FEAR OF FONDNESS

Chapter 24 ANOTHER SECRET?

SHinaya's POV:

After patching up with my crew, I was busy with them when I saw an unwanted face reaching us. It was Abeera, with her friends. 

"Think of the devil and the devil is here!" Mahnoor muttered in a taunting tone.

"Oh no please I don't want a brain eater now" Maryam also muttered,. She was a brain eater though, because she always had some negativity ready to transfer to another person and in mine case, She was always ready to spit poison.

"Hey Shinaya!" She said, coating sweetness over her voice.

"What do you want?" Mahnoor asked her dismissively.

"Oh come on do you think I only come to you when I had some work? What work of mine can you do? And especially she!" she said pointing towards me.

"Of course, What of your shit work We can do? We are not into that stuff." Mahnoor said with a mischievous smile that turned Abeera red.

"And of asking you means what do want? A fight or an argument?" I asked her

"For now I just wanted to ask you that what have you and your family done to Uncle Ali? He doesn't even care about his reputation now, Look What kind of people he is been inviting to our standard party?" She said taunting me and my family, on our class. Although my father had a pretty good business, but it was not in competition with Kadar.

Before I could answer her Mahnoor and Maryam had already loaded their weapons

"I think you should ask this to yourself, my dear, After that corruption case on your father and poor equipment case on your company, I don't think you should be here, or anywhere, right?" She launched her first missile which landed on the spot, Abeera was red in embarrassment.

"And secondly, She and her family have family terms with Uncle Ali, which their family had earned by supporting each other through generations but you seem to be here just because you are their relatives" Maryam chimed in. Maryam was an introvert among us. She didn't usually argue with Abeera but when it came to us, she didn't refrain from anything.

"And ah. I wanted to ask you about the exams. You are not giving part 2 this year right?" Mahnoor taunted her. 

"Am really sorry to know that!" She said putting a hand on her chest.

Abeera was not able to give her exams of A levels last year. she told everyone that an accident happened with her and she was not able to take her two exams and now she will repeat. 

Abeera was furious with anger and embarrassment, she didn't answer anything but at last, excused herself.

"excuse me please," she said and made her between us. As she came across me, she spilled her drink on me. She quickly made an innocent face, and said,

"Oh, I'm really sorry Shinaya," She said making an innocent face. My dress was wet from one side But it was ruined. I clenched my jaw, I wanted to break her face but couldn't.

But when you have true friends you don't need to do everything yourself. As Abeera was about to leave Maryam pushed Abeera while walking and spilled her drink on her dress, and quickly said"Oh sorry!".

But that wasn't enough Mahnoor pretended to check out her dress and spilled her drink too on Abeera. Abeera was shocked she didn't know what to do. My friends were unpredictable sometimes, but not for me. I can bet if Aqsa had been there she would have spilled her drink too.

Her friends also got scared of wetting their dresses so they went aside leaving her. Before Abeera could say anything Mahnoor said "Don't think of anything now!" she said making a step forward to her. "It's not difficult for me, to make you fall on the ground!" She threatened her and she was true. She was able to do it. Abeera clenched her jaw and moved aside.

"thanks" I smiled and muttered to both of them.

"Really? Was there a need for it" Maryam asked raising her eyebrow.

"Yeah! It was our duty, I hope you will do it for me too right" Mahnoor said smirkingly.

"With pleasure!" I answered smirkingly.

I asked one of the staff about the washroom and went to clean my dresses. Thankfully it was not ruined completely and due to its black color, the spot wasn't prominent. After cleaning it I got out and was going outside when I heard Sania Api's voice. I thought she was out of the country due to some business affairs but I heard her voice. I went to confirm, it was coming from the sitting area on the back of the house. when I got there I was shocked.

"What is this Wassal?" She asked sobbing.

"Am asking you something? Where did you get this cut?" She asked him again.

"Api it's nothing!" wassal told her but She didn't listen.

"No! No! you are lying, are they back?" she asked in a fearful voice. 

Then I noticed his hand. there was a long cut on his hand moving up to his arm. It didn't seem too old.

"Api it's nothing, I_I just got into a car accident, It's nothing else, trust me!" He tried to assure her but she wasn't. She started to breathe heavily, She started to pull her breath, My eyes got widened with fear

What is happening to her?  I asked myself. I was about to reach her when I heard Wassal shouting.

"take out her inhaler!" He shouted to Mustafa, Ahtahsam, and Zaram.

Mustafa rushed towards her one bag and Ahtaham towards the other while Zaram started to look in her purse. Wassal was holding her and was trying to relax her. Soon Zaram found her inhaler and gave it to Wassal. After taking a dose of inhaler. Her breath was stabled, and her condition was quite better.

I got off there, but my brain was still hung there. 

After coming back I tried to act normal, I didn't tell anyone anything as I wasn't sure myself, that what just happened.

The event was ended, and most people had left but close ones were still there. Mahnoor and Maryam's family had also left and our family was also about to leave when Baba and Uncle ALi decided to have a chess match. We were sitting in a TV lounge, The interior of the lounge got me distracted from the trauma. It was adorned with a huge chandelier and luxurious velvet curtains. Their house was indeed beautiful. And mama was also busy with Zunaira Aunty. Bhai and Azaan had gone to watch a movie with their friends in a theater room and I was sitting with Kashmala and Sadia they were also family friends with Kadar but soon they left as their family left. 

Now I was getting bored. but my boredom didn't last for much time as Hazil came.

"Getting bored?" he asked with a smile.

"Um, yeah" I answered him with a smile.

"Come on, this farmhouse is more like a playland you can't be bored here, tell me what do you like to play?" He asked me.

"Umm, I like to play basketball and games in my free time and I also like to bake but I think it can't be here," I told him

"Nah, don't worry, yeah basketball court and baking are not possible right now but yeah we have PS5!" He told me with a smile. PS5?Wow!

He showed me the gaming room, It was decorated with LED and neon lights and there was the latest gaming equipment on the table. A cinematic LED was Placed in the front with PS5 It was like a dream room for a gamer. Well, I was not a gamer, but I did like e-gaming and that room was attracting me to become a gamer.

"So, A match?" He asked me

"Sure," I answered confidently.

We played Tekken on it and it went pretty well. Although Hazil was quite a player but he couldn't beat me completely, It was a draw. he won 1 and I won one.

"wow! I have to say you got some real moves!" He said appreciating me.

"Thanks but you are also a player, you said you were not into Tekken that much but your score doesn't say that," I said, appreciating him back.

"yeah But not more than you, Master" he replied.

I began to laugh at his comments but soon our laughter stopped as a cold voice interrupted.

"What's happening here?"