Laila My Love - S01 E16

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Laila My Love - S01 E16

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 16

I felt guilty about not telling Sobia about

what happened with Farid. I just didn’t

have the guts. The entire way back, I felt

worse and worse because I could see

Sobia and Rafay both glancing my way

throughout the ride wondering why I

was being such a depressed soul. After

trying to get me to talk, just like

everyone else, they gave up and I was

happy that they did. I was not in a

condition to say anything because I had

no idea what was going to happen once

I reach home.

Sobia’s car stopped front of my house

and I got out to pick up my stuff from

the trunk.

‘Thanks for the ride and I’ll see you on

campus next week Rafay’ My head felt

like it was about to blast any second. I

really needed to sleep.

‘Yeah I’ll catch you next week, it’s good

we had a learning week off before

exams starts’ Rafay responded, he was

being polite as usual. But Sobia still

didn’t say anything and I don’t blame

her. I was being a jerk to her the entire

way back.

‘Ummm yeah okay well I guess I better

go them’

I started walking towards the door, but

before I went inside Sobia called me

from behind.

‘Hey, look I don’t know what’s going on

and why you’re not telling me but I am

really freaking out’ Sobia was really

worried for me. Before I could tell her

about my mother’s job and Farid’s offer,

I had to speak to Ammi.

‘I know, I am sorry I was such a jerk.

You are right something is wrong but I

will try to fix it. I will tell you …I just need

some time. I hope you understand. Sobia

you are like me own sister, and it’s not a

secret or anything. I just want to take

some time off. Don’t worry about me

okay? You are engaged now, have fun

with Rafay and his family. They are great

and don’t worry about me please’ I held

her hand and squeezed them assuring

her that everything is going to be okay.

Although my heart was telling me

otherwise.

‘Okay, I won’t get worried but

remember this Laila, what’s done is

done and you can’t change that. Accept

it or else it’s going to keep you worried

for a long time. I know you don’t to hear

this from anyone, but you are stronger

than you think’ We hugged each other

and I felt a lot better.

When I got inside I could my brother

and my mother from the living room.

When I got inside my mother was lying

down on the sofa and she had medical

plaster stuck on her head. She was

having another migraine.

The only two people in my life were

looking so helpless that I couldn’t stop

my tears. One by one tears started

rolling down my face but I didn’t want

my family to see me like this. I wiped all

the tears away and plastered a smile on

my face and walked inside the living hall.

‘Asalam O Alikum’ I said in the most

cheerful voice.

‘Aray Walikum Asalam meri beti’ My

mother got up from the sofa and

embraced me in her arms.

Sabir also joined us and started crying.

‘Oh Sabir, don’t cry. You’re a big guy

common’ I hugged him again.

‘Baji…thank god you are here. You

know…’

‘Laila you just got here, go freshen up.

Sabir go and heat up some food for your

sister’ My mother blocked him from

saying all the things I was afraid of

asking myself. I wish he would have said

something.

‘Ammi, why aren’t you at work?’ I asked

her to see if she’ll tell the truth.

‘Ah…I am having headaches so I am

taking some days off’ She excused

herself and went to her room to pray. I

took the opportunity and went straight

to the kitchen to find Sabir.

‘Sabir come here’

He hurried toward me and I took him

back to the living room where we sat

down so we keep an eye on the stairs if

Ammi come back down.

‘Okay what’s going on?’ I asked him.

‘Ammi said not to tell you anything’ He

looked down on his hands, avoiding eye

contact.

‘I know she got fired’ With that

comment, Sabir looked right at me.

‘How did you know?’

‘I just know. When did it happen?’

‘Couple of days back Baji, when she got

home from work she didn’t say anything

but when she started praying I saw her

crying…then when I asked her over and

over again she finally told me, but she

asked me to not tell you anything

because you already have a lot going on.

Ammi is applying and calling different

places but they are hanging their phone

on her and the landlord came the other

day too, the rent was due last week but

she didn’t have enough money so she

had to sell her bracelet’ His voice started

shaking.

My heart was breaking piece by piece

with his words.

‘Yeah, its okay you didn’t tell me

anything and we’ll keep it that way

okay?’ I asked him and he shook his

head.

‘Go heat up my food, I’ll go change and

come back downstairs’

I went to my room with my entire

luggage and took a nice hot shower. It

didn’t make me less worried but it

definitely relaxed me a bit.

I checked my phone and saw there was

a message from Farid. I had a bad habit

for keeping my phone on silent that I

didn’t realize that he messaged my

today.

I began reading….

Farid – Hey, I hope you reached home

safely, it’s real shame that we didn’t get

a chance to go over my offer again. I am

stilling waiting for answer. Tick tock

dear your timing is running out .

I hated his guy.

And I hated the fact that he migt be

right. His family is capable of destroying

me and we don’t stand a chance against

them.

I took a deep breath and started typing

my reply.

Laila- My answer to your offer is yes.

And with that I lost all my pride but

managed to gain some happiness for

my family. I just hope I made the right

choice.

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