Chapter 10: Surprise

•Aimaan• 

"Let me ask you a riddle. I bet you can't answer!" Zyan said.

I raised my eyes from my laptop. I hummed in response.

"How could a frog fly?" He asked

"In its dream." I said, not looking at him.

"Oh nanna, you made wrong. The frog drinks red bull. It's stated that red bull gives you wings!" He started laughing.

I looked at him with my mouth hung opened. "How Harry cooperates with you!" I commented. I went back to my work which I need to submit tomorrow to my lovey-dovey boss.

"Next question, how could a snake fly?" 

"Ofcourse it might have drank another can of red bull." I said with a victorious smirk.

"No, it had ate the frog that drank red bull. Ha ha ha!!" He was rolling in the bed, clutching his stomach, laughing, while I was looking at him evilly.

"I've placed it..um. somewhere..else.here. But..no, it's here. But somewhere else...!." I jumped from my bed and started searching for something in my cupboard, in my pocket, under my books, and even in the toilet.

"What are you searching for?" Zyan asked while trying to control his laughter.

"Oscar Award." I replied sarcastically, placing my hands on either side of my hip.

"O-oohh, nanna you are improving!" Zyan commented.

"Next question!" He said.

I gave him a deathly glare.

"I'm sure its a final question" he added.

"How could an eagle fly?" 

"I got it! It might have consumed that snake" I replied.

"You are so silly, an eagle can fly already." With that, he started laughing like a maniac.

"You!" I ran after him. Without knowing what was happening, Aqza ran after me for no reason. He ran to the kitchen, so I followed, and Aqza. Accidently a large bowl of batter fell as Zyan ran. Seeing that, Ammy ran after Zyan.

Wait, what?

Who's following whom?

I suddenly slowed down my pace. Just as I slowed down,  three things simultaneously happened.

One; Aqza hit my back and fell down and started crying.

Two; Ammy caught Zay.

And three; The calling bell rang.

As the third thing happened, our gaze fell into the door. Aqza stopped crying, ammy left Zayn. Four pairs of eyes fixed on door.

"Ahem, someone open the door." Ammy said.

I immediately got my senses back and went to open the door to see a man of his fifties. 

"Assalamu Alaikum." he said.

I stared at him as if he had grown two heads. Someone strange. A stranger?

"I'd said something." That man said, narrowing his eyes. Again I got my senses back.

I think my senses have a crush on someone as it is visiting that everytime, leaving me all alone!

"Oh sorry, Wa salam. Come in!" I leaded him inside. I signalled ammy with my face to know who he was. But the fun fact was, even she doesn't know.

He greeted mom and Zay, and took his seat on behalf of our request.

"So, let me introduce myself. I'm Harris Rahman, uncle of Ihzan." He said.

"Oh," we three replied in unison.

Wait, what?

Whose uncle?

"Uncle of Ihzan." He replied once again, looking at me.

Did I said that aloud?

"So, what brings you here?" Ammy asked.

"Mrs. Shihas, actually I came here to ask the hand in marriage of Ms. Shihas to my nephew." He said.

Another proposal?

Wait, what?

"To Ihzan?" I asked with triple astonishment.

He nodded his head.

I saw my little, sweet, charming, adorable brother laughing at me as if I was a joker.



But my handsome brother didn't know that his face won't look that better soon.

Afterwards, Mr. Rahman and mom went to discuss something else. All these while, I had only one desire: not to get married to that jerk.

*****

"You should, and this is my decision."

"Ammy..."

"You will be married to Mr. Ihzan Hashim within the next quarter. And my decision is final!" She announced and locked herself in her room. 

"Let me atleast complete my studies!" I screamed, hoping that she might hear me.

"He's also there in the college, so it's possible even after your marriage. Don't throw your senseless explanations to me." She shouted from behind the door.

Zyan looked at me with a teasing smirk in his face.

"Do I need to remind you about what you got an hour ago?" I asked while giving him a deathly glare. He immediately rubbed his hand where I'd given him a pinch that showed him hell. 

*****

"We are planning to get married the next month." Waniya was blushing furiously.

"Oh congrats!" 

We were having a video chat. I was in my office, and decided to call her as Ihzan went somewhere with Sienna.

As he came back, I immediately ended the call and went back to my work. Sienna was with him. I decided to ignore them. 

My blood boiled when I saw Sienna who typically destroyed a family.

Wait, who knows if that is limited only upto one family?

"So Darlie, I asked about our marriage to my parents. They are quite disappointed, but I am always opened for you." She said. I saw her looking at me with disgust for a second from the corner of my eyes. By hearing this, Ihzan too looked at me.

Thank god for giving me corners for eyes.

"Sienna, actually my uncle had planned a marriage for me." He blurted.

"Oh." she said unknowingly.

"Wait what!" She screamed that automatically made my eyes to fix on them.

"I seriously don't know who she is." He said.

Again, thank god!

"I'm sure that girl does not see the next sunrise!" She said.

Then let's see! Don't forget that you are playing with Aimaan Shihas, and not Tammara.

"No dear, let this marriage happen. Even if we deal with that girl, definitely my uncle may find another one. But if I marry that girl, lets show her what hell is." He smirked and continued: "then my uncle won't come with another proposal knowing that I won't succeed in those marriages."

Wait, what?

I felt something new on hearing him. Something strange. Something dangerous. My whole body and soul request me not to marry him. But alas! My mom played a different role.

*****

Unusually I felt as if my Bossy was in good mood. I saw him laughing to someone in his phone. Henna left an hour ago. I didn't dare to look at him. Its embarrassing.

"You should stay here this night. I won't be here. Other few staffs might be here." He popped might. He wasn't looking at me. I slightly nodded. 

As the lights started to get switched off, my eyes too got along with it.

Remember what happened the previous day.

My mind ordered me. I was having an asthma attack the whole day when he threw ice water on me.

But my eyes were still disobeying. What to say, soon I was engulfed in darkness. The only thing that I was remembering was the pain when I held my hand in my paining wrist.