University

Zaima was glaring at the boy while he glared back at her. This is not something new, even if they just saw each other's glimpse, their moods are spoiled Instantly!

Zara- arey subah subah kyu shuru hogaye tumlog? She said being done with both of them.

Zaima- he started it! Zindagi azaab bana rakhi hai! She said still glaring daggers at the boy.

?- subah subah tumhara chehra dhik gaya toh obviously mera pura din kharab jaega ab. Aur tum keh rahi ho ki maine tumhari zindagi azaab bana rakhi hai, jabke you are the one doing that! He said making her more furious than she already was.

Zaima- Faris Sheikh mind your own business! She said taking a step forward.

Faris- and who are you to tell me that? He asked stepping forward too.

Zaima- even if I am no one, I still have the liberty to tell you that! She said confidently.

Sahil- ok guys time's up, step back both of you. He said stepping between them. Tum log kab ek dusre se ladna band karoge? He asked.

Zara- ye khawb toh maine kabka dhekhna chod diya hai. She said with a tired sigh.

Faris- tum tumhari ye dost ko kyu nahi kehti! He said making zaima huff.

Zaima- kyuki use pata hai I am always right. She said making faris roll his eyes.

Faris- khush fehmi hai tumhari! He said with a mock smile on his face.

Sahil- arey bas karo yaar tum dono! He snapped at them. Zara, lejao yaar zaima ko yahan se warna ye dono ladna band hi nahi karenge. He said wanting a break from their conflict now.

Zaima- samjha do apne bestfriend ko sahil, ki apne kaam se kaam rakha Karen. With that she walked away dragging zara with her. Sahil turned to faris with a done look on his face.

Sahil- kabhi sudharne Wale ho tum dono? Jabse hum dono dost bane hai tabse mai sirf tum dono ko ladte hua dhekta hun. Kabhi toh normal insaano ki tarah baat karlo tum dono.

Faris- tu ye baat use kyu nahi bolta? Tu mera dost hai ya uska!? He asked offended by his words.

Sahil- arey tera hi dost hun mere bhai, offend kyu ho raha hai. He said with a chuckle and they started walking towards their class.

Afternoon

Zaima and zara stepped near the college gate and at the same time faris and sahil came near the gate too. Faris and zaima shot each other a glare making both of their friends sigh.

Zara- jab dhekho tab bas ek dusre ko glares dete rehte ho tum dono. She commented and zaima huffed.

Zaima- he is the one who gets on my nerves! She said shifting her eyes away from him while he did the same.

Zara- though you never told me the reason behind your rivalry. She said making zaima sigh.

Zaima- nothing much it's just that... Wo mere bhaiyya ke bestfriend ka bhai hai. But it's not that, baat ye hai ki.... She paused having seconds to say the words or not.

She has never shared her secrets or feelings with anyone. Yes zara was her bestfriend and it's true that bestfriends share everything with eachother, but zaima was just, different. It's not like she doesn't trust zara, but she's just not comfortable sharing anything with anyone, except for one person.

Zara- baat ye hai ki? She asked and zaima braced herself to say the words. Maybe sharing won't hurt much, for this reason atleast...

Zaima- baat ye hai ki, bhaiyya always priorities him over me, almost all the time. Atleast that's what I've noticed. I've always told myself that it's not the truth, that maybe I am just thinking too much. But sometimes my insecurities takes over that thoughs. And that's the only reason I don't like him -no, i hate him...

Zara- o...k, that's really bad actually and it's definitely not your fault to have those insecurities, it's totally normal. But what about him? Like you know why he hates you too?

Zaima- i don't know, and I certainly don't care. She said seriously.

Zara- hmm, well you feel he is wrong then it's your thinking and if it's too much then just avoid him for your own peace.

Zaima- how should I do that when he is literally infront of me all the time! She said being frustrated.

Zara- try toh kar hi sakti ho na. She said with a shrugg while zaima just nodded.

Just then a car halted infront of the gate. The four of them stared ahead as a man stepped out of the car wearing a black suit and goggles. His presence only screamed one thing, aura.

Faris smiled and turned to sahil to bid him bye while zaima already bid bye to zara as soon as the car stopped because she was now already running to the man.

Faris too walked ahead but rolled his eyes as he saw zaima running. Though he fastened his pace too. Zaima hugged the man who smiled and hugged her back instantly.

Zaima assalamualaikum zarif bhai! She exclaimed happily.

Zarif- walaikumussalam bacha. He said lovingly as they broke the hug. Faris walked towards them and greeted zarif too who hugged his brother as well.

Faris- ye mil toh aapse aise rahi hai jaise ke saalon se nahi mili ho. He said with a done look on his face.

Zaima- tumse pucha kisine?

Faris- puchne ki zarurat nahi hai, mera mu meri marzi mai kabhi bhi kuch bhi kahun. He shot back making zaima glare at him.

Zarif- hogaya tum dono ka? Tumlog khana khana bhool sakte ho, padhai bhool sakte ho lekin ek dusre se ladna kabhi nahi bhool sakte na. He said offending them.

Zaima/faris- bhai! They said together and again shot each other a glare making zarif chuckle.

Zarif- accha chalo ab, der hogayi na toh tum dono ko zain ka toh pata hi hai. That made both of them sit in the car Instantly.

Zaima opened her phone just to see a text from hamdan. "Sorry, had to attend a meeting, isliye zarif ko bhej raha hun" zaima smiled at the text and shook her head. She replied with an "it's ok" and rested her head on the seat staring out of the car window.

Malik enterprises

Zaima and faris stood side to side for the first time in their life. Their hands on their back, heads straight and posture steady. Though even if they looked fine, fear and nervousness was clearly visible in their eyes but they didn't let it show on their faces.

Zain was sitting on his chair staring at them with a face that would probably make a child cry, though zaima and faris were nothing different, they did feel like a child but they knew being a child won't work infront of their brother's here, it only works at their home's.

Zain- where are your resume's? He asked coldly, his face was devoid of any expression! They quickly handed him their resume's and he read them carefully. Hamdan and zarif who were sitting on the sofa, shared a look seeing their siblings scared expression.

Zain kept the resume on the table and looked at the two scared humans who quickly looked down not able to meet his scary eyes. Why the hell was their bhaiyya so strict!?

Zain- i am quite impressed by both of your resume's, though I hope your work will be just as excellent as that. He said and they just nodded. Ok, now coming to the schedule first, you both are University students hence you both will most of the time be busy with your studies. So I have two options for you. He said making them blink still in nervousness.

Faris- options? He managed to utter.

Zain- yes, the options are simple. Either both of you will come to the office on weekends so that you will be free most of the time and only work on weekends or, you both will work on weekdays after your University hours. The choice is yours. He said and waited for them to reply.

Zaima/faris- weekends! They said together and then frowned at eachother.

Zain- but I didn't tell you one thing, if you decide to work on weekends then there's conditions to it. In weekends you guys will have more work than weekdays. On weekdays you can leave on the normal time which is 5 but on weekends it'll be 7.

Zaima and faris's jaw dropped hearing his words. How smart he is to make them come to the office daily! Both of them looked at hamdan and zarif who just sighed seeing their gaze. Well, they have decided it together so they can't do anything on this.

Zain- so what is your final decision? He asked. Zaima and faris shared a look, maybe for the first time they were asking each other what to do, after all they are in this together.

Faris- weekend accha tha kyuke phir hum zyada thakte nahi.

Zaima- lekin that's not possible kyuke he increased the work and time for us. They muttered enough for eachother to hear.

Faris- there's no option now, weekdays pe hi aana hoga. Phir Kam se kam weekends pe toh sukoon milega. He said making zaima sigh, just why does zain has to do this with them!

Zain- speak up already. He said after two minutes of silence.

Zaima- w-weeekdays is fine bhaiyya. She said meekly while faris sighed in his amazing fate.

Zain- great, ab dusri cheez par aate hai. He said making them frown, there's more to this?

Zaima- what is it bhaiyya-

Zain- sir. He cuts her off.

Zaima- huh? She let out confused.

Zain- you both will call me, hamdan and zarif, sir. He dropped the bomb and both of their heads snapped towards hamdan and zarif who immediately avoided their gaze looking at the interior of the office, noticing zain's choice is really good on interiors.

Faris- but bhaiyya- He began to protest.

Zain- sir. He cuts him off too making faris huff.

Faris- lekin we are so used to call the three of you bhaiyya, then how can we suddenly start calling you "sir"!?

Zain- adat hojaegi. He said flatly making both of them cry internally. Tum dono ko bhi kuch rules batana hai toh batado. He said turning to his bestfriends. Zarif sighed and stood up. He walked towards them with a small smile on his face while hamdan stood behind him.

Zarif- work is very important when you are in the office, isliye protocol's bhi follow karna hoga. Sab hame sir bulate hai and just because you both are our siblings, that doesn't give you the privilege to not be like other interns. Isliye sir toh bulana hi hoga, lekin, when it's really urgent or important about our personal life, then you both are free to call us bhaiyya.

Hamdan- yes, that's right. Aur ek baat, lunch time mey bhi you can forgot that we are in the office. He said Patting both of their heads making them smile.

Zaima- ok, but I am telling you i don't like this at all. She said crossing her arms.

Faris- me neither. He said looking away.

Zain- i don't like both of you working here too, but chote baba aur uncle ka decision tha ye, isliye follow toh karna hoga. He said softening his voice a little, reminding them of their elders decision.

Zaima- and we are not denying that, lekin bas ye "sir" accha nahi lag raha. She said and faris nodded too.

Hamdan- ok now stop whining on one thing, you both need to be serious. He said firmly making them quickly straighten up.

Zain- now about what you both will do. He started changing his tone to firm again. Faris, you'll be my PA, i'll teach you everything, while zaima will be zarif's PA and he'll teach her everything. He said making zaima's eyes widened in shock.

Zaima- what!? She said in dis-believe while faris was no better, because he knew how much strict zain is when it comes to work.

Faris- umm lekin why not hamdan bhai? I mean aap kyu mujhe seekhane ki takleef karenge. He said nervously.

Zain- ismey takleef ki koi baat nahi hai faris! Hamdan already has a PA while me and zarif doesn't. He said in his strict tone.

Zaima- then why isn't he zarif bhai's PA, and why are you not keeping ME as your PA? She asked looking at zain with a hope that his reason would be valid. But what he said next just shattered her hope, completely...

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