THE SHEIKH'S LOVE

-Three bills, exclaimed Clara, putting them on the table. Melissa made no comment on the sighs, and the exclamations that her friend had pushed for more than an hour already.Instead, she hid her shame behind a smile. -Thanks for your help, Clara. -Do I have to remind you that you have a brother, Melissa? Knowing perfectly well that that question would bring up another one , Melissa refused to answer. She just bit her lip keeping the different bills. -I just don't want to bother him for so little. That's all. -So little!!?? repeated Clara, pointing to the basins to be placed on the stairs. A significant amount of water has been clicking in those basins for 2 hours now, filling them at a rate that has exceeded. -It's nothing to worry about trying to justify Melissa. -You cant be serious, says Clara. How many days do you have in front of you for it to completely destroy your house?? asked Clara, completely worried about her friend. -I don't know and don't want to know Clara, says Melissa, biting her lip. All I know is that my brother has done enough for me like that, and it is really time for me to be able to handle things by myself, not having the feeling to always depending on ... - to depend on others??? Concluded Clara. -Yes, whispered Melissa with a little sad voice. Melissa knew perfectly well that she needed money to renovate her little house before it fell down, but letting her brother know that was completely out of the question. It would mean depending on him, AGAIN. He had already done so much for her. When she had that awful accident that cost her being unable to walk for months , he was there for her days and night.Today he was very happy with his girlfriend, and it was absolutely out of the question for her to destroy that with a problem she was sure she was able to handle ,buy selling that house. -I will sell this house, she said happily to her friend. -Are you sure that it is possible to sell it in this condition ? asked a still worried Clara. What about your brother? What will he think about your idea ? -Kadher has never come to this house before. I'm not forced to tell him anything. When I find someone willing to buy it, I will let him know . septic Clara frowned -And what will you do next? -I will find an apartment. I really don't need a big house as I am alone, she said, feeling her throat tighten. Yes, she was lonely, completely lonely and terrified by everything, even by his shadow on the wall. "You don't need to prove anything to anyone, Melissa , protested Clara, while standing up. Walking as if she didn't hear what Clara was saying , she went to the kitchen to drop those bills. Outside, the rain was still falling very abundantly and the night was also starting to turn dark everywhere. -You should start going, Clara, its getting really dark outside. -I am very worried about you, Melissa, and here you are telling me to live that it's getting late. I've always been asking myself what you come to do here , in this forgotten place, at this young age. Melissa laught -But you are also young Clara -I have thirty years old Melissa not twenty-four like you. Melissa sighed loudly. -I'll be fine Clara, she said to reassure her . Just go and join your boyfriend. Clara giggled , flushed with confusion. -Don't even try to deny the fact that you have a boyfriend. I always see him parking his car in front of your house, said Melissa while laughing at her. Clara has been her friend since she decided to come and live in this lonely place and she is very bad at lying or hiding things. -it's okay!!!! cut Clara , nervously scratching her head." I'm unmasked. Melissa gave a faint smile as she gestured the door to her. Hesitantly, Clara left the cottage looking sad to leave Melissa there all by herself. Melissa ignored her sadness and waited for the door to finally breathe , because even if it is true that she loved Clara very much it was still tiring to stay this long with someone. She would never get used to this worried look in their faces. How many more times would she have to face that pity deep in their yet benevolent eyes?!. No, she had no right to worry about that or complain , she thought , wrapping her arms around herself. The very moment Clara walked through the door, Melissa felt her irrational fear. She closed her eyes to try and chase that fear away. The flash of her past started to bump into her again. She plopped down on one of the chairs in the kitchen , then clenched her fingers on the slender flesh of her scarred leg. She desperately told herself to calm down , trying to escape this anguish that never left her anymore. -Dam it !!! growled Khader, while cutting off the fritter of his bugatti that was just stuck. For hours now, would he have been driving in vain , with no visibility,, in this rainy night, and he had to admit he can't go any futher. his bugatti was not the ideal car to cross these impassable roads. he could have sent anybody for this mission,but he really wanted to take car of this issue by himself. fortunately for him he had managed to arrive to the village , before being abandoned by his car. in a grimace of rage he left his vehicle braving the rain and living his car there. lifting his head up the first light he saw led him to a small house not very far. he really hope he will meet a lovely couple that will be able to charitable enough to ignore the scar that crossed his face to the corner of his lips. Arriving at the house, he pounded on the door loud enough to make himself heard. comfortably seated on the couch, after succeeding in chasing away the memories of her past, Melissa slowly closed her book ready to go to bed , only to hear the knock on the door that came from outside. She started looking around, wondering what Clara could have left. She didn't see anything. A second knock echoed in the living room, louder. terrified , she went near the door grimacing , limping , wondering who it could be. -Who is that ? she asked with fear. She couldn't hear anything because of the rain. She really wanted to ignore the knock but it came again. She took a deep breath and opened the door very slowly , just enough to be able just to see the face of the person. The face that appeared to her took her breath away, and made her whole body tremble. She gazed at the face again, holding a cry in the back of her throat as she was completely terrified . The scar on his face was so long and unbearable for her. she immediately wanted to close the door , but he was faster than her. -I authorize myself to enter, miss, declared the stranger , who was no other than khader. She blinked, long enough and was ready to cry because he had invited himself into her house without being authorized.