Alarm woke me up from my dream 🥱. I open my eyes only to see my room ceiling with down lights still on and my laptop on the other side of my bed.

I sigh again.....😮‍💨

The alarm rang again, I got up and got fresh up. After a while I came out and stood for Salah (prayer) and I hit the gym.

I came downstairs to see my whole family in the dining room, it brings a small smile to my poker face. I feel peace, cause they are my peace. But one person is missing my baby Naushaba, she is coming today to surprise Abbu &Ammi.

Mom saw me standing on the stairs, telling me to come down to eat breakfast with everyone. After settling on my set Shayaan, my dear nephew throw himself onto me and settle in my lap 😝, while his dad giving me and him a deadly stare but he choose to ignore and I did the same, who cares .......😗

And the whole family laughed out loud.

After Breakfast, I have to go to the airport to pick my dear sister. She is coming home after two whole years, and we miss her.

I was wearing my shoes before going out, but I saw mom coming towards me. My lips lift into a small smile that she didn't notice, I Bend down as she finishes reading and blows Ayatul Kursi (A type of prayer).

I kiss her on her forehead ❣️ and in response, she pat my cheek with her right hand and said, " take care my baby boy"😆.

I widen my eyes which she chuckle 🤭 then I said," momma....😳".

And this lovely scene broke out my jealous dad and two brothers, As they started staring at me like I snatched their wife 😂.

But yes I snatched my dad's wife 😉. Before dad could scold me I left to pick my baby sister 🤭.

At Airport.

Kabir's outfit

I leaned against my car waiting for my sister to come out for the gate. I hear my name from the crowd, I saw my baby sister coming towards me with her suitcases, I went forward as she hugged me tightly and I kissed her hair. Why is she so short, the whole family is tall even, Shayaan is taller than most of the kids at his age. But she......

"Assalamualaikum bahi", she said happiness can clearly be seen in her face.

"Walaikum assalam my little shorty princess" I replied.

As I thought she pushed my chest in protest of my word, as I smiled for a few seconds.

I picked up her suitcases and threw them in the back of the car as she sat in the passenger seat.

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I'm at the hall where everyone is present and hugging Naushaba, mom cried, dad had slight wetness in his eyes to see his baby princess is back. Bhai and bhabhi hug & kiss her, Kashaan has gone to the kitchen to cook her favourite food calmly, he started preparing it from tomorrow because I tell him about her return, Shayaan start kissing and not ever leaving her hand that his bua( Aunt) will disappear if he leaves her hand.

After the reunion of our family, Naushaba went to rest due to jet lag. Mom starts making her favourite food.

I'm in my study to computer my work that I left in the morning. Mom doesn't allow anyone to leave for company today, so here Am I working my ass off, while my brothers....... Sigh 😮‍💨

Due to the bhabhi pregnancy bhai handed me the CEO position, now he doesn't want it. I'm the CEO of two f*cking empires, and a startup.

And the other one, wants to gain experience first.He hides his identity & gets into the company as a normal employee but now he gains the position of Head of Financial Department without my help ✨

As my assistant Ahmed called, I heard the study room door open&close. I saw my sister come study sat on the couch and just started staring at me 👀.

I can tell that she wants something.

"Tell me what you want"? I ask.

"Bhai........" She said cutely.

"Speak properly"

"I want your card" she said with a pout 😂.

"Right side on that table first drawer".

She smiled happily. As she took my black card from the drawer and left the study, I can tell she has taken our black card from all four of us. As far as I can guess tomorrow is her birthday and yes she will go shopping with mom, and that's why she took a card from us.

Helpless sigh.........😮‍💨

After lunch, as I guess she, mom and bhabhi went shopping with Kashaan and Shayaan. As Kashaan as a driver and Shayaan as a free packet.

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At evening, all of them come home after spending lots of money 💰.

After dinner, all the family sat together to share their day experience.

Naushaba is saying something but it was cut by Kashaan, and he made fun of her.

"Shut the f... " Before she finished it was stopped by me, dad, bhai and mom as Kashaan laughed, and in return she made a face for him.

Shayaan starts repeating what she says we district his attention to other things.

And then she starts again....

Naushaba starts telling the girl that they meet in the boutique by chance. I was even surprised when Kashaan and Shayaan started telling about her. Bhai and me staring at him 🤨.

Even mom and bhabhi praise her ✨

Shayaan came to me and said," chachu I want her as my Chachi".

"What the f*...." "Language Kabir" three voices stop me before I complete my sentence. It wat Bhai, Abbu, Ammi as Naushaba, Kashaan and bhabhi control their laugh 😂

"Waht tee fu.." Shayaan repeats what I said earlier, I quickly put my hand on his mouth to shun him but it was listened to by all the family.

Bhai, Abbu, Ammi even bhabhi was staring at me, as I cleared my throat because of all this attention and saw my younger sister and brother are trying to control their laughter.

Mom took pity on me and changed the topic, but topic is extremely awkward for me, reason it for my marriage 😐.

Mom said, " Yeah... It would be good that she can be my second daughter-in-law" she said imagining a story between me and their Iram.

Yeah........, I got to know about her name by their talk..

Bhabhi said, " yes mom, her and Kabir's personality are similar. And both are good looking.They would be a good feast for the eye 👀".

My curiosity is rising by them, how can they praise a person by only meeting her once?

Mom's voice made me come out of my world, " Kabir" I know what is going to say, " when are you bringing a wife home, I'm dying to see my second daughter-in-law, Kabir think about it son" as she said while giving me a pitiful looks of her. But I can't fall for that, it's her emotional blackmail.

" Mom, I told you before I'm not ready to get married now. I said to her before she could tell something more, I stood up and made my way to my room.

Before I reached the stairs she said, " Kabir you are 26 now in the next 9 or 10 months you will be 27. And in the next 2 to 3 years you will be above 30, and you will give me a grandchild "?

Now she came to her point ☝️

I sigh 😔, and said her softly.

"Mom, it's not that I don't want to get married, I will whoever you tell me to but please not now". At the end of my sentence I walk upstairs.

As I reach up I hear dad's voice," let him be begum, he will come around when he meets the girl whose destiny is tied with him".

She shakes her head as a nod, before he sees her. But her eyes held tears, which I never wanted to see. I throw a punch in the wall in anger, and I know they can hear me.

I don't want to make my parents sad or disappointed but I can't do that, if she wants me to do that.

I lay down on my bed not caring that my hand is bleeding, I don't understand the concept of being married. Why do people get married? For having kids? Or to get a fuck partner for life.

I close and open my eyes and just stare at the ceiling of my room, and unknowingly I fall asleep. In a deep slumber I feel someone is cleaning and applying antiseptic on my hand before bandaging it.

I felt someone caressing my cheek and kissing my forehead saying something, which I can't put into a proper sentence. But I remember some words that were too emotional, sorry, today. And nothing more.

I wake up at 3 am in the morning, before doing anything I call Ahmed to book the earliest flight for Brazil for my business trip two days earlier. And tell him to come to the airport to pick my car from there.

After packing my suitcase, I stop at the gift box resting inside my shelf.

I sigh...... 😔

I took out the sticky notes from the bed side cabin and wrote on it & stick on the gift box and the table. I stuck two notes and left the house.

At the Airport

My flight is at 5:30 am and it's 5 am, I'm on the way to sit inside the plane, but thinking mom's sad face I stop my steps but soon re-start it. I need some time to think in through.

I'm in Brazil for the last one months without contact with my family or even my mom. Now I have taken the time and thought it through and made my decision to go as life takes me. So I decided to accept mom's wish to get married but I would make it clear with that lady who my mother wants to be married to, "I don't have feelings for you and I'm doing this marriage just for my mom and family, don't expect something from my side"

"I'm not going to fall in love with anyone in my life".

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Author's pov

In the morning after Kabir left the house:

Qafiya felt very uneasy after waking up in the morning. Today is Naushaba's Birthday, not to spoil her mood I Control this uneasy feeling starts eating breakfast with other. A maid come the dinning room hurrly and said to me, "Qafiya bagum, Kabir Baba is not present in his room but he left some notes and a gift box in his room.

Qafiya bagum was so shocked that her spoon fell from her hands,as she stood up quickly and runs to Kabir's room. Only one line is buzzing in her brain that her Kabir has left. All of them starts following her as Qafiya bagum entered into Kabir's room.

She saw one box and two stiky notes on it, she quickly start reading it as she read her tears keep falling.

On first note, he only wish his little sister HBD and it's her gift, and he feels sorry for not attending her birthday due to a sudden business trip. After reading in she pass the note to Naushaba, as she started reading.

Before opening the second note, Qafiya bagum felt her husband's hand on her shoulder and nodded at her to read the note.

On the second note, he wrote, " momma I'm sorry for making you cry or made you feel disappointed for not doing what you want me to do, don't worry mom Bhai know the place where I left for business trip and don't keep crying because I left without telling you, I had taken some time to think about your suggestion to get married or have kids. Mom you know why I don't want to get married? Because I'm a cold or unfeeling type of person. In the office or in the industry they all people fear me of my poker face, and I don't want to destroy someone else life so please understand. I will think about if I'm ready to get married or not. Don't worry I will be back within 4 months. And you know I don't say it but I will say now, "love you momma" bye❤️. Take care momma, eat your food on time and Don't miss me I will be back. Love you ❤️

Your babyboy 😘

Kabir.

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Qafiya bagum was crying very hard, by seeing his grandmother crying Shayaan also start crying. Fatima try to console him but it was no use. Owais takes his son in his arms and sees his dad signals them to leave the room. He nodded and left the room. Only Qafiya bagum and her husband was left in the room. He lead her to sit on the sofa as she is still crying.

Omar take her in his arms and tell her to calm down. Qafiya bagum said what if her son never came, she started blaming herself that it's her fault that Kabir left the house.....

After sometime Omar calmed his wife and said,"listen Fiya, Kabir is our son he said that he will come home within four months then, he will come home within this period. And don't forget I also left the house to think it through before saying yes to the nikkah. You remember right". She nods, " and believe in our son, whatever he do he will never do wrong". " Because we didn't teach him to back in his words or cheat someone".