Sway With Me: A gorgeous romcom for fans of Sandhya Menon and Jenny Han by Syed Masood
Author:Syed Masood [Masood, Syed]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2021-11-01T13:00:00+00:00
Chapter Thirteen
A week later, when Ms. Siraj requested I stay behind after class, I worried that sheâd ask me again if Iâd finished the extra credit assignment about the shape of the world. I hadnât had time to ponder it, which was odd, because Iâd always had time for extra schoolwork before.
Beenish Siraj and Diamond Khan were not good for my grades. There was no longer any chance that I would challenge Annika Bryzgalovaâs position as the top student at Tennyson. I was ahead enough of everyone else, thanks to the arts education that Nana had given me, that I could comfortably skip most readings. Material in classes like language and composition or world literature wasnât at all challenging. The sciences, however, demanded more work.
It turned out that Qirat didnât want to talk about school. Instead, she asked, âDance practice still isnât going well, is it?â
âDid Beenish tell you?â
âHow come you never call her Beans?â
Didnât I? I suppose I had only ever used Beenishâs nickname around Nana, with whom I could be myself. Around everyone else, Iâd always been formal, which was only appropriate. To her sisterâs question, I answered, âThat is an intimacy I havenât been granted.â
Qirat chuckled. âHow many Victorian romance novels have you read in your life? All of them?â
âThis isnât a romance novel and we arenât ÂVictoriansâÂwell, we are a little Victorian, with our arranged marriages and socially enforced norms of modesty and Âproprietyââ
âArsalan.â
I cleared my throat. âI donât like to take liberties with people. Especially not Beenish. Not right now.â At Qiratâs quizzical expression, I added, âI . . . did something stupid, and now she doesnât want anything to do with me.â
âYou didnât try to kiss her or something, did you?â
âI would never! Well, actually, never is overstating the matter a little, Âbutââ
Qirat held up a hand. âRelax. It was a joke.â
âOh. Iâm still getting used to those.â
She smiled. âSo my little sister doesnât want anything to do with you, hmm?â
âYes. Sheâs made that very clear.â
âRight. Sheâs made that very clear by going to your house and hanging out with you every day.â
I frowned. âThatâs different. Itâs for dance practice.â
âIf you say so. Anyway, Iâm sorry that isnât going well. And no, to answer your question, Beans didnât tell me. I guessed.â Ms. Siraj held out a piece of paper. âSheâs asking for a favor on your behalf from someone she doesnât even like to talk to much. Things must be desperate.â
It was a note written by Beans. I recognized her sweeping, poorly restrained handwriting. It was an address, followed by a command to show up there at three oâclock.
âWhat is this?â I asked.
âThat,â Qirat replied, âis the glass you break in case of emergency.â
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