Cursed With Beauty (23)

Amal:

Me: Check out who's checking you out!

Joojoo: You mean Saif? Please!! So much smarter than to fall for a player. So low.. I wonder how he's your cousin's friend..

Me: Seems like I'm trying to do whatever to get them off my back..

She turned around with a killer look in her eyes

S3eed and Saif left, Joojoo knew too much, and she could do too much, so they didn't mess with her.

7amad came from behind..

7amad: Follow me.

I've heard him shout once, & it wasn't pretty, so I did as he said. We walked into the library, and he sat down on the chair in front of the one I chose.

Me: I..

My tongue got tied for a second.

Me: It's true.. I mean.. I can see how I'm "cursed." I see how what I once thought was a good thing brought a lot of misery and complications..


As I spoke, 7amad got up and sat down 3 to 4 times.. He'd pick up about 4 books, skim through them, and get some more.

Me: I fear confusion & hardships because of this, but I don't plan to live in fear. I'm ready.

I got up to follow 7amad who carried a dozen books to check them out.

7amad: Here.

He made me carry all his books.

7amad: Read them. You also have a week's deadline. You have to return them.

12 books!! Seriously!? In a week?

Me: How am I supposed to read all of them!?

7amad: Don't ask me. Make it work.

Me: But-

7amad: You said you're ready, there's no backing down now.

He left.. I headed back to my class, complaining about how heavy they are, how I already hated 7amad. How he's an idiot for making me do this.

On my way 2 guys stopped me.

Guy1: Heeyy, let me help with those

Guy2: Wow, who knew people like you had time to read all this shit! To think you spend half your time playing with make up.

I rolled my eyes, it wasn't of his concern anyways!

I walked away, but then they apologized & they both carried them for me.

Guy1: 7amad's books!

Guy2: His free time books! He donated them to the library..

Guy1: He used to be such a loser, those books could change him? No one can mess with him now.

Guy2: Naah, books aren't like that, they're just for people in love and stuff.

I acted like I wasn't listening, their nonsense made no sense!

Guy2: Why? You think books change people?

Guy1: Pfft.. I don't think a book called "The Art of Seduction" could do that.

The guy who said that stopped and gave me a dirty look.

Guy2: Hahaha!! I don't think 7amad donated that!

I stopped, I was embarrassed.. The hell was 7amad thinking!?

Me: Books change minds, minds change the world, now keep walking!


Khalid:

I went back to work as soon as I stopped talking. I was either getting fired, or have something thrown at me. Instead, I got an apology.

It got better with Mr. Marwan.. After coming to an agreement that it just never happened. He even accepted me more than we did before!

He invited me to the meelas, gave me longer breaks, & working with him was such a joy! The only thing that annoyed me was how much I wondered.. Am I his friend for him, or is it because subconsciously I believed it's a way to get to Aisha?