Cursed With Beauty (75)

Previously:

Khalid: "I don't remember marrying you to remember what I wore that night."

Amal:
"The only difference is that you know he likes you back.." What..?

Saeed: I decide to ask Joojoo where she'd like to study later on. "America." She replies.. I remember that Saif, my friend and her ex, moved there about a year or two ago

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Saeed:

With the second semester's report card in hand, it's an average of 95.5.. This mark meant a lot of opportunities. "How much did you get, Joojoo?" Joojoo stares passively at her report card. "75." She throws it on the table.
"I thought we agreed on America? You really have to study harder.."
"Don't judge me academically! I do what I can."
She's been so short tempered, I had to stop talking, I couldn't..

I pulled her from her arm and into my embrace. "Look me in my eyes." I order her, she looks away. "What's wrong?" She shrugs my question off..

"Can you please tell me something? Have I done you wrong?" She pushes me away & leaves. I begin to worry..

Amal:
I kept thinking about what 7amad said.. "The only difference is that you know he likes you back.." He does? One of my fears was that it was just an illusion, that I overthought the things that happened..
I sunk into the library's couch while I read a book 7amad had mentioned.

Joojoo, Salma, and Dalal join me.
"For once, I honestly just want to finish reading this book, can I trust you will support me with this mission?"

Joojoo and Salma giggle, then leave. I stare blankly at Dalal. She sits down calmly, pulls out her textbooks, and starts taking notes.
Thin, tall, elegant, & delicate, she was the kind of female men would write poems about. There was something about the size of her wrists that caught my attention every time. She was so thin that even the bracelets she wore were the size of a child's. Round eyes, sharp nose, & narrow, pouty lips. She really was a whole new standard of what I would call beauty.

"What's wrong?" She notices my eyes studying her. "We have a quiz, don't we?" I succeed to make something up. "I just can't trust the teacher with my grades."

She was the kind of girl with great looks, and grades, but her social life? No one really knew much about her. I started to wonder.

Khalid:

I guess I had to live with it, Mai was beautiful, and she did her job perfectly. I had nothing to complain about, except that baby I still wasn't sure I wanted.. I come back from work, and I noticed Mai was bored.
"I invited a colleague and his wife over for dinner tonight, you're okay with that, right?"

"Really?! Is it a meeting or something?" Her face glows with excitement.
"No, I just thought you wanted to meet new people.."
"I do! Thank you!" She kisses me on the cheek.
"Was I allowed to do that too?"
I notice her blush. My face burned, so blunt... "Never mind.."
"You were.." She comes closer, exposing her cheeks to me. My lips barely touch her skin, but I back away. When I notice the disappointed look on her face, I couldn't resist. I surprise her with another one.
"I'm going to get ready." She giggles shyly, but her hands won't let go of mine, I didn't want to let go either..