Showing posts with label Borders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Borders. Show all posts

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Huda throws a a tantrum

Narrator: One day Huda and Mama were in Borders, they were selling new novels and Mama wanted to buy a new Arabic novel. That was when this trouble began.
Huda: Mama, can I have this book called 'Sleepovers by Jacqueline Wilson', please?
Mama: No way 7abibti, you have so many books to read and I'm sorry this book is too expensive.
Huda: But mama(bursts into tears) WAAH,I WANT THIS JACQUELINE WILSON BOOK NOW!
Mama: NO!( all the kids laugh at Huda and Mama drags her out of the store and takes her to her room in their house, Huda is still bawling and wailing in her room).
Huda: NOW IT'S TO LATE,I CAN'T GET THAT JACQUELINE WILSON BOOK!( Khamael walks by, she has never seen Huda act like this before).
Khamael: What's wrong?
Huda: Mama said I threw a lot of tantrums and I never got this Jacqueline Wilson book.( Mama comes in)
Mama: Huda, this is your final warning,we're going to take a trip to the bookstore again tomorrow. This time you're going to be on your best behaviour, promise?
Huda: I promise.
Narrator: The next day Mama and Huda go to Magrudy's. Huda spots a book.
Huda: Mama, can I have this book called 'Lola Rose' by Jacqueline Wilson this time, pleeease?
Mama: No! I told you have too many books to read.
Huda: But(starts crying again), WAAAH,I WANT THAT JACQUELINE WILSON BOOK,PLEEEASE!
Mama: Huda please, cut it out,you promised  yesterday you'd behave.
Huda: BUT MAMA!( the same kids laugh at her again, Mama drags her out of the store and she is sent to her room again).
Mama: I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED HUDA BY YOUR BEHAVIOUR. YOU BROKE YOUR PROMISE!( Huda is still sobbing).
Mama: Tonight we're going to the majlis, your punishment is that you can't go with  us and no Tv for a week.
Huda: WHAT? THIS IS SO UNFAIR,YOU DON'T EVEN CARE ON WHAT I WANT!
Mama: I do care 7abibti, but I don't want to waste my money buying you each book every day( Huda still disagrees, she stops crying).
Narrator: At night Mama,Khamael and Ghadeer got dressed and they went to the majlis so Huda was left alone in the house. She was very sad and bored. Mama had given her chores to do which is washing the dishes,cleaning and making the beds. Huda was soon finished with her chores.
Narrator: The next week Huda's punishment was over. She can watch tv. She was happy and free at last.
Mama: Huda, dress up,we're going out to the restraunt then we'll go to the bookstore to buy you the book that you wanted, happy now?(Huda nods her head in agreement and jumps in her bed in excitement).
Narrator: At last Huda got the book that she wanted which is 'Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson'. They finally went to the restraunt and ate a yummy meal.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Getting Lost

I was almost 14 years old when I wrote this story and my 14th birthday was coming up. I was born in 1997 in the Royal Free Hospital(mentioned in the birth story) in London. I live with my mum and I have two sisters called Khamael and Ghadeer. Khamael is oldest and I'm the youngest. She's 21 years old and she's two years older than Ghadeer. I like school,homework,pizza,chocolate,ice cream and pancakes.
But the worst thing that happened to me in my life and also most thing I hate is getting lost so I'm going to tell you my story of how I got lost in a store.

We were at my uncle's house first drinking tea. I don't drink tea by itself but I drink milk with it.
My uncle's name is Khalo Hasan and he has three children,Zozo,Mustafa and Batool. My other uncle named Khalo Baqir and cousin Aliya had just came from London. We were discussing and planning our outing to the snow park at the mall of the Emirates. So we got dressed so me,Zozo,Aliya,Mustafa,Batool,Khamael,Ghadeer,Khalo Baqir and Khalo Hasan went in the car.
But we went in mama's car so we chatted and listened to the tape of Anasheed.
We reached at last. It was prayer time so we had to go to the prayer room. Aliya had a pack of paper turbas for all of us. We finally finished praying and went to this place. But the problem was the prize of the snow park for 2 hours was too expensive so we couldn't afford that. We wandered around the shops and took pictures at some beautiful places we've seen. We went to the food court so Aliya bought a KFC chicken and water bottles for us. I really hate KFC.

We finally went to Borders but I forgot to take my Borders card. I went to the children's section and went to look for books I wanted to buy. I saw Jacqueline Wilson books I've just read. Then I saw some love Jacqueline Wilson books like 'Lola Rose'. I looked at 'Goosebumps' but it was so sad because I couldn't find 'The Night of the Living Dummy'. I booked some books in my head that I wanted to buy for later on which is 'The Naughtiest Girl Again by Anid Blyton' and 'Twins At St.Clares by Anid Blyton' that Aliya wanted to get me. I looked for Harry Potter books but there was only one book called 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Halows', there were no other books.  I finally finished and went to look for them but there was no sign of them. I looked where I last saw them but they were also not there. I then realized I was lost so I said to myself ,''What do I do now? I'll just wait till they find me but they never forget about me.''
I stayed calm and stood near the door so they can find me easily. Meanwhile,they were walking towards the car park. Khamael wanted to hold my hand but she realized I wasn't with them. Ghadeer started crying and said,''Oh my god,what do we do now?'' They were all very worried.
Khamael said,''I know where Huda is,she's in Borders.'' But they didn't know where Borders is so Khamael started running like crazy,her shoes almost fell off. Then she saw a young girl with a red scarf. She recognised this girl and shouted my name,''Huda,Huda,thank god you're all right,we were so worried about you!'' she said. At last she found me so we to Cafeteria Al Ijaza and ordered juice.

The next day me,mama and Khamael went to Mirdif City Centre and they bought me books and a mobile phone. The mobile phone was a good idea.