The Other

16

(Zulaykha)

Yasin and Yasir got back in the car. Hana moved over in the backseat, so Yasir can sit down.

"It's so cold in here." Yasir said.

"You have no idea..." I thought.

"Anyway, that girl is dead, but she was going to die anyway... All those bats came out of nowhere..." Yasin said. "It isn't your fault."

Yasir sighed. "We should call the p-"

I quickly began to drive.

"Zu... Zu!" Yasir said. "What are you doing? We just can't leave her body there!"

"Yeah, Zu! This is wrong." Yasin said.

"Guys, calm down." I said. "Things are crazy right now. I'll explain everything later."

"What are you talking about?" Yasin asked, confused.

I sighed, trying to hold my tears back. "Fucking me!" I yelled. "I just had to sit in that desk. If we would've never moved, this wouldn't have been happening! I'm the one who wanted to move to find a better life. It's all my fault!"

"Zulaykha!" Yasir yelled. "I have no idea what you're talking about, but you need to calm down! We can talk about whatever is on your mind when we get home..."

"The boy in school having a heart attack... That girl getting attacked by bats, escaping, but then dying anyway! It's happening... Everyone is gonna start dying and there's no way they can avoid it because you can't cheat death!" I yelled.

I was panicking. I was freaking out. This was happening all because of me and I didn't know what to do. It didn't feel real, but I knew it was. As much as I knew this was real life, I just wanted to wake up in my bed from this horrible nightmare.

"Zulaykha!" Yasin yelled.

I saw Ziyad in the middle of the road. I tried to go around him, but the car slid into the woods and rolled down a hill. Luckily, the car landed right.

"A-Are you guys o-"

I looked at Yasin and Yasir. They were dead...and my parents were in the car, glaring at me.

"It's all your fault..." they spoke in unison.

"W-Wha-"

Darkness...