Chapter 3

My sister and I were so different.

We looked different; she was skinny while I’m curvier, she had straight hair while I had curly hair. We had different dreams and ambitions; I’ve always wanted to start my own business, she wanted to be an engineer.

Yet we both fell for the same guy, how is that even possible?

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I sat down on a bench in front of the lake in Hyde Park with a book in my hand. I love reading, its basically my escape from reality.

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“The fault in our stars, I love that book,” A voice said

I looked up and saw a man that’s probably not older than 22, he had short hair and really pretty brown eyes.

“Didn’t know guys can read and yeah I love this book I’m reading it for the third time, just cant get bored of it” I said smiling to show that I’m joking

“We sure can. It’s a good book, restores my faith in humanity and the author is pretty amazing” He said grinning showing off his dimple, for some reason he kept glancing back toward a group of guys

“Yeah their love is so… magical. Such a sad ending though,” I said sighing

“ I didn’t find the ending sad, I found it… real.”

“Did you practice that or just read it online?” I said laughing

“I just came up with it!” he said laughing along.

“Hey, you umm- want to grab some coffee sometime? Or now?” He asked scratching the back of his neck glancing back at the guys again

“Sure” I said smiling, I usually don't go out with a guy that i know nothing about but for some reason I felt comfortable with him.

“Sure? Like now?” He said

“Yeah, sure, where are we going?” I said getting up and grabbing my bag

“Well, there’s this small, quiet coffee shop really close to here, its nice, I like to go there after collage” He said walking next to me, its the third time he has looked at those guys in the past minutes, he must know them.

“So you’re in collage?”

“Yeah, its my second year” he said

“What’s your major?” I asked

“Law, its awfully boring, but my parents have always wanted me to be a lawyer, they’ve basically planned for it since I was a kid” He said shrugging

“You don’t have to do it, you know. You shouldn’t be a lawyer just because your parents want you to, you should do what you want, its your future, and you shouldn’t be stuck doing something you don’t want to do for the rest of your life” I said

“I wanted to major in art, but apparently art is ‘pointless’ and ‘stupid’- enough about me, what about you?” he changed the subject

“Well I have just finished high school and I recently got accepted in a collage around here, I’m majoring in business,” I said

He stopped in front of a really cozy looking coffee shop

“You know, its funny how I know what you’re majoring in collage yet I don’t even know your name, or age or basically anything else” I said walking into the coffee shop

“Well, my name is Mishare Alx, I’m 20 years old and I’m Kuwaiti, I don’t know what else to say, what about you?”

“Deema Alx, 18, and I’m half Kuwaiti, half British” I said

We ordered our coffee and sat down.

“What kind of music do you listen to?” He asked

“Random, but I basically listen to everything from Justin Bieber to Eminem to Coldplay” I said taking a sip from my coffee 

"Justin Bieber? really you're one of those girls?" He said

"You hate Justin Bieber? really? you're one of those guys?"

And we started talking just like that, he was so easy to talk to.

We talked and laughed until it got dark and we both had to leave

“Will I have the pleasure to see you again, Deema?” He said walking me back to my house.

“Maybe” I said

“I had a really good time today with you”

“So did I,” I said and with that I walked away.

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