Laila My Love - S01 E02

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Laila My Love - S01 E02

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I could seriously smell auntie Mariam’s

homemade cupcake from two blocks

away. No kidding. I still remember how

Sobia and auntie Mariam worked day

and night to save money to start up

their own little bakery two years ago

and now it’s one of the best bakeries in

town. Even though it’s September, the

wind is still quite chilly, I guess autumn

will be arriving sooner than I expected

and I was very much excited. I loved

autumn, there is something so beautiful

about the way trees change their colors

and the way everything becomes cozy

and warm. I spotted Sobia front of her

bakery waiting for me. I waved at her

and quickly picked up my steps towards

the bakery. As soon as I reached there I

was embraced by her world famous

hugs , honestly this girl is super

affectionate. “Sobia jaan I missed you

too but you gotta let me go, I can’t

breathe” I laughed, but I was seriously

struggling.

“Opps” She chucked while losing up her

grip. “I missed you so much Laila, how

was your first day of college? Oh my

gosh I am so excited for you. I am sure

auntie Nasreen and Sabir are thrilled as

well, by the way how are they?” She said

all of that without taking any break.

“One thing at a time dear, first lets go

inside. I am so hungry” I said rubbing

my little belly, laughing.

“Oh yes sorry, come inside, Ammi Jaan is

waiting for you, she made a fresh batch

of red velvet cupcake just for you, she

loves you more than me” Sobia said

jokingly.

“Oh stop it, as if my Ammi isn’t a crazy

fan of yours.” I hooked my arms with

Sobia and went behind the kitchen

counter to meet auntie Mariam.

“Asalam O Alikum, Auntie Jaan” I said as

soon as I got inside the bakery.

“Oh you are here Laila, how are you my

daughter?” She said giving me a warm

teddy bear hug.

“I am doing great auntie, how are you?”

I asked her.

“I am good, the work here is picking up

quite fast. We have a huge order for this

weekend for a birthday party.” She said

proudly.

“Oh Masha’Allah, that’s wonderful, if you

need any help then let me know.” I

offered her.

“Yes you should come along Laila, it’ll be

fun I heard the Ibrahims are quite

wealthy and have a really nice place”

Sobia stepped in the conversation.

“Oh that would be lovely, come along

with us on Saturday”. Auntie Mariam

said. “Now you two have a seat, its not

busy right now. I will bring you some

coffee and cupcakes.”

Sobia and I sat near the windows in the

corner. “Who are the Ibrahims?” I asked

Sobia.

“Oh you don’t know, they just moved

here in the town. There is a lot of buzz

about them these days. I think they used

to live in Berlin before. I don’t know a lot

about them but when Ibrahim Raza

came into our bakery couple of days

back I knew they were a big deal. He is a

nice man but his wife Ayesha is quite

rude. She was constantly telling her

husband to go to a different bakery for

the order.” Sobia explained.

“Wow, what is the order for?” I asked

again. Whoever these Ibrahims were,

they didn’t sound too pleasant.

“Ibrahim Raza’s little daughter is turning

9 this Saturday so they came to our

bakery to place the order. And Ibrahim

Raza also gave Ammi 250 pounds just

like that; they sure know how to use

their money. I really want to see their

house; a lot of my friends are talking

about them.” Sobia said.

“Yeah we’ll on Saturday.” I just left the

topic about them there. Sobia and I

continued on with our conversation and

talked about other things. After stuffing

my stomach with countless cupcakes

and a delicious cup of coffee, I said my

goodbye to Sobia and mother and

headed home.

“You should at least pick up your phone

Laila, I was getting worried.” That’s the

first thing I heard from my mother as

soon as I stepped inside the house.

“Asalam O Alikum, Ammi Jaan my phone

battery died. I forgot my charger at

home.” I went straight towards the

kitchen because obviously where else

would my mother be. I hugged her from

the back and she smiled, meaning

everything is now under control.

“Bacha, I get worried that’s all.” She said.

“I know.” I kissed her cheek and went to

the fridge to get some orange juice.

“Where is Sabir?” I asked her placing my

coat on the coat stand.

“He went out with his friends to play

football, just got home a while back and

now is finishing up his homework.” She

said while cleaning the countertop.

“I went to see Sobia and her mother,

and they have a big order this Saturday

so I will be going to help them out.” I

informed her.

“Chalo that’s good. Both of them are

really kind, its good that you offered

your help meri bachi.” She smiled and

continued on with her work. She was so

busy that she even forgot that today

was my first day of college. When she

forgets things like that I don’t really take

it personally, besides she works so

much, she can’t remember everything.

“My teacher, Mr. Charlie is very nice.” I

told her. Now she is going to go on

about how bad of a mother she is.

“Uff Ya Allah I am so forgetful, how did I

forget. Hmm…how was your first day

meri bachi?” She put away her cleaning

cloth and come over to the kitchen table

where I was sitting.

“It’s okay Ammi Jaan. You know I can

never be angry with you. The day was

good. Everyone is good to me”. I know

lying is bad, but technically they weren’t

bad, kids at my college were raised that

way. They didn’t say anything bad to me.

They just looked.

“That’s good, you are a bright girl Laila,

you will go far if you continue working

hard.” She comforted me.

“I am going to my room; I have a paper

to write for next week so I am going to

get started on that. And don’t worry

about the food I already at the bakery” I

told her, gave her another hug and went

straight toward my room.

When I stepped into my room, I instantly

plugged my phone with the charger. The

second thing I noticed was how messy

my room was. I am quite a clean person,

but when it comes to get ready, my

room turns into a hot mess. I started

picking up my stuff to put them where

they belong. After I was satisfied with

the way my room was looking, I went to

for a quick shower.

Once I stepped outside from the

bathroom, I slipped on my comfy sweat

pants and plain black hoodie. I tied my

curly hair once it dried and prayed Isha.

When my phone was fully charged I

opened my phone to see if there were

any messages from Sobia. And there

was one, except it wasn’t from Sobia it

was from an unknown number.

When I opened the message, I saw two

texts. One was sent from my phone that

said “Hello Handsome” And the reply

from the unknown number said “Its not

safe to leave your phone behind without

a screen lock Laila. smiley face.

YAAA ALLAH ITS HIM. THAT CREEPER WHO

TOOK MY PHONE IN COLLEGE! I yelled in

my head. What the hell is his problem?

How dare him to use my phone like that.

The next time I see him, he is a dead

meat for sure. I will complain about him,

that’ll teach him something.

I put away my phone and opened my

laptop and began working on my

assignment to keep me distracted. But

after a while, I knew it wasn’t going to

work so I picked up my phone again, set

up a screen lock on my phone. I know I

should have done this a while back but

sometimes my mother uses my phone

and she always forgets the password,

but now since she is getting a phone for

herself I can set up a password. But

that’s not the point, the point is that if I

ever find someone’s phone I would

never use it even if its unlock but then

again that Jerk is nothing like me. In fact

he is the polar opposite. You know what

I really don’t care about how he is. I hate

him and he is testing me this time. Badly.

I hope I don’t see him anytime soon or

Allah knows what I will do to him.

I went to Sabir’s room after who needed

some help with his science homework.

Sabir is a bright kid as well but he is

more passionate about football no

wonder he is the new captain of the

team in his school. #proudsister. Sabir is

not like the other kids around his age,

maybe that’s because even though he is

young he still feels like he is the

protector of the family. He doesn’t let

Ammi go outside alone at night and also

walks me to the bus stop if I have

somewhere to go in the evening. That’s

the way it is, we only have each other

but that’s enough. This is all I need.

After telling Sabir about atoms and

neutrons, all three of us, Ammi, Sabir and

I gathered in the living room, where we

had some tea and croissants and we all

watched some episodes of The Big Bang

Theory and by some I mean a lot!

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Hey lovelies.