Chapitre 2: Keep it a Secret
My mother, worriedly, told my father. "Vanished? Karim, I think she is truly very scared. She is saying such strange things."
Suddenly, I heard the voice of another man and when I saw him, he was in a police uniform. I shouted with joy along with my damp eyes.
"Uncle Sami!"
He gave me a gentle laugh. Uncle Sami was my godfather and was also in the police department. He was my father's only brother. They were not blood-related but were the type of best friends that were like true brothers. I ran towards him and hugged him.
"Uncle Sami, you are here as well", I said.
"Yes, my dear child.", he replied, "My little princess was in trouble. How would I not be here?"
"But how did all of you know that I am here and also in trouble?" I, then, asked everyone.
Then my brother replied,
"Since we felt that you were late so we called your friends but they said that they are already at their home and you are not with them. Also, you weren't answering our calls and it was already night so we became worried. We called uncle Sami and he came along with his team. We found your damaged bike on the street so we figured out that you're going to be here somewhere and thus you are here."
Uncle Sami asked, "Child, why weren't you answering the phone?"
I replied, "Uncle, as I was with my friends so absorbed in taking pics and selfies that I didn't even notice that my phone's battery was already so low and when I was on my way home, it became dead."
Then uncle suggested to me, "Child be careful next time. No one can be luckier again and again."
I replied, "Yes, uncle. I am sorry for making you all worry."
My family was already so tired because they have been worrying and searching for me for so long. Also, the cops recorded my statements and took the case. My father suggested everyone go home, meanwhile, I heard my friends calling my name. They were rushing towards me.
"Ashma!", "Ashma, are you okay?", they said and hugged me.
I replied, "I am fine but how did you two get here?"
Jasmine said, " Your brother, James, sent us the location. We were so worried as we found that you weren't home and rushed here as fast as we could."
I replied, "Thank you and sorry I made you both worried."
Susan said, " It's already midnight. We should head back home. You should have a good rest, we'll see you tomorrow."
I nodded my head yes. Then they went home and I, with my family, came to my home.
My mother advised me, "Ashma, sweety you should take a hot bath first and then go to bed. I am afraid you will catch a cold since you were drenched in rain. I am going to bed now."
I replied, "Okay mama."
Everyone went to sleep. I took a hot bath and went to bed. Lying on the bed, I kept on thinking about what happened today. Whenever I thought about that handsome boy, I started to blush and was very grateful.
I thought in my heart, "If it wasn't for him today, I can't imagine what would've happened to me. Oh my God, he was so handsome and manly. I wonder if I will ever meet him again."
Then I suddenly realized and said to myself, "Wait, why am I thinking about him? It's true that I am grateful and want to say thank you but why am I so impatient to meet him? Oh! I think I know, maybe my brain is not working properly due to that heavy rain. Okay, Ashma, let's sleep to give my weary brain a good rest."
Then I nodded my head yes and said, "Hmm!", to myself.
I slept till 7:30 am and when my alarm rang, I, lazily, hold the clock and looked at it.
"Oh my God! I am late for school. I am late, so late! What am I going to do now?" I got off my bed and rushed to get ready. I got ready in twenty minutes and was about to run for school without breakfast.
My mother called me, "Ashma, dear, at least have this toast and you also forgot to take your lunch.
I replied while running for my school, "Sorry mom, there is no time. I have to reach school as soon as possible. I'll buy something in the cafeteria."
I closed the house gate and started running. Since my bicycle was already damaged so I had to run with my two feet that day but on my way to school, I found my cousin, Shams, riding on his bicycle. Shams and I went to the same school. Since he was the son of uncle Sami so I considered him my cousin and we were close friends as well.
"Ashma, why aren't you on the bike? Come, I'll give you a ride." Shams said.
I stopped running and looked at him shockingly.
He stopped beside me and said, "What happened? Why are you looking at me like my head is on fire."
I replied, "Seriously? You mean no one told you about what happened to me yesterday?"
He said with a blank face, "Told me what? What do you mean?"
I sighed and said, "It's a long story. There is no time to tell you now. Just take me to school."
Saying this, I sat on the back seat of his bicycle and he took me to school.
"Let's have lunch together today. I have to ask you something." Shams said when we reached school.
"Okay", I replied.
He parked his bike and went to his class. I met with Jasmine and Susan after the morning assembly. We chatted for a while before the beginning of class. When the bell rang, our teacher, Miss Sofia, entered the classroom and our first-morning class started.
During recess, Susan and Jasmine looked at me and gave me big bright smiles which made me suspicious of them.
Susan said, "Ashma, there is something important we have to deal with..."
Then Jasmine completed her sentence, "...So we can't accompany you for lunch today, sorry."
I cross-folded my arms while sitting cross-legged, looked at them, and replied, "Hmm, why do I feel that you both are up to something?"
They both looked at each other and swallowed a breath.
Then they told me collectively, "No, no. There is nothing. You're just overthinking."
"Okay. If that is the case you may go. By the way, I am having lunch with Shams today." I said while yawning.
They both looked at each other and smiled.
"What? Why are you both passing cheap smiles?" I slightly tilted my head with a blank face.
"No, nothing. We should go now. You enjoy your lunch!" Jasmine said.
Then, they left the classroom and I went to the cafeteria. Surprisingly, I found Shams there. He waved his hand and summoned me to his table. I went there and took a seat. He had already bought a meal for me. It was really surprising.
"How did you know that I haven't brought lunch?"
"I've known you since childhood. Whenever there is a holiday, the next day you're always late for school and your brother always brings lunch for you. I knew that today he would come early for practice since he has a baseball match coming up. So, that is why I've bought you a meal."
"Oh! I see." I smiled and started eating lunch.
"So, what do you want to ask me?" I asked.
"No rush, we can have lunch first." He replied.
After lunch, he wiped his mouth and hands with his handkerchief, then asked me, "Ashma, about morning, what were you trying to say that nobody has told me? What am I unaware of?"
"So it means that uncle Sami hasn't told you yet about what happened to me. I see. It must be because of your grand test that is coming up. He must have wanted you to study without distraction because you always worry so much when I am in trouble."
I told him everything that occurred last night excluding the details of that boy and the death of a gangster man because I thought that no one would believe what I saw including him. They would only say that it was my imagination because I was scared.
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