The Rare Diamond

Chapter 2

Nashwa froze when she felt a stinging on her cheek. She in shock held her hand onto her red cheek which was now throbbing with pain. "HOW COULD YOU, HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?" Her mom screamed in Nashwa's face. Nashwa teared up confused on why her mom was here and why she slapped her. "M-mom what-" "SHUT UP" Her father shouted making Nashwa flinch as she cried not knowing what she had done. Her father never raised his voice at her. 

Her brother Zayn strode towards his sister and grabbed her hair. "f*****g murderer" He spat slapping her across her face making her stumble. She cried as she looked at her brother with wide eyes. Her brother who loved her so much, who never thought of raising his hand on her slapped her today. Police sirens were heard in the background as men surrounded the river. "M-mom, please tell me what happened pl-" She was cut off by her dad slapping her this time making Nashwa fall to the ground. "Stop your acting this instant. From today you are not my daughter" He gritted out in anger.  Nashwa gasped and  cried. Her dad raised his hand on her for the first time?. During all this Aisha smirked and laughed mentally, happy to see Nashwa in this condition, oh how happy she was. 

Nashwa's mom screamed when she saw her daughter's lifeless body coming out of the river. "Layla my child" She sobbed as she cradled her daughter into her lap. Her family surrounded the body as they all cried. Nashwa laid there in shock. "Layla" She whispered in shock. "LAYLA" She screamed as she crawled to her sister's dead body. She was pushed away by Aisha who smirked at her. "You don't deserve to touch her murderer" She spat. "W-what are you saying?, You were with her when I went to get a wa-" She was cut off when her brother Kemal grabbed her and slapped her across her face. This was her 3rd slap making her cry. "STOP LYING YOU b***h" He shouted. Her brother called her a b***h?.

Nashwa cried as she looked at her sister's body. She ran towards the body and grabbed Layla's body. "Layla please wake up please, I know you are joking, I promise I will give you all my sweets and chocolates just wake up, LAYLAAAA" Nashwa screamed and cried. Nashwa loved her twin a lot, they were best friends. Even though they had different personalities they loved each a lot always defending each other when being bullied. "There is no pulse, I am sorry" A man said with a sigh. Nashwa froze in shock. Her face became blank, her mind became empty. Her mother screamed and cried while her brothers hugged her as they cried. Her father had the same reaction as Nashwa. He held his daughter's lifeless body and kissed her forehead as he sobbed for the loss of his daughter. 

Zayn, Kemal and Adil buried their daughter with tears in their eyes. Women from the neighbour-hood came to gave their respect and express their sorrow and pity at Layla's home while the men buried the body. Maryam couldn't stop crying while Nashwa locked herself in her room sitting there motionless. Everyone was wearing white. Aisha faked her cries and went over to her Aunty Maryam to console her. Maryam hugged Aisha and Aisha hugged her back. "Wherever she is aunty she will be happy. May Allah give her a high rank in paradise" She said sadly as her aunty sobbed more. 

The men came back and Zayn glared around the house looking for the girl who was behind his sister's death. He walked upstairs towards her room and opened it but found it locked. He gritted his teeth and broke open the door making Nashwa flinch. She felt her hair being grabbed and dragged downstairs to the main hall. Family and guests were all presented including Nashwa's friends when Zayn dragged her down. "Bhai (Brother) Please let g-go" Nashwa cried but her brother ignored. 

Once he reached the main hall where everyone was he threw her onto the ground and took out his belt. "ZAYN" Adil shouted. "What are you doing?, have you gone insane?" His father said. "YES, I HAVE, BECAUSE OF HER SHE IS NO MORE" Zayn shouted and whipped Nashwa in front of everyone making everyone gasp and move away in fear as Zayn looked like a monster. Maryam said nothing while Aisha smirked. Everyone looked at Nashwa with disgust. Nashwa wept and cried, begging Zayn to stop but he didn't, in fact no one came to help her not even Kemal. 

Nashwa age 15 

"Go and make me food b***h, I want to see my food in my room in 2 minutes" Kemal spat ordering Nashwa to make him some food. Nashwa sobbed and nodded walking towards the kitchen. Once she reached Kemal's room she saw him hugging Aisha making her tear up. "This is for you Aisha" He said softly placing a diamond necklace around her neck. Aisha's eyes lit up when she saw her gift. "OMG, bhai thank you so much" She said happily. "Your welcome my sister" He said smiling back at her. 

Nashwa looked at the scene sadly and knocked on the door. "Your food" She said softly. "Put it on my table and get out" He said in a cold tone. Nashwa nodded and did what she was told. She gave a glance at Aisha seeing her smirk. Nashwa was confused and sad. 'Why didn't Aisha say something, what actually happened at the river' She thought to herself.

Nashwa age 16

"HAHAHAHA, look here comes the murderer" Fiza, Nashwa's ex friend said causing everyone to laugh. "Eww just look at her she is so ugly and fat" She said while everyone laughed. "Man, Layla was so much better way better than this slut" Rayaan another ex friend of Nashwa spat making Nashwa tear up. She ran to the school toilets and locked herself in the cubicles placing her hand over mouth as she let out a cry. "Why is this happening to me?, I miss you Layla" She sobbed out. 

Slap 

Her father slapped her twice when she came home. "What did I hear about you in school huh. Aisha told me you were flirting with boys you FLITHY b***h, IS THIS WHAT I TAUGHT YOU HUH?, DID I TEACH YOU HOW TO ACT LIKE A w***e?" He shouted at her. "N-no, dad please believe me, this isn't true" "ENOUGH" 

"I'll teach this ugly b***h how to behave" Zayn gritted out and dragged her towards the basement. "Bhai please, p-please let go, Aisha is l-lying" Zayn raged in anger and threw her onto the ground. "Lying?, the only liar I see here is YOU" He spat at the end. He whipped, kicked and punched his sister making her bleed. Her face and body was bruised and was in immense pain. How could her loving brother do this. 

Nashwa stared at her reflection in the mirror. She felt ugly, everyone called her ugly. Her face was filled with black and blue bruises. She remembered how everyone looked at her with disgust. How people on the street would talk behind her back. How she would get bullied and hit in school after classes would end. What did she do to deserve this. She cried as she looked at Layla's and her photo hanging on the wall. 

"Your other daughter was so much beautiful and so well mannered and your other daughter is a disgrace" A woman seethed in anger. "Your ugly filthy daughter was trying to seduce my son yesterday when he was coming back from school" The woman said. Maryam glared at the ground as she heard the woman's words. "That filth isn't my daughter, I only have one daughter and that is my Layla" She said and with that she stood up and went towards the poor girl's room. 

"b***h, you already killed my Layla and now you want to ruin my family repuation" Maryam hissed and slapped Nashwa across her face. "Wh-hat did I do mom?" Nashwa cried. "I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER" Maryam screamed.