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FAHAD

thump, thumpthumpthumpthump!

me" easy faisal had a39abik!"

we were at kickboxing, i was the designated punching bag holder and faisal was dishing out his best.

faisal took short jagged breathes and turned his gaze towards me

his mom just died, and the girl he's secretly married to - which happens to be my new sister- is confusing him emotionally. 

i didn't expect us to stay in kuwait honestly, though kuwait is home, and a part of both of our lives.the people we love, are either dead, don't know we exist, don't know that were related, don't know the truth, or know the truth and hate us.

 Ya , that pretty much sums up why were leaving, along with our dads manipulating us.

and i can tell from faisals calculating stare that he read my mind.

we do that. when you've been best friends and soul brothers with the same guy for all your life you tend to know whats going on, even when its all in my head. or his

faisal:" you think too much, and you worry too much. stop." he put it simply. 

but nonetheless my words calmed him down. he shook out his tense shoulders and arms

me:" hey, its ok to be messed up some  times, it gives you room to deal. just talk about it, don't keep it all in there. you know what happens when you do"

faisal cut me a sharp glare

faisal:" what happens"

faisal shook his arms out as we traded positions. and i commenced kicking the dummy.

me:" oh i don't know, maybe rejoin the game plan, and kissing the girl your supposed to leave in less than 6 months"

faisal:" lets forget about that, o 5an rakiz 3ala the match"

right, faisal had a match today. he's going up against 3abood. and you don't win a fight against 3abood. or you do and you come out barely breathing.

faisal:" oo dam inna you want to talk about our feelings 5al nitkalam 3an shino int nawi itsawy o mo gayily"

me:" plane, you and me tomorrow, baba wants us to go . he told me half an hour ago. just for a few days"

faisal actually smiled.

faisal:" thank god"

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game time

faisal and 3abood were squaring off

it was horrifying. why am i being such a mom about this.

il mohim

faisal and 3abood were circling around each other like a wolf ( faisal) and a bear ( 3abood)

a punch hear a kick to the gut there.

and then faisal punched him square in the face. i shouted

3abood retaliated my jumping ontop. i gasped

faisal pulled him around. when 3abood scratches him. " AAAAAAA" THAT CAME FROM a7med but i closed his mouth with both hands

above the eye to below. he didn't touch the eye, since ( THANK GOD) faisal closed his eyes just in time.

the game was tied. a7med let out a deep breath, when did he even get here?

all of us quickly escorted faisal to the doctor in the next room.

faisal had a scar.

me:" dude, you look like  bad ass!"

faisal grunted then smiled.

a7med who was asked to wait outside in his hysterical condition was let in chan i9ari5 :" LIKE KOVU FROM LION KING 2" both of us stared at him

then we all burst out laughing.

this is faisals first laugh after his mom and layans situations. and I know

that though he's not ok.

hes on his way

chan fai9al yistaw3ab inny imtani7 fee 

faisal:" shfeek imtani7" he said jokingly

and i smiled

me:" you really do look like kovu"

a7med:" GITLIKOM!"

then we all laughed all over again.

inshallah dom.