"The night is still young my friend", said Jason as he opened the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of coke. "I don't feel like going to the party Jason" Ismail replied. "Why? Want some coke?" asked Jason as he stretched out his hand to offer him the bottle. "No thanks. Water maybe?" said Ismail. As Jason poured him a glass of water Ismail opened the television and started surfing the news channels. "Hey, please! Give it a break. No more news now. You will enter into depression now!" said Jason as he passed on the glass of water. Taking the remote from Ismail he turned the television off.
Ismail gulped down the water. "What about the game of 24 you planned to teach me?" asked Jason. "Don't play that 'you don't have cards' thing. You know very well that I bought a pack of them yesterday." Ismail smiled, "Yes Jason. I do remember. I will teach you soon but not today." Taking out the cellphone from his pocket, he suddenly remembered "Tell Sarah I won't be coming today. I don't want to text her and face a barrage of questions now. Just tell her that I am not well so I am taking rest." Bewildered, Jason replied, "Even Sarah can't force you out today?" "No. I don't feel like going to the party. I will get going. See you tomorrow" said Ismail as he got up and left.
Walking down the sideways he remembered how Abba used to tell stories about his hometown. He migrated from there when he was 18 years old and had settled in the United Kingdom. He wanted Ismail to go and visit their ancestral home where, Amir, the caretaker still lives.
Seeing the Syrian refugees made Ismail homesick, for the first time in his life.
Ismail gulped down the water. "What about the game of 24 you planned to teach me?" asked Jason. "Don't play that 'you don't have cards' thing. You know very well that I bought a pack of them yesterday." Ismail smiled, "Yes Jason. I do remember. I will teach you soon but not today." Taking out the cellphone from his pocket, he suddenly remembered "Tell Sarah I won't be coming today. I don't want to text her and face a barrage of questions now. Just tell her that I am not well so I am taking rest." Bewildered, Jason replied, "Even Sarah can't force you out today?" "No. I don't feel like going to the party. I will get going. See you tomorrow" said Ismail as he got up and left.
Walking down the sideways he remembered how Abba used to tell stories about his hometown. He migrated from there when he was 18 years old and had settled in the United Kingdom. He wanted Ismail to go and visit their ancestral home where, Amir, the caretaker still lives.
Seeing the Syrian refugees made Ismail homesick, for the first time in his life.
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