Bab 6: Don't be so possessive of me!
It was time for James to come back home.
"Ashma, I still have to modify James and your cousin's memory so please do something to hold them for a while so they may not encounter me. In this way, I can find a chance to make them pass out."
"Is it necessary for you to modify everyone's memories? Are you still not going to tell me how you are going to help me? I am tired of this unnecessary suspense."
"You will know eventually about all this chaos when the time comes. Now is not the correct time. Ashma, you have to believe me and just do as I say for I would never do anything to hurt you." Zaki said with deep emotion in his eyes.
I got a feeling of being somebody that Zaki holds very dear but I thought that maybe it was a mere illusion.
I thought in my heart, "He doesn't seem to be a person with ulterior motives or bad intentions. Maybe he is surely helping me."
I agreed with his plan.
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The doorbell rang. I went to open the door. It was James and Shams. They came in and asked me who I was.
"Who are you?"
I became shocked and speechless.
I asked my heart, "Why don't they recognize me?"
Then suddenly it crossed my mind that I have been erased from their memories. "Why don't you ask your parents? They are upstairs. Just go and ask them." I told them with a bright smile.
They went to ask and just as they got some stairs up, Zaki came from behind and pointed his fingers toward them. His fingers gave blue light and in just one second James and Shams passed out.
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We laid them in James' room. They woke up after a short while and asked why were they laying in bed and when I come home.
"Who is he?" Shams asked.
"A nobody! Don't pay attention to him. How are you guys feeling?"
"Really? A nobody? You ungrateful woman!" Zaki murmured.
I glared at him to shut him up.
"I am fine but what just happened.", said Shams.
"It's a long story. We better leave it." I said with a huge sigh.
He replied with a warm smile, "Okay, as you wish", and suddenly with a stunned expression, "but who is he? Why is he staring at me like I murdered his whole family?"
Zaki viciously smiled, pulled me towards his side, and proudly said, "I. am. her. fiance."
"What?" Both James and Shams yelled with a blank and chaotic faces.
"Yes!" Zaki replied.
"Ashma is that true?", asked Shams with a painful expression in his eyes.
"Well...yes. It is true. It was decided by our parents when we were born. We have no choice."
Listening to my words Zaki's proud smile changed into anger and he left the room uttering, "Hmph!"
"I see.", said Shams, giving a smile of relief.
James sighed and said, "A lot happened recently. I wonder what's going to happen in the future. I am going to talk with that guy."
"What are you going to talk about?" I asked.
"I am not going to accept him as my brother-in-law that easily. I will make him break off this engagement. Let me see how he can take my sister that I raised with great hardships."
"Really!" I said ironically.
"Of course!"
"That would be a spectacle to see," Shams said while encouraging him.
" Shams!...Not you too…" I said while looking at Shams with great shock.
"We won't go easy on him," Shams replied.
"My good brother! You always support me." James said with joyous laughter.
"Here they go again...mistaking Zaki as my crush," I uttered.
"I won't give you up to anyone, Ashma," Shams uttered in a low voice with determination.
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The next day, in our school uniforms, when all of us were at the dining table, James and Shams started their 'marvelous plan' to make Zaki uncomfortable. James would snatch anything sneakily when Zaki would even try to eat it as he was sitting beside him purposely. Zaki understood his motives and peeked at him with cold eyes. James paid no heed as his purpose was to make Zaki lose his cool but unfortunately, Zaki turned the tables around in an instant.
He smiled brightly at James, "The meal must be so delicious that brother-in-law doesn't even want to share it with me. I guess now I have to bother my mother-in-law to cook for me every day as I may not be able to eat food elsewhere."
My mother was very happy as he said those words and replied, "Oh my! Sure! Why not?" I'll be happy to."
Shams and James felt anger inside but on the surface, they gave a good smile.
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We set off for school after some time but the problem here was…
"Ashma, you are coming with me! He doesn't even have a bike. How can you go with him? And if you go on foot, you'll be late.", said Shams.
"Why would she ride your bike? She is my fiance! As for the ride, I have a better way.", said Zaki.
"She is my sister! So I'll give her a ride."
I hit my palm on my forehead and uttered, "Childish people! They are hopeless. There should be a limit to one's possessiveness."
Zaki was standing beside me so he lowered his head and whispered in my ear, "I had told you to cooperate with me, remember your promise or you know the consequences."
I frowned and replied with an extremely low voice, "You!...okay fine."
"James and Shams, I am going with Zaki. It's only natural for me to go with him since he is my fiance." I announced.
"You both should go first. I am coming with her. About the ride, you don't have to worry. We will reach there before you." Zaki glared at them with a grin.
"We'll see about that," Shams said with a calm expression but rage in his eyes. He smiled at me and went ahead riding his bike.
"I am watching you boy! Don't get ahead of yourself." James said and went away along with Shams.
I frowned and said, "Now what! How are we going to reach our school? Today is your first day as a transfer student and you are going to be late. Wow! You and your logic! I don't get it."
"Who said we are going to be late? You heard me, didn't you? I said that we will reach before them." Zaki said proudly.
Seeing his clear and proud expression I was amused.
"How?" I asked.
"Just guess." He replied with an arrogant and narcissistic smile.
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