Rebound Chapter 24: Wifey

   It was time to go back to Kuwait. Everyone was packed and they were ready to leave and catch their 7 am flight back to kuwait. It was going to be a long 12 hour flight. The 3 of them checked in and waited by their gate until it was time to board the plane. Neither one of then had slept the night before as the all stayed up late finishing the last minute packing.

   Their seats where in business class. They needed comfortable seats because of the long hours they will be spending in the air. 7amad and Razan had seats by the window and Aseel was right next to them on an isle seat. As soon as they boarded and took off Aseel fell into a deep sleep and didn't want to be bothered. Meanwhile, 7amad and Razan chatted for a while until 7amad felt like he needed to sleep and couldn't keep his eyes open anymore.

   Razan took the chance to look out the small window. They sun was still rising in the sky and the colors were beautiful. There were streaks of orange and golden yellow and a few lines of read beaming through the large clouds. She always wondered what it would be like to touch the cloud or maybe to fall through them while sky diving or something. She knew even if she were to sky dive she won't be taken high enough to fall through large clouds. But still she wanted to feel them. She kind of had a feeling that they felt exactly like cotton candy. When you pull a strand of it you would get long strings that stretch out before breaking.

   All she could say over and over again was "sub7an Allah" the view was spectacular and the colors where nothing like she has ever seen before. The different shades could never be exactly duplicated onto a canvas. Even a photograph wouldn't do them justice. She just wanted to sit on the cloud and glide across the sky with them and to be taken to different places and to see the different beautiful breath taking views from a bird eye view.

   A while later she turned to check if 7amad was still asleep and he still was. She grabbed her ipod and put it on shuffle. She layed her head on 7amad's shoulder and wrapped her hand around his forearm and pressed play. She could never sleep on a plane without her ipod. The noise that goes around on the plane would constantly wake her up. She pulled her blanket to cover the top half of her body, pressed play and closed her eyes. She fell asleep to the sound of Rashed Al Majed singing the song Mn Galb. Razan loves this song and it always reminds her of the cruises her and her best friend Aseel would take during christmas break.

   7 hours later Razan woke up and suddenly felt that her neck was stiff and her back was aching. She quickly pulled her heavy head off 7amad's shoulder and looked at him. To her surprise he was awake. She didn't feel him fidgeting or moving at all. "9ba7 il5air" He gave a her a wide grin. "9ba7 ilnoor.. mn muta ga3d? laish maga3dtny 3shan anam 3ala il window athaitek" She felt guilty. It must have been very uncomfortable for him to sit in position for god knows how long just because she was still sleeping

    "Shda3wa athaiteeni, sh7aga aga3dech.. you were sleeping and i know you are tired. You looked so peaceful i couldn't wake you up even if my life depended on it" She couldn't help but smile back at him. That was very thoughtful of him. "Thank you 7bebii.. bs ham sorry itha athaitek" She kissed his cheek and sat back resting her head on the chair.

   "Did you eat anything 7amad? Tara ams inta you didn't have dinner." She didn't have dinner either but she didn't feel like eating lately and besides he is a man he needs to eat its different. "La baby i didn't eat i must have missed the meals they served w ba3dain ta3alay shda3wa intay ams klaitay shay, la lunch wla dinner intay ili mafroth taklen mu ana." He looked like he was mad as he realized that Razan's eating habits just kept on getting worse and worse. "Bnady il stewardess agolaha etyeblch shay taklena you look very pale." He already had his head popped up above the seats looking for someone when Razan tried to convince him that she doesn't want to eat. "la 7amad mala da3y a9lan ana ma7b akl in planes 7tan lo im starving! shlon al7en wana mu yo3ana a9lan.. plz wala akl awal ma no9al ilkuwait."

   She could see anger fill up his eyes. "Mu eb kaifech Razan! how much weight have you lost this month! mu zain 7g 97tech you are already thin w you lost weight sh9er?? your as light as a feather! mako mu kaifch ebtaklen ya3ny ebtaklen." She felt hopeless. She honestly didn't feel like eating. You know those days you have when you can't eat and if you force yourself to chew the food you can't force the food to go down and it takes you ages to allow yourself to swallow it? Thats what she's been feeling. She knew she can never win over 7amad and eventually she has to eat until he feels like she has had enough.

   They rest of the 5 hours went by with them chatting, watching movies and playing silly games. Aseel woke up 2 hours before they were going to land and joined them with their game of cards.

   Once they landed and got off the plane, 7amad let them walk out before him. He didn't want her parents to be suspicious it was enough that he is going to say it was "coincidence" being on the same plane as them when he says hi to them since his father is going to drag him over to them.

   Her parents seemed delighted to get to know him and they were positive about everything. They were close to actually setting up the dates for the 5e6ba right there in the airport but they managed to pull themselves together. 7amad's mother promised she is going to be calling soon. Razan was blushing throughout the whole conversation. She didnt look up once or engage in the conversation and was lost in her own thoughts as she stared down at the tiles and her shoes. 7amad kept on stealing glances and as soon as they went their separates ways he texted her.

   fdait ili tst7y walla.. inshala im going to be sitting with you in your own house soon enough. I can't wait, good night wifey i love u :*** hehe

   Razan smiled at the word wifey. She liked it, no she loved it. She was going to be his wife. He is going to her hers and only hers finally. She was sure that all her doubts from the last few days were only her nerves taking over her. 7amad forgot Jenna and he wanted her. She pushed every negative thought out of her head and told herself to enjoy this time.