Unscathed

Six

Khalil stirred on his bed, Adnan is coming back home tonight and his family left to Lagos to pick him.

He still doesn't like the idea of living under the same roof with him . He doesn't hate him but he is angry with his actions.

For the eight years he spent abroad, the last four was the time he broke off the communication with his family.

They looked for everywhere for him in the states and when they finally found him, he denied them. It was one of the reasons why their mother got a heart arrest. After all Kullu nafsin zaikatul maut.

He watched as the clock tick away making it hard to concentrate on his work. He dialed Imtiaz's number because he is the only one that can make him feel safe.

Sadly, Imtiaz was out of town for a business and that made him sad again. Amongst his friends, he can only count on Imtiaz and Yusuf. They have his back always.

He needs to take things off his mind or otherwise he is going crazy. Suddenly, he remembered he collected Hajara's number. He invited her for a cup of ice cream in the best ice cream parlor in the town.

He dressed in his best attires because he heard girls like boys that dress in native. He made sure he looks so dashing and breathtaking before leaving the house.

He droved to Hajara's housewhole, he called her to meet him outside. "Good morning" Hajara greeted shyly upon entering the car.

"Morning, how are you?" He questioned sending his killer smile. "Fine, Alhamdulilah" She answered.

He drove to the ice cream parlor and they got their orders. "So tell me more about yourself? Like what you like and dislike" he inquired.

"I like bread, chicken and I dislike snakes and anything that has to do with their generation" she replied.

" So if I want to scare you, I should just get a snake, interesting. Next, best color"

" I like anything black and black" It is true, she can't go a day without wearing a black clothes. It is impossible, she will die if she do not wear black.

" I can see from your dressing. So you school here in Abuja "

"Yes" She nodded. It is actually nice that she is free with him and he can't wait to brag to Imtiaz.

He drove to a play ground making sure he got the best he can get her. She is actually just like his baby sister and he would anything just to see her smile.

They had all the fun they could have for a day or more, it is a moment they will want to live again, a moment they will never forget.

"Come, let snap so that I can brag well to your big for nothing brother" khalil called out. She chuckled moving closer to him and he snapped tons of pictures.

" Can please transfer it to me on w******p?" She plead. "Done" he replied.

To say, she was shocked. It was so fast for him to do so. In a minute he sent everything to her. " Don't think too much, I already set everything before you asked" He told her chuckling.

He dropped her at their house after buying things for her. He made his way back to their house, a place he call home, a place of peace and solace and he prays adnan won't change that for him.

He parked the car and ignored all the knocking on the door. He pressed his head on the steering wheel and thinking to face his long gone brother.

"Well, we all make mistakes sometimes because we are not perfect, so I think I can forgive him" Khalil said to himself unlocking the car.

He was hugged by his baby sister as she was waiting for him by the door. He gave her the things he got for her and she happily jumped inside the house.

He met the rest of his siblings circling adnan while he tells them stories. To say, he knows for sure they can't even recognize him except for the older ones.

"Welcome back ya k" the kids all greeted the moment they knew of his appearance and he answered with a nod. He watched as adnan turned to face him, and he stood up to hug his younger brother.

Adnan has changed, someone will deny him being khalil's brother because he did changed a lot.

" Hey baby bro, I missed you" Adnan uttered pulling him into a manly hug. Khalil could not protest because he has been yearning for that brotherly hug from his brother for almost nine years and he finally got it in a blue.

He returned the hug while he shed tears of joy. "Welcome back home adnan" Khalil whispered. It was meant to be a sarcasm but it didn't go that way so he left it as that.

The kids left the living room for the two duo to catch up in their life because they have been missing out a lot.

"You have grown big fah, look at your beard and everything. You've seriously changed" Adnan uttered with joy lacing in his voice.

Khalil chuckled, he has Adnan to be the funny type and all the anger he felt towards his elder brother was gone. He felt like it was not worth the fight because life change and we all change within seconds.

"You have come back with your tease. Why are we even standing here like ladies shedding crocodile tears?" Khalil questioned and they both laughed it off.

Their father watched as they interact with each other , it was something he wanted and Allah accepted his prayers. He couldn't even contain his happiness about the reunion of his two songs.

"Ya Allah, bless my family abundantly with love and care for themselves" he prayed while smiling.

Today is a day they would all like to re-live, it was a day filled with love,joy and happiness. They talked about everything and tried not to bring up about anything that before. They are definitely over it.