Negina | ✔️

Chapter seven: "Fuck you"

I'll hold you when things go wrong, I'll be with you from dusk 'till dawn
-Zayn Malik and Sia

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"Hi uncle" Khalid greets Negina's dad. He gives his mom a kiss on the cheek and his dad a hand-shake. Greeting everyone else with a simple "hello" he looks to the stairs seeing a few people. But I'm the middle he spots his fiancé. She looks alluring, yet when Khalid looks at her he prevents himself from smiling. In fact he forced his lips to twist down to a frown.

Negina's smiles appears as Fereshta says something in her ear making Khalid suspicious. As they walk down the rest of the stairs they giggle and whisper to each other. Khalid takes a minute to fix his tie as Negina steps down the last step and stands beside Naser.

Lema lowers her voice telling Negina, "Your hot as hell brother came back, and you never told me!"

Khalid lets out a smile unable to contain himself. "Aye there's the smile we've all been wanting to see." Mustafa says putting an arm around Shafiqa, and yet again for the millionth time she shrugs it off of her.

"Madina called, all the guests came. Ameena, Mansoor, and Sediq are also there." Negina's mom says entering the room while trying to tie her necklace.

Mustafa fixes her necklace for his mom as she cusses at him to hurry up. "Ok, lets go."

"Negina can go in Khalid's car," Naser suggests smirking to his sister.

Negina glares at him but before she can deny the offer her mom steps up again, "that's a great idea." Negina huffs in annoyance as they go to their cars leaving her dumbfounded.

"Get in the car." Khalid says sternly. Negina is surprised when Khalid sits in the car, slamming the door shut without being a gentleman and opening the door for her. He looked so much kinder when his parents are around. Why?

Negina glumly opens the fancy door and sits in the car making sure not to rip her dress. After a few minutes Negina decides to speak up and break the silence, "Look,-" but she doesn't get to complete her sentence.

"No. You look, the only reason I am marrying you is because of my parents. I didn't want to marry anyone, they forced me too. I was going to marry your sister. But I don't blame you, I know you didn't want to get married either. So lets just keep things at a friends zone and not in a partnership." Khalid says in a calm manner yet his voice yelled out anger to Negina.

How did he do that?

Baffled, Negina silently looks down to her lap. Maybe he's right. It's probably the best for Negina and Khalid to keep things at a friendly manner. And it's the safest. Because if they keep communicating in a relationship form then there's a chance that one of them will start to fall love the other, for sure.

Negina doesn't take time to search her mind for an answer. Negina doesn't have to reply to Khalid. He's not taking no for an answer, and it's obvious to all.

But it's not like Negina actually wanted to marry him. So then why does Negina feel betrayed all of a sudden?

"Yeah, it's probably the best." Negina says not taking her eyes off of her hands that are holding the clutch bag tightly and resting in her lap.

"I'm glad you agree, but we'll be a happy couple in front of people. I think of it like a game." Khalid says in a offering tone. Negina almost scoffs hearing his words.