In Love with Neighbour

Chapter 12

Sunday went away swiftly. Everyone was busy with their assignments.

Next day Samaira had a class test. The test went pretty well. Afterwards she was sitting at the canteen for Anika and Safia when Ariz came and sat in front of her.

She was going through her books but looked up sensing someone's presence.

"Hey! Assalamualaikum. What's up?", Ariz asked with much enthusiasm as if he were her close friend.

Samaira already tries to stay away from boys, and she really doesn't like Ariz that much.

"Walaikumassalam. Nothing much, " she scrunched her eyebrows, she was confused at his 'so friendly' behaviour. She again focused on her book.

"Wanna eat something? My treat!", her cold behaviour didn't seem to have any effect on him,

"No I'm fine. Thank you," she said politely, without even sparing him a glance.

"Oh come on, as a friend I can do at least this much for you!"

"I'm sorry, but I don't think we're friends. We just have common friends", she was still being polite.

"So what? We can be friends!", he said cheerfully.

What is wrong with this guy? , Samaira thought.

"I don't want to," she said pressing her lips in a straight line.

"Oh come on! You're not worrying about the religion thing, are you? You already have a boyfriend!"

"WHAT?!", she had enough now, "What do you mean?"

"Come on, I saw you with him on the train and also in the Eid function of the muslim community," she was totally  confused now.

What the hell is he even talking about?

"I really don't understand what you're talking about. I don't even know anyone here besides my family and you guys!"

"Come on! A tall boy with curly hairs, fair skin. I saw you laughing with him, I thought-"

"That's my cousin! Who's also my Foster sibling!", she was shocked.

How can anyone judge someone like that!

Ariz's mouth formed an 'o'.

"How could you-", she sighed,
"You know what, just leave it. I'm leaving," she got up and went towards her class, he was calling her but she didn't even turn around.

She normally doesn't talk to boys if not needed. All her life she has been trying to keep herself away from boys and a FREAKING BOYFRIEND! Never in a million years it came to her mind! She was furious thinking about all this also she was thinking where Anika and Safia were.
She sat in her class and opened her phone. She sighed seeing their messages that they had some personal work so they had to leave early. They had also asked her how her exam went. She replied them and went on with the classes.

Afterwards she went home and she was glad that Hamid had come to pick her up. After a bath and some snacks he called Sahil but didn't tell anything about Ariz. They would worry unnecessarily. But she told Iqra and Omar and they laughed their heads off. Specially Omar. He had finally stopped after receiving glares from Samaira. But Iqra told her to stay away from Ariz also. After dinner they slept.

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Months went by and today was the last day of Samaira's first semester exams. She had stayed away from Ariz but nothing had gone wrong between her and Anika. She understood that he didn't tell anything to them. She doesn't know if it's good or bad. She didn't tell herself though. What's the point anyway.