This chapter is dedicated to _proudlymuslimahh_ girl I love you so much you have no idea. You are everything! Stay beautiful.

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K: Hello. I'm outside, where are you?

S: on my way out.

I breathed in and out so many times. Why am I so nervous? Like so damn nervous. My stomach is doing every stunt in the book. I stared at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a high waist black jeans, a white blouse and black pumps. A black veil and a beige side bag. My clothes are monotonous. Black and white. Mostly black.

I sprayed a little cologne and glossed my lips. For the first time in a very long while.

"Mama na tafi! (Mummy I'm going!)"
I yelled when I got to the front door.

"Toh Allah ya kiyaye. A dawo lafiya (May God keep you safe) she yells back. She's not in the sitting room so I'm guessing she's in her room. I took out my phone and called Noor as I got out the steel front door.

"Girl you better be on your way there because we are about to leave!" I said, panicked.

"Me kike wani nishi sama sama (why do you sound breathless?)"

"Kabir is outside!" I whisper yelled.

"So? Annabi ne shi?" I laughed. She's crazy. If you haven't known this by now, you have not been following.

Have I told you Noor doesn't like kabir? Well she totally hates his guts. I wonder how we are all going to be in the same place and come back in one piece. This should be eventful.

"toh na kai motan. I'll call you back"

"Mhm. Sai kun zo ( see you)"

Kabir rolled down the passenger window and eyed me up. He then whistled and wriggled his eyebrows. I roll my eyes at his exaggeration, suddenly not so nervous any more. Fuck boy!

He came in a Honda accord, 2008! Same as you know who! Is fate playing tricks on me? His was white though, opposite.

"You look... Gimme the word" he said looking at me expectantly.

"Boring?" I said trying hard not to seem rude right now but he's just mocking me. Blatantly.

"Nah baby girl, stunning is the word" he said and smirked.

"Hello to you too" I rolled my eyes and got in. He chuckles.

"I never said hello and someone's in a sour mood " rude much? What is up with him? Or is it me? I guess its me. He reminds me so much of you know who.

"I said you look stunning, I look dashing so let's go give them heart attacks" he said and wriggled his eyebrows. That got me,I began to laugh.

"I like your laugh" he muttered. Yen yen yen fuckboy!

"Why thank you kind sir" just me being me, that is dramatic. He shook his head and started the car, Post Malone's song ringing through my head.

"Are you trying to become deaf before you are thirty?" I yelled over the music while reducing it. He just rolled his eyes and I shook my head. Boys
He tried to increase it again! I think my ears are bleeding.

"Kabir!" I warned and reduced it almost entirely.

"You are so boring" he whined.

"This is not a party bus" I shot back and he chuckled.

We got there in record time. My eyes were on the speedometer the whole time and I was constantly scolding Kabir to slow down. He was going at 140 kilometers per hour! Where are we flying to please? Its like he forgets what he has is a car not a chopper. He just kept laughing and calling me 'mum'. This boy is a fish.

When we got down was when I scanned him because look is an understatement. He was wearing black jeans and a black shirt with his sleeves rolled to his elbows. Nothing serious. Laid back and lit. He had a ck wristwatch and a baseball hat. He was fire.

I called Noor.

S: kuna ina? Mun iso (where are you? We've arrived)

N: toh ku shigo mana (come in)

S: stay on the line, ga mu nan.

We walked into the gates and I started looking around for a group of pretty girl. All my friends are drop dead gorgeous. From slender, to curvy. Not fat curvy oo I mean slim thick. I'm the fat one I told you before. The DUFF

There were people all round. Some riding horses, some loitering, others on Rollerblades. People are generally having fun.

N: I see you. Stay put

S: yes ma'am

I mocked. She's being all rude and difficult because Kabir is here too. I didn't tell her he was coming until this morning. She wouldn't have agreed to come. I see her coming from a distance looking like a model. I swear this girl can wear bed sheets and look bangin' in them. She's wearing a silk bubu and a crinkle cotton veil. Is she popping? Yes. Is she annoying? Yes Am I hating? No.

"yooo" she yelled and we hugged.

"How far" she asked.

"Fine fine fineeee obviously" she said and gave me a twirl.

"Ayyyy" I hyped. She's high

"Hey Noor right?" Kabir asked cutting our shenanigans short. This boy is trying his best to get on her bad side. He totally knows her name.

"Yes" she said and turned around, walking away towards the others. We followed behind her. Kabir looked at me but I just stared on.

After a lot of hugging, we began roaming the park. Getting a lot of attention because of Kabir. The guy is surrounded by four girls what do you expect?. He didn't say much. He just watched us chat and laugh, occasionally tapping on his phone. I feel bad honestly, he's just there tailing. A fifth wheel. That I the worst kind of wheel. So I slowed down so he could catch up with me.

"Hey" I said

"Hey I see you're having your fun" he says quietly.

"Sorry"

"For?" Playing dumb are we?

"Ignoring you"

"Its okay. Let's go get on the speed boat"

"Let's go on the boat" I yelled out to them in front and hastened up.

"Work it! work it! work it!" I heard Kabir chanting. Work what?

"Ahh!" I screamed and ran off as he laughed. Perv

I think I'm about to pass out. The boat just keeps bobbing under my feet. I've not even gotten on it but I'm already seasick. I'm going to sink us with my weight I thought after I got in. I turned back and Kabir was far away from the boat.

"Youuuu. ka zo ka shiga mana( get in)"

"No you girls go ahead" no. I feel bad already.

"No way. You either come with us or I'll come out too"

"Go now" Noor inserted. I'll smack her soon. And then we'll fight and fall into this brown-green water. I wonder what lives under this water. I cringed

"Pleaaaasseee" I pleaded. Its the least I could do. He wouldn't let us pay for the boat ride. Noor being Noor paid even though the boat guy told her Kabir had paid. I collected the money from the boat guy since she doesn't want but that didn't end well. She almost killed me fam.

Kabir got in an sat behind Noor. She turned around and gave him the stink eye but didn't say anything. She gave me my own share of the stink eye too and I smiled low key. This should be fun. The boat started off easy. I was bubbling with excitement. Water terrifies and excites me at the same time. Like Kabir.

We were screaming for no absolute reason. The thrill of the speed and the water. We are so far away from land.
The boat began to slow down.

"Please tell me all of you can swim because its like we are having technical diffic-

"Eh!" We yelled in unison.

"Can't you see he's stopping" his face was serious as hell it made me want to piss myself. We're all going to die young.

"Ahhhhhhhhh" we all screamed and stated panicking. The man in front starts laughing followed by Kabir. They laughed as we scowled. Do you think this is funny!?

"Your faces were everything" he wheezed. Tears were coming out of his eyes. Out of no where Noor turned and punched him in the arm, falling into him in the process. Oooooo movie type shiiiii

"You punch very hard for a small woman" he said and she scowled at him and sat back on her seat. We laughed at them and continued to scream like nothing happened. We rode round the lake and back.

That was awesome!

"Don't break your neck trying to impress me" I said to Kabir as hell mounted a horse effortlessly. He smirked and took off. I have to say, he's skilled. He galloped around, avoiding people and obstacles and came back to where we were standing.

"I play polo baby girl" he said and jumped down, landing on his feet. Show off. I smiled, and the girls too. I think I catch heart eyes coming from...(please mind your business)

"Ice cream?" Kabir asked. He's mood is definitely better. We all drove in his car to shoprite were we got ice creams and popcorn. I got two ice creams. We took a shitload of pictures.

Evening soon strolled in. It was almost six. The girls took a cab and Kabir offered to take me home. Kabir is a nice guy. I guess.

"Good night baby girl"

"Night baby daddy"

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