Ashbalia entered the college after four days. She checked her schedule and entered her psychology class. She still had the pain of getting cheated in her heart. She don't even want to see Abram's face.
‘Thank god I don't share this class with him otherwise it would have tough to be in the same classroom with him watching his extremely handsome face all the time,' she said to herself sitting down at her seat. But when she realized that she just unknowingly praised him then she mentally slapped her head and started scolding.
Miss Lauren Alloy, an absolutely beautiful woman who had just stepped in her twenties entered the class wearing a Navy blue pencil skirt with flowery light pink shirt and a blue scarf with matching peep-toed wedges. She had tied her gorgeous straight dark brown hairs in a semi braided pony tail. She was one of the professors who liked Ashbalia and the one who is loved by EVERY student.
Everybody greeted her with smiles and she greeted them back with a close-up smile.
She sat on her chair and started.
"Okay guys concentrate here. We are going to start a new topic today and that is EMOTIONS. Can anyone define emotions? "
A few students raised their hands including Ashbalia. Miss Lauren had a look of the raised hands and asked Ashbalia, "Yes Ashbalia, what's the definition?"
Ashbalia said standing up, “Emotion is a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behaviour."
'Just like the emotion of betrayal is affecting you physically and mentally?' Her inner voice said as she was sitting down after answering the question.
"Very good Ashbalia. Now write down the exact definition students... An emotion is a complex psychological state that involves three distinct components: a subjective experience, a psychological response and a behavioural or expressive response."
Everyone wrote it down in their notebooks and Miss Lauren continued the lecture.
After continuous lecturing for forty minutes she left the class with: " Tomorrow we'll do practical for the theory we learned today so don't try to bunk the class, particularly you boys. "
Ashbalia grabbed her stuff and stood up to leave the class. She thought of going to the library to read James Allen's theory of emotions so that she can do the practical easily.
BOTANY CLASS
Adeel was seated on his chair engrossed in his phone, wearing light blue jeans with white hoodie on which a gray coloured skull was pasted. Mehreen came wearing a light purple jump suit with matching hijab and flats, and said 'Hi' in a merry tone. Adeel responded with a dull 'Hi'.
Mehreen sat down next to him and asked, “Why someone is looking like his battery is down?"
“I’m not talking to you." Adeel said pouting a sad face.
"Ohhh.. And why are you not talking to me?" Mehreen said very slowly.
“Where were you last night?? Why you didn't text me? Do you how much I waited for your text but you ... I just don't want to talk," Adeel started in a hurried way but ended in an annoyed tone and turned his back towards Mehreen.
A smile crept on Mehreen’s lips. And she asked " You could have texted me if you wanted to talk, right?"
Adeel remained silent and Mehreen turned his face towards her and started again "Okay, let it be. Tell me why you waited so long? I mean why you wanted to talk to me? "
"Cause I like..." Adeel started hurriedly but stopped in between.
“You like?" Mehreen asked to which he replied, "Cause I like talking to you."
“Why?" Mehreen asked with a small smile.
"Because I like talking to boring people," Adeel said teasingly.
“Did you just indirectly called me boooring?" Mehreen said in an exaggerating way.
“I can directly call you that. You want to see? See. Mehreen Naaz you are a boring girl. Happy?" Adeel said showing his tongue out with a wink.
“Oh really?? Then what are your views about yourself?" Mehreen said waiting for him to reply.
“I’m a fun person ..." before Adeel could add something Mehreen started laughing and said in between her laughs, "Fun person and you? Hahaha what a joke Adeel."
Adeel made a sad face which makes Mehreen put a full stop on her fake laughs.
“I’m sorry for not texting you last night " Mehreen said holding her ears and Adeel immediately copied her and said "And I'm sorry for calling you boring and not making a first step in texting."
"Sorry- sorry cancel," Mehreen said with a smile to die for.
LIBRARY
Ashbalia was reading psychologists' theories when Abram wearing dark green pants and gray sweater came near her and said "Hi Ashbalia."
Ashbalia immediately stood up from there without looking at him and went towards the table near the librarian and sat down at it.
Abram get puzzled and followed Ashbalia and asked, “What happened Ashbalia?"
Ashbalia didn't replied and kept reading her book.
Abram asked again “Why are you not answering me?"
Ashbalia again remained silent. Abram asked in a loud voice this "Why are ignoring me Ashbalia? What happened?? Would you mind telling me the reason?"
Before Ashbalia could say something Miss Marcy came and handed a detention card to Abram saying in a stern voice, "Talking in library isn't allowed specially in such loud voice. Now you can't enter the library for a week." Abram was opening his mouth to apologize when Miss Marcy said, "No no.. Don't try to give me any excuse. Just leave the library or I will extend the punishment to 2 weeks. "
“Okay fine. I'm leaving," Abram said and turned giving a helplessness look to Ashbalia.
Miss Marcy sat down next to Ashbalia and asked, "Is everything alright dear? That guy looked quite worried. "
“Things are messed up right now and I'm not in a state to clear the things out Miss Marcy," Ashbalia said with a sad face whose sadness was reaching to her eyes.
“Oh dear. Don't worry God will help you," Miss Marcy said sympathetically.
Ashbalia nodded in reply.
BUS STAND (NEAR THE MAIN GATE OF EAST HIGH )
Ashbalia was waiting for the bus when Abram came near her and said, "Why are ignoring me Ashbalia?? At least tell me why are you so upset???"
Ashbalia remained silent and started looking other side of the road.
Abram started again in an annoyed tone, "Please stop giving me this silent treatment. Just tell me the damn reason? "
Right then bus arrived and Ashbalia quickly boarded it leaving Abram with his unanswered questions.
AUTHOR'S NOTE
The sketch on the side is of Mehreen and Adeel
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