Chapter 1

"Sorry I have to rain check on our date tonight." Mina ran the hair iron though the wavy clump of hair in her hand as she listened to her best friend cancel their plans for that evening.

"Why? I thought you were really excited to go see the movie?" She turned away from the mirror, to the iPad on the dresser, on which Lujain could be seen fussing around her room.

"I am! I'm actually going with Ali!" Lujain squealed giddily, "Which do you think I should wear?" She held up a floral pink dress top, along with a white and blue striped t-shirt.

Mina felt a bubble of bile rise up, "You're ditching me to go with him? But we planned this for weeks!"

"I think the floral is cuter, and he likes me looking cute." Lujain was too distracted.

Biting the inside of her cheek to stop herself from lashing out something she would later regret, Mina decided to rather feign a smile for her friend unabashed excitement, "Pink does suit you."

"Oh and I have the perfect bag to match with it!" Her friend twirled around, "Oh oh oh! He's taking me to watch it in Prestige! Ahhh! I can't wait!"

"Enjoy," Mina barely manage to squeak out pass the lump in her throat.

"Okay, I better run! Will catch you up on everything later. Mwah!"

"You better," Mina muttered as the video chat switched off.

With a heavy sigh, Mina flopped back on her bed. Her head of half straightened, half wavy hair spreading out beneath her. Well guess it's gonna be another Friday night of eating ice-cream and watching Kpop videos. I have been needing to catch up on the latest variety shows. Mina thought to herself.

Ever since Lujain had started dating Ali, about 1 month ago, Mina had been staying at home due to last minute cancellation in plans. She berated herself for not being the wiser. Lujain had been doing this to her for years, whenever she got a new boyfriend, she'd drop everything else for that guy. Mina knew she really ought to know better by now.

Mina picked herself up from the bed, no use wallowing in self pity. She looked at her reflection in the mirror, well if she didn't feel good, she might as well look good, she decided as she picked up the hair iron again.

Just as Mina finished straightening the last piece of hair, her phone lit up with a Snapchat notification from Lujain. She hesitated for a moment before opening it. As expected, it was a video snippet of Lujain and Ali enjoying their romantic and adorable drive to the mall.

Mina couldn't help the envy that flared in her. She was 21 and still hadn't had a real romantic relationship. It wasn't fair. She looked back at her reflection in the mirror. With a face like that, how am I still single? Oh right, cause I'm fat. She pinched the excess meat that spread on her thighs.

She was tired now. Tired of being lonely, tired of dreaming and fantasizing relationships. It was about time she finally got a guy to call her boyfriend!

There was only one solution to this problem. Online dating! No one at university had really caught her eye, so her next best bet was online dating. She hurriedly scrolled through her iPad, trying to find a good dating app. After searching through a few apps, she finally found one that she considered good.

Her heart pounded in her ears as she made her profile. Gosh, what am I so nervous about? I'm a grown woman for crying out loud! She tried to ease her shaking nerves. It took her a while to find a pic to upload, at moments like these Lujain would usually be there to help her decide. But that night she was alone to decide.
After scrolling through her pics about 3 times, she finally picked a few which looked pretty.

After choosing the qualities she wanted in a guy, it came to the part of writing her bio. She groaned, writing about herself was a thing she always dreaded. But she wanted a relationship badly enough to endure this agony. She cracked her knuckles before getting down to typing.

Name: Mina Zain

Age: 21

About me: Cheerful is my nature,
Calm is my demeanor
Understanding is my element
And fun is my statement!

As can be told from above, I enjoy poetry, but am in no way a good poet lol. My other interests include music, especially k-pop, movies, food! photography, reading and nature. There's no fun in revealing everything about me here, so if we share common interests or if you wanna know more about me then feel free to hit me up! ;)

She read over her bio, it was slightly cringey, but she was already tired of thinking about it, so she clicked next. With bated breath she waited as her profile page loaded.

She couldn't believe she had done this. It was so unlike her, she always disliked the idea of online dating. She couldn't believe she had reached such a point of desperation. But it was done, and now all she had to do was wait for someone to message her. She put on her headphones, might as well listen to some tunes while she waited.

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