~Even more Complicated~

Eshaal's POV

Immediately, those words left my mum's lips, my world came crashing down.

Putting up the most believable smile, I could muster up. I asked,"To who?", And speak if the devil and he shall appear.

Uncle Choco appeared beside my mum with a wide grin on his face as he looked at my mum...with the eyes.

"Honey, Is everything alright?", My mum asked worriedly and I suddenly found myself clapping, and the corner of my lips raised in a smile.

"I-I'm so happy for you mum", I hugged my mum,"So happy!", I felt something warm slide down my cheeks as I broke the hug.

"Oh...Habibti. Don't cry, Don't cry", she said and took me into a gentle motherly hug making me totally burst out crying.

I broke the hug once I was done with my wailing."When's the wedding?, Do the twins know?. How are you...", My mum put her hands on my shoulder to calm me down.

"All the details would be announced later ok?, And yes the twins do know", She laughed and I took a quick peek at the girls and chuckled a little.

I turned my head to Uncle Choco and took a step close to him."I don't know who's idea this was, but my eyes are on you.", I let out a strangled smile and he laughed. "Let's go", I told both of them.

It was high time I announced my Invite to them. I did that and the proud look on my mum and Mother in Law's face as they clapped was everything. I felt accomplished and there was no way I was letting the opportunity slip from my hands. Inshallah.

The day went and they all had gone back home.

I walked upstairs to my room, shutting it closed immediately I got in.

I climbed the queen sized bed and cuddled myself under the blanket.

It came back. It was all coming back. The way my dad yelled at my mum, the way my dad and mum hardly talked at the diner table. The way my dad won't come home some nights and I'll hear muffled crys from my mum in the bedroom. The way my mum tries to hide her emotions from me when I knew she was sad and broken.

I didn't even cry this time. I was just worried.

What if Uncle Choco isn't any better for my mum?.

It took me so much strength to hide my actual emotions when they told me about it.

I had the urge to talk to him. Zach. He always, somehow, just knows.

I found myself at the door connecting our rooms wanting to scan my palm. But on the second thought.

You've been doing a great job ignoring him. Why now?!.

Open the door. He apologized before.

But he never insisted.

I quickly shut them both up. I did it,I opened the door. It's not like I haven't made worse decisions in my life.

Third person POV.

He was on his computer again and he seemed dead-focused. She tapped her fingers on her laps as she realized she might be an interferences on what he might be doing.

She turned back around while the corner of her lips fell towards the floor.

"Eshaal?".

She turned back around with a huge smile across her face."Zach", she smiled and he did same back.

She had no idea how she ended up, legs folded, opposite him on the bed. Before she knew it, she was telling him about the marriage which led to her talking about her dad. She ended up spilling everything not being able to hold them back anymore.