Thorns and Roses

14.

UNEDITED

It's Saturday and that means no school for Sameera. The events last night are still fresh in her memory.

She stretched on her bed, relieving her muscles of the unavailable soreness. She looked at the clock beside her bed and it was reading 12am.
She smiled and laid back on bed, picked her phone to scroll incase there is any unread message and hoping to see one from Nurrain.

There it was, she clicked on the notification with a huge smile on her face.

Good Morning My beautiful Nora. I hope you had a good sleep. I have something just for you in front of your apartment whenever you are awake. Take care of your self.

She beamed and place her phone on bed, eagerly walking to the door.

There, she found a black box wrapped in a transparent wrapping sheet. She picked it up and looked around for any sign of someone but saw no one so she stepped back in.

Trying to keep the excitement going, she placed it on the center table and walked back to the room. She texted him.

I just picked it up, Thank youu🫶🏻

With a mental note to open it after she tidies up the room and taken her bath, because that's her only motivation to do so.

She did all that, wore a sweatpants with a turtle neck shirt and walked to the kitchenette to make breakfast for her self.
The easiest to make was a pancake so she made that and a cup of coffee to kickstart the day.

Her eyes kept darting from her plate to her gift box, trying so hard to keep the unending smile on her face.

Immediately she's done, she jumped on the box, carefully unwrapping the wrapping sheet then proceeding to lift the box lid.

Her breath hitched at the sight of it! A loud scream escaped her mouth. She carefully put a black mug with the Gryffindor logo, a notepad and their mufti, beneath it lies a very soft textured hoodie with Gryffindor Logo, she pulled it out, revealing the full length!

Perfect! She muttered under her breath, just the right size. Behind it lies NORA carved in italics, and a heart under it.

Just when she thought that's all, she spotted another box under. 
                       Sameera
Perfectly crafted on it. She picked it up, unhooked it and saw a jewelry set, not just any jewelry set. A DIAMOND JEWELRY SET!

She shouted and picked each set, Sameera engraved on the necklace, bracelet, ring and earrings. She couldn't hold in her excitement so she called him.

He didn't pick so dropped a text.

This is the most beautiful thing I have ever received! You are such an amazing person. Thank youuuu!

She dropped the phone and proceeded to wear every item, she even decided to make a chocolate mug cake using her new mug and obviously, she decided on spending her day in front of the TV binge watching Harry Potter because who wouldn't?

Minutes in, he replied.

I am soo happy that you liked them. That makes it a win for me. Currently working, I will hit you up later. Take care of yourself for me, My Nora.

A smile escaped her lips after reading. She decided to not reply to avoid been too much in his personal space.

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Maleeka shifted uncomfortably on her bed. It's been a tedious night for her, the nonstop vomiting, the fever and headache that seem to be unresponsive to medication.