~Just What If...~

4. Eavesdropping

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To love and be loved is a treasure.

(POV:Naina)

How time flies! It has already been a week since my meeting with Zayyan. I don't know if I should call it a date or a normal meeting, but one thing for sure is I felt so joyous. But since he left, I have been burdened with the need to make a decision. Should I give him a chance? Am I ready? Can I do it? But if I say yes, is it really what I want?

I have no hard feelings about Zayyan, and although I do see him as a brother and close friend, sometimes when we are alone, I feel a kind of different attraction towards him. Like that other day when he came, I looked at him in a different way, different from a brotherly look.

So, it's a yes, I guess. I will give it a try. He said that I don't need to rush things and all I need to do is to give him a chance to prove his love to me. So I will just call him and tell him that I agree for us to date. But wait, how can I just call him?? How can I just call and say "Hello Zayyan, I agree to be your girlfriend", won't that be weird???

Now I am in the office, going through a medical printout. 'Let me just go home and think of a way', I thought. I gathered my stuff and set to go home when all of a sudden, I received a call . I checked my phone and saw who it was. 'She finally remembered me', I thought and smirked as I picked the call.

"Assalamualaikum Yesmin. With what do I owe this pleasure of receiving your call". I teased her. As expected, she laughed and said "Wa'alaikumussalam Naina. How are you? I missed you so much, that is why I called.", She said. But as she was speaking, I heard a light voice at the background saying "just ask her already". I am not sure if I really heard correctly, so I asked, " Who are you talking to?". "No one. I was saying, where are you now? Are you busy?", she said.

"Not really. I am trying to get ready for home.". "Ok then. I thought maybe we could hang out today and catch up. You in?". She asked. I gave it a thought and said "Ok then. When and where should we meet?". She replied saying "Let's meet at the park close to your house at three pm.". "Alright then. See you.".

I wanted to at least change before then, but it is just thirty minutes to three, so I will just have to go there straight.

On the other side

(POV: third person)

"Is she coming?". An anxious voice asked. His sister who enjoys teasing him laughed before giving an answer. "Yep. But what do you want me to do exactly? Can't you just wait for her to call you and tell you her decision? Or are you scared she will reject you?", Yesmin ended with a curious look on her face as she looked at Zayyan.

"Of course not. I am not scared. Just that I know she might feel uncomfortable telling me if she agrees, and might even find it weird to call me. So I want you to speak to her and get to know of her feelings and decision. No matter what her decision is, I will get to know and she won't be burdened to tell me face to face."

What a nice friend and boyfriend to have!!

So it was planned. The two set out to go to the park to wait for Naina's arrival.

Upon reaching there, Zayyan went and sat down on a table behind them which will conceal him from their sight, but also allow him to fully hear their conversation. Yesmin sat down and patiently waited for her best friend whom she hasn't seen for a long time now to come.