Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9
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I was literally waiting for Farid for more
than two hours at this point and there
was no sign of him. I was not surprised
though, it’s not like he cared about any
of this stuff. That’s it, I am going to wait
for 15 more minutes and if he doesn’t
show up, I will go home. Everyone left
the cafeteria, only me and the cleaning
lady were left. I gave up and gathered
my stuff and got out of the cafeteria.
I went to my locker to pick up my jacket
and bag so I could leave.
“Hey” Farid whispered in my ear from
behind as I was taking my stuff from the
locker. I screamed.
‘What’s wrong with you’ I elbowed him
to push him away.
‘Where are you going?’ He laughed as he
stood beside my locker.
‘Home’
‘We have a tutoring session, let’s go’ He
took my hand and closed my locker.
I snatched my hand away from him and
started walking away.
‘Stop touching me Fared, and our
tutoring session was 2 hours ago’ I kept
walking until Fared caught up with me
again and stood front of me, this time
looking furious.
He held me by the shoulder and took me
inside one of the classrooms that was
empty.
‘Let go of Fared, you are out of your
mind’ I yelled at him and tried all the
strength I had in me to let myself out of
his grip.
‘Yes I am. Who was that guy with you
the other day?’ He gripped my shoulders
harder and pulled my closer.
‘What are you talking about?’ I yelled at
back and he let go of me.
I went towards the door to head out but
he was quicker than me and he closed it
shut and blocked my exit.
‘You wanna know who he is well? He is
my friend okay? Now move Farid.’ I was
beyond pissed. He showed up late today,
missed the session and now he was
questioning my friendship with Rafay.
‘He seemed more than a friend to me’ He
glared at me.
‘That’s your problem not mine.’
‘You know what I am not surprised;
when I first met you I could tell it was all
an act. You pretend to be all innocent
and sweet but that’s not who you are
you?’
What was he saying?
‘What?’ I asked him.
‘Okay let me be clear, you are here to
trap rich guys aren’t you? The guy you
were with, he seems well off. He is a
catch isn’t he?’ I can’t believe he thinks
so low of me. He was smiling down at
me.
‘You think I am a gold digger?’ I
questioned him. I have been looked
down upon for many reasons because I
wasn’t born in a rich family but this is
the first time someone has accused me
for being a gold digger.
‘Aren’t you?’ He wants this. He wants me
to feel bad about myself.
‘Yes I am, so what? He is nice to me, and
we get along…I think we are quite
compatible. But I don’t see how it’s any
of your business. Does that answer your
question’? I fired back. If he thinks I am
that type of a girl then let it be. I don’t
owe any explanations to him.
‘Stay away from him Laila’ His tone
suddenly changed. He looked angry.
‘What if I don’t?’
‘You will have to listen to me’ He yelled
and began walking towards me. I didn’t
move back this time and luckily for me
he stopped couple of steps away from
me.
‘Why, why do I have to answer all of
your questions Fared’ I yelled, losing my
temper yet again. But I can’t help it,
whenever I see him, something happens
to me and I become sensitive over
everything.
‘Because you are mine, Laila’ He yelled so
loudly and I almost lost my balance.
Thankfully I was standing close to the
table so I held on to that.
‘What?’ I looked at him and his eyes
were pulled together and his face was
all red. OH DEAR what did I get myself
into.
‘You heard me’
‘I am not yours Fared, you heard me.
You are sick’ I held my forehead. My
head started hurting from all this yelling
and all.
‘I gotta go’ I ran outside and he didn’t
follow. In fact he didn’t even look back
at me.
The entire way home, I kept thinking
about his words. Why did he say this to
me? Was it some kind of a prank? Ya
Allah what just happened…should I be
worried? Should I tell someone? What if
Fared does something to Rafay? All these
questions were occupying my mind. I
didn’t realize I reached my stop until the
bus driver looked back at me. I was a
regular commuter so he remembered
my stop.
‘Thank you’ I smiled at the bus driver
and stepped out and since my luck was
shining brighter than a star today, it
started raining to add the cherry on top.
Ughhh.
I got home and Ammi was home. I took
a quick shower, changed my clothes and
after that I went to Ammi’s room where
I found her reading a book so I went up
to her, laid in her bed and put my head
in her lap. She started stroking my hair
and I instantly felt a lot better.
‘What happened?’ She asked me.
‘Just tired’ I replied back.
‘Should I make you some tea?
‘No, where is Sabir?’
‘At school practicing for his talent show
performance’
‘Oh’
‘You sure you are okay dear?’
‘Jee Ammi, it was a long day and you
know I don’t like when it rains’
‘Yh, I forgot to tell you something? Maria
at work fell at work and injured her arm
so I will be covering her shift at the
Ibrahims’
I got up right away and looked at her.
She better be joking.
‘What?’
‘At Ibrahims, I told you about them
remember?’
‘Yes I remember and you are not
working there.’
‘Why are you saying it like that, did
something happened?’
Yes, their whole family is weird as hell,
except Ruba. And their son is a psycho.
‘No nothing happened, but you don’t
have to take extra shifts’ I sat on her
bed again and tried to calm down.
‘Maria had covered so many of my shifts
in the past, it’s the least I can do for her.’
What can I possibly say to change her
mind?
‘You sure? They have a big house, you’ll
get tired’
‘I won’t be alone, Farah, Rimi and Josie
will be there with me’ She told me about
her other coworkers who will be there
with her.
‘Okay, for how long?’
‘Couple of weeks, as soon as Maria feels
better I will leave from there’
‘Okay Ammi, but just be careful. They are
not friendly people’
‘Hmm, I will keep that in mind my little
grandmother. Stop worrying too much’
she pulled my cheeks and went to the
kitchen. She thinks I am joking or being
worried without any reasons. Maybe I
should just tell her about Farid but then
she’ll be worried for me. I’ll just wait
some more, maybe I am getting worried
for no reason. If anything goes wrong, I
will just tell her. He is not that
dangerous, is he?
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