𝘼𝙮𝙖 - 𝙕𝙖𝙖𝙧𝙖'𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧

I followed behind Dabir with my head held high until we entered Zoya's room. 

She was sitting unfazed as always, and as always Dabir wrapped his arms around Zoya like she was dying pretty soon. 

I love my kids, but Zoya was always Dabir's favourite so I let him take care of her while I took care of the other kids. 

"Zoya are you hurt?" Dabir checked Zoya out while she laughed "I'm all good father." she turned to me and pursed her lips "Mother," 

I nodded back in acknowledgement because as a mother I'm supposed to do something. 

Its not normal for a mother to hate her kids because it would be considered weird. 

They all were inside my stomach, and I carried all of them for 9 months. 

but for some reason there was something about Zoya and me that never clicked. 

Like if she wasn't my daughter, we wouldn't be friends either. 

Just two strangers who see each other on the sidewalk, or my best friend's friend that I really don't like. 

And I quickly realized that her whole personality is based on Dabir, what he does, what he wears, what he eats it's everything for Zoya. 

The rest of the kids love me and Dabir equally I think, but Zoya is the odd one out in this category. 

Honestly, the only flaw she has. 

Before I knew it, I snorted out loud which made Dabir glare at me. 

"Something funny Aya?" I quickly shook my head "No sorry I had to sneeze but it didn't come out." Dabir huffed and turned back to Zoya. 

One thing about my family before I met Dabir was that we are excellent liars. My mother was always amazing at hiding emotion which is why after Rayyana she had decided to also go in movies and got lots of rolls of being the mother in the story. 

She refused to work with Rayyana however and created a fuss when a director suggested it. 

Rayyana and I were a year apart which is why we grew together, it's also why we are more closer then with our other siblings. 

So when Rayyana proposed the idea to me that she would become an actresses,  I agreed with her immediately. 

Rayyana always had a talent for this kind of stuff and I wanted her to put it at good use because my mother never let us do anything. 

I knew Rayyana was going to run away at night, and I also knew when she would come back. 

But I betrayed her by pretending to hate her. 

She was more then my sister, she was my best friend.

But I blew it. 

and the consequences were watching go through-

"Aya." I shook my head and looked at Dabir "Are you not going to ask Zoya is she is alright?" I formed my mouth into an O and stared at Zoya who looked like she wanted anything but that. 

"Uh yes of course." I sat down next to her and pulled her into a stiff hug, her perfume invading my nose and it took me everything to not make a noise or a face. 

"I hope Zaara didn't hurt you too much?" It came out like a question which made Dabir roll his eyes. 

"No mother, she just pulled my hair really hard which made my scalp hurt but other then that I'm fine." She offered me a smile which I returned. 

"You should have pulled at her hair harder dear," Dabir said which wanted to make me roll my eyes. 

I would if I could. 

Zoya gave him a tight smile "I'll do it next time." 

After Dabir checked her again we made our way to somewhere, but Dabir stopped suddenly. 

"Honestly Aya you can pretend to like Zoya when she's right in front of you!" I shook my head "What do you mean Dabir? Of course I like Zoya." 

Dabir always checked for my bluff but as I said, I'm a good liar. 

"Whatever Aya, you don't like her. I know it, you know it, and Zoya know's it." He stomped away but before he was out of eyesight he turned around and said "I do hope you know how much you have failed as a mother." 

And then he left me there to bleed all over the floor. 

Just like always.