Episode 18

*4 years back*

Aayat's P.O.V

I woke up from Abyad's call. She smiled and picked up the phone. " Assalamualaikum habibti," he greeted. His voice made me smile and gave me goosebumps but I replied only with "Walaikumsalam." I was about to cut the call when Abyad stopped me. "Before you cut, meet me at the fancy fair downtown at 3," he said. "Ok," I replied and cut the call. Mom and dad were out of town but Zubair was home. Aditya and Zinat stayed over else the house would be completely dull. After I cut the call, I turned to wake Zinat up, but the latter was already on her phone probably texting my brother.

Her cheeks were red and she was smiling like an idiot. "What is Zubbu saying that made you smile like this?" I whispered teasingly in her ears which made her jump. "Aayat, what the hell," she yelled before taking her pillow and started hitting me. Soon, Aditya and Zubair were in our room and Zubair scolded us. "A pillow fight at 4 am, what's next? Go and get ready, you'll miss fajr prayer" he said, he did not yell but he was firm enough to make us stop on our track and obey him. I walked up to him and hugged him. " Assalamualaikum Zubbu, you forgot your little sister once you got a girlfriend" I teased.

"Aayat!" both of the scolded. I rushed into the bathroom leaving the two lovebirds in the room. After Fajr, I joined Zinat in the kitchen, but since we were not allowed to cook, the boys prepared pancakes for us while we engaged in a conversation with them. As I was not much of a fan of food, I took more time than the others to finish my breakfast. When I was done, I walked into my room and while opening the door I talked to Zinat "Zinat, I need your help for my da..."I stopped midway as I saw Zinat and Zubair standing only an inch away from each other and they were about to kiss. On hearing my voice, both of them snapped away from each other. "sorry, I'll come later" I said. I turned on my heels to walk out but Zubair stopped me. "What do you need Zinat's help for?" asked Zubair.

"uh..."I tried to say something but nothing was coming out of my mouth. "Zubbu, leave us for a few minutes?" instructed Zinat. "I want to know, Aayat you know you can share anything with me?" he asked cupping my face. "Zubbu, promise not to be angry?" I asked. He stayed silent but I knew this was the only chance I had to ask for his approval to go out. "I am seeing a guy named Abyad for 3 weeks now, and he asked me out on a date today can I go?" I blabbered. "No!" he replied firmly. "but...."I tried to protest but his firm stare told me that he would not change his decision. I looked at Zinat for help, and she blinked to let me know that she was with me. Zubair left my room and Zinat hugged me. "At what time is your date?" she asked.

"At 3, but I don't know what to wear and my hair how do I tie it, to top it all Zubbu is not agreeing"I complained. "leave it on me, go and do a face pack, some skincare and have a hot shower, I'll convince your brother and select your clothes as well" she instructed. I hugged her happily and rushed to the bathroom.

Zinat's P.O.V

That day, I woke up a few minutes before Aayat by Zubair's call. I cut the call as I did not want to disturb his sister's slumber. We texted for a while when I heard Aayat's phone started to ring. She instantly picked it up without looking at the screen. I knew it was Abyad calling her. I focused on my chat with me to be Fiancee. He was excited about our engagement. As he loved keeping his life low-key, there was nothing much to do.