I woke up on a small creaky rough wooden bed. My back cracked as I slowly sat up and smiled. Sabah walked into the room holding a tray full of food and invited me to sit down. We had sweet sugary rolls with marmalade in them. They were creamy and just brown enough. Sabah made them from scratch and never came up with a name for them. They were delicious.
After breakfast we set off to the small nearby town. We took three busses to arrive in a small enclosed area with vibrant color and small stands. I stopped at one stand that had big pots with amazing drawings on them. They also sold jewelry. There was a small stone neckless that caught my eye right away. It was just the right size with blue stones on it and three pieces of wire holding it together. I was about to ask how much it was but before I could say a word Sabah handed the man behind the stand a few bills. He boxed up the neckless as I stared in silence. "Thank you" I said. "Don't worry." Sabah said, "You have made me happier than before and I am so excited to share these memories."
We walked on in silence until she grabbed my hand and told me she wanted to show me something. We walked up creaking stairs and ended up on a rooftop looking out on the small town. We could see so many sheep and people walking around on the bare grounds. There was no tree in sight and you could only see the thin horizon behind all the sheep. Sabah and I sat there for a while until we got hungry and she took me to her favorite restaurant that her son owned. There where small tables and a small cooking room in the back. She hugged a tall man then went back into the kitchen. When she returned she had two hot trays of chili with chick peas and hot bread. Sabah and I talked and got to know each other a lot. She told me about her three sons and about her daughter. I showed her pictures of California and she told me she would love to go there some day. After dinner we went back to the house and I fell asleep right away.
After breakfast we set off to the small nearby town. We took three busses to arrive in a small enclosed area with vibrant color and small stands. I stopped at one stand that had big pots with amazing drawings on them. They also sold jewelry. There was a small stone neckless that caught my eye right away. It was just the right size with blue stones on it and three pieces of wire holding it together. I was about to ask how much it was but before I could say a word Sabah handed the man behind the stand a few bills. He boxed up the neckless as I stared in silence. "Thank you" I said. "Don't worry." Sabah said, "You have made me happier than before and I am so excited to share these memories."
We walked on in silence until she grabbed my hand and told me she wanted to show me something. We walked up creaking stairs and ended up on a rooftop looking out on the small town. We could see so many sheep and people walking around on the bare grounds. There was no tree in sight and you could only see the thin horizon behind all the sheep. Sabah and I sat there for a while until we got hungry and she took me to her favorite restaurant that her son owned. There where small tables and a small cooking room in the back. She hugged a tall man then went back into the kitchen. When she returned she had two hot trays of chili with chick peas and hot bread. Sabah and I talked and got to know each other a lot. She told me about her three sons and about her daughter. I showed her pictures of California and she told me she would love to go there some day. After dinner we went back to the house and I fell asleep right away.
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I really like how you were thinking about buying the necklace and Sabah bought you it before you could do anything, and how you said that you made her so happy and how she wanted to save those memores. That was really sweet and meaningful.
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