Nevertheless

5

Fatimah's POV

I opened my i eyes slowly to see my room dark. I checked the time on my phone it was seven already how time flies. I didn't even know I fell asleep. I entered the bathroom and performed ablution and then prayed. When I was done I went downstairs and entered the living room. Ali was playing game on his phone while mom was watching her weekly shows as for dad I think his not around.

"As'alamualikum" I said.

Making them notice my presence.

"Our sleeping beauty aka Miss attractive is finally awake" Ali said smiling like a loon.

I rolled my eyes at him.

"Yes am awake did you miss me" I said with a fake smile.

"In your dreams" he said with a cringe on his face.

I just laughed and started walking towards him slowly with an evil smile on my face.

"Mooooommm" he said calling mom moving back on the couch.

I wanted to laugh but I remained composed with my evil smile still placed on my lips.

When I got closer to him. I ruffled his hair. I know how he cherished his hair and he hate's it when his hair is rough.

"Mom Timah is bullying me" he said pouting trying to fix his hair.

Mom ignored him with out saying anything. I laughed at him and stick my tongue out.

He folded his hands and huffed looking at the other side.

I chuckled at his childishness and entered the kitchen looking for something to eat. I picked an apple and walked out of the kitchen.

I sat down next to mom and started eating the apple while watching tv. When I was done I threw it in the waste bin.

"Mom am going to my room now if you don't see me agian that means am asleep" i said.

"Ok. I met our neighbors in the morning when I was about to go to work today and the invited us over for dinner tomorrow" she said.

"Ok" I said nodding

"That nice" I added and left.

I entered my room and saw a missed call from Rachel.

On phone

"Ahla (hello)" I said

"How are you? How was school?Was it fun?." Rachel said asking me different questions at a time.

"Rach take it easy" I said.

"Just tell me" she said eagerly.

"It's fine. School was fun somehow I even made a new friend" I said.

"What do you mean school was somehow fun? And also so you already replaced me" she said.

"No no no I can never replace you habibti" I said.

"So tell me what happened in your new school" she said

I narrated everything that happened to her. When I was done she gasped.

"Omg!!! your new friend was right I think they like you" she said.

"No it can't be. It's only my first day why would they like me" I said.

"Gurl that doesn't matter. There's something called love at first sight" she said.

"I still don't think so" I said in objection.

"Let's make a bet" she said.

"Okay" I agreed.

One thing about Rachel she never loses a bet.

"If they like you, you're giving me 100 dollars and if they don't am going you 100 dollars. Agreed???" She said with confidence.

"Okay" I said

"Yessss" she said squealing.

"Bye" she said ending the call.

I closed my eyes thinking of what she said something deep down me is telling me what she's saying is true. I brushed the thought away and fell asleep.

I didn't go back to sleep after subhi prayed. I took my bath and started getting ready for school. I settled for a white palazzo and a long sleeve lemon green shirt. I wore my white baby hijab and and a lemon green sneakers.

I took my school bag and went to the dining table.

"Miss attractive looks beautiful today" my brother said.

"Am always beautiful" i said.

I started eating when I was done. I went outside waiting for dad and Ali. I saw a lovely couple coming out from their house. I think they are the neighbors mom was talking about.

"Sabah al-khayr (good morning)" i said greeting them.

"Wa alayki as-sabah (and upon you be the morning)" they said in unison.

There are the cutest couple I have ever seen apart from my parents.

"Shukraan (thank you)" I said smiling.

Dad finally came out with Ali. Dad and Ali exchange pleasantries with the couple before we left. We arrived at school.

"Am not picking you up after school today" he said.

"Then how are we going home" I said.

"Take a public transport you are old enough to bring yourself to school and take yourself home. Here this is you break and transport money" dad said handing us the money.

"Bye darlings" he said and left.

I entered the class. Aliyah hugged me.

"Babe, how are you" she said

"Am fine and you"

"Am great" she said

I smiled and she released me from the hug.

"Lemme introduced you to my friends" she said.

"Okay" I said and followed her to a group of students talking two boys and three girls.

"Hi everyone this is my friend Fatimah I know you know her since she's the talk of town now" she said winking at me.

"Fatimah meet Aisha, Haneen, Sara, Kalifah and Zayn" she said.

"Nice to meet you" I said.

"Nice to meet you too" they said.

I smiled Aisha, Sara and Haneen all hugged me.

I decided to seat down with them for the main time since I had no friends and had nothing to do. There were talking about an actor called Nadine Labaki I think he's a Lebanese actor.

I was happy because because I finally had friends apart from Rachel and there so nice cause they made me laugh.

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