Chapter 19

The traffic light turned red so 5alid  turned and looked at me

Me: what?

5alid: this…

Yes he kissed me again

But this time half of his lips were on my lips and the other half were on my cheeks

Got it?

My face turned red and I looked the other side

Uff laish yboosny

Ok I’m his wife

Bs mb chana tawa il nas?

He held my hand and kept my hand in his till we got there

Nzalna mn il sayara and we got inside w salamna 3ala kil 7ad

And he introduced me to everyone fl 9ala

I sat beside him w chy kl7ad kan ysolf w an achy mst7ya

I don’t know them yet

W chy there was a girl who kept on giving me shitty stares

Bsmillah it5awf

I just ignored and then the girls asked me to join them

Srna w ylasna bara3 w we kept on chatting

Bs this girl who kept on giving me shitty stares didn’t come

I wonder sho salfat’ha

So I decided to ask asoom (5alid’s sister if you forgot)

Me: asoom

Asoom: ha?

Me: agoolch hay bnt 3amatch kanat ta36eeny shitty stares sho salfat’ha?

Asoom: ay w7da?

Me: ila ma yat wyana..

Asoom: oh.. u mean 7amda?

Me: yes I guess

Asooom: agoolkm banat 7amdoo was giving 3afoor some shitty stares

Me: hey!! Inty maynoona??

Maryam (5alid’s cousin): mskeena mat3arfeen sho il salfa

Me: what?

Sara (5alid’s cousin): allah ysalmch hay bnt 3amo salama.. hee chy wayd daloo3a w 5agaga w chy tit7ara 3mrha shay… w mn 9’3rha umha itgoolha ina 5alid is going to marry her

Fatma (5alid’s cousin): ya w youm 3rfat in he’s going to get married jlbat il dnya w she was like haa maly he’s my husband w bla bla bla…

3nood (5alid’s cousin): w umha z3lat ina kaif ytzawaj w7da ‘3air bnty… w they didn’t attend il mlcha ba3ad..

I was silent

I was shocked

Asoom: 3ady 6af …

Sara: agoolkm ana baseer azgrha.. awanah to be nice.. 3an ma titla9ag b 5alood… agool 3afoor ta3aly wyay

Me: ok..

We walked to the 9ala but we didn’t find her .. and neither was 5alid their bs they told us that the guys went to play fl 9ala il thanya.. w 7amda sarat tshrab water

Sara: ta3aly inseerlha il m6ba5

We walked to the kitchen youm w9alna jreeb Sara galatly 5ala in5awfha… so we tiptoed to the kitchen

We saw her with 5alid….

Sara and I were shocked from what we saw

We saw 7amda hugging 5alid

Ok 5alid that’s it!! Breaking my heart for the second time

Sara didn’t know what to do..

Me: *whispering* ta3aly 5ala inseer

She walked behind me without saying anything

I wanted to cry

But I hate crying in front of people

We walked back to the girls

Fatma: ha wainha?

Asoom: laish ma ybtooha wyakm?

Me: ummm.. ma 7a9alnaha

Yes I lied

I didn’t want to tell them 3ashan ma a9ee7

But then…

Sara: chathaba…. We saw her and 5alid fl kitchen … she was hugging him

They were all shocked

We stayed quiet for a while

Then I decided to break the silent

Me: sho raykm inseer nrkab 5ail

Asoom: ok bs 3gb il ‘3da cause now bay76oon il ‘3da

Me: ok

We were silent until this boy came

He was behind me so I didn’t see him

Boy: hey banat yado itgoolkm yalla ta3alo ‘3da

Hmm his voice mb ‘3areeb

Bs still I was lazy to look back

Asoom: inzain thank you for informing us Pilot Saif

When she said saif I turned around

Me: OMG!! Saaaiiiffiiiii!!

He looked back

Saif: 3afoooor!! What are you doing here?!!

  

Asoom: oh saif inta ma knt fl 9ala when she came… well hay 3afra… 7rmat 5alid

Saif: shit a7een inty itzawajty?

Me: yes *fake smile*

Sara: into mn wain it3arfoon ba3a’9?

Me: he was my classmate for the past 14 years

Saif: yes and partner in crime may I say

I walked to the 9ala with saif

We were catching up

Dashait w chft 5alid w 7amda kanat yalsa 3nda

So I just ignored him w walked with saif and sat beside him

5alid looked at me but I ignored

Saif: agoolk 5alood allah y3eenk 3alaiha… tra walla she’s such a baby .. ask me about her

5alid: w inta mashallah mn wain it3arfha

Me: saif is my childhood friend he was my classmate since KG!

Saif: yes and partner in crime don’t forget

Me: haha.. never buddy.. w I’m not a baby!!

Saif: well you were the youngest senior so shut up

Me: that doesn’t make me a baby... now you shut up

And the conversation with saif kept on going

He kept telling them about what we used to do together at school

I could see 5alid’s eyes burning

He was jealous I could tell

I wasn’t hungry

Well insadat nafsy after what I saw

I kept on playing with my food

And when asoom stood up

3ala 6ool gmt wgaft

5alid: 5al9y aklch

Me: la il 7amdillah shba3t

5alid: but u didn’t even touch it

Saif: oh 3afary mno mza3lnch?

Ugghh I hate him for knowing me so much

Me: no one.. bs mb yo3ana

Saif: ya fine.. 9adagtch..

I ran to asoom

She was washing her hands

Asoom: 5alood shakla m7arj…

Me: why?

Asoom: y’3ar mn saifo

Me: what?

Asoom: o5ooy w a3arfa ..

Me: I don’t care

Asoom: come on 3afra.. I know u care.. w I know you’re trying to be strong.. but mb 3alay

Me: he promised not to break my heart again but he did

I said it while my eyes were getting full of tears

…: who broke your heart?