THE UNSEEN THREAD

PART 6

"Ashir" I whispered his name under my breath "Assalam Alaikum" I looked down at the ground and said softly "Walaikum Salaam" Ashir said in his thick masculine voice.

He was constantly staring at me and I was avoiding Ashir's gaze as he was standing behind me and I was welcoming the guest.

I faced him and looked at him "you want something?" I asked him confused as he was staring at me "yes" Ashir said yes and I asked him "what do you want?" He looked into my eyes, "You" he said in a whisper as if he was praying something in front of me, I couldn't hear properly because of the surrounding noise, "What did you say?" I asked him "nothing" he said raising his voice a little so I could hear him properly.

"Then why are you standing here go to the stage and greet everyone" I turned my attention away from him and started greeting the guests again "As you say ma'am" he said in a low soft voice and headed towards the stage.

I saw the back figure of him as he walked towards the stage but as he walked onto the stage he looked at me and winked, I quickly looked away from him and muttered "idiot" under my breath.

I started greeting everyone again as I was greeting I saw Maha coming into the venue I quickly hugged her and greeted her father "assalam uncle khalil" mr khalil looked at me and he placed his hand on my head, "Walaikum Assalam areeba."

I lead Mr. Khalil and Maha to the stage to meet my family as I bring them on stage and they were greeting my family when Ashir came to me and stood beside me and said "Hey" He whispered to me, I looked at him and walked away, ignoring his words. I came towards Maha and stood next to her.

Ashir was looking at me continuously but I was ignoring his stares, I was talking with Maha, "He is your uncle friend son?" Maha asked me and I nodded "He's staring at you constantly" Maha said looking at Ashir who was still staring at me "Yes because he's an idiot" I said annoyingly to Maha. "I think he likes you" Maha said to me softly "oh please Maha I don't think so he likes me he's just an idiot who likes to stare at girls."

"I was just thinking just look at him how he is staring at you" as Maha said to me I looked at Ashir and quickly looked away and shook my head "no no he is like my brother please Maha " I said looking at Maha "But.." Maha tried to say something but I cut her off "No but he is like my brother and I don't care if he stares at me. Just let it go."

Maha and I talked a lot and it was time to eat. Everyone was eating. I was serving Muskan Appi and Bilal Bhai when Ashir also came on stage. Ashir sat next to Bilal Bhai and I was sitting next to Muskan Appi "Ashir you don't want to eat?" Appi asked Ashir, Ashir looked at me "I want to eat but I can't because the one I care about so much is not eating and only serving."

Appi looked at Ashir with confused look "what do you mean?" Ashir turned away from me and looked at Appi "nothing Muskan Appi" Ashir shook his head and said softly "Areeba go with Ashir and give him something to eat" I looked at Appi "He can take it he have hands" Appi looked at me "He is our guest" Appi said to me and beckoned me with her eyes "But.." I tried to say something but Appi cut me off "Go Areeba" I got up from the couch "Come on" I rolled my eyes and lead him to the food section.

As soon as we got to the food section "Take what you want" I didn't even look at Ashir "Are you angry?" He asked me in a low voice "No" I folded my arms over my chest "Okay then will you eat with me?" I looked at him "Why should I eat with you?" We both looked at each other "just asking if you want to eat you can eat I like to share" I looked away from him "but I don't like to share."

"Oh I see" he said and I looked at him as he started to get himself something to eat. I left ashir alone and came towards where my mama was sitting talking to her brother "Mama" Mama looked at me "What's up Areeba" I made a small pot "Nothing" I said to Mama. "Areeba you are hungry so eat something" "Mama said to me "No I am not" I left mama and came to Maha and sat beside her.

Maha was eating and she started feeding me with her own hands, now it's 12 o'clock in the night and every guest is leaving the venue like Ashir and her family was about to leave when Ms. Zoya Ashir's mother came towards mama and said Allah Hafiz to mama Ashir looked at me and waved his hands and then they left, Maha and her father also left.

We came home and went to our rooms and I quickly changed into something comfortable and prayed Isha. After praying, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

12 days had passed, today is 1st August and time is 12am, my family and Maha's father came to airport to say goodbye to me and Maha, we both were leaving pakistan and going to korea.

Mama hugged me and mama started crying, appi also started crying as she hugged me and bhai is also crying I was about to cry but I control my tears.

Maha and I boarded the plane. We landed safely at the airport in Korea after a 10 hour flight.

We got our stuff from check in baggage when Maha called someone on the phone "yes we are here" she then hung up "who were you talking?" Maha looked at me "Mr. Choi, he will come to pick us up" I looked at Maha confused "Have you booked a cab" Maha laughed and patted my head lightly "No idiot Mr. Choi manager of the Kim Group"

We came out of the airport and I looked around "It's so beautiful" I muttered under my breath. A man looking 30 or 35 years old came towards us and smiled "Hello Ms Maha, Hello Miss Areeba" I and Maha we both looked at him "I am Mr Choi" we both greeted him. Then he leads us to the car parked in the parking lot.

We sat in the car as the driver takes us somewhere only Mr. Choi knows. The car stopped in front of the building, the building looks nice and expensive. Mr. Choi then leads us to the elevator building, Maha and I enter the elevator and Mr. Choi pushes the elevator button to the 24th floor.

When the elevator stopped at the 24th floor, we got out of the elevator and Mr. Choi gave us the keys of the apartment "2440 is your apartment no., you two can join the office from tomorrow."

Mr. Choi bowed slightly and left as he left, Maha opened the door to the apartment and we both entered the apartment.

"We met as if we could never be apart"

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