I Love You

15

That night Mina couldn't sleep, she switched sides but that didn't help. Her hands trembled as she opened her lamp.

She stretched their hand towards her phone and called Ahad.

It rang thrice and he wouldn't pick up. Her eyebrows constricted in the confusion and worry but he did pick it up.

Ahads voice was soft and it seemed like he was sleeping.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have called."

"Mina, hey is everything okay?"

"Bhai, so much is happening in my life right now and you're not here."

"I miss you too, my child."

And she broke down, " bhai I can't act like everything's okay anymore."

"Hey, hey. Shh everything will be okay, I'm here for you. You don't have to act, you don't have to hide your emotions Mina."

"Bhai saad got fired and fahad confessed to me."

"Fahad did what!!"

"I told him I didn't think of him that way and I'm afraid he'd never be the same way. I hurt him bhai.."

"Mina it's never your fault that you'd turn someone down, he'll come around. And me and bilal took care of saad, you never have to worry about him anymore."

Mina held her breathe for what seemed like ages and then suddenly breathed out.

"Mina you there?"

"Bhai, when are you coming back?"

"Maybe next week but it isn't confirm yet. Promise me you'll stay strong and conquer your dreams."

"As long as you and the boys support me I'll always be happy bhai."

"Ali called me and told you were having a hard time with them not at home." Ahad knew everything even thou he was far away from home.

"Yes, how am I going to spend my vacations alone?"

"You should go out."

"Huh bhai alone."

"Take Saad and Eman with you. Ali said Omer's having hard time too, he's about to be deployed?"

"Omer is never around when I'm at home, I don't know." Mina fell backwards on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

"Talk to him, he's your twin Mina. Spend time with him before he leaves you."

She couldn't control her self any longer, she cancelled the call and went to Omer's room.

She knocked it once, twice, thrice and then she heard him mumble something.

Mina pocked her head and saw him reading a book at 4am.

She rushed up to him and hugged him.

"Mina you're scaring me!"

She smacked his head, "You're the one who's scaring me. You're never around and you never act like my annoying dumb twin anymore."

He goofily smiled at him, revealing his dimples.

"Should we go to the beach tomorrow?"

Mina matched his enthusiasm and then shaked her head which made Omer headlock her and apparently the screams woke up Ali and he stood at the door with a gun in his hand.