She smiled at my eyes the moment they opened, gently stroking my forehead. She left me to finish her makeup, applying a bold feminine scent on her neck. She approached and hid my head in her full chest. I didn't let time devour my moment; I kissed her lips and said: There may be many mornings separating us, let's leave our walls today. She looked at me in surprise, and I whispered as I held her hands: Today we will bathe in moonlight or under the darkness of night, but we will not sleep here. We left, and it was a magical time; I led her like someone escaping pain, whispering to myself: This is my fate, I will not return to walls, and I will not... I will not sleep anymore. Nabhan Al-Hinai, born in Jalan Bani Bu Hassan, Sultanate of Oman, has a collection of stories titled "And He Did Not Cry." He represented the Sultanate in: - The GCC Cultural Competition for Educational Institutions - The International Arab Youth Forum (Sharjah 2002) - The Omani-Saudi Cultural Week (Riyadh).

Publishing house: Dar Al-Farabi for Publishing and Distribution

Number of Pages: 80

Year of publication: 2009