Next Day
Rayanna P. O. V
I looked at Elena as she began to straighten her hair. "You and Faron are okay aren't you?" I asked as I began to play with my fingers.
She turned around, with the straightner in her hair. "It's complicated Ray."
"What do you mean?" I asked as I looked up and looked at her.
"I don't know if you realised but this family is really complicated." She replied with a sigh.
"I've seen it."
"Yeah, let's just not talk about it." She said as she turned around back to her mirror, straightening her hair.
"Okay, what are we going to do today then?"
"Aiden is coming over, he's going to take me to his house." Elena said as she carried on straightening her hair. "Do you want to come or?"
"Yeah I don't mind." I replied with a shrug of my shoulder. "Can I ask something else?"
"Yeah?"
"Anything back from that guy?"
"Aiden is going to sort it out, he knows the guy more well then Faron does."
"Oh okay, that's okay then." I said as I looked down at my fingers."I should go and get ready."
I got up from her bed, she turned around and looked at me. "Yeah sure, he's coming in like 30 mins."
"Okay."
I walked to the door and left her room, I walked up to my room to see Nassar stood by my door, staring at the floor.
I let out a cough as I stood by him. "Earth to Nassar?"
He looked up at me and smiled. "Oh, hey Rayanna."
"Hey Nassar." I said as my hand rested on the door knob, my back against my door. "What's up?"
"I just wanted to see you about last night." Nassar replied as he smiled at me. "Just wanted to see if you were okay."
"Yeah I'm okay." I replied with a shrug of my shoulder. "You missed the food though, it was so good."
"Namki mandi have such good food." Nassar said. "I'm sorry though."
My free hand touched his arm, I looked at him. "It's okay, i had fun with Aiden and Elena."
"Did you now?"
"Yeah I did, he took us out for dessert after."
"That's what I was going to do and take you to this other place." Nassar said as he let out a sigh. "There's always next time."
"Yeah there is."
"I was hoping, I could try and take you out later?" Nassar asked as he looked at me with a smile on his face. "Make up for yesterday?"
"Erm... I don't know, I just said to Elena I would go out with her and Aiden."
Nassar took a step back and nodded. "I understand, maybe next time."
"Yeah."
He turned around and began to walk, I let out a sigh. "Nassar?"
He stopped in his tracks and turned around, I took a step forward and looked at him. "What are we doing exactly?"
"What do you mean?"
"We are just friends aren't we?" I said as I looked at him. "I'm only here to find my family, nothing else."
His face filled with disappointment, he nodded as his hand ran down his hair. "Erm... Y-Yeah that's right, we are friends."
"Okay."
"Okay."
He turned back around and walked away, I turned around and opened the door to my room and walked in.
Shit. Did I just break Nassar's heart?
-
"Aiden, it wasn't like that!" Elena said as she laughed.
"No, No Elena." Aiden said as he looked at her, laughing with her. "It was like that and then you blame it on me, fatass."
Elena punched his arm. "Shut up you div!"
Then they began to laugh more, his mom looked at them and smiled. I smiled too, I've never seen Elena this happy since I've known her then she is now.
There was something definitely going on but what was it?
His mom looked at me and handed me a glass filled with Coke, she was so young and pretty, she looked just like Aiden. "When those two are together, no one can say anything."
I let out a chuckle. "They have alot of fun together, it's good."
"It is." She said with a warm chuckle, she sat next to me. "Elena told me what you are here for."
I took a sip of my coke and looked at her. "Yeah, I just hope I get what I'm looking for."
She placed her hand on my knee. "You will insha'allah, have faith in Allah."
"Do you really think so?"
She nodded. "You will."
Aiden and Elena's laughter became more loud, then Aiden pulled out his phone and decided to take pictures of her.
"Makwa!" Elena yelled at him as she covered her face with her hands.
Stop it!
"Nope!"Aiden said as he carried on.
I looked at Aiden's mom."Does Aiden have any siblings?"
"Yeah, he has three more brothers." She replied as she moved her hand away. "They somewhere in the house doing something."
I nodded. "Your house is amazing though, it's a mansion!"
She smiled. "Thank you."
Then a boy walked in the room he looked around about 14, he looked at Elena. "Elenaaaa!"
She moved her hands away and sat up, she looked at him and smiled. "Adam!"
He ran up to her and they hugged, he let out of the hug and looked at Aiden. He said something in pashto and I didn't understand.
Aiden rolled his eyes playfully at him. "Kha, okay fine then."
Elena laughed then she got up, she looked at me. "I'll be back in a bit." Then she left the room with the boy.
Aiden's mom got up, she looked at me. "I'm just going to check up on the dinner, I'll be quick."
Then she left the room.
I sipped on my Coke, Aiden looked at his phone then put his phone in his pocket. He looked at me. "You okay rayanna?"
I nodded. "Yeah, just amazed by yours and Elena's relationship."
He let out a chuckle. "She's amazing, I'm very grateful to have her in my life."
"So am I. But is it all just that?"
"What do you mean?" He asked with a confused look on his face.
"I don't know, she seems more happier with you then she is with Faron." I replied with a shrug of my shoulder.
"I guess she is but that's how me and her are."
"Always?"
"Now I get what you are trying to say." Aiden replied as he looked at me. "She's married now, I've missed my chance with her. I'm just happy I can have her in my life somewhat way."
"What do you mean, missed your chance?"
"She wanted more but I was a dickhead at the time."He explained as tears brimmed in his eyes." But when I realised she was the one, it was too late. I know she still feels the same but we are best friends. "
"Oh my gosh, I didn't even know."
"Yeah, everyday I pray for some chance with her. I don't wish bad but I can sense her unhappiness." Aiden said as he let out a sigh. "I'm her best friend, I know how she works."
"But she says she's happy." I said as I let out a sigh. "When I met her, she said Faron was the love of her life."
"Things change." Aiden said. "You should know that."
"I know, im here just to look for my family and I'm falling for someone when I shouldn't."
"Let me guess, it was Naz?"
I nodded. "Now I'm scared it might be Nassar, it's all messed up."
"One thing is you should follow your heart, I wish I did before. Then Elena would of been mine and she would be so happy."
"You are right."
"You are going to find your family inshallah but if you find love too, it's a win win."
He's right.
"You are right, I didn't even think about it like that."
"That's why they call me a genius." Aiden said with a grin on his face.
Elena walked in the room, she looked at him and rolled her eyes playfully. "More like a stupid ass div."
He smiled and let out a laugh as she sat down with him. But I could see the pain he was hiding behind that smile.
It's true, everyone covers up pain with a smile.