Sun shines brighter here *Editing*

Boy meets girl

Chapter 2

A hulking figure stood in front of me,his breath coming in jagged rasps.

"Aria vanderwal? Batch of 2010?"his voice said in a dead-reckoning tone.

"Um.yeah .Wait! Oh my God! You're Naveed, the bully!"I squeaked putting my hands up in the air.

"Arrrr..it's funny how you remember me like that when rest of the girls just know me as the hot guy back in school" he sneered

I tried to keep my arm from punching him...Ah, how he frustrates me! Naveed Khan was the biggest bully back in school. He's one of the reason why I hated highschool.

"Ummm...well since you ruined my highschool with your lame pranks which was not even funny, they're so no other adjective to describe you" I stomped my feet and turned to look at my friends directly staring at us with curiosity.

"Ok.I have to go. Nice meeting you....or not.." I said with my temper raging.

"Um.listen.they's this party Nicole's throwing! You know Nicole right?" he asked digging his hands in his pockets.

Of-course I know Nicole. The second reason why I hated highschool, Bitch.

"Um...of course I remember her....Nicole" I said in an unpleasant tone and unfortunately Naveed noticed.

"Um.so do you want to come? I mean I heard you're got in to NYU. It'll be my last chance to annoy you" he grinned.

"Um..No. I think I'll pass considering what happened last time I went to a party with you"

He had thrown up on me.

"I won't puke on you again. This is not a high school beer party,everyone's grown up now,besides you're leaving India anyway, maybe you can catch up with some ol' buds? Think about it, Aria "his voice muffled as he walked away from me. I'm not going to a party which Nicole is hosting, Not over my dead body.

I walked over to my friends who looked like they're going to kill me. Maybe I made them wait too long.

So I walked over to the corner table of the cafe where my two closest friends ,Rachel and Smrithi where sitting.

"Heyyy" I reached out for a group hug.

"Hey there. How's the American girl?"Smriti poked me in the arm.

"Um. Not so good actually. I don't want to leave you all " I said pouting.

"Hey don't be sad. You're going there to do what you love and we'll still be in touch" Rachel said trying to cheer me up

The whole afternoon we spoke about how much we're going to miss each other as smriti is going to Singapore to pursue her fashion designing career. So we're our own from now which is new to all of us because we always lived 500 meters away and always had each others back. So it'll be tough for us but we'll make it.

"Hey listen, um... Why don't we go to Nicole's party? I know she was evil to us from the day she was born ,but it looks like she wants to reconcile for all things she's done and anyway it's our last few days in India. So, we should go. Please, please?" Smriti blurted out gulping her mojito.

"I don't know. I mean Naveed said a lot of people from school are going to be there. Maybe we should go " I said rolling my eyes.

"Speaking of Naveed. What were you two talking for so long? Is he troubling you again?"Rachel asked turning her head towards me.

"Nothing and no he's not. He was just asked if I was going to the party" I replied, hearing his name gives me the chills and makes my blood boil with anger.

We hit the clothing stores as I needed some more clothes. I always do.Then we decided to go the party and we all left.

I walked over to the parking lot giving my girls a hug and as I made my way towards my car, once again I was interrupted by the bully, Naveed.

"What are you doing here?"I asked trying not to make eye contact.

"Um,my car's here,you cat " Naveed said pointing to his car.

"Oh. Um....right....I'll see you at the party?"I said as I hopped on to my car.

"Changed your mind? Cool,looking forward to meeting you there,cat"

he said to me and got into his car.

"So that you can humiliate me and embarrass me again?" I could see in his face,that he was quite embarrassed from my comment.

"Not this time,cupcake "he said and drove away into the bright sunlight.

Wait.why is he being nice to me? Something's up with him. Something's always fishy about Naveed Khan. He's always playing games. But he's the least I care about now.

I got home and did some packing and collapsed on my bed and then it occurred to me.

Crap,I have a party to attend. A party which is being hosted by the person who made everyone's life in high school a living hell.

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