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I nod. “You certainly do,” I respond in a sassy tone, not sure where that came from. But I find his situation just as sad as mine. We both have scars.
“Tell me, who is Jade and what does she like to do?”
“You first. Who’s Naseer?”
“I asked you first, Jade.”
“Be a gentleman and tell the lady” I smirk “Maybe the lady can tell you about herself,” I grin.
“Guess we are gent and lady.”
“Yep,” I agree with a smile.
“How about we make a deal? You tell me who Jade is and tomorrow when you return to sit with me? I’ll tell you who Naseer is. Agreed?”
“I can’t return tomorrow. I’m only here today.”
“Why is that?”
“Because the group meet-location is on rotation. Tomorrow’s meeting is at another classmate’s home. If you ask me, not like you are asking. I think they all agreed to the rotation, so they could show off their homes. I won’t be inviting them to my house. On my day, we would be at the school library. Which is where we should be working.”
Naseer smiles. “I think the library is a good place for schoolwork.”
“I think so too,” I agree.
“How do we fix the problem we have?”
“Problem?”
“I still want to know who Jade is.”
“How about you tell me who Naseer is, and when he’s walking again, which I’m positive by the school dance, you’ll be walking. I can tell you all about Jade,” he chuckles.
“Now that isn’t fair, Lady, I tell you all about me, but I have to wait months to know all about you.”
“Gent, that’s the only option on the table,” I say with a smile as he laughs.
“I told you not to make me laugh. It hurts.”
“Again, I didn’t make you laugh.” I smile at him. He’s easy to talk to. I lower my shield and relax my strung nerves for the first time in weeks.
“I’ll tell you who Naseer is if you promise to tell me who Jade is, the next time you are here.”
“Could be a while, but you got yourself a deal. Start talking, Gent.”
“What do you want to know?”
“Tell me everything.” I sit back, ready to listen. Not in a hurry to join the group.
“Where do I begin?” he says casually like he’s going to take his time. Before he could start speaking, I heard my name. Taimani is looking for me.
“Mariam! Mariam!” Who knew Taimani could be this loud? I’ve lost track of time talking with Naseer. He’s fun to talk to.
“I have to go, Gent; I can hear Taimani calling for me. Guess they finally noticed my absence.”
“They sure did. Will you come back tomorrow?”
“I doubt that’s possible, but it was nice meeting you and I hope you are back on your feet soon.”
