"Hey, she is wearing a towel on her head," a blonde who was standing with Lily said and they all chuckled.
"You are so funny," another girl said and tried to pull my hijab. I couldn't stop my tears and now my kohl was smudged all over my face.
"Look at her, she is a crying baby" they all laughed in sync.
"What the fuck you all are doing " someone yelled from behind and I looked at her. She was the same girl who helped me with my locker.
"None of your business duh" Lily scrunched her nose and glared at her.
"You were bullying her. Let me tell you if you guys don't leave her alone or ever tried to mess up with her, don't forget who I am" that girl said with an evil grin.
Lily and her minions huffed and left the class. I watched them with shock.
"Are you okay" the same girl touched my cheeks and I nodded wiping my tears.
"Come and sit with me" she held my hand and took me to her seat. There were already two girls. She stopped in front of them, they raised their brows and looked at me.
"This is our new friend.. girls " she spoke in a chirpy tone and they nodded her head.
"But what is her name" a girl with grey hair wiggled her brows together.
"Ohh I forgot to ask, by the way, I'm Jessie, she is Natalie and she is Kate " she laughed a little and introduced them to me.
"I'm Anabia " I almost whispered.
"Are you new here? Where are you from, Pakistan?" Natalie and Kate bombarded questions at me.
"I'm from India and this is my first day in school," I said awkwardly.
"Wow, an Indian friend " Jessie hugged me.
"Can we please call you Ana?" Kate asked hesitantly and I nodded. I guess they all like Ana cuz Anabia was way long for them.
"You are beautiful " Natalie squeezed my cheeks and I blushed a little.
"You are so shy, so naive " Kate giggled.
"Stop it, girls, you are making her awkward " Jessie stopped them and we all settled down on our seat.
"By the way, if you don't mind. Can I ask that what are you wearing on your head?" Kate asked hesitantly.
"Umm...this is called a hijab. Muslims have to wear this " I replied in my low tone.
"There are many Muslims in school but I guess you are the strict one, I mean different " Natalie passed me a smile and I realized that she was right. I was the only hijabi in the whole damn school.
"Well, you moved here with your parents?" Jessie whispered in my ears as the teacher was already in the class.
"No, actually.. my parents died in a car accident and a week ago I lost my grandpa, I moved to London to my uncle, " I told her in detail and she squeezed my hand tried to comfort me.
"You are so innocent Ana be aware of the assholes of school but you don't have to worry about Lily and her gang as now you are my friend " she smiled a little and I looked at her with surprise.
"My dad is the principal of this school " she chuckled and my mouth opened from the shock.
Now I got why Lily and her gang left me without saying anything.
"Lily is a slut, she had slept with almost all the boys of the school and now she is after the hottest dude of the school" I guess Jessie loved talking as she couldn't keep her mouth shut.
"Ohh," I said hiding my bored tone.
"Why are you so late Emily" Mr. Paul, our science teacher growled at the girl who was standing at the door.
She(Emily) shrugged her shoulders and gave him a disgusted look."She is Emily, hottest and the most popular girl of school and she is Lily's biggest enemy as she is dating Lily's crush, the school's hottest dude " Jessie couldn't stop herself to speak again and I looked at Emily.
She had a milky complexion with long wavy brown hair and large blue eyes. I shouldn't say but she was also dressed up like a doll. Her face was covered with a lot of makeup and her dress ended to her mid thigh. Undoubtedly, she was hot and pretty.
"But Lily has no-fault, He is so hottttt," Kate said closing her eyes maybe she was imagining that boy.
"Yes, he isssss " Natalie followed her. I guess he was the crush of every girl in the school.
"Come on sweetheart " I heard a deep husky voice of a guy whose arms were wrapped around Emily's waist. Mr. Paul clenched his fist but didn't say anything.
"Look here he is.. Daniel " Kate and Natalie almost exclaimed and my heart missed a beat.
Daniel... Daniyal... my husband.
I knew he didn't like me then why I was getting upset to see him with another girl. I tried to hold my tears.
Ugh.. I was a crying babyDaniyal and Emily entered the classroom followed by three handsome boys. I quickly averted my gaze as it was haram to stare at any non-mahram.
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"How was the day," she asked jumping. This girl was really insane but God I like this girl.
"You know each other" Jessie furrowed her brows to us.
"Yep, she is my sister.. I mean cousin. We live in the same house " Sarah told them then she got called by her friends so she waved at me and ran outside.
"Was she kidding me... You are the cousin of Daniellll and you share the same house " Kate screamed in my ears and I was scared a little from her reaction.
"Umm... yess" I said awkwardly.
"Wow, you are lucky... a hot cousin. You got a hot brother " Natalie giggled.
"Wait she is a Muslim and I guess you Muslims can marry their cousin, right?" Jessie asked me looking straight in my eyes.
"Eh, yes" I slurred a little.
"Wow, you can try on him" Kate squealed and hugged me.
"But she is too shy," Natalie said and they all laughed.
And I was wondering how would they react when they would know that Daniyal is my husband.
I hope they won't find out as I didn't want to let anyone know about this forced marriage which meant nothing to Daniyal and me.
Nothing to you? Seriously...??
The school was not that bad. Jessie, Kate, and Natalie became my good friends. The only thing that was making me upset was the memories of my dadoo and my home.Today Sarah was planning to skip school. I was walking in the aisle with Hadi. I didn't know why I was too nervous. I was biting my lips and rubbing my both palms together. I knew it was weird."Terrorist, a towel head terrorist " a blonde guy shouted from behind. I heard loud chuckles and other disgusting comments.My body froze for a while. I felt my eyes pricked from tears. I tried to keep it in but they slipped. This was the first time when someone bullied me for my religion.I had never experienced this in my country. Undoubtedly, my India is a secular country, I started missing my country, my motherland more.I silently made my way towards my class wiping off my tears.Daniel's POV
Anabia's POV The next day in school was exhausting. Our Maths Teacher gave us a wonderful surprise. Test...A freaking surprise test...I love Maths though I was average in Maths. "How was the test?" Natalie and Kate asked me and I gave them a frown look."I wish, I could pass" I scrunched my face. "I'm gonna fail " Jessie pouted."I guess, I'll top," Natalie said dusting her shoulder."You mean you gonna compete Daniel " Kate rolled her eyes. "We all know that he is damn good in Maths " Kate scrunched her nose.
Daniel's POV Today I wanted to skip school as Emily was staying at her aunt's place. But boys would kill me. So I silently got ready for school."Daniel " I took my last bite of the sandwich when Maria's annoying voice hit my ears."What," I said in a sluggish tone."Today I'm visiting my mom with Sarah and Hadi. So the car is not free. You have to drive Ana to the school" she said eying me and Ana who was standing there nervously biting her lips. "Sorry... I can't.. I've to pick my friends" it was a complete lie as I used to pick Emily and today she was not coming.
Sarah texted me that they were planning to stay at her grandma's place. Dad was on a business trip. So I was alone with Anabia.I was watching Netflix when my stomach grumbled. I sighed and made my way towards the kitchenAs I was about to enter the kitchen, I stopped, realizing She was already there, trying to cook something.She felt my presence as she tiltedher head. She was wearing a pink long shirt with white beads and white trousers. Her head was wrapped in a pink scarf. I realized that she was hot... no hot was not a suitable word... She was beautiful...She was biting her lips nervously as I was staring at her continuously without uttering any word.Why I was checking her out like this."You want something?" I came back to my senses as I heard her angelic voice. Angelic..really???"Umm..
Anabia's POV Kate and Natalie were preparing a surprise birthday party for Jessie. They invited Kyle too. I was still looking for a perfect gift for Jessie but I guessed I had bad taste. This was not my fault, I didn't have any friends in India, I had never gone to any birthday party yet. I decided to take the help of Sarah. She chose a beautiful gold bracelet. It was really expensive, I hesitated a little but Sarah insisted to buy it. Sarah paid the bill. I must say Sarah was really sweet. She was just like a sister. I asked permission from Uncle Afzal to visit Jessie's home. Sarah was also invited so we both were helping each other wit
"Lily got in a fight with Emily" Natalie came and blurted out. Her face showed slight fear and worries. I shrugged my shoulders. I had to do nothing with Emily or Lily."I guess Anabia you completed your dare " Jessie gave me a pitying look."Wh...whatt do you mean" I looked at them with confused eyes."Actually, Kyle was holding some grudges against Emily. So...maybe Kyle texted something from Daniel's phone...and.." Jessie said lowering her eyes and I jumped from my place."Are you kidding me... y'all knew this.? You guys can't do this to me..." fear was visible from my voice and eyes. Daniel had seen me in his room.I stomped my feet and walked away from them. A tear fell from my eye...I knew he won't spare me...Daniel's POV Emily called me urgently
After a few days, I became normal. Whenever he saw me, he ignored me... so did I.Jessie and Kyle apologized to me and I forgave them. I just didn't want to keep grudges against anyone.I got detention again cuz I was late. I was bending on my books when a voice interrupted me."Hey" it was Shuzaat, I gave him a fake smile."Detention....?" He laughed."I was late..." I made a frown face."Eh.. and I was using the phone in the classroom " he laughed.We settled down on our seat and chit chat a little."Uhmm" he cleared his throat."Huh " I raised my eyebrows to him."Uh...uhmm... I was thinking... can we go somewhere.... like on a coffee...or.. lunch" he said rubbing his temple nervously. He was asking for a date..."Umm...eh..." I didn't know how to tell him that I couldn't
Anabia's POV "Here she is " Natalie squealed and almost jumped from her seat when she saw me entering the classroom. "What happened that day... you guys are dating...huh...?" Jessie pulled my cheeks. "What" I rolled my eyes. I had no clue what they were talking about. "Mhmm... you and Shuzaat...you told me about the coffee date," Jessie said in a chirpy tone and I was shocked. How could this girl assume this...and she told everyone. "It's nothing like this " before I could explain myself to them Kate