Struggle With The Soul

The new friend.

"meimunah, do you want to leave me alone?  I dunno where to go. This is my first time here." Amaarah complained worriedly to her younger sister.

Meimunah glared at her sister "will you now follow me to my own class or what?  Cmon. That's the senior section over there. Just go to the principal's office to confirm your admission status and he will direct you to your class. Now I need to go. Don't let the English teacher punish me ".Meimunah said hurriedly as she headed to her class leaving Amaarah to solve her problem by herself.

Amaarah, having no other choice but to help herself, she located the principal's office and completed all necessary things in no time without much stress. The principal directed her to her class and as she was heading to her class, she heard someone calling her.
"hello, Assalaam alaykum".
Amaarah turned to where the voice was coming from. She could sight a girl with the same short stature like hers. She was very fair and appeared like a foreigner. Perhaps she just came to that side of the city. Maybe she came from another tribe. She didn't look much like someone from Amaarah 's town
"please I'm a new comer here and I need direction to the principal's office. I need to complete my registration. Can you help me with that?  It seems you're also a new comer".
Her accent depicted that she was from another city and perhaps she had just come to this city for the first time.
"she must be too forward. I don't think I will like people like her". Amaarah thought to herself, looking at the girl with disinterest.
"very well yes, I am also a new comer and that's the principal's office over there".
Amaarah replied out of courtesy.

"oh that's nice of you. And I am Rushdah, may I know your name? "

"o my God!". Amaarah was already getting impatient and uninterested in their conversation. She was the type of girl that didn't like making friends. She liked keeping to herself.

"Amaarah" she tried to keep her calm.

"that's a nice name. It's nice to meet you Amaarah".

"Not nice to meet you" she thought to herself.

"oh, nice to meet you too, Rushdah. Right? "
"Oh yes, that's the name".

"Alright. I need to go to my class now". Amaarah said in a hurry.

"And may I know which department you are in? " Rushdah said hurriedly, interested in knowing more about Amaarah.
"and I am in commercial class. What about you?".

Amaarah couldn't just understand why she was still patient with the fair girl in front of her. Perhaps it was the nice and friendly nature of the girl or Amaarah was just calm because she wanted to be nice on her first day in a new school.

"oh, OK that's cool. And I am in Art class" she replied and made a gesture signaling that she wanted to leave.
"now Rushdah, I need to go and see my new class. Bye".
Amaarah started to leave without turning back, afraid that the new girl who said her name was Rushdah might call her back for another session of conversation which she was not ready for and which she didn't find interesting.

"oh sure,  bye bye, hope to see you later Amaarah ".

Amaarah hurried to her new class.  She hated sitting at the back and so, she found herself a seat at the first row, second seat beside a girl who looked tall and slim.
The tall girl was putting on a blue sweater which was apparently from the school she was attending before. The tall girl was a new student too. She sat lonely without interacting with other members of the class. New students were usually lonely anyways.
Amaarah, being in the same shoe with the girl sat quietly beside the girl. She quietly observed the girl noticing from her dressing that the girl must have been a Christian girl. With this in mind, Amaarah waved to the girl.
"hello". She greeted casually.
"hy, Good morning ". The girl replied.
"you're also a new student right? " Amaarah asked.
"yes I am and you? " she asked Amaarah.
"same". Came the response.
"from which school? " Amaarah added.
"Baptist high school "
"oh alright" Amaarah quickly responded.
"I came from unity secondary school"
"And may I know your name?"
"Phoebe"
"pardon?" Amaarah asked again because the name sounded so strange to her ears "What type of name is this?  Or I didn't hear it correctly? " she thought to herself.