That was never It!!

chapter 14

Aliyah and Isabelle lay down on their backs. They felt stuffed. Aliyah could barely breath.

"My tummy hurts." Aliyah whined.

"Mine too." Isabelle said and touched her tummy.

"I can't believe we ate that much." Aliyah said. "I feel like a stuffed toy."

"It was worth it." Isabelle said. They were supposed to move out of the institute in a weeks time. Aliyah's phone rung and non of them wanted to move.

"Isabelle, pass me my phone." She said lazily. She simply nodded her head no. "Please Belle." Aliyah used that name because she knew it would work. Isabelle smiled and rolled on her bed. She took the phone from the night stand. She looked at the screen.

"It's a new number." She said. She was about to give Aliyah the phone when an idea popped into her head. She smirked and Aliyah quickly got on her feet. She didn't like it when Isabelle smirked.
Isabelle picked the call and Aliyah tried to grab her phone from her.

"Give it!" She whispered at her.

"Hello." She said as she moved away from her. They were both too lazy to tackle for the phone.

"Yea." Isabelle said as she played with her hair.

"Of course, that can't be a problem." Aliyah's eyes went wide open.
Who was she talking to and what was she agreeing to?

"Tomorrow night?" She asked and Aliyah jumped on her and grabbed the phone.

"Hello!" She actually shouted. Isabelle rolled on the floor laughing.

"Will you make it?" A man's voice asked her and she got even more confused.

"I uhh, umm." She opened her mouth only to realise she had nothing to say.

"Miss. Aliyah but it has to be tomorrow night. The tickets are ready."

Miss Aliyah? Who would call her that? And what tickets? Aliyah was confused.

"I am sorry. What?" She felt stupid for asking that. She gave Isabelle the am-gonna-get-you look.

"Give me a second." The caller said and Aliyah could here him moving.

"Finally!" She heard him sigh. "It's me, Malik from Carter's gaming company."

Aliyah smilled. Alhamdullilah.

"Why were you sounding So formal?" Aliyah asked surprised.

"Was pretending to be professional. My new boss is terrible. You are lucky you will have Hanif."

"I am sorry." Aliyah said sincerely.

"Her baby sister calls her the frost Queen. She is so cold." He said and Aliyah laughed. He was so talkative. "Gotta go before she freezes me or worse; fires me." He said and hanged up before she could ask a thing. Aliyah immediately hopped on Isabelle and stared tickling her.

"Spill it out!" She said as Isabelle laughed really hard and begged her to stop. "What was he talking about?"

"Okay okay!" She cried out. "For the love of God don't tickle me again."

Aliyah laughed at the tone of her voice. She was breathless.

"He was informing you that you better start packing because you are leaving for LA tomorrow night." She said and Aliyah screaming.

"God! What's with girls and screaming?" Isabelle covered her ears.

"Asks the boy!" Aliyah said sarcastically.

Isabelle stuck her tongue out at her. "I wish I was a boy." She said.

Astaghfirullah! Aliyah thought.

"You should be happy you are a girl."
Isabelle flipped her hair.

She be crazy sometimes! Aliyah thought.

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Haytham was packing. He had to go back home. He misses his mom so much. Jem insisted on helping him despite the fact that he barely had a thing to pack.

"Do you really have to go?" Jem started. "Even Hanif will be leaving tomorrow. I will be left on my own."

"Quite whining!" Haytham said. "You got Ariana and Hanan."

"Well you see that's the problem. They are too  much, anyone would want a break from 'em." He said sincerely and Haytham  laughed at him.

"Don't worry! Superman has got  your back. I will be here in no time." Haytham said in a serious tone. "I just wanna kiss my mom's forehead. It's been long."

He took the plane back to England. He didn't even have to try thinking about her. She always came to his mind. She meant the world to him. He closed his  eyes and prayed.

"Ya Allah! Bring her back to me."

It's not the first time he prayed using those words. That small dua is what made him wake up everyday for Tahajud.