Family

Feeling a little out of place, an unease feeling gulped me. I had to fake a smile each time grandma introduces me to the guests.

"Grandma, can I take Nancy with me for a while?" Zenab said rescuing me from the guests and grandma's old stories about mum.

Even though it helped me understand her being overprotective. She gave up so much for me to get better.

"Sure my dear, you siblings can go talk alone," grandma responded.

Zenab and I walk out of the hall to the garden, there was a big fountain in the middle of the garden and a statue of a king holding a sword and a lion or it a tiger lying under his feet.

It was obvious it was the statue of grandpa. I wished I had met him.

"That's father, I mean grandfather. I still can't get used to that yet," he said breaking the silence.

"I understand," I said with a gentle smile. There was another brick of silence between us. No one knew what to ask or how to even start a conversation.