FORBIDDEN

28:The Return

"Aaliya I can't just stay here for the rest of my life." I sigh while throwing another discarded t shirt in my bag.

I am going home today. Its been nearly a week and a half since I am staying at Aaliya's and I am grateful that she has let me this long. Although leaving would be too much of a risk seeing the chances that father's meeting got delayed by a week more, because apparently the seller didn't satisfy him enough to struck the deal so he gave him some time.

With Ibtisam lurking in my head like the angel of death I just can't think straight without my thoughts going to him and his devilish activities. I just know he is planning something. That man is freaking obsessed with me from when I was 17th. That obsession has taken a carnal edge now.

Things are never right where extreme obsession is involved.

However, although I don't want to admit it after Omar introduced himself as my fiance, Ibtisam has been staying away from my whereabouts nowadays and I could not be more thankful for it.

"Neen with Ibtisam lurking around you, I can't just let you leave." she hisses at me.

"Aaliya, I'll be fine. I've dealt with worse." I assure her.

"Quit that uncaring act infornt of me at least, Daneen. I don't want you to leave, no one does this house is yours as much as it is mine." she tries to convince me again.

"It isn't just that, Aaliya. I've to manage the workers at the house too they've been on a leave for about 10 days now, I just can't imagine what disaster state the house would be in." I roll my eyes just thinking about.

"Well then just go, get the mess cleaned up and come back. I need my bestfriend with me." she says while backhugging me.

I pass her a snicker before saying."You will have Shehram with you soon, so don't worry about me much."

With that I receive a violent slap on my back which causes me to hiss out loud.
"Aaliya!" I shout.

"Don't say that again. You'll always be the first to me besides I haven't even decided if I'll design his office or not." she speaks.

"Well we have both got a lot on our plates right now. I just can't imagine how I'll pull off this whole fake fiance thing with Omar." I huff out loud.

"You'll manage it just fine, you always do. And besides I am with Omar on this one he did the right thing. Despite the fact how bitchy you acted towards him afterwards." she draws her voice taking a disapproving edge.

"I was confused okay? I didn't mean to."I confess.

" I know, Neen. But meet with Omar in the evening or tommorow and tell me the details as soon as possible okay? " she demands.

I laugh."Yeah ofcourse, now will you let me go so I can bid everyone goodbye?" I ask.

"You're making me upset, Daneen." she says but leaves me nevertheless.

"I'll stay with you every weekend how's that sound?" I ask cheerfully in hopes to brighten her mood.

"Promise?" she says still unsatisfied but complies anyways.

"Promise" I say interlocking my pinky with hers.

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"You'll tell me if anything goes wrong, okay?" Subhan says as he cuts his call with someone who seems like his one and only love to me for sure.

I raise a suspicious eye brow at him and point to his phone. "That was her right?" I ask.

He sighs. "Daneen." he takes my name to get my answer.

"I will, I promise but you'll tell me everything too. It doesn't work one sided." I say a snd slap his arm playfully.

"Okay okay." he complies while rolling his eyes at me. I move forward towards him for a brotherly hug to which he gladly returns.

We stay like that for a moment as I bask in the protective embrace I feel with this only man on the whole planet. "You're my favourite brother, you know?"

He laughs and rests his chin atop my head. "I know, dumbo."

"You didn't have to go you know?" he says after a beat of silence.

"I'll come back and stay on weekends, I promised to Aaliya." I assure him.

"Still." he says not satisfied at all.

I smile against his chest.

This is the one family I can never ever in my life leave, hate or never not miss.

"Don't get too sad without me." I say while breaking the hug.

"What. No. I'll be happy my cheeots will be safe now." He replies.

I hit him again offended. "That is gonna be a serious problem, when Alisha will be with you and I'll gladly support her in no cheetos mission." I say while pointing a finger at him.

He passes me a laugh. "She isn't even with me yet and you're in your planning mode from now, cruel sister." he huffs.

"Oh yeah. That would se so much fun." I reply still in my thoughts about him and her together.

"How do you know she will be here,Anyway?" he asks from behind me as I begun walking to my car.

"No one can refuse such a lovely family." I reply truthfully.

He raises an eyebrow playfully.

"And ofcourse this chashmish gentleman too." I finish causing him to snicker and look down.

Man is probably shy.

"I'll see you soon, Neen." he says.

"Of course, baby bro." I reply back and settle down inside my car, he waits until I am out of the driveway to go back inside.

Okay.

Back to the nightmare now.

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Kinda short but a filler for the next one.