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National day celebrations were taking place all over the UAE, in all the 7 emirates. People wearing all sorts of crazy hats, wigs, and scarfs. Flags everywhere on cars, buildings, malls, everywhere. People would have a special event called the Maseera. The Maseera is mainly all sorts of decorated cars blocking roads, making traffic, and driving their engines crazy. It was the only day where you can't go out without getting stuck in traffic. Men would go out of their unique cars to spray you with snow spray. Tv's on cars, bears, flags, pictures of the highnesses, and much more. Since it was the UAE national day, we got a 4 day holiday. Most people hated going to school, but we just loved it. The whole idea of being with your best friends in the same class, and having three of the hottest guys in school talk to you. Damn. Life was really bliss.

We had arabic, and we all sat in our places. Khalaf came in class as usual walking like a king, and Nayef followed him with his big hoodie. Hamdan didn't come to class yet, maybe he was absent i thought. As usual Nayef sat in the back corner, wrapped his hoodie into a pillow and slept. Khalaf was sitting leg over leg, then looked at Shamsa and smiled. Shamsa was sitting in front of me, Khalaf pulled his table and chair next to her. She kept moving away so people wouldn't judge. "What are you doing?" he said. "What are people going to say about us?" Shamsa said with a low voice. "Let them say whatever they want, and the more you move away the closer i'll come" he said with a smirk and a glow in his eyes. She giggled and started doodling on her book. He took out his pen and wrote "to the moon and back". No one knew what that meant, but somehow he did. "How was your holiday. Shamsa?" he asked. "I went to Sharjah, what about you?" she answered politely. "I went to Dubai, you know partying and sh*t" he stated with a sly smile. "Partying ha?" she grumbled. "Yea, there were lots of girls, ahh and after the party...." Khalaf laughed out. "Go back to your place!" Shamsa argued. "Hey hey whats wrong?" he said with a frown on his forehead. "Ohh now i get it, you're jealous" he said with his eyes wide open like an angelic child. "Shamsa" "Shamsa" "Shamsa" Khalaf called out. She ignored him. "If i have the world infront of me, why would i look at others?" he said while moving her chin to face him. She turned to face the teacher. "Shamsa come on, don't do this to me" "You look so cute when your mad at me" he laughed out. She hit him on his shoulder and yelled "don't ever go partying again, you know i hate it." "If you want my eyes i'll give them to you, anything for you" Khalaf said. Shamsa turned her head so he wouldn't see her blushing and couldn't stop smiling.

Where was Hamdan, i wondered. It's enough that i didn't see him for 4 days. I kept doodling on my book from boredom, i was never bored, he would always entertain me. I was lost in my thoughts, and kept thinking of scenarios that could've happened to him. Maybe he was kidnapped, no no maybe he forgot we had school, maybe he overslept. The class door opens and he barges in with a smile. He grabbed a chair and placed it next to me. "How are you?" he asked. I looked up to get lost in his dazzling eyes. His eyes were heaven to me. His eyes so big, mysterious and evil. His nose so perfect and long. His lips so tender hiding his pearly white teeth. He was the true definition of perfection. "Layla?" he interrupted me from my thoughts. "Hunh?" i managed to say. "How are you?" "I'm good, you?" i replied. "Missing you" Hamdan said with a smile. "I stole my dad's car to come to school, and they caught me" he laughed out. "I wanted to drive you home with it after school" he said. "Are you crazy?" i asked. "You made me crazy" he said while pocking my nose. The principle walks in class. The  big bold man shouted "Hamdan come here!" "This guy's father has been calling him all day, and calling the school asking for him" he snapped to the teacher. "You stole your dad's car ha?" he pulled Hamdan from his shirt and took him out of class. Before he left he turned and smiled

After class, i went to the principle's office to check on Hamdan. The door was locked. I kept knocking and no one would answer. I lost hope and just walked out the administration. There he was carrying his Ed Hardy bag like a child. "What happened? i said while running to him. He laughed, ughh his laugh was so melodic until he broke out coughing from the amount of Midwakh he inhaled. "Nothing, im suspended for a day, and my dad's really mad." "Yalla i have to go and take the car back home, take care of yourself" he said with a comforting smile. Nothing seemed to worry him, nothing at all. Sometimes i wished i was more like him., careless and living life carefree.