After offering Ishaa Prayer, Khaleel returned from the mosque.
He went inside their house and go directly to the living room upstairs.
He found Mama, Baba, Zaynab and Muhsin there.
"Assalamualaikum" Khaleel said salam as he sat beside Zaynab.
"Waalaikumussalam" They replied.
He met Baba earlier after Maghrib prayer, when he returned from the mosque.
Baba hugged him tightly when he saw him and was happy that his son finally returned.
Muhsin saw Khaleel too.
As soon as Muhsin returned from Islamiyya, Zaynab told him of Khaleel's return, he was very happy that he immediately ran to Khaleel's part to see him.
He was the one that even woke Khaleel up from his nap.
He gave Khaleel a bone crushing hug as soon as he woke up from his nap.
Khaleel too was happy on seeing his little brother.
He has grown up now, Khaleel thought.
"Akhi we should go to Uncle Muhammad's house now" Zaynab said when Khaleel sat beside her.
"Yeah you should go, your uncle was happy that you've returned, he's even wanting to come and see you but I said I'll send you to him" Baba informed Khaleel.
"Okay Baba, Zaynab let's go" Khaleel standup from his sit.
"You should greet Fatima's Mom for me" Mama told them, as they've grown quite close now though she don't like some of Ammi's behavior and the way sometimes she's treating Fadimatuu.
"Okay Mama" Zaynab nod as they went out of the living room.
They walked for few minutes before they arrived at the door leading to Abba's house.
They was even some security man guarding the door.
When he saw it was Khaleel and Zaynab he let them in.
"Akhi are you eager to see Uncle Muhammad?" Zaynab asked him while knocking on the front door.
"Of course" Khaleel replied.
"And his daughter too" Zaynab winked and Khaleel glared at her.
Yeah he wants to see his daughter, the last time he saw her was when she's a baby, Khaleel thoughts.
Some maid open the door for them, when she saw Zaynab she immediately smiled at her revealing her 32 teeth.
"Welcome Zaynab" The maid ushered Zaynab into the house, and when she saw she was with Khaleel her breath hitched looking at his handsome face.
"Hey" Zaynab snapped her fingers in front of the maids face when she saw her drooling at Khaleel.
"Oh sorry" Embarrassment was clear in the maids voice.
"They are inside the living room" With that the maid quickly run away from them.
"Akhi I'm jealous of you, why is every girl that saw you would drool at your ugly face" Zaynab gagged.
Khaleel smacked her shoulder.
"Ouch Akhi it hurts" Zaynab rubbed her arm.
He ignored her and went ahead of her.
She quickly followed him.
"Assalamualaikum" They said in unison when they entered the living room.
"Waalaikumussalam, who am I seeing like little Khal" Abba beamed at them immediately he saw Khaleel.
"Yes Uncle it's me" Khaleel smiled as he hugged Abba tightly.
"You've grown up into a handsome young man" Abba said when they broke out of the hug.
Khaleel smiled in return.
"So Uncle today you ignored me just because you saw Akhi" Zaynab pouts.
"No dear how can I" Abba smiled.
She went and sit down beside the chair they were sitting.
"So Khaleel how is England?" Abba asked him.
"Well it was fine really, I've finished my PhD now" Khaleel replied.
"Yeah that's good" Abba smiled, "Brother told me that you wanted to become the CEO of the company" Abba added as he laughed.
Khaleel scratched his head in shyness.
"Don't worry you're going to become since we're already old" Abba smiled.
"Thanks Uncle" Khaleel replied.
"Uncle where is your princess and Aunty?" Zaynab asked him.
"Oh princess she is in her room and your aunty..." Abba was cut off by someone.
"I'm here" Ammi gracefully walked towards them.
"Good evening" Khaleel and Zaynab greeted her when she sat down on a one sitter chair.
"How are you?" Ammi asked them smiling.
"Fine Alhamdulillah" They replied.
"Welcome Khaleel for your return" Ammi smiled.
"Thanks" Khaleel curtly replied.
"I'm going upstairs to Fadimatuu's room" Zaynab informed them standing up.
Khaleel thinks like he heard that name before but he shrugged the thoughts off.
"You should tell her to come and greet her brother" Abba told Zaynab and she nod.
Zaynab went straight to Fadimatuu's room, she didn't bother to knock as she just barged inside the room.
She found Fadimatuu chatting on her phone smiling.
"Hey girl I'm here can't you notice me, as you're busy chatting on your phone not knowing that someone entered your room" Zaynab rambles as she sat down on the bed.
"Oh sorry, but when did you come?" Fadimatuu sat down from her lying position.
"Thirty minutes ago as we were chatting with Uncle" Zaynab informed her and she nod.
"Tell me who you're chatting with that you're smiling?" Zaynab questioned her raising her brow.
"Too nosy and it's no one of important" Fadimatuu smiled.
"Okay since you say so" Zaynab replied.
"I'm with Akhi fah" Zaynab happily said.
"Oh really" Fadimatuu said nervously.
Zaynab gave her a call since when she found out that Akhi had returned.
"Yes and Uncle said I should tell you to come and greet Akhi" Zaynab tried holding her laughter when she sees Fadimatuu's face.
"No I can't see him now, I don't know how he'll reacts when he see me. I don't want us to create a scene in front of Abba" Fadimatuu panicked.
"Calm down girl, breath in and breath out" Zaynab said and Fadimatuu did as Zaynab said as she breath in and breath out.
"Are you fine now?" Zaynab asked.
"Yeah thanks" Fadimatuu smiled and hug her.
"It's really fine if you don't want to meet him, I'll tell them you're asleep" Zaynab holds her hands.
She knew that Fadimatuu and Akhi were not in good terms since the years that passed.
But she thinks that now that it had being years they would be in good terms, since she's even Uncle Muhammad's daughter.
She hopes Khaleel won't react much when he see Fadimatuu.
"Who sleeps by 8:30PM" Fadimatuu laughed.
"Yeah that's the lame excuse I can come with" Zaynab cheekily said.
"Truthfully speaking I'm not ready in meeting him now, I don't know how he'll react when he see me" Fadimatuu said.
"Yeah I understand you, you don't have to meet him today maybe next time" Zaynab replied.
"Thank you babe for understanding" Fadimatuu smiled.
"You're welcome, but you know you can't avoid him anymore as he had returned, you'll meet soon" Zaynab told her.
"Yeah I know" Fadimatuu nod.
"I'm going to go now, what excuse am I going to give them" Zaynab laughed.
"Tell them my fever had returned, they knew I'm sick since last night" Fadimatuu replied her.
"Okay wishing you quick recovery" Zaynab said.
"Thanks" Fadimatuu replied.