Rebound Chapter 16: Love is in the Air

   7amad reached for the small velvet box that he had set on the floor earlier. He popped the box open and held it out in front of Razan. Her face was beaming with happiness. She was speechless. Her mind was blank. Her heart was beating a thousand miles an hour. She held her breath. 

   She looked down at the ring in the box and gasped. It would not stop sparkling in the moonlight. It was a platinum ring with a central emerald cut diamond. The box from the inside said Cartier. The site of the tiny diamonds on the ring itself and the small but stunning diamond in the center made her gasp for air again.

   She couldn't speak. No words were coming out of her mouth even though in her head she was screaming yes. She began nodding very fast as if she was using the rhythm of her heart to pace her nods. 7amad quickly got on his feet and slipped the ring on her finger.

   He hugged her so tight and lifted her off the ground and began to turn in circles. Her laughter filled the large open space. He could hear the echo of her laughter and it made him smile even more. He kissed the side of the neck and them put her down. She had taken her heals off so she stood on her tiptoes with her arms around his neck. "Aby kilyoum asma3 hal tha7ka.. aw3dech ina as long as you are my wife ra7 as3dech and you won't see one bad day as long as i live." They got lost in each others eyes.

   Razan has never seen 7amad's eyes like this. Never. He was facing the light and his warm dark honey eyes were beaming and glowing at a whole different level. They had dreams and hopes for the future. They had hope and love. They spoke their own language. But for the first time since they met, they were speaking a language she could not understand. She loved the way they looked, it was different. She couldn't wait to learn this new language his eyes are speaking.

   They spent the rest of the night laying down in each others arms on the deck with music in the background and just staring up at the sky. Every now and then she would look at her ring. She couldn't believe the he is going to be hers soon. She kept playing with it and twisting it around her finger. All of the events still hadn't sunk in.

   At about 12 they drove back to the marina and made their way back to Razan's place. They didn't need to speak. They didn't need a conversation. The silence was much better. They just enjoyed their walk and cherished every moment. Neither one of them wanted to forget this day. They wanted it engraved in their memories.

   7amad kissed Razan good night on her cheek and waited till she got in the apartment. He kept thinking She is going to be Mrs Al-Y. He then remembered that day in the hospital when the doctor thought she was his wife. He pulled out his phone, opened a new sms and began typing. He inserted Razan's contact number and then pressed send.

   One message received. Razan looked down at her phone and decided to open the message before going to Aseel to talk about everything that happened that night. She saw 7amad's name on the screen and giggled. It said: I told you there will come a day that i will ask you the question again and you will have to answer. You're going to be Mrs Al-Y and i can't wait for the day people would officially call you that. Goodnight ya 3omry :*. Her heart was fluttering as she read the message and she felt her stomach making somersaults and she remembered the events of the night.

   She took her shoes of and placed them by the door and lightly made her way to Aseel's room and walked in. The second Aseel saw Razan at her door she looked down at her hands and saw the ring shining. She quickly jumped out of bed and ran to her giving her the biggest hug ever squeezing her so tight.

   "YOU SAID YEESS!" Razan was very surprised at Aseel's comment and stepped back breaking their hug. "YOU KNEW!!! YAL KALBAA! you knew and you didn't tell me agaiiinn!! Laiiisshh maglteeelii!" She was mad at her friend but not very mad. "Shlon 5shaitay 3alay yal 5aysaa!!"

   "Lo ma5shait 3laich it wouldn't have been a surprise and it wouldn't have been the best moment in your life w chan mardaitay il bait with stars in your eyes and a goofy smile plastered on your face!! I want to hear every single detail! 7tan lo i knew the plans for the night I want to hear everything." She was very excited and couldn't believe that this happening. It was very quick.

   Razan told her every single detail from the second she opened the door for him to the message she just received and Aseel began to cry tears of joy. "Your all grown and your going to get married! ya far7at omch w oboch lai dagat oma w 56boch."

   "Inshala omy w oboy ywaf8on.... Aseel a7ba from the bottom of my heart. I need this to go right. I want to marry him i can't imagine my life without him or with someone else. Aseel a7baa" Aseel's heart ached at what she saw in her best friends eyes. She prayed for this whole thing to go right, she didn't want her friend to be heart broken. "Inshala allah ytamem 3laikm w yhaneekm w inshala omch w oboch ywaf8on mn awal shay. Intay bs ed3ay w ana inshala ra7 ad3eelkum ba3ad ina allah yaktb ili fe il5air"

   That night both girls went to sleep with smiles on their face. Razan dreamt about their engagement and marriage and Aseel thought about when the right man will come along. She doesn't have anyone in her life right now and seeing how happy Razan is even though she didn't believe in these things before meeting 7amad made her want time to fast forward and for her to meet her Mr Right and to get married.  She wanted to exprience the love she saw in Razan's eyes. 

   7amad went home and called his mother instead of going to sleep. "Abashrech om 7amad.. abech ta56benli ilbnaya awal ma ard 7g ejazat christmas. Ma aby an6r ba3ad a5af troo7 mn eedi"

   "Walla 7amad madry shgolek bs omha galat ina chna fe nas dageen yabon ya56bonha.." 7amad went silent. He couldn't breath. He felt the world around him stop.