Cursed With Beauty (48)

Note:
To SAL, it's tomorrow, & this one's for you.
Love, C.B.

Previously:

Amal: Joojoo and I are no longer friends.

7amad: If you have no time for someone, you make it
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Khalid:
 I came back from work, but Mai wasn't home. After I called her I knew she was shopping with her sister. I've always wanted the type of wife who would welcome me home and make me feel comfortable, but Mai had so many things to do that it never happened.

I had lunch, and as I put my head on the pillow, the door opened and she entered.

Me: When are you going to be home before I am?

Mai: How many times will I have to tell you to hang your kandoora?

Me: I don't even ask you to prepare lunch, all I ask is for you to serve it!

Mai: Why don't you listen to me?

Me: When are you going to obey me!?

When I saw the tears in her eyes about to roll, I felt like precious crystals where about to fall. I got up, held her face, wiped the tears that reached her cheeks with my thumb. Nose to nose, eye to eye, I said: I always failed to let you know, but I'll try.. You've grown closer to me than even this. We're too strong together to fall apart.

I sealed my promise with a kiss that explained more than I could ever say.

Amal:

At break time, I sat down with Salma to have lunch. Out of a sudden, I saw Joojoo run to me with great fear in her eyes.

Joojoo: I have to tell you something..

She noticed Salma then looked at me again.

Joojoo: Alone.

We walked away, then she began.

Joojoo: We have to find S3eed, I have a bad feeling.

Me: Why? What happened?

S3eed has been suicidal over the weeks. He sent Joojoo a goodbye message the day before. I ran back to Salma.

Me: Salma can your driver pick us up right now? Joojoo forgot her project back home.

Salma nodded and called immediately.

We couldn't find him at uncle's house. Once we got back in the car, we asked the driver where S3eed was.

"He went to the farm this morning. I took him there after we dropped Salma off at school."

It was one of those extremely sunny days that no one would think of going to a farm on. S3eed planned well. When we got there, we both ran to his room. It was locked, but we knocked uncontrollably.

S3eed: Who is it?

We didn't reply. I heard footsteps that lead farther, and another door getting locked. I knew he headed to the bathroom.

Joojoo: What about the windows?

The farmhouse was of only one floor, so we got out and headed to his room's window. Luckily, it was unlocked and we finally broke it.

I ran to the bathroom door and tried to open it. S3eed unlocked the door, with a pill box in his hand he shouted: What do you want more of me!? Just let me go! It'll be easier for the both of us. Not just us, but everybody else. My sister, my own father. I don't want to fight against the entire world anymore!

I shivered at how cold his words were. He seemed to alone, something I was feeling at the time.

Me: It wasn't me who knew you needed saving. I'm not "the one" for you S3eed, she is.

I left as Joojoo stepped forward.