Save Me.

Hiding

“I swear to God if it’s something unnecessary I am going to kill you Inaya!”

I whisper shout at my best friend in the vacant corridor where she just pulled me out of a departmental meeting I was in saying it’s an emergency. At my burst her face contoured in shock and all of a sudden she started crying. My eyes almost fall out of my sockets at her state and moved forward to hug her tightly. After she calmed down I push her back a little and waited for her to say something.

“I- I, Zar-zareen I think I am pregnant.”

I look at her with wide eyes again and quickly look around the corridor to make sure that no one was listening. I leaned forward and whispered shout

“What? Have you taken a test yet? How can you be so sure?”

“No I haven’t yet. But I haven’t got my period till yet and it has been 8 days since my due date has surpassed” answering back while tears fall from her cheeks.

“Have you told Zaroon Yet?”

“No! What are you crazy? Why would I tell him?”

“Well technically he is the baby daddy and your husband so apparently he deserves to know about the news.” I tell the now calmed Inaya.

“You are right” she sighs and without thinking sits down on the floor resting her head on the wall behind her.

“Inaya what the hell get up we need to get you tested! God only three months to your wedding and you are almost pregnant! I don’t want to deal with a mini you so early”

I joke at the end at which she swats my leg at which I laugh out loud. After getting my bag and requesting for an unexpected leave from my manager we are now on our way to her gynecologist. The doctor did her examination which took almost 4 hours and it came back positive. Inaya’s mood change at the news was hilarious! It went from sad to shock then panic and in last she was on the floor, duppatta on her head thanking Allah for the blessing which was given to her. I on the other side was already dreading her attitude for the next 9 months while taking all the things which the doctor was apparently trying to give Inaya after which I picked her up and took her to my car to drop her at her house.

It has been 2 weeks since the event and to say Zaroon was crying mess would be an understatement. The video of Zaroon crying was shared by Inaya in the friends group where his whole face was representing a big red tomato. After getting roasted the guy gave us all treat the next day where Salar and Rosie were also invited and let’s just say they both kept their distance from me. Ahad was also invited, seeing the stranger after 3.5 months was almost shocking as I thought he went back to the London but guess I was wrong. I still have his CD and listen to his voice everyday but seeing him live here was nerve wrecking and I couldn’t pin point why. Just as Salar and Rosie kept their distance from me I kept my distance from the said stranger who was looking at my every move very keenly. I would find him smirking and shaking his head whenever we would make eye contact telling me that he knows I am running away from him. It was so embarrassing that I excused myself making up a lie and left early.

While I am doing my night time routine I got a text from Ahad.

“I hope next time we come across each other somewhere, instead of running around hiding behind poles or people you will be brave enough to talk to me”

I read the message five times but every time when I wanted to type down a reply my brain was unable to formulate any answer. While my brain was malfunctioning I somehow had called Ahad and came to know about it when I heard faint voice as if someone was calling my name from my phone. Upon which I started losing my shit and raised my phone to my ear with trembling hands.

“Hello Ahad?” Thank God my voice is coming out steady.

“Asalam u Alaikum to you Zareen. So you don’t have any problem while talking to me on phone but when it comes to physical meet up you tends to shy away?”

His subtle reminder or salam and then the sarcasm drained the little bit of confidence I had me 5 seconds back.
“Wa-wasalam, what are you talking about? I wasn’t ignoring you.” Man even my grandma will be able to look through my lie.

“Though I know you are lying but please enlighten me why have you called me at this hour of day?”

My brain stopped working, AGAIN! I tried to come up with an excuse when he beat me into it.

“You know what? Let’s meet up. Tomorrow at 1:30 PM at the same café where you made me wait for you for 23 minutes. Don’t make me wait like last time or else I will come out and will surely drag you inside myself this time.”

My emotions went from panic to embarrassment to shock one after another. Before I could answer him back he had already said his good bye and I stood there looking at my phone contemplating what new excuse I could bring up to avoid meeting him.

"I HAVE GOT A DATE"

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