Early in the morning, Ziya woke up, prepared for the welcoming of her friend's arrival, and studied in a group like the old days.
The first one to show up was Oliva. As soon as Olivia showed up on her doorsteps; Ziya went out to open the door and once Ziya saw Olivia she was thrilled.
"Hey Olivia, Good morning" Ziya greeted excitedly and asked, "Ready for the long study session??"
Olivia greeted Ziya back "Good morning, Zee" and groaned a bit while replying to her question "You know me, and study do not go together well with each other. I am passing my exam all thanks to the assignments and our group study session."
Ziya tried to cheer Olivia by saying "Don't worry you are the first one to show up and we are not only going to study but we are going to have a lot of fun as well"
Olivia feels over proud of herself and inflated with ego stating that "she really is the one serious about the whole group study even though I do not like to study."
Ziya laughed at her feeble attempt of consoling herself to study diligently.
Just as she asked her to come into the house, Doorbell rang announcing the arrival of her second friend. Ziya went to the door and saw Emma.
"Hey Em, Good morning." Ziya greeted me. Emma enthusiastically hugged Ziya and greeted her happily "Good Morning, Zee" "I am very eager for our study sessions. Can't wait to start. Is everyone here already??"
Ziya replied, "No, it's just Olivia and now you're still waiting for the rest of our group to show up" As soon as she said this, Ziya noticed Sarah hopping off towards her front door excitedly.
Ziya furrowed her brows and asked, "Sarah, Good morning to you too but why are you hopping rather than walking towards my front door???"
Emma turned around and watched Sarah hopping too and started laughing while watching her hop her way towards them.
"Hey Sarah, you look cute and funny while hopping your way down here. Did you have fun??" asked Emma.
Sarah glared at Em and retorted by saying; "You know very well why I was hopping now. Don't you?? You are partly responsible for this as well. I hate you guys. Only Zee understands me."
Ziya was fully confused as to what was happening and what did she miss??
Ziya looked at Emma and asked her, "Em, Am I missing anything here?? Come on now, spill the beans. What did you do to Sarah?? She is a sweetheart and would not hop unless you and the rest of the group tried to play a prank on her."
Sarah exclaimed "Now, now, Zee! Relax, it's just that we had a bit of chat with the group members excluding you for the study sessions and it is a kind of secret. So, I cannot disclose the information without the rest of the group members present now, Can I??"
Ziya looked at Sarah for further information as Emma refused to share with her and Sarah looked away guiltily.
Ziya was now angry at her friends and said calmly, "Alright, let's see what exactly it is and if I think it wasn't worth the secret then the study session finishes here. Let me be the judge of your secret."
Sarah and Emma were now shocked and unhappy with Ziya's declaration and were now regretting excluding her, but it was definitely worth it. They both started sweating profusely now. Eagerly waiting for the arrival of the rest of the group or else they all will be doomed.
Just as they started to sweat, Olivia showed up at the door asking, "What took you so long Zee?? What happened??" and she saw both Sarah and Emma acting weird and nervous.
"Why are these 2 looking nervous?? What happened to them, Zee?? Did they do something wrong again?? Asked the confused Olivia.
"Well, you will be the one joining these 2 in nervousness as well. So, what did you guys discuss without including me and why was Sarah hopping her way to my front yard?? Do you know anything about it, Olivia??? Asked Ziya.
Now even Olivia started to sweat and said "How did you know? No, wait what did you say, guys?" Olivia looked at both Em and Sarah.
Emma and Sarah said to Olivia nervously that "we just said to be unfair to disclose it without the rest of the group and that made Zee angry at us and she decided if it is not a good enough reason to exclude her from the discussion or conversation, she will end the study session here."
Now, Olivia was more afraid than the rest 2 as she knows Zee very well as it is indeed the calm before the storm and looked at Ziya and started saying; "Zee, you are our best friend. How can you be heartless to do this to your friends? You know me very well; I am not good with my studies. If you stop the study session, then what will happen to me and how will I or the rest of the group even pass the exam??"
Zee scoffed at her friend's explanation and said "You call me heartless but, aren't you guys the one with the heart of steel to ignore me and exclude me in your little conversation. It is only fair for me to be the judge of the situation and decide now, isn't it??"
Before Olivia could even come up with a reply to Ziya's accusations, Ella and Ava raced up to Ziya's front yard and noticed the tension going on between her friends.
Both Ava and Ella said, "Good morning gang, Wassup?? Why does it look like Zee is taking your classes and you all are now reprimanded for doing some mischief????"
Ziya looked at Ava and Ella and said calmly, "The group is now complete, all the members for group study are nowhere. Let's begin the explanation now, shall we??"
Ava and Ella looked at Ziya with confusion and asked, "What kind of explanation??"
Ziya said, "You guys owe me an explanation, Right Em, Olivia, and Sarah??"
Emma, Olivia, and Sarah said "YES" in unison.
They looked at their friends Ava and Ella.
Emma said, "Ziya saw Sarah hopping her way here for the study session and I accidentally slipped the words where we had the chat with the group excluding her. When she demanded an answer for why we would exclude her? to which I refused to answer without the presence of the rest of the group. Zee said fine and decided to be the judge of whether the explanation is legit and if not then, the study session ends here."
Emma added to the explanation saying "Olivia called Zee heartless for ending the study session which made her angrier. Even though her outer appearance shows calmness, it is not as it seems, and Zee retorted calmly by saying that we had our heart made of steel to exclude her from the group chat and calling her heartless instead before you guys arrived."
After the explanation, all the friends were standing in line in the front yard in the same way they arrived. The scene looks funny as all of them were obediently standing in line starting from the left as Olivia, Emma, Sarah, Ava, and Ella at the end on the right. And on the opposite side stood Ziya waiting patiently for their explanation.
Ava said calmly to Ziya, "Zee, did we not decide on day 1 of our friendship regarding excluding the person we are too surprised to keep up with the secret to surprise them and not to get angry at them??"
Ziya replied, "Yes, we indeed decided on it but, that was the case for a surprise when it's a birthday or the functions. As far as I remember, my birthday is not even near, or I do not have a function or party in my house where you guys have to surprise me or exclude me from the conversation."
Ella instantly added, "Zee, you are right about it but, we surely were planning a surprise and it is not fair to include you in for the conversation of your own surprise. It would be unfair and stupid to call it a surprise now, wouldn't it??"
Ella glared at Emma and said, "you wouldn't even know until we would have slowly disclosed it. Only if this stupid wouldn't have slipped it accidentally about the conversation to you."
Emma looked at Ella and retorted, "I wouldn't have but Sarah came hopping and she was looking very funny that I was laughing hard and when Zee asked why she was hopping her way here, I accidentally revealed the conversation. If it were you, you would have done the same. Stop blaming me."
"Okay enough now, stop fighting. I won't ask about the conversation to be fair to our rule, but you guys have to at least tell me the reason why Sarah was hopping her way here to my home??" asked Ziya.
"Me, Me, let me be the one to say that reason to you." Said Olivia delightedly.
And before Olivia could say anything or spill more beans, Ava said, "It was because we were deciding on the surprise and Sarah was the one to give out the worst suggestion and not only that she commented something about you which we got offended and then we all agreed to punish her by asking her to hop all the way to your home and at least one person has to be the witness."
Ziya listened to the explanation and was now curious as to what kind of comment would Sarah make to offend the group?? Seeing Ziya's expression, Sarah said, "Zee always remembers that 'curiosity kills a cat.' And you will know about it soon. Now allow us the entry to your home if your class of reprimanding us friends has ended."
Ziya opened the door widely and allowed her friends inside. Even though her friends can be stupid at times, they are cute and as much as they love her, she loved them too. Despite being the one to say about ending the study session, she did not have the heart to end it even if it wasn't the proper explanation.
Ziya smiled looking at her friends bickering with each other and entering her house playfully.