Like Emeralds (NOT RECOMMENDED)

= Chapter 5 =

Recap:

Jameela keeps spotting weird behaviour tondo with Aliah her ring and her eyes. But they've become friends, also family problems with Mariah as she continues to throw her life away.

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Have you ever had those days, were all you want to do is curl up in a ball, read, and eat cookies.

Well today is one of those days.

Nevertheless I dragged myself out of bed, got ready, slapped Nadia seven times in total and we were off to Madrassah.

As I had two free periods me and Nadia decided to visit the forest near the stream. So we dropped our bags and made our way there.

The stream was a small, yet precious part of our Madrassah. It slipped down amongst the the small hills and was constantly gushing with icy, frothy, water.

A few stepping stones were plonked across to the other side making it easy to get across. Nadia held out her hand and we hopped our way over.

But I swear to you, on that day, I felt eyes burning the back of my hijab.

It's nothing. I told myself repeatedly.

But I was in fact wrong.

But I'll get to that part in a minute.

The forest was dark, but not that gloomy type of dark, that type of dark that makes you want to reach out and grope what's lurking amongst it.
We stepped inside cautiously, and were imeadietly surrounded by trees. A few beams of light were spotted between cracks of the leaves.

The trees were gorgeous, glossy maroon colours, of some a thousand shades of gold and burnt umber. The leaves skimmed our hijabs as we made our way deeper, and deeper into the forest.

"Jameela, Jameela look its a pond and a bench, " Nadia squealed running towards it in the forest clearing.

I laughed as she dragged me towards it and we both knelt by the pond, picking up stale bread and tossing it in for the ducks.

I sighed and sat down on the bench, Nadia following suite. We were silent for a couple of minutes and we watched a few birds dive through the leaves and nestle in the branches.

I heard and murmur and a rustle of leaves.

"Nadia...," I began panick stricken.

But she put a finger to my lips and we back away slowly from the bench.

"No need to be scared,"

I gasped and jumped back, Nadia gripped my arm and we stepped back.

The branches of a nearby tree parted and a man of about 25 moved into he light.

He had a handsome face and a well built body. But that wasn't it.

He held a gun, and pointed it us.

"Who are you? Whatever it is it wasn't us, were only young, please don't kill us!" Nadia babbled throwing her hand to protect her face.

"You thing I give a s***? Well guess what I don't," He snarled.

"Now just to let you know you will die tonight, whether you like it or not," He sighed in a bored voice, flinging the gun around as if it was a toy.

"So I'd just stop talking crap and shut your f***ing gob,"

Nadia whimpered.

"Aliah, come greet our guests,"

Aliah moved into the clearing, her face crumpled with guilt and tears.

"Aliah is my sister,"

Aliah sobbed. "I wish I wasn't,"

The man hissed and turned towards her, he lifted his fist about to punch her and I quickly ran and grabbed the knife from his back pocket.

He growled and before he pressed the trigger I slashed his face with the knife.

Howling in pain he bent over and I grabbed the gun, Nadia held onto my wrist and Aliah's and we ran.

I had no sense of direction so I just followed Nadia blinded my teas that burnt my face.

Nadia quickly shoved the key in the lock and twisted it we ran inside, up the stairs and locked the door.

Aliah wept on my floor, Nadia just looked shell shocked and I was standing with the gun in my hand.

Oh god the gun.

What the hell am I gonna do with this?

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