Negina | ✔️

Chapter seventeen: "he's in the other room, shut up!"

We could go out everyday every night. Baby I'll take you there, take you there
-Zayn Malik/ One Direction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For the millionth time, Negina stares at herself in the mirror as her mother explains to her how to behave at her in-laws house during the weekend that she'll be staying there. Yes, again.

"Mori, trust me, I heard you the first hundred times. I don't need a repeat." Negina assures her worried mother. Her mom stares at her through the mirror and cups Negina's cheek in her hand. Negina smiles at her Mom while her eyes close automatically.

"You've grown up so much, mashAllah. I'm so proud of you. Your ready to marry Khalid just go save your father from all this nonsense gossips," her mom states upsettingly in a way that Negina didn't understand.

"I love you." Negina says smiling with her cheek still connected to her mothers soft and tender hand.

"Make sure not to do something you'll regret." Her Mom warns and makes her way out of Negina's huge room. But for some reason, her mothers warning made Negina anxious about something bad happening.

Negina takes out her maroon sweater and pairs it with white skinny jeans and grey high ankle boots. With her jewelry she puts on a silver watch and her engagement ring, that almost never leaves her finger.

In her medium sized grey purse she puts in an extra outfit; a pair of black sweatpants that has adidas written down one leg, a teeshirt that also has adidas written on it, and a black light sweatshirt.

As she says goodbye to her family, Negina's Dad stops her right at the door. "I've got something for you," her father informs her which catches Negina by surprise. "Yeah?" She says turning around to face him.

But instead of facing her father she faces a tall man about six feet tall. He was dressed in a dark suit with a Rolex watch. Negina looked behind the man at her dad for an explanation. "This is Carter, your new bodyguard." Her Dad explains.

Negina raises her eyebrow and starts to argue, "Plaar, (Dad) I don't need a bodyguard. I've never had one, why start now?" Negina whines.

"Lori, I've heard way too many incidents happening to girls like you." He says sternly. (Daughter)

"What kind of incidents?" Negina asks annoyed.

"Rape, Kidnapping," but Negina raises her hand up for him to stop. "Okay, Okay, I get it. But I'm going to Khalid's house. Is he going to walk around after me there too?"

"I gave him his instructions, he knows his boundaries." Her Dad informs Negina. Negina sighs irritated and walks off to her car. She hands the keys over to her bodyguard and he opens the passenger door for her and she gets inside.

The drive was awkwardly silent for the first few minutes until the bodyguard speaks up. "I'm Carter." He introduces. Negina nods her head, "Negina," she introduces herself.

"I know it's annoying having me here and everything, but hey why don't we at least try and be friends." Carter suggests.

Negina shrugs carelessly.

Every time it starts like that.

A few seconds pass before Carter speaks up again telling Negina about his family. Negina really didn't care at first, but then she started engaging into the conversation and looses herself.

Negina steps out of the car and within seconds Carter is by her side guiding her from all the fan commotion. Negina's been through this many times so she does what she always does, smile and walk without looking anyone in the eye.