Can we Just be us? Part 61

Part 61

Meera: I want a divorce 

Hamad remained quite knowing this day would come, who in his right mind would agree to his terms. Even meera didn't, and he knew it won't last.

She started to walk away when he grabbed her by the arm

Hamad: is this because of jawaher?

She hated how her name just rolled out of his tongue so easily

Meera: yes

She looked at him straight in the eyes, but he wanted to avoid her and couldn't look her directly in the eyes

Meera: but it's not just her 

She paused a little then decided to let all of her and just say what she wanted 

Meera: I can't give you what you want,  I can't make you happy all the time or make you my priority, I have my family to take care of, and you need someone who loves, someone who will be there for you, even if you can't see that now

Hamad remained speechless

He let go of her

She walked out, walked out of his life…

Three months later... 

Hamad's mom: no you’re not moving to the states for a whole year

She said shaking her head

Hamad: I have to be there to overlook everything, and besides I'll come back every few months

Hamad's dad: let him do it honey, he is a grown man

They were acting as if he needed their permission.  Hamad found it cute that his parents still worried about him. He  knew his mother wont like it.

Hamad: I'll visit as much as I can, it will seem as if I never left

Hamad managed to open a firm in the US which put their company in an international level. Someone had to go to overlook the procedures and start with them, he could have allowed anyone else to go like Saif or any of his loyal employees but hamad wanted to do it himself. It was break from everything.

Mom: is this because of what happened with jawaher?

Dad: don't bring that up now, we already talked about this

Hamad just listened to his parents argue.

Fatima: someone is in trouble

She said walking in watching both her parents argue while hamad just sat there. 

It reminded her of the olden days when he got scolded

Mom: now I have someone to side with me, put some sense into your brother

Fatima: I knew this is going to be about hamad going to the US, I actually agree with dad, let him go, it's a break from everything actually

Hamad's dad just smirked, happy that his daughter sided with him

Mom: I cannot believe this

She said dramatically

Hamad: will everybody just calm down, it's my choice

Dad: don't worry hunni, everything will be alright

After their arguing both their parents had a date planned, even when they just had a slight argument they still stuck to their plan and went on the date. Hamad envied their relationship

Fatima: you know you could have just told them the truth

Hamad: and that would be?

Saying almost uninterested 

Fatima: the reason it didn't work out with jawaher is because she was no meera

Hamad just sat there in silence. He knew his sister was right but was too stubborn to admit it. After finalizing their divorce he had reconnected with jawaher secretly avoiding the tabloids. But he knew it wasn't what it used to be, and he wasn't happy therefore ending it with her despite her objection. All they had to talk about was the olden days, and at that time it seemed so important but not anymore. 

Meanwhile…

Meera: will you stop setting me up

Hessa: what was wrong with the last guy I set you up with?

Meera: he called his mother mommy 

Making all of them laugh

Aisha: oh god

Hessa: never saw him as a mama's boy

Meera: yeah no kidding 

Aisha: ok then how about this guy?

She showed meera a picture in her phone, he was handsome

Aisha: he is a coworker of abdthulrahman-

Meera: nope, that’s it, no coworkers no friends no mama's boys, I can get a date by myself thank you

Hesaa: but-

Meera: no buts 

Aisha: we are just worried about you

Meera: don't be, I'm divorced but it's not the end of the world, don't worry im fine

After their girls night out they all went home. Meera parked her car and walked into her old apartment. It was nothing compared with the house she lived in with hamad, but she still loved it. Stripping her clothes off she put on a tank top and shorts then got into bed. Just like every night for the past three months she pulled out her drawer and took out hamad's t-shirt. It smelled just like him. She pulled it close to her taking in his smell while lying on the bed. She closed her eyes and imagined herself lying next to him back at his house sharing the same bed.