After closing the door I slipped the folder into my purse. Looking up at my sister i said "Faye don't tell anyone! Ok?" she smiled and gave my arm a squeez "your secret is safe with me" winking, before she walked away.
I let my slow breath of anticipation out and walked into the house with her. saying hi to my family i ran up to my room and locked the door. i threw my purse to the ground and walked to the window seat in my bedroom. there was a note inside and a envelope with my name on it. unfolding the note it said:

Dalal i've wanted to give you this for years but didnt know how to approach you. but now i feel like we are friends and you can come to understand why i didnt want to give it to you yet, especially after your mother died. i didnt want to bring back any memories for you, good or bad. now i feel its time to give it back, because its not mines to keep. i hope you can find it in your heart to fogive me.
yours always Fahad.


i opened the folder inside was a gold necklance...
my heart stopped.
my mother gave me that locket when i was 8, inside the heart was engraved a surra from the quran and my mother and fathers names. each one of my sisters had a locket like this, each one saying different things, well except Deena....but i was planning toget one made for her.
so many thoughts ran through my mind! why does he have it...how?...i thought i lost it...
i checked the bigger envelope for evidence of why he had it, there was another letter saying:

meet me at our spot when we were kids tommorw morning around 8, and i understand if you dont showup....
yours always fahad
p.s. I really want to explain, though face to face is better

I put both notes away and hid them in a shoe box in my closet. Rain was still coming down hard outside and it began to thunder more and more.i lay down on my window seat wrapped in a cashmere blanket. My eyes didnt close till i saw him get out of a car i never saw anyone else in his house driving, realizing that he got a new car i just drifted off to sleep.

BEEEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEPP BEEEEP BEEEP

i jumped out of bed looking for where the noise was coming from, it was my alarm clock, i finally found it under many layers of clothes on top of my dressing armoire.i jumped up to get it, but as my feet landed i heard a CRUNCH. then hot sizzling pain found its way up my leg rising and rising. i yelled out in pain and probably woke up the whole street. i heard yelling and pushing and someone outside of my door trying to get in. Remembering i locked my door the night before i pulled myself all the way toward the door. my rigth leg ushing as my left leg just layed there limp. opening the door, they waited for me to move aside. it was my older brother his wife looking scared to death and my dad. I couldnt help but laugh as they all looked at my leg their faces in awe. i could feel the pain again after looking at my foot.

my brother picked me up, i was too tired to understand what they were saying, and the pain intensified as i was moved.i could feel tears coming down my face and the muffling vioice of my younger sisters.
my brother spoke "Layal roo7ay namay tawha il sa3a 5:30 oo ur not suppose to be over-whelmed hal kithir, please go to sleep."

Layal nodded she raied her hand to pat my head and went to her room. My father gave instructions to my sister to put Deena back to bed and not tell s3ood cuz he was still overly sensetive and might over-react at his sisters stories.
the sayig brought up the car and they put me in the back seat, 5alid drove adn my dad sat in the passenger seat.
5alid was speeding and i tried to tell him to slow down, my dad adding a few words to calm my brother.
He wouldnt slow down so i said in my serious voice "5alid! slwo down, theres no point of u speeding! your going way too fast and my leg doesnt hurt that much, we can crash!"

He automatically slowed down and my dad turned in his seat "ha dalal? shlon 6i7tay intay? ala yahdeech shfeech gayma min il sa3ad 5" he said with a tease, his eyes twinkling in a sad way. i could tell he wanted to make me happy and not to worry about anything.
i smiled at him "baba wala madri the alarm woke me up oo i didnt put it to wake me up at 5 adri laish it suddenly went on..im sorry"
"laa 3adi 5o cham dalal 3indina, accidents happen"
We arrived at the emergency room, my dad came with me as they took x-rays of my leg and wrapped it up in a cast.
on the way home i remembered i was suppose to meet fahad in a few minutes or so to talk.

That obviously wasnt going to happen...
As we parked i saw fahad leaving his house, he stood by his car not knowing i was in the back of my broters escalade. he came over to say hi to my brother and father.
"hala 5ali shlonik?" he said to my father and waved to my brother.
"7imdila wala oo int shlonik?"
"tamam" he replied smiling

My brother moved to the other side of the car to help me out, making sure i was notin fahads view but as fahad walked my dad to our door, talking about business he got a glimps ofmy broken leg and me on my crutches.
I could hear him tell me father "3asa ma shar? inshalla mo shay chayid.."
"la la la,bs 6a7at inshalla cham sboo3 oo trid tamshi"
My father patted fahad and walked inside.

**sorry i know i havent posted in a long time but ivebeen so busy with school and graduating. and i travelled but now i have time to write soim back to it
hopeyou enjoy this:)