Introduction

     For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted the fairytale. I wanted to be Cinderella in her pumpkin carriage, I wanted to be carried away to a wonderful world in a magic carpet, I wanted to be awakened from a long, LONG sleep with a magical kiss. I wanted a happy ending. To have that, I need my prince charming on his white horse and shining armor (or so I've been brainwashed to think so).  But then again, whatever did happen to all my favorite Disney princesses? Every single movie ended with the all so famous line ".. and they lived happily ever after" that automatically made me think: I just need a guy and I'll be happy forever.

      I think -- and I'd like to emphasize on the word 'THINK'—that all those romantic novels, movies etc. have set the bars super high for our ideal guy, they've made us believe that there's  an ideal happy ending, that finding our perfect soul mate was a piece of cake. Well, it's not easy. It didn’t work that way for me, I'm not saying I'm completely done believing in love, I just need a time machine that will get me to a time and place where I can find it and save myself from all the heartache.

     My name is Shatha, I'm not a writer, in fact, I've never heard any of my English teachers praise over my work.  Yes, I did just decide to tell my story out of the blue. You can say I've been obsessed with reading all those wonderful love stories/ ruwayat. So, I created this blog to share my story and my amazing friend Hiba's. She has a huge role in my unfinished journey.

    To those who are thinking, she's so young what has she seen in life that makes her think it's worth writing about? You are NOT obliged to read or comment on my blog. I'm still not entirely sure why I'm doing this, I hesitated after creating the blog, I realized I just gave the world the green light to judge me, so spare me the hate, I know I'm not perfect. No point in pretending, the sooner you come to this realization the better… 3u8balkum:p. I don’t regret my mistakes, I cherish them, because they help me find my morals, values and limits. They help me find myself.

     I've came across a lot of stories, and every single time, I thought to myself: will anyone be interested in mine? Now is the time to find out the  answer to satisfy my curiosity.