Monday, September 30, 2013

Chapter 30

I don’t feel like moving ..
But I have to go to the saloon
Lana today my henna night
Il 7amdillah it’s just a small party at home

I got up
Took a quick shower
And went to the saloon
I just curled my hair because I wanted to look different for tomorrow
And I’ll put my own make up

Omw back home I called juju and asoom to come and help me with stuff
Asoom said that she’s coming
Juju said that she’ll come when she’s done with the saloon

I reached home and my mum told me that the henna lady will come at 8
So I have to be ready by 8
I went to check on the tables at the back yard
And everything was just amazing

I went to my room
And kept thinking
My life is going to change tomorrow
3ady a9ee7
Why do I have to be forced to this
A tear scaped my eyes but I wiped it off quickly


Asoom came and started helping me with the make up
I just had a mascara, eyeliner, bronzer, very light layer of gold eye shadow that doesn’t even shows, and a red lip stick

As soon as we were done it was 7
Juju barged into the room as usual and started wearing her clothe
And when she was done asoom started wearing her clothe

It was my turn to start wearing my clothe
I went to my dressing room
And got dressed up
I wore a green puffy skirt with some gold in it
I was an Indian fabric (ma3arf kaif ashra7)
And a gold stripless body 3ashan they’ll put henna all over my hand
And with my golden loubi

I got out of the dressing room

Me: what do you think?

Asoom: 7abait !!!

Juju: 6ab3an 7lw cause I chose it

They helped me wear my jewelleries
And then went down because people started coming
I stayed at my room
Looking around
My closet was empty..
I had a lot of bags around the room
I kept on thinking about how my life is going to change
When suddenly
My mum entered the room

She hugged me w grat 3alay
Then told me to follow her down
I took slow steps down the stairs
And then stood infront of the door
Waiting for my part of the song to come out
As the door opened I took slow steps to my kosha with a smile plastered on my face

I sat on my kosha and then the henna ladies started applying henna on my arms and legs
Of course after taking off my jewelries
They finished in what was about and hour
But it felt like centuries
When they were done
Food was served and people started eating …
When it was about 10:30 they announced that 5alid is coming
My henna was dry and the henna ladies cleaned my hands
Ladies got their abaya’s on
I stood up
He entered
W I was just looking at the floor
I haven’t seen him for what was about a month..
I was so shy
He came
Kissed my head
And stood right next to me
And we took pictures
Then sat

5alid (whispers): m7lwa

I just giggled ma 3raft sho agool
 People started leaving thanks god
My mum told me and 5alid to go eat inside
I was hungry bs once I saw the food shba3t
I haven’t been eating since one week
Mool ma asht’hy il akl
5alid started eating

5alid: batmen chy i6al3een il akl?

Me: mb yo3ana…

5alid: mb chana ‘93afty?

Me: ma3arf..
5alid: batakleen wla a2aklch?

Me: la ba3dain youm bayoo3 bakl don’t worry

He didn’t want to force me
So 5alany 3ala ra7ty
When 5alid was done with his food
He left
I went to my room and started crying
Ma3arf why
Bs knt wayd 5ayfa from tomorrow
I cried my eyes out for and hour
Then went and took a shower
Wore my pyjamas
And started roaming around the house
Il jaw kan 7lw so I went out side to sit beside the pool
And had my headset on
I was in my own world
When I felt I hand on my sholder

Me: bsmillah 7amood 5awaftny!!

Yes I forgot to tell you 7amood o5ooy came back 3ashan my wedding <3

7amood: sho itsaween yalsa hny?

Me: nothing mafeeny rgad

7amood: ya3ny lain mta 3afoor? Lain mta batmen chy la takleen wla trgdeen?

Me: sho asawy?? I can’t eat and I can’t sleep

7amood: laish inzain??

Me: tgdar itgool 5ayfa mn bachr?
7amood: lat5afain 7abeebty inshallah klshay baykoon ok

Me: inshallah

7amood: tbain t6l3een?

Me: it’s 2am ! wain inseer?

7amood: il mazra3a?

Me: gool walla?!!!

7amood: walla banrkab 5yool

Me: ok yalla !!!

7amood: bateen chy wla bant’3ayreen?

Me: wait babadl w bard

I ran upstairs
Changed into my horse ridding clothe and off we went to the farm
Once I got on my horse I forgot everything around me

7amood: 3afooor yalla !! bay2athn il fayr 5ala inrd

Me: tawna yayeen L

7amood: mn 3 hours w na7na hny yalla bsr3a

Radait il 5ail mkana w went back home
Took a shower and changed my clothe
7amood went to sleep and I was left alone
I tried sleeping but I just couldn’t
I was checking my bbm
And saw all the count downs for my wedding and the dp’s
And saw that asoom just changed her dp
So I started chatting with her

Me: ASOOOOM!!!

Asoom: bsmilllah laish wa3ya?

Me: I can’t sleep

Asoom: laish?

Me: 5ayfa..

Asoom: 5alood hny ba3ad ma 5alany argd awanah 5ayf mn bachr

Me: aha

Asoom: aha sho J? Ya3ny inty 5ayfa w fhamna ho 5ayf laish?

Me: ask him why are you asking me?

Asoom: call me !!

I called her and starting chatiing with her about tomorrow
I could hear 5alid’s voice yt7ar6am ma3arf laish
We talked for hours…
And when it was 7 oclock asoom decided to sleep

And I was left alone again  ON MY WEDDING DAY !!!

Monday, September 23, 2013

Chapter 29

5alid: this will be our room… I hope you like it

I entered the room..
Well actually it was like a mini apartment
We had 2 rooms… kitchen .. living room.. dining room.. and a laundry room
The room was exactly as I drew it ( the one that 5alid took)
I’m loving it…
I cant wait to live here
No no I don’t want to live with 5alid
I just want the room L

Me: umm.. ma3arf sho agool

5alid: 3yabch?

Me: yes!!! Wayd!!!

5alid: aham shay you liked it

Me: I loved it !!! thank you

5alid: yalla ta3aly inchoof asoom 3ashan ma tit2a5ron 3al 6ayara

We went to asoom’s room
And she was done

Asoom: 5alood nazl il shan6a ta7at

5alid: 7ad galch ana bshkar ubooch?

Asoom: ufff 5alood mool mb wagtk … it’s heavy I cant carry it

5alid: maba

Asoom: 3afoooor !!! choofy raylch!!!

Me: 5alid plz ma nba nt2a5ar

5alid: walla bs 3ashanha .. wla inty ma tstahlain

5alid carried the bags down stairs
And we went to my house
My maid carried my bag to the car
And once I entered my room
I saw juju and 3abood (her brother) sitting on my bed

Me: na3am into?? 5air??? Waaayd ma5theen ra7atkm

3abood: it3arfeen 3afoor 7abait 7jratch… shakly bayee a3eesh hny youm bat3arseen

Me: inzain mmkn t6l3oon 3ashan abadl?

3abood: la mb mmkn.. seery badly mkan thany

Me: juju shly o5ooch

She was busy with her phone so she just igored me

Me: JUJU!!!

Juju: haa balach!!

Me: shly o5ooch w i6l3y bara3

Juju: ana may59ny feekm

She went out and left me arguing with 3abood
I got angry so I went down and sat in the living room with 5alid and asoom and juju

5alid: laish ma badalty?

Me: lana fy insane mb 6ay3 y6la3 mn 7jrty

5alid: mno ha?

….: ana

Me: finally 5alk hny!! 5alid please yawda!!

5alid: 3aboodo latla3wz mrty

3abood: ya5y walla kash5a youm itla3wzha choof kaif it7arj

5alid: 3afra please yalla batit2a5ron 3ala 6ayaratkm

I ran to my room
Locked the door 3ashan 3abood mayee
Removed my make up but kept the mascara
Then changed into my black leggings and a XL hoddie
Wore my chanel shoes and my baby chanel bag
Did my hair into a messy bun and went down

3abood: agool 3afraty laish labsa hoddie big mama

Me: don’t call me 3afraty !!!

3abood: afa ya3ny z3alty?

Me: uff 3abood balak 3alay il youm?

3abood: lazm ala3wzch gabl latsafreen

5alid: yalla batit2a5ron


Asoom and juju went with 3abood and left me with 5alid
On the way to the airport

5alid: 3afra these are two cards.. one is unlimited and one 3ashan il atm machine

Me: la 3ady I have money and my dad gave me his card

5alid: bs ana raylch ana ila lazm a9rf 3alaich… please latrdeeny

Me: ok fine.. thank you

5alid: maba il thank you now.. aba il thank you youm bat9rfeen mnhm

Me: inshallah

5alid: for your dress tdf3een mn hal card wla walla baz3al.. aba yoo9alny message inch dfa3ty mn my card ok?

Me: ok..

We reached the airport and 5alid and 3abood helped us with our bags
It was time to say good bye
Yes me, asoom, and juju are going alone
3abood hugged juju
And 5alid hugged asoom
Then 3abood came to me

3abood: 5alood 3ady a7’9n mrtk?

5alid: la !!! a’3ar

I don’t know why
But I blushed
5alid came and kissed my forhead

5alid: awal ma too9loon 6amnoona!!

Asoom: my phone banad mafeeh charge.. I’ll call you mn phone 3afoor

5alid: ok

Then he came and kissed my cheeks and

5alid (whispering): I’ll miss your face… take care

I could feel my heart beating fast
And butterflies in my stomach

I walked to the first class lounge with juju and asoom
We ate then we decided to have a walk at the duty free
We didn’t want to buy anything since we’re going to London for shopping
5 days of shopping !!!
We got into the plane
I checked my phone and then called my mother
After the call I kept on receiving pings
I checked and it was 5alid

5alid: 3afra
PING!!!
PING!!!
PING!!!
PING!!!


Me: what!!! Stop pinging its annoying

5alid: awal ma too9loon 5abreeny ok?

Me: inshallah mn 3yoony awamr thanya?

5alid: fdait 3yoonch

Shit ana sho glt
Shit shit shit
I read the chat but without opening it
I just kept on staring at it

During the flight asoom and juju slept
But I’m the kind of person that gets hyper in planes
So I kept on watching movies till we landed

We spent the 5 days shopping and of course we went out with 7amood (my brother) since he’s studying in London

He also helped me choose my dress
After the hectic 5 days of shopping
We went back to dubai
Started uni
And then we had our final exams
Nothing important happened during that one month 
I just finished my final exams yesterday
And tomorrow is…..
MY WEDDING

MY BIG DAY!!!!!

Monday, September 16, 2013

Chapter 28

 Eid came and nothing interesting happened
Today is the first day of eid
I had my white tight-fitting bandage dress on
And my red louboutin high heels
Did my hair into big curls
Went to my grandparents house
Salamt w chy
People started coming
And most of them said “ 3gbal manchoofch bl fstan il abya’9 f 3rsch”
I guess wearing a white dress was a wrong choice
Anyway I enjoyed my time with my family
At around 7 o’clock my mum came to me

Mama: 3afoor 5alid baymr 3alaich w seery wyah 3nd ahla

Me: mama maba!! Please !!

Mama: la 3aib lazm itseereen

I wasn’t in the mood to argue
I went back to my chitchat with my cousin
After 10 minutes the famous 5alid appeared
Salam 3ala yadoty w gom mama then he came and kissed both my cheeks and sat beside me

He kept talking with mama
Uff ma3arf laish mama wayd it7ba

5alid (whispers): our first 3eed together w inshallah a lot of 3eeds are coming

I just smiled
After drinking his tea
He turned to me

5alid: yalla seery yeeby 3abatch banseer

Me: lazm?

5alid: haih yalla

I went and got my abaya and wore it
And went to 5alids car
We got into the car
He started the engine but didn’t drive

5alid: 3afra?

Me: na3am?

5alid: ma tbain iteen 3ashan 7amda?

Me: 5alid u know what happens everytime I see her

5alid: just 6af her wla tra walla batit3been … she’s so lifeless

Me: I’ll try

He drove to his grandmothers house
We reached there
And he came held my hand
And we got in w salamt 3alaihm w sat beside 5alid
The girls told me to join them upstairs to have some fun lain il 3sha
I went with them
We were chatting when my eye fell on an old piano
I love pianos!!!

Me: allah piano!!!

Them: no!! don’t touch it

Me: bsmillah laish?

7amda: ha piano 3amoor w itha dagaity baseer azgra

Balaha hay chanha yahl
Ya3ny what might happen if he knew
I went and sat on the piano chair
Opened the cover
And with that 7amda ran downstairs
The girls asked me not to touch it and they’ll tell me why later
So I didn’t touch it
I just stayed sitting on the chair


5alid’s P.O.V.

3afra sarat way il banat
I was sitting with the guys
7amda came running

7amda: 3amoor!! Il7aag!!

3amoor: balach? Sho mstwy?

7amda: 3afra!!!

Me: balaha 3afra???!!!

7amda: she’s touched 3amoor’s piano

3amoor ran upstairs and we all ran after him
Shit now by’9arab wya 3afra
5ala al7ag 3alaihm


3afra’s P.O.V.

3mar came running upstairs
They all got scared
Balahm 5afo
He kept staring at me
5alid: 3amoor 5alha ma kanat it3arf

7amda: la 3amoor mb mn 7agha tlms shay mb malha

3mar turned to 7amda

3mar: 7amda inzly ta7at… klkm inzlo ta7at 5aloony wyaha

Ok now he’s scary

5alid: 3amoor 5ala9 mala da3y itsawy shay

3mar: 5alood ma basawy shay.. 5aloony wyaha aba arams’ha

They all went down
3mar came and sat beside me on the piano chair

3mar: it3arfeen t3zfeen?

Me: yes

3mar: ba5aleech t3zfeen bs b shar6

Me: sure

3mar: it’3aneenly

Me: bs 3mar ana 9oty mb 7lw

3mar: inty w7da mna w feena so izgreeny 3amoor 

Me: ok

3amoor: w a3arf ina 9otch 7lw sma3tch it’3aneen f bait gom 3abood (juju’s house)

Me: ok fine bs can I know laish klhm kano 5ayfeen?

3amoor: hal piano kan mal my mum… she died when I was 7 .. 14 years ma7ad dag il piano… ‘3airy ana youm ana’9fa…

Me: I’m sorry 5ala9 3ady I won’t touch it

3amoor: la aba a8har 7amdoo… tra yalsa it7awl itsawy mshakl

Me: wow!!! Laish do u hate her?

3amoor: ma akraha bs t8harny w ma at7amalha

Me: fine so we share the same feelings..

3amoor: yalla ‘3aneely

Me: sho a’3any?

3amoor: umy ya ‘3ala il dnya…

Me: 7sain il jasmy?

3amoor: yes

Me: ok bs 3ady a’3any chy b 9ot wa6y cause ast7y

3amoor: ma7ad bysma3ch

Me: are you sure?

3amoor: haih

I started playing the piano and singing
يا أمي يا غلا الدنيا ..

,,وأصدق عاطفه في الكون 

وأدفا حضن يحضني .. 

,,وأكبر قلب يحويني 

أنا بك دنيتي جنه..

,,وبسماتك مطر ومزون 

وضحكاتك ربيع أخضر..

,, زهوره فتحت فيني

إذا شفتك أرى الدنيا..

,, صباح بالفرح مسكون 

واذا غبتي عن عيوني..

,, يغيب النور عن عيني 

عشقتك والهوى طفل..

,,ربا في خافقي المفتون 

كبر هذا الطفل واصبح..

,, غرامه يسبق سنيني 

أنا يا أمي .. أنا يا أمي ..

,, ما أفيك مهما يكون 

جميلك دين في عمري .. 

,,وربي بك موصيني 

ومهما عشت لك وافي ..

,, بظل الوافي المديون 

لأنك روحي في قلبي ..

,, ودم في شراييني

And when I was done I looked at him
He was tearing
I wanted to hug him
Ksar 5a6ry

Me: 3amoor?

3amoor: itwalaht 3alaiha

Me: inshallah she’s in a better place .. w mama shai5a is your mother now

3amoor: mama shai5a rabatny w 3aw’9atny 7ana umy bs 3afoor il um ‘3air

Me: I know but what can we do ‘3air ina nd3eelha.. if u need anything I’m here ana i5tk la tst7y
3amoor: mashkoora … yalla ninzl.. 5alood akeed yals 3ala a39aba

Me: ok

We went down
They were all shocked
Ina 3amoor 5alany
I went and sat beside 5alid

5alid (whispers): 9otch 7lw 3ayal w u play piano… hmm a7eed u told me no more surprises

Me: omg!!! 3amoor told me ma7ad ygdar ysma3!!!

5alid: la abashrch na7na klna sma3na

Me: shit 6al3ny mn hny!!

5alid: no 7abeebty mashay 6al3a mn hny ila youm bateen wyay ana w asoom 3ashan ta5th a’3ra’9ha 7ag il sfar… w ana bawa9lkm il ma6ar

Me: la 3ady il driver mawjood…

5alid: ana aba awa9lch kaify… w ba3ad aba araweech shay gabl latsafreen

Me: sho hal shay?

5alid: wait for it

Asoom: agool love birds tra na7na hny ok!!!

5alid: kaify ana w il 7ub insolf sho y59ch?

Asoom: agool goomo 5ala inseer nt3asha warana sfar

So yes me and asoom and juju are going to London!!! 3ashan we get the dress? Remember?

Il mhm we went ate diner and all
Salamna 3alaihm w then me and asoom went to their house
3ashan ta5th a’3ra’ha w she changes

6ab3an 5alid insisted on my to see his surprise
We walked into their house
Went upstairs
And stood infront of a door


5alid:…….