"It
was late afternoon when she saw him from a distance. He was walking beside his
camel with the reins in his hand. The hot autumn sun casted a beautiful shadow
of a sight she adored. It had been ten days since seeing him, and her heart
fluttered excitedly. Had she gone mad or did life suddenly become more visible,
more beautiful, and more wonderful. For all she knew, she might have been dead
the last ten days. It didn’t matter. She was alive now, and he was near. She
quickly tied Desert to a tree, kissed his forehead, and ran out to meet him.
“Kais! Kais!”
When she reached, he let go of the
reins and hugged her. “Missed me, did you?” He searched her face for a moment
then smiled brightening the world with him. “You look like you’re feeling
better.” She had always loved the way the gold of his eyes reflected in the
afternoon sun, brilliant, captivating, like the moon against the midnight sky.
“Much better. But you’ve lost a lot of
weight. And the beard that’s something new.”
He paused to rub his chin before taking
the reins of his camel. The black stubbles against the golden tanned skin gave
him a rugged look. Against the remarkable cheekbones, more evident from the
weight loss, the once boyish look gave in to a more mature man. Though worried
about his weight loss, the appearance gave him a virile look. He was a
beautiful man. No one could deny that."
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