Kiss Me Goodbye✔

10.

Yazid

"...I'm waiting for your explanation." My mother-in-law questioned. "You don't respect me as a mother-in-law, so I want to know exactly why you don't want my daughter to get back to the way she was."

I fucked up, big time. I knew sooner or later the truth was bound to surface, but not like that at least. The look she gave me as she walked away will forever be tattooed in my memories.

"I didn't want the old Najwa to emerge again" I answered curtly. I could feel her gaze on me, but I chose to look else where.

"Because you don't want her to be bad again, or so she doesn't know the kind of jerk you were?"

Was it stupid of me to say both? I couldn't tell. Well now I was a family member down. Meaning Hidaya hates me, and her mother is on her way to becoming my nemesis.

"Yazid, Najwa has been involved in a horrible accident while drunk. She has been admitted to the hospital and has been in a coma for about four months now. Nothing we did ever revived her. I'm asking you to please, try and help out. You can't be that inhumane not to" Hidaya pleaded with me.

I suppressed a yawn, casually typing on my phone. "Are you that heartless?" She asked me.

"I'm not dumb, Hidaya. I know you're one of the people playing cupid. If it's a coma, just let nature take its course"

"If you think this is the joke then you're the dumb one here. You're a monster, Yazid. Screw you! I hope you rot in jail for commiting a felony"

"I've heard worse, Dar. Put that on a t-shirt."

"I was being serious. You know Abba is a politician. I'm going to charge an FIR on you for supplying the drugs to Najwa that led to her downfall. Let's see who would then put anything on a tee shirt"

"My dear, you have no evidence—"

"I pee in place of Najwa when a drug test is to be taken. I think I can do way worse than just sue or put you behind bars. Don't go see Najwa and then you'll see the bitch side of me."

"I'm sorry"

"Sorry won't change anything. I learnt that the hard way. Everytime I messed up with her, I just follow it up with a 'sorry'. And you've seen where this got her right?"

I didn't want to be the diva in that situation, but I had to apologise to Najwa. If anything, We'll end up reconciling. She might be a few weeks due, so we couldn't possibly stay on bad terms.

With that part ended, and I needed some fresh air to think of how foolish I have been. How could I be selfish? Risking Najwa getting Dementia just for my own selfish personal reasons. Way to go Yazid. And A plus in fucking the fuck up.

I stayed in the backyard, alone, my thoughts wondering elsewhere. But then, soft sobs interrupted my moment. I followed the sound to its origin, and o found out it was Kim, squatted in front of the small garden, crying into her palms.

"Kim," I called out softly. Her head immediately shot up, looking straight at me. She wipped away her tears with her tiny hands. "Did you fall?" I sat on the floor next to her, stretching my hand to her which she gladly took.