Online Love

Chapter One

Amira heard her Siblings bickering about the T.V Remote from the dining room where she is making her Tea. Inserting the Lipton, she picked her cup without paying attention to the Argument her between her siblings and Went to her room. Shutting the door behind her, she kept the cup of tea on a table and removed her phone from charging,Settled down on the Hammock She put up in one side of the room. Picking the tea cup,She sipped it slowly While going through her Instagram Page.

Realizing she finished her tea already,She kept the phone and got down from the hammock wishing she had come with the flask and now she had to go and get it again.This time,She peeped to see Khalid, Her brother watching a show and entered the Parlor to check it if he's allowed to watch it.

"What are you watching?" She inquired not knowing the show and Khalid Sighed giving her a look which Amira couldn't comprehend.

Amira just hummed and left the Parlor seeing it was an animation. She picked the flask alongside the box of Lipton and headed back to her room. Hearing her name being yelled out, she rushed out of her room to see Yasmin, Her elder sister Holding numerous bags and helped her by collecting a few.

"Where is Umma" Amira Questioned dropping the bag in their mother's room.

"She's with Abba discussing about the Wedding Arrangement" Yasmin responded heading to her And Amira's room.

"You mean your wedding arrangement" Amira chirped in And yelped as Yasmin punched her arms "I can't believe you will be leaving this house in like what?One month! " She circled around the room watching Yasmin arrange the room.

The room has a calm setting with a bed, Side-drawer, Wardrobe, Miniature Bookshelf, Dressing mirror and a chair which is a color combination of Cream and Golden which is the complete opposite of Amira's room.

Her room is a combination of color riot, every piece of furniture differing from the other starting from her Cream Bed, Dressing mirror and Side drawer to her White hammock, Red Beanbag and The numerous throw pillows on her bed.

Amira Is the second born to her parents ; Muhammad Danbatta and Nafisa Danbatta Whom are referred to as Abba and Umma by their Children.

Yasmin being the first born at Twenty Two,Three years older than Amira who is  Nineteen.

Zara is the third born and then the last born and only Male child Khalid who is also Dada, Their Paternal grandmother's Favorite Before Zara who is her namesake as she never fails to show Favoritism to all the Danbatta Grandsons.

"Before I forget, We're all going to Kano Next week" Amira stopped in her tracks when Yasmin dropped the bomb.

"But aren't we supposed to go you know Two weeks before the Marriage?"

Yasmin shrugged removing different Clothes from her wardrobe "I quote Dada; I want the Bride's Family to be here Before Sunday" .

"Wallahi I am not eager to see her" Amira Grumbled thinking of her orthodox Grandmother and her complains "But I can't wait to see the rest of the family. Am so excited and I think that's the only advantage of your wedding since it's a family affair from both the Groom and Bride's side" She gushed her mood changing reminiscing the memories she had with her cousins that stay in Kano.

Her Father is the last Born to her Grandparents out of Four Children.

Among all her cousins, Amira is closest to Ihsan being of the same age and Best friends since childhood.

"By the way I forgot to tell,It's your turn to make dinner today. I'm off chores starting from" Yasmin looked at the watch strapped to her wrist "Right now" Amira sneered at her sister who laid down on the pile of her clothes,Grunting as she sluggishly went to the kitchen to make dinner.

Their Mother allocates dinner sometimes to her two grown up daughters thus the maids don't do any work and Her Daughters are in charge of making dinner and since Yasmin will be getting married which meant no more household chores so that her body can rest and enjoy it's Bridal procedure in ease.

"Zara!Get your butt here and help me" Zara went to the Kitchen fuming hearing Amira's pitched voice yelling out to her and Amira Instructed her to cut the vegetables for the Spaghetti and Sauce she was making.

"Zara Please ask Khalid politely to come and make His Lemonade for us" She snubbed Not going and when She saw the Look Amira was giving her,She dragged her feet to the parlor.

"Khalid!" She exclaimed for the fifth Time before he turned around.

"What?"

"Ya Amira Said you should come and make your lemonade" He smirked wiggling his brows at his sister "Finally the entire household know of My talent" He stood up pausing the show he was watching and went to the Kitchen with Zara rolling her eyes as she walked beside him.

"Khalid,Everything you need is there,Make it enough cause we're out of Zobo and you know how Abba doesn't like taking drinks that are not handmade at Night" Amira said pointing at the Kitchen island where she has removed all the necessary ingredients Khalid will request.

"Come and Take this to the table" Zara stuffed her phone back to the pocket of her jeans and took the food flasks to the dining table which had a linking door to the kitchen.

Umma entered the Kitchen impressed with her children. Khalid was focused on making his Famous Lemonade While Amira was Grilling Chicken And Zara was arranging the table. She stood and watched as Khalid bragged about how amazing his lemonade with Amira paying little attention to his Show off.

"Masha Allah,For once Khalid is not stuck to the Tv, Zara is not glued to her Phone and Amira is not in her hammock sipping tea and chatting" Umma stated to which Amira immediately objected.

"Umma I am not chatting, I just scroll though Instagram" She pouts putting the grilled chicken into the Casserole dish.

"And Umma I am not glued to my phone, I am reading on Wattpad" Zara whined coming into the kitchen and Khalid also added his own objection.

"Khalid,Abba is going to the mosque already" Yasmin announced standing at the door of the kitchen and Khalid immediately puts the jug containing the lemonade inside the fridge and scrambled to meet his father so that they can go to the mosque together.

Umma told her daughters to also go and pray since it's time for Maghrib prayers and she will finish off the kitchen work.

After their Father and brother came back from The Mosque,The entire family had their dinner with Abba praising Khalid's Lemonade. They all settled down in the parlor after Zara and Amira cleared the table.

"You should all pack your clothes, I have booked our tickets and we are all going to Kano on Friday" Abba informed.

Khalid was hyped about the trip and immediately started ranting how he will spend his time in Kano While Zara sighed about meeting Dada.

"But Abba, I have my last paper Next week Monday" Amira remembered how her last exams where shifted from the next day which is Monday to Next week.

Abba seemed to be thinking as he kept mum before speaking up "That won't be an issue,I will cancel your ticket and then you can come with along with Your uncle's Family" He said referring to his brother, Ali.

"She can go over to their house on Friday then, We will go with her necessary luggage" Said Umma To Which Abba Agreed.They called it a day and everyone went to their rooms.

Amira entered the bathroom and took a bath before coming out with a towel wrapped around her body to see Yasmin on the phone and she assumed it must be Ahmad with the way she was chuckling.

She rubbed her body with lotion before wearing her Pajamas and removed the Pillow on her bed, Keeping it inside the hammock she hopped in with her phone in her hands. She stumbled across a post and loved the caption thus screenshots it.

But Darling...Sometimes at a point in life,Letting go is the best option ~~Sha'ir

She marveled at how weird the Name Sha'ir is and followed the person deciding to check out the page the next day as it seems like an interesting one.

Sleep overtook her and she ended up sleeping on the hammock before Yasmin woke her up when she came to borrow her charger and she moved to her bed.

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