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“You are awake, how are you feeling, Jade.”
“Much better, sorry, I scared you.”
“Why didn’t you tell me about your allergy? I almost carelessly killed you.”
“My dad used to say it’s my kryptonite and people can use it to harm me, he was paranoid like that. He drilled it in me to not show my weakness. I just tell people; I don’t like it and stay away from it while I keep my EpiPen with me. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. I know you don’t eat avocado here because it doesn’t taste the same. Guess I should have told you. In Rhanaz, I used to ask what you ate for lunch.” His eyes widen in recognition of my subtlety.
“You almost died in my arms, Jade.” He runs his hand through his disheveled hair, I bet he has done that lots of times while waiting for me to wake up. The fear of the unthinkable is real in his eyes.
“I’m sorry, Gent. I rushed out to meet you and forgot my EpiPen. It won’t happen again.”
He pulls me into a hug burying his face in my neck.
“Don’t scare me like that again. When you stopped moving, I thought you died. I almost lost you Jade, and it scared the hell out of me.” He whispers, squeezing me tight. He pulls and cups my face. “Promise me, you won’t forget the EpiPen and be careless like that again.”
“I promise.” He hugs me again; we pull from the hug when the Doctor comes in. Giving me the spill of how lucky I was, and I’ll be discharged in the morning. Turning to Naseer.
“You can go home, she’s in good hands and pick her up in the morning.” Naseer looked at the Doctor like he’d suddenly become dumb to say that he could leave me.
“We’ll be staying.” Rilwan answers.
“Okay.” the Doctor says before leaving. I slept soon after taking the meds the Doctor prescribed.
I opened my eyes the next morning to find Naseer and Rilwan waiting for me to wake up. Naseer looked relieved when I opened my eyes. A few hours later, I was discharged. When I returned to Naseer’s suite. We spent the day watching movies and cuddling. He keeps looking at me like I’m suddenly going to vanish into thin air.
I scared him more than I realized. I returned to school better but images of the fear in Naseer’s eyes are etched in my brain.
He put out the mean and grumpy image, though he cares deeply and I saw the fear in his eyes. I’m his kryptonite.
NASEER
Jadestirsnexttome in bed, I’ve worn her out. I have an unattainable craving to be inside her every time I have her next to me. It’s insanely crazy if I can use both words together. The fact is I don’t mind how I feel about her. I remember my grandfather saying, “She will walk in at the unexpected time, at the unexpected moment and she’ll be completely unexpected but keep your eyes open Naseer you won’t want to miss her because if you do, you will be missing out on your best love story and best life.”I’d laughed at my grandfather, my accident happened and the miracle I wanted was to walk but the most beautiful part of my miracle was love walked in and gave me the strength to walk. I almost missed out on her because she was so unexpected.I glance at her again, and just as she slowly opens her eyes, smiles at me then wraps her body to mine, she nestles her head on my chest. As her hand maps the scars, on my body like she’s committing each scar to memory. Her soft touch of each scar flickers my heart to thump for her, like a wrecking ball, reality hits that I’m utterly, undoubtedly crazy in love with her. The realization echoes loudly in the silent moment.
“I’m in love with you, Jade,” I say to her. Her hand roaming my body comes to a halt. She moves out of my arms. Back to the pillow next to me. She sighs and pulls the sheet closer to cover her body.
“Don’t say that to me,” she says quietly, I’m completely taken aback by her response.
“You know most women would smile and say I love you back or I’m in love with you too,” I say, at least that’s what I expected guess I should have known better.
“We both know, I’m not most women, and using words likelovecomplicates things. We’re already complicated, let’s not make it worse.” I’m taken aback.
“Jade, I have no clue what you are talking about. You need to clarify?” I turn to her, still baffled she doesn’t want me to use the word “love” with her.
“Okay, stop telling me you love me, we both know, we are just fooling around. I may be naïve or inexperienced with relationships, but I’m not stupid to think that we are going to exist beyond what we have presently. Let’s enjoy our time together and not ruin it with promises that can’t be kept.”
I sat up utterly surprised. I’m pouring my heart out to her while she has us on the expiration shelf in her head. No way am I going to let her write us off. I pull the sheet to me, and she does the same then pulls her knees to chin with the sheet to cover her body.Is she covering herself from me?
“If I’m understanding you correctly, you don’t want me to confess love and you believe our relationship has an expiration date,” I state as gently as I can manage.
“Yes! And you don’t need to try to make empty promises.”
“What if, it’s not an empty promise,” I state, just as she gives a sad chuckle.
“Come on Naseer, am sure your dad has all the princesses lined up for you to choose from, and don’t worry, I’ll meet someone when I’m ready. I assure you. You don’t need to make promises of love or forever cheesy stuff to me. We can both go our separate ways when our clock runs out, no hard feelings.” She says it’s no big deal. I want to shake her maybe she would come to her senses unfortunately, that won’t work with Jade.
“When do you think our clock will run out?” I ask, still gobsmacked by what she’s saying to me.
“I don’t know, I’m not thinking that far ahead, just enjoying all the sexiness you have to offer. I’m sure you will let me know once your dad or the king announces your engagement.” she gives a faint smile.
