The Other

24

(Yasir)

I grabbed the car keys from the kitchen table as soon as I walked through the door.

Yasin had asked me where I was going, but I totally ignored him. I had too much on my mind to speak to anyone.

I was heading to Yuki's house. See, ever since the party, she and I have had a thing I guess...

The whole time I drove, all I could think about was what Zu said in the car...

I arrived at Yuki's house. I had texted her before I left my house, telling her we needed to talk. Things were weird...

I knocked on the door and Yuki opened it within seconds. She looked worried.

"Oh, my God." Yuki said as she brought me into a hug. "Is everything okay? I'm so worried..."

I nodded my head slowly and walked inside. Yuki had said something to her parents in Japanese. 'Something...something...something...Yasir...'

I assumed she was introducing me to them since they looked at me and I heard her say my name.

"Uh... Konnichiwa..." I nervously said, but to my surprise and relief, they gave me a smile.

Yuki brought me to her room. Her whole bedroom was full of color. It was bright and vibrant like Harajuku fashion. It kind of made her even more hot...

She sat on her bed as I stood in front of her.

"So... What did you want to talk about?" she asked.

I couldn't even concentrate... Yuki's cute Japanese face was adorable. She was like a child, but a sexy woman at the same time. Her eyes were large and shiny. Her brown wavy hair was long and flowing. Her skin was pale and cold. Her face was smooth and dewy. She hadn't been wearing makeup because it was still early. She was still in her pajamas. She wore a white t-shirt that was too big for her.

"Yasir?" she said, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Is everything okay?"

"O-Oh... I-I'm... I... Uh... I'm sorry, Y-Yuki..." I stammered. "Um... You look really pretty..."

Yuki smiled. "Thank you, Yasir." she said. "But I'm pretty sure you didn't drive all the way over here to talk about how pretty I am... What's bothering you?" she asked.

I sighed before speaking. "It's... Uh... It's dumb..." I said, just now realizing how stupid my story would sound to her.

"Come on, baby.~" she said. "You know you can talk to me about anything..."

"Uh... In Islam..." I spoke. Yuki nodded her head, assuring me that she was listening. "We believe in these spiritual beings...called jinns. We can't see them, but they can see us. There are good jinns and bad jinns. Kind of like the same as spirits and ghosts in Christianity, but different, you k-know?"

Yuki nodded her head once more.

"All of these deaths happening... I know it seems crazy, but I think a jinn is causing this..." I said with more confidence. "I always hear Zulaykha talking to someone behind closed doors... I think she knows a jinn...who may know about or have something to do with the cause of the deaths. Deaths like this don't just happen coincidentally... Zulaykha also said some weird stuff in the car. She was freaking out. She said something about everyone dying and not being able to cheat death...and a desk..."

Yuki looked a little scared after I brought up the desk... Does she know something? She then smiled.

"I'm pretty sure there's a scientific explanation for this. People die every day, you know... As for Zulaykha, she probably has something going on mentally..." Yuki said.

I rolled my eyes. "I knew you would say some atheist shit like that." I said as I grabbed her face and kissed the hell out of her.