"Okay done. Anything else we are left to do?"

Aman asked. There are three days left for the event. Everyone is stressed and worried if they can collect sufficient amount for charity. Kehara is okay. She smiles at least twice a day but they are fake. She really is trying to get out of it. To forget everything. But Something is pulling her back. Something is not letting her forget it. It's hard. She was engaged to him since forever. She was three and he was five years old . She was normal when they broke up. She thought it was fair. But slowly she realised what it meant. One of the main reason to leave India was this. If she was still there she had to face him at least once a month. After all he was her cousin.

"So."

"So?" Kehara said

"So"

"Noor!" Aman exclaimed.

"We are done with everything and I guess you all don't have any plans for the evening so let's make dinner together!" Noor exclaimed clapping her hands.

"Not a bad idea. Our dad's will be late as usual and your mom has gone to visit your aunt so she will be late as well. Let's do it!" Kehara exclaimed happily.

"Why does cooking excite you girls so much. I am not doing that. Let's plan something else." As soon as Aman said that Kehara's smile vanished. He didn't know this will make her sad or else he would have never said that. He was now feeling guilty for saying that.

"We are doing it! Come on Aman you lazy Boy. See how happy cooking makes our sisters. We can do this much for them." Sufyaan said giving Aman a "I will kill you if you don't say a yes" look.

"Okay fine."

"Good boy." Noor said placing her hand on Aman's head and Aman rolled his eyes.

"What are we waiting for? It's already 6! We need to start now. Everyone in the kitchen now!" Kehara ordered them.

Everyone got up and followed her to the kitchen. They are at Sufyaan and Kehara's place so they don't need to be careful about spoiling the kitchen. If it was Noor's house her mom would have killed them for even entering her kitchen. Aman and sufyaan are cutting vegetables. Kehara is making cake and Noor. Well Noor is giving instructions.

"Oh no." Kehara said as she opened the fridge.

"what happened?" Sufyaan asked

"We don't have eggs and butter. Now what?" Kehara said turning around, looking down making a sad face.

"We will go get it now." Noor said.

"Yeah that would be awesome. Take anyone of them." Kehara said pointing towards Aman and Sufyaan. Both Sufyaan and Aman's face lit up.

"I will go with her!" Sufyaan said before Aman can do that.

"You won't be able to handle Noor. She goes crazy when she goes shopping." Aman said.

"Hey! I don't. And I'm just going to get eggs and butter."

"Yeah. I can handle. You continue cutting I will go with her." Sufyaan said getting up.

"But see you are cutting them perfectly. You should continue. I will go with her." Aman said hoping he can escape from cutting vegetables.

"Let her decide." Sufyaan said and both of them looked at Noor hoping she will choose them.

"I will take sufyaan bhai!" Noor said and Sufyaan gave a victory smile to annoyed Aman.

"You are my sister!"

"Unfortunately!"

"Okay now leave fast. We hardly have two hours left." Kehara said and Noor and sufyaan left. She was hoping Noor would take Aman with her. Not that she hate being around Aman but without anyone else it would be awkward and she wanted to avoid that. They hardly talk to each other. And now she was thinking she should say something or just continue working.

"So, how are you?" Aman asked to her relief

She chuckled before replying.

"I'm fine. How are you?"

"I'm fine as well."

They worked for five minutes without talking before Aman said.

"Sufyaan was very excited when you were coming here. He use to talk a lot about you. He loves you a lot."

Kehara smiled and replied.

"I love him too. You said he use to talk a lot about me. What did he say?"

"Many things! Childhood memories, fights and what not. He told us how you broke his favourite cup and then couldn't stop apologising for it for next three years." Kehara laughed and said.

"I felt so bad. I was glad he did not stop talking to me. So when ever I use to remember what I did I would apologise."

"Hahaha that's cute." And Kehara's heart started beating faster.

"You guys were always this close?"

"Oh no. We use to fight a lot. I use to ask Allah why did he give me a brother like him." Kehara said and Aman looked at her in disbelief.

"What??"

"That's not possible!"

"But it's true! Trust me we were enemies at one point of time. My dad use to say us we will leave one day you both have to live together. And I use to think even if something like that happens I will never live with him."

"Then what happened all of a sudden."

"We grew up! We understood the importance of our relation. We started understanding each other. And now he is one of the most important person in my life."

"Then why are you hurting the most important person for someone?"

"What do you mean?"

"That day when you were lost and sufyaan shouted at you. You guys were fighting that day right? See there can be things that would bother you or hurt you but that does not mean you will hurt the people who loves you. It's not their fault that you are hurt. Don't hurt him because someone or something hurts you. He loves you a lot Kehara. Not only sufyaan but also your dad loves you the most. Never hurt them Kehara. at least not for someone who is not as important as them."

"Did bhai say you anything?"

"No. He is very protective for you. He will never say anything against you. I said that because I think you were hurt and that's why you were hurting sufyaan. Of course unintentionally"

Aman was not sure if he should tell her that Noor said them about her engagement or not.

Kehara smiled and said.

"Thank you."

"Wow." Aman said and kehara gave him a confused look.

"Wow?"

"Yeah. I thought you will shout and say it's not my business and stay out of your matters."

Kehara chuckled and said.

"No.what you said is right. I will keep that in my mind. Thank you again."

Before Aman could reply Noor and sufyaan returned with Noor, eggs and butter and they all resumed their work. After one hour the food was ready. Noor called her parents and said them to come to Kehara's house.

"I'm so tired!" Noor shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Of what ordering?" Sufyaan asked.

"Oh hello I worked a lot!"

"Yeah if sitting was considered working." Aman said rolling his eyes.

"Enough! Leave her alone. Why are you two always after her."

Noor hugged Kehara and said.

"Only she loves me"

"Shut up. They worked more than you!" Kehara said slapping her lightly.

"And I thought you love me."

"I do!"

"I can see that!" Noor said and rolled her eyes. Everyone else laughed. After few minutes Noor's parents and Kehara's dad came.

"What a lovely surprise." Mrs khan said smiling.

"It was Kehara's idea." Noor said.

***

After dinner everyone is sitting in the living room. Kehara and Noor are in the kitchen cutting cake for everyone.

"The food was amazing kids." Mr khan said.

"Thank you dad." Noor said proudly as she and kehara come in the room with cake.

"What thank you dad. You did nothing. We worked. And mostly everything is done by Kehara. We were just assisting her." Aman said.

"Ignore him dad."

Everyone started laughing.

"Kehara MashaAllah you are very talented. Khurshid told me your grades as well. Good to see India girls have started taking their career seriously. Some time back all they can do was cooking. " Mr khan said. It did not went unnotice by everyone what he meant. Mrs khan avoided everyone's graze and excused herself to make a call. After ten minutes Kehara went to search her. She was in the kitchen, Crying.

"Aunty are you fine?"

"Yeah I'm good." Mrs khan said wiping her tears and smiling.

"You don't have to pretend in front of me. I know what uncle did was wrong. I'm sorry on behalf of him."

"It's not your fault kid. It's not your fault." She said and started crying. She cried for fifteen minutes before Noor called her so that they can leave.