Over-looked Love

CHAPTER-26

Tuba's POV:

"Finally we will be meeting tomorrow !! " I thought as I picked out an outfit . I had forgotten to inform mom so I went to her and said "We have a function at school tomorrow . So no books and uniform . " 

"Hmm..." mom replied . 

I couldn't sleep the whole night because of the butterflies in my stomach . I was gonna meet him after three literal months . Many questions started arising in my mind "How does he look now ? " "What if he has changed ? " "What if it starts feeling weird between us ? " "What if he thinks I have put on weight or what if he doesn't find me pretty anymore ? " still thinking I fell asleep . 

I woke up early , took a shower and got into a pair of maroon wide leg pants with a cream colored cape top . On went light make up with peach lip stick and a black wrist watch and a nail ring . Cream colored gladiator sandals went with that and my usual cream abaya . 

As I was still dressing up , Salomi hurried into my room and shut the door . "Take this sim and put it into your phone . " she said handing over a sim as I pointed towards my phone kept under the pillow . "Ordering ? " she asked raising her eye brows . "Please " I added as she smiled and started opening my phone case . 

"How do I look ? " I asked standing up . "You ? Well you look like a synonym of shit . " came the reply as I cursed her . "Hurry up , it's getting late . " Salomi said gathering my things into my purse . 

As we went out , dad asked "Why are you in your uniform ? " looking at Salomi . "I haven't participated in anything uncle , Tuba is in some kind of act . " she replied as I let out a sigh of relief . 

"Why isn't this sim working ? " I asked Salomi as we walked down the lane . "I don't know , maybe it will take time . " she replied . 

"I wonder where is this Mustafa , I had asked him to come here . " I said turning here and there . As me and Salomi were talking with each other , I saw a tall figure pass in front of us . "That was Mustafa . " I screamed . "You didn't even see that person clearly and how can you say it was Mustafa ? " Salomi asked trying to pull me as I started to run . "Bro I know it was Muss , let's check na please . " I said dragging her along . 

As we turned the corner , I saw the same tall figure standing there in a black hoody with a pair of grey tracks . "See ! It is him . " I said as he turned towards us . "Hi . " I said as he came forward and shook my hand . "I will leave now , bye and yes be safe . " Salomi said and went away . "He didn't hug me . " I thought and then I was proved wrong as he pulled me into a tight hug . "It feels so good to have you in my arms . " he said .

We decided to have breakfast "I wanna eat south Indian . " he said as I lead him to a nearby south Indian hotel . We had to maintain distance between us as I was scared if someone would see me . We had puri with some potato curry and a glass of mango milk . "Where should we go now ? " he asked after he was done eating . 

"I don't know manh , even am new over here . There is Bannerghatta National Park , shall we go over there ? " I asked . 

"How much time does it take to reach ? " he asked. 

"One and a half hour . " I said checking in google map . We booked a cab and we sat in as it arrived . We spoke very little and there was this weird silence between us . Both of us were busy in our phones . Finally we reached and as we got down , we saw that the park was empty . "Why is it so isolated ? " he asked . "Fuck ! Muss , this park remains close on Tuesdays . What are we going to do now ? " I asked . "Don't worry we will go some where else , lemme book a cab . " he said taking out his phone from his pocket . "No network . " he sighed . 

"Let's walk a little further , hope we get network over there . " I said as we began walking . Muss clicked a few funny pics of mine and we clicked many pictures of us . "Where should we go now ? " he asked . 

"Movie ? " I asked .

"Which one ? "

"At Meenakshi Mall , lets see which one is available . " I said as Muss booked a cab . We video called Esh and Amy on our way to the mall . "Even I wanna join you guys . " Esha hollered . 

The movie was about to start in 10 minutes ."Which one is it ? " I asked as he purchased two tickets . "Lipstick under my burkha . " he said . "That movie is 18+ , they won't allow me . " I said . "Aaye chill , we will slip in . " he said as we sipped some coke . Mustafa had changed a lot . The caring soft natured Muss had now become a careless guy . His way of talking with me had changed . "Come let's go in . " he said taking my hand in his . 

The whole movie was all about kisses , sex and sex again . As I was sitting , busy watching the movie , Muss got off his seat and leaned on me by crashing his lips against mine . For the first time , his lips felt foreign to me . He kissed more hard and passionately . I kissed him back and we kissed each other wildly . All the noises around me were muted . I couldn't feel anything except his lips and his hands exploring my body . We just stopped to take in air . 

As he was about to unpin my hijab I stopped him and reminded him that we were in a public place . We watched rest of the movie with his arms around me . 

"Let's have something , am starving . " I complained . We ordered a plate of chicken momos , two subway rolls and a plate of caramel custard pudding  "Now what ? " he asked eating the last bit . "Let's go to Gopalan and watch the 5D . " I said thinking hard about any other known place to me . My phone started ringing as we started to leave , it was a call from Hania "Hello Tuba , there is a problem dude . Ravita Ma'am has asked us to give the list of absentees , she might send an absent notice to their parents . " she said panicked . "Hania ! What should I do now ? " I asked .

"Mmm....I don't know bro , you chill we will try to figure a way out . " she said and disconnected the call . "What's wrong ? " he asked . "Nothing , book a cab to Gopalan . " I replied . 

We went straight to the fourth floor and purchased two tickets . "Select two themes sir . " the guy at the counter said as he kept a catalog in front of us .  "Green adventure and the haunted coaster . " Muss said giving me a mean smile . "Muss you can't do this , no haunted stuff dude you know they freak me out . " I complained . "Shh ! No worries when I Mustafa is here . " he said with a wink . 

The green adventure went really good but the haunted coaster was total bullshit . "You can hold my hand if it's freaking you . " he said . "Hand ? I would hold your neck and press it instead . " I said furiously . 

Finally that bloody show came to an end . "How was it ? " he asked as we came out . "It was so so bad that I can't even describe it , or wait....I can describe it . It was worse than your face . Now I guess you got an idea how bad it was . " I said laughing . 

"Wasn't funny by the way . Where are we supposed to go next ? " he asked . "Next is , we sit for a while , talk for some time and then we leave . " I said . 

"Where do we sit ? " he asked . "There ! " I said pointing at Baskin Robbins and he started laughing . I ate one large cone of cotton candy ice cream and he ordered a lime vanilla cup . We spoke for a while . "When will we meet next ? " I asked as he shrugged his shoulders .