chapter 40

                                 1Zaini reached her flat. She wanted to tell someone about Kim Jae but there was no one in her flat. She could not tell Prague about it."Huma... She must be engaged by now. Today was her engagement. I should congratulate her", thought Zaini.She called Huma. Huma received the call. "Hello... Congratulations!!! Why haven't you shared a single picture?" asked Zaini with a smile."Because I didn't click any", said Huma in a dull voice."Why you sound so dull? You must be cheering right now", asked Zaini feeling worried."He ran away with his girlfriend. I was sitting on the engagement couch waiting for him. My whole family... his family were waiting for him in the engagement hall but didn't come", said Huma and started crying."What are you saying? His girlfriend was from India?" "I don't know. His parents received a letter which stated he can not betray her girlfriend. He was going to her to get married to her", said Huma crying."Oh My God! If he was being forced he could have told you about it earlier. Maybe that's why he was not concerned for you. I am so sorry dear. I wish I could be there for you. I am awestruck after hearing you. Oh God! How can people behave like this in this century?" said Zaini."What will I do now? Who will marry me? People are talking bad about me. Some are saying I am the unlucky one. My groom ran away even before getting married to me!!" said Huma crying even more."Have they gone mad? How come it's your fault? You have been decieved. Huma... Huma... Listen to me. It is good that he ran away before the engagement only. If he would have married you and then decieved you, then it would have been a disaster. You need to cry out as much as you want and then move on. You should focus on your further studies", said Zaini trying to console her. "It's easy to say. Everyone in my family knows about it. I am the talk of the town right now. I am finding it difficult to breathe right now", said Huma."Please Huma. Don't do anything foolish. Let's talk on the video call", said Zaini to keep Huma engaged with her. "No, I don't want to. I am completely a mess right now. I didn't even change my attire. I have locked myself in my room for the last 4 hours. I want to be alone. I wanted to talk to you that's why I received your call. ", said Huma."Why didn't you call me earlier?""You are always busy. For God's sake why have you gone too far??" yelled Huma.Zaini could feel her pain. "I didn't know life will ditch you like this as soon as I will fulfill my dream!" said Zaini."You and your dreams!! Both are weird!" said Huma."Waoo... He ran away and you are yelling at me!" "So what? You also left me behind. You are my best friend. He was yet none to me", said Huma."Then why are you crying for no one?" "Come on bro'. I had made so many plans. I dreamt of settling in Canada and having a fairy tale life. I thought finally I will have someone by my side. I will have love of my life!! It pains when your dreams shatteres. You will not understand it. Your dreams have come true already except meeting Kim Jae which has 0.1% chances to meet but still. You are in South Korea", said Huma.Zaini wanted to tell her that even 0.1% chances had worked but she thought of hiding it as Huma was already stressed about her own dreams."My life is also a mess here!" "Why?""You know it how I was pranked. No one talks to me in the class. They even bedmouth me. They have named me A Weird Magneto!" "What?"Zaini told Huma how Dr Park and Dr Ji Hoon were good to her and others are talking behind her back. Zaini skipped everything about meeting Kim Min Ho, going to the club, getting drugged and then spending a day with Kim Jae. Everything that she wanted to share with Huma, she has to hid it from her. "Come back here. I need you", said Huma clearing her tears from her eyes.Zaini was speechless. "I wish I could" Zaini was about to say when she heard."Who is banging on the door? I said I want to be alone!! Can't you give me some space?" shouted Huma."Someone from your college is here. He is asking to meet you. Come out", said someone from outside."From my college? Who could it be?" uttered Huma."Maybe someone from your class. You must have invited them too!?" asked Zaini."No, I invited no one except you and Prague", replied Huma."And he didn't come""Yes, he said he was busy with the wedding preparations of his brother", said Huma."He tells her everything too!" thought Zaini."Yes, just go and check na... You will feel good after talking to whosoever it is", said Zaini wanting Huma to vent out her frustration."Are you mad? He/she is gonna laugh at me. No one knows about it in the college but what if now everyone will come to know about it", said Huma."That's also true", said Zaini realising how her thoughts were useless."Mom, whosoever it is, ask them to go back. Tell them I am tired and sleeping and engagement function is over", shouted Huma."Huma, it's me... Prague. I got to know about the engagement from your mom. Let me talk to you", said Prague."Prague??" said Huma in surprise "Prague?" uttered Zaini in shock."Should I call you back?" asked Huma."Hmm... Sure", said Zaini although she wanted to stay on line to hear them."He didn't mention in the morning about going there and why would he go in the evening for the event!?", thought Zaini.