Is this Love?

5.

UNEDITED

Khalid didn't know what to do,say or even where to start from. He just stared on blankly with smeared powder all over his nose.

He sniffed,once,twice,before opening his mouth.

"What are you doing here? are you following me now? Keeping a trail on me? Fgs I'm not..."

"Don't flatter yourself Khalid."

Yaya Sadeek interjected.

"Answer my question, since when have you had a relapse?"

"What do you care Sadeek? Just leave me alone!"

He made to stand up but Yaya Sadeek sat him back down with a thud.

"Khalid,look at me"

He lifted his chin so that Khalid was looking at him.

"I'm your brother,Khalid,and believe it or not,wallahi I love you,I care for you,I hate to see you this way and I even hate it more that you keep blaming me for it. What did I ever do to you Khalid? I don't remember ever hurting you,so why is it my fault?"

Sadeek keenly stared at Khalid, patiently waiting for his response, waiting for him to say something to him, to help him understand why it was his fault.

Khalid stared at Sadeek from under his brows before he finally spoke.

"You're asking me how it's your fault? Alright I'm going to give you the answer you're looking for. Humor me this,who is the favourite one among us? Who is the smart one? Who is the most admonished one among us? It's obviously not me. But what about me? Do I not exist to them? to you all? Why do you all not care about me? Why does nothing I say matter? Why isn't it ever relevant? Nobody gives a damn about me! 'Oh damn it's Khalid don't worry about him'AND WHY NOT??"

"I'm so sorry.. I'm.."

"Don't be. I don't need your sorry Sadeek."

He spat,slid his seat backwards and walked out of the bar.

***
Hafsaa couldn't stand what was going on again. Her phone was given back to her quite alright but she didn't have money to buy data and the wifi password to the hotspot at home had been changed by her father.

That was the least of her worries,she couldn't stand the boy at islamiya who wouldn't stop staring at her, making snide remarks, turning to his friends and laughing while pointing at her. She genuinely hated it there. She hated going there,but what choice did she have? Damn that old man.

She rolled her eyes.

And damn her mom too,she couldn't even do anything this time around. Was this how things were going to be in their house?

She needed a plan so she called her best friend Husna. She surely knew she would be able to do something about it,she was dialing her number when something slammed downstairs.

Ughhh they've started again!

She ended the call before Husna picked up. What she saw downstairs didn't surprise her really,it was just her mom, throwing her usual tantrums because of her dad. She sighed and was making her way upstairs when the front door open.

Khalid and Sadeek came walking in, together, talking about something and laughing.

She was jawdrooped!

What had happened?

"Ikon Allah!" She screamed.

Hajiya Inteesar turned towards the door upon hearing the scream and was also shocked.

She saw both her son's,hand in hand. Any other parent would have been happy but not Hajiya Inteesar. Instead she was looking at them suspiciously,no ounce of optimism whatsoever.

What happened between these boys?

She kept on asking herself.

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                                               Asmaah🧚
                                             06-06-2020