ISHQIYA

Adaa-e-ishq IV

Last chapter, A boy tried to flirt with Benazir. Karim comes to rescue.

This chapter, Last day of the trip.

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Stunned Benazir was relaxing in her tent as instructed by Karim. Today was her last day of period, so she accompanied juniors and felt a bit exhausted. That day when she said those words without thinking, so, before she could regret it, Karim ran away and brought her all the essential things that she doesn't even use during her periods.

Karim had given her some chocolates, a thermos of hot water, napkins and an electric heating machine. The strange thing is that Benazir do not even use many of those things. And from that Benazir slowly started paying attention to him.

Karim have some anger issues but he is different. He understands the needs of people better than anyone. If anyone needs any help, he will be first to help them. He alone single-handedly, handled the work of 7 volunteers.

Whenever the staff needed anything, they looked to Karim. Even the other volunteers don't know why they are involved in the journey they have already been on in the first year.

Yes, everyone was afraid of him, but everyone got used to Karim. He was a habit for everyone, for her too.

"Naaz, come out. Dinner is ready." her friend shouted from outside the tent.

Benazir came out from her deep thought and stepped outside.

As she came outside, she saw that this time too Karim was helping the staffs. Benazir walked to him and patted his shoulder, "Karim sir, you sit down, I will help."

Karim looked at him with confusion then shook his head, "no, you go, I will do it. Anyway, everyone will turn silent as soon as I sit there.

Benazir stifled a smile and said, "So you know your effect on others, that's why you keep everyone scared of you?"

Karim smiled a little and gave out a long sigh, "It is easy to handle everyone like this. No one will have any expectations from you. And everybody will keep their distance from you"

"But still, you influence people. And force them to make you their habit?" Benazir spoke in a low voice and Karim's hands stopped from what he was doing for a while.

and then he looked around and took out a biodegradable glass from a bag.

To get out of that tense atmosphere, Benazir tried to change the topic "Your smile........." but Karim did not allow her to finish what she was saying.

"Okay, I know my smile is quite beautiful. Benazir you should stop trying to change the topic because you make thing more worse." Then he started laughing.

And crowd of students who were enjoying themselves turned silent for a minute.

Seeing everyone calm, Karim and Benazir looked at everyone, they all were looking at them with astonishment. Karim stopped smiling and Benazir snatched the glass from his hand and ran towards them. And she started stammering, "I just.... I just asked if he need any help and he started laughing, he is a strange person."

"Quite strange" whispered the professor, looking at her with amusement. And it was a wave of new energy ran among the girl and they started gossiping about Karim.

Karim sir looks so good even when he smiles.

I feel like proposing him right now.

And now their gossips turned into scary allegations.

Karim sir will eat you alive if you propose him.

Karim sir will stare at in a way that you will...... blah blah and blah

And Benazir noticed a thing that although everyone has a crush on Karim sir but no one has the courage to do so. And Benazir was surprised to notice this.

She did not think that despite such personality,girls would like him.

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Now everyone had finished eating and were chatting.

So, they decided to play a game. Everybody was suggesting different games but they stuck their cord on truth and dare.

Now the game has been started and not a single time her turn came so Benazir casually started looking around and she saw that Karim was sitting few centimetres away from them with a book in his hand but constantly glancing at them.

Benazir looked towards her seniors and pointed towards Karim.

One of the seniors widened his eyes and gestured her to call him and when Benazir shook her head, then every senior started glaring at her, then making a crying face she stomped her foot on the ground and shouted "Sir, why don't you also join us? It will be fun."

And as usual Karim refused her in a flat tone "No, you guys continue."

So, another senior insisted, "Kareem, come on man. Everyone is afraid of you anyway. Come here and show them what a lovely person you are. And then all the seniors started cheering him.

And as if Karim wanted them to insist, he kept his book aside and came and sat in front of Benazir. And then everybody resumed the game.

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Today, everyone came to know that Karim was also a little cheerful.

Senior spin the bottle for nth time and placed his hand on Karim's shoulder and said, "See I told you that Karim is not that angry and... aha," as soon as he said this the bottle stopped on Karim and everyone became silent.

Yes, they got to see a new side of Karim but he was same angry young man for them. So, seeing everyone silent for two minutes, Benazir take this upon her to ask him the question and he chose truth. So, gathering all her courage she asked, "Sir, did you ever have a crush on someone?"

And now everybody looked at Karim very carefully and Karim shook his head. A disappointment came on everyone's face but then he spoke, "No but it seems that soon I will have a crush on someone." and blushed hard and everybody started hooting and it seemed as if a wave had run through the crowd. Benazir was also cheering for him but maybe she noticed that Karim was staring at her very deeply. His gaze was magnetic, very magnetic. She was studying his eyes, trying to find out the answer of his gaze but then everyone shouted her name, "Benazir" finally bottle stopped at her.

"I will ask her the questions." One senior insisted.

"No, me, I am her friend." Her friend said. And when everyone was fighting among themselves, a girl just shouted, "Benazir madam, do you like attention a lot? Whose attention you love, juniors or seniors? Or both....." she was just asking her rudely when senior scolded her, "Oh oh oh oh, what's happening? Now because Kareem is not in his angry young mode, so, you guys will start insulting your senior? Areeba, what is this?"

"Sorry, sir." And she got up and went away from there.

"These, young generations think they can do everything they want. Leave it." Senior sighed then asked Benazir, "Benazir, leave her, common tell us, what kind of boys do you like?"

Everybody waited for her answer and Benazir remembered something and replied, "Well, it doesn't matter because I don't have the right to choose my type."

And everyone started growling in frustration. "Oh, Benazir, the same old answer. Guys leave her. We will carry on." Her friend said.

Now nobody was noticing her so, Benazir looked at way the girl went, Benazir thought that her face seemed familiar.

She remembered, this is the same girl who had thrown the ball at her, but why?