EXTRA MILE FOR LOVE

33: The arrest

"The driver will be there in the next 30 minutes, I just informed him to go and get you." Nabil declared. "I forgot to tell you, there's no way I'm going out without Basma. I told Mummy that Basma and I would be taking Haidar for an ice cream date. Najma declared.

"You lied? You beautiful liar." Nabil declared, making Najma throw her head back and laughed.

"Stop It! Will you? I didn't lie. I just didn't inform Mummy you'd also be coming along." She said . "Why didn't you tell her?" He asked. "What do you want me to possibly tell her? A guy Is taking me and Haidar out?"

"You could have told her It's a friend." Najma keeps forgetting the friendship between her and Nabil. She was starting to get fed up of this whole friendship thing. She wanted more from him, She doesn't care If she would be the one to confess her love to him.

"She knows all my friends and I haven't told her about you. Just allow me to get ready In Peace please." She declared as she opened her wardrobe.

"Alright then, Just don't look too Irresistible." He declared. Whenever he says that , It means her wearing red. Since the day he told her Red looks perfect on her. She ordered for more red fabrics.

She smiled as she stretched out her left hand to bring out a red colored ankara straight gown. "It's that a threat or what?" She asked with a smile. "You can consider It as anything. Let me allow you to get ready before you blame me for distracting you." He hung up without waiting for her response. She shook her head as she called Basma and informed her to get ready as soon as possible. Mummy got Haidar ready too.

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The driver drove them to yogurberry where Nabil was already waiting for them. He watched as she walked majestically with those eye catching walking steps of hers. Why does she always have to make red look this perfect? She wore red lipstick again. That was It! A voice in him was wishing to hold her captive, where no one would be able to see her except him.

"Dada!" Haidar squealed with excitement as he slumped over Nabil's laps. "Be careful Haidar, Don't hurt him!" Najma declared with great concern in her eyes. "How can he hurt me? Just say It out loud that you're jealous he gets to sit on my laps not you." Najma rolled her eyes as she shook her head.

Basma and Nabil exchanged pleasantries. Najma's phone started ringing and she refused to pick seeing Abbakar's name on the screen. She was still pretty much upset with him over what he said about Nabil last night. "Let's go over there to place our orders Haidar." Basma declared as she took Haidar with her.

Najma put on a smile knowing Basma deliberately did this so she could get time to talk with Nabil. She has earlier told Basma you'd confess her feelings to Nabil today no matter what. Basma challenged her, knowing she was not going to meet up with the challenge.

"Hey let's go sit over there. There's something I want to discuss with you." Najma declared pointing towards the chairs necxt to them. "You know I didn't come here to chitchat with you. I brought little champ here." He said as she sat down.

"Yes I know that already, Can't I talk to you?" She asked. "It's your mouth not mine, So you're free to talk." He shrugged. "Tell me, Do you believe In love at first sight?" She asked. "No. I don't even believe In love at all, It's all a scam." Najma's heart sank hearing that. Nevertheless she was willing to try her luck.

"Why would you say that? Have you ever been in love?" Najma asked as she watched Nabil's face abruptly changed into nothing but burning rage. She asked a question that no one was allowed to ask again! Kabir words start replaying in his mind, Could she really be in love with him?

"Hey I'm sorry. If you don't want to answer me , It's fine." She declared. "Are you In love?" He asked maintaining a stoic expression. "Me? What? How?....Why would you think that way?" She tried so hard to sound less nervous.