It was morning, I got up calmly and got ready to go to university.
After that, I went to the breakfast table. When I got there, my cousin wasn't there.
I asked my aunt, "Did she already leave?"
Aunt replied, "She has a day off today, so she won't be going."
My dad had gone somewhere, so my aunt said,
"Are you going to the university?"
I said, "Yes."
Then she said, "Go with Ali, because your dad and uncle have gone out for some work."
I said, "No," but then mom said, "Just go. Try to understand, it's a compulsion."
So I went.
I had breakfast, and just when I reached the door, he was already there, starting the bike.
I went and sat with him, but I was still very angry about what happened last night.
I had just sat on the bike when Ali said, "Sorry."
I didn’t respond because I didn’t want to boost anyone’s ego.
Anyway, he started the bike, and we left.
I was sitting completely at the back, and my bag was between us.
Our streets weren’t that smooth — bump after bump, I felt like I was going to fall,
and he was riding like a maniac, recklessly,
as if he forgot that I was sitting behind him.
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As soon as we reached the university, I got off and walked away quickly,
didn’t even look back.
I had never told anyone at university that he was my cousin.
Unfortunately, one of my friends saw me getting off the bike,
and the whole day she kept bugging me about it.
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Anyway, now it was our last lecture.
My friend said to me,
"Yaar, let’s skip the lecture, I want to show you something."
I also wasn’t in the mood to attend class, so I just went with her.
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Then I saw that a part of the university was completely covered with a red carpet.
As I looked at it, my steps just froze.
My friend dragged me forward.
There was a boy, sitting on his knees,
and he had a bouquet in his hands that was covering his face.
Slowly, the bouquet was lowered,
and my eyes couldn’t believe w
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hat they saw —
it was... it was Ali.
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