Assembling The Team

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!" a rooster crowed early in the morning. Hummingbird rubbed her eyes and checked the time: it was only 5am. She chuckled and got out of bed. This was how it felt to live in the medina amongst the locals. She didn't mind; she was used to waking up early in the morning.

After she freshened up a little, she changed into a t-shirt and jeans and walked out to the dining room where the riad was serving breakfast. As soon as she stepped inside, she saw someone waving at her with a huge grin and furrowed her brows. 

That was right! Last night, in the taxi back to the riad, this man had revealed his identity to her. It seemed, this flirtatious playboy was the 'backup' that Halia spoke about and he had deliberately teased her the previous day.