My True Self - Noaf x fem reader (AlRawabi School for Girls)

Chapter 7 - Which Side Do You Choose?

After dinner I sent Noaf a message to get to know where she was and then joined her on a bench outside.

"She can't think clearly, no surprise considering what they did to her", I broke the silence.

"They hurt you a lot as well", Noaf reminded me.

"Yeah, but they didn't incite the whole class against me. The diary thing went way overboard. And I was never alone. You have been with me, but we let Mariam down."

Silence settled between us until I raised from the bench. "I will try to talk to her again. Maybe I can somehow stop her from selling Rania and Layan out." However I should do that.

Back in my room Mariam blocked me off immediately. Actually she ignored me.

"Fine. Then I will just tell them the truth about everything", I declared but Mariam stopped me from leaving the room by placing herself between me and the door.

"No, you can't do that! What's gotten into you? I thought we were friends", she spat out.

"You might not see it right now but I'm doing all of this to help you too", I claimed.

"So you are betraying me for my own sake?", she shot back sarcastically.

"We don't know anything about Rania and Layan, especially not about their families. Keep Ruqayyah in mind. Playing with her led to ruining her whole life."

"They ruined my life as well!"

"That's exactly why we should know better. Hurting them won't make your pain vanish."

"How can you be on their side after everything they've done?! They hurt you too!"

"Mariam, this isn't about sides. It's about making good choices and learning from mistakes. Maybe we could solve this conflict by talking to them. They seem to be considerate. There must be a reason they're acting like they do."

"I don't care! They never considered my perspective either."

This conversation was pointless. So I shoved Mariam to the side and left the room going to Noaf's.

"You should drop the make-up", I stated as soon as I entered the room.

"What?", Rania replied with a mocking chuckle.

"You should remove the make-up. I need to tell you something important. If you don't want to get into trouble you should stay here tonight."

"Are you threatening us?", Rania questioned.

"Let's just do it", Layan suggested and pulled Rania into the bathroom.

"What are you doing? Are you seriously planning to tell them?", Noaf worried and pulled me down onto her bed.

"If we don't want everything to get out of hand this is our only option", I assumed.

"It was a mistake to get Mariam back on board", Noaf finally recognized.

"Yes, but it's too late now. We can only try our best to fix everything now."

Mariam's name appeared on my phone. She was calling me.

"Don't tell them", Mariam pleaded. "This is our chance!"

"I'm sorry that you're feeling betrayed but I stayed silent far too long. We need to solve this properly." With these words I hung up.

"So what is all of this about?", Layan asked me as the duo returned to the main room.

They sat down on their bed and observed me carefully.