Chapter 6

Mariam POV:

I went to school very early today it's something unusual. I was walking into the school towards the cafeteria, waiting for the bell to ring. I was scrolling through Instagram and what I found shocked me. Selim and Nadia are dating !!!!! when? I thought he asked for my help. take it easy. We just made up yesterday.

made up

It's a new word in our dictionary. We have never fought before. For David's situation. It's all-new. I will just forget all of this as if it didn't happen in the first place. I heard someone clearing his throat. I looked up and I felt my heart skipped for a moment.

Selim.

"Why didn't you wait for me as always?" He questioned, I don't know what to answer. because simply I don't have an answer. I just felt doing it.

"I..I woke up early, so I just thought of walking" why am I stuttering? well, I don't know.

"You could just have informed me, I worried about you not coming to school, you don't skip school usually, so I thought you were sick or something"

"I'll inform next time mister".

"There is no next time, you won't walk to school again".

I didn't get the chance to argue because the bell rang, so I just walked to class with Selim. on our way we faced Nadia, she came, grabbed Selim's hand, and stared at me. what am I going to steal him from her? I will leave them alone just not to punch her.

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The day has passed like a normal day. I didn't see Selim all day. I walked out of school waiting for Selim as he said "You won't walk again!". The past twenty minutes and he hasn't shown up. I pulled out my phone and sent him a text message

Marsh 🍡: where are u?

no response!

I will be walking then !. I was taking a look at the surroundings while I was walking and then something has caught my attention.

Dr. Elijah Samuels, Consultant psychiatrist.

I shook my head and kept walking while trying to remove these thoughts out of my mind. It took 15 minutes to arrive home. I entered the house and I found momma sitting on the couch and her expression was nervous. She noticed me and her expression got worse.

"Momma, are you okay?" concern laced my voice. Rarely do I see momma in this way. Then she started to cry. I started to panic. "What's going on momma? Has something happened to dad ?? Why are u crying?. Momma please answer me" I shouted the latter.

"It's time to tell you ..... your dad won't be living here anymore" WHAT I felt like a bucket of ice has thrown on me. I was confused.

"What do you mean by he is not going to live here anymore?" Beads started to appear on my face and my hands to shake.

"He will be living with another woman who he married last week. We weren't on good terms lately and I figured out coincidentally that he is in a relationship with a woman called Sara. I didn't speak at first, I tried to act normal and see the end of this relationship, but a month ago he talked to me that he's marrying another woman he loves ". she ended her words with some tears.

"Are u getting divorced?"

"No, we decided to just separate from each other without divorce for you" I felt the anger raises inside me.

" ME like seriously all of this happened and I didn't know something until now! You didn't even think about me. you didn't ask me what's my opinion. I'm not in your lives.. y". I got interrupted by a voice ... my auntie. " Please calm down Mariam, please let your mum explain to you".

" I don't want to get it". with this I ran out of the house.

I kept running until I approached the beach. I sat on the sand sobbing hard. I raised my head facing the sea and I noticed that the Sun has started to dusk. I felt someone’s presence behind me. I turned around I found Selim standing and worry is showing on his face.

" Mariam I called you and u didn't answer I got worried. What is going on?" He panics when he saw me crying.

” Why am I here? Why do I exist? I am not worth living!! Why does my dad leave and stay away from us? Why am I not important to them? They don't about my feelings! They didn't ask me first!! Oh my god? I am worthless " I was sobbing loudly and I was thankful that there were no many people at the beach! I will grab attention.

Selim's voice becomes a different one. I look at him and I found that his blue eyes became darker.

" Don't say that shit ever again. you worth living. I care about you a lot so don't say that why do u exist!! Your parents care about you if they didn't they have not said anything to you. Heck, if your dad doesn't want to be with you then move on. Live your like as you do. I moved on when my dad left us. Mom never needed him after that she moved on and she doesn't care. She lived her life as she likes. Nobody worths making you cry, princess”.

”Where is Auntie?”. He questioned.

"She is at home, pouring her heart out when she informed me I left her and came here.” I wiped away my tears sighing.

I saw Selim scratching his neck.

He is nervous.

He let out his cigarette pack and lit one.

I remember when I first discovered the smoking thing.

Flashback

Mrs. Walker was saying something about the assignment then the bell rings I walked out of the class and searched for Selim because he skipped the class. I didn't find him in the cafeteria, so I went to the bleachers probably playing football. Alright, I found him there but sitting in the bleachers along with Jacob. I moved toward them and when I came face to face him.

Selim is smoking!!!!!!

When Selim noticed me he shocked and let go of the cigarette. He stood up and moved closer.

”Marsh, I was going to tell you, but I forgot to do so”.

"Don't you care about your health. you are a football player how are you doing this".

I noticed that Jacob left us alone.

" It's not how to deal with the problems that you are passing through".

" I'm sorry but I'm already used to".

" I care for you because I love you and I don't want any harm to aim you”.

”I will try but I can not promise you”.

From this day he smokes as if I didn't tell to try.

End of flashback.

He looked at me after letting the smoke out of his lips. He scratched his back of his head again.

” How did you go home?”.

Oh, that makes him nervous.

” I walked ”.

” I’m sorry, I just got caught up with something, I won't let it happens again”. He looks guilty and I don't know I felt that I should get him more nervous.

” What happened that makes you not to answer my text message and to leave me alone, it seems so important ”. I smirked devilishly inside my head.

”It’s nothing important”. He looked anywhere instead of my face.

”Still I want to know” I was laughing inside me because I knew how to make him nervous.

”I was with Nadia” he stared at my eyes.

So he left me for her.

”Oh Romeo, how nothing important huh” I winked. ” Are you happy with her?”.

" Yeah, we at the first of the relationship”.

” What the most thing that you liked first about her”. He looked at me doubtfully. Although I know the answer I am satan sometimes.

"Mmm... her body" he scratches his head and let out another puff smoke.

There is a question that popped up my mind.

” Slim, do you think that Nadia is Juliet?”.

He kept quiet for one minute.

”I..don't know"

how he cannot be sure if she is or not.

I preferred to change the subject.

" I think that I should head home "

I heard my phone ringing. Noor is calling

" Hey noor "

"I'm outside your house... where are you? your mum said that you left somewhere she doesn't know, she called me saying that she can't reach you.. are you okay?". I looked over Selim let go of the cigarette. Did mum call Selim also? Is that why he came here?

"yes I'm, I'll be there"

I hung up the call.

”Did my mama called you?”

”No, I was trying to reach you but you didn't respond instead I followed your phone, I went to your house but I think no one was there, why?”.

he came for me

” She called noor telling her that I left the house and can’t reach me, so noor went there and waiting for me".

" so lets go there" he gets out his keys.

" Okay"

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when we arrived home, I saw noor sitting at the threshold.

" Good night, beautiful" he smiled.

was he flirting with me?

Stop overthinking mariam.

" Good night " he unlocks the door and wave at noor and she turned it back.

Noor and I get inside home.

" why are you blushing?" she raised her eyebrow.

"I'm not blushing, why would I?" I glared at her.

"Ask yourself!"

I didn't get the chance to get back on her. when I felt momma hugging me.

" I'm sorry momma, please don't be mad at me" I hugged her back tighter. " let's live our life without him and move on".

we let go of each other. she smiled and I wiped her tears. I kissed her cheek and I went upstairs along with noor. I can see that she is confused. I sit on the bed.

" Dad left us for another woman"

" I'm sorry for hearing this, are you okay?"

"yes I am". I sighed happily because selim gave me a push and advice.

" So you were with selim! After what I heard from your mum and how I see you know as if nothing happened make me curious!".

" Curious about what?" I raised my eyebrow with confusion.

" Do u like selim?" she straightforwardly asked.

"WHAT! no I don't " I shouted.

" what as if I asked you love him!! I just asked if you like him". she surrendered.

" He's like my brother and nothing else". I stated

" I will just act like I believe what you have said".

we took all night talking about the engagement and the upcoming wedding. when she left I brushed my teeth and...

fell asleep.

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