-8:30-
~calling Zahira~
Hadia: hello, Are u here yet?
Zahira: Yh I'm really close, leave ur house and u might see me.
Hadia: Okay, bye
~end call~
Hadia sees Zahira and she starts walking faster so she won't get shouted at.
"Hi", Zahira says.
"Hi..", hadia says, scared.
"Okay let's walk", zahira replied.
They start walking towards an alley way where they meet up every morning just before school starts.
"Do u have the broccoli?" Zahira says.
"What's broccoli man", hadia answers.
"Ugh what is wrong with you," Zahira says putting a palm on her forehead.
"Okay okay I'm sorry I'm sorry, but what is it?" Hadia says hoping for an answer.
"The weed man, we are 18, do u think I'm just gonna shout the name out for other ppl to hear, this path may seem empty but you never know who could be listening," Zahira whispered shout.
"Ohhhhh sorryyy I need to learn more and Yh I have it,", hadia searches in her bag and looks for it.
"I found it here, u have the rest right?",
"Yh," Zahira says snatching the weed.
They each roll one and smoke it.
"Um.. sorry if this bothers u but Are u over last year orr?," hadia says scared.
"Yh why u asking, no one is gonna know anyway," zahira says determined.
"Oh okay cos I wa...,"
"FREEZE, STAY RIGHT THERE DONT MOVE, POLICE"
"Shittt runn" hadia says.
They start running down towards the gate and they disappear before the police could call back up. They don't stop running. They managed to reach the school gates by 8:50. Hadia faces Zahira crossing her arms.
"Look, it's really early, school starts at 9:50, I knew that place wasn't safe, I mean.." hadia continues as Zahira looks up on the hill.
She sees a face but it isn't clear. It's a boy, he's standing just starring, he takes slow steps towards them.
"....why were we even smoking in the morning, we cou.."
"Shh man," Zahira hushed hadia.
"Look, there's someone coming towards us, can u see," Zahira says squinting her eyes.
"Yh and he's looking hella cute, why u spying on him man, leave him alone," hadia says.
"There's no one in school, no one on this road, we came here first, he's spying on us." Zahira says.
"Wait I have an idea," hadia says.
She grabs Zahiras arm and walks towards the boy.
They stopped right in front of him and were stunned at his sharp jaw.
"Wow, he is wow," hadia says.
"Pfft I can do better," Zahira says
Zahira and hadia stood infront of him for almost 5 mins. They both got awkward and were ready to leave. Zahira could not stop starring at his eyes.
"My name is Shawn peter Raul mendes,"
"Um Yh I'll just call u Shawn," Zahira says crossing her arms.
Hadia pushes Zahira.
"Don't be rude,"
"So umm...Shawn, do u live round here," Zahira says.
"Yh actually I've lived in this area all my life," Shawn replied.
"Lies," hadia said.
"What's your name," Shawn says pointing at hadia.
"My name is hadia, no had or hadz just hadia," hadia says.
"....k? What's yours," Shawn says.
"Who me?," Zahira says with a little laugh.
"Nahhhhh dennnn whoo elseeee??? The sky?," hadia whispers to Zahira.
"Oh sorry.. my name is Zahira," Zahira says.
"I like that name," Shawn says with a smile.
And by minutes, Zahira and Shawn got along really well. They started talking more about life while hadia is tagging along in the back trying to apply more make up to cover her spots.
"Hahaha, that was funny, and when they went for it they completely fell," Shawn says while laughing.
"Oh that was hilarious," Zahira replies laughing.
"So umm do u wanna go Starbucks?" Shawn says while scratching his neck.
"DID SOMEONE SAY STARBUCKS??", hadiaa screamed.
Zahira laughs, Shawn looks at her smiling.
"Yh we can," Zahira says still laughing at hadia.
As they were on there way, Zahira asked how old Shawn was because he was pretty tall. Shawn said he was 18 and that was fine because Zahiras 18 as well so wow what a coincidence.
"You go school still right?" Zahira asked breaking the silence.
"Yh well I don't go to school but I still study, it's just I have my music career as well so," Shawn replied.
"Wait can u sing," hadia asked.
"Yh and I can play guiter and piano," Shawn says boasting.
"That's cool, i can sing as well," Zahira says giving hadia a little push.
"Oh yes yes, Zahira is amazing at singing, when you hear her ur gonna be heart eyesss," hadia says jumping about.
"What does that even mean," Shawn says.
"Wait until she sings for u, it's gonna be amazing," hadia says.
"Wait what? I'm not singing for anyone," Zahira says pissed.
"Alright u don't have to," Shawn says comforting her.
They enter Starbucks and start ordering what they want. They each one by one come back to the table in the back.
"It's 9:15, we have so much time left," hadia says.
"Yh I know," Zahira says in disappointment.
"Ohh you two are going to school?," Shawn asked.
"nahh what does it look like," hadia says sarcastically.
Zahira pushed hadia.
"Don't get rude,"
They both start laughing.
"So do you two wanna hear me sing?" Shawn asked.
"Yes of course," they both said.
-sings-
🎶I'm on my way
Driving at ninety down those country lanes
Singing to "Tiny Dancer"
Zahira joins in--
And I miss the way you make me feel, and it's real
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill🎶
"Yaaahshaj", hadia screams and starts clapping.
"That was amazing, your really good," Shawn says with a smile.
"Thank yo..." Zahira gets interrupted by boos.
"Oh Zahira don't look it's those boys again," hadia says.
"What boys?" Shawn asks.
"Shit," Zahira says turning.
"so what guy are u fucking now Zahira," one of the boys shouted.
"Yh.. did u not have enough last year," another one said in the crowd.
"I'm surprised your not pregnant," another one said.
Zahira excuses her self and runs to the toilet.
The boys start to clear off.
"What was that about," Shawn asked.
"Um well, last year was abit mad, Yh umm.. she hooked up with 3 guys and she told me that it was "rape"but others say she was thirsty for it and Yh well that was last year, she's a really nice girl it's just that she has a bad reputation," hadia says looking down with shame.
"Whoa.. um Yh I gotta go, tell Zahira not to worry okayy? Okay bye" Shawn says in hurry.
Zahiras point of view
He probably hates me now, why did they have to bring up my past, I just wanna be a normal girl like the rest, ughh life is stressful, I just wanna die.
