Imperfect Hearts

Chapter 4

Farida

"Who does he think he is? That stupid-stupid -idiot ugh." Farida exclaimed in frustration as Noor continued on biting her apple.

She nodded at what seemed to be thoughtfully at Farida making Farida more frustrated.

"I mean how can he just say that? And in front of all of those people! You should've seen the way he smirked Noor, I swear I wanted to punch it off of his face so bad." Farida continued spinning around the room pulling her hair.

"I'm sure you did." Noor nodded calmly at Farida.

"That guy is the definition of arrogant. I know I have said this before but this one, he had no dignity. He humiliated me and he didn't even care. All I asked him was why he was looking at you guys creepily the other time? And what does he do? He freaking explodes."

"Wait wait, what do you mean 'looking at us creepily." Noor interrupted Farida.

Farida stopped abruptly. "Uhh...."

"What. Do. You. Mean?"

Farida looked at Noor for a second, trying to find a way out of this. But when she saw that dangerous glint in Noor's eyes, she knew that there is absolutely no way out.

Farida sighed.

"I just saw him in front of Yusuf's building the time when we went there because you 'missed' him."

Farida said talking about that day when Noor couldn't stop complaining about how she missed Yusuf. And after a couple of hours Farida couldn't take it any longer and took Noor to see the love of her life.

"Yes?" Noor urged Farida to continue.

"And well I saw him staring at you guys with this weird look in his eyes, you know and it kind of freaked me out. And I'm cautious you know, especially after what happened to you. I should've been there with you. I should have been there and protected you and I- I wasn't." Farida said as she looked at the ground.

She felt ashamed of not being there for Noor, not when she needed her most. After all Noor was with her through every step and she, she felt like she betrayed her. Farida couldn't help but feel guilty.

"Oh, Farida. You know you couldn't be here. You were out of town and that's understandable and it's not your fault for what happened." Noor said trying to make her understand.

But Farida didn't understand. She couldn't understand.

"But Noor I wasn't with you even the first time when he kidnapped you. And I was here, I wasn't out of town, I was right beside you and yet he took you away. And I almost lost you to him. You were gone for weeks without anybody knowing anything. You were gone and I was afraid you weren't going to come back." By now Farida had tears coming from her eyes.

She was taking about yessir- some crazy dude that wanted to sell Noor and her friend. He was a psychopath.

Just thinking about him makes Farida shudder.

Even though she hasn't him she is sacred of him. She can't even imagine what it was like for Noor.

This was the truth. She was just a bad friend and she couldn't do anything.

" Like Muna."Noor mumbled and Farida looked up at her with wide eyes when she said that.

Farida now had a faint smile on her face a humorless one. "Yeah, just like her. But the difference is I couldn't do anything for her, but you I could. But I didn't try hard enough. I didn't when I could've."

"That's not true. You couldn't do anything. Hell not even Ameen and Abbi could do anything. It was my fault and no one else's. You don't have to blame yourself. And the second time that I was kidnapped was for arresting Yassir and you know that. So there is no reason for you to blame yourself." Noor stood up and hugged Farida with full force.