Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 17
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Two weeks went by and there was no
sign of Farid, I waited for him. I actually
did. Not because I was worried about
him but because I was running out of
time. I needed the money and all of my
savings were falling short. I tried to get
my mother to talk and tell me the truth
about her losing the job but she didn’t
mention anything just like I imagined.
I actually went up to Farid’s useless
friends too in college to see if they heard
anything from him but they had no idea
either. I guess people we call friends are
not always our friends, sometimes they
are just acquaintances.
My second class got cancelled so I went
out with Sobia and Rafay to the park for
a while to get my mind off of things.
I took a seat on one of the rustic looking
benches near the playground while the
lovely couple went near the lakeside to
catch the sunset. I pulled my phone and
plugged in my headphone to continue
listing to an audio book that I
downloaded few days back.
I was lost in the story when my phone
suddenly vibrated in my hand and I
almost dropped it. I looked at the
message, it was from Farid.
Farid: Get ready by 8:30, I’ll pick you
from the convenience store near your
house.
I called him back instantly after reading
his message. Thankfully he picked up the
phone this time.
‘Hello’ His voice…I missed it.
‘Hi’ I took a heavy breath. I didn’t know
what to say.
‘You saw my message?’
‘Yes’
He waited.
‘Are we…why are we meeting so late
today? Where did you go, Farid? I asked
your friends, nobody knew where you
went.’ I screamed not caring if I
sounded desperate.
‘I am here now. I just needed to take
care of few things. I’ll see you tonight’
He ended the call.
I left Sobia and Rafay at the park and
came home straight away. I only had
half an hour to process my thoughts and
think about all the things that I needed
to know before I sign up for this crazy
life that was being offered to me.
November nights were colder than ever.
I made an excuse at home to run to the
convenience store. Told my mother I
needed some coffee and since I do go to
convenience store sometimes to get
coffee during the colder months, she
didn’t question me.
When I reached the convenience store, it
didn’t take me long to find Farid. He
stood out from the crowd without even
trying. He was always dressed nicely,
looked neat and put together whereas I
always looked the complete opposite.
Are people even going to buy our fake
relationship?
‘Hello’ I said in a calm manner as I
approached him.
He didn’t say anything he just looked at
me from top to bottom. So what if I was
in my sweatpants and grey jumper. It
was cold. I needed something to keep
me warm.
‘You’ve got to be kidding me’ He said
under his voice and got inside his car. I
got inside the car too, following his lead.
‘What? It’s cold okay. Don’t judge me’
‘At least make a small effort, in two
hours you will be Mrs.Farid Ibrahim.’ He
threw away the cigarette he was
smoking earlier, out of the window and
began driving …he looked so relaxed
and normal …while my entire body,
including my brain …froze. All at one. It
was time. I was about to get married.
With Farid. In two hours!
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