my stepsister (book2##)

thirty one

Marwa

After I left with what muna told me about where zara's about, I kept checking everywhere to see if by any chance I could find her, but couldn't. I reached the traffic waiting for the yellow color to appear, the road was empty, I checked the time and its not less than two hours to midnight.

I then sighed, indeed tonight has been a tough night

I was there waiting as I heard some voices from the far end corner of the street, I tried to figure out what it was happening and who the people are, but then, I saw a car pass through my direction and I could swear I saw zayed in the car. To reverse and change my direction to zayed's direction, I had to go through another lane for the U-turn.

But something caught my attention, the people whom the voices came from gathered around looking like they are waiting for someone. I stopped the car to see what was happening only to lure their attentions to me

Who am I kidding?

I am the only one on the street, with them staring at me weirdly, I on my car and took my sharp turn towards zayed's direction but zayed's car is nowhere to be found, it has disappeared. I had no choice but to continue moving only to notice that I had company and I knew they are no other people but the people I saw.

I accelerated my car into a higher speed and took various turns, I looked through the rear-view to check if they were still following me and fortunately they weren't. I  continued moving not even knowing where I was going. I don't know the streets much, this isn't my city, this isn't Sharjah. And I am very scared , I came to a stop of a scene of an accident. It was an accident, a very terrible accident, from a look at the car you could tell whoever was in the car isnt making it, except for Allah's will of course. I didn't wait asking of what happened as I saw the police men and the saviours for I saw those cars approaching me with a swift, I took the nearest turn and took out my phone trying to dial Ahmad's, marwan's or anyone's number, but it keeps going into voicemail.

'This is marwan, please leave a message'

I hold up the tears fighting to run down from my eyes as I spoke" marwan am sorry, I am very sorry, just so you know I love you, I love you so much , you are the best brother, twin, and friend to me, I really want to thank you for everything, you have been there when I needed you the most, you served your role as a twin and a brother well. I love you and you will always be in my heart, and am-am sorry marwan am really am, bye twin"

I dialled my parents but it switched off, same as Zara and everyone except for Ahmad

'Hey, this is Ahmad don't leave a message of it isn't important'

I smiled, ahmad will always be Ahmad

I parted my lips to speak only to be interrupted with a sound of car parked across my way , there's no way to follow and I was at so much high speed, I couldn't stop so I closed my eyes tightly as I whispered my shahadah , the car somersaulted the instant it hit the security light, I felt numb and blur...

I opened my eyes trying to come out of the car, smoke and glasses all around the car, the smell of licking petrol hit my nose . I was unable to come out of the car, but one thing for sure I can move my hands although my head hurts like hell, not trying to ignore the blood dripping from my head. I had no idea of what to do at this time as I looked through the broken glasses at the same boys standing waiting for me to come out...

It hit me, I try rummaging my phone to dial Ahmad and I was successful at that...

With shaky lips I spoke "ahmad, I don't know where I am and am scared, they are men who had been following me and cause me an accident, I am under my car with blood dripping from my body, glasses everywhere Ahmad, and they are waiting for me to come out. I don't even think I can make it, I dont wanna die Ahmad, I don't wanna die, but I guess I don't have a say, I have the slightest idea of why they have been following me , they think I have overheard what they said and yea I did, they are after your family ahmad....

...please ahmad come, come to me, save me Ahmad, I don't wanna die, I am so scared, I don't want to leave my mama, my baba, I don't want to leave them, I can't ,I can't leave Zara and my twin marwan , and jafar, muna ,ammar and most especially you ahmad , I don't want to leave you, seeing as this is my only opportunity, I want to tell you how I feel about you before I die, yes ahmad i have always adored you, I love you ahmad, I think I do, although I don't know if the feeling's mutual, but am happy I let it out..

...promise me ahmad one thing, tell my mama and my baba that I love her, and I am sorry that I failed, tell Zara that I love her and I will surely miss her, tell zayed, ammar and everyone that I love them and they should please forgive me,and one thing, do anything possible and get Zarah with zayed, they adore each other its in their eyes ahmad that's my one last wish ahmad...

....I still wish I was talking to you right in front of you, or at least through the phone, to hear your lovely voice, anyways this is not a goodbye, you will always be in my heart ahmad , ALWAYS AND FOREVER..

I quickly pressed the button as I saw a girl coming out from a car, a muslimah around muna's age, no hijjab nor scarf but what she looks familiar.

She added some steps forward and then I recognised her, the girl with the blue eyes, the girl on the news , the girl with money on hand, the rich bitch.

She had a lighter with her , so I quickly typed, 'blue' to ahmad. I released the button as she released the lighter.

Blank!!!!

Then, the entire world turned into an oblivious and lonesome shade of unfamiliar darkness

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Present day, at the hospital.

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