Chapter 4.Crazy Fan!

AFTERNOON

"Why did you come to Islamabad?..." ayat asked, putting coffee in front of zain and sat on a stool with her cup of coffee.

"I am getting a reward for bravery with promotion...I came to receive that," he said with a smile.

"oh my God, congratulations!!!!!!..."Ayesha exclaimed happily and hugged him. ayat just sipped her coffee but had a smile on her lips.

"thank you....do you want to come with me to the ceremony?" zain asked and ayesha nodded her head vigorously.

"Sissie can we go?.."Ayesha asked, excitedly.

"you go ahead, I can't come....goods delivery is in the evening. I have to be here when the delivery comes."ayat said

"I didn't even invite you...I invited just her." zain said and ayat glared at him.

"then I will go and start looking for a dress..."Ayesha said, smiling fully, jumped down from the stool run from there. ayat sighed a little seeing her excitement while zain smiled.

"I think I should also leave, I have some unfinished work...I will pick Ayesha in the evening." zain said after finishing his coffee. ayat nodded and he walked out from there. ayat also finished her coffee and went inside the kitchen with used cups.

AFTER SOMETIME

Ayat was giving instructions to chefs inside the kitchen and helping them as it was rush hour when Aqsa came, a little worried.

"ayat ma'am!...' Aqsa said fidgeting her fingers.

"anything wrong?...." ayat asked, dressing a dish carefully, gave it to another waiter then looked at Aqsa with raised eyebrows.

"one customer demanding to see you...."

"you are the manager...handling rude customers is your job, not mine....go handle yourself, "ayat said, patting her shoulder and turned back to her work.

"you are right ma'am, rude customers are my responsibility....crazy bit**hs are not my responsibility, "Aqsa said while greeting her teeth. Ayat looked at her with wide surprised eyes.

"I didn't know you can curse..."

"sometimes...depending upon situations. sorry, I didn't mean to say it aloud."Aqsa said, biting her bottom lip.

"don't be sorry...I also curse at people VERY FREQUENTLY."Ayat whispered to her, stressing last words and winked at her and walked out into the hall. Aqsa followed her while giggling.

"look who is here...you are manager here?"Sana said rudely, crossing her legs. sana's friends were surprised too after seeing ayat.

"you asked for me...how can I help you?" ayat asked in a polite tone.

"you were so high and might in college and you ended up here as manager....." sana's friend said in a mocking tone and laughed, giving hi-five to Sana as she was also laughing.

"she is not..."Aqsa tried to correct them but ayat signed her No.

"OMG!!!....."Ayesha shouted at top of her lungs, making everyone in the hall turned their heads towards her.

"I can't believe my eyes...I am seeing you."Ayesha said in the same high pitched tone, ran and stood near sana.

"who?..."sana asked in a confused tone.

"I am your biggest fan...I am always the first one to comment on your I*******m post."Ayesha said, smiling madly.

"with my phone.." ayat muttered to herself, trying to calm herself down.

"do you want to take a picture with me?..."sana offered, smiling proudly. Ayesha quickly sat beside and they took selfies.

'selfies with my fan!!!...'sana put caption and posted it. ayat was staring at them with all her patients.

"what do you like about me?..'sana asked, putting the mobile back on the table.

"everything...especially the way you fool people. last night you posted your picture while removing your makeup and said we shouldn't sleep with makeup on then today in the morning, you posted pictures with full makeup on and said 'just woke up, feeling lazy'.....how do you do that?....you have so many followers. please give me some tricks."Ayesha blabbered non-stop. Aqsa covered her mouth to stop her laugh. Ayat pressed her lips together and cleared her throat. sana's friends also laughed at that. sana gave them a look and they stopped.

"what do you mean, I am fake...."sana said in loud voice.

"no, I didn't mean that..."Ayesha said in a confused way, also getting up.

"you dare to insult me like this...'sana shouted while raising her hand to slap Ayesha

"you are in public, everyone is observing you....aren't you a public figure, is that okay with you to slap in public where people can recognize you?"Ayat said as warning her. sana closed her fists tightly while looking around and moved her arm down.

"I will see you around...."sana said while looking at Ayesha and ayat and left from there angrily. her friends also left with her.

"Why did she get angry?... I was only praising her."Ayesha said, innocently blinking at Ayat.

"why is she so dumb...I mean innocent?"Ayat asked herself in her brain then sighed in a suffering way.

"get back to work..."Ayat said to Aqsa and other waiters and took Ayesha with her inside the kitchen.

"give me your hands...'Ayat said and Ayesha silently forwarded her both hands. Ayat put a handful amount of almonds in her hand.

"eat....maybe it might help you," Ayat said, in a hopeful tone.

"help me with what?..."Ayesha asked in a confused tone. Ayat blinked at her.

"fitness..."Ayat said and Ayesha smiled and put one in her mouth.

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EVENING

Arham was working in his office while Saad entered inside, without knocking.

"Arham grand news...have you seen this video?'Saad said, moving his mobile in front of his eyes. arham who was reading the file looked at with deadly eyes.

"it's about sana....video is getting viral"Saad said, not getting affected with his death stare and played the video of sana inside 'Firefly'

"isn't she the same girl who tried to kill me with cup...I must say she handled the situation so nicely otherwise Sana's anger always ends with violence....as people say beauty with brains, totally my type." saad said in a dreamy voice. Arham moved his gaze at him, who was in his dream world, smiling like mad. Arham threw his mobile at him to make him come back to the world.

"This is expensive...."Saad glared at him, hardly saving it before it had landed on land.

"weren't you in the same college as sana...don't you know her, she happens to be in the same college, "Arham asked while looking at saad with narrowed eyes. Saad thought for some time then his eyes widened.

"right....how can I forget, she is the same, oh my god what's wrong with my memory. she used to be in the same class as sana and swear on god, there was so much conflict in college because of them."Saad shook his head while remembering the old days.

"what conflict?..."

"don't you know sana, she is such an attention seeker but apparently 'my beauty with brains' catch others attention more so they were a cold war between them and then college divided into groups into favours of each...."

"who won?..."Arham asked in a curious tone.

"my beauty with brains...." saad said with a smile.

"MY?..."Arham muttered and closed his fists in anger.

"Are you not going to work?..."Arham asked in a deadly serious tone.

"I was just leaving..." saad said and was about to leave but Arham stopped him.

"take these also....finish them for me, "Arham said, forwarding bundles of files toward him. Saad points at himself.

"I have jet lag therefore I am going to have some coffee and these files need to finish today. I can trust you right?"Arham said while getting up and closed his coat button. saad gave him sheepish smile.

"why is he having jet lag after so many days?." saad asked himself, seeing him leaving.

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Arham stopped the car in front of 'firefly', stepped out from the car and saw ayat standing near a tempo, checking the list of ingredients. arham walked toward her and stood next to her.

"evening..."arham said in quite a cheerful tone. Ayat looked at him with surprise.

"good evening...." she said then looked back at tempo man and nodded that she is done.

"I will take ingredients inside.."Ayat said and picked up a box carefully.

"do you need help?.."Arham asked, seeing the number of boxes. Ayat looked at him then moved close to his face and stared directly into his eyes.

"you want something from me, don't you?" she asked, staring deeply into his eyes.

"how do you know?..."Arham, staring back at her.

"Your eyes speak a lot..."Ayat said, stepping back

"I don't like when someone looks into my eyes...."Arham said in a little angry tone.

'Why are you afraid someone will find out which you don't want to show?..."Ayat asked with a smile. Arham stared at her with ticked jaws then turned on his heels and walked out from there.

"Okay, I got it...if you don't then I will not look. God, you have such a fit of bad anger."Ayat said in loud voice, stopping him in track and turned toward her.

"what favour you wanted from me?.."Ayat asked with raised eyebrows.

"first finish your work I will wait inside..."Arham said after releasing a breath.

"you wanted to help...."Ayat said, blinking at him.

"of course..."Arham said through greeted teeth, walked toward her. Ayat pressed her lips to hide a smile. Arham picked a box and put it on the box which she was holding.

"oh my..."Ayat almost fell on the ground but Arham stabilized her by holding her from shoulders.

"you should be grateful I never helped anyone this much," Arham said and walked inside the cafe

"ugh, he has nasty anger..."Ayat said, shaking her head and started walking inside carefully as Arham watched her.

TO BE CONTINUED......