NOORIE (Editing)

CHAPTER 15

"I will call her. Pass me the phone." Mahmud said.

"Thank you twinny." She said happily.

"Assalamu'alaikum." Mahmud muttered after Noorie picked the call.

"Wa'alaikum sallam. Please who is this?"

"Uhm...it is Mahmud."

"Mahmud....."

"Yes Mahmud."

"Oh Mahmud. I am so sorry. I don't have your number.

"It is okay. How are you?"

"Alhamdulilah I am fine and you?"

"I am fine. How is your day going?"

"Alhamdulilah and yours?"

"Alhamdulilah. Can I pick you up when you are done?"

"Pick me up? Who told you I went out?"

"I was told you are starting your internship today. Aren't you?"

"Yes I am. Who told you?"

"Your grandmother told my mum about it."

"Okay."

"So can i pick you up?"

"Yeah. I will call you when I am done."

"Alright. Take care." He disconnect the call and let out a deep breath.

"What did she say?" Aneesah asked,excitedly.

"She will call me when she is done." He replied.

"Alright. Be there on time. Do not keep her waiting." Aneesah warned.

"Yes ma." Mahmud said, sarcastically.

Aneesah is Mahmud's twin sister. The duo are not married.

"You should go and disturb umma and baba." Aneesah said.

"And why should I do that?" Mahmud asked,confused.

"Tell them to finalise everything with Noorie's family. I want you to get married soon." She said smilling.

"So that they will think I am desperate?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Aren't you?" She mumbled.

"What did you say?" He asked,glaring at her.

"I want you to get married soon." She replied.

"You are not getting any younger girl. Forget about me. Aren't you getting married?" He asked,looking at his twin sister.

"Let's not talk about this." She said looking elsewhere.

"We have to talk about it please. You are 32 years old for crying out loud."

"Well you are also 32years and unmarried." She snapped.

"I am not a female Aneesah. Mine is understandable. You are a female. Females get married early. Just because umma is not saying anything doesn't mean she is not sad about the fact that her 32year old daughter is still leaving in her house unmarried." He said loosing his temper.

"Well then maybe you can go and tell her to get me married the same way they are getting you married." She said and left my room angrily.

Aneesah was raped when she was just 14years old by our paternal uncle. Ever since then,she hated anything that has to do with men. She believes they are all the same excluding me and our father. She is always scared when she sees a male. She went through alot not to talk about the constant nightmares she kept having. She had insomnia at the tender age of 14. Thinking about it hurts Mahmud alot. He loves his twin sister so much. He was always there to comfort her. Thinking about what she went through brought tears to his eyes. He wish he can take away her pain.

Sighing out loud,Mahmud went out of his room to go and pacify his twin sister.
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"You deserve so much better than this. This isn't a reflection on you in anyway. I know it hurts so much but I know it won't be forever. Let yourself feel everything you want to feel. I can't stop you but time is the greatest healer. Remember I am always here for you whenever you need me." Alamin said,smilling sadly. The last time Alamin saw Affan like this was eight years ago. But this is much more worse than before.

He was sitting on the floor restlessly. He has dark circles under his eyes. He injured himself with a bottle. Everything on his dressing mirrors was on the flour carelessly. His room was in a big mess. He locked his room for three whole days and refused to opned the door for anyone. Using the spare key,Alamin entered inside the room. Affan was about to swallow a pill when Alamin came inside the room. He was in such a mess.

"Give me my drugs." Affan said harshly

"I am not giving you anything. I can't sit here and watch you destroy your life. You promised me you will stop taking these drugs. You promised everyone. How do you think your parents will feel when they find out you are still taking these drugs?" Alamin asked with glistening eyes.

"What do you want me to do? These drugs help me alot. They make me feel free. I get to sleep whenever I take them. They make me happy. I can't live without them." Affan said,crying.

"You can live without them Affan. You just have to keep trying. You can't continue living this way. What about the countless therapy sections? Are you going to throw them away just like that? What about Abba? How do you think he will feel? Please do not do this to yourself. These drugs will destroy you Affan. They will." Alamin said,wiping away his tears.

"You don't know how it feels. You don't how it feels to be in my shoes. You don't know what I am going through. Do you think it is easy? If it was that easy,I wouldn't have been taking those drugs. Why can't you just understand me? Those drugs set me free." Affan said,crying.

"I know it isn't easy. You just have to keep trying. If not because of your health,you should try because of your family Affan. They will be broken if they see you like this."

"I don't care if they see me like this" Affan said, harshly.

He is probably high. Alamin thought. "Stop doing this to yourself Affan. Please." Alamin beseeched.

"I can't help it" Affan said,crying.

"We are in this together. I will help you." Alamin assured and engulfed him in a tight hug. They kept crying on each others shoulder until Affan fell asleep.

Alamin arranged the whole room and dispose the drugs before leaving the house to the masjid to pray for his friends.

Poor Affan takes drugs.

Affan is really going through a lot😭😭

Aneesah was raped by her paternal uncle at the age of 14😭💔 May Allah protect us always.

Parents should take very good care of their children. Do not trust everyone with your kids.

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