Can we just be us? Part 58

I have posted part 57 earlier today, make sure to read it before this part, enjoy.

Part 58

Driving back home was what he looked forward to most the last few months. But today was not like the other days. Jawaher just had to come in his life. All he thought about was the kiss they shared. It wasn't her fault he kissed her back and he was feeling guilty. He knew if anyone asked him if he enjoyed the kiss his answer would be yes. But this time he was just confused the whole time. Meera came to his mind and he suddenly felt at ease. He wondered how she managed to do that. Without even looking or talking to her she made him feel better. She was the total opposite of Jawaher. Jawaher turned him into wild aggressive man while meera turned him into the sane logical man he is. He noticed Saeed's car parked in the drive through and smiled 

Hamad: good seeing you man

He said going in the front door

Saeed: you too

He gave him a friendly hug

Hamad: where's Sarah?

Saeed: friends and what not you know her

Hamad glanced over to meera and saw her worried face. He immediately knew something was bothering her

Hamad: so what brings you here

Saeed: the latest family drama

He said laughing 

Hamad actually misses meera's family coming by specially her siblings. Growing up it was only him and his sister, he actually enjoyed the company of her big family. 

Meera: I'll talk to him soon

Referring to Ahmed

Saeed: please do, he's a mess

Hamad: visit more often will ya, and drag sara with you 

Saeed walked out the door leaving the two of them alone. Hamad saw how worried she was, her eyebrows creased which only meant something was bothering her

Hamad: don't worry

Meera: that obvious 

Meera always wondered how he knew what she was feeling 

Hamad: everything will be alright 

He wanted to kiss her and make everything go away but couldn't get jawaher's kiss out of his head. It only made him guiltier.

Meera: thanks for listening to all that, the last thing you need is my family drama 

Hamad: oh well, gotta get some drama from somewhere

He said making her laugh

How much he missed her laugh 

Meera: good night

She got up and walked to her room 

The next day...

Meera: this is my mom's attempt at making everything go well, she just wants everything to go her way and this dinner is just to make sure of that

Meera's mother had called on a family dinner and expected everyone to show up

She said frustrated 

Hamad: what happened to staying calm?

Meera: that ship has sailed

He just found her tantrums cute

Meera: you didn't have to come

Hamad: it's just a family dinner, and I'm actually scared to say no to your mother 

She laughed 

After parking the car in her mother's house they walked side by side towards the door. To meera's surprise all her siblings where their except for Ahmed.  

Alya: he is upstairs 

She said coming up towards meera to say hi

Meera: did you see him?

Alya: not yet

Hamad: how are you alya?

Alya: I'm good, the kids won't stop talking about you

Hamad: my fans 

Making her laugh

Hamad talked with alya while meera went on to talk to her other siblings. It was time for dinner and they all walked towards the table.  Meera noticed her mother's quite behaviors which only worried her more. No one has brought up Ahmed situation and they were pretending that nothing has happened. Meera hated it when her mother did this, it all started when she and their father got divorced. Even on the day their father moved out of the house she pretended like nothing happened and ate her breakfast. Looking back meera realized it was her mother's way of coping but at the expense of her children.

Mother: Anita (she called out for the maid)

Maid: yes ma'am

Mother: tell Ahmed it's dinner time

The maid ran upstairs into Ahmed's room

Meera: your just going to sit there and pretend nothing is happening

She finally said putting down her spoon, she couldn't take the silence

Mother: it's not the time, we are having dinner

Meera: it's never the time with you, he only wanted your blessing

The look in her mother's face frustrated her

Mother: that reminds me, thank you for giving him that advice

That only pissed meera off more, making it sound as if it was her fault for making ahmed get her blessing

Meera: you were hoping on that wouldn't you, you just can't let anyone be happy, misery loves company

They all sat their quite looking down at their plates. Hamad knew there was tension between Meera and her mother but this time it was more.

Mother: how dare you talk to me like that in my own house

Meera looked down, she had never talked that way to her mother but what she was doing to Ahmed was bothering her. She never stood up for herself but she would do anything for her siblings.

Meera: tell me why? What is he suppose to do? Wait till you find someone better

Mother: look how at how she is talking to me, like I did not raise her, as if I'm not her mother 

She always turned her siblings against Meera.

Alya: I'm with meera on this

Shocking meera, they were always fighting and Alya was never on her side. 

They were once close but that was long time ago

Alya: I think your being judgmental

The shock their mother had on her face

Ahmed: don't worry about it guys

He said walking downstairs with a fake smile plastered on his face. 

Ahmed: I broke it off with Ruqayah 

He said holding the ring in his hands.