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from his clothes that he was wealthy. In short, he was the perfect dream boy, and a real catch for any girl who could get him to pop the question.
    “Hawjan, what’s wrong with you?” I thought then. “Are you comparing yourself to a Human? To a guy who can make her happy and help her to fulfill her dreams? Who can marry her? Live with her? Be a father to her kids? And even before all of that, she could actually see him, touch him, talk to him, and fall into his arms!” I really had gone too far with this insanity. I told myself to leave these Humans alone.
    Seemed as though seeing Eyad had woken me from my foolishness. I left Sawsan at the university and returned home to sit next to Mother, watch her sleep, and finally fall asleep myself at her feet. I had not slept like that in a long time—a long, continuous slumber without thinking of Sawsan. I woke up hours later determined to present the idea of leaving this house to Mother once more, but just before I opened the subject, I noticed a fuss in the house—in Sawsan’s room specifically. My determination dissipated, and the pinch of sanity that had passed over me was gone. My passion and curiosity won out.
    I went close to Sawsan’s window and found her friends around her while she laid on the bed. From their chatter I understood that she had passed out during the exam! My body shivered as I moved toward her. The smile on her face did not convince me as it did her friends and family. I know she was sad. Very sad. What happened to her? I did not know why, but I blamed myself for leaving her at school as if I could have done anything for her.
    Areej told the others, “Come on, girls. Sawsan needs some rest. We need to leave. It’s almost midnight.”
    Sawsan responded, “You can’t leave! Let’s stay up late. We have nothing tomorrow. Did you truly believe I’m sick? I’m just being silly.”
    “Really?” Areej teased. “If that’s true then we should stay up all night. I’ve got some amazing movies you’ll love!”
    Raghad agreed. “What do you think if we play that Jinn game you told me about? It sounds really exciting. I want to try it.”
    “Should have mentioned that before our sorceress Khulud left,” said Areej. “She’s the one who knows how to call upon them.”
    Sawsan laughed. “What a crazy mind you have. So she’s a sorceress now? Do you have no shame? This is just a mental game. I have the paper we used in the café the other day. Would you like to try some sorcery?”
    Raghad shouted with childish excitement. “Yes, please, please! I really want to try it. I need some action!”
    “It’s in that cabinet over there,” said Sawsan.
    And as usual Areej seized the moment for another of her sarcastic statements. “It seems you miss your boyfriend Hanjan!”
    “You mean Hawjan,” Sawsan said with a laugh that made me melt. She remembered me! But I wondered: Should I talk to them now? What should I say? I had to organize my thoughts. Time was not on my side as they opened up that paper on the bed.
    Areej removed her ring, saying, “Loai, forgive me. I will have to curse you a second time!”
    She laid the ring on the paper, and the girls put their fingers on it. Sawsan toke the lead this time:
    “Is someone there? Is someone there?”
    I raced to the ring. Put my hand over it and tried to move it, but nothing happened.
    She went on: “Is someone there? Is someone there?”
    “They might be asleep,” Areej whispered.
    “Don’t press hard on the ring,” said Sawsan. “Just barely touch it.”
    Rahgad lightened her touch, and the ring finally moved! I pushed it toward “Yes: and danced happily around it.
    Raghad removed her finger from the ring in terror. “You’re moving it! Swear you’re not moving it!”
    “Damn you! Put your finger back on this ring before we’re all possessed. Come on!” yelled Areej.
    Raghad returned her anxious shivering finger, and I could not resist starting my chat with Sawsan.
    “H O P E… Y