The next day during summer vacation, we all gathered again in the society.
Usually I was the one who suggested games.
But that day Rayyan suddenly said,
"Let's play football."
Our society was actually too small to play football properly. And the truth was…
I had only heard the name of the game.
I didn't really know how to play it.
But because of my ego, I said confidently,
"Yes, I know football."
Rayyan smiled in a way that made me feel like he knew I was lying.
We divided into two teams.
Rayyan was on the opposite team.
And within a few minutes, it became very clear that he was really good at it.
My team lost.
Badly.
Rayyan started teasing us, shouting,
"Losers! Losers!"
That was it.
My patience was gone.
I turned to Aafiya and said angrily,
"He may be your brother, but I don't like him. Why does he keep coming between our games?"
Then I walked away.
For the next two days, I didn't go out to play at all.