Chapter 21

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The scream sent chills down my spine, and I quickly looked at Fay.


Her face had grown white, as if she had saw a ghost.


We both bolted downstairs, trying to find the source of the screams.


We rushed outside, seeing Fay's two sisters, Hind and Aisha were yelling and laughing, running around on the grass and practicing their cartwheels. 


I saw Fay breathe out a sigh of relief, and we quickly went back upstairs.


We worked on the Social Studies, and I copied all of her notes for class. We finally finished, and Yousef was going to be there in 15 minutes.


''Just finished the last of the notes!'' I said, massaging my aching wrists.

''Great!'' She said, sitting on her bed.


I packed up my bag, and sat down on the seat across from her.


''Fay?'' I said.

''Mhmm?'' She said, her eyes still scanning over the lifeless pages of her textbook.

''How did you leave Syria?'' I blurted out, not knowing what I was saying.


I automatically covered my mouth with my hand, and she started laughing.


''It's okay, you're not the first person to ask.'' She calmly said.


I removed my hand from my mouth, and let out a relieved sigh.


She closed her textbook, and began.


''I had a normal life. I went to school, and I was one of the only English speaking students in the class.
We didn't live near the capital, so our town wasn't deeply affected, and I was able to live a normal life.

One day, my father came to pick me up from school, and there were all of our suitcases in the backseat. I kept asking him what was going on, but he just kept telling me nothing.

When I got home, All of my clothes were already packed. My mother said that I had 20 minutes to pack anything else I wanted to take. 


I kept desperately asking her what was going on, but she just ignored me. I gave up, packing the rest of my things.


An hour later my father told us that we needed to leave.  As we drove away, I remember having a feeling that I wouldn't be returning to that house ever again. 




I still didn't know what was going on, or where we were going. We arrived at the airport, and we boarded a plane, taking us to Kuwait.


When we arrived, my parents explained everything. There were rumors flying around the town, saying that the town was the next to be attacked.


It was hard leaving all of my friends behind, without an explanation. The next day the town was attacked, turning into a cold, lifeless battlefield. But I'm just grateful that everyone had left to a different country or to a different city, and that we were all safe.''




''Wow.'' I said, at a loss for words. 




''Yeah, I get that a lot.''  She laughed, and we both started talking. 



5 minutes later, my phone started to buzz in my pocket. I looked at the screen, my eyes instantly lighting up. Youseff:D <3. is calling. 




''I'm downstairs.'' He said, hearing the smug tone in his voice.

''Okay, I'll be there in a second!'' I said, ending the phone call.


''Fay, thank you so much for helping me, I wouldn't have been able to get through all of this work without you!'' I said, getting up to give her a hug.

''Really Sara it's no problem!'' She assured me.


I took my bag, hanging the strap over my shoulder. We made our way outside, to find Yousef leaning against his car. He flashed me the biggest smile ever, making my heart skip a beat.


I said my goodbyes to Fay, and got Yousef's car.


''So you're sure you want to go to school tomorrow? You can always take another week off.''

''Really, I'm fine. I can't wait.''

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