MEANT TO BE

Chapter-13

"Ms Ramia I hope you are not feeling uncomfortable or are you tired?" Faria asked with concern, Ramia can feel she is her aunty's daughter, they share some facial structure too.

"No No, I'm ok and no need to be formal you can call me by name I'm younger than you" she asked politely.

"Then we'll call you api(older sister)" Dan asked excitedly while Ramia agreed.

"Api I have great interest in gamming one day I'll work in your company" Farhan said excitedly.

"You can start your own company too" Ramia replied.

"See I told you all I have all the abilities to be a boss, after all I'm the talented among you all" he patted his shoulders.

"Hello junior your master is here and if we are talking about more intelligent one than we all know Tahir bhai(brother) will win" Fahad hold his brother and praised Tahir. Tahir smiled on his comment. Fahad have always admired him there were a 6 years age gap between them but their relation is more like best friends they can praise each other on the same time can curse too.

Farhan: Api, did you know chachi(Tahir's mother) before?

Ramia: No no we met for the first time here. (she explained their first encounter)

Mahi: But you also stays in Delhi didn't you ever met Tahir bhai or Chachi.

Fahad: what nonsense you are talking! She is not someone you can met anytime, you need appointment.

Ramia: That's true but it's not like I always stays in there, I need to travel around the world for errands. Delhi is just like a formal permanent address.

Mahi: how long you stays there?

Ramia: It's not same every time, I think the longest period of time I've stays there is 6 months.

Faria's husband: They says you have houses all over the whole world I guess that's true.

(Ramia nodded her head in agreement with a smile, this light communication made her feel comfortable)

Fahad: Wow, what an amazing life!

Faria: But It'll be hard for your family to travel around.

Ramia: They are not with me (the room felt quite while she tried to cover her words)…I mean with such kind of life how can my parents stay with me and I've my siblings too they also need their parents.

(All of them gave a satisfactory smile)

Faria: and what about soulmate, husband or boyfriend?

Fahad: What are you talking! whole nation knows she is born-single, am I right? (he asked Ramia)

Ramia: absolutely ( both of them make a high five, Tahir took a glance at her )

Mahi: God knows why this all intelligent persons are always single (she left a sigh) Here is you and another is our bhai.

Fahad: Who says your bhai is single, have you forgotten he is born committed. He already have a fiancée {Fahad declared, For a second Ramia stay still (he have a fiancée). So what!...what's with her…she shakes off the unnecessary thoughts while her phone started ringing, she excused herself and gets into the lawn}

Farhan: And that fiancée is disappeared for years

Faria: she is studying abroad

Mahi: but it's been so many years

Fahad: Hey senior do you think she have married some foreigner there? ( He asked Tahir with a dramatic look)

Tahir: Good for me ( he gets up and leave being frustrated)

Fahad: He still becomes annoyed by her

Faria: They were always like that 'fighting like tom and jerry' yet they look cute together.

Farhan: Have you ever seen them together

Faria: of course in childhood (all of them started patting there head in disbelieve), what's with that expression I've heard she have grown up in a beautiful lady.

Mahi: More than Ramia api?

Fahad: where is that Ramia coming from?

Mahi: Why not, I think she will look perfect with bhai

Farhan: are you insane! She is not some random with whom you can ship your brother.

Fahad: Mahi, you have a point ( both of then winked to each other in excitement)

Faria: Of course Ramia is good but they are too good for each other. I think my brother is better with his childhood sweetheart.

Mahi: whom he doesn't even care for.

Faria: You are just a child, what….( Fahad interrupted)

Fahad: Ok Ok let's make a bet, 500 rupees only for Ms. Billionaire and Ms. Fiancée.

Faria: what bet, do you think they could have a future together. Stop making this kind of unrealistic ship.

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Tahir was entering into the lawn for some fresh air while Ramia was about to leave after her phone call. Both of them looked at each other and Ramia left. Tahir was looking to the sky while remembering his father.

“Abba(father),one more eid without you(he left a sigh) we are...happy as you always wanted us to be, Faria api is doing good in her family...I’m also doing well.. are you happy?. Abba...I’ve already given up many things in my life do I really need to give up on Ma too (his eyes welled up, he looked at the ground and closed his to prevent tears from falling). How I’m going to live now” He stayed for a bit on the same posture reclining the fence to calm himself down. while he looked up he stumbled upon a black box in front of his eyes...it was held by her...Maeen...Maeen Ramia, she have a calm face which was shining on the moonlight, it was peaceful.

“Aren’t you going to look at this!...(she keenly looked at him)..What’s that, did something happened? Were you...crying?” he quickly averted his gaze from her. She definitely have a sharp eye.

“Why would I?...What’s that?” he quickly changed the topic and took the box to look into it.

“As my gratitude for yesterday” He looked at the watch keenly

“Your gratitude is really expensive...but I’d appreciate more if it was a blank check” she felt something off but she can’t ask him, instead she tried to provoke him in their usual argument.

“I’ve told you that’s not my style...well, you are pretty consistent about the blank check, why?....Let me guess... You are doing pretty well so I don’t think you are broke...then are you...greedy ?” He gave a mockery chuckle...that’s it she have succeeded.

“Greedy...If I was then maybe I’ve asked for something more precious than a blank check”

“More precious than a blank check? What’s that!”

He looked at her keenly...there were something in his eyes...something... which he dare not to show and she dare not to name it. Soon enough he averted his gaze.

“Forget it”

“Why? Are you going to ask for all my assets?”

“They are same as blank check, forget it...I’m afraid you can’t afford it” now it’s her turn to be provoked.

“What! I can’t afford! (He nodded his head)..how ridiculous!. Do you have any idea how wealthy I am? (He again nodded his head in agree)...just name it” He simply ignored her anger and reclined at the fence to look up the sky.

“Did you do it on purpose? just to provoke me!” He chuckled a bit.

“I think it’s too easy to make you angry” she sighed in disbelieve and chuckled a bit at last. Both of them stares at the sky.

“It’s a half moon, a moon of eid”

“Hmm, It’s much clearer than Delhi”

“Congratulations” she said after a long silence.

“For what?”

“For your engagement”

“I’m not engaged yet”

“But you’ll be soon”

“Who knows (he murmured)”

“Did you make a wish? They says your wishes come true in front of the moon of eid”

“Not yet, but do you believe that?”

“Some things can’t explained by logics”

“That’s right,Let’s make one then” both of them started making their wishes while the half moon showered it’s light on both of them.