The Jinns Amongst Us

Chapter 74

Meanwhile, just as Dr Prameel and the rest of. the crew reach back to their temporary home at the Lake house, the tension once again rises as to whether Dr Prameel will confront on their sudden departure without permission.

Just as the door is left open once Dr Prameel sets his foot in, the others wait paused till the point where he would start scolding, but when he didn't, Jason signals on the rest of them to go sneakily when suddenly Dr Prameel stops them.

"No, wait.." said Dr Prameel to which they all stop. "Dad, I could explain, it was my.." said Jason before getting interrupted by Dr Prameel.

"I said wait! or didn't you hear what I just said? am I not too loud enough for you?" asked Dr Prameel to which everyone remains in silent.

"Sorry." said Jason.

"Sorry doesn't cut down Jason, not for now, not for what you've all did, are you even thinking about what could have happened, if I hadn't been there to bail you out? or perhaps, what if things got worse, the villagers, what if they got to, even one of you?." said Dr Prameel.

"Dr Prameel, I'm truly sorry, it was my..." said Afreen before getting interrupted by Dr Prameel. "Stop taking in your faults all by yourself, especially you, Afreen, that's right, I know who you are, you're not even supposed to be here, aren't you?" asked Dr Prameel to which Afreen goes onto to talk just as everyone except for Jason looks to her confused.

"I didn't mean to, I was trying to.." said Afreen before getting interrupted by Dr Prameel. "Trying to do what? lie to us, manipulate us? what did you do with the real Tim huh? took care of him maybe, then you thought to come here, and make a fool of us, is that it?" yelled Dr Prameel to which Jason interrupts.

"She wasn't trying to make a fool out of you! she was going to tell you, tell all of you that she wasn't Tim, I stopped her." said Jason. "Why Jason, what on earth could you have possible reason for?" asked Dr Prameel.

"Because of what you did to Farha, yeah, that's right, you remember her? how you kicked her off the crew, just because she lied about her father having died." said Jason. "That has nothing to do with this! this is.. this is a crime, I demand to..." said Dr Prameel before getting interrupted by Afreen.

"Stop! both of you just stop! please stop fighting, that's all I ask of you." cried Afreen to which Jason attempts to comfort while Dr Prameel remains idle. "I know what I did was wrong, believe me, had I knew things would take this way, I would have never pretended to be Tim." said Afreen before getting interrupted by Dr Prameel.

"Then why on earth did you do it?" asked Dr Prameel ragingly. "Because the real Tim is in the hospital! he's.. he's in the hospital.. and he asked, I.. I had no choice alright? I had to do it, it was supposed to be one time job." said Afreen. "Hey, relax, it's alright." said Jason as he comforts Afreen along with the rest of the crew who stand by Afreen.

"I... I'm sorry, I didn't know... how is he? can I.." said Dr Prameel before getting interrupted by Jason. "Dad, just stop, just.. go back to your bed, please, leave us alone, I promise, we won't go anywhere." said Jason to which Dr Prameel thinks for a while, then decides to depart back to his room.

"I'll be in the office, if.. get a good rest, all of you." said Dr Prameel as he departs away towards his office while Afreen's grief is comforted by her new friends. "Hey, it's alright, don't hurt yourself, you did what you thought was right, we don't blame you for what you did." said Daniela.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lie to any of you, I didn't mean.." said Afreen before getting silenced by Jenina. "And none of us blame you for it, you are our friend Afreen, whether you are Tim or not." said Jenina.

Soon, as moments pass, Afreen and the rest of them had gone past for sleep while Jason heads back into the office of Dr Prameel to have a word with him.

As he enters, surprisingly, he finds Dr Prameel to be awake and in thinking of what he did, a repercussion he was never known to do. "You're awake?" asked Jason. "How is she? how is.. everyone?" asked Dr Prameel. "They're fine, Afreen just went back to bed, what are you still doing here?" asked Jason.

"Nothing just.. I was.. maybe I acted a bit rationally." said Dr Prameel. "On Afreen, yeah, but us, no, it was kind of our fault to sneak away from your observation, none of this would have taken place if we have done it in the first place." said Jason. "Well.. I do agree, taking out on your own is.. unacceptable but.. most importantly, why did you mention about her?" asked Dr Prameel.

"Who?" asked Jason.

"You know who, you barely mention her name, yet you chose to speak it out loud for the first time, why?" asked Dr Prameel. "Because, it was a .. a mistake, one that we all did at that time." said Jason.

"Honestly, I think it was just me, don't you think? I mean.. yes, there were some unintended fights, but.." said Dr Prameel before getting interrupted by Jason. "What is done, is done dad, there can be nothing said, or nothing we can do to prevent it now." said Jason. "I... (sighs) yes, you've.. you might be right, sorry." said Dr Prameel.

"Get some rest okay? we'll have a talk tomorrow, maybe we can share our apologies on our mistakes." said Jason to which Dr Prameel chuckles. "Yes, of course we can, good night Jason." said Dr Prameel. "Good night dad." said Jason as he departs away from the office while Dr Prameel prepares to arrange his documents back into place.

As the next day rises, Khayun, whom had returned to his house after his fight, soon wakes up just as a knock is heard on his door. "Tim? Tim you in there?" asked a voice which sounds familiar to Dr Sayeed.

"What the.." said Khayun as he attempts to get up while Dr Sayeed keeps calling him Tim instead of his original name, indicating someone related to the real Timothy Blake is within the house.

As soon as he gets himself ready within a few minutes, he opens the door just as Dr Sayeed knocks the face instead of the door unintentionally. "Hey!" said Khayun. "Sorry, I didn't mean to.. are you alright?" asked Dr Sayeed. "Hey, it didn't hurt or anything, what's wrong?" asked Dr Sayeed.

"You have two visitors today, each of them refering you to the name of Tim of which one of them called you as related or something, I can't recall." said Dr Sayeed. "Shit.. now I have visitors to my home as Tim, this couldn't get any better." said Khayun.

"May I ask, where did you sneak off to, yesterday? I mean, I heard you were yelling my name, but when I came across the hall, you were no nowhere to be found, not even in this entire house." said Dr Sayeed. "I was.. I didn't snuck out." said Khayun. "Then where the hell were you?" asked Dr Sayeed. "The one place where you didn't check?" asked Khayun.

"The rooftop? what could you be possibly doing there?" asked Dr Sayeed. "Nothing doc, was just getting some air, and then.. look, tell the guests to remain seated in the hall, I'll be back shortly." said Khayun. "You can go, tell that yourself, young man." said Dr Sayeed who begins to depart.

"Doc, wait, doc! damnit." said Khayun as he sighs, then departs away to welcome his arrived guests as Timothy Blake. Just as he arrives towards the hall, he finds two of the unlikely guests, he wasn't expecting to meet nonetheless, the brother of Afreen, Ali, and the cousin he met with earlier, Mina, whom both had arrived and were having a pleasant conversation until he arrived to which they look at him paused.

"Hi.. guests.. Ali and.. Mina, didn't expect.." said Khayun before getting interrupted by Mina.

"I have a boyfriend." said Mina.

"Uhmm.. what?" asked Khayun.

"A boyfriend, I.. I said okay, to my.. I'm in love, it's a guy named.." said Mina before getting interrupted by Khayun. "Yeah, congrats, whatever, you Ali? you have a girlfriend too?" asked Khayun. "What? no, I.. I wanted to talk about.. the stuff." said Ali. "What stuff?" asked Khayun. "That stuff, or person I guess? I think I need your help again." said Ali.

"That.. I can do, could you give me a few minutes to talk with my cousins, it'll be short." said Khayun. "Yeah, sure, take your time." said Ali. "Great, Mina, please come with me." said Khayun who accompanies Mina away towards a place far away from Ali.

"Congrats on the uhm.. commit issues by the way, I wish you all the best, please don't name your baby Tim, but.. why?" asked Khayun. "Well.. because.. he's nice, and he's handsome, and he's got a really rough.." said Mina before getting interrupted by Khayun.

"Sorry, let me just stop you right there, what I meant is, why did you want to ride all the way here, and just tell me that?" asked Khayun. "Well.. it's.. something that I wanted to tell before itself.. but.." said Mina.

"Before? you mean yesterday? oh, but really why? do you want me to talk to your parents about it? I don't think they'll take my word for it, but I can.." said Khayun before getting interrupted by Mina.

"No, nothing, just.. leave it, it's fine." said Mina.

"Okay, sure, water under the bridge." said Khayun.