Asaal

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Asaal.
My foot has gotten much better after staying in the room for 5 days, Nurain didn't allow me to leave the room, Hanifa comes to my room everyday cause well she stays in villa with us now and we talk about the most random things ever, like yesterday Hanifa came here and told me that she wants to have a baby,  cause Nafisa just told us that she's having her baby number one, the baby fever that Hanifa is getting is bad, I'm getting a little bit of it but I have to wait till I'm 19
"Asaal I'm going to get food for you, I'll be back" Nurain said standing up from the bed
"No Nurain, my leg is much better I can walk"  I said
I stood up from the bed and I walked to him normally no limping or anything
"See, I'm okay, let me go and get it" I said
I left the room finally and I went to the kitchen to get me and Nurains breakfast, Zarah was there doing only God knows what, I know she's the cause of my foot being sprained and I'm not going to let that slide, I couldn't walk for 5 days straight because of her
"Zarah" I said
"What?" She said sharply
"Don't give me that attitude, you know what you did and you're giving me and attitude, are you good?" I said to her, now we were looking at each other face to face but at a distance
"Look could you stop saying rubbish and-
"Rubbish?! How? Zarah you poured water on the staircase and made me sprain my ankle, do you think that's okay?" I said calmly trying my best not to shout at her
"Number 1 don't interrupt me like that, that's very rude, Number 2, I did and so what? Are you going to kill me, are you going to beat me? No! So I don't see why you're coming here to say rubbish" She said pointing her knife at me
"I won't beat you or kill you, I'm not violent, but I'm going to warn you, the next time you bloody try to hurt me or do anything stupid and harmful to me, I swear I'll drive you to misery, I'll make your dry pathetic life more miserable than it is now" I said still being calm with her but my words were firm and I was looking at her straight into her eyes
"Ohh, I'm shaking, I'm so scared, you're talking as if you can do it"  Zarah said
"Try me" i said
"Look you can't come and threa-
"Oh yeah I forgot, one more thing, those your emotional blackmails that you use on Nurain doesn't work anymore, nobody gives a fuck if you're suicidal or not okay? Just leave me and my husbands life alone, Home wrecker" I said
"What do you even know about someone being suicidal?" She said sounding like she was about to cry
"Oh I know every single fucking thing when it comes to topics like this! I've been there before, self harm, everyday crying and the rest, suicide was once upon a time always on my mind, and as a fellow woman and former victim of all this, my best advice for you is too start afresh, new friends and new life, the man you're so obsessed with is in love with someone else, don't do all this for love, it's not worth it at the end" i said trying my best not to cry.
I quickly took the tray that had food on it and I left the kitchen, all that brought back so much memories, i went back to the room and gave Nurain his food
"What took you so long?" He asked
"Oh nothing I was just having a chat with Zarah" i Said
"Chat?" Nurain said
"Yes, well not like chat, it was just some advice and warning" i said
"What did you say to her?" Nurain asked
Then I looked at him
"Just eat okay? What i said to her was nothing serious" I said
He nodded his head and ate the food, I wonder what she's doing in the kitchen, most likely crying or something from everything I said
"ASAAL!, NURAIN!" I heard Hanifa shout from downstairs
I and Nurain dropped everything we were doing and ran downstairs to where she was, she was shaking and Asaad was trying to calm her down
"What happened?" I asked, at this point I was getting scared
"Bro I don't know what Zarah was thinking but she's on the floor in the kitchen the servants are giving her first aid and I think she cut her self on the wrist and it's too deep, she started bleeding and Hanifa went in and saw her bleeding on the floor" Assad said
"What did you exactly say to her Asaal?" Nurain asked
"I spoke to her about how her self harm addiction isn't going to take her anywhere"  I said
"What have you done?" Nurain said in shock
He ran to the kitchen and I followed him, I saw her on the floor with blood everywhere, then Nurain looked at me and then he looked at the blood
"No, no leave this place you know you hate seeing blood, please" I heard Nurain say but it was already to late I was already feeling dizzy and everything was turning black and blurry.

Nurain.
Asaal just fainted, she hasn't fully healed from her foot and now she dropped on the floor, I quickly rushed to her side and carried her to the living room where Hanifa and Asaad where
"What happened to her?" Nafisa asked, she looked so worried and pale
"She fainted" I said
"How?" Asaad asked
"She hates the sight of blood" I said
I put her on one of the couches, I started rolling up her sleeves then Hanifa stopped me
"What happened?" I asked
"You can't roll up her sleeves" Hanifa said
"Why is there something wrong?" I asked
"You'll see the things that you'll find difficult to get answers to" Hanifa said
"Huh"
"Just give her smelling salts, you don't need to check her pulse" Hanifa said
"Hanifa we need to check her pulse" Asaad said
"You don't need to, let me get smelling salts from bag" she said
She ran upstairs and I was curious, I just had to roll up her sleeves, I quickly rolled them up and checked her forearm, I just saw Cuts, and when I say cuts, I mean the ones that you use, Razor, scissors and glass to cut yourself, I dropped her arm carefully and looked at Asaad
"Why would she do this?" Asaad asked
"It's probably cause of her fucked up father and step mother, they made her life hell when her mother left" I said
"There has to be something else behind this too" Asaad said
Then I looked at her, why would she do all this to her self? Was her dad that bitter?
" I'm back with the salts" Hanifa said
Then she looked at the arm that had the cuts
"Why did you open it?" She asked
"We had to feel her pulse" I said
Then she looked at me
"Good luck" She said
She went over to Asaals head and put the smelling salts on her nose, she did it like 3 times then Asaal woke up.
"Nurain"  was the first thing she said when she opened her eyes
"Yes love, I'm here with you" i said squeezing her hand tight, she smiled at me but it was a weak smile
"I'll take her to the room, you guys should take care of Zarah" i said
Asaad nodded his head and i carried Asaal in my arm's bridal style and I took her upstairs to our room, I put on her to lay down on the bed
"Did I look at Zarah bleeding?" She asked softly
"Yes" i said
She closed her eyes and sighed
"I shouldn't have followed you into the kitchen" She said
"Yeah and I shouldn't have asked you that question too, you didn't do anything, you weren't the cause of all this, I'm sorry" I said
She smiled at me again, her smile is beautiful, it always wants to make me kiss her, God! She's so beautiful.
"Do you need anything?" I asked
"Can I get grapes, it always helps when I faint" She said
"Sure, I'll get them for you" I said
I left the room and went downstairs to get the grapes from the fridge, Zarah was already in her room and they cleaned everything up, good. I washed the grapes and put them in a bowl and was about to leave the kitchen until Hanifa approached  me
"Yes Hanifa?" I said
"How's she holding up?" She asked
"She's doing fine I'm just getting her grapes she said it always helps her get better" I said
"Oh okay that's good... and I know you saw what was on her arm, I'm not that stupid, but please don't ask her now what happened, she already looks happy" Hanifa said
"Hanifa please could you atleast tell me why she did it?" I asked
"I can't tell you, I'm sorry all I can say was she was depressed for a period off time and things got really bad" Hanifa said
She looked at me for a minute as if she was about to cry, and then she left the kitchen, I also left the kitchen and went back to Asaal, she was there lying on the bed facing the ceiling.
"Here are the grapes" i said
She sat up and took the bowl from my hands and her grapes quietly.
"I know you raised up my sleeves and saw my arm" she said
"No I di—
"Don't lie to me, when I woke up I noticed one of my sleeves where up, and definitely when someone faints you check their pulse" she said
"Asaal" I said
"Don't ask me anything, I'm not going to answer you" she said