Love and friendship

True story about two teenagers, Tariq and Bella, who build an immediate close friendship throughout their first year in university.

Tariq had a crush on Bella for almost a year now but he is nervous to ask her out and constantly asks himself, does she like me back?

Tariq decides to test his friendship with Bella and slowly begins to show little hints of compassion to see how Bella reacts

Tariq knows that if he rushes in Bella might say no and their friendship will become awkward and Tariq won't get the girl of his dreams

Over the next few months, things are going well between Tariq and Bella. They are closer than they have ever been before.
Tariq has been building up his confidence and finally thinks it is time to ask Bella out.

Tariq comes to university full of confidence and is ready to ask Bella out, but Bella tells Tariq some news he didn't ever want to hear.
Bella is getting engaged

Tariq is left confused and heart broken but Bella doesn't know how Tariq is feeling
Bella explains she is getting engaged soon

Over the next few months Tariq and Bella remain close friends, Tariq realises he had been friend zoned all this time and Bella never liked him more than a friend. Or did she?

In the meantime Bella and her partner Rick have not got off to a good start. Bella soon begins to questions her choice in who she engaged

Bella and Tariq are close friends and she tells him everything about her partner Rick.
Tariq never uses this negativity to help him get Bella to like him more, instead he speaks positively about Rick and helps keep their engagement strong
As much as it hurts to see Bella with another man, the smile on Bella's face is enough for Tariq to accept that Bella is taken

Tariq is still heart broken and he questions will he ever find someone else

Does Tariq move on?
Is Bella still happily engaged?
Read to find out what happened to this friendship