That Is Where My Heart Resides.

5.Sameer

           

My mind kept thinking about her.No matter how hard I tried her large dark brown,soft eyes,encircled my mind.Thinking about when I would be meeting her again .Gosh when did I become such a fool?

Amma suddenly stormed out of the room and saw me sitting on the couch with my messy hair and clothes which I wore as a sleep suit.I was too lazy to go for a bath.

Her face was suddenly  enlightened with a mysterious happiness for which I don't know what the reason was.

"Sameer?", Amma called out and I just dragged myself to her with my hands in my pockets.Today I just don't feel like doing anything,just sleep all day and I don't even feel like going for a walk today.

"Sameer go I need yoghurt right  now", she ordered.

"Amma I'm too tired plus why a sudden urge for that?", I questioned curiously.

"I have invited some guests,now don't complain and go", she complained and I almost had to go out just to bring yoghurt in my long shorts that annoyed me because people here would stare as if you're asking for their kidneys moreover I was too exhausted to change and proceeded on.

After I came home my eyes noticed the faint glow of light just as those of a moon,coming from the guests room.Oh crap!

I walked from the other way round placing the yoghurt in the kitchen and dashing towards my room for a bath.After a time span of three minutes I was out and drying my hair because wet hair are similar to a wet blanket.
Amma would definitely scold me if I would not go and salam the guests,so I entered while conversations were still going on.

My heart almost jumped when I saw her here.Impossible.How can she be here?

It was obvious that she had the same thought became of her weird expression with her mouth half open and brows raised up.And she stared at me in disbelief.

I swear she looked like a palace of illusions.The cream colored shalwar kameez made her glow even though she was surrounded by a weird expression but she was so gorgeous that I couldn't take my eyes off her.But then I just shaked a bit and offered a salam to aunty Fareeha who happened to be her mother.She inherited those dark brown orbs from her and her cheekbones almost resembled to her.

After gazing me in disbelief she suddenly started choking that I feared and my body itself made its move to the kitchen for a glass of water and before Amma could just standup and bring a glass of water,I had already placed it for her but she refused by nodding her head slightly.After her mother stared her she quickly took the glass of water and gulped down which showed how easiness prevailed on her.My ears were filled with a soft whisper of thankyou,it was almost inaudible but fortunately reached my ears and I mouthed 'no problem', a soft smile accompanying me and went back to the kitchen to place it back.

What is happening to you Sameer,why are you being such a gentleman?She's nothing to you.

I thought,talking in the mirror to myself,questioning to the weird changes my body experienced upon her arrival.Everytime my eyes darted to her,heartbeats raced so fastly that I feared I might die,a small smile came on my lips,even if I wasn't going to smile.It was so awkward all of a sudden.

At dinner time she was just fighting a battle inside,which was obvious with a sad look on her face.Her mother declared that she always eats way too much and gets ill but my mouth automatically stood up for her which was almost weird and totally described as being awkward.

She was subjected to I guess all kinds of restrictions and I felt pity for her.But why was I worried for her?

I couldn't even answer my own questions.

Dinner almost ended and then we sipped tea.Conversations continued like those before.She had finished her studies like I did and we both did from a same place but I wasn't aware of her being there,maybe she was in some other university.Bidding goodbyes and hugging they left while Amma stared at me.

"Ma Sha Allah,Mahoor is like a perfect daughter".

She kept saying those lines,and then describing everything when she visited our house in her childhood.Why wasn't I aware of that?I remembered that I was busy in studying in Toronto and then to Canada when she was here.She begin praising her until I just had to agree with because if I don't then I have to hear things.
"You don't even respect your mother"
"You always choose to ignore the one who made you grow up,and helped in everything"

So I agreed until she opened her mouth.

"Sameer can I ask you something?", Ammi asked.

"Sure Ammi", I replied in affirmative.

"Do you like Mahoor?", she questioned and I was just frozed to the place where I was sitting.

What kind of question was that?

"Amma I swear I've no answer", I replied running hands through my hair.What was I supposed to say?We don't even know each other and we haven't even talked and how could she come up with this question.

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Good news flowed in about Taha getting married.Teas were sipped and a wave of people begin encircling the house.People went and came,plus sometimes it was us who just had to visit and do the stuff,looking for a decent and well educated girl.

Taha being extremely shy wasn't willing to tell who he should be marrying and to me it felt like he wasn't ready for one but no one could say a word to Amma about it.

Instead of getting married himself he begin questioning me which was quite weird,I hated such topics for discussions.

"I guess you like someone,you're always daydreaming when I just say something,as if you're thinking of someone and a smile always reaches when you're thinking of 'that someone',who is it?", Taha questioned mysteriously chuckling and teasing.

Out of constant despair I replied about how I felt when she was infront of my eyes,everything of her was perfect.She had the most dazzling smile I've ever seen.Imperfection,she attained.

"How could you be so stupid?",he said teasingly playing with his hands.

"What!?", I argued getting annoyed by his constant teasing attitude.

"Idiot you're in love with her and you don't even know it", he replied and I just stared him for a microsecond realising what he just said.

Was it really true?

It was.I had fallen badly,in this dangerous thing called 'love'.

A/N: Finally a long chapter of Sameer,I don't know no matter how hard I try it always ends up being small.Apologies.❤