HURDLES AND THEM

chapter one

"let me tell you, today is the first day of my school" I said the girl who asked me whether I don't where the library is and gave me a unpleasant look.
"ha....I am sorry dear, today is my first day too....okay! what class are you studying??" she asked me with polite words.....I was thinking for a moment... I am judging people so quickly...... because of her harsh look...... with a sudden impulse I understood that she was waiting for my reply, I said "year 11".

"really, oh thank God! Alhalmdulillah....I couldn't imagine the night before because I was crying on my bed for two hours thinking that I will be lonely" she said

"oh....me too the same yah! I had to browse internet to look how to become friendly with people easily.....alhamdulillah...." I said with my cheeks blushing and the heaviness in my eyes which I had when I entered the school was now gone in seconds and I suddenly remembered that I should know her name...."what's your name, we have talked about crying but still not names"

"yeah dude! I am Aafiya....what's yours?" she asked me with a beautiful smile. masha Allah.....she is so beautiful...her eyes were brown in color and her nose was pointed. it was as if a painting was in front of me. "Masha Allah" I said within me and I answered her question
"I am Zanya"

I heard the bell ringing and I ran into the class with her. this country was totally a new experience for me. I moved to this country when my dad got promoted and he wanted us to come here. in my native country I studied in an Islamic school with highly restricted rules but a lot of opportunities.I was serving as the head girl there, but I had to resign in an year because I had to leave the country

the class was so awesome and everything seemed to be based on new technology. I hoped I would get use to it. it was the same there but a little less. yeah, but in that country too I loved the conventional way of learning with books,highlighters,rulers and a pencil to scribble notes. but I think I cannot show all those childish habits here and now I am supposed to be in a highly serious mood.

I was in this mood of comparison until a boy knocked me to the wall and he simply said sorry.
I gave a frown and I remembered what my mom said to me this morning "Zanya, you have moved to a country where boys and girls behave like friends. you cannot show your attitude here darling. please don't break into fights, like how you do those days"....this made me angry and I just cut her off "mom,please. it's not me who always fought. it was them who always criticized and made fun of my GIRL POWER. you know I had boys who were good friends too"

"Zanya! why staring there" I heard Aafiya shouting from her place.

"yeah!Aafi I will come" I said when I was woken up from the reminiscent mood of today's morning....

A boy who seemed like a Muslim was sitting in my side. he was more or less like a worm where he could not sit in a place. I felt uncomfortable and I had to keep my head turned towards aafiya only.

he was making weird sounds and for sometime, it was not there. I turned thinking that he has left but he was staring at me. I was also staring.

"Hi! I am Aashad" he said with a big smile.

"I am Zanya" I said. still he was staring at me. I don't how I got the courage I asked him "why?".

he gave me a look and said "I have seen you somewhere"

"maybe in the heavens" I said to myself. I gave a smile and turned to Aafiya back.

"Zan.....Zan" he called.I turned to him and he asked me "are you a member in the Students' library?"....how come he knows...."yeah....how do you know?" I gave a look of surprise. 

"oh dude! my dad has opened that library. last Monday he wanted me to help with his work and he asked me to enter all the new admissions in the database. when I was typing you were the only girl. so worth to be remembered...that's all"

that made me give a big and real smile because that sounded different. "good memory power" I told because I understood that he was waiting for reply. poor soul..

"not really..I remember you maybe because you looked cute in that photograph" he told with a sigh.

that made me blush. "good joke" I told him without showing that I accepted that.

"I meant it dude!" he told while I replied "okay Aashad, thanks and you are too good and too jolly"

"hahaha......thanks" he told and I gave a smile while I heard a voice telling "good morning"

it was the teacher and everybody replied back. she gave a introduction about the new chapter and continued......