Fated

Chapter 4 - Jealousy

My tears start to fall ,as I fall onto my bed. This time I don't force them in but let them go free, I don't have the energy to hold them back any longer.

The truth is I want someone else, but I don't really have a choice. Me marrying Zunair is just a business deal for my Daddy.I am just being wed for a profit increase. I had thought maybe my father would recognize me if I was a good daughter ,but I was mistaken. He will never see me as a person,  I am just an asset for his business.

The rest of my day drags on slowly, I spend most of my day in my room, finishing off my assignments.

But before going to bed I open up one of my favorite paranormal romance novel to escaped reality for a while.

I am upto the part where the main characters;  Anna and Kaiden were getting married on a plane. But a knock on my door entrupts my story.

The door opens and Aisha comes in with a glass of hot chocolate, topped with whipped cream.

She places the cup on my side table, while I place my lollipop wrapper bookmark in the book, and place it on my bed.

"How is Bhaiyha's mood?" I dare to ask.

"Well after Hamid told him what had happened; Shehry got in to an argument with Ami. Now he is on the phone with Daddy."

"I am really sorry, its all my fault."

"No, you were right to say no to him, your not married yet. Liybha ,you know that you can say no to the marriage. Your brother and I will support you."

"I know that, but I can't say no, Daddy will be very angry and you know Ami she will probably throw me out of the house. "

"But I know that's not where your heart is, I know you like Hamid."

"But it doesn't matter what I like or where my heart truly belongs, I moved away from my past before. I will do it again after marriage, all those feelings I have towards him will wash away, which I am not even suppose to have becuse he is a na - mehram to me. "

"Well you don't have to worry about that anymore because he's leaving on Tuesday,  and your talking about moving on when you still have that lollipop wrapper Hamid gave you on your birthday." Aisha says pointing at the book.

"It's my favorite lollipop wrapper, I can't throw it away",

"Yeah ,right." she says making us both snicker.

"Okay, good night," and with a quick hug she leaves me alone,with my book, hot chocolate and thoughts of Zunair and Hamid.

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We are walking to the library and Iqra is going on about why she dislikes our professor.

"I seriously hate Mr.Wagner .He just goes on and on,  I mean the words just fly around the room instead of going in to our heads and do you know-" ,

but she is stopped mid sentence ,by a familiar voice calling out ,

"Liybha!"

We both symmetrically  whirl around; to see Hamid standing with my lunch box in his hands. Oh snap! I had forgotten to grab the lunch box as I had left home.

"You forgot this, I was heading this way so Bhabi told me to give it to you."

Hamid informs me handing the lunch box over to me.

"Thanks."

"No problem.",

and with that he walks away after saying goodbye to me and Iqra.

"Let's go." I order Iqra and start walking but realize I am walking alone. I turn around to see her still standing on the same place, frozen.

"Iqra ,you in there?" I ask, waving my hands in front of her face.

She finally snaps out of her trance, gazing at me with hope,

"He is so hot, please tell me he is not engaged."

"No, he is not."

"What's his name and how the hell do you know him?"

"His name is Hamid, he's my brother's friend,"and use to be my best friend; but of course I don't add that.

So that's how I spend my time in the Library answering million questions Iqra keeps throwing at me about Hamid.

But the more questions she asks about Hamid, the more protective I start to grow as heat begins to expand inside me. Iqra is really starting to get on my nerves ,so to shut her up ;I tell her a lie;

"He's married!"

"What, why didn't you tell me before?" she demands from me as her face falls down.

"You didn't let me,  you kept asking questions." I explain to Iqra.

I didn't like lying ,but at least it stops her chattering for the day and eases that burning sensetion in my chest.

Later that day we are sitting in the student commen room discussing Hitler's true motives in Germany,  when a sound of a chair being pulled out of our table demands our attention. There he is again, Hamid sitting at our table with an apple in his hand.

"I was just passing by ,saw you ladies, thought I would say salaam and who's your friend Liybha, you haven't even introduced us ,that's so rude."

Iqra's face lights up like a Christmas tree as I introduced her.

"This is Iqra, my friend who I share most of my classes with."

" I have heard so much about you from Liybha " Iqra starts, I poke her leg with my feet to get her to stop blabbering.

"Well I hope it's good things she told you about me." Hamid says throwing me a quick smile.

"Don't worry, she didn't tell me any of your secrets, by the way ;how is your wife?,Liybha told me you are married."

Iqra speaks out, making my eyes pop with suprise, and in that moment I wanted nothing more than to be invisible.

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Cliffhanger end to the chapter..hope you enjoyed it