Jaan

Part 20- Unbelievable

"Have you guys seen other people from our school? I've invited almost everyone from our senior year!" he exclaimed.

"What?!" Ayla and I both couldn't believe what he just said. EVERYONE?!

"You mean Aslan is also here?" I couldn't help but ask.

"You mean Miran is here?" Ayla asked right after.

"Of course I did," Oh my Allah!!

"Are you crazy?!" Ayla exclaimed.

"What? Did I do something wrong?!" He asked alerted.

We need to disappear from here.

"Hey, how about you show us your soon-to-be wife? We're dying to see her!" I said urging him to bring us to her.

"Right! Let me see her!" Ayla added as she followed.

Just as we were following Aryan, a group of people walked in at the same time in the reception hall as our eyes turned their way. OH. MY. ALLAH.

Aslan, Miran, Ahmed and Zahara.

The guys were wearing suits and Zahara was wearing desi clothes for the first time. It's been such a long time since we have seen them but it felt like just yesterday we were all attending the same school. Ayla and I looked at each other alerted. My eyes met with Aslan and I was already panicking. Only his presence is enough to make me lose my mind. They were making their way towards us when another person joined them and that's when my heart dropped literally on the floor.

I couldn't believe my eyes. This is...not possible. How? Ya Allah, what?! Is that Fazal I'm seeing?!!

"I need to use the bathroom" I told Ayla before running away from there. I was literally shaking. He's alive?!! No way, I swear I saw him getting shot. So then, what is this?!

I was so confused and I was also afraid. I don't want to go out there. I don't want to believe my eyes or anybody else. Have I been foolishly believing his death all this time when he was perfectly fine? Have I been crying myself to sleep every night for no reason? Have I really been believing a whole lie this whole time? I feel betrayed although I shouldn't even be...or should I?

I stood in front of the huge glass mirror in the ladies' restroom. I opened the tap water and splashed my face a few times. How am I supposed to calm down right now? I can't stop my hands from trembling. I wasn't planning on getting out of the restroom but I was left with no other choice when I heard someone announcing that the engagement was about to start.

Alright, I got this. I'm here today with my parents for Aryan's engagement. I'll just leave when it's done. Let's pretend nothing happened and I haven't seen anything. My phone was buzzing nonstop. It was Ayla who was spamming me with messages. She was begging me to come out and save her.

She said she was feeling awkward. Well, I need the earth to just swallow me already!!

With the small courage left in me, I got out of the bathroom. I saw everyone sitting down at their tables with their families before the engagement began. I was looking around for my parents but I couldn't find them. Suddenly, I was pulled by my arm by Ayla. She didn't give me a second to explain why I could not be around them. She just dragged me with her to the table where all of them were sitting together.

My heart was already racing. Aslan was staring at me but my eyes were hooked on Fazal only. He was giving me a smile while I was in shock. He's really here. In front of my eyes alive.

"Oh wow, is that really the chubby Adalina of our senior year I'm looking at right now.." Zahara was the first to react.

Does she still hate me for absolutely no reason? I immediately turned around to leave but Ayla stopped me.