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**Aliyah's P.O.V**
"I love you," I say to my dad when he's about to leave to work. He's a pilot and he's going to be flying to Sudan.
"Promise you will come back?" I ask, reaching for his pinkie.
"I promise," he says holding on to my pinkie.
That was the last time I ever saw him. The day after he left we got a call saying the plane crashed. My mom was never the same. She barely prayed or talk to me. She was depressed for months, never leaving her room except to go to the bathroom. She ate and slept in her room all day. I couldn't even get her to go outside. It was months before she even saw the sun.
"Aliyah wake up," a familiar voice says waking me up from my dream.
When I open my eyes, Adam is holding on to me. I'm sweating everywhere. He must smell it.
"It was just a dream your okay," he says reassuringly
"No one will ever hurt you," he says quietly still holding me
"I promise," wiping my tears with his thumb
"He's gone Adam," I say resting my head on his chest.
"He promised and didn't come back," I tell him remembering the dream.
"Who?" He asks softly taking my head off his chest to face him.
Instead of answering I lay back and fall asleep.
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In the morning I take a quick shower and make breakfast for Adam.What if he remembers what happened last night? How could I explain the dream I had?
Why was he holding me? Why was I allowing my self to touch him?
"Good morning," Adam greets entering the kitchen.
"Morning," I reply smiling at him.
"Where do you want to go to for our honeymoon," he asks while sending shivers down my spine
"Why do we have to go on a honeymoon," I ask confused
"How about Morocco?" He suggest, "I've always wanted to visit there." He ignores my question
"Adam last time I checked honeymoon is for people who love each other that just got married," I say getting angry
"But we just got married," he voice not sounding angry as mine
"Yeah we did but we don't have any feeling go each other do we?"
"What for breakfast," he asks changing the subject
"Pancakes," I say putting the pancakes on a plate.
Adam sits down at table.
"So what were dreaming about?" He asks taking the plate out of my hands.
"Let's not talk about that please," I plead looking at my plate.
**Zaynab P.O.V**
"Zaynab wake up right now before I come upstairs!" my mom yells from downstairs.
"I'm getting up," I groan.
I hate mornings. I go in the bathroom and take a quick shower. When I'm done I put on a purple dress and a black vest. I head downstairs and in to the kitchen.
"What took you so long?" mom asks when I enter the kitchen.
"You're going to be late for school."
"I'm going now bye," I say while quickly going to the front door.
"You didn't even eat breakfast."
"I'm not hungry."
"There's Nutella."
Right when she says that I get a huge grin on my face. I'm in love with Nutella. I quickly toast my bread and spread Nutella on it.
"Eat it in the car so you won't be late to school."
"Bye."
"Bye have fun."
How can you have fun if you hate school?
When I park the car at school, I finish my toast. I should have brought some milk with me. I get out of the car and see Amira coming towards me.
"I have to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"I'm getting married," she says excitedly.
Why is everyone people taking about marriage? I've had enough of this.
"Oh my god, I'm so happy for you," I say hugging her tight.
"Come on we're going to be late."
I go to my math class while Amira goes to her science class. When I get to class the teacher isn't here yet. I take my seat next to Ishmael.
"Why are you late?" He asks the second I sit down.
"I'm not late. Just because you were here before me doesn't mean I'm late," I say in an annoyed voice.
Why does he even care? The teacher comes in the door and greets us before starting the lesson.
I barley even listen to her, I just sit there and day dream about random things.
******
When class ends I make my way towards the door where Amria is waiting for me. Someone pushes into me and I turn around and see it is Ishmael.
"Sorry didn't see you there," he says before walking past me.
"You must be blind then," I snap even though it was an accident. He looks at me and shakes his head before leaving.
"What was that about?"Amira asks.
"Nothing."
"Can you come to my place today?"
"I can't sorry."
"Why?"
"I have to go to Adam's house."
"Well bye," she says giving me a hug.
"Bye," I say going towards my own car.
I have to go to Adam to apologize. Even though I didn't do anything. Just because I fell in love with his best friend. But I hope he forgives me.
*****
When I knock on the door Adam opens it. He has a surprised look on his face. Ever since we were kids and got mad at each other he would apologize first.
"Are you going to let me in?"
"Oh sorry come in," he says getting out of his day dream stepping to the side allowing me to come in.
"Where's Aliyah?"
"She started school."
We sit on the couch and its completely silent. I never knew my brother was the silent kind, he is usually always talking.
"Look Adam I'm sorry about the Ahmed thing," I say breaking the silence, "We knew if we told you, you would have hated us."
"Look it's okay that was the past, forget about it," he says.
I never knew I would be forgiven that easily.
"Hey do you know anything about Ali-?" He question gets cut off by his ringing phone
He takes it out and look at the screen and mouths to "I got to take this," I give him nod
He stands up and leave. Leaving me alone.
**
It's been five whole minutes and he hasn't come back.
I shake my head at my brother.
This isn't how you treat guests Adam.
I get up from my seat and walk to the kitchen for a drink. I open the fridge and find a cocktail juice.
I sit on the kitchen table and start drinking, I hear Adam angry voice and get worried. I get up and see him standing in his room talking on the phone loudly, so I can hear.
Who is he talking to?
"Look Ahmed don't call me again, your dead, yes we can meet up," he whispers but I can still hear him
Ahmed? My Ahmed? Not dead? How?
"Ahmed?" I say loudly as Adam turns looks at me
His face in shock.
My heart broken.
"Zaynab!" He ends the call and put his phone in his pocket in hurry
"AHMED'S DEATH, YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND DEATH YOU LIED ABOUT !" A yell on top of my lungs if that's even possible
But who care now?
"I was protecting you, You lied, you! So don't blame everything on me," he points at me
"Let's go."
"Go where?" He asks confused
"Let's go and meet Ahmed," I said turning around
**
As we make our way towards Starbucks me head starts spinning due to the not to good news.
We go in Starbucks and see Ahmed siting there waiting.
We make our way towards. Adam in front of me speeding his way towards him while I take baby steps.
When we finally get to him Adam sits next to while I sit in front of them in silence.
"What is she doing here?" He asks Adam
"She heard me on the phone," he rubs his eyes tiredly
Why are they acting like I'm not here?
"You l-lied to everyone w-why?" My voice shaky
They both look at me the same time.
"I over heard mom and talk about you guys and why you went to Dubi," Adams days looking at me
I look down in shame.
"So that's why you said you weren't going to his funeral," I put the puzzles together
"How did you keep his mouth shut?" I say nodding my head towards Ahmed
"Um w-well I can found out he why he had feeling for you, Why he was using you all this time " he scratches head
Using me?
I look at Ahmed if it's true, he nods his head. All this time I fell in love with someone that was using me.
"How," I say my throat getting hard
"I try to act as if I was in love with you to make this girl I really like," his voice full of love for this girl
Everything becomes blurry. Al these year with him was fake?
I get up from my seat
.
I try to his my tears but can't.
I look at Agmed who's head is down avoiding my gaze. I look at Adam who's eyes are full of guilt. I then look at the smoothie next to Ahmed.
I grin, but my heart still broken.
I take the smoothie and open it.
I can feel Adam looking at me from the conner my eyes.
I look at the smoothie then at Ahmed head and spill it on him.
I leave like a boss not looking back.
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