As soon as Ayat entered her room, she angrily threw her school bag on floor, kicking the shoes off and sat on her bed, huffing and arms crossed over her chest

"Ayat! Fresh hoke... Ayat, yeh sab Kya Hai?" Ayla who came to the room to call Ayat for lunch saw how she has threw her bag and shoes, asked

(Get fresh soon and... What is this?)

This was unlike Ayat, as soon as Ayat came to home, she first removed her shoes and placed them on shoe rack then placed her bag on it's spot, it's then when she gets fresh and have lunch but today her bag and shoes were misplaced and she was still in her uniform

"Yeh sab Kya Hai? Sahi se rakhiye inhe." Ayla sternly said which made her stand and did what Ayla told her to

(Set them properly in their place.)

"Ab batao Kya hua?" It's then Ayla's voice become soft as she asked Ayat what's wrong

(Then tell me what wrong?)

"Woh...." Ayat opened her mouth to tell Ayla but couldn't as the tears which she was trying to holding started falling from her eyes

(Actually...)

"Ayat!..." This made Ayla scared as she went to sit beside Ayat on bed and hugged her

"Kya hua?"

(What happened?)

"Shyra ne.... Shyra ne bus mein hume pareshaan kiya."

(Shyra pulled prank on me in bus.)

"Kya Kiya usne?" Ayla asked, she couldn't think of what Shyra did that it made Ayat cry

(She did what?)

"Woh.. woh humare piche baithe thi aur.. aur humare uppar fake cockroach feka." Ayat burst into more tears, she thought the cockroach was real and she screamed loudly which made everyone laugh who thought she is stupid that she got scared by fake cockroach

(She.. she was was sitting behind me on bus and.. and threw a fake cockroach on me.)

It's not her fault that she have cockroach phobia

It's was Hanan's fault who thought it will be fun if he gifted her a box of real cockroaches on her fourth birthday

"Shh! It's okay, she was just..." Ayla tried to justify Shyra's doing but couldn't as she can't think of valid reason why she threw cockroach on Ayat when Shyra knows very well that Ayat is scared of them

"She was just bothering me because she loves doing that." Pulling away from the hug, Ayat told her and wiped her tears

"She has done this before?"

"What she has not done? sometime when I'm not looking she put trash in my bag, sometime salt in my water bottle." Ayat told her all other prank which Shyra has put on her

"Why didn't you told this to me or anyone?"

"What I'm supposed to say?"

"No, you are not supposed to say anything, just cry." Her words filled with sarcasm came which made Ayat cry even harder

"Stop crying, itni jaldi mat Roya Karo, Ayat." This again made her soft as she out her arm around Ayat to console her

(Don't cry so easily.)

"You need to take stand for you." Ayla was tired of Ayat's soft and scared nature, she wanted Ayat to be bold and independent

"I once did, when Shyra put trash in my school bag, I complained to our class teacher but since then Shyra bullied me even more."

"Why didn't you told me this? Or anyone in the house?"

"I thought no one will believe me." Meekly Ayat said, Shyra was good in acting, she knew when to act innocent. Everyone in the family thinks she is a good girl who always keep her away from the bad influence and company, no one knew she is bad influence on other

"Okay! Stop crying, enough, I'll talk to Shyra, she won't bully you from now.. but from now on you also have to take stand for yourself."

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"Aapi, bohot bhook lagi Hai jaldi se khana laga de'n." Ayla and Ayat were doing lunch when Hanan came here, sitting on chair he rubbed his hands together while telling Ayla

(I'm very hungry, please, serve me food.)

"Kya baat Hai, Hanan miyan, aap aaj Shaam se pehle Ghar par Dikh Gaye?" Ayla taunt him as she served him food

(Wow, Mr. Hanan you are at home before downfall.)

"Aap bhi mummy aur papa ki tarah tane dene lagi Hain." Hanan hugged which made Ayla smiled but Ayat was ignorant to both and was busy in her lunch,

(You are also taunting me like mummy and papa.)

"Aur, moto... School kaisa Tha." When Hanan couldn't digest her silence he thought of teasing her, pulling her braid, he asked

(What's up, fatty, how was school?)

Ayat was curvy, with round full cheeks like cotton balls and perfect curves which made her more cute and Hanan teased her more

"Apki... Problem Kya Hai? Kyu Hume har waqt satate hain?" Ayat irritatedly asked

(What's your problem? Why do you bother me so much?)

"Oh! Khudko itni importance mat do ki har waqt main tumhe hi satata hoon." Hanan was now busy in his food but still thought of giving her a reply

(Don't think of yourself so important that I'll waste my time on you.)

"Nahi Hain na hum important, to humse be wajah mukhatib na hua Kare." How can she be silent when Hanan is insulting her, her mouth only opened when Hanan bothered her

(I'm not important, right? So don't interact with me.)

"Ayat, ki tarah se baat Kar rahi Hain aap? Bhai Haina woh." Ayla interrupt them

(This is not the way to talk with your elder brother.)

"Yeh humare Bhai nahi." Without thinking even for once, Ayat replied

(He is not my brother.)

"Aur yeh galat fehmi mat rakhna ki tum Meri behen, Meri ek hi behen Hain Ayla appi." Although the brother and sister talk started Ayla but Hanan told this to Ayat

(I have only one sister, that is Ayla appi.)

"Haan toh apni Ayla appi se hi baat kariye. Hume pareshaan mat kariye."

(So talk to your Ayla appi, don't bother me.)

"Ayat!" Ayla again sternly called her

"Aapi, Hume chup na kariye. Inse keh dijiye apni hadd mein raha Kare, Hume na toh yeh pasand Hai aur na hi inki Shyra." At last, her irritation for Shyra came on her tongue

(Don't silent me, tell him to stop bothering me, I don't like him nor his Shyra.)

"Main aur Meri Shyra bhi koi bohot bade fan nahi Hain tumhare." Hanan didn't bothered to ask how came Shyra become his but casually said which made Ayat more angry

(Neither me and my Shyra are big fan of yours.)

Stomping her feet she got and leave

"Ayat, lunch toh Kar lijiye... Hanan, aap kyu pareshaan karte Hain Ayat ko jab apko pata Hai unhe nahi pasand." Behind her Ayla could only call her but when she didn't stopped, Ayla turned to Hanan

(Ayat, finish your lunch first.. Hanan, why do you bother her so much when you know she doesn't like it.)

"Relax, aapi... Uss moti ki adat Hai be wajah pareshaan hona." He was now licking his finger

(That fatty likes to get bothered.)

"Hanan, ab aap maar khayenge... Humari behen ka naam kharab Kar rahe Hain."

(Hanan, I'll slap you if you ruin my sister's name.)

"Opps! Sorry, bhool gaya Tha ki woh moti nahi chuhiya Hai." The childhood nickname which he won't ever forget and referred her as chuhiya

(I forgot that she isn't fatty but rat.)

"Hanan!" Although Ayla wanted to scold him but still a laugh left her mouth

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"Mummy! Mummy!... Where is my wallet?.." Ayla was hurriedly wearing her wrist watch and called her mother, when Rubab entered her room, she said she she picked her dupatta from bed and properly draped it around her shoulder

"Yeh Kya Hai?" Rubab picked her wallet from dressing table and said which made Ayla bit her tongue

(What is this?)

"Jaldi ka kaam shaitan ka hota Hai. Aram se kaam kariye sab saaf saaf nazar ayega."

(Do everything with calmness, it will make you see everything.)

"Aaj Aram ke liye waqt hi nahi Hai, mummy... Papa ready hue.. I'm already late." Setting her already proper hair, Ayla looked at her reflection in the mirror and told Rubab

(Today I don't have time for calmness, is papa ready?

"Apke papa nashta Kar rahe Hai, aur aap bhi nashta karke jayengi..."

(You papa is doing his breakfast and you'll also left house after having your breakfast.)

"Yeah! Yeah!" Putting her wallet in her bag, Ayla said. Her hair falling on her face which she put back after putting her bag on her shoulder and she picked her white coat from hanger

She was in her third year of mbbs

"Papa, chale'n?" When Ayla reached dinning room everyone was still having their breakfast

(Let's go.)

"Beta, nashta to Kar lijiye." Rubab again stopped her for breakfast

(Have your breakfast first.)

"Mummy, canteen se kuch lekar kha lenge abhi hum late ho rahe Hain.. yeh kuch form Hain submit karne Hain 10 se pehle."

(I'll have something from canteen, I'm already late.. I have to submit these forms before 10am.)

"Chaliye!" Azlan was still having his breakfast but put his toast down to get up

(Let's go!)

"Chachu, I'll drop her, I'm done." Kaif stopped Azlan as he was done with his breakfast and now wiping his mouth with tissue

Getting up from his chair, Kaif left the room and behind him was Ayla, who first took permission from her mother through her eyes then left after him

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"Thanks for dropping me..." Ayla quickly thanked him and put her form properly which she was checking in whole duration from home to college

"It's okay!" Kaif smiled at her which she didn't returned as she was about to get downwhen Kaif called her

"Ayla!" This made her stopped as she turned to him, her hand still on the handle on car

Both looking at each other but saying saying, both didn't know how much time passed, one moment, two or three but unluckily for him, he couldn't stop the moment to eternity

"Kuch nahi!" He shook his head with a small smile, this time she couldn't gave the smile back, holding her heart she left his car, there was something in him which always made her nervous, the better kind of nervous where her heart flutter as she felt ticklish in her stomach, breath heavy but yes still wants to see him

(Nothing!)

What was that? She didn't know.

Or maybe she did, just didn't wanted to acknowledge them

Not yet,

Where she is confused about her ownself

Where she is confused about her answer or maybe afraid of reaction

Shaking those thoughts away, She entered her college putting Kaif's thought in the back of her mind like always

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Why first chapter are so hard to write?

-Ufaq