If Only I Were You

Ch.6

Poem/quote of the day:

Rejection should be your elevation,
Failure is not final

-HGF

Chapter Six: Eavesdropping and dumpsters

AFEERAH'S P.O.V

After barely handing Sahla her sparkling water, everyone was either laughing at me or calling me names and making me a laughing stock.

I ran to the girls restroom and locked the stall I entered. Tears fell down my face without notice.

Why did i have to be embarrassed everywhere i go?

Ofcourse i knew i wasn't the luckiest person but at least I'm a person.

With a heart.

With a soul.

A person Sahla Othman Lukman hates so much.

I stared at my skirt as the tears fell on it continuously.

The door of the bathroom opened and i heared some girls' talking.

"That maid girl should have saw it coming. How dare she disrespect Sahla like that?" A girl said.

I whimpered clasping my palm on my lips because I didn't want them to know i was listening.

"Yeah, she tots deserved what happened to her." Another girl said sighing.

I wanted to go out there and defend myself but everyone knows Afeerah Mustapha doesn't have nearly enough confidence to do that. So i just kept shut and listened hoping they'd just leave so i could go out.

"No doubt she did. How's she even in this school?"

"Maybe she was given a scholarship."

"Or she begged to be let in."

I was angry. Not at them but at myself. They should just leave.

"I need to pee." Girl 1 said.

My heart stopped besting as i kept chanting please don't come to this stall in my mind.

But being the unlucky girl that i am, she had to come right here.

She twisted the doorknob and when it didnt budge, she said, "Someone's in here and by the looks of it listened to our convo."

I bit back a sigh as she tried to open the door again.

They knocked. "Open up!"

Oh no.

"I'll break this door if you don't."

Ya Allah!!!

They started hitting the door but it wouldn't budge.

"I'm calling a janitor to come open this door." One of them threatened.

No matter how scared i was, i didn't want anyone to get involved.

I unlocked the door to face two angry looking girls.

They gasped just by the sight of me.

"Oh look what the cat dragged in,"

"A maid."

I looked at the ground.

"You were eavesdropping." The one with huge brown eyes and caramel-chocolate skin accused.

I know i shouldn't be observing her looks but i couldn't help it. She looked like a queen.

You're in trouble Afeerah! Stop staring.