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Chapter 5 - Confusion

It was the beginning of the summer. The afterglow of the setting sun spreads to the surrounding, giving the whole world a layer of color, and because shcool ended a while ago students can be still seen on road scattering here and there. Five students wearing the school uniform of No 7 High school were sitting in a cafe not far from the school.

They have attracted a few eyes because of their beautiful looks. Some people thought that the boy in the middle is quite lucky to have so many beautiful female friends. The boy whom they thought was lucky definitely did not think that way. He just wanted to leave the grasp of these four female gangster.

"How long would you keep fidgeting?" They are sitting in this cafe for half an hour. Asif did not say word till now and kept hesitating.

"Well, actually can I ask the permission from the people who told me to deliver the letter?" Asif asked after a long time of hesitation. Actually the story how he was entrusted to deliver letter to Kifayat was merely a coincidence.

One day before coming to class he was bullied by several boys outside. At that time another group of boy who also looked quiet like delinquent came to rescue him. The boys who were bullying him ran after seeing that group. Asif thought they are quite poweful. However he was quite grateful to them and asked them to how can he repay favor. They laughed and said,

"Young boy, No need to repay any favor. But you will not be so lucky every time. Try to learn to stand up for yourself next time something like this happen."

"That...they are very strong. I can not fight them."

"Fighting is not the only solution, boy. If you can't confront head on then fight back another way."

"Like?"

"Hahaha, you just need to call someone who is strong enough to fight for you like us,"

Although they teased him a little. But then they said, if I am bullied I need to the nearby police or someone older to ask for help. The bullying boys are just chicken thief who can only suppress the weak. This advice really worked as the boys who bullied him also stopped coming after him as he filed complain against them to the local police.

Because of these incidents, Asif somehow managed to get close with that group. He one day came to know that they needed someone to deliver a letter so he volunteered. He did not know it is a love letter and they also said it is just a simple congratulatory letters.

"Are you so stupid? You believed that a boy would simply write a congratulatory letter for so long."

"Ca.. Can't he?" The four girls sighed. But at least they knew that the letter was given by someone outside the school.

"So you were delivering these letter for the past one year?"

"What!? One year? I just gave a letter last week and this time I was caught before giving it to you?"

"It is not you!?"

Asif strongly denied. Kifayat thought judging from Asif's behavior he was telling the truth. He just wanted to repay the favor by delivering the letters. Then who gave these letters to her before? She suddenly remembered the girl from class 10C.

"By any chance do you know a girl who also helped to deliver letter?"

"No, I was the only one."

Kifayat glanced at Saba, Lia and Cyra. They somehow understand her thoughts. "Okay you can go for now. But give us your number and also the contact information of your friends."

Asif scratched his hair." I don't have their contact information either ."

The four girls were speechless. "Then how did you contact them?"

Asif told that he did not need to contact. First time they came on their own to help him and second time they left after giving him the letter. And Till now Asif did not even know their names.

"Why don't you know the name?" Saba questioned her doubt.

"That.. I forgot to ask."

"Pfft!! As expected from you."

Nevertheless although Kifayat didn't get any useful clues from Asif, they decided to plant him as a double spy. Saba told Asif to ask for their name and number. As for they will give it or not, it doesn't matter. Because they have another plan.

But now their next priority is to find that girl. This matter is very easy as they have several friends in Class 10C. Through those friends, they soon found out the girl who is suspicious of delivering the letter.

That girls name is Ritu. She only transfered last year. But she doesn't come to school that often they don't know why also does not have many friends in class.

Saba told her friends to inform her if she comes to school. Her friends were quite curious about why they suddenly want to meet Ritu but stopped asking after not getting any reply.

Kifayat was quite lucky they met with Ritu the next day. But she was quite different from what she thought. "Are you Kifayat? I have heard about you a lot. By the way did you see the letter?"

Kifayat and Cyra looked at each other. They were surprised as she is not trying to hide the matter. "Yeah. Did you put that letter on my desk?"

Ritu smiled and apologized for the delay. "Actually someone told me to give this letter to you last week but I forgot."

"Can you tell me who told you to give me this letter ?"

"Huh! You don't know?!"

Kifayat denied.

"Haha, I don't know either."

"...."

Then Ritu explained that last week there was a customer in her dad's shop, gave her it.

"Although I don't know who was that boy but I am quite sure that the boy is from our school."

"Huh?! How are you so sure?"

"He said it himself besides when I was talking about how strict our teacher is, he could accurately guess which teacher I was talking about. Even when I don't mention the teacher's name."

"Did you ask his name?"

Ritu awkwardly said, that she forgot.

Is not asking for a strangers name so common these days. Why is everyone forgetting to ask the name?

But the main confusion here is, one said he is not from our school another one said it's for sure from our school. So what's is the truth?