Chapter 64

Within fifteen minutes Zara and Fawwaz arrived at Aunt Yasmin’s house. All the while, Zara was feeling restless, she hopes all is well. Pushing the door open, they were met with the family all seated. Her eyes immediately went to Amir, who was slouched on the floor, his head down.

“Assalamu alaikum,” Fawwaz started. All the faces snapped towards them. Amir’s red eyes bored into hers, which resulted in her to tear her eyes away.

“Wa alaikum salam. Come sit,” Yasmin ushered. They did as they were told. Zara sat beside her mom while Fawwaz crouched down beside Amir. The whole room put up with silence again. By looking at their faces, you’ll know something is wrong. All their faces were held in some kind of expression, especially Yasmin, whose face was held in a frown.

“Um…Aunt, is everything alright?” Zara decided to start a conversation. She felt her mother’s hand on her arms and her eyes went to i