Jerusalem

Chapter 4 (God is eveything you need)

      Ali was the best friend anyone can wish for but so was youssef. Youssef had no limits when it came to the few people he cared about. He could do anything for them . But he tried to hide himself, he tried to hide his feelings and that was the reason for his rudeness and bad actions towards them . But with Ali , he couldn't pretend because we all get tired of pretending at some point. And Ali was the only person that youssef can be himself with . That's why when Ali changed and became religious, youssef wanted to know what happened to change him that much .  

In your life there is always a turning point . Something happens to you and suddenly everything changes. To youssef, omar and ali , it was getting to know God . It was meeting sheikh Hassan that made them question everything in their life and the way they live it . The thing with faith is that it makes your heart at ease , your soul in relief and your mind in peace . You feel like a new person with a new life and future . Faith is to believe in God in every action you do and know that he sees you all the time. That's why we are never alone because God is always there. God is the only one you can turn to , the only one who can understand you because he knows exactly what you've been through , God is the only one that you can ask for his help as he is the only one that can help you. God is everything you will ever need.  

The only thing that kept youssef from getting closer to God is that he thought he will never be forgiven after everything he had done in his life there was no way God would forgive him . He was going to hell for sure and there was no doubt about that. Only when he met sheikh Hassan , did he feel that there was hope , that there maybe a chance for him to fix everything and try again . And that's what he did but he didn't do it alone . The three of them did it together. It wasn't easy but they did it eventually. They became true believers.  

Now, youssef had been in the army for four months and didn't have one night out since then . Omar and Ali were begging him to complain formally about sergeant Mahmoud but he refused as he didn't see any point in it. He wasn't in school , he was in the army .  

Eventually sergeant Mahmoud decided to let him go out as he accomplished what he wanted . He made youssef see the truth and make up his mind. Youssef was getting ready to go out . He wore his formal uniform . It was a dark blue suit with medals on each shoulder , black shoes and his army cap. Being a soldier suited him very well . Youssef was more than ready to go out .  

"Ali, are you coming or what? "asked youssef.  

"I am coming , just a moment. " answered Ali .  

" I'll wait outside. " youssef said getting out through the army gates. He had this sweet feeling of freedom. He looked around and saw what he didn't expect at all . He saw her . That girl who was standing by the door of Mr. Tarek's house . She was standing by her car. It was a red mini cooper. She was wearning a white short dress that reaches her thighs with a brown belt through it , a dark blue jeans , a white half boot and brown veil. It was like no one else was there in the street like it was only the two of them . Unintentionally he found himself staring at her and he couldn't take his eyes off her. She noticed his eyes fixed on her , so she stared at him asking with her eyes "what ? What do you want?". No words were needed as her eyes delieverd him the message and it was his turn to respond. So he said with his eyes "what's your problem? Yes, I am talking to you. I am looking at you. Do you mind?". It was only two minutes but it felt like a two hour conversation. The army gates were wide open and a soldier stepped out. He was a good looking guy with black short hair , black eyes and a sweet smile. When he appeared, their eye contact break and she suddenly smiled and ran towards him . He threw his bag on the ground and hugged her a really strong hug carrying her and turning around with her. Then he put her on the ground and they were still hugging each other. Youssef was looking at them and once more he met her eyes . Her eyes were smiling, she was happy. Ali came out finally and put his hand on youssef's shoulder and said:"sorry, I was late . Are we ready to go?" 

"I am not sure. "Said youssef feeling like his temperature was rising . He was angry, no he was furious but why ? Why did he get so angry ? What could be the reason ? But he didn't want to know the reason why. He didn't care about that now. He only wanted to know one thing , one answer. Who was that guy?