I watched him for a second. I really wanted to go over and hug him. To tell him that I didn't do anything wrong. To tell him that he has to believe me. Without realizing I walked over to him. He was looking at his phone so he didn't see me coming. I took a deep breath.
"Maher.." I said whispering. When he looked up to see who was calling him, he rolled his eyes and tried to walk away. I wasn't going to let him go like that. He had to believe me. I walked after him and grabbed his arm.
"Dont touch me" he said while shoving my arm off. But that didn't stop me. I grabbed his arm again.
"I am your sister!" I yelled at him. He stared at me with cold eyes. It was like he didn't care anymore. I was his sister, he had to care. Just like I cared for him. Just like the old days..
"You are not my sister since the day you damaged our family. Its all your own stupid fault!" he said. He was still trying to walk away. They brainwashed him. He would never think like this. He was always the smartest one among us. He was always trying to solve everything instead of making it worse. When I was younger, I fought a lot with my friends but he always helped us to make it up with each other.
"Maher, you have to listen to me! Please, just five minutes. Give me five minutes and I will explain everything!" I yelled but he acted as if he didn't hear me as he slumped his shoulder and walked away. I wanted to scream and yell that he had to believe me but I couldn't. I didn't know what else to do.
"You have a nephew!" I finally managed to release when he was a few steps away. I saw his pace slowing down but he didn't turn around. As if was trying to block me out, he took bigger steps and walked away. I sighed. 'Ya Allah, will they ever believe me? Will they ever believe me that I didn't do anything wrong?' I prayed silently. Then I realized that I was late for work and that I had missed the bus. Joy.
I felt someone pinching my cheek. It was a soft feeling but after a while it hurt. I opened my eyes and saw Karim lying next to me. I grabbed him and placed him on my chest.
"We have to cut your nails big boy, it hurts now when you pinch me" I said. He let out a little giggle and started playing with my hair. He began babbling a whole story which I didn't understand. His hands were in the air as he spoke and incoherent sentences were coming out of his lips, but I nodded and smiled at him pretending to understand. Maybe he thought that I really did understand him. My little one.
"It's Saturday, which means we have the whole day for us. Shall we go to the park?" I asked him but he was just busy now with his toy which lay beside me. I laughed and stood up and grabbed him to make us breakfast.
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The cold air hit me once I stepped on the street. It was cold, but I didn't care. I couldn't stand the lunch anymore. Why did my parents invite them anyway. I don't care about them. I sighed and made my way to the park. Since I was little I came here a few times a week just to relax. I don't know, it feels good. It was winter so I wrapped my arms over my jacket. Then something caught my attention. A little boy. He looked so beautiful. He was walking and I could see that he just learned how to walk. When he saw me he smiled and walked over to me. I walked over to him like he was a magnet and bent down. I squeezed his cheek and he laughed.
"Hey little man" I said. I looked around and saw no one. I grabbed the kid and placed him on my hip. I looked around again, searching for the parents of the child but didn't see anyone. I looked over at the child and he was looking at me with green eyes. It felt weird, yet good and I didn't know why I felt this way. Something was really wrong with me. It was like I had known this child for a long time, yet I didn't. Just when I was about to walk around to search the little man's mum or anything I saw this girl.
"Karim!" I heard her yell and she ran towards us. She snatched the little one out of my hands and the child started to cry. She rocked him back and forth but he didn't stop crying.
"What did you do to my child?! Were you going to kidnap him?! I am going to call the police!" She said angrily. My eyes widened. No police..
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