Chapter 54 DEAD WRONG

Nuaimat's and Muayad's father left after a week, with no sign of Nuaimat coming around, after a month they resumed for work,


On their first day, Nuaimat rode with them but was quiet all through, on reaching the office Zaid asked "are you sure you are ready", she gave him a look full of contempt and went out of the car,


On setting her feet into the reception , the staffs there started offering words of condolence to them, but as they talk, Nuaimat was hearing differently, "your arrogance caused her death" , "you called yourself a mother"
"What kind of mother kills her daughter"
"Have you no shame"
"Shame on you, a mother who killed her daughter", Zaid noticed Nuaimat's discomfort and her eyes redden, she was looking at each of the staffs politely talking to her in particular, "Nuaimat are you owkey" he said touching her a bit,


"I didn't.....i didn't kill her.....i didn't" she said as he turned her to face him, she sounded scared, "wait what, no one said that" he said taken aback, "they.....are sayi.....i didn't.... i didn't mean too" she said looking at them as they all spoke at the same time,


"No no, i didn't kill her" she yelled out loud, making everyone to stop and keep quiet, all eyes were on them, particular on her, "owkey everyone, go back to work, enough, just pray for the girl, thats all, thank you" said Ubayd dismissing the attention of the staffs on Nuaimat who was now panting and was looking scared, they all turned away not until after they gave Nuaimat weird looks and glances,


Zaid took Nuaimat's hand to lead her away, but she stood still and then turned and walked straight to the lifter.


On entering her office, she was still panting and on dropping her arms on her desk, the door opened and Ubayd and the rest came in, "they knew it, they knew i killed her" she turned to Ubayd, she sounded scared as ever, "killed who" he asked, he his hands, shaking him and saying "they knew i got her expelled, she had to stay at home, she got bored, she fell down from the stairs, i heard them saying it, they knew Ubayd they knew" she said,


"Aima nobody said anything like that i assure you" said Zaid now worried


"Huh" she exclaimed taken aback,


"Yes, they were all praying for Tanisha, we heard nothing" he said approaching her,


"None did" she asked, suddenly confused, "yes no one did" added Zohra


"I thought....i thought i heard them" she said


"No no one said a thing" said  Muayad,


"Oh, then please, don't tell anyone, it should stay between us" said Nuaimat, they all exchange looks, "alright, am sorry For...for everything" she said dismissively,


"Nuaimat...... "no Zaid, let let everyone catch up on work" said Ubayd interrupting Zaid, with that he pulled Zaid and the rest followed them out,


"Is Nuaimat going crazy" asked Zohra as they reached Zaid's office,


"That will never happen" said Zaid


"But i think something is wrong, she thinks she is responsible for Tanisha's death, she feels guilty" said Muayad


"But why will she think that way, i mean no one ever mentioned it, or else" said Zohra and they all turned to Zaid, "wait you think, i will say such to Nuaimat" he asked shocked


"We know you may flare up and accuse her, we know what your temper can do" said Zohra coldly


"Now am hurt, i am not that stupid and senseless, i will never accuse Nuaimat for Tanisha's death, i have never thought of if that way" he defended,


"And you are sure you discussed it with no one, she may have heard" asked Zohra


"Are you deaf, i said i never thought of it that way, and i never will, i am not that stupid" he said clearly annoyed,


"Sorry but i have to ask, but since that is it what will make Nuaimat think so" asked Zohra, "maybe its just the guilty" said Ubayd


"Then am afraid she needs help" said Muayad, all turned to him with what do you mean look, "you saw what she did today in the reception, who knows what she may do next, i care for her, i know you do care too, but she needs an islamic professional help" said Muayad,


"And you think with they way she is shutting us out, she will let us take her for some therapy" asked Zohra,


"Exactly, she won't let us in, that's why she need help" said Ubayd,


"I will search for someone good" said Zaid sadly


"Oh you are agreeing to this, that is not fair, she is just being paranoid, she lost her daughter, its normal, she will come around, she is not crazy" said Zohra admist to tears,


"Cry all you can Zohra, because that won't help her, she needs help" said Zaid, just when the door was pushed open and Nuaimat's secetary came in, before anyone could object he said "it's Miss Nuaimat, she is yelling in the reception", they exchange looks and rushed out.


On coming out from the lifter, they saw her in the middle of the reception, "fine.....but who told you, it was a mistake....i didn't mean to, we all make mistakes" she yelled, everyone was watching and some whispering, some even went to the extent of video covering it, Zaid reached her first and caught her hand, "Nuaimat, its owkey, lets take you home" he said, and turned to Ubayd, make sure that coverage doesnt leave this building and with that he pulled Nuaimat out, followed by Zohra and Muayad,  Ubayd immediately ordered the whole companies network be shut down, with the hopes none of the coverage has being posted.


They were on there way home in the limo they came with, "i know it, they heard, they also its my fault, ya Salam (oh peaceful God), Tanisha forgive me, i was so stupid" she said sounding scared, Zohra was already in tears.


On reaching home, they entered and when Zaid led her to the staircase leading to their wing, she stood stiff and was starring at a particular spot, "it was here" she said, and pulled her hand away from his, "she laid there bleeding" she said


"What" inquired Zaid,


"Its like i was there but not actually there, but that's the spot, the blood, she fell on her stomach head first" she said and quickly climbed some steps  and stop on a stair, here she skipped this stair, she missed it, and she slipped off and tumbled down, she was calling my name, she....she even called Papa..., its like i was there but i couldn't do anything, its my fault, i indirectly killed my daughter, i did it" she said and for the first time in a month and days, tears welled up in her eyes, "they are right, i am a bad mother, i did this to her" she said and slowly sat down on the stairs starring into space as tears ran down her cheeks, "how cruel of a mother i am"


"Nuaimat, you didn't kill Tanisha, you never will harm anyone not to talk of your daughter, stop saying all this" cried Zohra taking Nuaimat's hand, "no you are saying this to take my mind away from the truth" said Nuaimat shaking her head, Zohra shook head and hugged Nuaimat, Nuaimat didn't respond she just kept on starring into space as tears ran down her cheeks, Muayad turned away as tears drop on his cheeks, it was Zaid that went to the them, "come on Aima, you need to rest" He said and pulled them up.


Nuaimat finally slept,


The next day, Aunt Chandni, Uzair, Ubayd, Nuaimat's Dad, Muayad, Zohra, Zaid, Harees, were downstairs, debating on how and who tell Nuaimat she will be going flying to Medina in Saudi Arabia to meet with an islamic therapist and that she will be staying there till futher notice, after some hours of debating, then Uzair came up with a plan, which they accepted halve heartedly,


Zohra


I wasn't at all happy with the fact that Nuaimat will be going to some place like a rehab, but i care for her well being, so she has to go, now as planned i headed to her room, and found her seated up on the bed starring into space, on her arm was red stains, a razor blade was beside her, a word was glittering in red on her arm, TANISHA, i tried so hard not to panic, "Nuaimat go shower, we have somewhere we have to be in an hour,"i said mustering up the courage,


She nodded and stood up and headed to the bathroom, i quickly start to pack up lots of her clothes in a box, i was picking anything my hands reach with tears in my eyes,


I successfully parked up and take out the three boxes to Muayad, she came out and head into the closet, i hoped she didn't notice some of her clothes gone,


"Is it me, or my red Kimono is gone" she said and added  "Tanisha loved it among all my Kimonos"


Some minutes later she came out dressed in a purple kimono and a yellow scarf and i led her out to the waiting black hummer , the rest were already on there way to the airport, so when we hit the road, she was all quiet,


"You didn't ask where we are going to" i asked


"I careless" she replied without even looking at me, "Nuaimat, i hate seeing you like this" i said admist to tears,


"Alas this is my punishment" she said, she didn't even noticed we enroute to the airport, and neither did she notice we have reached the airport, till when we arrived on the runway, with waiting Zaid, Uzair, Muayad, Ubayd, her dad,  Aunt Chandni, and Harees, i came out and forwarded my hand to her, she didn't take it but came out,


She stood and took in the presence of the rest, "who are we meeting, why is Aunt Chandni and My......Muayad's dad down here and you Uzair" she asked straight forward,


"Traveling" said Ubayd,


"And no one told me, well am not ready" she said and turned away just to see the chauffeur bringing out her boxes,


"Whose idea is it, i mean i am in no mood to travel with you, so take my boxes back" she said coldly, "Nuaimat we are not traveling" said Uzair,


"You are the only one traveling" said Harees sadly, "i don't get you" she said, tears welled up in my eyes,


"Nuaimat, you need help, so Zaid has arranged for you to meet and stay with an islamic therapist in Medina, it's for your own good" said Aunt Chandni just when two hefy looking women came out from the private jet send from Medina,


Nuaimat was shocked, she withdrew her hands forcefully away, "how dare you" she yelled clearly hurt,


"wait you think am crazy, all of you think am crazy, they talked yesterday, i heard them, they accused me, you just pretended you didn hear anything, and now you want to send me off to some place" she yelled as tears ran down her cheeks,


"No Nuaimat......  "what then, you think, i will tarnish the image of that company, fine am sorry, i won't react again even if i hear them accuse me, or just let me be at home" she said interrupting Zaid,


"Even at home you are a danger to yourself" he said calmly taking the arm of hers she wrote Tanisha's name,


"Fine, i won't do it, but please Zaid.....please don't send me away against my will" she said taking his face in her hands, tears welled up in his eyes, "if you ever love me, i mean anything to you, my daughter meant anything to you, don't let me go", Zaid pulled his face, looking shocked as ever, she dropped her hands, she turned to Muayad "you supported this" she accused,


"Its........"i thought you have forgiven me for not calling you" she said, Muayad burts into tears, she then turned to me, "i thought, you were my sister, you want me gone and you Uzair, so much for caring about me, even you Harees, Ubayd, i thought we have a nice relationship, Aunt Chandni, even you Father, you all want me gone because of what i did to Tanisha, she was my daughter, isn't what am going through enough punishment, you still want to see me gone, so much for a family" she accused, in her eyes were hatred, she spoke with loath,


She closed her eyes as tears ran down her cheeks, she shook her head, open her eyes and said "you are all dead to me, all of you"  with that she turned away and headed to the plane, Zaid wanted to run after her, but was held back by Aunt Chandni and he fell on her shoulder crying, we watch as Nuaimat entered the plane without turning back, i broke down completely, it was one of the hardest thing to see her go with the feeling we are sending her away, her accusing words were aching, and as the plane took off, i screamed for her name but she was gone, till we meet again, it just dawned on me that by sending Nuaimat off we were DEAD WRONG.

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