"What do you mean? Who are you?" I said panicking, who in the world is calling me?
The person laughed a throaty laugh, then silence.
"Hello?"
"Listen kid, there's a deal going on with you, so I will and want to win that deal."
"Deal? What deal are you talking about?" I said to the receiver, fear overcoming my whole body, my legs felt weak.
What is he talking about? Who is this guy??
"Is this a prank? Because, sorry you are talking with the wrong person."
"No, not at all... I am calling you to tell you, get ready." The voice laughed a very scratchy laugh.
Okay, this is creeping me out.
"Ready for what?"
"And your lips," I practically hear a zip zipping, then the call ends.
What.
The.
Heck.
Who was that person? What did he want from me? And what deal is he talking about? Oh my God, this is so bad.
I wanted to run and shout out my lungs telling everyone everything and yell for help too, but this guy sounds dangerous, and also, he told me to not tell anyone, with an actual zipping sound.
It could be some students trying to scare me, I'm their target at anything, anyway. But how did this guy get my phone number?
"Newal!"
I nearly jumped out of my skin, when I looked behind me Nadely is laughing, holding her stomach.
"What is wrong with you?? My heart was about to slip out of my throat!" I said reaching my hand to my chest, my heart is beating wildly.
"Well, that was what I exactly wanted to see! Oh man, I should've tried harder." She said and I flipped my hand at her.
"Shut up."
"Anyway Newal, let's go to your room and watch some movies and go all lazy today?" She said
Not what I have been thinking of doing, but let it be, whatever.
"You don't have to ask, C'mon, there is some snacks that I stored in my room" I said and she clapped her hands, "Let's go!"
We went upstairs and to my room. Nadely literally ran and plopped down on the bed. I went to grab some snacks that I have put it in my closet then bring my laptop from my study desk.
I sat down next to her, opened the laptop, and passed the snacks to her.
"Series or movie?" I asked Nad.
"Series, please" She said and I nodded my head
"But didn't you say earlier to see movies?"
She shrugged, "Stranger things?" Nad asked
"Sure" I said opening the big bag of chips and sweets.
"Gosh, we are the weirdest to be honest" I said and shook my head.
"Why? Because we prefer doritos than Cheetos?"
"What? No, because, you know, school just started, and here we are, watching netflix and eating junk rather than studying."
She shrugged her shoulder "It's just one day, nerdy, you will survive"
"Stop calling me that!"
"Why? You are the one who always burry her head in books, even on Summer times, you even never went to a party! You are the tense one."
"I'm not tense! It's just people don't-"
"People don't love me, they don't understand me. That's what you're going to say, huh?"
"Well," I sighed, putting my hands in the air "You know me,"
"Newal, you have become so different than before."
"What do you mean? I'm always the same."
"No, when we were little, you were...carefree. You never really listen or cared of what people thought about you, and you even used to be so sociable, even though it wasn't that much of a progress..."
I sighed, I don't want to talk about this, not even in the least.
"Can we just watch, and not talk about this."
"I'm just sayin you know, and I want you to know that this discussion will be going on, untill I get the satisfying answer"
"I don't get what you are talking about,"
"Soon you will, very soon." She mumbled and I started to the the first episode of the first season of stranger things.
Fun fact, I never watched it.
Right now, we are on the 15th episode of the 1st season, we just can't stop watching. The wrappers were everywhere, we finished the stock I had stored.
"Isn't this just amazing?" Nadely says eyes still on the laptop screen.
"A good thing to waste time, yeah"
"Here is your nerdy instinct" Nadely says while spreading her arms.
I rolled my eyes at her.
The door flew open, making Nadely and I startle in surprise, when we see who the unexpected guest was, Fawzan was standing there, a frown on his face.
"Why?? Just why??" He says exaggerating with his hands and walking toward us.
"Hello to you too, brother" I said.
He looks at me, then he backs away.
He narrow his eyes, smiling at us.
Oh no.
"Canon ball!!" Next thing I know, I'm crushed underneath Fawzan.
"Get off me! Fawzan!" My voice came out muffled. I tried to lift him off, but damn, he is heavy.
"Fawzan!" I hear Nadely screaming at him.
For his age, he is so big, like he could be a junior with this body of his. Kids these days...
"Why did you do all that without me?? I've longed to participate in drama stuff like this!"
"Can you be a little realistic?? How can we answer to you when...ah! Fawzan" he jump on us, again.
"Fine." He said and got off us.
Nadely took a huge gulp of air and said "Dumbass..."
"Smartass, actually." He said grinning.
He immediately frowned and folded his arms in front of his chest.
"Now tell me, I saw Farris holding an ice packet on his nose. And when I asked him what happened to him he flipped me off, so I thought you two would give me a little...help....on figuring this out? "
"Yeah...Farris' nose is broken...he kind of got in a fight. And Me too but-"
"Woah! Both of you got in a fight? Like a fist fight?"
"Yeah..."
"Can you please speed it up and tell me"
I sighed, he won't let me or Nadely go unless we tell him everything in a detailed detail. So I better just tell him.
"You see Fawzan, it all started with me not siting in my favorite seat...." I started then I explained for him everything that happened in at least five minutes.
He was either nodding his head or making a shocked sound, Nadely was listening too, the before me getting sent in to the detention room part.
"Why is he so mean to Farris? That's so low of him" Fawzan said.
"People could be dumb, but his level of dumb is way more than the scale." Nadely says.
There must be a reason why he did that to him, I heard him saying he hangs out with Farris when he's bored, does that mean he is used to hitting him? Didn't Farris noticed that he is being used, or was he just going with the flow? Why wouldn't he even tell us? And mainly, why Ryan is so mean to Farris?
"I think it's because he hates me,"
Nadely sighs in a very exaggerating way, then looks at me, an annoyed expression clear like a crystal ice on her face.
"The world doesn't revolve around you, Newal." She says
"But it is true!" I said
She turns to Fawzan and points he thumb to me, "Is this what she always says when I'm not around? Or is it only when I am around her?" She asks Fawzan and he shrugs his shoulders.
"Not that much but yeah, not only to us though, she even talks like this to mom and dad. Mom, dad, I swear nobody likes me! They hate me! Because I'm a hijabi! And blah blah!" He says, trying to mimic my voice.
"I don't know where the confident Newal has gone, but we really need to get her." Nadely says and I scoffed.
"She is right here! I haven't changed at all! Now, can we talk about the guy who-" I closed my mouth before I spoke it all.
I was about to tell them about the mystery guy who called me earlier. Thank the Almighty I held my tounge back before it slipped.
"The guy who what?" Nadely asks and I shook my head.
"Nothing important" I tried to mask my lie with a shrug and a half smile.
"What guy?" Fawzan asks
"I told you, nothing important. Anyway I'm going downstairs to see if I can help mom in anything." I said, hopping off of the bed and heading to the door.
"I'm pretty sure she is hiding something" I hear Fawzan whisper.
"She pretty changed, In a bad way I mean" Nadely whispers back and I grit my teeth.
I am not changed, I just became more controlled. They should understand what I go through, what happens today explains it all. I know they used to know the girl that was very sociable and tries to link in with people, but that girl became a little...cautious.
I can't go back to that girl, who wants to make the rules then break them, the crazy one, the reckless one. It's better to be limited, for tne sake of me and for everyone.
Right?