FF: Beauty and the Geek: Last Part: Page 68:Jan 14 - Page 45

Originally posted by: premeerrock

yay em first!

unreserved

hey zahra! 😊 tht was quite a nice part i mean finally both of dem are falling in love!😳 looking forward to more progress in thier story! 😉 continue soon!

love

hiba

Originally posted by: shabo24

I'm supposed to read Othello I think in two years. 😆 Good luck with it 😆 No, I'm joking, you'll love it, I really loved it- but yes, there are annoying parts in it too! 😆

aha slowly it's happening! IT"S HAPPENING! THEY CAN'T STOP IT! AND I'M LOSING MY MIND! :D Yes, it is happening, and it's good to know you're losing your mind, that is what I hoped for 😉😆 That was awesome, the nervousness clearly on display and the last line was ROFL material. :) Haha, yeah it was pretty cute and funny 😳 Thanks Shabz! 😳

--shabz

Well, it hasn't been a month, so I feel a little better about posting so late 😆 But haha, only one more part left after this one, so I hope you enjoy this one 😉

Heer sighed and put her book aside. Any more revision and her head would explode. She had crammed so much into it already. Suddenly her phone beeped to alert her of an incoming text and she scrambled off the bed to grab her phone from her bedside table. What she read immediately brought a smile to her face. 'Good luck for tomorrow, hope to see you before the exam, Prem,' she read to herself. It was difficult to understand how a simple text could bring colour to her cheeks and she fell back on to her bed, burying her face into her pillow. She felt ready for the exam, yet there was still this tiny fear remaining. She had so many people relying on her, so many people to prove herself to. She didn't realise when the countless nights of studying took their toll on her and her lashes drooped as sleep invaded her.

~

The next thing Heer knew, her name droned in her ears and her body was being shaken by a pair of hands. 'Get up Heer! You have an exam in two hours!' her mother's voice vibrated through the air, wrecking any thought of sleep. 'Okay, okay! I'm getting up!' said Heer, scrambling off the bed and letting out a big yawn. Her mother left to let her daughter get ready and went to make her a big breakfast ahead of her exam. Heer walked into the bathroom and took a long, hot shower, hoping that it would calm her senses. It helped to some extent, but she was still frightened that she may blank out today and end up messing up the exam, which she had worked so hard for. After getting out of the bed and changing into her clothes, Heer walked downstairs to see her family sat together on the dining table.

Their eyes immediately shifted to her, as if they had been waiting for her. Teji came up to Heer and almost dragged her to the table, pushing her down onto a chair and filling her plate with food. 'Maa- I can't eat all that!' exclaimed Heer, pointing to the plate, but Teji was already stuffing food into her mouth as if she was a small child. 'Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. If you don't eat properly now, how do you expect to have enough energy for the exam?' said Teji and Heer rolled her eyes. By the end of it, she felt like her stomach would explode with all the food that she had been fed. Heer got up and grabbed her bag, making sure she had all the correct stationary and back-ups in case her pen's ink ran out. She bent down to receive blessings from Teji and Balraj and got a small hug from Nihaal, before leaving the house to catch the bus that took her to her college.

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Prem sat at the breakfast table, silently munching on his cereal, lost in a world of his own. He hoped Heer had revised enough for the exam. But he also hoped she had got enough rest the night before the exam, as he didn't want there to be too much pressure put on her brain Moreover, he wished he had taught her everything good and proper, otherwise he would be the one to blame if she failed again. 'Prem...what are you thinking about?' asked Gayatri, interrupting his train of thoughts. Prem looked up at her abruptly and shook his head. 'No, nothing Maa,' he said, for some odd reason feeling a little flustered. 'I should be going now,' he said, rushing up from his chair and making his way to clutch his rucksack that lay on the sofa. Gayatri pressed a kiss to his forehead before letting him go for his exam. She knew that like always, he would make her proud.

~

As students gathered around the exam room waiting to be let in, voices of them discussing what could come up in the exam and how nervous, or in some cases, confident they were about the exam filled the air. Heer anxiously stood outside the examination room, hoping to see Prem before going in. Her face immediately brightened as she noticed him standing on the other side of the room drawing imaginary symbols in the air as if he was doing calculations. She was about to walk across to him when she noticed his friends Meera and Ravjot standing next to him, and decided to hold back. He might not like it if she interrupted him when he was with his friends.

Prem stood listening to Meera and Ravjot testing each other ahead of the exam. His eyes darted across the room and fell upon a certain person. He smiled and began walking forward. Meera grabbed his arm and looked at him questioningly. 'Where are you going? The exam's about to start,' she said and he turned around to look at her. 'I'm going to meet someone'' he paused, 'Heer,' he pointed over to Heer and Meera frowned. 'But why?' she asked, raising her eyebrows. Prem sighed, 'Because she's my friend and I want to wish her luck,' he answered simply and left them to meet Heer. Meera and Ravjot looked at each other and shrugged, going back to testing each other.

When Heer looked up to see Prem coming closer to her, she could feel her heart pounding through her chest. 'Hello Heer...you ready for today?' he asked and she gave a small nod. 'A bit scared,' she admitted. Prem smiled as he noticed her quivering hands and pressed his hand to stop them shaking. 'I'd be surprised if you weren't...,' he said, '...but, the whole point is to remain calm and just do your best. Just remember everything I have helped you with and it'll go okay.' Prem removed his hand away and she looked down awkwardly. 'Good luck,' he said to her and sought to leave. 'Good luck Prem...,' called Heer from behind him, 'Not that you need it,' she added and he grinned. 'Thanks,' he mouthed and left to join Meera and Ravjot again.

When they were finally allowed in the examination hall, Heer took her seat and waited to be given permission to begin her paper. She threw a quick glance to where Prem was seated on the other side of the exam room and sighed. The sight of him setting out his stationary neatly on the desk in front of him automatically brought a smile to her face. 'The time is now 9am, and the exam papers will be one hour long each. There will be a ten minute break between each paper and they shall be collected by half past 12. Your time starts now, you may begin your papers,' a teacher called from the front of the examination hall. Heer opened the paper and sighed, ready for whatever was thrown at her. She smiled as she saw her English Literature paper asking about the portrayal of women in 'Othello.' Prem was right after all, she thought, as she began to plan how she would write her essay. She closed her eyes and sent up a quick prayer to compose herself before fisting a pen in her hand and beginning the exam.

~

Finally the day had come. It was results day. Heer bit her nails nervously as she waited to collect her results. As she was handed the enveloped that contained her results, she quickly ran outside, wishing to be alone when she opened it. She got outside and took in a deep breath, ripping away the top of the envelope to take out the sheet that displayed her grades. As she scanned the sheet and registered all that it said, a tear fell down her cheek involuntarily and she held the paper to her chest, closer to her heart. 'Hey- what happened? Why are you crying?' a voice reached her ears. A warm hand touched her shoulder and she looked up to see Prem looking at her, concern etched across his face.

She didn't know what made her do it, but she leapt forward and sprung her arms around him, sighing as she felt his arms come up around her back. 'I passed,' she whispered, her eyes shut tight as she clung to him, loving the feeling of being held in his arms. Prem felt a grin spread across his face. 'That's amazing Heer. I knew you would,' he said. His words brought Heer to her senses and slowly the fact that she rested in his arms began to hit her. She pulled apart from Prem awkwardly, keeping her eyes lowered. In their confusion and consciousness, both were unable to look at each other and did not know what to say. A group of boys strode past, all of whom Heer recognised from her Science classes. One, who acted as if he was the leader of the gang, cast a glance towards Prem and scowled.

'Oye, you four-eyed Geek- get all A's, did ya?' he derided, sniggering and high-fiving his friends as if he had cracked an exceptionally funny joke. Heer turned to shoot them a dangerous glare. 'Shut up Abhi- take a good look at yourself first! I'm sure if I had a look at your grades they would spell DUFFER!! And yes, he did get all A's' she said proudly, despite not having a clue about Prem's results. She glowered at him and crossed her arms as she noticed his jaw clench. It did not take him long to scoff and walk away in a huff, clearly having been taught a lesson he thoroughly deserved. 'You shouldn't have said that...it wasn't very nice,' said Prem, pushing up his glasses to his eyes. Heer looked at him and shook her head, 'And what he said wasn't nice either. He deserved it. Prem, you are way too nice to everyone,' she said.

Prem shook his head and changed the topic quickly. 'Anyway, what did you get?' he asked, causing her to smile. 'C for Maths, B for Biology, C for Physics, C for Chemistry and an A for English...,' said Heer, passing him her results paper with a wide grin. He took it from her and smiled. 'See- I told you. And you even got an A! That's amazing Heer, I'm really proud of you,' he said, beating the urge to pat her shoulder. 'I wouldn't have been able to do it without you Prem. Thank you,' she said but he brushed it off with a casual wave of a hand. If she wasn't mistaken, it was almost as if he was blushing. She felt herself turn into a heap of jelly at that thought. 'Prem...I wanted to ask you something'' Heer paused and took in a deep breath before continuing, '...Will you go to the ball with me?'

There, she said it. Only she knew how difficult it was to muster the energy to ask him that. Heer frowned as she noticed Prem tense and his eyebrows furrow. He took a step back and looked into her eyes. 'I'm sorry Heer. I can't...I...Ur...have a date for the ball...I already asked Ravz,' Prem said awkwardly and Heer felt her heart sink. How she wished the ground would just open up and swallow her right there and then. 'Oh,' she said inaudibly, feeling tears sting the back of her eyes. But no, she couldn't let him see them, she thought, fighting them back. 'I hope you have fun...I...I have to go...my mother will be waiting for me,' she said quickly and turned her back to him, walking away as fast as she could. Prem stood watching as she disappeared out of the doors at the end of the corridor. He ran his hands through his hair, knowing that he had hurt her.

One more part to go! I will try my best to post it by the end of this week before I go on my holiday to Prague! 😃

Love Zahra xx