Cursed With Beauty (47)

Previously:
Amal: Joojoo's having a gathering with the new girls.

S3eed:
"You should have protected her from yourself."

Mai: You're a part of me now, she has to realize that..
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Amal:

We were to have brunch at Joojoo's, but as I waited for Salma to pick me up, yadoh began..

Yadoh: Where are you going?

Me: To Joojoo's, we're just going to have brunch.

Yadoh: No one gathers at such a time, you're not going anywhere!

Me: Salma is coming now to pick me up.. It's too late.

Yadoh: Tell her you're spending the day here, she's family anyways.

Me: What about Joojoo? I already confirmed!

Yadoh: How is it my problem? Just cancel.

I was very annoyed, although it wasn't worth talk back to. I just called Salma to update her, she was fine with spending the day at home. I also called Joojoo, apologizing for not making it.

The next day, at school, I met up with Joojoo and Salma before heading to class... Salma revising for some test she had, and Joojoo blabbering about the gathering we missed.

Joojoo: Well anyways, I'm off to see Dalool and Reem now, see you later!

Later, I never saw her. Joojoo got caught up with the new girls, and we spent days without speaking to each other. I got busy, and so did she, but slowly, we drifted so far apart we acted as if we never knew each other. One day I was walking down the hallways of school, looking at my class mate's familiar faces, then Joojoo with the new girls. It was as if their smiley faces withheld monsters, because every time I passed someone by, I'd feel a rush that would make my heart beat faster, and cause goosebumps all over my body. The people around were as if ghosts, staring at me, half there, half invisible..

I ran to the bathroom stalls and locked myself in one of them. For the first time ever, I was estranged from what used to be my "second home" or so they called school. I took deep breaths as I tears somehow blurred my vision. I wiped them off and got out the stall. In front of one of the sinks stood one of the new girls Joojoo hung out with. Her hair in a low pony tail, her shaila around her neck, and she wore thick eyeliner.

I looked at her as she smiled aimlessly..

"I'm reem, Amal, right?" she said..

Me: Yeah..

Reem: I heard a lot about you!

Me: Oh?

I walked out the bathroom as she followed me..

Reem: You know Dalal and I were so lucky to have met Joojoo! I don't really know how we would've survived without her.

Me: Joojoo is a lifesaver.

Reem: I know right!?

As we chatted, 7amad came and stood right in front of me. I looked up at him embarrassed, then lowered my gaze, smiling at the ground.

7amad: What is this? No good morning? What happened to the manners Amal?

he came closer to my face, but I took a step back. I saw Reem's face beamed up with curiosity.

Me: Come on, let's go.

7amad: Go where? You're coming with me!

Me: I have a class 7amad.

7amad: A class you're going to miss out on, to the library Amal, now.

I excused myself to Reem and followed him.

Me: I hate you! I haaate you! I'm dead now, Reem will think of it all wrong now!

7amad: Doesn't matter, I know who you're ending up with anyways.

Shocked by what he said, I gave him a look as my face reddened at the thought of it..

7amad: Why did you cry?

Me: Cry? When?

7amad: You know better, tell me.

Me: It's nothing.

7amad: So if I ask Joojoo, she'll know?

Me: No, I haven't told Joojoo.

7amad: I know, you don't even talk to Joojoo anymore.. What's wrong?

Me: Nothing! We're just busy.

7amad: Even when you have no time, if it's someone you care about, you'll make time for them..