EMPTY SOULS

TABLES TURNED!

Reality needs to be faced. Expectations need to be neglected. Hope needs to be lowered. Personality needs to be upgraded. Soul needs to be pure. Love needs to what? 

I wajeeha Afroz, Daughter of Shaik Afroz never ever in my wildest dreams thought that my heart will become this weak someday. Weak to this extent that it is unable to feel the pain being caused. Let me clear up, I am falling for Aleem, and the love grows in abundance after each and every second. I am in a situation where I am sad and depressed, where my aggression for someone is limitless but, just when his eyes met mine, I forgot about the world.. About the things which kept disturbing me since last 12 hours, he hugged me,for an instance I even forgot it was wrong of me to do that. He wiped my tears and I felt consoled and what else do I need to say? Am I trying to neglect the love i have for him? Or am I scared to face the world and him? I feel he is the definition of love for me but, I do not know what needs to be done. 

Ateef got my picture and I just want that to get deleted and I will then breathe freely and I felt Aleem will do something about this. Even though he may not feel the same for me and even though, Ateef was just taking a revenge maybe, I thought Aleem is my friend and he will probably help me to come out of all this. But, I still couldn't clarify who gave Ateef my number. 

I was resting my head on the desk and thinking about these various current issues when, suddenly, vani appeared in front and sat beside me. She was smiling. 

"Hey girl, why are you so happy? " I asked

" I am texting Aleem, and yesterday we had a talk." She said and blushed. 

"Over call? " I wanted to clear 

" Not until yesterday but, maybe today we will. " She exclaimed. 

" That's good. I'm happy if you are happy " I faked a smile. 

" I knew you would be and that's the reason I came here, to share my happiness "she continued. 

" But, vani, how did you get his number? And how did he come back to normal with you? Friend zoned or what? "I investigated. 

" If the love is real, two fates will anyhow be sealed by the Lord. You just need to keep trying and pass all the tests. " She went on. 

"Tests? " I interrupted. 

" Yes, tests, I feel Aleem has a soft corner for me and so is he not ignoring me and blocking me. " She made an Illusion. 

" Okay vani, I got to go. See you" I stopped the conversation with her and ran out of the class. I felt insecure and the only thing i was thinking on repeat was how-can-Aleem-speak-to-vani

I would have cried too but, when I was passing through the turning of the ground floor someone, grabbed me inside the library and placed their sweaty palm over my mouth. 

" Wajeeha, just calm down. It's me. I had a news and you really need to know this. Aleem asked me to message you and he is now planning to get you in some sort of trouble. He has given me your number to disturb you and now he wants to play with vani too. I could not hold this back and nor did I wish to hurt you in anyway but, as you know he has been my best friend since childhood I cannot refuse anything he says. I'm sorry if I ever hurt you. but, I swear… I really am falling for you.. And that's impossible to stop." Ateef was blabbering and blabbering and blabbering. 

I pushed him away, and that made him fell onto the book shelves after which the librarian stepped in and asked both of us to proceed to the princy's office. I was in a partial coma. I did not know if all this was real or I was just dreaming. A dream which I wish to wake up from and a dream which I would never want to dream again. 

We both were now standing in front of the principal and he shouted aloud asking us" What made you both break the rules of our disciplined college? " His voice striked my ear lobes and passed thoroughly beating my ear drums and I went deaf for a second or so. 

" It was all my mistake, i am the one who is at fault. I was trying to fight with wajeeha and she had ignored me for quite sometime and when I irritaed her more than her capacity to bear she was leaving the library and I accidentally fell on to these shelves and all this just happened. " Ateef lied. 

My principal actually believed him and he had lied so smoothly. He left after being given the permission to leave, ignoring me like nothing happened. But, something more than visible was actually happening and what was it that I'm unable to sense. What's going on? Who is right and who is wrong? And why am I dragged into these matters? 

I just when to the washroom and sat there for nearly an hour, pondering about nothing but Aleem and Ateef and vani and what's happening? I wanted to clear all this. But, how will I? 

Authors note: Everyone was asking me for a next chapter and I too did not want any sort of delay so, I uploaded this short chapter but, a lengthy, twisty and also relieving chapter 11 will be updates in just 2 days inshallah. 

( Wajeeha is being trapped in to what? Will she still love aleem or ateef will change the game? Why is vani lying? What's the plot of their game? How will Aleem and wajeeha come out of this?) 

Find out in chapter 11

Hopes, prayers and smiles. Lots of love too.