LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP?

Another One

Juliet's POV

                      This weekend Anna invited us to her place since she shifted to a new apartment and she told us that her parents and siblings will be going out of town so the whole house will be just for us and we can take maximum use of it. I was excited about it and started preparing for it. Its not a sleepover but just to spend the day.

We hadn't planned for anything, I thought maybe we can go there and plan on how to spend the day. Saturday I woke up early in the morning and got into a casual dress, had my breakfast and sat on the couch till I receive Aliza's call. She offered to pick me up when she goes. After five minutes she gave me a call and I left after kissing mom on her cheeks while she was busy at the kitchen.

It isn't a long distance so we arrived at Anna's place at around 8:00am. Just as we got out of the vehicle we saw Anna's family leaving home and Anna bidding them farewell. She was dressed in a beautiful red and black maxi dress with a wide smile prepared to welcome us. She directed us inside the elevator and then inside the house which was in the third floor and let us sit on the couch in the living room.

"Seems like we are too early" Aliza said looking at the empty house.

"Nah, you girls are just on time, if not I would've been bored after my parents had left"

"You look gorgeous, Anna" I commented observing her dress.

"Thank You, this is a gift I got from my parents for my birthday this year"

Before we could say anything the doorbell rang and Anna opened the door. Salman caught my sight at first since he was the tallest and was outstanding from all of them.

Gosh! I can't bear his handsomeness. Why does he have to be this handsome?

No! He's not mine! Why should I think about him or look at him in that way?

Along with Salman, Omar and Kaym too entered the house and sat opposite to us in the sofa.

Aliza greeted Salman and Omar with, "Assalamu Alaikum!" to which they replied in unison, "Walaikum Salam"

(A greeting which Muslims use to greet each other.)

Then she greeted Kaym "Good Morning Kaym"

And he replied, "Good Morning Allie and Juliet"

I replied to it. Salman didn't even bother to greet me nor did I have the courage to greet him first and Omar too didn't realize that he didn't greet me.

"The others hadn't come yet?"

Salman looked at Anna and questioned. Perhaps he's missing his Olivia. Why couldn't he pick her on his way here? Anyways why do I care? But it's hard to pretend not to care.

We went to the front balcony to check if we can see any signs of the others coming. After a couple of minutes we saw Olivia getting down from her vehicle, at the same time we saw Fred, Harry and Edgar coming too. Before they saw us in the balcony we ran to the door to welcome them and as we heard the elevator's door opening we opened the house door and screamed jumping on them giving them a mini heart attack. They were surprised to see all of us present and they were late, not very late though. We ushered them inside the house and took our seats in the couch at the living room and that doesn't suffice for all of us so Anna pulled up chairs from the close by dining table.

                     The house isn't very big, since its in an apartment, but it suffices Anna's family. It has four rooms with attached restrooms, a living hall, dining hall and a kitchen.