱᴛ & ᴀᴅᴏʀᴇ

SHAHID SAIF

"Assalamualaikum Man!" Rehan greets me opening the door, and stands there holding something. I return the greeting, telling him to settle in excitedly since It's been so long we met and had a conversation.

"Guess what?!! Here it is, I'm getting married!!" He states handing me an invitation, and sitting on the guest sofa. I walk over from my chair to the guest sofa and give him my congratulations.

"Mahn, I'm glad you're finally getting married, Masha Allah." I state smiling at him, and he smiles right back.

"Between, there was something about Shuhaib I wanted to talk to, I'm pretty sure you know what it is....." He hesitates making me understand where he is getting to.

"Indeed, I'm well aware of it. I apologize, but I'm afraid I'm unable to do that. He made many inquiries, all I did was reject him and I have my own reason for that." I respond to him as he smile at me stating "Yeah sure, if u say so, it's up to you since it's your business."

I feel bad for turning him down. I won't even give a fuck about Shuhaib, but the fact that Rehan brought it up makes me pity him. Since we have been business partners for more than three years, it goes without saying that I'm far more closer to Rehan than I am to Riyas. And Shuhaib? Not to mention how much I detest him, is another thing.

"I can understand it because you're his brother, and it's only natural to help him out by talking to me. But I'm really sorry....if you want I'll consider it after I confirm something." Rehan's face brightens with hope as I say this.

"Yes please look out to him, he's stubborn." He states chuckling and I eventually join him. "Ha between, I'm pretty sure my little sister is excited as well as eager to meet you. She asks about you whenever she gets the chance." He states.

"Your sister?...Ha yes I remember, she was just so small when I met her ages ago." I reply to him as he continues, "I guess she really is looking forward to meet our business partner, You rather than my marriage." He says

"Haha dude, don't be. I'm pretty sure she's looking forward to your wedding as well." I give him a smile and we discuss further about his business, in which he needs my assistance.

I still remember the small girl, I believe she was in first grade and I was in third. The only fact I remember her until now is...she was the only person I fall asleep without the needs for sleeping pills. After losing my sister, I was traumatized staying up the whole night even as a child. My parents would worry about my condition and consulted a lot of Psychologist. But all they could offer me was a sleeping pill.

I met his little sister the day I went to Rehan's house as a child, and despite my cold demeanor towards her, she made an effort to lift my spirits, cheering me up. Since Rehan's father is my father's business friend, we ended up having a get-together that one day. Not to mention we had our sleepover at their house. After playing a lot of games with the kids of my father's friend, we children's all slept in one room.

I still remember that night right now, Shuhaib who seemed to be the same age as mine and their little sister and I slept in one bed after playing few games. We all tirelessly went straight to bed and I wasn't getting any sleep that night just as always. A boy same age as mine rolled off the bed and fell down, I thought it might have hurted him but he was snoring the next moment. And that guy was Shuhaib whom I had only recently learned about.

Shuhaib who rolled off the bed seemed snoring and sleeping on the floor, the little girl was beside me sleeping peacefully. I covered myself with the blanket, I was so sleepy that I eventually fell asleep. When I told my parents about how I got a tight sleep that night, they just assumed it was because I was tired after playing games with them after a long time.