Chapter 31: Chapter 31

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

Zada shared a look with Zian through the phone.

"And who are these people??" Emma asked noticing some other very handsome men and beautiful woman on the screen.

"Emmaa..."

"Oh my God!! Is your hair real uncle?? It looks so silky. Does it feel silky too?? What shampoo and conditioner do you use uncle? Look at my hair. It looks like a bird's nest sometimes. Oh I am so envious of your hair. How do you manage it??" Emma asked in awe looking at the long haired man on the screen. Zayed chuckled at her cuteness.

All the Ahmeds were staring at her confused as to whether she is cute or dumb.

"Uncle Salim, What say?? Can anyone be weirder than Aunt Milly??" Zahir asked seeing the look on his uncle’s face.

"Definitely," Salim agreed, realising that his wife is nothing compared to this girl.

Emma'a attention went back to the twins when Zahir spoke.

"Uncle Salim? This is your family?? Then why is my Ada on call with you all??" Emma asked in confusion.

"Because Zada is our sister." Zian said refusing to keep Emma out of the loop anymore.

Emma gasped loudly

"Sister??"

"In fact we are triplets." Zian said and Zada glared at him.

"Zi!! How could you?? I wanted to tell her myself." Zada said angrily.

"Does it matter who tells?" Zi asked, rolling his eyes,

"Of course it does. I am her best friend." Zada argued.

"And I am her...." Zi stopped mid sentence not knowing what to say.

"Exactly. As of now ,you are no one to her. So obviously it should have been me who reveal it to her." Zada said huffing in annoyance.

Emma was looking back and forth between the two with her eyes wide as a saucer.

And finally when reality sunk in she shrieked and covered herself with Emma's duvet hiding herself from others.

"What are you doing??" Zayed asked, bewildered at her act.

Emma peeked once from inside the duvet to know who it was who talked

"I am going into hibernation, long haired uncle." Emma said from inside the duvet.

"Hibernation??" Zayed asked with his wide eyes.

"I don't want anyone to see me anymore. Mother earth won't open up to gobble me. So the next better option is this. And I hate you all. You cheaters." Emma declared directing her message to the triplets.

"Emma, listen.. " Zada began to say something, but Emma cut her off mid way.

"No!! I don't want to hear anything. Laaa laaa laaaa," she started singing loudly refusing to hear anything.

"Kiddos, we think you should sort it out among yourselves. Good night." Emma peeked out again to see who was talking and saw it was the aunty sitting next to the blue eyed uncle who talked. And she noticed the pearl necklace the aunty was wearing.

"Aunty. Is your necklace pearl??" Emma asked and Camille nodded in confusion.

"Don't wear it in the kitchen, blue eyed uncle’s aunt. Especially if you are using vinegar in the kitchen. Pearl melts in vinegar." Emma said.

"Really?? I didn't knew." Camille said touching her necklace specially since she is a disaster in kitchen.

"I also didn't know aunty. Today that was the message the food delivery app shared. They always share such information." Emma said proudly.

"Why am I even surprised?? For a moment there I thought she is good at general knowledge." Zian murmured to himself.

Emma heard Zi Zi mumbling something and went back to her hibernation with a squeal.

"You didn't see me." She screamed from inside the blanket.

"Good choice, Zian. Ahmed daughter in laws ought to be weird." Salim showed Zi a thumbs up earning protests from the said Ahmed daughter in laws.

"My wife is normal," Basim said with a cheeky smile.

"Well, to compensate that you were born weird." Zayed said earning a pout in return.

"Okay kiddos. Goodnight," and they hung up the call.

Now it was just the triplets on call.

"Emma, sweetheart" Zahir called out softly.

"I hate you all." Emma screamed again and a hand shot out from inside the blanket and cut the call.

"I am sorry Emma" Zada said.

"How could you?? Oh God!! I have been talking about your brothers to you since day one and you let me talk. Does Freddy bro know??" Emma asked with a glare.

"Err.. No" Zada said, bracing herself to hear Emma accusing her that she is cheating Liam by keeping the truth from him.

But then she is Emma.

"Good. If you had told him and kept me in dark, I would have been even more angrier on you." Emma said with a relieved smile.

"Okay. How can I make it up to you??" Zada asked eagerly.

"I don't know. I am so embarrassed. How am I going to face your brothers again? I just declared I am going to marry Zi Zii in front of him. What must he be thinking now??" Emma asked.

"He must be doing a disco dance in happiness now." Zada said with a chuckle.

Emma again groaned remembering all she had talked to Zada about the twins ,especially Zi Zi.i

"It's okay Emma. I am all in for the EmZi ship." Zada said.

"I just want to forget this ever happened.” Emma said.

"Okay, listen. There's something I need to tell you. I am going on a date with Liam this weekend. My brothers are going home. I lied that I have a project and just remember to keep up the ruse if Zi asks you anything." Zada said.

"I don't know any Zi anymore. I am going to get plastic surgery done and hide myself away." Emma declared and Zada rolled her eyes.

"As if he would let you. Wherever you go, he would follow behind. He might appear calm and composed always. But when he's determined about something, no one can stop him. Ahmeds never quit Emma." Zada said and Emma went into her dreamland where Zi Zi follows her everywhere like the heroes in the movie.

Wouldn't that be wonderful??

She could act all angry and upset and let him console her.

Hayee.... Romantic Zi Zi would be a treat to watch.

Zada snapped her fingers in front of Emma whose eyes had glazed over and had a dreamy look on her face.

"Where are you??" Zada asked.

"Nowhere. I am not telling you anymore of my secrets." Emma said.

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Next day morning Zada woke up only to see a WhatsApp message in her phone from Emma saying that she's going to continue her hibernation in her hometown.

Zada shook her head and decided to freshen up before going to college.

As soon as she entered the college she saw Zi walking towards her.

"Where's Emma?? She isn't picking up my calls." Zi said in frustration.

"She went home." Zada said and Zian groaned.

"We should have told her before. Now she is angry with me."

"She's not angry. She's embarrassed. And don't worry, she would have forgotten it by the time she comes back." Zada said.

"I hope so," Zian said.

"She will."

"So?? Are you sure you are not coming home today?? I am going to book the flight tickets"

"No. You guys carry on." Zada said. avoiding eye contact.

"Okay. Will see you on Monday then. Take care darling." Zian said and walked away and before Zada could breath in relief Liam was standing in front of her.

"Good morning sunshine. I must be the luckiest guy alive because every day I see the same girl who I saw in my dreams the previous night". Liam said and Zada rolled her eyes.

"I am living in the hope that one day you will come up with something on your own." Zada said.

"Ouch!! That hurts babe."

"Go to your class Fredrick. I am not going to let you make me miss another class," Zada said.

"I just came to remind you of our date. Be ready by six babe."