Tightrope

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As calm as things were in the penthouse, there was total chaos back in the mansion.

The moment the kids stepped out of the house, Trisha lunged towards Aisha,
grabbing the first thing coming into contact
which just happened to be her hair.

"You tried to hurt my baby? Right under my nose? You- leave me!" She yelled, being pulled back by Yaser.

Aisha groaned in pain since she didn't leave her hair.

"Did you hear what he said? She tried to poison him! Isko na maar doon zeher khila kar mai!" Trisha looked at her husband in
disbelief.

(Did you hear what he said? She tried to poison him! I should be the one to kill her with poison!)

"Mami!" Ada stepped between them, pulling her mother's hair out of her grip, she could feel what her mother was feeling since Stella just pulled the shit out of her hair before leaving.

"We should file a complaint." Mark said.

"Yes! She has physically assaulted me-"

"I'm not talking to you Aisha. I would be filing a complaint against you for all the things you did." He interrupted Aisha who thought he was on her side.

Beatrice started to take a step towards her daughter but Bennett kept a hand over hers, stopping her.

"Itne saalon tak isko yahan isliye rakha?
Begairat insaan!" Trisha looked away because she knew if she looked at her for long, she would end up slapping her as Liam did.

(We gave her a home all these years for this? Shameless person!)

"Don't talk to me like that." Aisha warned, "You're so blind by his fakeness that you can't see his real face! He'll run away with all the luxury you are giving him! And then? Then I'll be laughing at you guys, for not believing me, for trusting that wench-"

Not being able to control herself anymore,
Jay smacked her face hard, "Watch your mouth. I might leave you with just a slap, Zayn won't."

Hearing Zayn's name, Aisha went feral, and raised her hand.

"Enough." Yaser grabbed Aisha’s hand just when she was about to hit Jay.

"100 witches must have died before she took birth!" She yelled, looking at Aisha.

"Calm down." Yaser whispered, caressing her hair lightly.

"Aisha.."

***

It had been a week since the shit went down, and not a single moment passed when they didn't wonder about the things happening back at home.

No call or a text came, worrying them to no extent. Ave, who was cool about the
situation was worried by now, worried about what that woman told their parents.

"Is bhai okay?" Ave asked, looking at Liam
who was drinking water in the kitchen.

"I don't know." he sighed, "Did anyone call?" he asked.

“No”

"How's Stell holding up?"

"She's better than I thought, I mean... didn't expect her to join us." She shrugged, "Niall bhai proposed to her yesterday." She told him.

"He did?"

"Umhmm, It's good I guess? She'll get away from the mess her mother has created."

Liam smiled, "Yeah. I'll go check on him, take some rest." he patted Ave’s head, leaving for their room before taking the plate of fruits he cut for Zayn.