The Blooming Flowers

Polite

Sarah's pov

I'm sitting in the classroom right now. Everyone is busy talking to each other. I saw some girls talking in groups. When I paid attention to what they are saying, I understood that they were in the same school together.

Looking at them I remembered my school classmates. I got along with some of them. But it was just left at that level. It never got anything more than that. So basically I never had what people call friends.

Other than that I don't think I'm unsatisfied with anything else. I'm in good terms with my family members, my parents support me, I'm satisfied with my studies and got admitted in the college I wanted to. So, I'm quite happy and satisfied with my current situation.

I just need some friends. Well I think I'll be able to make some friends in college. Rina seems quite good to me. She is a fun person. I can actually talk with her about a lot of things. Our thoughts are quite similar, I guess. But why doesn't she come to college anymore?. It's been two days. Did she have a problem at home again? Like she said she did in the day of wecome caremony. That must have been the case.

Also where is that pretty girl? The weird one? I started laughing by myself remembering her. Oh my God, she made both me and Rina taken aback and so awkward. What was she thinking telling us something like someone cheating on two people at the same time. It was the first time we met!

I was lost on my own thoughts. When I heard a sound on my side, I looked up. It's that girl! The pretty one!

“Oh. Hey goo........”, I was about to say hi to her but the teacher came. So I had to stop in the middle of my sentence. That girl took the seat beside mine. Our teacher said that we have to give a test next week. I guess we will be pressured to study from the very beginning of the year. It's good in someway.

I saw the pretty girl beside me struggling with her pen and than going through her bag. Maybe looking for a pen or something. I looked back at my book. College books are a lot different from school books. It's harder to understand. I think I have to study harder.

I randomly looked at the girl beside me. But wait, is she writing with a pencil? Guess she didn't have any extra pen with her. Should I give her one of mine? Let's ask her.

“Umm hey, do you need a pen?”, I asked her uneasily. Because, even though she seems interesting, she doesn't look like a friendly person at all.

Hearing this she looked up, wow! Even her eyes are like deep sea.

“I have extra pens. If you need you can borrow one”, I again offered to her.

“Oh, okay then give me one. I'll return it later”, she said awkwardly after thinking a little.

Then I gave her one of my pens. She smiled at me a little, maybe? Maybe she doesn't smile often. To look that stiff while smiling, is a bit.... oh no I need to take notes of the lecture.

After class she gave me back the pen she borrowed and without saying anything more she turned around to go out of the classroom. She really is kind of selfish. It wouldn't hurt to say a little thank you to someone. Ok, it's not a big deal. Almost half of the students already went out. I also started to pack my bag.

“Thanks for lending me your pen”

Hearing someone talking suddenly, I got surprised and look up. It's the same girl. She came back?

“Oh, you are welcome”, I said.

So she does know how to thank people. But why is she still standing? What does she want?. She is standing quietly while pressing her lips. She looks troubled. Wait, she is not selfish or arrogant!!! She just don't have any idea on how to communicate with people!!! I heard about that before. It's social disorder.

Ahh I'm feeling so bad. I just thought some stupid things about her.

“I'm Sarah Ali”, I said. Ok let's be a good girl and behave politely. Like seriously how could I just judge someone so blindly.

“I'm Alia Khan”, she also introduced herself.

Alia, that's a beautiful name. Wait am I forgetting something? What is it? Oh! my bus!

I won't get a seat if I'm late. Then I have to go home standing the whole time.

“Ok. So, Alia you are going home alone? Will you go by bus?”, I asked her while hurriedly throwing the rest of my belongings in the bag. I don't wanna go home while standing all the way.

“No, my dad's car will be here soon. I'll go by car”, she replied.

She must be from a rich family. “Okay then, I'll have to go now. I'll go by bus. See you tomorrow”, I said.

“Okay, see you”, she also said goodbye to me.

I started running after getting out of the class. I ran straight to the parking area where the college buses are parked. I hurriedly ran into it. I saw just two empty seats in the whole bus. After sitting one of them I finally took a breath. I made it! It is the last bus. All the other ones are already gone.

After coming home I washed up and now watching anime on laptop and having some snacks. Suddenly mom came in my room.

“Sarah after taking some rest clean the house with me. Your uncle and aunt will be coming tomorrow. And also call Sayed. Tell him to come home soon and organise his things. He also has to go to grocery shopping with me”, mom said.

What? Why? If they come then that annoying cousin will also come with them. How can a 10 year old girl be this irritating. I have to hide my things. I have to hide my everything. She won't just play with those, she will also ruin or break those.

Why do they have to come???

Even though I'm screaming in my mind, I can’t behave badly in front of mom. So I controlled my facial expression. I calmly said, “Okay mom, I'm coming”. Mom went out of my room. I called my brother and told him to come back as soon as possible.

The person knows me the best and understands me the best is my brother. Sometimes I think that he knows me more than myself. He is in his last year in engineering. Even though we have a large age gap and we are bickering all the time, we have a very good understanding. So he understood the situation and said that he will be back soon.

I get up from the bed and start organising or should I say hiding my things.

People call me polite. Yes, I agree that I try my best to behave politely in front of people. Because our mother taught us that, both me and my brother. But we know each others real faces very well.

Like today I judged Alia not knowing a single thing about her. That was absolutely disrespectful. But I didn't show it to her that I didn't liked her attitude and of course I repented on it immediately. I pretended like nothing happed and normally talked to her after that. She must have no idea about this whole thing.

I guess everyone is like this. We are humans after all. We tend to judge people and get annoyed quickly. But when we can stop those feelings from showing in our face and hurting people unnecessarily while pretending like nothing happend, that is when we are called polite.