Chapter 30: Chapter 30

Zian was still in his dreamland.

He was reminiscing about his every moment with Emma with a smile on his face when his phone rang.

His smile widened when he saw the caller ID.

It's his momma.

"Hello momma. How are you??" He asked sweetly.

"Switch to video call Zian," his momma said and hung up, making him frown.

What's up now??

He switched on his mobile data and video called his momma and was surprised to see both his parents and two sets of uncles and aunts on the other side.

"What's up?? Why a sudden group call?? Anything special momma??" Zian asked and heard Zahir snickering from his bed where he is lying lazily as if he is waiting for some sort of show to begin.

What did he do now?

"What??" He asked, looking at Zahir.

"Nothing Zi - Zii." Zahir said in a mocking tone.

"Don't call me that." Zian snapped at his brother.

"Why Zian??" It was his papa who asked that.

"Err... Nothing. I was just...." Zian stammered with his words at that sudden query.

"It's someone's special name for our dear Zi." Zahir called out loudly from the bed and Zian threw a couch pillow at his face.

"Who's this special someone Zian??" Ava asked softly.

"There's nothing like that momma." Zian said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Really? Then with whom did you go on a romantic bike ride today huh?? And we also heard that you are very possessive about her." Ava said and Zian glared at Zahir.

"Is there anything left to say, Zahir?” Zian asked his brother in exasperation.

"I think I didn't miss anything." Zahir said cheekily.

"Tell us about her, Zian," his momma demanded and he sighed.

"Zahir told everything, right momma?? What's there left for me to say??" Zian asked.

"Do you love her??" Zayed asked straight to the point.

"I do," Zian said confidently because there were no more doubts.

He is madly deeply irrevocably in love with his weird girl.

"At last. There is one Ahmed who is not a confused soul." Camille said, earning sounds of protests from the brothers.

"Is she pretty??" Ava asked.

"Very," Zian smiled, remembering her pretty face.

"Aww. Look!! Emma's Zi - Zi is blushing." Zahir teased from beside him earning a chorus of laughter from his family members.

"Shut up."

"Boys. Hold on. Let me add my princess to the call." Zayed said and took Ava's phone and dialled Zada's number.

Soon the whole family was on the call.

"What's the topic of discussion??" Zada asked curiously.

"Falling for your sibling's best friend" Zahir said and Zada's eyes widened in horror.

"What?"

Ava, who knows the reason for her daughter's horror, quickly filled in on topic Emma.

"Your brother is madly in love with your best friend, Zada"

"Yeah. We were talking about Emma. Zian said she is very pretty. What else??"

"She's weird." Zada said laughing.

"Could she be as weird as your Aunt Milly?" Salim said and got a punch on his arm in return.

"Weirder" Zian said with a fond smile.

"Someone weirder than Camille?? Impossible." Salim said earning another wack from his wife.

"Once you see Emma, you will know" Zahir said with a chuckle.

"Okay, listen. You all come home this weekend. There's a party here." Ava said and Zahir groaned loudly.

"No momma. I am out."

"Why?? You used to love those parties."

"Well those aunties used to love me too. They don't anymore." Zahir said grumpily.

"That's because you flirt with their daughters." Zayed said dryly.

"They used to fawn over me when I used to flirt with them and now I flirt with their daughters, they can't accept that."

"That's different. Then you were a kid. Now you are grown up."

"So?? I am the same. It's they who changed. Bloody hypocritical Aunties." Zahir said, making the others roll their eyes.

Zada tried to come up with a reason to not go to the party.

She has a date!!

She can't tell that reason of course.

"Actually, I have a project to complete and submit on Monday. I was planning to do it on the weekend." Zada said praying that she wouldn't get caught.

"Oh!! Studies are more important. You should complete your project first, Zada." Salim, ever the academic, immediately said and Zada sighed in relief.

"That's not fair. Even I have assignments to do" Zahir said.

"Liar," Zayed said with a snort.

"Zahir and Zian, no excuses. You both should be here." Ava said in her no nonsense momma tone.

"Of course Zi would enjoy being fawned over by all those aunties. He is the golden boy after all." Zahir said rolling his eyes.

"Don't be such a jealous --" Zada was cut off by Emma barging into her room.

"Watch the movie later. I have to talk to you." Emma said and took the ear pods away from Zada's ears without even looking at the phone.

"Hey, I wasn't watching a movie. I was.. -"

"It was awesome, Zada. Zi Zii is awesome." Emma gushed dreamily.

The elder Ahmeds looked at each other and then at Zian who was face palming now.

"Emma. I think we should talk later... "

"Why later. I have to say now. Zi Zi is awesome. Ya Rouhi is awesome. Little Texas is awesome. I am awesome."

"Yeah yeah. Everything is awesome." Zada agreed

"I am so sorry Zada. I can't marry your brother."

Zian looked up at the dialogue with a frown.

"Why not??" Zada asked

"Because I am going to marry Zi Zii and we are going on our honeymoon to Himalaya on his Ducati." Emma declared and Zian gaped at her.

He hasn't yet had the chance to confess his feelings yet and Emma is already planning her honeymoon with him.

"Do you know that Zi Zii's Ducati's name is Ya Rouhi. Cute name, right?? Just like me?? Zi Zii told me I look cute and adorable. And when Zi Zi told me that I felt goosebumps all over me. And he asked me why and before I could think about that my cousin Emily called me. You know my sister Emily? I told you about her a few days ago. She is coming to London to do a course. And she is awesome just like me. We can have a blast when she comes. You know, she is really a Badass. Actually, she is my inspiration to become a badass in the future. I am going to follow in her footsteps."

The whole Ahmed family is staring at her with open mouth.

Zahir was still caught up with the name Emily, which brought up some old memories of his

Emily…

There had been an Emily in his life once.

Cute and fiery Emily.

His one day girlfriend.

"What's Z1 and Z2 doing in your phone?" Emma shrieked seeing Zada's mobile screen.