Veiled Emotions

CHAPTER-12

All of them reached the mall except Ayaan. Hammad and Fahad got down and opened the door for their girls. Arshiya again said, "Qavi bhai, why don't you treat me like them?"

Qavi said, "Kya yaar Arshiya, tum itti badi ho gayi ho lekin tumhara dimag abhi bhi bachon ka hi hai." (Oh Arshiya, you've grown up, but your mind is still like a child's.)

Arshiya said, "Kya yaar bhai, mein tho sirf aapko Hammad bhai aur Fahad bhai ke waisa treat karne ko kaha aur aap hai ki meri bezzati karre." (Oh brother, I just asked you to treat me like Hammad bhai and Fahad bhai do, but you’re insulting me.) Saying that, she herself opened the door on her side and got down the car.

Qavi said, "Jo tum keh rahi ho, mein wo hi toh nahi kar sakta." (What you’re asking, I can't do that.) After listening to Qavi, Arshiya just gave him an annoyed expression and walked towards the girls. All the boys gave their keys to their bodyguards so they could park the cars in the parking area.

Inaya said to Fahad, "Bhai, hum log Ayaan ke liye rukenge aur Ayaan aane ke baad uske saath andar jayenge." (Brother, we will wait for Ayaan and go inside with him once he arrives.)

Fahad said, "Kya wo chota bachha hai jo hum uske liye yahan bahar rukenge?" (Is he a small child that we should wait outside for him?)

"Bhai, please. Usse yahan ka rasta nahi pata hai," said Inaya. (Brother, please. He doesn't know the way here.)

Hammad said, "Jab wo itti ache se bol rahi hai toh hum kyun na Ayaan ke liye rukh jaate." (Since she is asking so nicely, why don't we wait for Ayaan?)

Haniya, Arshiya, and Qavi also agreed with Inaya and Hammad and said, "Okay, then let's wait."

Fahad just made a sulking face and looked towards Hammad, who laughed seeing him.

Haniya thought, *Ohhhh, so cute Fahad looks when he is sulky.*

After waiting for five minutes, Fahad was actually done standing there. Haniya saw him and said, "Why don't we call Ayaan and find out his whereabouts? What do you say, people?"

Arshiya said, "Yes, we should do that."

Qavi said, "Okay, wait, let me call him," and he called Ayaan. But Ayaan didn't pick up the call.

"He is not picking up."

Haniya said, "Bhai, ek baar aap call karein." (Brother, why don't you call him?)

Hammad nodded, took out his phone, and called Ayaan. On the other side, Ayaan was not in a good mood and did not pick up Qavi's call. But within minutes, he got another call, this time from Hammad. Seeing that it was Hammad calling, he quickly picked up and greeted, "Asalamualaikum, bhai."

Hammad replied and asked, "Walaikumasalam, kahan ho tum? Hum sab tumhara intezar kar rahe hain." (Where are you? We're all waiting for you.)

Ayaan said, "Bhai, it will take a few minutes to reach. Why don't you all go inside and start shopping?"

Hammad said, "Okay, then we'll be going inside. Make sure you reach here safely."

"Yes, bhai," replied Ayaan.

After speaking to Ayaan, Hammad said, "Let's go inside. He'll join us soon."

Fahad said, "Dekho Inaya, kya fayda hua bahar taherne ka." (See Inaya, what was the point of waiting outside?)

Inaya just pouted and said, "I didn't know he was so far, bhai."

Haniya said, "It's okay. Now let's not waste time and go inside."

They all moved towards the main door of the mall and entered it. The girls said, "Let's first shop for ourselves, then the boys can shop."