They looked in each other"s eyes, for a very long time, not uttering a single word, but speaking a thousand thoughts in their respective minds.
Rhehan: Wow! My little brother looks so much like me! Same eyes and hair too.
Kareem: This idiot looks like me a lot! Then why did not Rose chose me, over him?
Rhehan: Aww! I could just hug him right now.
Kareem: Uffff! If I could just kill him right here, right now!
Rhehan: I wish I could tell him, how much he means to me.
Kareem: I wish I could just chuck him out of this house.
Rhehan: Why can"t we live like brothers?
Kareem: Why can"t he stay away from my life?
Rhehan immediately hugged his little brother, tightly. Before Kareem could realise it, he was already in Rhehan"s embrace. Everybody looked at the two boys and were almost in tears.
Kareem was feeling extremely uncomfortable in the man"s tight embrace. Just why is he hugging me like, I am his long lost girlfriend? Is he gay? No offcourse he is not! Somebody release me from this man"s arms or I am going to push him away!
"Ahh! The food is here!" Lillian hurriedly spoke up, feeling Kareem"s discomfort. Rhehan released the man from his arms, patting his back.
"Oh! Wow! Sus.h.i.+!" Kareem exclaimed in happiness.
"You too like sus.h.i.+?" Rhehan looked up in surprise, towards Kareem.
"It"s my favourite!" Kareem shrugged his shoulders casually, looking at him.
"Mine too!" Rhehan smirked at the boy.
Kareem ignored the man and looked at the other dishes. "Ohhhhh!! Thai curry! Actually this is my favourite!"
"My favourite too!" Rhehan spoke up again, grinning at the boy teasingly, while everybody else was just busy talking amongst themselves.
Kareem looked up at Rhehan in surprise. Why is he concentrating just on me? Is he teasing me? Maybe he wants to show, that how similar we are yet Rose chose him over me!!! Ahh!! If it woudn"t have been mother present here in the room, I would have given him a good beating.
Suddenly everybody seated themselves and started pouring the dishes in their plates, when Xio Lee suddenly stood up looking at Elizabeth. "Ahem! Everybody! I have to tell you something!"
Rhehan smirked looking at Xio Lee, knowing what he was going to say. Kareem noticed the man"s smirk and frowned. Why is he behaving like he already knows, what is master going to say? Too much involvement in my family, already!!!
Everybody halted and looked at Xio Lee in confusion. "Yesterday, I proposed Lizie and she said yes!!! We are getting married next month!!!"
Their were surprised and happy gasps all over the dinning room, while Lillian looked at Elizabeth with teary eyes. Elizabeth who was wearing a glove in her one hand, took it off and showed her ring to Lilly. "Surprise! Surprise!!!"
"Oh! My G.o.d!!!" Lillian hugged the lady tightly, almost crying.
Everybody else stood up hugging Xio Lee and Elizabeth.
Kareem too hugged Xio Lee warmly. "h.e.l.lo dad!!!"
Rhehan too came forwards and pounced on Kareem in the process of hugging Xio Lee. Kareem was stunned again, feeling the boy kneeling on him. What the h.e.l.l? What is the man upto?!! I feel like he loves me, instead of Rose!!
Everybody pounced on Rhehan, giving each other a group hug.
"Ohh! I so much wish James was here!" Rose spoke up ecstatically.
*Sigh* "I know! Poor boy was really depressed when I told him, we are having a family dinner!" Lillian spoke up, settling down on the seat again.
"Say aunty Lizie!! We need to make an all girl"s trip, before you lose your rights to flirt with other men!" Rose exclaimed in excitement.
"Haha! As you say sweetheart. Just that I am no longer a girl!" Elizabeth chuckled, taking a bite of the sus.h.i.+ role.
"What you will leave us here alone and go to a trip!" Rhehan exclaimed sadly.
"Offcourse! It"s spinster"s trip. No boys allowed!" Rose smirked back, already looking for vacation places.
"I can also use a holiday, to relax a bit. It"s been too hectic at work lately. Vicky you have to come with us. No excuses!" Lillian looked at Vicky and smiled.
Vicky looked at Stefen, hesitantly.
"Offcourse she will go!" Stefen winked looking at the girl.
Vicky smiled at Lillian and nodded. "I would love to!"
"Great!! Then I shall book the tickets for the coming weekend!!!" Rose looked at her phone carefully.
"But it"s your birthday on friday!" Rhehan loooked at the girl in surprise. "Do it on sat.u.r.day instead!"
"Oh! Yeah! I forgot my birthday is here in a few days!!" Rose chuckled looking at Rhehan.
"Poor boy! He is going to miss his girl!" Stefen smirked looking at Rhehan.
"Oh! Anyways, I will have to go to attend an outstation party. The aviation minister has organised it, in my honour!" Rhehan sighed looking at Rose.
"Oh really!!! Mr. Third richest Asian!" Rose winked at the boy. "Where is the party?"
"It"s in Malaysia. I"ll be gone for two nights, the next weekend!" Rhehan looked at Rose, with a heavy heart. Parting with the girl just for a few days was already so tough for him.
Kareem, who was listening to Rhehan"s entire conversation stopped and looked at them pensively.