"Oh my god! Why do you look so dead?" Alia rushes towards my walking dead body and I am not even able to answer her because of my boss's boss who has send me through a great from which I wont be able come out even if they call the best therapist.
"Ms.Mir go back to your seat" our boss warns her in that warning tone and Alia looks at me with a pout but obeys.
I flop on my seat but see my boss rushing towards me with curiosity after sending my friend away for the same reason.
"Hey, what did boss said?" I look at her but divert my eyes down when trauma again hits me.
"What took you so long? Where you making babies with him?" My hand automatically flies up to slap Zach's back when he utters rubbish. And same goes to Alia who has silently crawled towards us as she slaps his back but giggles finding it funny when there is nothing funny in it.
"Astaghfirullah! He is my cousin!" I glare the hell out of him but see him shrugging.
"So? You guys get married to cousin and anyways you did not deny the baby making part" he smirks like a jerk and I look at him with wide eyes searching for some solid thing to break his head with "Yew! Shutup Zach" I slap my face, shaking my head to forget that dirty and haram thought he is putting in my head.
"My head is already messed up because of our arrogant son of nugget boss so you please don't open your filthy mouth" I glare at him but only earn a grin from him.
"What did he do? Did he fire you?" I shake my head when my boss questions me "The presentation on which we all were workingâ" Alia interrupts "Mr Rags?" I nod with an inaudible yes.
"He wants me to do that presentation" a gasp leaves everyone lips and my boss quickly holds the table for support "Christ, did our boss loose his mind?" She gasps again, insulting me but that doesn't bother me.
"Oh god then we should forget the raise of our salary? Ah I thought of clubbing a whole week"Zach rests back with so much disappointment on his face.
They are acting as if Ziyan pays them a penny for a month. God they are more dramatic than me.
"I thought of buying Mamma a new bracelet on her 43 rd birthday" Alia sniffs behind me, god she is already shedding tears.
I hold my head hearing them complaining and not giving me any moral support.
"Give me a chair you idiots! Can't you see I am going to faint!" Mrs Bran yells and one of our co-worker quickly stands up and lends his chair so she could sit.
"Argh!!" I yell out in frustration "what should I do now?" I turn to look at my friends who is looking down at me with pity.
"I think you should make a solid excuse so he feel pity on you and maybe change his decision" Zach speaks first and I sit up nodding but see everyone nodding their head.
"Boss has said us several times that this collaboration means a lot to him and if you mess up I am sure that will be the last day of you in this office" I nod wiping my invisible tears "yeah it means a lot to him cause uncle wanted to build this Restaurant 3 years ago but everything changed and many things happened in just few days and now finally he was able to approach them and do what uncle was not able to do but he is messing it up by giving this to me! I am scared I am sure I'll mess up everything" I swear I will cry in less than few seconds.
"I understand you girl but you have to convince him that you won't be able to do" Zach gives me some moral support and I nod "I think the best idea is eat some poisonous food and you will get food poison which we lead you to the hospital and I am sure he will not put so much stress on you when you are admitted in the hospital" My boss tells an idiotic plan about which looks proud after saying and I see everybody nods at that "you guys are telling me to risk my life for this? Are you guys serious?"
"Oh please food poison is not life risking disease" the witch blows her nail while resting back "I have a better Idea how about I say him that you are so interested in this proposal that you are begging me to give you the opportunity of explaining and presenting it to Mr Rag, how about this?" I give a smile to my boss who sits up alarmed clearing her throat "what no! Don't you dare do that!"
Rolling my eyes at her loudness I rest back "How about you fall down from the stairs and meet with a small accident which we can describe it as a big one to our boss and then boom you will be free from this" Am I that bad to be alive? Why are everyone trying to kill me?
"Why are you all trying your best to kill me? If you don't like me, tell me on my face. You don't have to plan on killing me right in front of me, it hurts you know" I roll my eyes getting annoyed and feeling abandoned in my own office.
"Awe my baby" Alia wraps her arm around my neck, hugging me tightly, messing with my already messed up hijab which I have just wrapped it around carelessly to hide my hair.
"We were just giving suggestions don't take it to heart, and I think this is the best, we can try it on our floor we have less stairs their and in that you won't be injured and you will also be free from stress boss gave you" she explains while pecking my head at time to time to show some affection.
"Yes, let's try now!" My boss stands up excitedly and everyone does the same but I glare at each and every soul who is grinning widely.
God everyone are witches here.
"Come on baby" Alia pulls me up and we all follow Zach who is leading us with his chest up and a proud smile is playing on his.
"Okay so there are 10 stairs and if we push her from here she will be injured a little too badly so we are gonna push her from the 5 stair or maybe 4th so she won't fall, okay?" They plan my death right infront of me and I lean my head against Alia's shoulder weeping over my fate mentally as she is holding me by my waist.
After explaining everything to everyone Zach walks towards me "Babe, let's proceed" he grins like a sadist and I curse under my breathe seeing him.
"You rotten tomatoes, if I break my head or any part of my body, I promise you, you will be out of this building. Don't forget your boss is my cousin" I glare at them but see everyone gulping, good that I scared them.
"Stop playing your cousin card here and come" he rolls his eyes and asks me to follow him and I control the urge of kicking him. Why is he not getting scared of threat?! I was serious!
"Do you want me to push you or will you dramatically fall?" Zach asks and I give him a tight smile "Thanks for your help, but I can do that myself" I start walking down counting each step.
I am seriously doing this, something has gone wrong with.
When I hear Mrs Bran yelling an All the best, I turn to say a best mocking line but my fate decides to play another role and my freaking Abaya comes in between my legs and loud scream leaves my lips when I stumble forward but hear multiple gasps from behind but none comes to save me or more like before they come to save I was already kissing each and every stair and then the ground.
I stretch my limbs feeling tired after sitting in the same position for a long time.
When I thought I will take some rest, loud scream from afar reaches my ear and I quickly stand up to go check not even bothering to throw my coat on when I hear everyone yelling Ziah's name.
I quickly rush out but hear everyone gasping when they see me not in my usual self which is dressed up perfectly with a suit on and not rolled up sleeves with few upper buttons open.
And this all happened because of Ziah. Can this girl for once let me breathe in peace?
"Ms Ziah has fell down from the stairs sir" My secretary tells me with so much worry on his face and I do not want to even think if she is bleeding or something cause is she is injured I know I am dead in my mothers hand, I do not take the elevator but rush towards the stairs since it's only one floor.
"Ziah! I am sorry! Are you dying!" I hear one of my employee who I guess is Ziah's friend yelling and I am not even able to see anything from the way they all are crowding.
Max rushes to ask them to move away and when their eyes falls on me a gasp of surprise leaves their lips as they eye me up and down but gives me place to walk towards the girl who is lying on the ground.
Without thinking twice I rush towards, knowing no guy has helped her to sit cause she won't let them touch her, I quickly crouch down.
"Oh god, Ziah?" I pat Ziah's cheek when I see her eyes shut close, her head swings from here to there and that worries me more "how did this happen? Call the ambulance now! What the hell are you waiting for?" I growl glaring at the men's who are standing and looking at the drama.
One young guy quickly nods and pulls his phone out but I divert my gaze to my cousin who is laying lifeless.
I pull Ziah from her friends lap, who is shaking her like she is actually dead or as if she is some toy.
"Ziah?" When I hear her humming but quickly pressing her lips together my eyes drops on her face, and a frown makes it's way on my face when I hear some muffled curses from behind which tells me something is wrong and knowing how stupid she can be I do not doubt if she is acting now.
"Did you call the ambulance?" I look up still holding Ziah close so she does not bang her head on the ground cause she is really acting lifeless.
"I-No they are not picking" they are not picking the call? Okay...that's new "you don't have to, Max come here, call my personal doctor he will treat her properly" I press my lips to not smile when I feel the lifeless girl tightening her hold on my shirt.
Max nods and does as said.
I look up at her friend who is fiddling her fingers nervous which tells me the whole story "Ms you don't have to worry, my doctor will take care of Ziah, one big syringe he gives and it wakes everyone up" I clearly state out knowing what this sentence will do.
"Sir I called Dr. Ray he is free and he will be here in few" I nod with my eyes on Ziah who's features are hardening now.
"Hmm If she is admitted in hospital they are gonna put the needles through her nerves and all, and Now after seeing her so unconscious I guess Ray will be doing the same, let me take her to my office" When I was about to take her in my arms she sits up yelling a No while breathing heavily
"Ya Allah my head" she holds her head but does not forget to glare at me "Max you better call that grey or Ray and tell him to sit in his place or you will be going to him" she speaks in a dangerously low voice scaring the hell out of my poor secretary who looks at me for help.
"Ms Ziah are you threatening my employee in front of me?" I raise my eyebrow and she give me a smile "Yes Mr Ziyan, I am. Now help me get up!" she growls in pain and rests back on my chest. Not even giving a tiny bit respect to her boss.
"Ah my elbow is paining" she again whines in pain and I take a hold of her elbow to check if she is really injured and indeed there is a spot of blood on her grey Abaya.
"I thought you were unconscious? That's a miracle that all of a sudden your awake, I should pray 2 rakah and thank Allah I guess" I press my lips together to not smile while nodding to myself sarcastically "yes please add extra two rakah's for your safety too, because I can see near future where my hands are on your neck and your breathing heavily" she narrows her eyes to glare at me but someone speaks before I could "That's sounds sexual abuse, are you prehaps planning on getting on our bossâ"
"Astaghfirullah Zach! Shutup will you?! And Keep your filthy mind to yourself and you-" she points at me and I nod at this angry Ziah "lift me up my butt hurts" she pouts, all of a sudden acting soft and leaning against me.
"Can you stand up? Or do I have to call doctor Ray" she gives me a good second glare before rolling her eyes and trying to get on her legs.
When I see her struggling for real, I wrap my arm around her waist "you are an idiot you know that right?" I remind her of what she is, so she does not be so clumsy again.
"Shutup, you are an Idiot! And because of you I had to do this!" She yells in rage and I stop on my track "sorry?" I raise my eyebrow but hear gasps and curses from behind.
Is she serious? Did she really planned on breaking her head so I take back what I said her to do, I thought she fell and like a dramatic queen she is she is just acting as if she is dead to scare, but there is whole different story going on here. She has done this lots of time when she was young just to scare our parents but this girlâwhat can I even say.
She slaps her mouth and looks at me with wide eyes "did I said it out loud?" She nibbles on her lower lip, which she always does when she is nervous "Loud and clear Ms Ziah" I glare at the girl who lowers her eyes "stop glaring at me" she mumbles and that makes me roll my eyes.
"You seriously are an idiot and may I know who else have joined in this full proof plan of yours?" When I raise my head to look at my employees I see none looking at me but everyone turning to rush away to do works which they are not even assigned as in literally doing anything they see, one guy who Ziah referred as Zach is cleaning the flower pot with his tie, so he does not face us, Seriously? God, I don't remember hiring such crackheads.
"Aah Aah! It hurts! I feel like fainting!" I scoff when Ziah yells and leans against me "I am injured and your asking me questions? How can you be so heartless?" She gives me a glare and I roll my eyes at her dramatic ass.
"Your lucky that you are my cousin or else you would have been kicked out by now" she rolls her eyes hearing me "I am flattered" she flips her invisible hair back before speaking "now take me in and you Mister I know how to use my advantages, so don't mess with me" she laughs loudly a pure fake laugh.
I don't know what mamma saw in her that she likes her so much, I only see a piece of crackhead here.
After hearing all the groans and complaints Ziah gave on the way to my office, I finally let her sit down on the couch.
"Max, give me the first aid box" he quickly nods and rushes to hand me the box, I thank him before asking him to leave.
When the door was closed behind Max, Ziah sits more comfortably throwing her legs on my thigh she lies down and with one hand she removes her hijab so casually.
I guess she sometimes forget I am a guy too.
I do not look at her but hold her ankle to remove the shoe so I can apply the cream on her leg.
A hiss of pain leaves her lips and she holds my arm asking me to stop with her action but I ignore her and carefully remove her shoe.
"It hurts" she mumbles with a pout while rubbing her eyes, I know she won't cry, because she is not someone who cries for simple things and I also know she hates crying in front of everyone so how much ever it pains or whatever she must be going through she will hide it very professionally.
"You should have thought about it before pulling out this stunt" I speak while applying the cream were she asked me to.
Sometimes I really curse on my fate that she is my cousin only if she was not my cousin she would have been out of this building by now and I wouldn't be doing this babysitting work.
In the morning aunty asked me to feed this big baby because she did not eat her breakfast and now this.
"Ziyan?" I lift my chin up when I hear her calling me "Since this all happened because of you-" she accuses me pointing her finger right on my face "I want you to buy me a newâ a brand new Abaya by tonight or I am complaining about you bullying me to aunty" she smirks proudly after completing her sentence and I raise my eyebrow on the way she just now threatened me.
"Do you want me to come to your house tonight Ms. Ziah? And have a little chit chat with uncle aunty on how you are giving your fullest to the company?" I raise my eyebrow challenging her and that proud grin drops automatically on her face.
"It's okay who don't have to buy, I'll buy it myself just give me the money" she rolls her eyes again flopping back "grab those pillows for me, ahh my back is paining" whining loudly she holds her waist.
I give her the pillows she asked for before leaving her alone and her broken self to go back to arrange the work I was doing, if I waste my time on this girl I am sure I will drown this company.
"Are you serious? Your cousin is dying here and your leaving her alone" she again goes back to her dramatic self, gasping loudly she looks at me with wide eyes. "You are not dying Ziah" I shake my head but squint my eyes looking down right near Ziah's leg as If I have seen something odd and she looks at me with wide eyes when she sees that look on my face.
"W-what? Is there something on me?" She bites her lips nervously and I can tell I have hit the right place "I said Max to clean the room thrice after finding a Rat here then how come he let my word slip out of his mind easilyâoh waitâ" I gasps dramatically when she looks at me with trembling eyes "you are scared of rats right? God its right near your leg!" Before I could move forward to act like I was going to help her.
I hear her loud scream, yelling on top of her lungs for her mother's help, she jumps and stands up on the couch, which tells me her leg is absolutely fine and with one high jump on the other couch she lands on the opposite side and she takes another high jump and lands on the floor and soon I find myself holding her tightly when she without thinking twice jumps on top of me and hugs me as If I am a spider man here who will take her away.
I try my best to not laugh at her cuteness, but mentally scold myself for scaring the shit out of my poor cousin whose heart is running million miles per seconds.
"Take me away please!" She yells holding me tight and I hear knocks on the door and that must be Max for sure but I ignore the knocks and rub my hand up and down her back to calm her down.
"The rat went calm down" I do not laugh or joke at her knowing how hard punch I'll be receiving if I do so "Ziah darling, is your leg alright now?" With a small smirk playing on my lips I question the women who is still hanging on me.
"Please take me out" she shakes her head pressing herself against me so she does not fall. Complete ignoring my question which might have not reaches her ears from the way she is scared. "Where is the rat? Why can't I see it? Is it under the couch" she cries holding me for her dear life and I finally let her know I was joking so she calms down and do not get any panic attacks.
"Ziah there is no rat around I was just joking, calm down" she pauses for seconds and when realisation hits her a loud gasp leaves her lips and she land on her legs pushing me as far as she could, I chuckle at the way she pushes me but soon she marches towards me to give my arm a hard blow.
"I hate you! You cruel jerk!" She starts yelling again "you wait and watch, I'll be coming to your house on Sunday right, I'll tell everything to aunty, every single freaking thing!" She breathes in and out heavily after yelling at me and I only give her nod as if, if she complains like a kid I'll be scared.
"Argh!" She again yells out in frustration probably she is embarrassed by thinking how she was holding me as if her life depends on that.
"I am sorry" I apologised holding back a chuckle when her funny face comes in view "Don't! Don't you dare laugh Ziyan! You never laugh and if you laugh at this I swear I will kill you with my bare hands, I ain't kidding at all" she gives me a daring look, like she is telling me 'you laugh and see and you are dead dude'âexactly her language and the way she speaks with that dudes and buddy's and all.
"Okay I think your leg is still injured, you should take some rest and then I can maybe drop you back, hmm?" I raise my eyebrow but see her rolling her eyes with an annoyed expression on her face.
"I hate you, remember that" she tells again for the millionth time now and I nod like always "do you want some pillows?" Raising my eyebrow I ask her in a mocking tone but she snaps her head to glare at me.
"Thank you boss for your kindness but I don't need any pillow, maybe massaging my legs for a while would be appreciated" she gives me her best fake smile and I look down at my shoes, running my hand over my face to hide the chuckle leaving my lips at how pissed she sound.
"Ofcourse I can my lovely employee but I do not do anything free so maybe your one day salary can be transferred to my account for being your masseur for five minutes, how does that sound?" I question her with my eyes squinted as if I am thinking hard about it but hear her curse under breathe.
"Sounds like shit, freak you!" I turn my back to laugh when I hear her cursing ever so adorably and I found that so cute when she did not use fuck but freak, god this girl is something else, but soon a gasp of surprise leaves her lips probably she is shocked on her words.
But what she said takes me off guard "did you just laugh? Like literally laughed? I thought you forgot how to laugh" She blinks at me with wide eyes and a grin of appreciation and happiness forms on her lips and she marches towards me, scaring me a little from the way she looks so excited all of a sudden.
Iâum okay, I am not dead to not laugh, am I?
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