Brotherly affairs

Chapter 12

Halisa's POV:
Okay zaytun that's enough ice cream for one day, you'd get brain freeze for real

Halisa .. leave me, I need this, if it wasn't against my faith I would have gotten some whiskey or vodka, I need to forget reality

Fine, I understand.. but it's getting late, let's buy some and take home. I hate being out so late
Okay okay..fine, just get some more vanilla and chocolate before we leave!

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Halisa .. can I stay at yours tonight.. I don't want to go home, you know I stay with my aunt, and she's also in support of this marriage, I don't want to go ! I don't want to goooo ...she says as she broke down in tears, it pains me dearly to see my best friend like this , from what I understand, that family is so toxic, her parents are far off in Syria and she's basically squatting with one of her aunts here in Miami, I've noticed how she always love staying late at work, or hanging out in Logan's apartment or mine .. I feel her pain, and it hurts me to see her in so much sorrow.. zaytun is a strong girl, she doesn't show emotions let alone cry , and now.. her emotions are all over the place, I wish there was something I could do

Of course zaytun.. my apartment is your apartment, you can stay whenever you want and however long you want, good thing you have some clothes over, let's go

There was a very comforting silence in the car as we drove up town.. the rain dropped uniformly on the windscreen as I drove at the speed limit to enable zaytun think .. you'd literally hear sound of other cars passing us by ..
After much minutes of driving, we finally arrived at the apartment

What took you guys so long! .. we heard Logan loudly say from his balcony, he had a glass of champagne in one hand and a novel in the other, wearing a pink robe .. wait, pink robe'

Is that my robe Logan!

Oh come on Lisa .. what's yours is mine anyways, I just felt the colour suited me .. he says with a disturbing wink

Oh whatever tho .. did you make dinner? We are starving

Yes ofcourse.. y'all should come over and eat, I made spaghetti.. he says with a proud grin

Oh no no.. y'all should carry on, I'm not hungry, plus I'm very tired, I'd just go off to bed alright .. zaytun says as she walked past me into the apartment, I made my way to Logan's.. which is just nine steps away..

Hay what's her deal .. Logan asked referring to zaytun's odd behavior

Sigh.. she's going through a lot, she doesn't want to marry Omar but the entire family is in full support

What! Then she shouldn't marry him if she doesn't, why should she be forced into marriage.. this is violation of human right!

Hay hay Mr "advocate" its not that simple .. I said with a slight laughter
Her people owes Omar so much money, so the marriage is basically the payoff

Owes him money? That doesn't justify shit you know, how much are we talking

Err just some millions of dollars.. I said with an unsure expression

Some millions, how much precisely Halisa.

Why do you care anyways.. do you have a thing for zaytun now

Ofcourse not Halisa.. it's only you I want, you know that, right.. he said with a sincere smile
Now, for real..how much is being owed