The house was eerily silent as Noor crept in, looking sideways to make sure no one was there to meet her. She wasn't ready to see either of her family members, wasn't ready to hear her Baba's reprimand against her.
She had ran off and missed the barbeque which she had never done, it was an unspoken law in the Belko family to never miss the family barbeque that occurred twice a year. And now, she was sure that she wasn't only going to get a reprimand from her father but from her grandmama also.
She wasn't ready to let go of the high she had felt when she was with her savior, it was the first moment she had felt alive like she truly mattered in months and she was definitely not going to let anyone put a damper on her mood which was next to impossible, facing her father was inevitable. Whatever the outcome was going to be, meeting the guy for the second time was definitely worth it. And she would gladly run off again if it meant she would mee
Khaleed hovered over his desk, his eyes focused on the latest picture he had printed.It was a photo of Nadia he had taken the day before when they had gone out to the park. She was leaning against a tree, holding a stick of candy floss while smiling at it like it held all the answers to the woes that befell her. It was too good a sight to not capture it and now, it had came out better than he had hoped.Photography was something he did as a hobby, not as art. He liked to see the beauty in the ugly, turn the flawed into flawless.It gave him hope and sometimes, it grounded him, reminded him that beneath the hard exterior he presented to the world was a scared little boy who had watched all the women around him go through painful experiences he wouldn't have wished on his worst enemies. But such was the way of life, at some point, a person's faith is tested by The Almighty and the thought that 'With every hardship, th
The slow ambiance of the coffee shop, the low lights topped off with the fact that she was alone suited Nadia's mind, well as alone as one could be with only the staff present.When the bells jingled, alerting them of a new arrival, Nadia's brows furrowed, heart beating wildly, wishing and praying that it wasn't who she thought it was. Though her phone was off and at 4 a.m he was supposed to still be asleep, she didn't put it past him to be awake, trying to track her whereabout.The little coffee shop was hidden behind the shops lining the streets of her community and if one didn't look enough or didn't know where to look, it'd be lost to him.This place had been her safe haven for as long as she could remember. She had stumbled across it one night when they were out looking for Noor.Why she hadn't mentioned it to either of her cousin still surprised her but perhaps, she wanted a place that she coul
With her back on the bed and legs spread-eagled up the wall, Noor tossed the yellow stress ballbetween her feet bouncing it back and forth to herself, listening to Nadia as she recounted her encounter with the Doctor earlier.She hummed under her breath, nodding along to Nadia's words. She had wanted an alone time but she couldn't find it in herself to be annoyed at her cousin's intrusion."So, are you going to meet with him?" she questioned trying to imbue as much enthusiasm as she could in her words."I don't know," Nadia sighed, flopping on the bed next to Noor. She moaned woefully when she bumped the side of her head with Noor's arm."Are you sure you're even supposed to be walking around right now?" Noor questioned rolling to her side, concern lacing her words."Yeah..." Nadia slurred, the pain meds she had taken kicking in. "He said...said..."A snore followed
There weren't a lot of things that terrified Khaleed in this life. He thought he had been terrified when he found his sister half naked and drugged in a hotel room but it didn't compare to what he felt when Nadia hadn't answered her phone.The thought that something similar or worse had happened to her? He just couldn't deal with it and so, he found himself texting and calling her phone.Her location tracker was off which had led him to think that she was preyed upon.Noor had also gone out to get a new phone and hadn't returned but she was with a driver and he knew that if anything happened to her, the driver would let him know.His kitchen was a mess. Broken plates and cups littered the floor. When Nadia hadn't returned either of his texts, he had decided to take out his anger on the utensils.When two hours later he received a call from her, he had padded to the gate of the commun
Marwan was late, again.He could have blamed it on a host of things or make up excuses or hell, not say a word but as his assistant watched him warily, he knew that it was only a matter of time before his father called him out on his behavior. And that was most definitely not what he wanted on a cold Monday morning.It had rained the night before and it was still drizzling when he woke up. He hated the raining season.It wasn't the rain he hated so much as the cold. It was the aftermath after the rain that he abhorred; wet soil, it's smell and the silence after a storm."Sir?" His assistant–John called out."Hmm?" he answered distractedly."Is there anything else I can get you?""No, you can go," he answered dismissively.Curling his hands into fists to refrain from jumping and hollering about being released from his boss's pre
Oh to be young and feel love's keen sting~Albus Dumbledore, Half-blood prince••Noorul-Huda Al'amir BelkoNicknames: Noor, Huda Nationality: Emirati-African, FulaniAge: 19School: Graduated from Lead British International School.Siblings: Khaleed Al'amir Belko, elder brother.Parents: Al'amir Belko Jawahir (Deceased) Juwairiya, step-mother/aunt?Best friend: Nadia Bashir Belko
Don't let the muggles get you down~Ron Weasly, Prisoner of Azkaban••Noor huffed for the umpteenth time, glaring at the imposing building. Why, oh why did she agree to this?Because it is Khaleed, your bobbo, her mind supplied.Just because she had told him that she was ready to go back into the real world didn't mean that she actually truly literally wanted to go back to the real world and now, there she was posing as a messenger for her brother.A messenger! Of all the things Khaleed could ask her to do, she had to be a messenger. Six hundred plus employees at B.E. and he could not find anyone to do the job.Kissing her teeth, she stepped out of the car grumbling under her breath when the chauffer told her that he would be waiting for her outsi
The more you care, the more you have to loose.~Harry Potter, Order of Phoenix ••Noor wasn't sure if she wanted to be annoyed, angry, happy or disappointed. The flirty playful guy she had met twice on accident was actually the Mr. Umar Lukuwa she was supposed to meet. What was it he said his name was when they had met the second time? Muhammad? Mahmoud? Mustafa? Musa? Mudassir? No, it wasn't either of the names. But she was sure whatever his name was, it started with an 'M' and it definitely wasn't a 'U'. Oh no, she stopped in her tracks did she make a mistake? Blowing out a breath, she retraced her steps, finding Marwan standing by the