70 Days; Chapter 3

Rashed's perspective; 

"What do you mean?" I spoke.

"What I mean is that you better find  yourself a girl, or else you won't be part of us anymore." Faisal said.

"Haha!" I laughed in disgust. "You think I chose to be part of you? Childish much?" 

He gave me a devilish look, turned his back, and walked away.

I acted tough, I pretended to be strong, although deep down, I'm fighting to maintain my popularity.

We were standing beside his home.

It was a one story house, but my eyes tend to be amazed, with awe, every time I watch the red carpet roll down the middle of the long, long hallway. Wideness was indicated.

I, with fury, entered my vehicle, and drove back home.

As I was driving, a morsel amount of pain hit my left ankle. It was a frequent, usual thing that happened to me twice everyday. I learned to bear with it by taking specialised pills that my doctor prescribed to me.

"Rashed, how are you feeling?" asked my mother as I extended my right, okay foot, and entered my home. At that moment, I was in regular pain, I was astonished at the way she questioned at just the right time.

"The usual.." I responded.

"Take this." She approached and  handed me my prescribed pills in one hand, and a glass of water in the other.

All I kept thinking about later on today was Faisal's words.

Yes, I've had a couple of crushes before, but never did I place myself in a serious relationship. Maybe I was too young, or maybe I had no interest.

At this stage in my life, it might be the perfect timing to find someone, considering moving out of the country really soon, I'd like a reason to come back for a visit, other than my daring parents, of course.

But I still haven't received that desire yet. When it's meant to be, it will be. I want to make a commitment to that girl, and promise her that I will never leave her, ever, in all her years of living.

I want her to feel loved by me, cared by me, and protected by me.

Never would I get the crave to play on a girl's feelings, that's just wrong. In fact, the guys that do assume a girl's heart is somewhat a game, are the ones I find the most repulsive and loathsome. I have two twin sisters, and never would I allow a man to do something like that to them.

But as in for now, I may be in need of breaking the rights against my own thoughts.

I may seem like a guy with strength on the outside, but my heart is as delicate as a lizard's tail on the inside.

Faisal and the guys are my friends, they've been with me ever since my youth, I could never imagine myself out of the group of theirs. Many sacrifices have they made during all of these years. And I think this is the only way I could repay them.

And I know just the right girl to use.