Hanna opened and closed her mouth like a
goldfish out of its bowl.
'He stalked you,' said Hanna with a finger pointing at her face, as if accusing Tasnim of a crime that she was not responsible for.
Tasnim cannot help but laughed despite the fact that she was crying a mere ten minutes ago.
' No. He was not stalking me. He was just..'
' Whatever it is, he was a stalker. Wait, maybe he still is,' Hanna seemed to be carried away with her imagination.
' Babe, he is unwell,' Tasnim laughed, sadness was unmistakable in her voice. ‘ Maybe that was why..’
' He is good looking. Am I right?' Hanna folded her arm.
' Well, good looking maybe...' Tasnim smiled, a little bit shy.
' Huh! I thought so,' a smug look on Hanna's face. Tasnim could not help but smile again. ‘ Must have been or you’ll be filing restriction orders long ago.’
'He stalked you,' said Hanna with a finger pointing at her face, as if accusing Tasnim of a crime that she was not responsible for.
Tasnim cannot help but laughed despite the fact that she was crying a mere ten minutes ago.
' No. He was not stalking me. He was just..'
' Whatever it is, he was a stalker. Wait, maybe he still is,' Hanna seemed to be carried away with her imagination.
' Babe, he is unwell,' Tasnim laughed, sadness was unmistakable in her voice. ‘ Maybe that was why..’
' He is good looking. Am I right?' Hanna folded her arm.
' Well, good looking maybe...' Tasnim smiled, a little bit shy.
' Huh! I thought so,' a smug look on Hanna's face. Tasnim could not help but smile again. ‘ Must have been or you’ll be filing restriction orders long ago.’
Tasnim giggled a little bit more.
' How come you have kept it so long?'
Tasnim did not know how to answer that question. She was scared, not knowing what to do. What would Hanna say? What would Hanna think of her? What about their future? Is he ever going to...?
' If I told you, it would become real,' Tasnim explained. The same pain accompanied her explanation.
' So what if it becomes real?' Hanna inched towards Tasnim, her voice one notch lower.
' I am scared. I am ashamed. I was so excited the last time I was in a relationship,' this time Tasnim cried.
' Cupcake, that was aeons ago. And we were all young and stupid,' Hanna embraced her bestfriend.
A muffled voice replied, ' but not you.'
' Says who, honey. Says who?'
Hanna let Tasnim cried herself to sleep. It was lucky that it was Saturday afternoon.
' How is she?' Khalid texted Hanna.
' I expect more waterworks in these few days.'
Hanna looked at the sofa. Tasnim slept with puffy eyes. It was not the most amazing sight.
' How come you have kept it so long?'
Tasnim did not know how to answer that question. She was scared, not knowing what to do. What would Hanna say? What would Hanna think of her? What about their future? Is he ever going to...?
' If I told you, it would become real,' Tasnim explained. The same pain accompanied her explanation.
' So what if it becomes real?' Hanna inched towards Tasnim, her voice one notch lower.
' I am scared. I am ashamed. I was so excited the last time I was in a relationship,' this time Tasnim cried.
' Cupcake, that was aeons ago. And we were all young and stupid,' Hanna embraced her bestfriend.
A muffled voice replied, ' but not you.'
' Says who, honey. Says who?'
Hanna let Tasnim cried herself to sleep. It was lucky that it was Saturday afternoon.
' How is she?' Khalid texted Hanna.
' I expect more waterworks in these few days.'
Hanna looked at the sofa. Tasnim slept with puffy eyes. It was not the most amazing sight.
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