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chapter 8: quiet haley.

Tahreem's pov.

I was in the kitchen, making biryani as it was my turn to cook today. Finally , it's weekend! These days have been really hectic at university and I really needed some time to relax and today I have got it. Today I slept until 12pm. Did my laundry and had a Alfredo pasta in lunch , watch a movie on Netflix with Haley.

And the fun wasn't over, as I was making my favorite dish, biryani( chicken rice). Yesss!!! Biryani, damn I was missing it so badly. These few days were my busiest so we were just eating whatever we get from cvs and whatever haley ordered!. But not today, I also made some raita(yogurt &mint sauce) and salad. That goes with biryani as it contain spices . Which are the key ingredients and gives that finger licking taste. Haley has also grew to like Pakistani food, specially biryani. Well talking of Haley, she has been really busy and quiet this week. Mostly on her phone, even today she didn't come to kitchen when she knew that I was making our favorite food. She never did that before. I need to find out , what she has been upto lately. She's not just my friend. She's the part of my family now . She and seo Jun are the only reason I'm having great time here in Korea otherwise I don't know how I have survived here without any friend beside me.

They have given me this unconditional love, which I don't know if I deserved it..... My two crazy best friends.... Ya Allah, thank you soo much for giving me these people. I'm so grateful for everything u have done for me and plz take care of my heart. It's going crazy for that guy. We can't be together, we are different by faith . I can't compromise my religion  my beliefs for someone. Plz Allah, remove these feelings. He considered me as his best friend. But this heart is stupid, just like on that day when he said I was his. I swear I thought, my heart is going to stop beating . I don't know in what sense he said that I was his but that sentence jolted my insides. He's dangerous for me. Even on that day when we went to inform him that we were going. He wasn't happy about us leaving the party early, but I made some excuses about going uni earlier tomorrow which convinced him . So when we were leaving, Haley side hugged him and said bye . I just nodded at him but he took some step forward and whispered " Good night and be safe, princess. " After saying these words, he stood back with lil smile on his face, watching my red face and a shocked look. Just then Haley dragged me towards the door.

And that was the last time since I saw him.its been a month and a half to the party and that was the last time my heart fluttered like that. But I was also thanking God as it's better to stay away. I don't want to hurt myself. We are just friends, nothing else. I know he will never like me the way man likes a woman and I'm average looking and he's the most handsome guy I know. Beside all that he wasn't a Muslim. And thanks to his career as an actor. He's extremely busy with shooting and stuff. Only a few texts exchanged between us. So while he's busy , I will try my best to get over him and these feelings.

The food was all ready to eat and the delicious smell of biryani was all over the dorm. So I went into our room to call haley for dinner. As I entered room I saw her sitting on her bed smiling non stop while texting someone. Gosh! She looks really happy and now I'm really curious. Well sorry babe to ruin ur moment I said in my mind and cleared my throat. She still didn't budge. God! She's too focused on her phone so I just walk over to her bed and said" Hello, ma'am. The dinner is all ready and I'm really sorry to disturb you but we need your presence there. " I said it in my fake British accent( I love British accent).
While acting like a waiter.

she stood up from bed and said " Drop that act , u know I was coming and beside that u made biryani . I'm so famished that I think I will die from hunger. So can we please eat dinner now? " She asked while showing puppy eyes. " We will. but tell me this first, why were you so quiet and distracted all week!? Is there something bothering you. Well they way u were smiling I don't think it will be something like that but, there is still something u aren't telling me , what is it babe!? I asked her while looking at her closely.