Forbidden Love

Chapter 2 - Free

Beep! Beep!

I groaned, instantly regretting setting an alarm on Saturday, the day I didn’t have to teach.

The longer I waited for the alarm to stop, the louder it got. I eventually put my pillow on my face and

screamed into it, just to let all the negativity out.

I put the pillow aside and stretched, even though I was still under the covers. I then rubbed my eyes

which were still trying to adjust to the light that was seeping through the curtains. Throwing the covers

off my legs, I walked straight to my window and yanked the curtains open.

I yawned whilst admiring the perfect-looking world. Although everything seemed peaceful, I knew it

wasn’t. Not at all. Only few actually good people existed.

I slowly chuckled at myself. I always seemed to be thinking about the negative things rather than the

positive things. I really needed to stop it, but how could I when I was always surrounded by bad things?

I walked into my bathroom and washed my face before I brushed my teeth. I decided to take a shower

after I went on a quick morning run.

I went back into my room and opened my closet. I threw on some sweatpants as well as an oversized

shirt. I put my extremely curly bed hair into a bun so it wouldn’t get in my face while I was running.

I checked the time before I left the house and saw it was 7:30 AM. I would come back at around 9 AM,

which gives me an hour and thirty minutes to feel free.

As soon as I stepped outside, I felt the cool breeze hit my skin. I was able to feel the goosebumps

rising already. I smiled at nothing in particular. I enjoyed running, especially in the mornings when there

wasn’t much traffic going on. It was nice being able to connect to mother nature.

I started off by walking while I looked around myself. It was a chilly October day, and the sun was just

rising. The sky was a beautiful blue and the clouds looked practically majestic. I wished I was able to

stay out all day so I could watch the sun rise and set. It would be beautiful.

After running for about an hour, I got pretty thirsty and so I stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts so I could get

myself something. I ordered a coffee and a donut, obviously. My order came pretty quick and just as I

was about to leave, I heard my name being called.

“Miss Aisha, Miss Aisha!” the cute little voice said.

I turned around and was surprised when I saw Jasmine grinning and waving at me. I then furrowed my

brows since I didn’t see her dad by her.

“Hi, Jasmine!” I greeted her, smiling softly.

“H-hi, Miss Aishia,” Jasmine shyly said.

“What are you doing here without a parent, sweetie?” I asked, slightly concerned.

“I here with auntie Ameilia,” she said slowly, as if she didn’t know how to say what she wanted to say. It

was expected since she was just in first grade.

“Jasmine!” I heard a voice yell. “Why are you talking to a stranger?” the older lady asked Jasmine

sternly.

I decided to butt in and said, “I’m not a stranger, I’m her teacher, Aisha.”

The lady turned to me and her mood instantly changed. Now, she was happy and smiling.

“Oh! You’re the Aisha my niece has been talking about. She absolutely adores you!” she told me,

smiling.

I couldn’t help but notice her appearance. Jasmine’s aunt had short black hair, which was styled. Her

eyes were a bit small, and she gave off a “I don’t give a fuck” vibe. She also had pretty small lips. If she

smiled, you wouldn’t even know she had lips.

“Aw, that’s so nice to hear. Jasmine’s also a very sweet and talented girl,” I said proudly.

“She’s very sweet, but sometimes annoying,” she said jokingly. I laughed along with her whilst Jasmine

looked at us, confused.

We stayed and talked for a bit until I saw that it was almost 9 o’clock in the morning. I said goodbye to

both Jasmine and her aunt before I left, and I even got Ameilia’s phone number. I jogged back home

and instantly took a nice long shower.

After showering, I went to my desk and began working on lesson plans for my students. I always tried

to find ways to make learning fun for the kids. They always get distracted easily, which is normal for

kids their age. Throughout the whole week, I was gonna be giving them quizzes and pre-tests so I

could see what they know and need to know. I kept planning the lessons until I heard my phone ring.

I grabbed my phone and saw that it was my sister, Linda, calling. I immediately picked it up and said,

“Lin?”

“Hi, Aisha,” Lin said to me through the phone.

“Hey, what’s up? How are you?”

“I’m well; enough with the chit chat. We’re all going to a club tonight, including you,” she says. I

chuckle, already used to her not liking small talk.

“I’m not sure, Ling—”

She cut me off. “First off, don’t call me that. I already told you I prefer being called Lin or Linda,” she

said sassily on the phone. “Second of all, I didn’t ask. The club is called ‘Wild’. Wear something sexy.

I’ll pick you up at 8.”

“Wait, Lin—” I tried to say but she already hung up.

I sighed before looking up at the clock. It was already 5 PM, and so I had three hours before Linda was

gonna pick me up.

To this day, I still don’t know why she changed her name from Ling to Linda, even though she said

something about getting bullied and people stereotyping Asians. She should’ve stood up for herself or

let us—me and our other siblings—so we could help her out.

I went on my phone and decided to call my best friend, and ex-boyfriend, Liam. We were friends ever

since we were little, but then things got a bit romantic. We ended up dating for almost a year before we

broke up because we realized we didn’t really love each other and it was best if we stayed friends.

Now, we were very close friends.

I asked him if he could go to the club with me and my siblings, and he said sure. We ended up talking

until it was 7:30, then I hung up and hurriedly got ready to go to the club.

. . .

I managed to quickly get ready in time for Lin to pick me up. Now, we were walking inside the club with

Liam, Jada, Anna, Vera, and Sara.

I was wearing a short black dress along with some heels. I also had on some lipgloss and mascara, but

that was it since I didn’t really like putting on makeup.

The song “Birthday Sex” by Jeremih was playing. Of course, people were grinding on each other and Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

having fun. If I guessed, I’d say there were a hundred people or more in the club. The company was

huge and there was never a day wherethey had less than 50 customers.

“What do you think so far?” Sara, my other sister, asked.

“It looks pretty nice! Let’s go get some drinks so we can start dancing!” I yelled out so they could hear

me.

We walked over to the bartender and began ordering some drinks.

“What would you all like?” the handsome bartender asked.

“I would like…you,” Anna said teasingly whilst winking.

The bartender blushed, causing us all to giggle.

“Don’t mind my perverted and flirty sister. I would like a beer,” Vera told him.

“I want a beer, too!” Lin added.

“Could I get some vodka, please?” I asked as my siblings turned to look at me like I was stupid.

“You’re gonna have a huge hangover tomorrow…” Jada’s voice trailed off. I shrugged, knowing that I

could handle my alcohol well.

The rest ordered their drinks and we began drinking quite a bit. Anna kept talking to the bartender who

looked very interested in whatever they were talking about. After a few minutes, I began feeling the

alcohol start to kick in.

I took Liam’s hand and brought him to the dance floor where we began dancing with each other. I let

my body take control and I began feeling the rhythm.

I don’t know for how long we were dancing, but it felt amazing. For the second time that day, I felt free.

After a while, I got tired from the dancing and so I went back to the bar to take a seat. I noticed that

Anna and the bartender were still talking. I chuckled when I saw how flushed the guy looked.

I spent the rest of the time catching up with everyone. We drank, and laughed, and danced, then drank

some more. There was even a stranger who paid for my drink and danced with me. He really knew how

to dance well.

We ended up leaving the club at around 2 in the morning. We had to call a cab since we were all drunk

and couldn’t drive. Once we reached Lin’s house, we watched Tom and Jerry. I fell asleep leaning on

Liam.

All I could say is that this was one of the best days I’ve ever had. Everything went perfectly well.