Laila My Love - S01 E17

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Laila My Love - S01 E17

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 17

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Two weeks went by and there was no

sign of Farid, I waited for him. I actually

did. Not because I was worried about

him but because I was running out of

time. I needed the money and all of my

savings were falling short. I tried to get

my mother to talk and tell me the truth

about her losing the job but she didn’t

mention anything just like I imagined.

I actually went up to Farid’s useless

friends too in college to see if they heard

anything from him but they had no idea

either. I guess people we call friends are

not always our friends, sometimes they

are just acquaintances.

My second class got cancelled so I went

out with Sobia and Rafay to the park for

a while to get my mind off of things.

I took a seat on one of the rustic looking

benches near the playground while the

lovely couple went near the lakeside to

catch the sunset. I pulled my phone and

plugged in my headphone to continue

listing to an audio book that I

downloaded few days back.

I was lost in the story when my phone

suddenly vibrated in my hand and I

almost dropped it. I looked at the

message, it was from Farid.

Farid: Get ready by 8:30, I’ll pick you

from the convenience store near your

house.

I called him back instantly after reading

his message. Thankfully he picked up the

phone this time.

‘Hello’ His voice…I missed it.

‘Hi’ I took a heavy breath. I didn’t know

what to say.

‘You saw my message?’

‘Yes’

He waited.

‘Are we…why are we meeting so late

today? Where did you go, Farid? I asked

your friends, nobody knew where you

went.’ I screamed not caring if I

sounded desperate.

‘I am here now. I just needed to take

care of few things. I’ll see you tonight’

He ended the call.

I left Sobia and Rafay at the park and

came home straight away. I only had

half an hour to process my thoughts and

think about all the things that I needed

to know before I sign up for this crazy

life that was being offered to me.

November nights were colder than ever.

I made an excuse at home to run to the

convenience store. Told my mother I

needed some coffee and since I do go to

convenience store sometimes to get

coffee during the colder months, she

didn’t question me.

When I reached the convenience store, it

didn’t take me long to find Farid. He

stood out from the crowd without even

trying. He was always dressed nicely,

looked neat and put together whereas I

always looked the complete opposite.

Are people even going to buy our fake

relationship?

‘Hello’ I said in a calm manner as I

approached him.

He didn’t say anything he just looked at

me from top to bottom. So what if I was

in my sweatpants and grey jumper. It

was cold. I needed something to keep

me warm.

‘You’ve got to be kidding me’ He said

under his voice and got inside his car. I

got inside the car too, following his lead.

‘What? It’s cold okay. Don’t judge me’

‘At least make a small effort, in two

hours you will be Mrs.Farid Ibrahim.’ He

threw away the cigarette he was

smoking earlier, out of the window and

began driving …he looked so relaxed

and normal …while my entire body,

including my brain …froze. All at one. It

was time. I was about to get married.

With Farid. In two hours!

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Sorry it’s a small chapter