I'm a Muslim and I'm proud- Book 1

Chapter Five- Confusion...

I started to panick, was this little girl following a plot or was she really telling the truth? No, she is too innocent unlike her mother...

"Sister, don't panick, but don't tell your family. The plane will have to be stopped and my mother booked this flight as an 'emergency'," she slowly said.

I got really angry as we were in trouble however two things confused me more, the fact that she called me 'sister' and also she said her mother booked this as an emergency. I was really confused, angry and helpless. She added, "Look, please don't tell your family and please don't panick..."

I didn't understand. Was she really that selfish? What was the 'emergency'? Suddenly I burst out,

"Rose you are so selfish! Yes your mother payed extra money for the emergency but my mum payed too! Not just for a family of 2 but a family of 7!"

Luckily, only the person in front heard me as my family and everyone else were having a good time. Rose started to sob.

"Look, if you found out what the emergency was, then you wouldn't want to tell. It's not about the money It's..."

I cut her off and quickly asked,

"So tell me this, hurry. Quick, because if it is something minor, I am going to tell my mother before the plane takes off!"

"My mother thought I was ill as I kept having blackouts, so she booked an appointment." She began.

"Just get to the point please!" I yelled.

"I went and found out some terrible news. This is why I came here."

"What? I'm so confused!" I said.

"I...I have a very big illness that needs to be treated in America. My mum panicked and booked this flight, we were having a lovely time with my father, until this happened." She answered. I was quite upset but I wanted to know more...

"Ok, so tell me this. Why isn't your father with you if this illness is so big?" I said.

"My father is a muslim. We came here to visit him as he does not have permission to enter another country, something to do with passports and stuff." Replied Rose.

She was half cast!? Wow, I need to know more about her. Maybe that was why she called me sister. However, where was her mother and what was the illness?

"Hun, how old are you?" I eagerly asked.

"I am 10. Shall I continue?" She said. Yes I need to know more, I thought. I gave a slight nod.

"My illness is a huge one. Your probably thinking where my mother is if I'm so ill? Well she has gone to the pilot as my doctor told her to warn the pilot before taking off. This is because if anything serious happens to me then they will have to prepare an emergency landing."

I started to think bigger and my mind was starting to neaten up by this time. Things started to make sense. But what was the illness???

"I shall move on. Back to my illness, I have got Leukemia- a type of Cancer..."