Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed. -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Sienna
“Sie… come on.” Tariq said. “Tariq I’m coming.” I said. I was cleaning up my room. He left and went to his room. I followed him there after I was done cleaning. “Where is your bag?” I asked. He pointed at the bag on the floor.
“For how long will you be staying there?” I asked. “Three days max.” he said. So I started packing his bags. “Holy Sh...” Tariq suddenly said as I was packing his bags. “What’s the matter?” I asked. “Look at this!!” he said pointing at his computer screen.
Someone uploaded a video of our talent show performance on YouTube. “This is bad.” I commented. “This is great check out the viewers and the like’s rate.” He said. “We’re almost famous.” I commented. He nodded.
When I finished packing his bags, “Thanks Sie” He kissed my cheek. “Do you want me to get you anything from there?” he asked. I shook my head. “Just take care of yourself.” I said. He went out and I went back to my room.
I lay back in my bed since it was still early. I closed my eyes and was deep into sleep. A sudden scream startled me. I jumped out of bed. “Sienna oo yahad.” My dad yelled. He burst into my room. He grabbed me from my cloths and slapped me.
“Ma 3ndi banat t3zif mosega fahma.” He yelled. Mom was standing behind him. “Hamad eshway eshway 3alaiha.” Mom defended. “Hadeel la tkalmeni… wain elzft hatha?” he said looking around my room.
He laid his eyes on my bass guitar. He pushed me back to my bed, grabbed the bass and left my room. I wanted to stop him. I wanted to scream. I opened my mouth but my voice won’t come out. “bentich hathy ma t6la3 men elbait, fahma?” He told mom.
“eyany oo eyach alga refejat-ha 3ndaha, oo ma7ad eb hal bait ekalmha, oo 5thay telfonha.” He said as he was standing outside my bedroom door. Mom nodded. She came back to my room and I handed her my phone.
This is the first time I’ve ever been grounded in my life and for a reason I can’t convey. I lay back in bed hoping to wake up from this nightmare.
Aseel
That night was the most amazing night of my life. I believe that my life is perfect like that. As I was asleep I felt Sarah’s lips on my cheek. I can barely open my eyes. “Thank you for everything. I’m sorry, Goodbye.” She whispered in my ear.
My eyes got teary I want to tell her to stay but my lips won’t move. I started crying. I can’t get myself out of bed. The bedroom door closed. I can only hear myself crying. “Don’t go… don’t go.” I murmured.
“Babe, wake up.” It’s Sarah’s voice. I felt her hand on my cheek. I opened my eye. I was crying and Sarah was there. I hugged her tight and kept crying in her arms. “Seel chill, it’s just a dream.” She said.
“Don’t ever leave me.” I said. “I won’t, you’ll have to get rid of me.” She said. I can’t hold back my tears. I felt so embarrassed. “Beauty, look at me.” She said. I hid my face in her chest. She kissed my forehead. “I’m not going anywhere.” She assured me again.
Razan
I walked lifelessly to my room, sat on my bed and dialed her number. ‘The phone has been switched off.’ I called Farah. “Hello.” Farah answered. “Farah what did Sienna tell you about me and Feras?” I demanded.
“What do you mean?” She was confused. “When she asked you why aren’t you speaking with her… you mentioned that before didn’t you?” I asked. “Oh! She said something like she was just trying to protect you or something like that.” She answered.
I closed the line and lay on my bed. I was wondering what I should do about it. I must see her. I must speak with her. Feras is such a jerk for what he did. My tears started falling. I got out of bed. I went to Sienna’s place.
Sienna
I opened my eyes it was around 4 pm. I got out of my room to an empty house. Where did everyone go? I wondered. I sat in the living room tried to turn on the TV. It didn’t work. I tried to turn on the lights. It did work either.
Then I remembered two things. First, today was the usual family gathering at my grandparents’ house. Second, I was grounded. I went back to my room I had a small radio that works on batteries.
I turned the radio on and flipped through the radio stations then I heard perfect by simple plan. So punk rock and exactly what I need. Then they played ‘Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Green Day’ I think that radio station was feeling me.
Suddenly, I heard the door down stairs open then I heard a faded whimper. I ran downstairs, and then I stop at the top of the staircase. Razan was standing at the end of the staircase. She had her hand on her face cover her tears. My heart ached, as I smiled.
She looked up and met my gaze. I walked slowly down the stairs. Even if this were to be a nightmare I don’t want to wake up. I was in front of her now. I wrapped my arms around her. “Sie.” She sniffed.
I tried to speak but my voice still won’t come out. I put her hand on my cheek. She’s still crying. I can’t stop her tears. I wrote on her hand with my finger ‘All is forgiven.’ She cried harder. I held her tighter. I’m not sure for how long we sat like that.
Razan
I was outside her house. I entered from the back door then entered from the front. I should’ve knocked the door, but I feared that she might not let me in. I was crying still. I stood down the staircase whipping my tears as I was getting ready to face her.
I looked up and she was standing at the top of the staircase. She wore this broken yet gentle smile as I met her gaze. She slowly talked toward me. I didn’t know how she will react. My tears won’t stop falling still as I felt her arms around me, whole.
“Sie.” I sniffed. If this is a dream I don’t need to wake up again. She put my hand on her cheek assuring me that she’s here. I don’t deserve her kindness. She wrote on my hand with her finger ‘all is forgiven’. Wait, I didn’t apologize. I cried harder. She held me tighter.
I wonder why she didn’t speak. I fell asleep in her arms again.
Sienna
I carried Razan to my room. I tucked her in my bed and sat on the floor next to it. I searched for a pen and paper. I needed to explain things to Razan. I found a small note and a pen. I started writing. First note ‘Hey Razz, sorry that I haven’t said a word. I’ve lost my voice.’
Second note ‘I don’t understand how myself but...’ Third note ‘There is something you should know.’ Forth note ‘you must leave before my family is back’ Fifth note ‘I’m grounded. I can’t see nor speak with any of my friends.’
I sat the note and pen next to me and waited for her to wake up.
Razan
I opened my eyes to find myself in her bed. I only wanted to sleep in her arms… I though. I turned and found her sitting on the floor like she used to. I wrapped my arms around her neck. “Sie…” I whispered in her ears.
She kissed my hand and pointed at her lap. I got off of bed and sat in her lap. She had a note and a pen in her hand. She showed me the note. ‘Hey Razz, sorry that I haven’t said a word. I’ve lost my voice.’ I sighed.
“Don’t apologize for something like that. How did you lose it?” I asked. She flipped the page. ‘I don’t understand how myself but…’ “But what?” I said as I flipped the page. ‘There is something you should know.’ I got worried. She wrapped her arm around me.
‘You must leave…’ she doesn’t want me here. My eyes got teary. She covered that part ‘… before my family is back’ I turned to look at her “Why?” I was confused. She flipped the note. ‘I’m grounded. I can’t see nor speak with any of my friends.’
“You can’t speak anyways.” I commented as I kissed her cheek. “I don’t want to leave though…” I whispered. She wrote ‘I don’t want you to leave either.’ “Your hand writing still sucks btw.” I said. She mouthed ‘Pardon me.’
“Does being grounded include not going out?” I asked. She nodded. I sighed.
Sienna
“I have this crazy idea…” Razan said. I smiled. I had a feeling that her crazy idea would put me in more trouble than I am in. “Come with me.” She said. I took the pen and wrote ‘I’m not supposed to leave the house.’
“Yeah well, there is no one in the house.” She said. I nodded. “Come with me.” She said as she stood up. I held her hand and we went out the house. I know that I’m not supposed to do this.
There was this part of me that longed to runaway. I don’t know if it was just the thrill of doing wrong or the fact that there is nothing left for me in that house. I just want to leave with her and become her knight again.
While we were in the car I wrote for Razan. ‘Don’t tell your mom about it… let me talk to her myself.’ She looked at the note then put her hand on my cheek. “Mom isn’t home, and she doesn’t need to know your there.” She said.
I hugged her. I never thought that she would actually think it through. I thought that she was being irrational. I used her cell phone to contact Aseel. I told her that I don’t have my phone nor am I at home and that she can contact me though Razan’s cell.
I’ve never felt so fragile in my life. I still can’t believe that I’ve lost my voice. It’s true that I don’t feel the need to speak though I really need it for singing. Razan locked her bedroom door as we entered her room.
‘Wait don’t you want something to eat?’ I wrote. “You’re going to make me food?” She asked. ‘Yes princess. I may have lost my voice but I can still cook.’ I wrote. “Pasta.” She smiled. I went to the kitchen and made her pasta.
As I put the pasta on the counter she was ready to dig in. I stopped her and held the fork from her hand. I started feeding her. “It’s just like old times.” She commented. Her eyes got teary. I kissed her cheek. ‘Shush… Things never changed between us.’ I wrote.
“I’ve missed you so much.” She said. ‘I missed you too.’ I wrote. I fed her the rest of the pasta then went to bed. She did lock her bed room door. I didn’t change my cloth. I just lay in bed next to her.
Waleed
Tonight we’re playing a gig for the EP release. Farah hasn’t spoken with me since the other day. I wonder if I was taking things too fast. I decided to text her. So I’ve text her:
‘Good Morning Dear,
How are you today?
Sorry about last night. I didn’t mean to rush things :s.
-Waleed’
I hoped that she would reply soon. I remembered that I haven’t spoke with Sienna either. So I wrote her a text:
‘Morning Sie,
How are you today?
I just wanted to congratulate you on winning the talent show yesterday.
You deserve the best! Don’t ever lose faith in your talent.
-Patrick’
I received a message from Farah:
‘Good morning to you too,
I’m good, how are you?
You don’t have to apologize… it was sudden that’s all :$.
-Farah’
I text her back:
‘Hope always baby ;*
I’m great now that I heard from you.
Does that mean its okay to like kiss u again?
-Waleed’
This time it took her a while to answer:
‘Maybe >////<
-Farah.’
That girl is so adorable. I text back:
‘You’re so adorable ;***
-Waleed’
It’s a shame that Farah can’t come to the gig. I really want to see her again. I was also surprised that Sienna didn’t reply back yet. Did I do something wrong? I wonder.
Farah
I want to see him again. I can’t talk to him on the phone now since I share a room with my sisters. With all the drama in my life, the problem between Razan and Sienna, Waleed seems like the only person who actually care about me.
I hope that Waleed’s gig goes well.
