That Winter You Came (Completed)

Episode 13

On The first day of our second year in high school, I woke up half an hour earlier than the usual to particularly take better care of my looks.

I couldn't but notice how I gained few kgs in summer in all the good places. So when I put on my blouse, it perfectly embraced my new figure.

I spent more time styling my scarf in a shape that would enhance the beauty of my oval face. then decorated my scarf with the pin that Salim has gifted me.

When I went down to join my family for breakfast my mother didn't comment on my looks, this only meant I looked beautiful! because she is the type of people who choose to ignore complimenting the whiteness of a wall but ridicule the black dirt on it.

My sister knowing I had boyfriend started to see me as someone of more importance.. Especially realising that my relationship with him actually survived the three long separating months of summer while all her relationships barely hang on for two weeks.

She dotingly gave me extra cookies with a smile while declaring:
_" I'm going to school with my sister today, I shall follow her steps . I shall even see the blue red if she said it's red!"

My poor silly sister thought I had the whole world in the palms of my hands just because I had a boyfriend.

She indeed was the silliest at the time ..

When we were in the middle of taking breakfast my elder brother suggested accompanying us as well while scornfully examining my sister's pants that were only getting tighter with time and her makeup that was making her look more of a oily painting than an actual teenager. The poor him only watched his little sister's transition to being a complete desperate attention seeker with helplessness since my mother forbade him from scolding her precious daughter, he could only suggest protecting her with his hands and shoulders.

My mother gave him half a look .. And then started shouting:

_" why take them? Do you think they are babies ?.. Do you even know where the highschool is?.. you dropped out before you even reached it. If you continued your studies you would have been driving them in your own car by now instead you're working day and night to buy a silver necklace you useless child!" 

My brother not standing her for one other moment, soon stood up and left the house all together.

Not minding his attitude my mother held his plate and dropped all the cookies in Mimi's plate.

_"eat well sweety . this is your first day in highschool"

I only shook my head and pretended I didn't see a thing.

Sometimes I wonder if Mimi was my mother's only true child and the rest of us were adopted, still I have to exempt this possibility since she treats my little brother as trashy as the rest of us, speaking of which, he wasn't even on the breakfast table though the time was running late for his school, most probably, She forgot to wake him up.

When we finally finished eating we walked out of the house, And the first thing my eyes met was Salim standing across the street.

Back at the time boys didn't have much to do to make them selves look handsome, Aside from Rayan's unique hair style .. All the boys cut their hairs short or grew it a bit taller and made dozens of spiky nails of hair using gel.
The silver necklace was an essential fashion tool . that is to add the baggy jeans that didn't even reach their waste revealing their underwear, and the sports jacket as well.

All the boys wore the same brand, the same colors all over the streets .. All had nails above their heads and all put the same perfume.

This outfit suddenly looked like a national uniform for all boys.