SWITCH

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Chapter song: Billie Eilish-listern before I go

The bath tub is full of water and blood, the sight of an unconscious Aisha sends a cold chill down my spin, almost bringing me to my knees. I rush over to her and get on my knees not realizing that am alone in the house I begin to shout for help," Help me please! Someone call an ambulance please! Anyone! Aisha! Aisha! Get up! Aisha!", My voice comes out loud and uncontrollably.

Rashid who had been in his car is now at the doorway of the bathroom, taking in the sight, " oh my god", he says before grabbing his phone out of his pocket and calling for help.

I do not stop trying to wake her very cold self up, I try to pull her out but I am stopped by Rashid who then lifts her our of the tab and lays her on the ground. He then begins to search for signs to show that she's still breathing, I remain on my knees watching as he presses his hands and pumps her chest hoping to get something but he eventually stops and turns to me giving me a hopeless look that I do not approve. Instead I move to her and continue to press her chest and shout her name, I even give her mouth to mouth hoping something would work.

"Daniella, stop_it won't _ ", he says in s shaky tone. He is incapable of completing his sentence because he too is in deep shock and disbelief.
He reaches out for my hands to stop me from shaking Aisha but I push him away. "Don't touch me! She's gonna wake up!", I shout while crying.

Rashid begins to cry but not nearly as much as I am, "Daniella please", he says pulling me back and into his arms which I eventually give in to. He wraps his arms around me and I begin to sob even louder than before.

The girl I have always treasured, the girl I have been through a lot with or as she always called it 'my rid or die', my best friend for the past sixteen years is now laying right in front of me in her favorite blue dress, lifeless. " She's dead, she's dead, she's dead", I repeat to myself as I lay in Rashid's arms just a few feet away from my sister. Before we know it an ambulance and the syringe's of police cars are clearly heard outside our apartment.

Everything seems so blur to me as they all come in and look around, others go to Aisha, one of them ask Rashid to get me out of the apartment, without a word he gets up and lifts me; seeing that am unable to get up myself. When we're outside there are people surrounding our apartment watching careful to see what's going to happen. I can't seem to stop my sobbing when they walk out of the apartment with my only sister in a black bag. I immediately get on my feet and try to attack the polices, why do they have to carry her in a bag like some kind of animal, but am stopped by Rashid.
"Get off me! Let me go! Stop please don't take her please! Aisha!".

Rashid finally let's go of me when the ambulance leaves and one of the officers asks me to follow them to the station. I ignore her and turn to Rashid instead," This is your fault!"

Rashid: Babe I _
Me: You asked me to leave her alone for a whole weekend, she needed me and you made me leave
Rashid: Oh my goodness Daniella I never meant for anything bad to happen come on don't say that
Me: this is all you fault!

I shout while crying and hitting his hard chest, he doesn't stop me but instead watches carefully as I try my best to hurt him but fail miserably, the officer stops me gently and begs me to go with her to the station. I turn back to Rashid who is also in tears before walking away with the officer.

After asking me a few questions which I answer quietly, they release me and ask me to sleep somewhere for the night as they investigate on some things in my apartment. Once am out of the police department I come into view of both Caleb's car and Rashid's. Without thinking I walk straight to Caleb's car and Rashid does not hesitate to stop me.

Rashid: Baby please!

I ignore his voice from the other car and Caleb walks out to open his car door for me. As we drive away Rashid continues to shout my name but at this point it only annoys me, this is his fault! It's all his fault!