Nadia’s
Point of View
Zaynah totally ignores me as we
walked into the company. She had been doing that for a while now. She didn’t
even reply my greetings when she picked me up from home. Oh well, Mahmud is
acting the same way.
“Okay, I don’t get why you and
Mahmud are totally ignoring me” I raised my hands.
She turned and glared at me
after a long while. “That’s because we care for you and we pity you. You’re
creating destruction with your own hands”.
“That’s way too much. It’s not
entirely my fault; I’m in the middle of the fence now”.
“What fence?”
“The fence between Maher and
Rasheed. They’re both lovely and I both love them”.
“You’re really confused Nadia.
Maher is no doubt a very sweet guy but you cannot deny your love for Rasheed”.
“Yes Zaynah, I’m totally
confused”.
“Why don’t you go with what
your heart says?”
“My heart says both men”.
“That’s not possible. You can’t
love both the same way”.
“This discussion is giving me
headache. I need to focus on my morning show”.
“Okay. You said you’re meeting
Rasheed during lunch?”
“Yes”.
“That’s perfect. Let’s get to
work!”
* *
*
It was lunch time and I walked
out with Zaynah. Rasheed and I have promised to meet at the nearby fancy
restaurant that Maher always take me to.
I turned sideways and saw
Rasheed in a deep conversation with Yasmin. Not only were they talking but they
laughed excitedly. They seem to be having a great time together.
“Are you jealous?” Zaynah
smirked.
“Of course I am. That’s Rasheed
and Yasmin”. I pointed at them like Zaynah couldn’t see herself.
“That’s how it feels when
you’re with Maher”. She said matter-of-factly.
Guilt washed all over me as I
stared at them. I needed to put an end to this.
“Rasheed!” I called.
“Be nice Nadia”. Zaynah
whispered as she left my presence.
I watched her greet Rasheed as
he walked up to me. “Hey you”. He smiled.
“What’s the meaning of that?
Why were you with Yasmin?”
“Hmmm. Now she’s jealous”.
“Why wouldn’t I be? You’ve
never liked Yasmin”.
“Yeah, but I just discovered that
she’s a nice person. She might be proud and pompous but she’s actually nice”.
“Whatever”.
“What? It’s not that you’ve
been giving me attention these days”.
“Oh, now, it’s avenge time?”
“No babe. I’m sorry . I was
only joking”.
“I know that”. I laughed as he
joined.
“I’ve missed you”.
“I’ve missed you too”.
*
*
*
As we ate lunch, I studied Rasheed
and noticed how nervous he was…he fluttered his eyes and raked his messy severely…the
sight I’ve always loved to watch. Oh gosh! How could I suddenly forget how much
I love him?
He is calm, cute and well
calculated.
“Are you going to keep sneaking
at me?” He said, focused on his lunch.
He looked up at me and I gasped.
The effect his presence had on me was bedazzling in a way.
“I’m sorry Rasheed”.
“Do you know how worried and
sleepless I’ve been for the past days?”
“I promise to make it up to
you”.
“I don’t care about your make
up. I want my girl back!”
“You have me”.
“No I don’t. Why is he here now
and why are you holding on to him when you have me?”
“I loved Maher just the way I
love you”.
“Then let him go”.
“He was the sweetest thing that
had ever happened to me. His return makes me feel that way again”.
“Okay. I’ll do the sweet things
that Maher adores you with”.
“You can’t be Maher. You’re
Rasheed”. I said and he stood up angrily.
He gained his calm and sat
back. “You want to love both of us? What’s my stance in this relationship?”
“I love you Rasheed”.
“How about Maher?”
I blinked and turned away. This
was the most confusing period of my life.
“How about him?”
“I sincerely don’t know what to
say”. I cried.
“Are we still going on with our
wedding plan?”
“Rasheed, don’t do his to me”.
I cried.
“I’m outta here”. He angrily
left the chair and walked to the counter to pay the bills.
I hurriedly followed him as he
grabbed his wallet from the pocket.
“You don’t have to pay the
bills”. The average aged woman at the woman smiled at him.
“Why?” He wriggled his eyebrows
in confusion.
“Mr. Maher has promised to pay
any bill in respect to Ms. Nadia”.
Rasheed banged his hand on the
table. I’ve truly never seen him that angry before. “No way! I’ll have to pay
for this”.
“I’m sorry but you don’t have
to pay. It’s covered”.
Rasheed glared at me. “You see
your doings? I feel so humiliated today”.
Maher entered just then,
dressed in a very expensive three piece suit. He had told me earlier today that
he had a presentation at a seminar.
“Mr. Rash…”
“What’s that?” Maher smirked.
“I’m leaving. You guys can continue
with your argument”. I stormed out of the building and walked swiftly to work.
*
*
*
At night, I sat in the living
room and pretended to watch TV with Mahmud. I had been acting strangely since I
got back from work and he didn’t bother to pester to know why I acted that way.
Zaynah also drove in silence as
she dropped me off and bid me goodbye.
The absurdity of the whole
situation was that Rasheed was not picking up and Maher kept calling severally.
“Which of your boyfriends are
you having issues with?”
“That’s not funny”.
“I’m not laughing either. I’ll
advice you to choose one of them before it’s too late”.
“What are you even saying?”
“I’m saying the fact. Take it
or leave it”.
What was on my mind was the
reason Rasheed refused to pick his calls. I knew he deserved to be angry. I
didn’t act nice at all during lunch.
Don't miss out on the previous episodes:
Episode One
Episode Two
Episode Three
Episode Four
Episode Five
Episode Six
Episode Seven
Episode Eight
Episode Nine
Episode Ten
Episode Eleven
Episode Twelve
Episode Thirteen
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