Chapter 2

Daniel's POV

"Dad, are you going somewhere " he was packing his stuff so I found it necessary to ask.

"I'm leaving for India tonight, do you want to come along as it's your summer break" he smiled at me.

"Naah, of course not. What would I do in India? I've got a football match after a few days and I'm going to practice." I remembered his uncle lived in India.

"Okay, I'm leaving. Where is Maria " he called my stepmom.

Well, he was an Indian in fact my both parents were Indian. My mom Ayeza died when I was only eight. Maybe cuz of my stepmom Maria.

After my birth, my dad remarried his colleague Marie who changed her name to Maria. They have a daughter Sarah and a little boy Hadi.

I remembered my mom's teary and broken eyes when Maria came to our home. She became a heart patient and after a few years, she left me alone.

I hated Maria, I never called her "mom ". My step sibling Sarah and Hadi were nice though. My mom named me Daniyal. Later my friends changed into Daniel.

There was no one to call me Daniyal. My family was far far away from religion. Maria became Muslim but she didn't know to pray. Neither did my dad goes to the mosque. My siblings including me were Muslims only my name.

Islam is a strict religion that bound your freedom. You can't drink, you can't do sex except with your wife. You can't do a party, you have to pray daily. Ughhh...

So, I was an atheist and I was the bad boy of my school. I was only sixteen and the teacher's favorite as I was pretty smart in my studies and football.

My dad was pretty rich and famous, that's why many boys wanted to be my friend. But I had only three best friends Kyle, Jace, and Alex.

I was dating the hottest and the most popular girl in school, Emily. Well, I was pretty handsome as I had adopted all the beautiful features of my mother.

"Hey, where are you Daniel" it was Kyle on another side of the call.

"I'm just coming " I hung up the call and grabbed my car's keys.

I parked my car and ran towards my team. We practiced for a few hours.

"Excellent boys, keep it up" our coach smiled at us and we returned him a smile.

"Daniel, at least talk to Lily, she'll die in your love" Jace laughed.

"These girls..." I gave him an annoyed look.

"Don't they know, I have a girlfriend and I'm not interested in anyone " I said annoyingly.

It was pretty common for me, many girls were chasing me but Lily, this girl... when I blocked her, she contacted my friends.

I started my car then I got a text from Emily.

Emily: I miss you babe, wanna come tonight?

I thought for a while and replied to her.

Daniel: I'll see ya at seven. Love you

I locked my phone and smiled. I really love her.