Megan only left the tent when Omar had asked her to and that was when he had been called by his father.

"I'll need you to wait a few minutes first before you head out." He had said.

"Head out, but why? Is there anything wrong? Why am I to leave?"

"You're not leaving dummy." He laughed and caressed the back of her hand. "I want to take you out!"

"Take me out? Out where?"

"Shhhh..." He hushed her. "It is a surprise."

"You don't tell me you want to take me out and say it's a surprise Omar." She laughed.

"Ok, then it's a secret place."

She had been confused. "There is nothing but sand out here."

"Remember the small cave I had showed you yesterday? You still know how to get there?"

She nodded.

"Head to that place, after I must have finished with my father, I'll come meet you there then we can go sight seeing, how about that?"

She smiled and closed her hand together in excitement. "Really? I would definitely love that Omar!"

"But don't let anyone see you ok? Shhh..." He giggled and winked.

But Megan knew why he wanted her out of the place and it wasn't so he could take her sight seeing, she knew his father was not in support of their relationship and Omar was just trying to keep her safe. For a moment, her heart had melted in fear but when Omar held her close, she felt safe. Soon after he went to his tent where his father was, she sneaked out.

She knew where she needed to go to, there were no roads, no trees, no nothing save for the scorching sun that burned brightly above her head. She had been to Saudi Arabia once before, on one of her many expeditions. She had come here to make a story on the lives of the people living in this extreme heat and from here she had gone on into Africa.

She liked Africa, although she had only been in three African countries but she had had a wonderful experience, in the end the stories she had carved out of her experiences had won her an award. She smiled.

The heat here reminded her of her summer in Johannesburg, she thought of the cool water...