chapter five
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***Amir's P.O.V***
"welcome home bro"i said showing him his way inside.
"thanks for letting me stay"he said admiring the house.
''it is nothing,you are family remember''
"this place is even more beautiful,i miss being here''he said and i just smiled.
"halima, get Hussein's things inside and tell Amina that he has arrived"
**Amina's P. O. V***
"Amina, this is my cousin, hussein" Amir said facing me as I arrived in the living room.
I just stood there half shocked and half surprised. It was him I can't possibly be wrong about this. I really don't want to deal with this. i never imagined that i was ever going to see him again. sometimes my subconscious even made me think he was dead.
"Amina,can you hear me" amir said, then i became startled.
"yeah, salamualaykun"i said to hussein behaving like i didn't even now who he was.
"Wa alaykum salam, you must be amina"he said smiling sheepishly playing along and at a point i actually thought maybe i was wrong about him being the same hussein i knew.
I really wanted to just disappear, living with him won't be easy!! I just really wanted to go away as i thought of the things that had happened between us in the past.
"yes"i replied
"Amina, please do show him around I really want to go somewhere now"amir said leaving the both of us in the living room.
What!! Really!!! Why now!!! I don't want to be with him,talk to him or even see him!!!
"that will be nice amir"hussein said as Amir moved towards the door.
Ya ALLAH!! Why is he being so mean!!!
"Amina, have you seen my purse"aunt suddenly called out saving me from the awkwardness that was happening because he was just staring at me.
"it's over there"i said motioning in the direction.
"aunt, salamualaykun"
"Hussein habibi, how have you been"aunt said smiling at him
"alhamdullilahi, aunt"
"Amina, I want to get something down the street I will be back soon"
"you too!!! "i mentally screamed.
"is something wrong"she asked probably because of the look on my face.
"nothing, bye aunty''i said
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"you don't have to make all this look awkward"hussein suddenly said and i re-affirmed that it was actually him.
"what are you doing here"i said, then suddenly felt stupid for asking such question"i asked
"have you forgotten I am Amir's cousin"he replied
"I think you should go,isn't there somewhere else you can stay''i asked desperate for him to get out of my life for good.
"are you affected by my presence"he said moving closer to me.
"have you forgotten everything already"i suddenly asked.
"just stay away from me"i added
"Halima"
"yes mam"
"I think you should show him around"i suggested.
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I entered the room closing the door behind me, I rested my back on the door suddenly breathing heavily.
I sat on my bed thinking over what just happened.
I was young, stupid, I didn't understand anything!! I thought the past was gone but my past was standing in front of me minutes ago. I thought it was love and I really wanted someone who understood me and he was there. He told me he wanted to travel abroad and he needed money. I remember selling my mum's jewellery,selling some clothes of mine and I even took my part of the money my dad had been keeping to pay off some of his debts. My dad became hypertensive because of the incident. He travelled but he never called or texted after a long time I was just seeing him now.
I held my pillow tight as tears slipped down my cheeks when I remember every wrong thing I did for him,every risk I took for him,i almost killed my own father and I so much hate him now!! I just want him out of my life!!!! I closed my eyes tightly as the tears slipped down my eye. I want him far away from me!!!
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