Rebound Chapter 25: Chloé

   Everything seemed to happen very quickly. Razan woke up early the next morning and called Aseel to attempt to get her out of bed to go shopping with her. Even with all the clothes she has in her walk in closet she has nothing that seems perfect for the night that 7amad and his mother would be coming. After the third call Aseel picked up the phone with an irritated voice. "Razan!! waaay ilwa7d maynam ya3ny??? I didn't sleep ila 3 am! what time is it? shtbeeeeen!!" Razan had to admit that it was a bit to early to call Aseel and ask her to go shopping especially after the 12 hour flight and the different time zones.

   "SOO-RRYY.." She said with a sarcastic tone, she wasn't sorry at all she need her best friend at the moment! "...its 9 and 7tan ana i didn't get enough sleep but Aseel i have nothing to wear for when they come!" She put on her daloo3a sad act to try and lure her in and to convince her to get her butt out of bed. "OOLAA!! ALL THOSE CLOTHES WITH THEIR TAGS ON AND YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR!! Aseel glbay waych w chubay i WANT TO SLEEP 7aram 3laich!"

   "Your turning down a whole day of shopping with ME! Aseel tkfain wala i have nothing that would look good 3shan lama eyoon.. please tadren ma7b albs shay w ag3ad fe in a very special occasion w ana mu mrta7a! i wont feel good about myself!" She pleaded and pleaded until Aseel finally gave in "FIINE fine bsch 7anna 9ada3tay rasy mn il9ub7! oofff yalla be here in an hour im not driving im too sleepy! and you better have coffee ready for me!" She took the opportunity to boss Razan around since she would do anything to have her come shopping with her.

   Razan got up and ran on her tip-toes to bathroom to take a quick shower. She turned on the hot water tap and allowed the steam to fill up the bathroom. She walked back into the room and took her clothes out of her closet and layed them on her bed then jumped into the shower. 10 minutes later she walked into the room with her towel wrapped around her body and her dripping wet hair pulled over her right shoulder. She pulled her hair up into a bun before getting dressed. She didn't want to get the water all over her clothes.

   After getting dressed into her white knee length dress she sat down on the her velvet chair facing the mirror and pulled out her hair dryer and dried it allowing to flow freely on her shoulder. She decided to leave it down naturally. She then began to apply her make up going for a natural look. A bit of mascara and blush and a light pink/nude lipstick. She grabbed her purple flats to give her outfit a bit of color and accessorized with diamond stud earrings and a white leather rope Bottega bracelet  and she was ready. She looked at her watch and had 20 minutes to get them coffee from Starbucks in Jabriya and go get Aseel from Surra.

   She got her usual grande cappuccino and a grande latte for Aseel. They needed all the caffeine they could get for the long day. As soon as Razan turned into Aseel's block she picked her phone up and called Aseel and tell her to make her way downstairs. The moment she pulled up in their driveway Aseel walked out of the door in her dark blue skinny jeans and yellow flowy top.

   She got into Razan's car and kissed her on her cheek before getting mad at her "Intay mu 9j! fe a7ad yg3ad at 9 in the morning after a long flight!!" Razan just laughed at her and didn't bother to respond to that remark and to just change the subject "Where do you think we should go first?? Madry wain aroo7!" Aseel suddenly began searching for something as if she lost something very important "Shfeech t7oseeen??" Razan couldn't be any more patient "Where the hell is my coffee!! You know i can't function this early in the morning without my coffee!"

   Razan burst out laughing and tears started to roll down her cheeks. It took her 10 minutes to stop laughing. She didn't expect all that to be Aseel just looking for her coffee. She finally managed to tell her where it is "Its on the back seat behind you.. 76aita warra 3shan may6e7. hahahahaah omg that was hilarious! this definitely woke me up i dont think i need as much caffeine after this."

   "EE ee laugh laugh! your not the one who had to drag herself out of bed because SOMEONE thinks all the clothes in her closet are not good enough" She mimicked that last part the same way as Razan said it over the phone.

   They arrived at the avenues and began their shopping mission. They went into every store that could possibly have a nice elegant dress. But nothing. Nothing clicked to Razan. She couldn't find that IT dress that called out her name. They decided to take a break and have some lunch since it was already 2. They have been shopping for 4 hours and they used up all their energy. They had a few stores they needed to go check out after lunch and if Razan doesn't find anything them they will be heading to il9al7eya. She would definitely find something there.

Razan: I need to shop as much as i can until i find the dress Aseel, madry when 7amad's mom is going to call and when they want to come visit. I need to be prepared. You know how i get when things go wrong at the last minute 3ady i cancel just because something tiny went wrong.

Aseel: Inshala you will don't worry about it. There where millions of beautiful dresses but madre shfech wla shay 3ajbech

Razan: adry ina they were all nice bs madry i didn't feel like any of them felt right.. madry i just can't explain it.

   They finished their lunch and checked out a couple more stores before heading to il9al7eya. The same thing happened. Nothing felt right. Razan felt down. She worried about not finding the right dress in time, what then? She wont feel right if she isn't in a dress that called her name for 7amad and his mother.

   Razan decided to try her luck one last time today. She wanted to go to Chloe, there was almost always something she liked when she walked into that store. So her and Aseel made their way to Chloe and Razan took a deep breath before she stepped into the store. She looked at the first floor and nothing looked good so she made her way upstairs. She started from the right and made her way across the racks of clothes until she ended up opposite the side of where she started and turned around. She felt lost and wanted to take one last glance until she saw the mannequin.

   It wasn't THAT special but she loved it. It clicked. It wasn't just calling her name, it was SCREAMING it. She walked across the room to the mannequin and stood there admiring it. A huge grin began to form across her face and Aseel noticed it. "You like it?? Is this one IT? 3ad 7ada 3ajeeb you would look f-ing smokin hot!"

   It was a chocolate silk dress from Chloe with a metallic-copper bow at the back of the waist. The sleeves where puffed and the front was a v-neck with a halter-strap that goes around the back of the neck. The back also had a v-neck from below the halter-strap to about the middle of the back. The hem of the dress was like a bubble. It looked gorgeous. Like i said it wasn't that awesome but something about it just made her love it. It was slightly revealing but it was ok. Not over revealing.

   She asked the lady that works at the store if she could have that dress in her size but there weren't any left other than the one on the mannequin. She pleaded with the lady to check the size of the dress and that she really needed to have it! Finally her luck turned around and the dress turned out to be in her size.

   The dress was taken off the mannequin and she tried it on. It fit perfectly as if it was made for her only. She didn't hesitate for one second and took the dress. She felt relieved and like a huge weight was taken of her chest. All she had left was her shoes and accessories which she can easily find the next day. She never has trouble finding the right shoes. They went back to Razan's place and decided to spend the night there watching movies and eating popcorn and chitchatting. Everything seemed perfect.

   On the fourth day back 7amad's mother finally made the call. They would be coming to visit two days from then with her sister and 7amads aunt (his dad's sister). Razan had everything set all she had to do was get her hair and make up done on the day. This couldn't have went any better or smoother. Everything was finally falling into place.