rebellious

 Brian woke up and found himself lying down on the floor. ' What happened to me? Why Ami I here?' He tried to move himself but he couldn't. Something invisible was pressing him down on the floor. The more he tried to move, the more he was pressed down. For the first time in his adult life, Brian felt helpless. His strength and his cunning mind didn't help. He looked around, no one else in the room. He put his head down on the floor. ' There is no point of fighting, he told himself.' Suddenly, he heard the door opened up. Brian is trying to look at the face of the person who just entered but he couldn't except the white dress he wore. Fear ran down his spine. Then he heard the voice, " He faced the toughest of the enemies without any weapon, he was the bravest of all." Brian's sleep broke right away. He woke up drenched in sweat. But still remembers those words. ' Who faced the toughest of enemies without any weapon?' he muttered. ------...

 For past two hours, I am sitting in the same position as before. Trying to calculate and recalculate everything that has ever happened. I raised my hands to touch my right cheek, still swollen and sore to touch. ' Did I do the right thing? Did I take the right step? How is everything going to turn out in the future? I know it's probably too late to think all these. But I had to take a step, right or wrong, I still don't know. I got married when I was 18 years old. I was a freshman and he was as well. We fell in love. To be specific, I fell in love. May be that's the reason I approached him for our first kiss. Everything else fell right through. I changed my whole life for him. the girl who once wore mini skirts is now covered head to toe just for him. So, he loves me little bit more than before. Our love was going on a full swing, neither of us cared about anyone. We forced our parents to get us married. Everything felt like a picture perfect dream. I am going to marry...

 Ruby is sitting in the car in front of Parker's house. Still staring at the door. 'Am I really making the right choice?' Ruby wondered. ' I should have got out of here long time ago. But I couldn't. Something is stopping me. I never felt like this before. Something tells me that this might be the destiny I have been longing for.'  Another part of her mind protested! ' What do you mean by the destiny? Are you rethinking Brian's proposal? He is not even Muslim. How could you think like that? All the struggles you have been through so far will be wasted if you take a wrong step.' Ruby took a deep breath. " I can't break down. I have to be strong. Allah has decided something for me, he is the raziq.", She muttered herself. She got down from her car and started walking toward the entrance with tremendous amount of hesitation. With the single ring of the bell, the door opened. Glory was standing right there with a wide smile. Ruby smiled bac...

 Ruby never thought that she would ever be questioned like this by her own family. The trust and love that ever existed is gone the minute she changed the direction of her life. Is it really that hard to accept Ruby the way she is? She wonders but can't figure out an answer. Right now, her whole family is standing against her and questioning her entire entity. But this strange man is standing between her and her family. As if he wants to guard her somehow. Why is he doing that? Doesn't he know that he is making things harder for Ruby?  -" Which part of my behavior you want me to explain?" Brian asked Mahad Nasr. - After a brief pause, " Why did you tie up my son? What is his fault?"Mahad asked. For a strange reason, the confidence in his voice disappeared. - " Wow! You are really one of a kind Mr Nasr. You couldn't see anything wrong with you son hitting your daughter with a crow bar. You actually surprised me. I used to think that I am the worst pe...

 Rocky's body started hurting after being pinned on the ground for past half hour. He tried to move himself once again but didn't help a bit. Brian got him good! Lying down on the floor, he is wondering why Brian is reacting this way. If it would be Gilman, then he could tell himself that he is doing this out of compassion for his fiance's family. But Brian! He is literally threatening to kill him. How could an unknown person show such compassion toward Ruby, unless they are closer than anyone realizes. As soon as that thought came in Rocky's head, he pushed it away. Nah! Ruby is not like that. She is never going to fall for a guy in 3 days, they were never seen together even for a minute. Then again, the picture being deleted from the phone doesn't make sense. Rocky gave up his thoughts. His hands are really hurting! -"Parker! Get Steve and come to Gilman's place ASAP." Brian said while holding  rocky down. -" Still partying?" -" Yeah, ...

Standing on the corner, Ruby is trying to figure out what just happened! Saba dropped unconscious before she did anything. The whole situation changed within matter of few minutes. Before everyone was waiting to see how Saba uncovers Ruby, now everyone is busy with Saba. Brian is trying to look for pulse while Gilman is calling the emergency number for help. Saba's mom is crying and Ruby's mom is trying to console her. Rocky is standing on the other side of the room, still shaken up by the incident. His legs are trembling uncontrollably. 5 minutes later, emergency responders filled up the house. They are checking Saba. Ruby is still on the same place as she was half an hour ago but sitting on the floor. She is just staring at them. Then she noticed the other paramedics bringing a body bag.  Saba passed away! The whole family is shaken by it, except Ruby. She is still trying to figure out how is she supposed to react to this. Brian and Gilman both look fine. Not sure, whether Gi...

 - "Where is Ruby uncle?" Saba asked Mahad Nasr.  - " She was sitting here few minutes ago. She should be around somewhere." Mahad Nasr looked around the living room. - "Ruby is upstairs, packing up." Shirin replied from dining sipping her tea. - "Alright, I'll get her." Saba ran upstairs. ------------ - "What are doing here like an old lady? Everyone is in the sunroom enjoying, come!" Saba said with a soft tone. - " I am packing as you can see." Ruby replied even though she felt like saying, ' I am an old lady and I like to stay that way.'  - "Please come! It will be fun. You might even think differently about us." Saba insisted. - Putting the bag away Ruby replied, "As you wish! But only for few minutes." She started putting her niqab back on. - " You don't need to wear that. It's just us."  - " That's the reason I am wearing it. It's just you guys." Ruby re...