STUCK IN TIME

(xviii) Book 1: Chapter 14- Her Story By Dad

Ayana’s POV
A part of being mature is when you understand someone's feelings because of the mere fact that you share the same blood, such feelings that you otherwise cant ever infer.

At home I do some research but find nothing about Natalia. I am determined to know and I know I will succeed when I put this on my first priority. I want to ask Emir if he knows about it but I plan to do it later. The issue at hand was that Mathews had information file on Afifa and all that spying all the clues finally lead somewhere but still nowhere. I am only sure that it's the Mathews but I cant decipher what can they possibly want from her. I need to assure Emir that it's Afifa he should be worried about and not me. It irks me that they treat me like I am some fragile doll without telling me the reason.

"Ana where were you today I didn't see you at school at all." Isra asks coming inside my room.

"Why?"

"Why?! Party is on Friday and it's Wednesday! You forgot your promise?" She asks worriedly.

"No I didn't. Don't worry I will figure out some way to make you go with Miles without hurting Hamza." I say and she excitedly crushes me in a hug.

"Get away before I change my mind!" I say in a muffled voice.

"I was only expressing my love for you." She says mocking hurt.

We talk for a while and when I tell her about Asher being nice to me she says it's impossible. "He must be after something. Because he being genuinely nice to you is the day I see pigs fly." She pauses, "actually not even then."

"What could he be after, don't be ridiculous. He is just being a nice friend, maybe he realized that we should now quit this world war three."

 We talk for a while before we decide to sleep.

I check my text messages and see one from Miles.  

I missed you today. Hope to see you tomorrow. -Miles

You too. Good night :) -Me 

I didn't really miss him today, credits to his brother, so I can't write I miss you too.

I finally feel drowsy. After turning to close my eyes I recall my day with Asher and a smile takes over my lips. I take my phone again and text Asher.

Good Night cutie boy. ;)   -Me

Good night ugly girl. -ET

Yep I saved his name by ET. I smile again and sleep. I have been smiling a lot lately because of him. 
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I am enjoying my forever love i.e, food with complete relish when Isra nudges me from under the table giving me a signal to proceed with our plan. Hamza is not with us at lunch today which is a part of plan too. "Hey Isra,I heard you got nominated. Who are you going with."

"Actually Ana." She sighs making a puppy dog fake sad face, "Hamza can't come tomorrow and everyone thinks I am going with him so no one else asked me. Which means I don't have a date."

"What are you going to do now?" I play along with her, faking immense amount of concern.

"I will go alone. I am sure no one will mind." She shrugs.

"No you can't go alone. Wait who are you going with Miles?" I ask him.

"Actually I didn't get the time to ask you as you were pretty busy these days but I think I will want to go with you. Will you do me the honor?" Miles asks me and I look at him first then at Isra. That just twisted the plan, we never considered this possibility. I have to do something as I promised her.