Nothing Is As It Seems 12

Part 12

Bader: hala yoba

Bader’s dad: esh7alk bader?

Bader: eb5air el7emdillah

Their conversation was simple and bader avoided talking about work. He would open any other topics expect for work knowing how his father missed working a lot.

2 boys came in with one sad and the other with an evil smile on his face.

3mr: baba, 9alaa7 ‘9rabnii

Bader’s dad: sho gelna ya 9alaa7, hatha e5ook mayestiwi ti’9rba!

Bader just loved them too much. He picked the both of them and kissed them on their cheeks. He could wait to start his own family.

Somewhere else…

Walking towards a house that she hated the most. How can such a big beautiful house have such horrid memories? She pushed those thoughts away and remained walking towards the entrance. A familiar face opened the door for her

Guy: hello miss Fatima?

Fatima: hello john, How are you? How is your family?

John: they are great, madam is not here at the moment

Fatima: ‘that doesn’t surprise me’ oh so is hind here or is she with my mother?

John: no she is here with rosa

It was 10:00 PM, and fatima’s mother was still not home yet. Actually this was normal. As for Fatima she knew her mother was somewhere gossiping away like she always does and probably hasn’t checked up on hind the whole day. She just waned to take hind away from her but knew how her mother would oppose to it. What can she do? This was her mother for god’s sake! Hind was not just a normal 2 yearold, she needed extra care due to her diabetes. She couldn’t understand why she was the only one with a mother such as her mother. The only good thing that came out from all this is that it made Fatima stronger. No matter what happens she knew how to deal with it. She never shed a tear regarding the neglect of her mother and she was never going to. She just wanted to be there for hind and make her strong as she is.

Hind: tima

Fatima: 7abeebtii hanooda? How is she rosa?

Rosa: don’t worry she is fine, I fed her and she got her shot for the day

Fatima: good, hanooda, laish mob ragda?

Hind: maba!

Rosa was not only a nanny she was a trained nanny. She was a nurse before and she was good with children and ever since hind was little she was there. She was also there when Fatima was a little girl. To Fatima she was more of a mother that a nanny.

The part that Fatima hated the most was her mom walking in looking drunk and with a cigarette in her hand. After long period of time convincing her not to smoke she wouldn't listen even after giving birth to hind.

Carried her and took a seat on the couch thinking of family. Her mom and dad were so happy and loving. She wondered what happened. Their marriage was a love marriage not a fixed one. Fatima never forgot what her mother told her when she was little how she met fatima’s dad. That time he was working in the Philippines. Fatima’s mom did not change her religion but love made everything possible for them. But now that love was gone. As a result her mother didn’t care anymore and never took care of her daughters.

Isn’t love better that any random person you barely know. Apparently that wasn’t the case with her parents. Her parents now are separated but not divorced. Her dad moved out a very long time ago and now is currently living with his other family. She hated him for sooo long that she was tired of hating. She hasn’t seen him for soo long that she didn’t know what to say when she does see him. After hind was born he wasn’t there anymore. Hind was conceived by mistake. They hadn’t planned it but when fatima’s father had a fight with his current wife he ran to fatima’s mom his other wife that he long forgot to love her. That was how hind was brought to this world.

Fatima was happy to have hind, she had someone to take care of and love. Because she knew that her mother cared for nothing but herself. After living through all that Fatima promised herself not to get married and do that to her own children. Living alone was what she settled for and would do for the rest of her life.

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It was already 3:00 PM and shaikha was very much asleep. In deep sleep that she enjoyed ALOT. Suddenly a loud, disturbing noise woke her up from her deep sleep. It got registered in her mind that it was her phone. She immediately knew who it was. Because it was not the first time that her sleep was disrupted by the calls. And it was always that person who called. And it was never an emergency. She snatched the phone from the table and answered it with an angry voice.

Shaikha: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?

7sain: fi 7ad eysib mn 9baa7 allah 5air

Shaikha: 9baa7? Its 3:00 AM seriously 7sain what do you want?

7sain: ymkn eykoon emergency?

Shaikha: what did something happen to the company?

7sain: glt ymkn, agool shaikhoo ma3ench gaima, fi w7da etgool 3emerha 21 bs ana agool 3merha 17 sena fa mob3aref 3aif aftak mnha, o etgool yaya mn Europe, and I know for sure she is a virgin!

Shaikha: your in a freaking bar, no wonder you sound drunk, put her on the phone

She said it as she sat up and yawned

7sain: on the phone?

Shaikha: ON THE PHONE 7SAIN!

7sain: glna lat9ar5een, for you

Girl: hello

Shaikha: hello, yes my name is shaikha, and I would ask for your name but under the circumstances I wouldn’t want to embarrass you, your probably a sweet girl, complete high school live your life

Girl: im 21

Shaikha: sure you are, and you would find true love one day, you see this man sitting next to you would take you for granted, he will take you virginity away and never see you or call you, he probably has herpies from all the women he slept with during this month only and I don’t think you want that, so please put him back in the phone

7sain: that was quick

Shaikha: and she is living right now, go home 7sain

7sain: pick me up, im drunk so I cant drive

Shaikha: get a cab!

She hung up the phone without rethinking

The phone rang again and again so her sleep was gone. She never picked it up but it bothered her that she was already awake. Sleep has evaporated and she decided to go on a run to get 7sain out of her mind. That is exactly what she needed, 7sain at 3:00 AM in the morning, starting her day!