Fresh out of high school and ready to start college, her family takes a trip before sending Ella half way across the country. Ella was aware of their tactics, though.
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~"Oh, honey. This trip is just what you need before you start college. Cairo...
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I finish with the rest of the laundry, adding it to my basket. I set it aside, deciding that I'll fold it and put it away in Mr Antar's room after I help the gardener. It was then that I was completely ignorant to the direction in which I was supposed to go to find the garden. Luck seemed to be on my side right now because one of the other staff was walking passed, shooting daggers at me as usual. I brushed them off and approached her.
"Hello?" I called. She made a noise in the back of her throat in disinterest. "Sorry to bother you-," before I could finish she was running words off her tongue in Arabic, confusing me. I caught a few of them, the word slut being one of them. I gasped at her vile words, I hated curse words. I just need to know where the garden is. The lady rolled her eyes and turned to rush away. I sighed before pulling out my phone, shooting Fayez a quick text.
Immediately after, my phone rang with him calling. I picked up, "Hello?"
"Why do you need to be in the garden?"
"I'm just helping out one of the other workers. I've all my other work done and she asked for help in the garden." I explained and waited for the location. Seeming satisfied with my answer, he gave me the route to the garden, which was difficult to find. After getting turned around a few times, I found it. It was massive and beautiful. The dark sky was actually seemed really peaceful in contrast to the ever growing garden.
Millions of flowers covered the ground with multiple brick pathways. As I walked down the walkway, I ran my fingers over the bright colored flowers, making them sway as my hands left their path. I took in a deep breath of the cool Egyptian air and looked up at the clear sky. It truly was beautiful here.
"Ah, Fayez told me to expect someone. You must be Gabriele," I swiftly turned around to face a man that was very tall and lanky. I looked up, careful not to hurt my neck, and saw the bright smile on his face.
"Ella, actually. I'm filling in for Gabby for right now."
"Oh, that is a shame. I'm Donnie, it's a pleasure to meet you." He held his hand out for me to shake. He was quite handsome.
Shake it out ya system, El. This is a job not high school.
"Well, what do we do first? This garden is beautiful and all but why work on it at night?"
"It's peaceful out here, wouldn't you agree?" We both look up to the clear night sky.
"It is but I can see it being just as peaceful during the day." I comment.
"And you're right, it is. But nothing beats the night out here. Anyway, It's really simple what you need to do, just go through the roses and cut the dead ones and after give them a good watering. I'll be over by the fountain if you need me," He departed and started to do whatever he was doing by the fountain and I got to work on the roses.
They had a big rose patch and I enjoyed tending to them. Roses had always been my favorite flower, especially the smell. I could smell roses all day, bathe in them, eat them, I didn't care. The only downfall being their thorns. I got poked a few times, drawing blood but I quickly brushed it off on my dress.
