Chapter 22

5alid’s P.O.V.

Ma a9adg iny knt ba9ee7 3ashanha..

I talked to many girls but I never felt what I feel toward 3afra

Now I know that I’m fell for her and I fell for her hardly!!

I guess I’m still falling for her

Kl youm a7bha akthar mn gabl

Allah y5aleeha for me

Walla irta7t wayd youm sam7atny

Chana jbal kan 3ala chatfy w 6a7

A7een agdar argd w ana mrta7

W bachr I’ll talk to her

I’ll surprise her

Afra’s P.O.V

I woke up next morning

Took a shower and dressed up

Took my abaya and bag with me downstairs

So no one is at home except for me and 5aloof

It was 7 o’clock

Ya3ny akeed 5aloof ba3ada fl bait

I entered the dining room

To find Julia (one of our maids)

Me: good morning Julia

Julia: apary good morning

Me: where is 5aloof?

Julia: he’s not waking up.. he say he don’t want to go school

Me: I’ll go wake him up don’t worry

I ran upstairs and barged into him room

Me: 5ALOOF 3NDK 5 MINUTES ITJAHZ 3MRK!!!!

5aloof: 3afoor please walla ba7bch wayd 5aleeny argd today, bachr baseer

Me: LAAA!! Yalla goom w I promise you ina a6la3 wyak after school

5aloof: hmm… btshtreenly klshay abah?

Me: we’ll see about it .. ya3ny itha mb wayd ‘3aly… yalla gooom

5aloof: ok a7bch 3afoor

Oh so now he loves me

Ma9la7chy

Me: ok w 6al3 ila tba tlbsa 3ashan itbadl youm aye a5thk mn il mdrsa

5aloof: ok yalla seery kly now bayee.. wa9leeny il mdrsa ba3ad

Ma9la7chy hal insan

But its weird ina he’s treating me chy

He used to be the person who always fights with me

Ymkn allah hdah

I went down and ate my pancake and drank my orange juice and 5aloof joined me

I told the maid that we won’t be eating lunch at home today

We got into the car

Dropped 5aloof then the driver dropped me at uni

I entered my class..

….: il 7amdillah 3al salamah 3afra

I turned around and found 7amad

Me: oh hey.. allah ysalmk.. but how did you know?

7amad: s2alt rbee3tch jawaher w she told me..

Me: ok thanks for asking..

I walked to a chair and sat

He came and sat beside me

Then his friends entered

Guy1: oh 7amado il 7ub radat achoof

Guy2: haih a7een ma ybana..

7amad: agool seero ylso a7san

I was thinking..

Hmm.. ma38oola 7amad y7bny?

La la akeed rab3a chy yt7arshon feeh

Oh 6af… whatever I’m married now so 5ala9

The professor entered the class and started the lecture

After the class ended…

Professor: Afra may I talk to you please?

I walked to him

Me: yes? What’s wrong?

Professor: you missed my class last time so I wanted to ask about the reason

Me: oh.. yes I was at the hospital..

Professor: do you have a paper or something from the hospital?

Me: yes..

6ala3t wrgat il mstashfa w I showed him

Professor: oh then welcome back.. and if you need anything you may email me or visit my office

Me: thank you sir..

I left the class and walked to star bucks since juju was waiting for me there

Itgool awanah tbany f maw’9oo3

Let’s see what does she have..

I reached star bucks and saw her sitting with a girl

Me: hello

Juju: hey yalla ylsy I ordered for u

Me: thank you..

Juju: oh haih 9a7 hay rbee3ty il s3oodya Lama.. lama hay 3afoor that I talked to you about

Me: nice to meet you

We talked a bit

Lama seems to be a nice girl

Chy irta7tlha bsr3a

Juju: 3afoor! Il m3jab yaa!!

Lama: who is he?

Me: hello I’m married!! Balakm?!!

Juju: uff.. inty mat3afreen sho istwa!! He was going crazy the past two days!!

Lama: who?

Juju: the guy that came and asked about afra on Sunday!! Balach nsaity?

Lama: oh ya now I remember.. 7amad?

Juju: yes!!

Me: ista’3fr allah

Juju: inty i9bry.. 5aleeny agoolch what happened!!!

Me: sho?

Juju: 3gb ma he asked about you… it3arfeen ina ana ma ast7y w agool kl shay.. chan agoola it7bha?

Me: WHAT?!!!!!!

Juju: shshshshsh f’9a7teena… 5aleeny akaml

Me: kamly… allah ystr

Juju: first ist7a w chan ygooly la bs knt aba as2al lanha ‘3ayba.. chan yseer w after 5 minutes his friend came chan ygool ina 7amad y7bch w ymoot feech …. I told him that you’re married w chy…

Me: ok ..

Juju: mashay i7sas!!! 3afana allah

Me: sho y59a bs ya3ny ana mtzawja? Sho asaweela? Aseer a7ba mathalan?

Lama: ya juju she’s right!

We chatted about different subject then headed to our next class

Then the other and we were done for the day..

Me: yalla ana baseer rajo is waiting for me and I promised 5aloof ina we’ll eat lunch out ..

Juju: inty w 5aloof? Bsmillah mn wain 6al3a il shams today?

Me: chfty 3ad.. sb7an allah.. yalla bye

I got into the car and went to pick 5aloof

We picked him up and he got his friend salem with him

Salem is a family to us

5aloof: 3afoor saloom bayee wyana

Me: 7ayah allah

Salem: 3afoor itha ma tbainy baseer 3ady

Me: awaih saloom balak? 3ady inta mthl 5aloof

We went to dubai mall since they wanted it…

We ate at Armani café

Me: now what do you want to do?

5aloof: aba a5thly jooty w thyab w 6ab3an i5ty 7abeebty inty batdf3een

Me: ok fine..

We shopped

I spotted 5alid bs thanks go ma chafny

He was with his friends

I entered chanel

I was shocked to see asoom(5alid’s sister) with a guy..

When she saw me she was shocked..

I could see the fear in her eyes

She came to me

Asoom: 3afoor please don’t tell 7ad..

Me: I won’t if you would just leave him now w come with me.. lana I just saw 5alid with his friends

Asoom: OMG!! Sho asawy now?

Me: just go tell him that you’re leaving w ta3aly..

She went to tell him and came back to me

Asoom: walla you’re a life saver

Me: asoom 9a7 ana a9’3ar mnch but what you’re doing is wrong

Asoom: 3afoor u know nothing 5aleena inseer mkan w we talk about it

Me: sure bs 5aloof w saloom wyay wait

We got out of chanel

And walked to 5aloof and saloom

Me: guys meet my sister-in-law asma

Both: hello

Asoom just smiled I could feel that she was still scared

Me: umm.. agool guys sho raykm itseeroon itdooroon alone lana 3ndy salfa wya asoom..

5aloof: a9lan na7na it9alna b rajo w glnala iyeena nba inrd il bait

Me: fine then ana asoom batwa9lny

5aloof: ok … bye

Me: bye..

They left and we went to have a cup of coffee and talk about it

Asoom: isma mayed… a3arfa mn 5 years.. he loves me walla.. w nawy y56bny.. bs his father died gabl 11 months so he’s waiting for a year to pass 3ashan yrams uma..

Me: it7beena?

She got all red.

Haha 7abeebty ist7at

Asoom: yes

Me: don’t worry 5alid won’t know about this.. fy 7ad ‘3airy y3arf 3an 3ala8atkm?

Asoom: no mayed ma yba 7ad y3arf 3ashan ma7ad y5arb sm3aty..

Me: cute!!

Asoom: adry L

Me: then no one is going to know don’t worry..

Asoom: thank you walla 3afoor I won’t forget hal shay

Me: hey no need to thank me 7abeebty .. yalla 5aleena inrd chanel.. shaklch knty tbain shay mn hnak

Asoom: la mayed kan yba ya5th hadya 7ag uma 3ashan her birthday w he asked for my help

Me: cute hal mayed malch..

Asoom: wayd !!

Me: yalla 5ala inseer na5th hadya 7ag 3amatch ;)

She got all red again

And I laughed

We walked to chanel

And bumped into 5alid

Uff I’m not ready to see him

He smiled and walked away

3ashan kan wya rab3aa

We got into chanel and asoom chose the gift

I got a phone call

It was …

Me: aloo

5alid: fdait ila chft’hm gabl ishway

Me: hmm..

5alid: laish ma glteely inch bat6l3een wya asoom

Me: lana knt 6al3a wya 5aloof w saloom then I saw her alone chan hm yrdoon il bait w I stayed with asoom

5alid: la7’9a la7’9a mno 5aloof w saloom?

Me: 5aloof o5ooy w saloom rbee3a bs tgdar itgool wa7d mn il 3ayla

5alid: aha ok yalla baramsch later w take care

Me: ya sure bye

I closed the line

We shopped a bit w chy

Then we got into her car

Asoom: 3afoor inty w 5alid ba3adkm..?

Me: bagoolch shay bs don’t laugh!!

Asoom: gooly

Me: he called me w 7asait ina kan shway w bay9ee7 .. ksar 5a6ry chan asam7a

Asoom: 7abeeby o5ooy L shakla 9dg y7bch

Me: hmm maybe

Asoom: it7beena?

Me: isn’t it too early to fall in love with him?

Asoom: maybe..

Me: choofy I like him bs still I don’t love him… fhamty?

Asoom: yes …

Me: yalla seery bait mayed 5ala na36y il hadya 7ag uma

Asooom: oh it9adgeen nsait!!

Me: yalla call him gooleela

She called him and explained everything happened and told him that we’re coming to drop the gift

When she closed

Asoom: 3afoor!! He told him mum klshay baina!!!

Me: what?!! :o

Asoom: ya!! Ygool kan 5ayf inch it5abreen 5alood w chan yseer il bait w galha kl shay!! W now uma tba itchoofny!!

Me: now:o?

Asoom: yes!! Omg laa!! Ast7y!! a7s maly wayh achoofha!!

Me: 3nda 5awat w i5wan?

Asoom: la wa7eed uma w ubooh

Me: batnzleen?

Asoom: ma3arf

We reached his house

Asoom called him

And he came out..

Mayed: salam

Us: w 3alaikm il salam

Mayed: yalla inzly!

Asoom: mayood walla ast7y maly wayh achoofha

Me: yalla inzly salmy w ta3aly I’ll be waiting here

Mayed: la inty ba3ad inzly

Me: umm la mashkoor .. batraya asoom here

Asoom: la bateen wyay

She got out of the car and came to my side

Opened the door

And pulled me out..