Normal people scare me (Its Finally Here)

Chapter 2 :- The dress

I feel weightless as I fall through the air. I land on the soft patch of grass with a thud. Ouch! I hurt my ankle a bit. Ignoring the pain I unlatch the the garden door and run outside. I run straight from my lane to the next . There I start walking until at the 6th house I go straight inside without knocking. I head straight up the stairs and barge straight into the 2nd room. I flop on to the bed and sigh.
A moment later the bathroom door opens and out steps Saniya me best friend. She looks at me flips back her hair from her shoulder and says " Lemme guess you fought again and then ran away". "No! I just came to meet you. Is It not allowed for a friend to meet her best friend without being accused of running away?". I pout and say in a fake innocent voice. She laughs and sits on the dressing table and begins to brush her long brown hair. I'm so envious of them they reach to her knee and are long and straight. She is very beautiful with olive complexion spotless skin and almond shaped brown eyes to match. Her slender frame goes well with it. Someday I wish I was like her but on other days I love my curly fiery red hair and green eyes. They depict my rebellious streak. Though I'm sure Mrs Sanders would have dyed them had she gotten a chance. She even mentioned it once but I reminded her that some days earlier she had given me a long lecture regarding the hazards of using chemicals on hair and then taken away my hairsprays which I had gotten as gifts. I push away my thoughts and see that Saniya is almost ready. She snaps her fingers and points towards the wardrobe. I know she wants me to change out of this hideous dress but I somehow feel reluctant while wearing her clothes . Even though she loves to make me wear them and she's got tons. I get off the bed stuff my feet into her soft and fluffy bedroom slippers. Ah! These are what we call shoes. I open the wardrobe door and am immediately met by the sight of rows upon rows of clothes in an array of bright colors and patterns. I should have got used to this sight by now but I'm always a bit breathless when I open the wardrobe door it's just the sight of so many clothes. Ah! It's breathtaking. " Saniya please help me choose". I shout. "Just wear whichever you like" she yells back. Sighing I splay my hand over my eyes and reach out for a random hanger. I open my eyes and see a a white dress with a beautiful golden pattern over the chest and embroidered flowers in pretty colours at the hem. I slip it on there are long slits on the side. It's way too revealing. There's a long plain piece of cloth and a slim trouser on the hanger still left. I throw them on the bed and move towards the bathroom where Saniya is frantically trying to put on fake eyelashes and almost gluing her eyelids closed. I start laughing and as she turns towards me she starts laughing even more hysterically. "What?" I say and look at her in annoyance. She's gone barmy. Tears stream down her face and then she finally stops laughing. " You keep on laughing okay I just wanted to say that this dress is way to revealing . It shows my butt for crying out loud. And aren't you supposed to be a Muslim like you're supposed to cover yourself. You wear hijab when you go out. So like what's this dress doing in your closet" I say and glare at her crossly. Her eyes widen in disbelief. I roll my eyes but when I look back she isn't there I look around in confusion until I hear a muffled laugh from the floor. I look down to see her sprawled across the tiles laughing like a maniac with tears streaming down her face and giggling uncontrollably. "You're mad as a hatter" I say and head out of the bathroom. She grabs my leg and hauls herself up . She keeps laughing as she goes to the bed and retrieves the hanger I has discarded earlier on the bed. She holds it up and says " I can't believe that you are my friend from 2 whole months and you don't know about shalwar kameez." ."Shalar kemaz?" I say in confusion."No! It's shalwar kameez you do know I am an Asian Muslim. Our traditional attire there is a shalwar kameez though we mostly pair our kameez with other stuff like this slim trouser you left on the hanger. You are supposed to wear it underneath the kameez which is this dress kinda shirt and this piece of cloth is the dupata like the hijab I use to cover my head when I go outside. you are supposed to wear this around your neck . I think you haven't seen these kind of dresses  because my aunt just came from Pakistan yesterday and she brought  like a whole suitcase of them. I usually don't keep these kind of dresses cause what use would they be in London but now I've decided that I should try then out you know. They're gonna rot away in the attic anway. Why not give them a shot ". "Oohh!! I see" I say as I slip on the trouser and slip the dupata around my neck." There I look just like you." I say and turn to see her in a light blue kameez or whatever it is. "Is that something to be proud of? . You look way better than me . I'm hideous" she says and makes a face ."You know you are saying that just so that I sings odes for your beauty" I retort. "Come on then poetess let's go down or mama and aba are gonna start yelling like crazy especially now popho is here" she says with a laugh. "I swear half of the time I don't know what you're talking about" I say as I give her a playful shove out of the door. I step out and close the door softly behind me.

Translations
(for any words you don't understand stand)
Shalwar:- a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles usually worn by people of the Asian subcontinent.
Kameez:- a long tunic worn by people of the subcontinent
Mama:- mother
Aba:- father
Popho:- Father's sister commonly known as aunt
Hijab:- a scarf used to cover the head or let's just say headscarf
Dupata:- a long piece of cloth used by women from the subcontinent to cover their heads or wear around their necks

Authors note
Hey! I hope the long chapter makes up for the long wait. I'm progressing the plot slowly and I know this chapter is boring but the next chapter is way more interesting I just wanted to add a few happy memories before things get really tough. I hope you liked it.
I'll ask one question at the end of each chapter from now as the first chapter was only like the introduction now the story begins.

1. What do you think about the white dress and how do you think you would have reacted if someone gave you that dress.
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