Welcome to the cruel world. Chapter 11

SURPRISE! i thought i'd make it up for you guys. OH and this chapter ends in a nice way so enjoyyy:*


It all came flooding back. The flashbacks were so vivid that I thought it was happening again.

My own father stabbed me.

He left me there to bleed to death.

His eyes had no mercy when he plunged the knife into my stomach. But I didn't give him the satisfaction of hearing my cries of pain.

But I was proud of myself because I fought back, for the first time in my life.

But I still couldn't understand, why do all of this? Is it really because I look like my mother or is there another reason?

But I'll never know.

All I kept thinking of while I was waiting for death to come to me was Abdullah and what will happen to him if I was gone. I tried to fight but I had no energy left in me.

I could feel someone shaking my shoulders as of they're trying to wake me up but in a rough way. Apparently I was hyperventilating and poor Khaled was horrified.

"Norah please look at me, Norah! Can you hear me?" Khaled said trying to make me snap out of it.

But I couldn't stop the flashbacks.

But three words caught my attention. 3 words, 8 letters and one meaning.

"I love you," he said with pleading eyes, almost begging me to stop and listen.

I tilted my head a little to the side like a scolded puppy. "I'm sorry, shnu gelt?" I said, hoping what I heard was right.

He smiled that breathtaking smile and said, "I said, I lov-"

A ringing phone in the background interrupted his confession.

Dang it. -.-

I could hear bits and bits of the conversation since he was standing at my door for better reception.

"Eeh dour elthani" "No 3la elymeen" "yala bye"

Who the hell is he talking to..

"Shfeeik?" I said, with my hoarse voice.

"Um, we've got visitors?" He said while scratching the back of his neck and smiling sheepishly as if he was caught taking a cookie from a cookie jar.

"Are you asking me or telling me?" I said with one eyebrow raised.

"Um, I'm telling you....." He said looking anywhere but at me.

"And who are these visitors exactly?" I said.

"Um, you'll find out in 10 minutes.." He said, giving me a childish smile.

Is it legal for someone to look THAT good?

I kept looking around the room for a mirror but no luck.

"You look beautiful, don't worry." He said, looking at me straight in the eye.

I kept touching my face and hair, "um, really?" I said with a hint of redness on my cheeks. I hate that I blush so easily. -.-

"Are you seriously asking me that? You look beautiful with or without makeup. With fancy clothes or sweats. With a hairdo or just messy hair. You are the definition of beauty and don't you ever forget that." With every sentence he'd take a step towards me until he bumped into me with one last sentence, "and yes, I love you." He said, while brushing some hair away from my face.

"Umm.. I don't know what to say.." I said, looking at the ground with tomato stains on my cheeks.

"Don't say anything, I don't expect you too. I just wanted to let you know that I'll wait for you, I can wait for a year or 10. Just knowing in the end I'll have you in my arms is enough to make me wait for eternity."

I was about to reply but someone knocking on my door interrupted me. People have the worst timings ever. -.-

"Wain bnayteeeee?" A voice said who I recognized was my grandma's.

"Mammmaaaa" I said rushing towards her forgetting about my stitches and bruises.

Behind her was Nawal who said once she saw me, "hey hey sweet cheeks"

"Naawaaaaal" I gave her a tight hug after kissing my grandmas forehead.

"Shlounich 7beebty?" My granny said while sitting down.

"I'm fine now bs wain 3ab-"

"La t7ateen 3aboudi 3ndna yan6erich tyeen," she said, the sadness clear in her voice when she remembered why I was here.

"Wain aye? Ma fhamt," I said, the confusion clear on my face.

"You're moving in with us ou bdoun arguments please" she said, ending the discussion.

"But.."

"NO BUTS! Entay tadreen shkan by9eer feene youm darait? Wallah ma tg3deen eb hal bait law shnu! We'll fight for your custody and Abdullah's. I'm not letting you get in harms way ever again, fhamtay?" She said, tears of angry rushing down her cheeks.

"Fhamt mama" I said while kissing her forehead and hugging her.

They stayed over till 10pm and that's when the nurses kindly said to them that they had to go so I can get some rest.

"Baby bacher bn6al3ich okay? Ou I'll come in the morning to check up on you" Nawal said while heading to the door. Grandma was already outside waiting for Nawal and Khaled.

After she left only Khaled was with me. To say that it was awkward would be an understatement.

"Sooo... Um, I i should go.." He said, while stuttering. One word, CUTE.

"Haha, yeah you should.." I said laughing at him.

He did the weirdest yet sweetest thing ever. He tucked me in bed:')

After he was done he softly brushed his fingers across my cheek and whispered," good night beautiful"

"Goodnight" I whispered back, butterflies in my stomach were going cray cray.

And then with one final smile he left.

And that night I slept with a ginormous smile on my face.


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