It's Too Late To Love Me Back

Chapter 11

They say birds of a feather flock together, my dearest cousin Adem and Younes are the embodiment of this proverb.

No one knows when exactly did their friendship start, we're just aware they've known eachother long before our two families reunited in marriage, probably since childhood, when they were classmates at the Fj private primary school.

Now I haven't had the privilege of attending private schools all throughout my years as a lazy student, for two main reasons: the first being the fact my father refused to send me to a private institution, according to his words he did so because he wanted me to enjoy a happy childhood with happy-go-lucky peers instead of the difficulty I'd certainly encounter in a place that would treat me like a walking business deal, and second, I was a desperately lazy student who despised school, so it wasn't even worth the effort to send me else where.

Since I have never been to Fj private school and have no acquaintances there, I have no way to know whether Younes and Adem became friends there and what type of friendship they had exactly.

All I know is that people have always said that if Adem was a woman he would have been the chosen wife of Younes without a grain of hesitation, the two of them share the type of unspoken understanding that is a rarity even among friends, like if their souls met in the heavens before landing on earth.

So .. how in hell did this heavenly friend, namely Adem, end up barging inside my room marely hours after I met Younes at the restaurant, and the typically calm him suddenly yelled:

_" You absolute idiot! What have you done today!??"

_" What!" I yell back as I swallow with difficulty the food that was inside my mouth already, I was eating a desert to cheer up my sad self when he barged inside my room without even knocking.

You see, the one doesn't need to go to sophisticated schools to learn proper manners, I spent my life sleeping on my desk yet I know better.

_" I knew you would cause a disaster one day!" he continues to yell while I'm nitpicking on his disrespectful behavior in my mind, then I yelled back:

_" Why do you and your brother enjoy calling me an idiot every time you open your mouths?? I'm not talking to you unless you take that back and apologize, get out of my room until then!!"

For reference, Adem and Marwan are brothers, and they unsurprisingly share a lot of similar treats, except for their relationship with Younes of course, while Adem is clearly very close to the latter, Marwan on the other hand absolutely hates his guts.

To my annoyance, Adem refuses to say a word of apology, instead he presses his temples, then he continues showing off how loud his voice could get:

_" Just tell me what exactly did you say to Younes, because I'm at my wits end now."

_" It's a private matter, why should you know what he and I discussed?"

_" A private matter now? Rima! since the moment you decided to go after Younes Merabat of all men, your foolish love journey have never been a private matter, both families are inevitably involved!"

_"Adem, know your limits, I didn't go after him to do anyone any favor, and if I decide to take my feelings back of course I wouldn't ask for anyone's opinion or approval, it's my private matter whether you liked that or not."

_" this mentality of yours is going to drive this family to ruin!" he warns me as he looks at me with a ready to kill glare.

Then he goes silent all at sudden, and starts pacing around my room stressing me out with him, you see, I can actually be a horrible person sometimes, although I had absolutely no freaking idea what was stressing him out to the point of insanity, I still think this is the perfect opportunity to extract my petty revenge, so I clear my voice and say mischiefly: