Cursed With Beauty (73)

Dear Owsha,
  This one's for you..
                                 Love, C.B.

Previously

Kovu: Mohammed is my eldest brother, and Mayed is the middle child, an embarrassment.

Amal: Khalid lost his memory!

Khalid: I deserved a date with the pregnent wife I no longer remembered.

Mai: Sit back, please? Just give us a chance..
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Amal:
We got off a plane after seven hours of flying. It was tiring, but not exhausting. Uncle Rashed, and Saeed wait for us outside. Saeed carried 3osha over his shoulders, and I wondered how grandmother even allowed  him. I ran to hug my 3osha, I missed her so much. So small, so cheerful, and so innocent.
In the car 3osha and I cuddle silently while Uncle Rashed updates father about what's going on.

Uncle Rashed: We have to move, and keep moving. I don't know who it is, or who they are.. We believe it has to do with one of the criminals I caught, but no one's talking.

My stomach flips, and I look at Saeed, he nods at me and stares out the window.

"How's Joojoo?" I whisper. "She's good." Our voices lower. " What're you going to do?" "Changed some names, but once she graduates, we're heading to another country." It seemed like a good plan. "And Salma?"  "We still don't know." I started to worry.

Khalid:

In Paris, at 10 pm, I lie down on bed to get some rest, Mai was taking a bath. I try to sleep before she comes, but I stop trying when I hear singing coming from the bathroom. I suddenly remember that voice, and all the exhaustion disappears. I get up and walk closer to the bathroom door. I sit on the floor by the door, closing my eyes, tyring to remember where I heard it before, and when., but I couldn't. Did I hear that when I used to love her? Through my concentration, I dozed off into sleep, on the floor. The unlocking of the door startled me.

"Khalid, are you okay?" I get up immediately, too quickly that I get dizzy. She held my arms to help me up, I held her's to keep her up. I lead her to the bed, tuck her in, and lie down beside her. "Could you sing for me, Mai?" She shakes her head. "Why not?" but I fall asleep before I hear the answer.
I open an eye, and I directly look at the digital clock. 1 am, and I hear humming in my ears. Her warm breath gives me goosebumps, she's singing for me. I'm too tired to move, instead I close my eyes and listen to her whispering her lullaby to me. "I love you Mai.." I fall asleep again.

Saeed:
I search for univeresities and colleges farthest from home, and so I decide to ask Joojoo where she'd like to study later on. "America." She replies.. I remember that Saif, my friend and her ex, moved there about a year or two ago. "How about London?" I suggest. "Too mainstream? Besides, I want to know what it'd be like to be a Cali. girl." "How about we study in a casino in Las Vegas?" "Saeed! Seriously." She scowls. "Come sit beside me, I have something to tell you." I reach out and pull her on my lap. "I've been having nightmares." She trails kisses around my neck as I speak. "About Saif.." She haults when I mention him,I could not see her reaction as her face was buried in my neck. She kisses me on last time, and stands up. "I want America, if Europe's where you're going, you can go alone." She walks away.