While they both were in the cafeteria, one of the members of their group project served their Chow mein with veggie soup. Soha thanked him whereas Sanal just looked at him and took her eyes off. He felt weird so walked away, not to better deal with Sanal when her gaze goes hazardous. As Soha began eating, Sanal just couldn't resist herself from looking at her.
"Huh? Aren't you going to eat, Sanal?"
"Right away, Soha."
Before Sanal could have a bit of her food, a notification dropped her attention towards it. As she looked at her lock screen wallpaper, her heartbeat began racing down. It was a picture of both Soha and Sanal's together hugging, smiling bright, and holding an ice cream in their hands। She smiled and put back the phone।
'It's really okay this way… Even if it's just an affection। It's okay…।'
It's a kinda world where people who look perfectly fine aren't fine in real। They have a one hundred millions of thoughts strolling in their head yet they just reply with "Hmm" or "Okay"। They know their true intentions and emotions yet they just have master degrees in hiding them well enough। In movies, the guy who truly loves the girl often end up being a second syndrome to his viewers - this even implies for the reality of the true love। It's what I hate… but it's what I have to accept in the end 'cause it's a bitter reality।
If it was only a wish… I would have asked for peace at least।
"Soha…"
Soha immediately turned back and found Imran being embarrassed। He wasn't making an eye contact with Soha, he was instantly lowered his head। She smiled when the cold breeze blew her hair with it। It was the perfect moment when he just lifted his head and witnessed such a blessed smile। He was stunned by the way she attained perfection in her smile and added with her। Walking near to her, he didn't thought of holding back any regrets for holding someone's hand although he was just a stranger to her for the first time but now he is determined to know everything about her। If only she wills to hold on too।
"It's the first time I've heard my name from you."
"I see…"
She glanced at him and then looked back at the distinct sky। As the cold breeze begins to have a round again, she spoke up a few words।
"I like you too।"
"H-Huh?" He was so amazed to hear the reply this soon। He didn't anticipated her to answer this early as it hasn't even passed hours since he confessed his feelings। "C-Come again।"
"I like you too, Imran। It's not from when you confessed your feelings, it's from when we first met। I was in love with you since that unexpected meet।"
He smiled and slid down into squats। He felt relief to hear such a heartwarming answer from Soha। She crouched down to Imran and said,
"I never thought you'd love me, Imran।"
He looked at her confusingly, and then it was when Soha continued her words, saying that, "Because I'm a person whom you just met a day before and had barely acknowledged my details from bare people। As I'm not famous among the students of different standards।"
He then took his attention from Soha and looked at the sky with a smile। Then he added,
"I might have met you a day before or you might not be famous or you might not be known by anyone or you might not acknowledged by the huge amount of standards। It doesn't matter to me, because I love you the way you act different and unique compared to others। The way you look at me, you act towards me, the importance you maintain towards your loved ones made me fall for you, even if it was just less than a day।"
She cuddled, rounding her hands around her folded legs। She let her head on her knees and looked at Imran with a beautiful smile that led their both hearts to beat so calmly। This wasn't a bad feeling, this was way more pleasant gratitude than they both never experienced in their perspectives। Her smile was so beautiful that he laid his hand on his heart and willed for gratitude for blessing with such a beautiful woman who has such an aesthetic smile।
"I never heard such heart-touching words from anyone। I'm really thankful for your way of understanding a person this greatly।"
"Can we please come out of this formal communication?"
They both laughed and Soha agreed with a chuckle। They continued with informal with a bit mixture of formal communication as a whole informal communication can lead to misunderstanding। The talks were only about themselves and most of the information was contained Muhammad Imran। Soha was given a job of hearing the untold stories of Imran that he does barely shared with anyone, according to him but it seems like a fabricate because if these stories were untold then he wouldn't be sharing his life experiences with her as their love story just started and they barely have acknowledged each other।
She just nods her head and gives a brief description of the explanation given by Imran। She smiles for a moment and then change her facial expression with awe when she hears something unusual compared to other stories she heard till now। For a second, she attained that she might have mistaken in choosing a guy 'cause he was so talkative but she accepted that sour truth as he at least being open-hearted which is not probably possible for other guys। It feels like the blood flowing through her ear might burst out anytime yet she endured it 'cause his stories felt so different and sometimes, she even assumed that they might be fabricated stories made by him as a victim of man loneliness।
They were so into their stories that they hadn't acknowledge the time passed। Soha took a glance at her watch and found that she had wasted her extra 35 mins on the terrace when her Bell rang 35 mins back। She was so scared yet puzzled that her friend, Sanal hadn't come to pick her up। She has no choice but to stop him!
"Imran, look at the time!"
He immediately stopped speaking and looked at his digital watch, he was so dumbfounded। He immediately woke up from his position, and his eyes were still stuck on his watch as he couldn't believe that he wasted a huge amount of time।
"Oh my! I'm so sorry for wasting your time and even mine। I hadn't acknowledged it yet!"
"It's okay–"
"RIZAQ SOHA!"
It was unexpectedly Sanal, she seemed to be outrageous by her words। She was holding a paper which was folded। About 10 mins of staring hazardously at Soha, she noticed the guy standing beside her was Imran। Till now her focus and concentration was on only Soha that she didn't figured out Imran existence। Seeing him with her bestie undoubtedly triggered her emotions very highly it was her anger that got busted out। As she couldn't hold back her anger, she just released it by slamming the folded paper on the doorway।
Seeing this incident, Soha instantly instructed Imran to head back to his class। He first refused to do so but after acknowledging the demeanor of Sanal, he agreed to leave ASAP। He immediately rushed out to his class without making any eye contact with Sanal as even she wasn't probably wanted to do so।
As Sanal noted that Imran had walked off, she instantly walked to Soha। "Why did you tell me to create such a situation, Soha?"
"I was so frustrated। He just fed me up with his fabricated stories that I was so beaten without any work, Man!"
Sanal chuckled and suggested Soha get back to the class currently। Soon, they both walked to their classes and without any arguments with their teacher they got into their class as they had an exclusive reason that succeed against their teacher।
The next Bell indicated that it was lunch break and Soha refused to go to the terrace as she wasn't prepared to face Imran and listen to his life experiences। She waited until all the students left the classroom and now the only people left in the class were currently Soha and Sanal। Sanal was back to her obsessed dramas in her iPhone and Soha was eventually looking out of the window, gazing at the guys who were playing football at that time। Her eyes were only who were seeing them but her mind was only thinking about those heartwarming words he said to convey that she is best to be his girlfriend।
"Soha, I'm hungry~ How long are you going to gaze at those guys~?"
She didn't reply to her friend and just continued to gaze and gaze until she got hit on her head by Sanal। Soha was immediately pulled to consciousness and then she got to know that she had called by her friend a few mins back। She apologized with a sheepish smile and then turn a bit quiet।
"Are you ok, Soha?"
"I'm alright। Let's go have lunch, Sanal।"
Sanal wasn't ready to agree with Soha's answer but seeing her Uncomfortability, she didn't insisted herself on going with any further inquiry । She held Soha's hand and formed a pleasant smile which covered a simple part of Soha which wasn't actually damaged by her friend। They soon walked to the cafeteria and had their lunch without bringing the topic about Imran।
It took around 25 mins to complete their lunch when the time given for them was around 30 mins। It can't be estimated that it's their obvious time, but, no, they usually complete their lunch in 12 - 15 mins but today they extended it। It was obviously the babbling they were actually doing on that current time। When they were done having their lunch, Sanal notices Imran entering into the cafeteria with his friends to have the lunch when there was only 10 mins left। This matter of fact was instantly forwarded to Soha and she immediately suggested her friend give a gaze to him as they will be soon leaving to reach terrace।
Sanal agreed and they walked out of the cafeteria before Imran could figure out Soha's existence।
"This feels so weird now. Aren't you in love with him, Soha? Why are you ignoring him all of a sudden?"
"Indeed, I'm into him but now I wanna review my opinion once again."
"Why? Why so suddenly?"
"As I estimated about him, he didn't come out in that way. Before I regret my decision, I just wanna give it a review, Sanal."
"Because of any false facts, you shouldn't guard your decision down. He is better in all the fields, you know that and as I researched, I know too. I won't say to reject your decision but just think twice because you're taken now."
"I guess, I got the answer I was eventually looking for. Thank you, Sanal~"