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, itâs not like he cared about any
of this stuff. Thatâs it, I am going to wait
for 15 more minutes and if he doesnât
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.
âHeyâ Farid whispered in my ear from
behind as I was taking my stuff from the
locker. I screamed.
âWhatâs wrong with youâ I elbowed him
to push him away.
âWhere are you going?â He laughed as he
stood beside my locker.
âHomeâ
âWe have a tutoring session, letâs goâ He
took my hand and closed my locker.
I snatched my hand away from him and
started walking away.
âStop touching me Fared, and our
tutoring session was 2 hours agoâ 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.
âLet go of Fared, you are out of your
mindâ I yelled at him and tried all the
strength I had in me to let myself out of
his grip.
âYes I am. Who was that guy with you
the other day?â He gripped my shoulders
harder and pulled my closer.
âWhat are you talking about?â 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.
âYou wanna know who he is well? He is
my friend okay? Now move Farid.â I was
beyond pissed. He showed up late today,
missed the session and now he was
questioning my friendship with Rafay.
âHe seemed more than a friend to meâ He
glared at me.
âThatâs your problem not mine.â
âYou 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 thatâs not who you are
you?â
What was he saying?
âWhat?â I asked him.
âOkay let me be clear, you are here to
trap rich guys arenât you? The guy you
were with, he seems well off. He is a
catch isnât he?â I canât believe he thinks
so low of me. He was smiling down at
me.
âYou think I am a gold digger?â I
questioned him. I have been looked
down upon for many reasons because I
wasnât born in a rich family but this is
the first time someone has accused me
for being a gold digger.
âArenât you?â He wants this. He wants me
to feel bad about myself.
âYes I am, so what? He is nice to me, and
we get alongâŠI think we are quite
compatible. But I donât see how itâs any
of your business. Does that answer your
questionâ? I fired back. If he thinks I am
that type of a girl then let it be. I donât
owe any explanations to him.
âStay away from him Lailaâ His tone
suddenly changed. He looked angry.
âWhat if I donât?â
âYou will have to listen to meâ He yelled
and began walking towards me. I didnât
move back this time and luckily for me
he stopped couple of steps away from
me.
âWhy, why do I have to answer all of
your questions Faredâ I yelled, losing my
temper yet again. But I canât help it,
whenever I see him, something happens
to me and I become sensitive over
everything.
âBecause you are mine, Lailaâ He yelled so
loudly and I almost lost my balance.
Thankfully I was standing close to the
table so I held on to that.
âWhat?â I looked at him and his eyes
were pulled together and his face was
all red. OH DEAR what did I get myself
into.
âYou heard meâ
âI am not yours Fared, you heard me.
You are sickâ I held my forehead. My
head started hurting from all this yelling
and all.
âI gotta goâ I ran outside and he didnât
follow. In fact he didnât 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 happenedâŠshould I be
worried? Should I tell someone? What if
Fared does something to Rafay? All these
questions were occupying my mind. I
didnât realize I reached my stop until the
bus driver looked back at me. I was a
regular commuter so he remembered
my stop.
âThank youâ 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 Ammiâs 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.
âWhat happened?â She asked me.
âJust tiredâ I replied back.
âShould I make you some tea?
âNo, where is Sabir?â
âAt school practicing for his talent show
performanceâ
âOhâ
âYou sure you are okay dear?â
âJee Ammi, it was a long day and you
know I donât like when it rainsâ
âYh, 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
Ibrahimsâ
I got up right away and looked at her.
She better be joking.
âWhat?â
âAt Ibrahims, I told you about them
remember?â
âYes I remember and you are not
working there.â
âWhy are you saying it like that, did
something happened?â
Yes, their whole family is weird as hell,
except Ruba. And their son is a psycho.
âNo nothing happened, but you donât
have to take extra shiftsâ I sat on her
bed again and tried to calm down.
âMaria had covered so many of my shifts
in the past, itâs the least I can do for her.â
What can I possibly say to change her
mind?
âYou sure? They have a big house, youâll
get tiredâ
âI wonât be alone, Farah, Rimi and Josie
will be there with meâ She told me about
her other coworkers who will be there
with her.
âOkay, for how long?â
âCouple of weeks, as soon as Maria feels
better I will leave from thereâ
âOkay Ammi, but just be careful. They are
not friendly peopleâ
âHmm, I will keep that in mind my little
grandmother. Stop worrying too muchâ
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
sheâll be worried for me. Iâll 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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