"Yes, mother we have just arrived in Cairo .Yes how is Aiden feeling? What about the babies? Okay. I'll call you again later. Bye."-Melinda Gordon put her mobile back in her handbag.
"So who was it your mother?"-an old man in a beige costume surprisingly appeared in front of her.
Melinda flinched, a little but then smiled ironically and looked at him.
"You posing whitebeard! You heard me very well ,because you were spying at me as usual!"
The man shrugged lightly.
"Maybe."-he agreed. "But that is not why I am here .They really don't take care of the babies, because they leave them to sleep in your husband's younger sister's house .And Aiden… well he plays with his friends all day long and…"
"Wow, wow ,wow cool it grandpa !What are you trying to tell me?"-Melinda put her hand on the waist.
"Oh, forget it I am out of here it's too hot!"-and with those words the mysterious man disappeared.
Melinda rolled eyes and sat on the bench in front of the airport building. Two minutes later from inside a woman came out.
"Hey Delia, what took you so long? And wait a second where are the boys?"-she looked behind the woman searching for the rest of the group.
"Well I suppose that they may spend some time on the ticket cash deck…or else we won't return at Grandview soon."-Delia sat next to Melinda and gave her a big plastic cup of lemonade.
"What are you talking about, we have just arrived."-Melinda looked at her in surprise.
"I know but if we don't buy our tickets for return flight we may not be able to go home after ten days."-Delia said, looking at her watch.
"I see."-Melinda nodded sipping from the yellow straw in her cup.
Just then from within the building came Jim, Eli and Payne bathed in sweat .Jim who looked more exhausted that everyone sat to his wife, and silently asked for some lemonade.
"Oh, honey it looks like you fell into a fountain!"-Melinda joked and kissed his forehead, putting the straw in his mouth.
"Indeed?"-Jim smirked between a few sips.
Melinda hugged him over the neck and pulled a packet of dry cloth from her handbag, carefully starting to absorb the droplets on his face and neck.
"How presumptuous to keep us at the checkout forty minutes!" Payne grumbled. "Listen what I tell ya those Egyptians may have been a glorious empire thousands of years ago, but now, now they're just a glib tribe!"
And so he sat next to Delia.
"Not fair you fat pumpkins, move there's no place for me!"-Eli put his hands in front his chest.
"Can't you stay on your legs mr . James? Your legs are not made from cheese!"-Payne chuckled.
"Ha! Your either Mr. Payne!
After all Eli managed the group to make some place for him.
"Aren't we going to go to the hotel?-Payne looked at his friends.
"Yes, we can prepare for going." Delia nodded, while delving in her purse.
"Where is it?"-she muttered hastily. "Where is my cell?!"
When she finally found it Delia, called her son Ned.
"Ned ?Mommy is in Egypt"-she sang.
"Mommy?"-Eli stifled his laugher with his hand.
A few minutes later Delia called a taxi. It was a little hard for everybody to get in but, after all they succeed.
"Hotel ,,Patsy"?"-Delia said to the driver.
"Sure."-he mumbled.
Melinda caressed Jim's wet hair.
"Excuse me can you turn the air-condition?"-Jim wiped some droplets from his forehead.
"Sure."-the driver mumbled.
"No!"-Melinda stopped him. "No air-conditions"
"Sure"-the driver muttered for third time, since they entered the car.
"Sweetie, you will catch a cold, unless you are careful"-she scolded her husband.
"Okay, okay I'll be more careful!"-he promised and kissed her cheek.
"I am sorry mr. driver, but do you know that in the language, there are more words than "sure" ?"-Payne asked.
" أنا آسف، لكنني حقا لا يستطيع أن يتحدث اللغة الإنجليزية، وأنا تتمكن من فهم فقط ما تقوله*."-the driver started uneasily leaving everybody in the dark.
"I really don't know what he just said."-Payne turned at Eli.
"He may vulgarized you!"-Eli whispered.
"Oh, you are impossible !Can't you just look at the view, and shut up?"-Delia frowned.
"Sure."-Payne and Eli said in on voice, making her even more angry than before.
Actually when Delia reserved rooms in hotel ,,Patsy" she didn't know that it's in the West Dessert, so when the taxi stopped in front of it, it was a big surprise for everyone, to find where the location is.
"Is this our hotel?! "-Melinda gasped in disbelief.
"I hope it has water, because I am sweaty as an animal."-Jim muttered, while wiping his face with the towel, which Melinda was carrying.
"How much we owe?"-Delia asked the driver before getting out of the car.
He looked her a bit confused, but then apparently thought, and pointed the devise which had just stopped counting .It was showing 12 $.
"Wait D I'll pay"- said Jim.
"No !I'll pay, don't worry!"- Delia started delving in her purse once again." Stupid bag, I have to tidy you!"- she mumbled angrily.
"No D, we're feeling uncomfortably, if you handle all the bills!"-Jim protested, and faced Melinda.
"C'mon Mel, give me my wallet!"
"Please, Jim I'll pay this time!"-Delia finally found a ten dollar sheet, and continued searching for a another.
In that time Melinda gave Jim his wallet.
"Here you go."-Jim handed twenty dollars to the driver.
"No take your money back!"-Delia tried to push it away.
"No, no c'mon !"-Jim finally convicted her to follow the rest.
"Keep the change he said to the driver, and followed the group his self.
"That's it! The dinner is from me!"-Delia vowed.
"Don't hurry we'll see, you bought too many things!"-Jim smiled, and then tuned to Eli.
"Where is the luggage?"
"Right here!"-Eli pointed behind him.
"Alright we'll go to the rooms now, let's meet on the reception after half an hour?"-Melinda questioningly looked at the others.
Everybody nodded and entered the hotel.