Rebound Chapter 29: Dreams and Thoughts

   A7mad and Razan stood there looking at each other. What on earth is he thinking?? Shalaih? Seriously? What are they going to do there! He must be kidding. "Umm.. 7amad are you serious? Shbnswe hnak? magdar aroo7 hnak?" She was trying to understand why he chose the shalaih when he snapped back at her "Tben your dad finds you and literally kills you? Do you??" He stared at her eyes but she couldn't read him. Was that a rhetorical question or was he expecting an answer? The look in his eyes scared her. He looked like he was cold and emotionless. What has gotten into him?

   She decided to answer him anyways because she was really scared of going there, especially with the 7amad and the state he's in "7amad shbswe hnak? I'm scared mara7 aroo7 hnak w ag3ad..." 7amad could read the fear in her eyes and cooled down a bit. He took a deep breath "Jenna...ilshalaih mafe a7ad, w bgool 7g il7ars yagfl ilgate w ysakr il laitat and you only open the ones inside 3shan ma7ad yadr ina fe nas bl shalaih ok?? Lock the shalaih door 3laich w mara7 y9er fech shay inshaala..its the safest place i could think of.." He couldn't force her to go somewhere when she was terrified so he had to explain to reassure her.

   "La 7amad please shno ag3ad hnak broo7y? Noo noo!! what if something happened w ana hnak i wont be able to do anything 7amad.. what if my dad..." He didn't let her continue, he knew that was what was scaring her. "Jenna...oboch mara7 ydl shalaihna.. shwade hnak?? may3arfny wla yadre inch u know me how would he think of going to our shalaih? t3awthay mn blees inshala mako shay! If i could i would stay with you bs i also have some explaining to do at home I need to go home..." He was trying to think of a solution. His head was pounding. He could hear his blood rushing through his body from all the pressure, over-thinking, frustration and anger.

   A7mad got an idea and thought it was worth pitching in to help. His family were out of the country and he was alone at home so it doesn't matter if he goes home or not. "Aaahh.. 7amad ana ahaly emsafren fa itha its ok with both of you i can stay bl shalaih ma3aha.. i'll sleep in the living room and she can pick any room she wants 6ab3an and i'll just stay there incase she needs anything and i'll leave in the morning as soon as she's up."  7amad was liking the idea, a7mad seemed like a great gentleman and he isn't the type of guy that would take advantage of a situation. "I'm ok with it.. It's up to Jenna... are you ok with this arrangement?"

   Jenna looked at 7amad not knowing what to say. She looked at his eyes trying to search for the right answer. She could tell that he thought this was a good idea and that he trusted a7mad. "Ok.. ili tshofona 5ala9" As awkward as the night is going to be it was definitely going to be better than staying there alone and being paranoid.

   As the 3 of them were having that conversation 7amad saw Aseel's car parking right next to Razan's car and getting out and running around to Razan's side. She opened the drivers door and seemed like she was doing something. A few seconds later 7amad saw a weak Razan being pulled out of the car and resting all her weight on Aseel.

   The site broke his heart and wanted to go and help them but he was sure Razan wouldn't want him near her. He contemplated whether or not he should go anyways or stay where he is. Did he need more drama at the moment? He held himself and stayed where he was. Not wanting to cause either one of them more pain.

   "YALLA EMSHAW OOFFF ILMUKAN 8AMTA I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE!" As every second passed by he grew angrier and angrier. The more he tried to avoid thinking about Razan he always seemed to end up where he started, trying to not to think about her. 20 minutes through the drive he felt like he couldn't concentrate on the road anymore and he didn't want them to get into an accident. He pulled over at the side of the road and opened the door. 7amad looked over at a7mad "Enzl soug 3any mu gadr arakz rasy y3awrny wayd." a7mad didn't argue with him because by the look on 7amad's face he can tell he wasn't feeling well.

   30 minutes later they pulled up at the shalaih's drive way. 7amad told them to stay in the car 3la ma ygol 7g il7ars yba6l baba ilshalaih. 5 minutes later he gave them the ok to come on in. He showed them around and told Jenna to go upstairs to pick a room to stay in. He stayed with them for a while and them excused himself to go back home.

   Jenna felt very awkward to be in a place with a stranger. She only met him today and she knows nothing about him. After settling in she walked down the stairs and back into the living room where she found a7mad with the remote in his hands flipping through the channels. "a7mad tbe aswelk shay takla? ana bro7 ashofa itha fe food cause im hungry.." He sat up properly and looked at her, he was hungry but didn't want her to make food for the both of them.

   "Ee 7tan ana yo3an yalla agoom ma3ach enswelna akl.." As he was getting up Jenna felt like it was very awkward. She's going to make and have dinner with someone she doesn't know. She wanted to start conversations but nothing she thought of seemed right. They went into the kitchen and she pulled the fridge door open and popped her head inside to search for something to eat. "Fe ashay2 7g sandwiches, salads, there is hot dogs and im guessing home made burgers and fries, soup, eggs, pasta.." She was about to go on with the list of foods but he cut her off "mashalah kil hatha mwjod... bs kfaya ili glte hehe... mmm ana ymkn asweli sandwich, intay shno tben?"

   She looked at him an at the fridge and then at him again and then back to the fridge trying to decide on what to eat "Shfeech et6al3eni w et6al3en il fridge?? hahaha" He couldn't help but laugh at her."Madry shno aakklll lat'th7ak 3laiy..... bsweli salad" She looked ridiculously funny. "Yalla ok 5answe ilakl 3shan etray7en shway."

   They made their food and ate their dinner together on the dinning table in the living room. The put a movie on tv so that if they run out of topics to talk about it wouldn't feel weird. A while later they cleared the things and a7mad insisted that he washes the dishes and she should go get some rest. After a long argument she caved in, said good night and made her way upstairs to go to bed.

   A7mad laid down on the couch and was watching The Patriot on tv. His eyes were getting heavy and he wasn't concentrating on the movie anymore. His eyes slowly began to close and as he just fell asleep he heard a loud scream. He immediately jumped out of his place with his heart beating so fast and adrenaline rushing through his system. He ran up the stairs skipping 2 steps at a time. He ran to the only closed door upstairs and barged in without thinking.

   It was dark but the light from the corridor allowed him to see what was inside the room. He saw Jenna curled up into a ball stuck to the head board and was crying and screaming "Bismlaah Jenna shfeech???" He was so scared and surprised at the site he was seeing he couldn't move his feet "WA5R 3ANY! PLEASE LAT6GNEEE!! LAT6GNNEEE WALLA MASWAIT SHAY WALLLAA!!! WA5R 3ANYY!" She was shouting at him and all the fear that existed in the world was coming out with every word she spoke. She was crying hysterically 

   His heart broke at the words she said. Was her life that bad that she though he was going to hit her. He lowered his voice and held his hands by his side "Jenna mara7 a6gch.. intay maswait shay 3shan ag6ch haday shway im not going to touch you just please calm down." He walked towards her and as his eyes adjusted to the darkness he can now see the tears that were all over her face. He slowly inched towards her not making any sudden movements fearing she would think he is going to hit her. She was just staring at him as if waiting for the first slap or shove. He sat at the edge of the bed "Jenna im not going to hit you i promise bs please latswen eb nafsch chthe mu zain walla"

   She suddenly jumped out of her places and wrapped her hands around his neck and was shaking and crying so hard. He held her so tight in his arms and placed his right hand on her head and began reciting the 8ur2an. Ga3adt ygra 3laiha 3shan t'hda. He was rocking back and forth trying to calm her down. He could feel her heart pounding inside her chest mn il5of.

   He lifted her up and shifted his weight so he could rest his back on the head board. She stopped crying and was just gasping for air every few minutes mn kther ma kanat ga3da tabchy. He had no idea how long he was sitting their for but he didn't stop she must have fallen asleep and calmed down shortly after. Before he knew he had drifted off to sleep with Jenna still in his arms and he had his arms around her as if to protect her from her own thoughts.