Just Another Life; Chapter 5

I am in bed trying to get a good night sleep but ofcours my obsessive cousin has to talk none stop about Marwan at the moment that I finally got my peace from him “I really don’t see what you see in him” I said

“shut up” she answered

“I would really like it if you did that, so I can sleep”I replied

“I think he has a reason for treating you like that maybe it’s just him trying to be funny” she answered totally ignoring my comment

“I can’t believe you are saying that” I said angrily

but again she ignores me that’s when I gave up and I decided to sleep.

The morning sunlight’s hit my face I woke up fresh something told me that it will be a good day, after long argument with Fatima about what to do today we settled on going for lunch then walk I got dressed I wore my favorite dress, as I arrived to the lobby to wait for Fatima and Maryam I see Marwan and Hamad I pretended that I didn’t see them as I sat down I see Marwan “are you pretending that you didn’t see us” he said

“what do you want” I said strictly

he sat beside me I looked at him trying to figure out what does he want 

“now are you and Hamad a couple” he asked so calmly

“no”

“why so mean” he said

I didn’t even bother to answer

“what about you and john, because cheating is not a very good thing it just blows on your face”

“Marwan you just passed the line I get you enjoy teasing me and what not but that’s too much I am not that kind of a girl never was never will be” I said screaming and headed to the elevator I saw Fatima coming but I was not in the mood to do anything, I went to the room after a while I saw the door open and Fatima came in

“just ignore him he can be a douchebag sometimes” she said

“you think” I said

“lets just go and not let him ruin our day”

she had a point  so I decided to go out its not like he will be in the lobby, as we arrive to the lobby my theory has been proven to be wrong I can see him arguing with Hamad, my feet wanted to run back to the room but my brain controlled it I don’t know what is happening what am I doing

“can I talk to you alone” I heard myself say I am not even realizing what I am saying I just want to go to my room , I look around I see them all shocked you can see it on their facial expression what they don’t know is that I am more surprised by my action than they ever will be,

“fine” Marwan says crossing his arms like I am the one who did something bad that’s when he got on my last nerve he has the audacity to pretend like I am mistaken when it is him, I drag him away from them we were standing alone me looking up at him and my words are lost all of a sudden I have nothing to say all the things that I wanted to tell him ever since I saw him was all gone,  “you want to know why I treat you like this” he said “because when we were kids you used to bully me about my mom and about my weight about things I was insecure about and that just made my insecurities worse I was a weak child hoping praying someone will save me but no one ever did and you just scratched those scares peeling them I guess I should thank you because of you I am who I am today because of the way you treated me I persevered to be who I am today it might sound silly because we were kids but it hurts and its not like I want to treat you like this but every time I see you I just remember what you used to say how it felt and I couldn’t stop myself” he continued, I just hug him I don’t know what I am doing “I am sorry I didn’t mean it I don’t remember even doing it I am sorry” I said, surprisingly he hugs me back , we walk back to them I walk beside Fatima and Maryam leaving Hamad and Marwan behind us , “what was that about” said Fatima as we were leaving the hotel

“what was what?” I asked

“the hug” she answered like it was so obvious

“Hamda can you hug him too he might die from jealousy” said Marwan thank god he saved me from Fatima, I just started to laugh as I grabbed Hamad’s hand pulling him towards the taxi, the day went by smoothly we had lunch and walked around a bit and Fatima didn't mention the hug