i heart you

Chapter 3

Jabeen's dad ran into Jabeen's room as soon as he heard Adil screaming. Looking at Jabeen's suitcase Mr. Ahmed is clueless. He always knew Jabeen had been a mischief-maker. But he never thought she was going to cross the line someday . Mr. Ahmed being furious went to his room with a sad face . Jabeen knows her dad's state right now is worse. So, she is giving him some space to cool off. She started continuing her packing. Adil , Ahil being shocked and thinking it's their fault, they went to their mom for help.

Just when Jabeen finished her packing , her mom came into her room saying, " What did you say to your dad ? Are you two in a fight again?"

Taking a long breath Jabeen says,

"He thinks I am running away."

Jabeen's mom gave a smile and not just any smile her sarcastic smile saying, "Aren't you honey?"

Jabeen putting her packed suitcase besides her table says confidently , "No, I am not."

Jabeen's mom looking at Jabeen's hazelnut eyes says to her, " You sure about that?"

The next day

It is dark. There's no light. She's alone standing in the middle of nowhere and waiting for someone she doesn't even know. All of a sudden she hears a man's voice calling her name. She turns around and a light appears in front of her, from that light she sees a familiar face coming towards her. He goes to her. His lip reaches to her cheeks and slowly he kisses her. She never felt so much starved before kissing him . After the magical kiss he disappeared into thin air . It got dark again. She then hears another voice. A girl calling her name.

Jabeen opens her eyes and starts breathing heavily .

She looks at Jasmine and says, "WHAT? Why did you wake me up. You ruined my dream" she says dramatically making it sound more funnier.

Jasmine says with curiosity , " Are you having those nightmares again?"

" No, silly. If i did, I would've thanked you for waking me up ."

Jasmine replies with a laugh, " What dream did you have?"

Jabeen looks at the sky through the window and starts thinking about the dream . Jasmine says again, "Earth to Jabeen?"

Jabeen breaks out from her thinking and says, " I have been seeing this guy in my dream for the past two weeks"

"Well, who is he?"

Jabeen still looking at the sky says with wonder, " I wish i knew. He looks so familiar. But after waking up I just can't remember his face. It's like I can only remember his face in my dream. Like only my soul knows who he is."

Before Jasmine could say that Jabeen is going crazy , Jabeen's mom starts saying from downstairs, "Jasmine did you wake her up. Tell her she needs to start getting ready now." Jabeen looks at Jasmine swiping the floor.

She says, "Jasmine , ready for what?" "You are going to pick your cousin up from the airport "

Jabeen totally forgot about picking up Sam. Everything is happening so fast the she's lost .She went to bathroom hurriedly. Meanwhile Ahil starts shouting like usual , " Jasmine come downstairs mom wants you in the kitchen ." Jabeen after getting freshened up , she wears her favorite pink Salwar Kameez . She leaves her hair open and straightened. Putting on little foundation and mascara and with a naked lip she runs to the dining room to get some water.

Jabeen's mom as soon as she sees her starts yelling, " Why are you always late, darling?"

"I don't have the time to argue with you right now mom." She says walking past the door.

"Aren't you going to have your breakfast too?" Mrs Ahmed asks.

"Mom I am late!" Jabeen shouts closing the door.

When she got inside the car she remembers she forgot her phone on the table. Jasmine gets it for her heading her through the half opened window before she was about to go out to get it . Jabben thanks her with a smile. Jabeen tells her driver to speed up the car because it's weekend and there maybe traffic on the road . Jabeen's expectations weren't certainly true . Strangly, she went to the airport half an hour early.

She reached the airport at 3:00 in the afternoon. The airport was quite empty . Summer vacations are going on. So, everybody was busy on vacations . After sitting there in the empty chairs for 15 minutes , she sees a food counter in front of her. She goes there to grab a soda. After paying for it , she turns back and sees someone sitting in her chair . She gets a little closer and sees another familiar face. But this time it's the face her heart never really wanted to see.

He was wearing like usual his black hoodie, jeans with brown loafers and hair slicked back . This look suits him the most .

She goes there and says, " You are in my seat." He stares at Jabeen with his green eyes and says,"

"Oh really? But I don't see your name here."

Jabeen giving her pissed face says, " Please move."

" Hey chill. It's just a chair .There are also chairs too." he says mysteriously smiling.

Jabeen seats beside him saying nothing and starts checking her phone which was a distraction for her.

Squinting his eyes he questioned , "Are you okay? Why are acting like this?"

Jabeen tries to ignore him by not responding . But he didn't lose his effort. So, he says again,

" Jabeen. What's wrong ? I know you act like this when you are hiding something and trying to ignore the world." Jabeen couldn't resist anymore. She looks at him and says,

"Seriously? Acting, Ty ? I am not."

Tyler holds Jabeen's hand comforting her and says,

"Then tell me what happened?"

Jabeen sees his hand on her hand . She could feel those feeling rushing back again . The feelings she had been hiding for a long time. She removes his hand slowly sliding off her skin saying,

"You call all this acting? You didn't even call me after that day. You ignored me in school . Leaving me all confused."

"What day?" Tyler asks not understanding.

Tyler doesn't get what Jabeen is trying to talk about . He sees Jabeen trying to hold her tears. Seeing her crying suddenly he remembers. He says,

"Oh! You mean the new year's " his voice slows down.

" Yes , the new year's. You kissed me leaving me with all the feelings and never did call me back." Jabeen wasn't afraid to speak her heart infront of him.

"I thought you were over this. Can't we just put it behind us. After all it was just a kiss." He says not meeting her eyes looking aside.

"Just a kiss?" Jabeen tries to find some emotions in his sentence.

Jabeen's voice risens but not enough to create an echo, "Maybe for you. But not for me. It was my first ." she says clearing her throat.

" What?" Tyler was shocked.

" I thought you liked me" She says softly.

" I do. But..." he couldn't complete like he was afraid of something.

"But what?" she sounded curious.

"But not in that way."

"Why?"

"Look, I know you since you were in kindergarten. I never liked you in that way. " he says forcing a genuine smile.

"Then why the hell did you kiss me?" she yelled.

"Because I was having a tough day. It was just a drunken mistake."

Jabeen stopped talking. She's hurt to know that she can only be someone's drunken mistake. Tyler adds again,

"Look I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't even know it was your first. I mean you're sixteen . I thought you had tons of boyfriends till now."

Jabeen rose up from her seat and says,

"It's been two months Ty. "

"Exactly two months. Why can't you just forget what happened?"

He then tried to hold Jabeen's hand again ,"Calm down okay? Sit down."

Jabeen listens to him because she doesn't want to ruin her last day in this country by arguing. She wants it to be memorable. She says,

" Fine. I'll try to do that."

She then looks in the other way. Tyler tries to cut the tension saying,

"So how's life?"

Jabeen looks at Tyler's face and replies stiffly,

"Great. How about you?"

Tyler says wearing a smile,

"Fine I guess."

" How's your girlfriend?"

After asking that question his face turns a little gloomy . He says,

"We broke up on new year's."

"But why? You guys were totally hitting it off right?" her voice sounded mean since her plan was to hurt him.

"She cheated on me." he says slowly.

Jabeen finally understands hearing that why Tyler called that day a 'Tough Day' little while ago . Jabeen got too embarrassed to ask him another question . Lots of questions are running in her mind. She tries to forget them . Before she could apologize to Tyler , he says,

"How's your boyfriend? Who are you dumping now?" They both smile at the same time.

Jabeen says laughing," I don't have a boyfriend."

" Oh really?" he stared into her eyes trying to find the truth.

"Yes" she replies confidently doing the same.

"Don't lie. I know you do."

"What makes you so sure about that?"

"Well your dad told me few weeks ago to find informations about a guy named Zuraib. He says he saw you kissing in a restaurant." he said realizing he should've said that.

"He told you that?" Jabeen heart ached.

"Yeah"

Tyler bursts into laugh. Jabeen gets annoyed and says,

"Don't laugh" trying her best to stay mad even though her mouth crept a curve.

"I am sorry. By the way how did you get caught?" He talks finally getting into his normal position.

"Don't ask." she rolls her eyes.

Jabeen starts reminiscing that day her dad lost his little girl, the she regrets the most.