Date Night

This past Thursday night the family went to the mall, which in itself is not that uncommon. It's always nice to just walk around the huge mall and finish up at the food court where all can make their own choice...and we do usually end up ordering from 4 outlets! So, all four of us have our food and are sitting, enjoying the meal in relative peace and quiet.


One thing I do miss is the people watching, as most women are covered. However, this weekend I did some great people watching and one lady caught my eye. She was sitting alone, at a big table. She slowly uncovered her face, taking her niquab (face cover) off and showing off her beautiful complexion and a perfect smile. Since she was alone, with no food in front of her, it was quite peculiar! Then, I looked at the table right next to hers, occupied by a man who was sitting so he was face to face with the woman and it hit me! She was showing her face to him! And he was rewarding her with the biggest smile. They started talking too... each sitting at a different table and separated by about 5 meters. After a few minutes of this, she put her niquab back on and left the table, to return to one occupied by her friends.

Is this an elicit Romeo and Juliet tale a la Saudi? Not quite sure, but what was certain is that the two were looking at and talking to each other in perfect anonymity...and we were witness to it ;-)