THIRD PERSON'S POV:

Her attention was grabbed by the knock on the door, placing down her mobile on the bed she sat down properly before commanding the one to come in. Adnaan entered the room and she sighed.

"It's you... I thought abbu has come" Rumi said with a smile and rested her back on the headboard.

"Rumi aapi are you happy with your alliance with Naail bhai?" Adnaan asked and Rumi smiled happily before nodding and Adnaan smiled sadly.

"Aapi, why is no one thinking about the happiness of Maizah aapi?" Adnaan asked and Rumi was surprised to hear his words.

"What do you mean?" she asked while reading the new message from her friend.

"Rumi aapi do you think Maizah aapi and Anzala bhai can do anything like that?" Rumi shook her head in reply.

"Neither I think Nor expected that they both could do anything like that" Rumi stated in a slow voice.

" Does it mean you believe that they have done something wrong?" Adnaan asked and Rumi shrugged, and Adnaan felt angry.

"I don't think they both have done something wrong but... Or maybe they have done... I don't know Adnaan but what I know is, they both can do anything." Rumi shrugged

"Why are you saying this?" Adnaan asked while hiding his anger, Maizah and Adnaan argued very much but Adnaan loved his sister very much so it was difficult for him to hear anything wrong about her.

" I am saying this because they both have been rebellions since childhood! haven't you remembered how they both used to go for movies After bunking college? They hate the rules and regulations of our family and always try to find out new ways of their freedom" Rumi placed her point in front of her cousin but he felt rage running in his frame

"Rumi aapi going for movies and picnics after bunking college or School is a different matter here the matter is pretty big," Adnaan said with disappointment and Rumi sighted his face.

"Adnaan what is the point of your discussion?" She asked with confusion.

"Aapi can't you see Maizah aapi and Anzala bhai are not happy with their marriage! They both have changed, they have stopped talking, fighting, arguing with each other, now they both are ignoring one another" Adnaan said and Rumi nodded.

"You are correct" Rumi said and Adnaan nodded "we have to do something for them" she muttered and started to plan something with Adnaan.

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Anzala and Maizah both were in college. The class was going on and the both were busy in making notes same as whole class except two people

They were Arham and Muskan.

Arham was looking at Muskan incessantly and Muskan was lost somewhere looking at the white board without blinking.

'Why she is so sweet and why can't I avert my eyes from her face?' Arham asked to himself and an unknown smile crawl to his lips, and his smile become wider when a hair lock fall on her face, which she didn't bother to tuck back behind her ear, because she was lost in her own chain of thoughts

Only God knows regarding what or whom!!

"Muakaaaaaaannn, focus on the class" Without looking at Muskan properly the teacher announced loudly and she felt embarrassed while looking here there, for a moment everyone looked at her but then they again started making the notes, as so Muskan did but Arham was still busy in watching her, she was looking so much innocent... Not only looking but she was an innocent, shy and soft spoken girl who had a gold heart.

A gold heart which was holding only one name but she didn't have the courage to talk to that person about her feelings.

"It's enough for today. Tomorrow I will tell about Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction" the teacher announced and every student made an annoyed face as the teacher was going to give a new assignment

Pair assignment

The teacher didn't make new pairs but told everyone to work in the old pairs on which Anzala and Maizah both looked at each other.

' working with him my foot' Maizah scream loudly in her heart

' I am not going to do this project with her Pagal chudail (idiot witch)' Anzala said angrily while glaring Maizah's back

" Sir, can I change my partner?" Both Anzala and Maizah, stood up with that question making their teacher confused because everyone knew that both were like tags of each other.

" Why?" One of the simplest question was asked by the teacher but they both were standing like Idiots because they didn't had a single word to say in there reasoning

"To Explore our creativity and ability so we should change our partners rapidly. It can help us to developer skills" After a long moment Maizah said with a smile and looked at Anzala with a deadly sight

" I already know who is better for whom! Both of you are partners and you always do a good job together, so I am not going to break your pair." The teacher's reply made both of them angry, but they couldn't do anything for that except accept the decision of the teacher with a nod.

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That was lunch time, four friends were sitting in the canteen having their lunch but Maizah and Anzala were ignoring each other.

"You are looking cute Muskan" Muskan smiled wholeheartedly on the complement which we get from Anzala

" Thank you" she mouthed softly but Arham's heart skipped a beat when he detected happiness on Muskan's face after that compliment

"Maizah is also looking beautiful can't you see and compliment her too?" Anzala was surprised by the question of Arham and he looked at Maizah. She was wearing A red and black churidar suit with matching dupatta and silver small jhumkas. Overall she was looking beautiful.

'He doesn't know how to praise me... But I don't even wants to be praised by him' Maizah said in her own heart and rolled her eyes

'' Yes, she is beautiful but who can praise her after all she is a Chudail (witch)" Anzala mumbled while rolling his eyes but Muskan listened the same

"Stop it both of you... don't do like this" Muskan said in pleading way and Anzala smiled on her soft request

" Guys you have been best friends since childhood. Then what happened now?" Arham asked after letting out a defeated sigh.

"Yes we were best friends since childhood but actually children are innocent so they misinterpret whom to make good friends and whom not" Maizah said in mocking way and Anzala huffed

'For Sure, this chudail (witch) has some mental health issues' Anzala said to himself with frustration

"Arham, who is your partner?" Maizah asked and he pointed towards Muskan with a big grin on his face.

"Wow... You will enjoy the assignments together." Maizah said and he nodded but Anzala glared at Maizah. "It's really enjoyable when the teammates or partners in the assignment are Cooperative and sensible." Maizah fired a satire on Anzala and he rolled his eyes while totally ignoring her.

" Muskan, you can ask me if you need any help in your assignment" Anzala offer her help without even asking

"Anzala you focus on Maizah and your assignment, leave Muskan for me" Arham said directly and three of them were shocked but suddenly he realised what he had said. Muskan was looking at him in disbelief.

"Actually I..... I mean to say she is my partner in assignment so I'm enough to help her, you don't have to think about this" Arham said with hesitation and the three of them nodded their heads slowly.

"Anzala what do you...." Muskan, was asking when stopped between when Arham put a question in front of her.

"Muskan, Maizah, do you want a soft drink?" Arham asked both of them and Maizah nodded but Muskan shook her head.

"Want something else?" Anzala asked Muskan and she denied before resting her head on the table top. so She was lost somewhere! But Arham smiled while taking steps towards the counter.

"Muskan, why have you been looking sad for so many days?" Anzala asked, lost in her own world Muskan lifted her head up "One sided love always makes sad" she muttered without knowing when those words slipped from her tongue. But suddenly she realised what she had said and looked at It Maizah and Anzala who were already giving her a disbelieving look.

'One sided love? Who is that bastard who is making my Muskan crazy?' Anzala ask to himself in his thoughts but he didn't utter those words, he was feeling angry

"Musu cat really?'' Maizah asked with wide eyes and Muskan smiled nervously at the same time Arham also arrived there holding some snacks for Maizah and Muskan.

"Who is that Muskan?" Anzala asked he was looking jealous.

"What is going on?" Arham asked and Muskan shook her head suddenly

"Muskan love someone, it's single sided love" Maizah told Arham and he felt someone snatch the floor from under his feet.

"Guys nothing like that..." Muskan almost yelled.

"But you said that one sided love is always painful" Anzala repeated her words and she nodded.

"Yes it's true one sided love is painful, but I was talking about the book which I'm reading, that is a very painful story so I am feeling so much depressed and sad after reading that. Because in that story the protagonist does one sided love, which is breaking her from inside." Muskan told everyone, Anzala and Maizah both nodded.

'Thank god... I became scared,' Anzala said to himself, but Arham was not satisfied, he was sensing Muskan was sad.

"Muskan I'm going home, you send me the notes for the next lecture!" grabbing her bag Maizah said and stood up

"Why are you going now?" Arham asked and Maizah informed him that she was having a headache.

"Take care" Muskan said and Maizah nodded before turning.

'Pagal chudail (idiot witch) if she is having a headache then why does she come to college today? Now she will go through the bus to make her headache worse.' Anzala was feeling angry because of Maizah and her stubbornness. She was having headache since last night but she ignored her health

"Arham dude drop her to home on your bike she is very stubborn she won't go with me and by going through bus her headache will become worst" Anzala said all these things in his ear and Arham nodded

"Maizah wait... I'll drop you to your home" Arham said and made himself stand.

" No thanks I don't want to create any other problem for myself" Maizah said very clearly while taking a step towards the exit of the canteen.

" What does she mean?" Anzala asked when Maizah was already stepped out from the canteen

"Nothing!! I am also going home. I will drop this chudail ( witch)" Anzala said and ran behind Maizah.

Taking very long steps Anzala went to the to the main door of college, and found Maizah going out from the college

"I'm also going home, come" Anzala asked without looking at Maizah, while riding his bike, but Maizah took steps out from the college ignoring him completely.

''Why she is so stupid and stubborn?'' Anzala mumbled and huffed but stopped the bike in front of her.

"Mazi listen" She glared at him.

"Stay away from me." She said and took long steps towards the bus stop, Anzala stopped his bike as he was also feeling angry by her behaviour.

''Go to hell'' he mumbled and turned his bike to go back to college, Maizah turned to see him and chuckled dryly.

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To be continued...

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_Naaz Jamal

Author's Note: Editing is a tiring work and while editing I understand how messily I had draft these chapters 😥😥😬😬

Thanks for bearing with my clumsy works guys.