A year after Omar leaves Lebanon and the family that took him in, he embarks on a new journey with them in an attempt to turn his upside down life, right back up.
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Hassan and I have been hanging out quite a bit. His family was always nice, hospitable, and welcoming, which was a relief because I needed positive vibes in my life; especially now.
I won't lie, I still did not feel like I fit in or belonged one hundred percent but I was giving it my best shot. It was all I could do and I only focused on what I could accomplish and not so much on what I couldn't. The things I knew I could not accomplish were the things I left on the back-burner until I could deal with them.
It was how my dad always taught me, take care of what you can today and don't worry about what you can't or the worries that tomorrow might bring.
The ironic thing though, was that I tended to put a lot of responsibilities on my shoulders and while these responsibilities were accomplishable things, they were often too numerous for me to accomplish.
Therefore, I've learned that even if certain things were doable, it was the large amounts of such matters that made them difficult to finish and accomplish. So I've learned, the hard way, the need to take a step back and reflect on myself and what was reasonable.
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I watched as my aunt and uncle watched from a distance, as I was being photographed for Jihan's line of jewelry for males.
They were smiling and Khaled and Louai were also watching from a distance. The photoshoot was done and I went to change and shower off all the oils they put all over me, to make my skin appear more radiant in the photos.
After freshening up, I walked up to my family. We all went to a restaurant where I was for sure going to order myself a burger and fries. Sorry, but I was gonna indulge if I felt like it since for one thing, Jihan was not requiring me to follow some diet to maintain my shape since I was already in shape but I was not going to overindulge, either.
"You did a really good job in today's shoot" Jihan smiled.
"Thank you" I said, looking at the rather huge burger with a nice side of crispy fries to compliment it.
"Look, I know you agreed to model for me and I am so grateful because you're a really talented subject and you know how to maintain your cool" she smiled. "But agents and other modeling agencies will try and get you to join them."
"Which means food will be well...out of the picture."
Everyone laughed.
"You really love food, don't you?" Khaled asked though he knew.
"Yes, a lot" I grabbed the burger and took a huge bite.
"It sure does look like it" Louai laughed.
I looked at Louai. I knew he wanted to patch things up and he would often insert a thing or two during a conversation. The issue still lies with me, though, because I still felt the effects of what he did to me and as much as I wanted to move on, I was having a hard time doing so.
