United emirates,
Dubai,
1:00am
Iman

It was a very long flight to Dubai but Alhamdullilah we have arrived safely and are spending the night at a hotel since its too late to go to anyone's house to say I was jet lagged would be an understatement I need someone beauty sleep to remain handsome

I took a hot shower and bounced on my bed

Immediately my head hit the pillow I drifted to sleep....

10:00am
Zinatu

The house has been running helter skelter why you may ask cause apparently ammi's best friend is coming over and staying with us

And the worst parts are 1 they woke me up from my sleep 2 they added two bunk beds in our room as if we aren't that crowded and I know its all rahma's doing

I lazily got my ass to the bathroom and did my business after that I was looking for something to wear in 'our' closet

Is there a dress code cause guests are coming I asked my self but then shrugged

I grabbed a black tank top,a black jeans jacket and the last but not the least a high waisted black baggy jeans

I went to mirror and tied my waist-length jet black curly hair into a low bun the put on a turban

I was spraying my perfumes when I heard loud shrieks I rolled my eyes muttering

"Rahma will always be crazy" and went to the living room

"As salamualaikum" I said plaster a fake smile that no one noticed it was fake but sofi

"Oh my maa shaa Allah where did you get such a fine daughter" the fair skinned lady who I assume to ammi's best friend asked in her thick Italian accent..

"She isn't mine" she replied chuckling

I sat next to sofi and we chatted a bit with the ammi's best friend's daughter whose name is aira

Just then two voices were laughing and running down the stairs

"Guys be careful" Aira shouted

"Oh sis aira you worry too much for me I feel so important'' a twelve year old girl dramatically said putting her hands on her chest making me chuckle

I like this girl, said my inner self

" Oh ya Allah " she exclaimed forgetting about her friend ilham

"You are so beautiful maa shaa Allah, are you real" she asked walking slowly to me

"Yes I am real" I chuckled

"Wow maa shaa Allah are you perhaps the princess of Dubai cause no one can look this fine and not be a royalty" she said making everyone laugh including her mom

"Fatima most you embarrass me" her mom said

"Oh come on mom you did the same" aira said rolling her eyes making us laugh again

"No am not royalty am a typical Nigerian that got my looks from grandmother that is Arab" I said the girl named fatima

"I like your hair by the way" I said touching her brown hair

"Thanks can I see yours" she asked

"Sure but later in our room we might have someone barging into to the living room anytime fatimah" I said smiling

"You can call me zahra" she said making her sister gasp

"But you would never allow me to call you zahra" aira said looking at her in utter disbelief

"You aren't special that's why'' fatima shrugged

" Oh- " a loud taslim interrupted what she was about to say

"Brother Iman where have you been" she ran to her brother and he tossed her in the air making her giggle

"And if he says you are a baby you argue that you are not" aira said rolling her eyes

"But she's my baby right" the guy asked fatima

"Yes I am" she proudly stated

"Aliyah let's go have sometime to ourselves" fatima's mom said

"Bye kids" ammi said with a big grin on her face

"Ammi you are abounding us " I said feigning sadness

"I will be right back habibty" she blew me a kiss and went off making the three of us chuckle

"Your name is habibty?" Fatima asked innocently

I chuckled and said "no its not,its zinatu or zinat anyone you prefer" I told her

"Okey" she nodded

"You can also call her zinu" hamza said grinning like the fool he is and immediately ruined my mood

"Guys call me when the food is ready" I said standing up

"Wait for us" sofi,aira and rahma said in unison making us giggle

Iman's POV

There she was walking away the reason I came to Dubai

"What's wrong with her" I asked hamza cause he is the reason she left

"I don't know" he shrugged

"Uh-huh" I eyed him skeptically

"What do you like her" he asked smirking thanks to my job am a very excellent liar and good at hiding my emotions

"Nope" was my simple reply shrugging

We continued talking about nothing and everything till it was time for lunch

At the Dinning table

I wanted to sit next to her but no sit was available next to her so I decided to sit opposite to her so that we will be facing each other

She was so busy talking with zahra about something crazy obviously cause it was zahra she was talking to so I forced myself to hear what they were talking about

"My favorite is umm..umm gosh they are all so nice I can't chose" zahra whined

"You have to pick" zinatu replied amused

"Umm..I will go with Barbie Rock N Royals" zahra decided and I immediately knew my crazy sister who has a crazy obsession with barbie was talking about none other than barbie, I rolled my eyes

"Well mine is barbie princess and the pauper" zinatu said with a beautiful smile

"I've never watch it before" zahra said scrunching her nose

"Well looks like you have found someone that beats you in watching barbie" I teased

"Brother Iman" zahra whined rolling her eyes heaven ward making both zinu and I chuckle

"Don't worry we will watch it after lunch" zinatu said

"Oh I've seen you found a barbie lover like you" sofi said laughing together with ammi and rahma

"Yes that's why she is my favorite koh zahra na(isn't that right my zahra?)" Zinatu asked

Unknown to zinatu and sofi that they can't understand a single word in Hausa (a Nigerian language) cause they are from italy

"Allah sarki but I was your favorite fa" elham said to zinatu pouting

"Don't worry you are my favorite lily (elham's nickname) and we will watch justice league later" sofi said winking at her

"Okay" elham replied sounding excited

Phewwwww.....
Special thanks to my Adda zahra😹
I dedicated this chapter to you
Bye:)