I'll Be Your Soldier (Prt. 25)

Previously
He put his hand over my shoulder, and pushed me to lean on him. After countless tries, of him not trying to get me to lean on him, he leaned on me.
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The movie ended, and it wasnt until then that we heard a few snores.
I looked at Khalid and chuckled.

"Latith7ikeen tara ham ana I snore"

"Heheh" I laughed covering my mouth. "Enzain are you wake up the guys 3ashan eridoon el chalet wala sheno exactly?"

"Madry kaifich" He looked at me in the eye still holding me close to his body.

"7araaaam theyre sleeping so peacefully, except for the ones snoring ..Okay, can you let me go 3ashan I get them blankets? And we have to move Reem, Yousif is too close to her"

"Bahdidich bs 3ala shar6"

"La wala khalid! men muta you have shroo6!"

"Men el7eeen"

We whispering,to each other ..

"Spill"

"Khallaa9 wala shay, where are the extra blankets?" he said, even though a smile was forming on the tips of his lips.

"Follow me" I said as he FINALLY let me go. Even though I didnt want him to let go, I was comftrable in the position. I inhaled his scent, a mixture of cigerettes and after shave, and D&G Light Blue put together for one last time and made our way upstairs.

I went into my room and turned on the lights

"NADIA!" he hissed angerly.

"Shfeeeek!"

"E3youni! A777! Remember we were in the dark, then lights, a77 my eyes!"

"Hehe, Im sorry!" I went back to him, as he stood at the door rubbing his eyes..
I noticed they were red, ashkara emqa9ib ru7a ena he stays up ma3ay..

"Khaliiid.."

"Yess.."

"Why are you forcing yourself to stay up?"

"Me? Shaku men gal, mafeny noum"

And just then he yawned ..

I burst into laughing, bs he covered my mouth. "Shh Nadia ra7 etgawmeenhum!"

"Sorry" I said biting my lip and trying to hold in my giggles..

We carried blankets and pillows downstairs, ou ga3dna enla7ifhum. We made sure than no guys was anywhere close to a girl, and if they were we woke them up ..

"Reem, babes goumay" I whispered

"Hey shfeech" She said with one eye open.

"Ta3alay namay 3adel, your sleeping on yousifs chest"

"Okay"

I dont think esaw3ibat what I said, cuz I was sure she would have flipped out! I put her a pillow, ou la7ft-ha. In seconds, she was back sound asleep.


3gub ma khala9na, we turned off the TV. We took one look at all our friends, sleeping peacefully. Khalid Had his arm over my shoulder.. "Theyre all so cute 9a7" I said. "Eeeh" He replied. Then we made our way to the kitchen.

"Khalid, ru7 nam, Im gona make myself coffeee and stay up. I know your cousins ou friends seem nice, bs lail7een akhaf yi9eer ayshay.. so ana bag3ad, enta ru7 nam, etha taby you can go upstairs and sleep or bel 9ala etha you wana join the group.."

"I wana join you"

"Erm no?"

"Erm yes, if your staying up then so am I"

"Fine, we'll see who'll manage to stay up the longest"

"Are you daring me wala sheno bel thab6" he said helping me get a mug men the top shelf.

"You can say that!" I said "Would you like some?"

"Akeed etha eb tishribeen gahwa to stay up, ham ana bashrab ou benchouf meno beynam awal shay"


Even though I was tired, I was gona make sure ena I stayed up. I felt responsible for all my friends, ou I would hurt anyone who dares come by them ..

Khalid and I sat back into the living room and sat onto the side sofa which allowed you to look out onto the ba7ar, ou at the same time ga3da in which was occupied by our friends.

Khalid pulled me next to him, back into his arms, and dug me into his chest.

"KHALID RA7 YENKAT 3ALAIK!" I whispered angerly "Its hot you know!"

"3ayal give it to me!" he took it and put it on the coffee table that was next to him.

"Nadia"

"Hmmm"

"Bagoulich qe9a 3ady?"

"I LOVE BEDTIME STORIES, even though it doesnt seem like I have a choice, But Im cold, and your hugging me too tight, I cant breathe"

He got up and went to the table in which we left the extra blankets and came back with an extra pillow.

"Haach 7ayati"

7ayati? Did I just hear him say 7ayati? My heart skipped a beat didnt it? Or was it more than one beat? Shagoul?

"Its Nadia.." STUPID STUPID NADIA! I thought! I wanted to bang my head on any of those windows. He said it in a way that made my body tingle. Ohh how I craved from that feeling. Deep inside, my soul for the first time in a while was beaming in joy, my insides were dancing, and my heart was forgetting to beat.

He smiled, cuz he saw me blush in the dark. He sat back down, and held me back into his chest. He moved his fingers through my hair, and up and down my arm.I could have swore I was high ..

And so his story began,

"Once upon a time, there was a prince, tall, handsome *a7im a7im* and well, madry 3an el banat, but he was everything every girl wants. For years his dad sends him to diffrent kingdoms, and from tribe to tribe, allowing him to increase his knowledge, and seek a better education. But one day, at the end of his final year abroad away from his family, he gets a message from a poor little boy, who lived on the streets. And the little boy said, 'Are you the prince, who lives in the land of sweets, where the it rains sugar, and the wind is the scent of vanilla'" Khalid said in a serious tone, still fiddling with my hair. "'I am! I am!' The prince shouted jmping up and down. 'The word on the street is that your father is asking that you come back home to him immiadetly.' The prince astonished ran and jumped onto his horse, and rode him for days, until he was back home. When the reaches the castle, he saw his dad, sipping tea with his mother, in the garder of ... of.. THE GARDEN OF SUGAR! Anyways, he kneeled infront of his parents, and asked if the word on the street was true. His father silently nodded his head. And his mother said 'Son, your father has grown old, and for years we have sent you studied the maths and sciences, but now you have to know and understand, and be taught, the 1 2 3's of being a king'. And so the next day, he was sent to the "Prince&Princesses School" and there, in his class, he saw the most beautiful girl he has ever saw. Her skin was the color of cinnamon, her hair had natural golden streaks. She carried her tiny figure so gracefully. Her black eyes twinkled in the darkness, as though they meant to guide him to some place he's never been before. It was to the land of Love. Later, he found out her name was Nadia. "

Khalid stopped and looked over at Nadia's face which was burried into his chest. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing softly. She had fallen asleep in his arms.

He slowly brushed he bangs that were covering her face. "Nadia, el baqait agoulich eya eny a7ibich, ou 3umry ma 7abait ay a7ed. I love you"

Nadia shifted a little bit, and mummbled something, "I love you too Khalid"

Reem who woke up in the beggning of the story, heard everything. She wanted to gasp, but then Khalid would know she heard it. She covered her mouth, but then a smile formed her face. She was happy that her best friend was able to love again, after what that jackass did. But she knew Nadia VERY WELL, she was going to deny that feeling but.. she closed her eyes and went back to sleep waiting to see what the next day had for the both of them.

Khalid hugged Nadia a little tighter, and kissed the her head. He too was just as suprised and startled as Reem, to what Nadia had said.