Destiny

Chapter twenty four

People were treating her differently. They were giving her the much needed space she craved. Except for when a hormone driven Deejah came fuming and wanted to be at the forefront of a sibling led protest against such 'grave injustice' as she termed it.

Ameena had laughed dryly and said, "you want to cause more embarrassment to them upon the one I already caused?"

"What's your fault in it, if Ahmad's family decided to act like assholes. Danma an yarda za a auri dansu?" She fumed.

"It's no ones fault really. I don't want to make mama worry about anything concerning me again."

"You see?...you see what your problem is? You worry over others worrying about you."

"Now you sound like captain Jack sparrow." She chuckled

"Don't you dare make fun of me by making light of this situation. You are putting up an act pretending not to be hurt, when I can see right through you.

Can't you see you hurt us more by doing this?"

By now Deejah was crying. She sniffed and wiped her tears

"If only you will cry and let me hold you and tell you its going to be fine, even if its a damn lie. I Will appreciate it more than what you are doing right now." She continued

Ameena was dumbfounded at this sudden care her sister was displaying. She remembered how coldly they had treated each other. They rarely fight, but they were not close either. She swallowed a lump that had formed in her throat.

"Why now Dee? Why the sudden love and concern. Is it because you pity me?"

"What! I have always loved and care for you. I tried to show you but you... pushed me away"

"I didn't... You were the one who was being selfish"

"Ha! selfish, how?"

"You knew our dad...you hoard memories of him which you selfishly refuse to share." Ameena blurted before she could stop herself.

" So that's what this is all about?...Meenu, I was afraid you will feel I was rubbing it on your face, that's why."

"Why will I think that...I don't know its just...I just wish I knew him. Maybe if you told me he was cold and uncaring... I would stop harbouring this secret wish to meet him."

"He was... the best. we played together a lot, he was kind and wouldn't let mama punish me when I erred... I don't know what went wrong but he ....I missed him. I have a million questions I want to ask him but I can't because he has cut all contact with his family...sometimes am afraid something bad has happened to him...but that's just me trying to justify his act."

In her anger and self pity she had failed to realise her sister hurts more than her. Because the memories she had, taunts her and had haunted her for years. Now she realise she was the selfish one, her sister was also hurting but all she did was think of herself. By now both of them were crying.

"Am sorry you felt that way." Deejah said between tears.

"Am sorry too for being selfish and not understanding you."

They hugged each other and cried. They cried for what they had lost, they cried for what they never had and they cried for each others pain.

" I have always loved you Meenu, don't you ever doubt that for a second."

"I loved you too Dee. Am sorry for doubting you."

They joked that at least something good did come out of the situation.
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