STRONGER (ON HOLD)

Chapter 6

I woke up on a cold November day, i got off bed. My mom was still sleeping so i put my clothes on and went to the kitchen, opened the fridge, grabbed a cup of lemon juice and drank it,will it made me feel cold but i'm too lazy to make some tea. i checked the time.

7:04 i made my way to the front door, put my shoe on then opened the door and headed out.

Children were playing out on the street, i just love their happy screaming in the morning they remind me of myself when i was a little.

The smell of the neighbours cooking eggs in the morning is my favorite.

Inspite of all the things happening here in Gaza we can still draw a smile on our faces, when i look at anybody walking on the street i can see the pain in their eyes.

The sound of my phone ringing cleared my thoughts.

"Hello"

"Adam where are you?" Yasser asked when i reached the coffee shop.

"i'm here" i said and haung up.

I went to wear my uniform and when i got out Yasser was in the kitchen.

"Hey buddy" i said

"Hi" he replied.

Then made the tea and went to give it to the customer and said, "Here you go sir."

He looked up at me so i asked him, "Would you like anything else sir?" He looked at me awkwardly and his eyes opened wide.

"Is your name Adam Saif?" he asked

"Yeah?" how did he know who I'm.

"You look exactly like your dad" he said.

"Your dad and i used to work here" he said i smiled and nodded.

"He's a great guy"

"Yeah he is" i replied

"Adam" Yasser called and waved for me to come

i went to the kitchen and he handed me my phone

"hi" i said through the phone

"Hi Adam don't forget to bring some bread on your way home" mom said

"Yeah okay" i said

"Bye" she said and hung up

The day passed really quickly,Yasser left early because of his mom, she's sick and he can't leave her alone.

 i yawned as i checked the time it's 11:10pm.

"See you later Musa" i said to Musa, one of the guys who works here.

"bye" he said

I took my usual dark gray jacket and headed out of the shop.

The cold night air hit my face i shivered putting my jacket on and start walking

People always talk about Paris and how pretty it is,but they definitely didn't see Palestine at night.

It's so quiet it makes me feel peaceful

Although it's occupied by Israel.

My dad flicked to my thoughts.

What is he doing now,how is he,is he hungry? is he sleeping? is he thinking?

I want to see him and hug him,i want to tell him that i'm in pain and mom missed him so much.

Ya Allah..

I made my way to the bakery, bought bread and headed to the house.

Took my keys out of my pocket and open the door. I heard cracking in the kitchen i knew my mom was there.

"Mom i'm home" i said from the living room while i was making my way to the kitchen

"heyy" she said with a beautiful smile on her face i smiled and handed her the bread. She took it and i went to take a shower but it was a bad idea.

The water was always cold.

I finished quickly and put my worm pajamas on then felt my head was spinning so i headed quickly to bed.

Tomorrow is Friday and it's a holiday so i didn't set an alarm and just went to sleep.