Cursed With Beauty (46)

Previously:

Salma: Father knows it was S3eed!

Khalid: What did I do?

Amal: 7amaaad! Why do you have to ruin everything!
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Khalid:

Mai wouldn't let me near her, at lunch she only sat in front of me eating silently.
I never knew a woman could hold back from speaking, but I was just so confused with what it was I did wrong.

After lunch, she got up to take her plate to the kitchen, so I followed her..

Me: Mai? What's wrong?

She didn't look me in the eyes, she just pulled me back to our room and closed the door..

Mai: What happened last night?

Me: Umm.. Amal needed me to drive her, why?

Mai: What do you think I spent the night doing?

I realized that I left her all alone..

Mai: I sat in the living room with your grandmother, whom I never really got to know, just waiting for you.
Your grandmother offered to show me the way to our room, but I refused thinking you'll be back soon. How more embarrassing could it have been for me?

Me: She's my little sister, she needs me.

Mai: But you drop everything you have and go to rescue her.. Including me.

She seemed so worked up about it, I held her in my arms just to calm her down.. She held on to my shirt, crying as she continued..

Mai: You're a part of me now.. She has to realize that..

Amal:

Walking between classes with Salma, I spot two new girls walking with Joojoo.. Joojoo was showing them around & I was able to tell since the girls seemed lost.

New girl: So this is our class? Cool, thank you!

Joojoo smiled and came towards me..

Me: New girls, what're they doing here?

Joojoo: Dalal & Reem, they just transferred here..

Me: Which one's which?

Joojoo: Slightly taller, thinner too, is Dalal.. So they came from the same school.

Me: All you got?

Joojoo: So far, get to class now, we'll talk later.

Salma was a silent ghost, something of my shadows, which I didn't approve of.

Me: Salma, walk beside me.

She did so.. Somehow it seems that Salma almost lost her voice. She's been to school for almost 2 weeks, yet no one knew about her.

Typical Salma would've had a party that was going to make not only remembered, but also unforgettable. Ever since she came she's brought no attention upon herself, instead walking behind my shadow.

Later that day I called her up..

Me: Salma.. How about we have a party?

Salma: Why?

Me: To have fun! You'll get to know a lot of new people!

Salma: No need for that, I enjoy your company..

Me: Just me & Joojoo?

Salma: I understand I'm your cousin, if you don't want me around just tell me.

Me: That's not the case at all!

Salma: Then pay no attention to me, it's alright.

S3eed:

I was allowed no where near my own sister, even though she was the source to all the problems in our house. Father was brutal with his punishments, and I blamed Salma for everything ..
Every time I look at her, it's as if she doesn't get it. She's made my life miserable, she was the entire problem.

I was at the farm with father. Walking by the garages, I stared long and deep at my bikes. I was not allowed to ride any of them. The keys were with him, & fun was forbidden..

Father: Dream on.

I looked away, then lowered my head.

Father: Chin up, what are you doing?

There was no pleasing him..

Father: Those bikes won't make you a man, I will.

It felt like my father questioned me. I was furious, but I knew walking away was disrespectful & childish. I on the other hand, was not.

Me: It was not my fault.

Father: Men don't hit women.

Me: I am a man! I have authority over her! I'm supposed to protect her.

Father: You should've protected her from yourself.

He was called from work and shortly after, he left.
Through it all, Joojoo & I had been texting from time to time.
Sometimes it felt like talking to her was my only hope. It was relieving to have her around..
Remembering her, I took my phone out & called her..

Amal:

I was laying in bed with 3osha sleeping beside me when I got a text from Joojoo.. She said she was having a gathering with some classmates, and asked me to bring Salma with me.
Joojoo always had her ways to know people. She's always been popular with so many random people that it gets exhausting sometimes.

I asked Salma if she was going, then went to bed..