BFFs: troubles within A Year

7. Mystery Solved

Fatimah's POV

Today is Thursday and it's the day we will find out who Ummu's "he" is. She has been a pain in the ass. The previous day, i spent the night at Halli's place and this time around, i took what i needed before leaving for her house. We wake up rather late and arrive at school around 7:40.

We go on with our normal routine. Whilst we are going back to the class, we meet FHA.

"Ughhh! I just hope they don't ruin our day." I tell Halli who rolls her eyes.

"Su asu wa, daddawa a kunu {who are they}?" I laugh at her remark and we walk past them.

We walk through the field where ball is being played and I almost get hit with a ball in the face but thankfully someone catches it just before it reaches my face. Face ashen, I turn to look at the person who just literally saved me.

There, a handsome looking tall guy stands in front of me with the ball in his hand. He is sweating which makes some strands of his hair look wet and unkempt and that just improves his handsome look. He freaking has curly hair!

I'm not the type of girl to swoon but this guy! I am brought back to reality by the guy's voice. He is panting and I can't resist looking at his muscular chest go up and down. But I have to stop looking, haram, so I avert my gaze to the floor.

I thank him. I start to walk away when he calls my name. How he knows my name, I don't know. He runs to me and tells me to be careful next time. I nod and go up stairs.

Immediately we enter class, gulando  - what we called UmmuKalthum when she was not there - drags us by the arm and takes us back to the field. There we see the the guy who saved me and they pull each other in a hug. Halli looks at me questionably and I shrug.

UmmuKalthum introduce us to him as her two best friends and him as her only elder brother and parent at the same time.

"What do you mean by only parent?" Halli just has to ask. Trust her to bite more than she can chew.

"I haven't told anyone, but our parents are dead. But they left us a lot of money to keep us going. Since then, Ya Amir has had to fill in."

I feel really bad for her and when I look into her eyes, they are glassy. I reach for her shoulder and pull her into a hug. I think she let out all the tears because can feel my uniform getting wet but I don't mind.

I know the pain of losing someone and from the way UmmuKalthum is acting, this is the first time she is losing someone.

The memories of the time i lost him come to me.

Today is the day I will check my entrance examination results. I go home very happy, hopping like a fool. I just keep grinning from ear to ear. I am the best in the entire school.

No one came to pick me up from school. I just wait for Halli to finish her lessons so that we can go home together. Ammi and Abba are probably busy, and seeing as we don't have a driver, no one can come pick me. Ya Sa'eed didn't come today because baby Amal is sick.

Halli's driver drops me off at home and when I enter, everyone is wiping their tears. It looks like they've been crying. Ammi's eyes are red and puffy and her cheeks are a bright shade of red. Abba's eyes are just glassy.

Ya Sa'eed on the other hand looks like he has seen hell. Did something happen to baby Amal? I can't see her anywhere. I run to Ammi and ask what is going on. Before I can speak, she pulls me into a hug and for the first time in my life Ammi is crying in front of my eyes