"Oy! Shit! Did you hear everything?" The girl asked her, worriedly and she knew who she was.
Alizeh.
Roshanay smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry,"
"Umm...its ok. But please can you do me a favour?" Alizeh asked.
"Yes sure,"
"Don't tell it to him." Alizeh told, worry laced her voice
"Him?" Roshanay aksed, eyes filled with confusion.
"My brother Moosa,"
Her lips formed an O shape. Nevertheless, she already wasn't going to tell this to him.
"I won't tell him. Don't worry. Its a secret with me," she said moving into the kitchen. "But can I ask you something?"
"First promise me again, you wont tell him anything," Alizeh genuinely sounded scared.
"No I promise. But why are you so afraid of your brother?"
"You would be too if you saw his anger,"
She felt like her heart suddenly stopped. One thing, all over the years she's been through so much pain that now she was literally scared of men. And here his anger being mentioned made her heart drop, apart from that what she judged from his appearance, the man was just too sharp and dominating. He didn't become a famous businessman just for nothing.
"What do you mean? And please can you give me some water,"
"Yeah sure," she said and moved to the fridge got a bottle of water out, pouring it in a glass handing it to her which she gulped down immediately.
"You were here for water?"
"Yes,"
"And I was for chocolate ice cream. Come lets eat together," Alizeh spoke with a smile.
Roshanay smiled at her, she found her friendly and jolly.
Alizeh brought the tub of ice cream out of freezer and sat down on the floor, the kitchen island in the middle of kitchen hiding them. Someone standing at the door wont be able to see them.
"Come you sit down too, I've brought a spoon for you as well," she told and tugged her arm, pushing her down and she sat beside her on the floor. As now, they both began to dive into the ice cream.
"Umm.... its so tasty," Alizeh moaned with delight.
"Come on you start eating," she remarked and Roshanay took a bite.
"Thanks. But what did you mean by that?"
"By what?" Alizeh asked taking another bite.
"That I'd not want to see his anger,"
"Literally! You would not want to. Look," she took another bite and continued, "my brother is like that. He is very nice, fulfils my every demand, I just have to say and he would make it happen. He is like a father figure to me," she stated, pausing just to take a bite.
"Oh that's nice," Roshanay replied. Right now they seemed two crazy persons, sitting on the floor at the middle of night and conversating.
"Its nice but he has drawn boundaries. If like even I think of stepping out of the boundaries, you can't imagine what he would do. He is always calm, never expresses anger even though if he is raged but once you provoke him. My lady, you're done. Even he is still lenient with me and momma, I really pity his subordinates," She explained. Alizeh really seemed like a cool and friendly plus an extrovert.
But the information, she gave her about him, God knew why was making dread pool in her stomach.
"How did you end up with my brother?" Alizeh asked and now it was her turn to speak as she told her everything from A to Z but skipping the part that she belonged to a brothel.
"Oh that's interesting. You're brave my girl. You should've punched in his face too,"
They both laughed when Alizeh suddenly shut her lips asking her to keep quiet.
"What happened?"
"Someone would hear us and report me to my brother, you see he grounded me,"
"Haw why?"
"I came home late last night. Though he told me to be back before 11 I came back at 2 and I dodged the guards too. So he's pretty much mad and has me grounded but I was having this extreme craving to have some ice cream,"
"Was it for that boy you came late?"
"Yeah, I'm dating him. I love him. And Moosa bhai should not know,"
When she saw question sparkling in Roshanay's eyes, she spoke up, again.
"He would kill me for sure. He hasnt allowed to have a boyfriend but I like this boy too much. Dont tell anything to him,"
"Kill him?" Her eyes immediately got rounded with astonishment.
What did she mean by that? She thought.
Alizeh stopped for a beat, her eyes getting widened as if she realized what she spoke. Within seconds, she maintained her composure and brought up a poker face. Nobody was supposed to know that her brother was a mafia.
"Saying it just like that. Kill him as in would 'deal' with him," Alizeh covered up.
"Oh. Okay." Her lips formed an O in understanding after getting what she meant.
"Like I was saying, he doesn't want me to be involved in any kind of boy. He just wants me to save from the vultures out there," she continued, trying to change the topic and divert her mind away.
"It shows he cares about you,"
"Yes he is, very caring and possessive about his family. He doesn't trust the world that's why he keeps me sheltered from this world. Me and mama," she voiced out. "He says, not to trust anyone that's also the reason he has not allowed me to keep a boyfriend. Even he has never verbally told me not to have a boyfriend, his personality and restrictions are enough for me to know that what my boundaries are,"
"I'd just say, be careful. It won't be good for you if he came to know about this,"
"That's what I've been doing so far."
"Does your mom know?"
"No,"
"So when you'd tell about that boy to your brother and mom?"
"I don't think so anytime soon. It would require a whole lot of courage to reveal this to Moosa bhai. I fear I'd have to face his deadly anger and I don't think I'd ever be ready for that. I need courage and will power to do that,"
"Best of luck, Alizeh," She rubbed her shoulder.
"Thanks. And pleaase don't tell about this to him. Anyone but him,"
"Don't worry, trust me. I won't,"
"Thanks. Let's go before someone sees me. I dont want my stay to be prolonged in my room. If he saw me snucked out, I'd not be seeing sun for quite a few weeks,"
"Hahaha you're kidding?"
"I love joking but am not joking here. Now lets go, am scared." She told and was about to get up when they felt someone coming to the kitchen.
Alizeh's eyes rounded with fear when she realized who it was.
"Shit! Its him! He's coming to kitchen. I'm done," she spoke, "its his walk." she whispered, and placed the tub and both the spoons on the counter and began crawling to the other side of kitchen island.
Her heart jumped to her throat when lights suddenly turned on and it was then they knew he is here.
He moved towards the kitchen counter from the right side of the island and they hid behind the left side so they can't see them. Roshnay almost laughed, the situation was so funny.
He got the water bottle out and turned around, leaving the kitchen before turning the lights off and they sighed with relief. Soon they felt the footsteps fading away and they stood up.
"Look, run before someone comes again," Alizeh said and they hurriedly began to ran towards the stairs. As soon as they turned left, they stopped finding him standingg their, looking at them expectantly.
He raised his brows up, already demanding an explanation.
"I thought I told you not to leave your room," his voice was so serious that the giddiness Roshanay felt a while ago was replaced by uneasiness. She now understood what Alizeh meant.
"I'm sorry,"
"Do you want me to keep you in the basement?"
Roshanay's heart shuddered, he was sounding so serious.
He didn't like defiance, it was one thing she gauged out, whether the command is short or long, he didn't like being disobeyed.
"I'm sorry," Alizeh said again, looking down, holding Roshanay's hand, trying to stop her quivering.
"Look up, at me, I'm standing here,"
And she moved her eyes up which were welled with fear.
"Where did you go last night?" He asked, "why did you dodge the guards Alizeh?" He asked.
Now it was Roshanay who was clutching her hand tightly, to stop the vigorous tremble of Alizeh's hand. She hoped, he won't know where Alizeh was last night.
"I'm sorry,"
"Are you hiding something?" He asked again. Alizeh felt like if he interrogated more, she would lose a hold on herself and her secret would be out.
"I'm sorry," her voice had gotten tremulous now.
He sighed. There was no use pressing her much but her passing out of fear. He knew how much his interrogation troubled his sister though he still didn't use that strict tone with her.
"Go to your room and don't show yourself out until I say so. Do you understand me?" His tone clipped.
He was very angry at her. Dodging the guards wasn't a thing to joke about and he wanted to engrave this in his sister's mind.
She only gave a nod at his response.
"Do you understand me?" he asked again, wanting a verbal response.
"Yes brother,"
"Good. Now go straight to your room," he ordered and she hurriedly run past him leaving just him and Roshanay behind her, whose mouth was partly opened, after knowing how strict this man was.
As soon as he looked towards her, she averted her gaze away. still feeling his eyes burning holes. She wanted him to go away but what she was waiting for? She was about to move past him and go upstairs when she heard his voice.
"Stop," he suddenly said and she stopped dead in her tracks, turning around.
"Me?"
"Yes, follow me. I want to talk to you," he told