Chapter Twelve

PLEASE READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.


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Faisal turned to me and nervously said


Faisal: shfeeha hal maynoona, emshaw bas e7gerooha o elle y3afeekom weee3


Noura was still staring at us and smiling.


I calmly pushed the plastic bag he got me to his chest and walked quickly in front of him and Sara. Sara caught up to me.


Sara: she was waving at us tara


Me: no she was not


Sara: ella walla I saw her, yemken entay emla5be6a ma3 el kalam elle sema3teeh fa ta5ayalteeha she's waving le Faisal


She might be right, things like this always happen to me but I was sure. Oh I don't know.


We all got in the car and kan hodoooo2. We got home and Sara got out of the car before me even though I was trying to go inside the house as quickly as I could. Faisal grabbed my wrist and turned me to him, tears were threatening to fall but I won't let them.


Faisal: goolay shfeech


Me: enta elle shfeek, why can't you just tell me the truth?


Faisal: I am telling you the truth, Abeer. You truly are my one and only, why can't you get it?


My voice broke.


Me: maybe because a girl waved at you today


Faisal: she was waving at you guys o even if she was waving at me, ana ma 3a6eet'ha wayh, loo ena we were together wela shay mosta7eel afashelha


Me: walla ma adre eash agoolek


Faisal: goolay ay shay, please t7achay


Me: I saw her waving at you o she was smiling which made it even more obvious that the wave wasn't directed at us because she stares us down eb el madresa


Faisal: yemken she was being nice, la et6'enneen el soo2


Me: so now you're on her side? Even though your side is defenseless


Faisal: shno defenseless? It's not a war


I sighed.


Faisal: we're not having our first fight, are we?


Me: I think we are


Faisal: and it's all over a stupid girl


I shook my head and walked away.


Faisal: Abeer please just know ene a7ebbich.


That made the tears that I fought so hard win, tears streamed down my face as I ran to my room. Sara didn't see what happened, she went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water before heading back to the car to go to her house.
Good, I don't want to talk to anyone right now.


What if I confront Noura? Would she tell me the truth?


I thought.




I checked twitter, a couple of tweets from Faisal




I can't believe this.


Everything was going so well.


Someone always has to ruin the perfect picture.




Gafalt my phone because I'm really not in the mood for anything or anyone. I changed into my comfy PJs, got myself a big bowl of ice cream, and turned on the TV. I started switching from channel to channel until I found a comedy movie. Usually, I laugh at very stupid things but now I barely smile at the most hilarious things. I closed the TV and went to bed, it was a struggle to sleep.


***


I woke in the morning and checked my phone. 7 bbms. 3 mentions.


A bbm message from FK,


FK: Abeer


FK: Abeer if you're seeing this o not opening the conversation then please do


FK: I can't take za3alech, come on I know enech za3lana 3alay


FK: ABEER


FK: :'(


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FK: tara I'm not going to stop lamma you answer :p


FK: yalla 3ade mako sh3'l


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Me: yes?


FK: a7ebbich Abeer walla a7ebbich


Me: 7abetek el 3afya


FK: kent a7asbech et7agreene


Me: la wesh da3wa


FK: neseete hadeetich :p


Me: 3ade 5aleeha 3endek


FK: la loo Sara yayya 3endekom el yoom aw shay ba5alleeha etyeebha ma3ha


Me: okay, yalla ana we9alt el madrasa, bye


FK: tc :**


***


I was so sleepy because last night I barely slept, lots of things were on my mind. I was doodling and then I fell sleep.


My nap was ruined by my least favorite teacher who told me to go out and stay out. I went to the bathroom and washed my face then headed le el sa7ah.


I stayed under the hot sun replaying what happened yesterday over and over and over in my head until I felt like throwing up.


I saw Noura coming men be3eed, she's heading my way. I put my head in my hands.


Noura: 3asa ma shar?


You could tell she was so happy.
I lifted my face up and smiled the most lethal smile.


Noura: it was so nice seeing you guys eb el soog ams


Me: ee, leesh ma sallamte?


Noura: kan wdde asallem bas you guys kento ma3a so 3eeb asalem 3aleeh o el ahal mawjooden


My mouth fell open and I felt the sudden urge to slap her. Ma teste7e hathe?


Noura: you're so naïve


She laughed.


I'm going to be the bigger person. I calmed myself down before answering.


Me: na3am?


Noura: you don't know Faisal even one bit


Me: leesh enshalla?


Someone yells from a distance.


..: BANAT SHETSAWOON? MA3ENDOKOM 7E9A9?


I got up and walked away leaving Noura behind.


I won't tell Sara what happened until I get to know the whole truth.


What's Faisal hiding? Or is Noura just bluffing?


***


Later on that day at 5 PM.


1 PENDING REQUEST.


Ñoura ♥


I accepted and seconds later she talks to me.


Ñoura ♥: ahleen o sahleen


Me: hi


Ñoura ♥: keefek??


Me: good you?


Ñoura ♥: great


We stayed silent for a while and I wondered why she added me. Minutes later.


Ñoura ♥: you know I could tell you what happened here but I want to do it face to face


Me: okay?


Ñoura ♥: can you go out today wela in school tomorrow?


I guess I could go out today but I'm not sure if I want to go see her alone but I can't tell Sara and it won't be as private in school.


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Ñoura ♥: so what's it going to be?


Me: when and where?


Ñoura ♥: Burger Boutique at 8 PM


Me: enshalla


Ñoura ♥: see you, wouldn't want to be you :p


Ya sheenha.


I went downstairs.


Me: mama I'm going out


Mama: 3ala ween?


Me: I'm going to meet up with a girl


Mama: leesh enshalla?


Me: umm shay eb el madrasa


Mama: o ma tegdaroon eb el madrasa ya3ne etsawona?


Me: la walla ya mama


Mama: 5ala9 okay bas la tet2a5ereen


Me: enshalla


I kissed her forehead and went upstairs to get ready.


***


It's 7:30, I should go out now, yemken yekoon za7ma.


I got in the car o started reading athkar and stuff like that. Elle yeshoofne yegool hathe ray7a etjahed. I'm freaking out.


We got there and it was still 7:45, I'm not going down now, then I'm going to seem too eager.


2 minutes later, someone knocks on my window.


Noura.
W3.
Fasheela.


Noura: yalla ma wedek tenzeleen? Ana baroo7 3alashan I get us a table


Me: okay


As soon as she went inside I got out of the car and went in. Besmellah.


Thank god ma kan za7ma or it would have been awkward, us standing there waiting for a table.
I was directed to the table where she was sitting and handed a menu.


I coughed.


Noura: why are you in a hurry? Look through the menu, eat


So she's giving orders now.


Me: I'm not hungry, momken please tgoolenle eash 9ayer?


Noura: ana abe akel awal


I gave her a very annoyed smile.


***


When she was finally done eating, it was 9 PM.


Noura: okay men ween abda?


Me: abe el zebda, I'm already late, mama galatle ma at2a5ar


She laughed.


Me: so?


Noura: So-


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Author's note:


ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER!!!


Some girl on ask.fm told me that the story was making her think of her crush o ma a3ref eash o ena she never thought about boys but now she does, I honestly felt really guilty. I mean it's normal for a teenage girl to have these thoughts but I don't want to be the one encouraging them. For a moment I though about ending the story but I don't know.
So If this story is giving you thoughts that are not welcome then please stop reading because the last thing I want to do is affect someone's life in a negative way. This story is just for entertaintment and I don't want you guys making reckless decisions just because of this story. 7alleloone if I gave you those ideas and ana abarre themte LOL :p I'm just trying to take away your boredom. :'(


Happy reading :*


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Chapter Eleven

Faisal: Noura mno? 

Me: Noura Alflane, elle eb our school

Faisal: ma 3arefha 

Me: ella, you asked about her

Faisal: ee bas a3refha ka esm ya3ne, leesh tes2leen a9lan?

Me: bas 3ashan a3ref

Faisal: a7ad gayellich shay?

Me: la

Faisal: enzeen, shsaweetaw el yoom entay o Sara? :p 

Me: sorry mafeene 7eel asoolef, I'm really tired o I want to sleep

Faisal: aha, ok gn :* 

And I ignored him. He might be telling the truth but you know when you're too disgusted with a person that you can't even talk to them? I might be over reacting but that Noura is one piece of work. I know Faisal and I are not together yet and that it's not official but still, he told me he loved me and I said it back. Am I jealous? No no w3.

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I woke up the next day and found Sara on the floor of my room eating breakfast with an empty tissue box near her, a tissue flooded garbage can, and she was watching a movie. I yawned and stretched then said,

Me: leesh ma tjeebeen malabsek o 5ala9 t9eereen t3eesheen 3endena?

She gasped.

Sara: yomma 5arra3teene ya el 5erteeta, shga9dech haa?

She blew her nose.

Me: mo ga9de shay ya ba3ad kelle

Sara: chub bas, mo chenna 8al adabech hal yoomeen

Me: tetfarajeen 3ala eash?

Sara: ma 3endich e3yoon?

Me: A Walk to Remember, typical 5aleejeya girl

Sara: waay ya kerhich, chub chub bas el 7een ohwa yay 3endaha

5 minutes later, I joined her on the floor and started crying too.

After it was done we hugged each other and yelled that we were "nag9een 7anan"

Then Sara cracked a stupid joke about 5alte 7anan and I had to laugh.

Me: 5ala9 3ad 3eeb

And I was still laughing.

Sara: 7amdella o el shekr, te'67ak o etgool 3eeb, sektay bas sektay

Sara: laaa amzaa7 la etsekteen, ta3alay a7acheech

Me: na3am?

Sara: na3ama tarfes hal wayh ya chalba

Me: 5eer?

Sara: 5eer eb wayhich, geltay 7ag Fahad?

Me: le lessa

Sara: ya3ne betgoolenla?

Me: I guess

Sara: enzeen, mo tenseen

Me: la enshalla mane nasya

Sara: bathakrich kel yoom

Me: ma agool ella allah y3eenne

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After I was done with my usual morning routine, we decided we wanted to go shopping. I asked mama for permission and she said that it was okay but there was no driver, so Sara called Faisal because he finally got his phone back and told him to take us.

He was here in no time.

"9aba7 el 5eer o el e7sas o el 6eeba, 9aba7en ma yeleeg ella be a7babe"

He started singing as soon as we got into the car.

Then he said,

Faisal: tawha shragat el shams

Sara: shokran ya 7elo 

Faisal: o entay shako? Atkalam ma3 Abeer

And I just smiled, I don't know why I'm being so cold with him but I just can't help it. 

Faisal: shfeech?

Me: mafeene shay

Faisal: aha

He turned to the steering wheel and started driving but there was a distant look in his eyes as if he was contemplating something. He looked so cute.

Majeed's song Loo Yoom A7ad came on the radio then Faisal quickly turned around to look at Sara, when he saw that she wasn't noticing, he reached for my hand and just left his this way. 

Eb el 3ada I'm so mwaswesa about people not focusing on the road, but this time he was steering with only one hand and I was perfectly fine with that. 

But I still couldn't get the fact that he knew Noura out of my head so I was still being cold. 

I was quiet all the way to the mall and then when we got there, Faisal said he was going to get a couple of things and then eb yetmasha until we were done. 

Sara: sh9ayer?

Me: wala shay

Sara: la tchathbeen

I told her how I asked him about her and how he denied knowing her.

Sara: 6ayeb yemken 9ej ma y3arefha

Me: bas ya3ne ma adre, I don't like Noura

Sara: wala ana bas shensawe 3ad

While we were shopping I got a bbm from Faisal,

FK: Abeer ma agdar ashoofech chethe o asket, shfeech? 

Me: mafe shay

FK: la fe, o law ma tabeen etgoolen at least tell me keef agdar I make you feel better

Me: walla mafe shay, 5ala9 Faisal drop it

FK: Abeer why are you being like this?

Me: like what?

FK: ma adre 3annech, abad mo 6aygatne

Me: la wesh da3wa

He ignored me.

Sara was going around and asking me about what I thought about everything she bought but I was in another world just thinking. 

I think it's safe to say that Sara was shopping for the both of us.

 After we bought half of the mall, we called Faisal and told him to meet us in front of Zara and he did. He helped us carry some of our bags.

Faisal: haa bashraw?

Sara: waaay awel marra el soog yekoon fee ashyaa 7elwa

Faisal: zeen, el 7amdella, o entay Abeer legeetay shay ye3jebech?

Abeer: ee

Faisal: e5the hatha lech

It was a weird looking plastic bag.

Faisal: la t5aleen hal de3la etshoof

Sara: hatha o ana e5tek, hathe a5rat el 3eshra Fa9ool?

Faisal: ay 3eshra? Ana ma'39oob a3eesh ma3ach

Sara: le2anek ma tegdar et3eesh bedoone

Faisal: chub bas 

I still didn't open the bag. 

Me: what's this?

Faisal: look inside

I opened it and found 1 rose, 1 daisy, and a simple golden bracelet that had a weird symbol on it.

Me: what does the symbol mean?

Faisal: it means forever in Japanese

Me: thank you Faisal

Faisal: el 3afo

Sara cleared her throat

Faisal: taboon ice cream gabel la ne6la3? 

Sara: EEEEE

Faisal: yalla okay

We got the ice cream and thanked him for it and then things were kind of going back to normal, I started laughing at everything he said and smiling, it was going great. Specially how we made fun of the dirty looks we were getting from people.

We started making our way to the car and then we spotted Noura. She waved at us, well not at me and not at Sara, she was waving at Faisal and smiling. What the hell? 

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Author's note: 

It's short, I know. I asked everyone on twitter and a3'labhom said that they wanted it today even if it was short so here it is.

Oh and I didn't describe how the characters look like because everyone has their own taste and I wanted you guys to use your imagination. :p

And another thing, there isn't any descriptive writing or anything that shows a writer's true potential because this is just a blog story and not a book. :p 

Thanks for all your support, love you guys xxo

Enjoy!!! :* 

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Chapter Ten

I turned around and tried putting on my most sincere smile.


Me: samme 5alte?


She had the fakest smile on.


5alte 7anan: Abeer 7abeebte ommek tebeek o kent ab3'a a7akeek eb maw6'oo3


Me: tfa6'ale


5alte 7anan: you hurt walade Fahad o bayen 3aleeh y7ebbek men ta9arrofata o keef kan nervous lamma gelnala ena jayeen ne6lb yadek lah o hatha el shay law tn6ebeg el sema 3al ar'6 ma ansa lk, kelma o rad 3'a6aha, la tel3abeen eb masha3er walade. Elle 9ar 9ar o 5ala9 ma nebeek le Fahad bas leave him alone, fahma wela la?


I was too shocked to speak or even think of a good thing to say. I just shook my head.


5alte 7anan: FAHMA WELA LA?


She wasn't yelling but she was hissing at me.
I nodded because I didn't want any trouble or fa6'aye7 eb 3azeemat mama.


She smiled the most hateful smile I've ever gotten from anyone eb el 3alam and then walked out of the kitchen. What's wrong with this woman? I never liked her.
She mentioned that mama wanted me, right? I went outside and helped mama out o I got the most awful stares ever but I ignored her.
Kent agadem chocolates then wagaft gedam 5alte 7anan o she ignored me so I walked on to the next woman. Right after I was done, Sara whispered.


Sara: t7ager ba3ad, chiba7 hal wayh ma tgooleenle shfeeha hathe?


Me: ta3ale nroo7 el mel7ag, I'll tell you all about it


Sara pulled me to the mel7ag after I set the 9eeneya down.


Sara: ee shno 9ar?


I told her everything, from what she said to the stares I was getting.


Sara: 5altech 7anan? Mafe wala tharat 7anan eb hal marah, ma erta7tlaha o haha 7esbalha y7bbech, 9ej om '6ay3a o ma ta3ref her own son, la o yayya 3ala asas betdafe3 agool malat 7etta malaat


Me: gaharatne o elle gaharne akthar enne I just nodded


Sara: betgoolen 7ag ommech?


Me: la2 6ab3an


Sara: 7ag obooch?


Me: haw wesh da5ala


Sara: ma adre ya3ne ay a7ad?


Me: no bas ente o yaweelek law a7ad 3araf


Sara: 5ala9 okay, ba3deen ta3alay shrayech tgoolen 7ag Fahad?


Me: men jeddek?


Sara: ee 5al y3aref shetsawwe omma hal maynoona


Me: 3eeb Sara tgoolen 3an el 7orma ketha, kober ommek


Sara: weee3 wee3, smelllaaa 3ala omme


Me: mo ga9de shay bas ya3ne


Sara: enzeen goolela walla lazem y3aref


Me: I'll think about it, now chub let's go inside


We got back inside. The night went by smoothly except for the horrible gazes 5alte 7anan sent my way every 5 minutes.


***


Faisal was getting back his phone tomorrow and I was so happy. Today's thursday so that meant I was going to their house. Eash faydat bbm when you get to see the person you want to talk to face to face?


Me: wake up ya 7mara


Sara: 5alaaa9


Me: yalla benroo7 beetkom


Sara: ana ba3ad a7ebbekk


I slapped her face 3ala el 5afeef.


Me: goome


Sara: la talmes my face, it tickles me


Then she started giggling. Mo 9a7ya, literally. I thought I'd play her so fa5amt my voice and started talking.


Me: Sara 7ayate ana Salman


Sara: ee a3aref, a3arefk men been million wa7ed


She started giggling again, ma9aaaalaaaa.


Me: shoofe jebtlek warda, a7ebek ya ba3ad kelle


Sara: 7abeebe ana, ween 3abeer etye tshoof sh9ayer


Me: GOOME YA MAL EL 5ARA, ANA ABEER YALLA EMSHI BENROO7 BEETKOM


And with that I started jumping on the bed.


Sara: wa5raay zeeenn, eklay 5ara, mane gayma


Me: la betgoomen


She pulled the blanket over her head. So fa5amt my voice again.


Me: Sara 7abeebte, yallaaa emshe


I started tickling her ta7at her foot.


Sara: 5ala9 5ala9 kane I woke up, waaay killing you seems like a great idea right now


***


After Sara and I got dressed we decided we were going to the supermarket to get snacks before heading to their house.


We arrived and I spotted a familiar car, to be exact, a dark blue Cayenne. My Faisal's car.


I started checking how I looked in my pocket mirror because the car's mirror is just ugly. Sara turned around and looked at the direction I was looking at then she turned around and stared at me, smirking.


Sara: sh3aleeech yobaaaa, etsha59een 7ag o5ooyy, 3ala el a8al saweeha men waraay mo chethe jedame


Me: ma asha5e9laa, keep dreaming ente weya


Sara: yalla bas nezlay


We got out of the car and we decided we would split up. I would get the drinks, she would get the chips and the chocolates.


I got a couple of drinks then Sara showed up ebser3a jambe.


Sara: hatha ohwaaaa, the shesmich guy, hatha Salman shoofay shoofay sh7alataaa


Me: eskte la tfashleenna, ba6le 5azz


Sara's expression changed then she had a look of pure evil on her face so I turned around and there he was, Faisal next to Salman.


Sara: Faaisal Faaaisal ta3aaal


Salman looked confused for a second then he quickly changed his expression to a normal one.


Faisal: na3am shtabeen? Hala wallla eb Abeer, shloonech?


Me: el 7amdella I'm great, enta shloonek?


Faisal: o hatha so2al yense2al, sheftich akeed bakoon great ba3ad


Sara: 3ade e5thaw ra7atkum, tegder et3'azelha shwayya


Faisal: chub bas la yesm3ech elle ma3ay, ga9ray 7issech


Sara: leesh mno hatha?


Faisal: o entay sh5a9ech?


Sara: la bas as2al


Faisal: esma Salman Alflane


Sara: aaa eeee


Faisal: shno?


Sara: mako bas wedde ared el beet akel hal ashyaa


Faisal: 6ab3an, ba6nech awal shay etfakreen feeh


Sara: chub


Faisal: el mohem, see you at home?


Sara: ee ee, see you


Faisal: a7acheech, Abeer?


Abeer: haha, ee see you


Everyone around was staring at us like we were doing the most horrible thing ever. It's like we were being judged for nothing, it's not like we hugged each other. Tafkeerhom y5alle el ensan y3a9eb.


Faisal: shoofaw el malageef, shway o yyeebon karase o popcorn mendamjeen smella 3aleehom. A7san ana a3aref shloon I give them a good show.


Sara was right next to me. He bent down so close to my face, I could feel his breath on my neck and smell his perfume,














































then he moved his lips to Sara's cheeks.


Then he walked away ebser3a and screamed men be3eed,


Faisal: BYE SARA E5TE 7ABEEBTE, SEE YOU AT HOME, OMME ETGOOL LA TENSEEN EL BEE6'


I love the fact that he can easily make me laugh, I laughed then turned around to the shocked Sara.


Me: what's he talking about?


Sara: I have no idea bas atwa8a3 yabe yethbetlohom ena tafkeerhom wa95 haha


Me: my man is smart, shoofe 7aggek tha el 5ebel allah la yeblana


Then I couldn't contain my laughter and started laughing hysterically. Salman was just standing there gawking our way. Then his phone rang and he snapped out of it.


We walked passed Salman and overheard him talking on the phone.


Salman: hala Faisal?


Salman: ee, meen hathool?


Salman: la bas as2al


Salman: ee yemken walla men el madresa


Salman: ee shakla, ween re7t ent?


Salman: ee ok, yalla ana el 7een jay


I bet he was asking about us.


***


Later on that night, I got a call from mama.


Me: hala mama


Mama: ahleen 7abeebte, keefek?


Me: el 7amdella, ente?


Mama: el 7amdella, se2alt abook o hoo mwafeg


Me: 3ala eash?


Mama: bema enna el 9eef garrab I talked ma3a about summer camp, betroo7een ma3 Sara o Faisal law tebeen


I turned around and mouthed Sara about it, she kept nodding and clapping.


Me: bas mo ka2enna shway badre? Tawha kanat spring break bas ee ee akeed abe, bas keef?


Mama: la 7abeebte shaklek ma tedreen ween allah 7a6ek, bage agal men shahar 3ala el 9eef, 5ala9 I'm signing you up right now


Me: THANK YOU MAMA, A7EBEK


Mama: 3afwan 7abeebte


She hung up. Moms never use the word bye.


We heard someone knock on the door,


Faisal: sh'hal ez3aj?


Sara: malek 5a9


Faisal: Abeer, sh9ayer?


Me: la bas yemken aje ma3akom summer camp


Faisal: la 3ad, mn 9ejech? La la etta3'ashmereen


Me: no 9edeg


Faisal: can't wait walla


Sara: 5ala9taw?


Faisal: o entay shako?


Then he winked at me and walked out.
Sara started blabbering about how Faisal is so annoying and I started thinking about what would happen in the summer.


***


It was 10 PM and Sara and I were fighting over what movie we should watch but then Sara randomly mentioned a girl in school,


Sara: ella Abeer sheftay shloon Noura et5ezna? Chenha shayfatlaha b3'alteen


Me: la walla ma entabaht


Sara: Faisal gabl cham men esboo3 se2alne 3anha


Me: 9edg? What did he say?


Sara: bas se2alne etha a3arefha


Me: aha


Noura didn't have a great som3a, I'm not the one to judge bas ya3ne marra bayen men ta9arofat'ha. At least yekoon a7san law t7awel t5abbe shway.


Sara: shfeech nafastay?


Me: la mafe shay


We watched the movie then I went back home. I checked twitter, I gained a couple of followers, I got a couple of mentions, and I got a DM from Faisal.


After following back some people and replying to the mentions, I checked the DM from Faisal.


Faisal: wayed met7ames 7ag el camp :p


Me: ee me too *_*


Faisal: eshtagteele on bbm? ;)


Me: lol la tshoof nafsek tara 3ade ya3ne


Faisal: ya 3eene ya thegeel


Me: Faisal


Faisal: samme? :*


Me: keef te3ref Noura?


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Author's note:


Enjoy!!! :*


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Chapter Nine

My heart stopped, I tried taking in a deep breath but it wasn't working, and I just stared at those 3 words. Those 3 simple words.


My fingers roamed helplessly over the keyboard and I couldn't help but type in


Me: me too :$


I don't know if it's too early for that or if it's not but I've spent almost every day with Sara and that meant spending the most of it with Faisal around too. Loving him wasn't a decision, it's a feeling I can't control. Love is weird.


I spent almost the whole day being flushed and I was happy about it. I went to sleep without even bothering to look for the charger and I slept like a baby. At least I thought I was sleeping like a baby until...


***


Sara woke me up and told me to get dressed for school. I was having a nightmare, I can't really recall the events but I remember 3anood being in it. I feel horrible a7ess feeha shay.


After I got dressed, I started looking for the charger some more and finally, I found it! So I plugged it in and went to school.


6ool el dawam o ana 3ala a39abe thinking about what Fahad could be hiding or even what 3anood hid from me, her best friend.


The last bell rang and I was the first one to get out of school. The ride home was the longest ride of my life and I wanted the stupid driver just to step on it bas hoo 5awaf.


Finally, we9alna el beet, I ran up to my room, and fetched my phone. Sara asked me if I wanted her to come along but I told her I have to do this myself, I regret it now. This is it, the moment of truth.


I unlocked it and there it was. The message, actually 2.


"Well then brace yourself Abeer for an entertaining story. It all started when I was at your school to pick up one of my girlfriends, well now, ex-girlfriend but you get the point. I spotted a very beautiful girl waiting at the door so I smiled at her and she turned away 3ala 6ool kanne gayellaha emshe aboosek. I always get what I want, Abeer. I started coming back everyday, every single day and I'd find her there. Do you know how hard it was for me to get that girl? I won't bother you with details so let me just tell you that I worked so hard to get her and when I finally did I blew it. I blew it up, Abeer."


And another one.


"I bet you're too shocked to reply. You wanted to know so I told you."


I replied.


"That girl, it was 3anood 9a7?"


"Akeed it was 3anood. Leesh bagoolek el ge9a mathalan? Asharek ma3ak yawmeyate? Sha3'le mo5ek shway. :)"


"What happened?"


I was hurt. So hurt that I was really at a loss for words. Good thing this wasn't face to face and that I have time to think for a good way to reply.


"I got her, she was mine and mine only. We loved each other Abeer, 3anood loved me and I was crazy about her and then my friend hooked me up with a girl but I swear I only loved 3anood, I never fell for anyone this hard. It wasn't a crush, it was love and I knew it. But then a week before she went away she figured it out, that I was also with another girl, she was so heartbroken and I broke down, asking her for forgiveness. I tried everything to make her feel better, I couldn't stand seeing her like that! But then she told me she was leaving a9lan and it was good while it lasted and that she never wants to talk to me ever again. I couldn't let her go and I still can't, I told her we can make a long distance relationship work and I apologized about the other girl, I told her it was a misunderstanding and that my friend hooked us up without me knowing. I lied to her and I hated it. I was so close to getting her to say yes but then she discovered that you have a cousin named Fahad and that cousin is me. So she freaked out and didn't want anything to do with me or anyone else here anymore, so I can't contact her, at all. She changed her number, she doesn't reply to my emails, nothing! She's lost and I can't find her. And then dad said that he wanted me ene a56ebek but I don't want you, I want 3anood! Efhame I want her!!!! That's why I sent you the message. I didn't want you to say yes."


I started crying, ra7amt Fahad o ra7amt 3anood o I felt so heartbroken that 3anood didn't tell me about Fahad in the first place. We were so close, I used to tell her everything.


"I really don't know what to say..."


"Get over me Abeer, I don't want you."


"Wela ana elle I want you? 7amdella o el shekr bas. You'll find her someday enshalla and it'll all work out fine, have some patience."


"Kella eb sebtek, law you weren't my cousin kan mo kel hatha 9ar."


"Yes, blame it on me. You're the one who can't control himself, emsek nafsek ba3den come throw the blame on me. E3gel shway ba3deen 7eb, I'm not trying to make you feel worse bas 7aram you broke her heart! I know 3anood and I know she's weak. You lost a lover, I lost a sister because of your recklessness. So we both lost big time. Oh o a9lan law it were in my hands, kan we weren't even relatives to start with o kan you weren't on this earth men the first place. Bas 8adar allah o ma sha2 fa3al. Allah ye3eenek Fahad."


"Ameen, never tell anyone about this."


"I won't, ma ra7 astefeed a9lan law gelt."


The messages ended here. I can't believe 3anood didn't tell me, I mean why didn't she? I was her best friend and best friends have the right know everything. From who's the love of your life to what shade of yellow is your pee.


I wiped my tears with my sleeves and enseda7t on the bed and started thinking about everything that's been happening. Some events made me smile, some made me cry. I was like crazy person laughing and crying at the same time.


***


The week passed by and now it's the weekend. There's a gathering at my house which means I'm stuck here but the good part is that Sara will be joining me.
She came badre o asked me to tell her about everything that happened and I did o she told me that Faisal sa2al 3anne and wanted to make sure I was okay o he wanted her to let me know that his phone yet9ala7 eb el ma7al le2ana faj2a 5erab. That sucks, I really want to talk to him. He has a way of making me feel better, actually he has a way of making me feel great ba3ad!


Sara: snap out of your daydream, you love bird.


Me: meen love bird?


She smirked


Sara: entay


Me: la o meen gal


Sara: el bbm conversation gal


She winked at me


Me: yaa el malgoooooooooofa


Sara: walla a7ad gayelkom 3abraw 3an masha3erkom eb my phone?


Me: you know I couldn't find my charger


Sara: 7ata walaw, you did what you did and I snooped in 3aleekom, keefe


Me: ya sheenek


Sara: PING PING PING I love you


Then she started laughing, I couldn't help but blush and laugh too.


Me: chub chubbb chubb bas


Sara: sem3ay bas, tathkereen el guy? My stalker, Salman?


Me: ee "shesmich" guy


Sara: eee ee ohwa


Me: eash feeh?


Sara: shefta el yoom chan ynadeene again


Me: ween Faisal 3annek bas?


Sara: Faisal 9ayer el 3asheg el walhan ma yadre ween allah ga66ah, kella sar7an yfaker


Me: oh


I blushed. This family loves to make me blush.


Sara: el mohem re7tla o galle cham 3omrech?


Me: HAHAHAHA kenekom eb mbc3 interview


Sara: sektay welle y3afeech, a3eed? Nseetay 3ashan athakarech bas? washing dishes o fake money o ma adre shloon, ma twa8a3tech cheesy le hal daraja


Me: says the girl elle tebe wa7ed tawa shayefha ya36eha warda o yegool a7bech


Sara: weeeh ya kerhich, sem3ay la ahefech 6rag al 7een a6ay7 '6roosech.


Me: besmellaah kalatne


Sara: chan agool 15, you? Gal 18, chan ygool 3ala fekra wayed 7elwa, waaaaay abeer waay ya 7lwa o ohwa ygoolha 7aseet chenna 6ragat. Shakla ma3 Faisal.


Me: ohhhhh, 6ab3an ente ma 9adagte


Sara: agool 3abeer welle ysalmech se2le Faisal 3anna


Me: NA3AM?


Sara: ee shno 3ade


Me: la 7elwa hathe, kamle bas ba3deen eash 9ar?


Sara: galle el 3omr kella o I turned around. Ohwa shakla 3enda 9o3oobat tawa9ol, in other words "rehab ejtima3e"


I laughed and then we changed the subject. After a little while we got dressed 3ashan el 6'yoof bado yjoon o we went down, Sara kept stuffing her face with chocolates and I kept Staring at 5alte 7anan, Fahad's mom. She was laughing and chatting, not knowing that her son was suffering.


I got distracted in the kitchen kent arateb the food 7ag el tagdeem o Sara kept ruining it by picking the perfect piece that rose to her standards so she can munch on it, after she was done with the ta5reeb she went inside el majles.


A couple of seconds later someone walked in but I didn't turn around.


"Abeer."


The voice said.
It was 5alte 7anan.


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