Chapter 13

5alid’s P.O.V

I decided to go out with ro’9a 3ashan afahmha ina I got married w anhy 3ala8ty wyaha

So I told her to meet me at dubai mall

We met at Fauchon

And before I could start talking

Sarat itsalm 3ala rbee3at’ha

Then radat and she got her friend with her

Ro’9a: 5aloodi a3arfk 3ala my lovely friend 3afary

I stood up and turned to look at her

Oh no

This can’t be happening

3afra is her friend

Laish ya raby?! Now akeed she’ll hate me

Our eyes met and I could see tears in her eyes

3afra: nice to see you again 5alid…

Ro’9a: oh so u know each other?

3afra: ya of course … he’s my husband

For the first time she says my husband

Or maybe 2wal mara ana asma3’ha

Oh no she’s leaving

I can’t leave her go without explaining

Me: 3AFRA

She didn’t even turn she walked away

Then my sister and jawaher came

Asoom: laish ya 5alid 7aram 3alaik!!

Jawaher: look now she’s hurt so don’t even dare come near her ! walla ya wailk lw garabt mnha

Ro’9a: sho il salfa??

Asoom and jawaher left me alone with ro’9a

Me: ro’9a … 3afra is my wife.. we got married last week.. please just forget me … bye

I payed and left her alone

I got out of dubai mall

Knt karh 3mry

Kraht il mkan

I need to talk to someone

So I called 3abood

Me: aloo.. 3abood waink?

3abood: fl meelas 3nd il shabab ta3al ntrayak

Me: la 3abood ana bamr 3alaik .. m’9ayj aba ashkeelk

3abood: what happened? Tawha juju daga 3alay tit7ar6am w itgool walla barawy rbee3k .. walla ya waila mny.. 5alooood sho imsawy??

Me: 3abood ana yaynk w I’ll tell u everything

I drove to the meelas and called 3abood to inform him that I’m out

He came and entered the car and I drove off

3abood: 5alood sho mstwy?

I told him everything happened

Me: 3abood walla ma3arf sho asawy.. galby y3awrny.. inta ma chft’ha kaif i6al3ny .. 7asait iny jra7t’ha

3abood: akeed jra7t’ha.. 9a7 ina ma bainkm shay .. bs ba3ad inta raylha.. akeed batnjr7.. hee al7een f balha inta it5oonha.. 5alha kamn youm w ba3dain ana ba5aleek itchoofha w itfahmha kl shay

Me: magdar a9br.. a7s aba agoolha a7een…

3abood: ok call her choof ymkn itrd 3alaik

Me: bs ana ma 3ndy ra8amha

3abood: i7lf inta bs? Itgooly 7abait’ha w 7abait’ha w a5r shay ma 3ndk ra8amha? Ya3ny inta ma 7awalt titgarab mnha?

Me: 3abood hay ‘3air.. hay mb mthl il banat ily ramast’hm.. hay 7rmty!!

3abood: ok ba36eek her number .. bs I don’t think batrd 3alaik

He dialed her number from my phone but she didn’t answer

Me: agool 3abood.. hee it3arf ra8mk?

3abood: akeed

Me: NA3AM?! B 9fatk mno inshallah??

3abood: balak 7arajt? It’3ar? .. ya5y hay mthl i5ty.. la mb mthl i5ty.. hay i5ty

Me: ok call her mn your phone

He dialed her number and gave me his phone

As soon as she answered she started shouting

3afra: CHOOF 3ABOOD if you’re planning to talk about your friend maba asma3 shay 3ana … w itha batgooly sit with him w itfahmo.. I’m not going to w it3arfeeny 3adl… I don’t want him to explain anything .. kl shay kan wa’97.. he can just go marry hay ro’9a w ana ma baz3al.. 6z a9lan…. *I can hear her crying* ..  he told me *sniffs* that we will work things out *sniffs* bs ma galy ina we’ll work thing out this way… 3abood 5ala9 ana t3abt maba asma3 shay 3an hal maw’9oo3 *sniffs*  just go tell him that he can live his life the way he wants.. yba ywa3d 5ala yseer ywa3d .. *sniffs* now go tell him what I told you.. w bye juju came

Me: bye

She closed the line shaklha ma3rfat ina it was me

Ga63at galby w hee it9ee7

I broke her

While I should be the one that she would lean on

Kaif ara’9eeha w afahmha ina ana knt sayr anhy 3ala8ty f ro’9a

I then dropped 3abood bait’hm w radait il bait to find asoom sitting

She looked pissed w mama was pissed ba3ad

Laykoon asoom galatlha?

I decided just to say hi w aseer fog

Me: salam

I was walking to the stairs when I heard

Mama: 5ALID!! Ta3al hny

Shit !! I’m screwed

9dg ya3ny makan lah da3y ina asoom itgool 7ag mama

Me: na3am

I sat on a chair far away from them

Mama: laish chy itsawy ya 5alid? 7aram 3alaik .. hay bnt nas…

Me: umy a3arf inha bnt nas … into 5aloony ashra7lkm then i7kmo 3alay

Mama: sho tshra7? Ink knt 6al3 wya w7da?

Asoom: mama 5aleeh yfahmny

Me: knt sayr anhy 3ala8ty f hay il bnt… kl ha 3ashan mno? 3ashan 3afra.. 3ashan my wife…

Mama: inzain 7abeeby lazm itfahm 3afra hal maw’9oo3

Asoom: haih lazm .. lana ro’9a youm yat galat 7ag 3afoor ta3aly ba3arfch 3ala my future husband

Me: SHO?! 3ala kaifha future husband?!

Asoom: well that’s what happened

I sat thinking quietly and then went to my room

I took a shower w ylast afakr kaif ara’9y 3afra w afahmha il maw’9oo3

I remembered 3abood dialing her number

I saved it and decided to what’s app her

Me: 3afraa…

3afra: yes? Who are you?

Me: I’ll tell you but first promise me that you won’t block me

3afra: ok fine..

Me: promise?

  

3afra: promise… now who are you?

Me: I’m 5alid

3afra: 5alid who?

I know that she knows

Bs shaklha ma tba itramsny

Me: your husband

3afra: ahaa… ok then 5alid MY HUSBAND … it’s late and I’m going to sleep .. so good night

Me: good night .. but be sure that the first thing you’ll see in the morning is me *winks*

I made my alarm ring at 9 a.m.

So I could go see her and explain everything

And I threw myself on bed and slept