"I've come to call this place my home."
Carina looked away when he said. Cassim realized that he shouldn't have said that.
"Carina, I'm sorry. I wasn't really thinking."
Carina looked at him.
"It's okay."
They walked through the city with their fingers entwined. When they got back to the house Aladdin told them that the gang would be leaving after breakfast the next morning.
"What?"
"Already?"
"We have to get back."
That night Carina had a terrible dream.
(dream begins)
Carina ran through the field on Diana's property with Cassim. They both laughed happily.
Suddenly hundreds of Israeli soldiers appeared! Three of them grabbed Cassim! They dragged him off.
Carina followed them outside of the city, as did most of the people. Cassim was forced to stand against the outside of the city wall.
About fifty men began to throw large stones. The stones hit Cassim one after another or two or more at a time!
Then one huge stone hit Cassim in the head! There was the sound like a pumpkin bursting, and Cassim fell to the ground!
(dreams ends)
"Cassim!" Carina cried as she sat bolt upright.
"What?"
Carina looked over quickly, breathing heavily. Cassim lit a candle.
"Are you okay? You look terrified."
Carina told him her dream then burst into tears. Cassim pulled her to him. She buried her face in his shoulder and continued to cry.
Just then the door opened. Aladdin stood in the doorway.
"Is everything okay?"
"Yeah. Your mother just had a horrible nightmare."
"Okay. Goodnight, Dad."
"Goodnight, son."
Cassim held Carina to him as she cried.
"Carina, it's okay. It was just a dream."
"It seemed to real." she said between sobs.
"Some dreams may seem real, but they aren't."
Carina ended up crying herself to sleep in Cassim's arms. He carefully moved so he was propped up against the headboard. Then he closed his eyes and rested his head on the headboard.