Over-looked Love

CHAPTER-29

Social period was going on and as usual me and Zara were listening songs and all of a sudden a teacher entered and said "Principal is calling Zara . " and Zara had to go down to the Principal's cabin . 

I had a gut feeling that whatever the matter was it was related with my phone so I wrapped the earphones around the phone and hid it between the books in my bag . After a while the same teacher came and said that even I had to go . 

As  I went down , I saw Princi asking some thing to Zara . "Hand over your phone . " the Princi ordered as soon as she saw me . "Phone ? I don't have the phone , i didn't get it Ma'am . " I stammered . "Don't lie Tuba , we have already seen it in the CCTV , hand over your phone or else we will have to call your parents . " she said and started checking my pockets . 

"Go and check their bags . " she ordered to one of the teachers present there . After a few minutes , the teacher came down with my phone in her hand . "Oh my God ! " I uttered as Zara's eyes widened to the sight of the phone . 

"Ma'am , ma'am am so sorry . I won't get it again . " I pleaded . "You know that phones aren't allowed in our school . Call your parents and then we will give back your mobile . " she said and walked out . 

We went upstairs and said the whole scenario . "It's a secret cell right , so how will you call your parents ? " Hania asked panicked . "I don't know manh . " I said in a worried tone . 

"Shall we all go down and request ma'am ? " Salomi asked . All the 12 girls of our class went down and requested ma'am but our efforts were in vain so we had to come back . 

"I have an idea . Go and say her sorry and cry a little and do some emotional blackmail . " Zara said as she pushed me towards the stairs . I went into the cabin and said "Ma'am am really sorry , I won't repeat it again . I can't call my parents as they won't give back my phone to me . They trust me a lot and had warned me not to take it to school . I don't want to break their trust.... " I said emotionally with a few crocodile tears .

"Tuba , because of you our students are getting spoilt . You are spoiling our ten years struggle in just a few months . This is your last chance , never do anything which will put you in trouble  " ma'am said handing over my phone . 

"Ufff ! " I said as I showed the phone to the girls . I said them everything what all that bitchy Principal had said . "Aaye , that won't spoil our friendship . " Hania said with her hand in the air . 

Days went by very quickly and interesting . Me and Zara were often called to the Princi's cabin for doing stuffs like back answering teachers , not completing our assignments or doing some illegal stuff . "The whole school is talking about us . " Zara said frustrated . 

"As if we give a fuck , at least we are getting famous . " I said as she chuckled . 

"Tuba and Zara " these two names were all over the school . We weren't allowed to sit together and the teachers had allotted particular places for us in a particular class . I was made to sit in the first bench whereas Zara was seated in the last . We were not even permitted to sit together in recess . Finally we found a solution to it . We made a secret place in the corner which was not visible in the camera as an almirah hid us well . We used to sit there and chat . 

As we were sitting , a junior came and said "Zara , Principal is asking for you . " 

"Urgh ! Same old shit . " I said as Zara went . After a few minutes she came back with tears in her eyes . "Hey , what happened ? " I asked .

"My dad was called to school by ma'am and was said that my performance in academics has worsen and if I continue to do this they will expel me . And they even said that I have started doing some unwanted stuff and am spoilt because of you it seems .They asked my dad to take away my phone and not to encourage our friendship and they gave me a last warning and said that I shouldn't even speak to you and all .  I fucking don't understand what is their problem ? Why do they hate you so much ? " she said sobbing . 

"They hate her because she is too open and does not hide her personality of who she is . Whatever she does makes her highlighted . I know you girls were already involved into all of this social networking and all but after Tuba joined this school you girls opened up and that is why Tuba is to be blamed . " Ravita ma'am (our only supporter and our coordinator )  .

"But Tuba isn't like that , why don't they understand that she is not a bad company . " Hania protested . 

"They will never understand that dear , they are too old fashioned and narrow minded . Listen you both , you guys carry on your friendship just like this , but don't show yourselves too much , alright ? " ma'am said wiping Zara's tears . 

"Allah , why do you have to have a problem with people I like ? Mustafa is gone , Esha and Amina are away from me and even Zara will drift away . " I complained to Allah in my mind . 

"It's better if I sit alone and maintain distance from her . Because of me her image is getting spoilt . " I thought as I went back to my place . 

Zara's POV:

Life was totally fucked up . I had to deal with the same stuff at school and even at home . "Tuba is not a good girl " " she is a bad company " "you are spoilt because of her " "focus on your studies " " she is distracting you from your goals " - these shitty phrases had messed up my mind . I tried my best but couldn't explain my parents that their thinking was totally wrong . 

"Dad Tuba is not that kind of girl , you have a wrong image about her . " I explained . 

"You mean that the school faculty is lying ? There are so many teachers against her . They care for you and that is why they are asking you to stay away from her . " dad screamed in anger . 

Tuba had started maintaining distance from me in the past few days . We hadn't spoken for a while and she looked low nowadays . "Why is she so silent ? " Hania asked . 

"What can she even do when she hears so many bitches bitching about her . " I said . I was again called by the Principal "It's good that you are listening to us and not mingling with Tuba . " Ma'am said .

"Ma'am , why do have a problem with her ? " I asked . "Because she is not a right person . In the first place we wouldn't have given her admission at all , but she was a Muslim girl and she would be wasting her one year , so we had to consider her . " she said . "And we could have even expelled her but we thought about her life and future . " she added .  

"Bitch , you did not think any of that . You just wanted money . " I thought . "Now study hard , get distinction and make your school proud . " she said in a dog like voice . 

I went back to class and said everything to Hania "I was so pissed off that I had to control myself from punching that hoe's face . " I said banging the table . The whole class was gathered around me , hearing what all that Princi said but Tuba was at her place doing some work . 

"Bhoom . " I said sliding over to her . "Oh hi . " she said with a fake smile . "How can you let that old witch spoil our friendship dude . We have to make her even more jealous by hanging out together . Now cheer up and come to our secret place , I have got so many things to say manh . " I said pulling her hand .