Where The Sky Meets The Sand Chapter 1.4

Sacre Couer Paris

That day Michelle and Kashfiya was walking briskly maneuvering between a crowd of people who had just finished mass from a Parisian church, Kashfiya's eyes were sparkling with exitment. "I want to introduce you to someone, he's waiting at the cafe around the corner."

"Who is it?" Michelle asked excitedly.

Suddenly a flash of memory passed her eyes of a man in a black veil.

"Tell me Kashfi, who is it?" Michelle asked.

Once they arrived at the coffee shop, they headed to a table where a man was waiting, Kashfiya took the seat beside him, then introduced him to Michelle, "This is Robert"

Robert observed Michelle, then smiled as extended his hand, and she shook his hands gently.

Kishfiya beamed up again,"Robert is my latest boyfriend."

"Nice to meet you," Robert's eyes staring into Michelle's.

Michelle, bowed her head down to avoid eye contact. "I've heard a lot about you for sometime now."

"I know that," the young man said while glancing at Kashfiya.

Robert felt dazzled but appreciative by  beauty of Michelle.

"So are you really intending to go to Kashfiya's country to teach the children there?"

Michelle says "Yes, I really do intend to".

Robert had a solemn expression then asked a serious questions "Have you thought it over properly, Mademoiselle?"

"Please call me Michelle."

"Michelle, okay"

Kashfiya grinned "Robert wants to get married here in Paris," she said. "But we cannot do that."

Robert retorted with a lot of frustration, "Why not?"

Kasfiya  explains, "Because ... I  need to do something else. I have to go back to my country. "

Robert threw the  question "Is there anything more important than love?"

"Yes,"

"I do not understand nothing in the world is more important than love. Only love can make people do anything, "Roberto said.

Michelle interrupts "Love has many sides, love is not just between man and woman only. "

Roberto protested serious attitude, "but the most important love is of man and woman. I would do anything for love ".

"Michelle are you going to help me with Robert?" Kashfiya asked in frustration.

"Are you?" There was a small saprkle in Robert's eyes. As for Michelle, she felt fortunate that Kashfiya did not see it.

Michelle nodded her head gently and said seriously, "I know that in Kasfiya's country. Study is intended for boys only. "

"Yes, while there is some progress, but most people in my country do not have access to it. But with Michelle's help, we hope that we can actually have a  faster development."

"Lets make it come true" Michelle said firmly. "I want to know more about your country. I'm not going to let my life go to waste. I'm ready to fight for a meaningful life." The French-Asian mix eyes sparkled.

Morocco's Sahara Desert sand dune

Michelle couldn't sleep that night. Amazingly she had the same dream again. It was a vast desert stretching until the blue horizon. She was lost in the desert, she was alone, suddenly a man in black robes appeared as if from the far horizon.

Michelle moved restlessly in her bed.

In the dream, his robes and veils were flapping in the wind.

"Help me, please, help me, I'm lost."

He came closer to her, his face covered by the veil, "Help me, help me....." She pleaded, "Help me, I'm lost."

He held out his hand, it was covered by a equally black glove (ES: gloves? In the desert? Oh well...). Michelle, caught his hand then looked up at his covered face. She could only see his sharp brilliant eyes.


"You're going to be alright, I have found you right here."

Their hands hold together firmly.

"Will you help me, huh?. I am a nobody, but I need your help " the orphaned girl cried.

A few moments later, she and the man were walking hand in hand across the desert.

"Where is this?"

"This is the dream planes."

She looked around, but they were there all alone.

A few moments later, they were standing face to face, looking at each other. Now she can see his face in the shadows.

He gave her a caution, his voice echoing throughout the desert, "The desert is a dangerous place, you have to be alert and careful."

"Yes I will do as you say."

"I will take care of you, I will protect you...."

"Who are you? What's your name...?"

"My name is........."

Suddenly Michelle, felt somebody shaking her body, she jerked up from her bed, to see Kashfiya sitting beside her. "Michelle." She said, "Michelle, you had a nightmare."

Michelle was now wide awake "Hmm ..." eyes turned to her firend. "Kashfiya ... I ... was dreaming again, it was that dream again"

"About what?" Kashfiya asked.

Michelle does not look like she was fully conscious.