Saad's pov:
"I can understand about Amira, but what happened to you? Why have you suddenly..."
"Nothing has happened suddenly okay? Everyone already knew about things except me! So how do you expect me to feel?" With glistening orbs, she glared at me, breaking my heart slightly.
"That's not true..."
"It is! You can't deny the facts! Okay, I can understand about Emaan, she couldn't contact me, I get it. But what about ammi? And you? Why didn't you tell me anything about Emaan before?" With her hands fisted by her side, she fumed.
"How was I supposed to-"
"Don't you even dare make any excuse here! I don't want to listen to anything. I'm just… I just can't believe that I was the last one to know about Emaan… She was my best friend. I agree I couldn't always be there for her, but still. I- You should have told me about her sooner… At least ammi should have trusted me with her secret, but no, she didn't either. Why? Am I that-"
"Then tell me when I should have told you about it? When ammi was aiming at me or when you were admitted in the hospital worrying about ammi? But you still managed to get to know about it and look at what you are doing? You should be trying to heal and motivate ammi to at least try to recover soon but look at yourself! And for the record of it, I didn't even know that you guys didn't know about that incident!" Interrupting her, I hissed angrily. Couldn't she at least listen to me for once!
"I- I know… It's just that I- I don't know what to do anymore. I don't know how to cope up with things anymore. Ammi wouldn't stop reminding us of her deteriorating health and I still couldn't bring myself to accept the fact that she is no more. And on top of that, I- I couldn't even help Amira with her studies! Her exams are just around the corner and-"
"And what about you?" Exhaling loudly, I pocketed my hands.
"Huh? What about me?" Furrowing her brows, she looked up at me. Her glassy orbs were still glistening with unshed tears.
"Aren't your exams around the corner too?"
"M- my exams…"
"Yeah, you should be focusing on them instead of these things for now. In a few days, when they will be over, you can come back to thinking about everything else, okay?" Holding her shoulders gently, I suggested hopefully.
"B- but what if something happens to ammi during this time? What-"
"Nothing will happen. It's only a matter of fifteen days, right?" I gave her an assuring look, unsure myself. I just wanted her to stop worrying about everything else and focus on herself. Everything could wait, but if she didn't focus on her health, it might get worse.
"Y- yeah. But it is a long time… An- and I don't think I would be able to focus on my studies in this situation..." Shaking her head, she took a step back, releasing herself from my hold.
"Try. At least you won't regret losing this chance in the future." I leaned back on the cupboard in dejection.
"But I can't…"
"You will be able to do it. Believe in yourself. I know you can do it."
"I'm not as smart as you think I'm!" Folding her arms on her chest, she scowled.
"Okay fine. But you are going to try. Don't waste your hard work like this. This is your final year afterall." Moving away from the cupboard, I sighed.
Humming in response with a nod, she looked down while fidgeting with her fingers, lost in her own thoughts.
"By the way..."
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Unexpected Promises
Spiritual(EDITED) "Ok ma'am, maybe you are right. But what do you want from me? Why have you even kidnapped me?" I glared at her, annoyed. I can't believe I'm agreeing with her right now. "Oh nothing much baby boy, I just want you to get married to my daugh...
