Aseel: ou ana maly ray?
Abdulwahhab: esbou3 fakray 3adel! Men kel elnawa7y! Ou fakry bshaaden!! Taly 3a6eny khabar! Ou aw3edech en gelty laa mara7 ared a6leb hal6alab!
Aseel froze in her place..
She doesn’t want to get back to him..
But, from deep down her heart she wants! So badly..
She loves him..
She wants to meet him and knows about his news..
But she doesn’t want to live with him at the same place..
She doesn’t want to repeat the bad days..
She doesn’t want her daughter to see the bad side of her father..
Abdulwahhab: deal?
Aseel: ma7taj sbou3! Al7een ajawbek
Abdulwahhab: shhhhhh!! Mabe asma3 shay ela ba3d sbou3!
Aseel: anyway! E7na yayeen 3ashan netkallam 3an shaden ou mustaqbalha! Mu 3any ou 3annek!
Abdulwahhab: eeh! Ra7 a6ale3 visa 7ag’ha akhaleeha 3ndech! Maftou7a! Latga9reen 3alaiha bshay! Ou la kbarat enshallah a7san elmadares.. ou a7e6laha sayeq ou sayara.. ou khadamat’ha ma3ash’ha yo9lech kel shahar
Aseel: mu ana ely tgoolly latga9reen 3alaiha! 3umry 6alabt mennek fils?
Abdulwahhab: don’t take things personally! Ana obouha ou ana ely lazem atkaffal eb ma9areefha! 3aref shtamlekeen ou 3aref enech gadra tgha6een ma9areefha bs mu 7elwa eb 7agy ou wajby a9lan!
Aseel: shaden bet3eesh ma3ay 6ab3an.. lain tekbar ou trou7 bait rayelha
Abdulwahhab: gabel halwagt ehy tqarer etha btasken 3ndy aw 3ndech
Aseel: la tkhayyerha!
Abdulwahhab: hatha elqanoun!
Aseel: e9eer khair 3ugub! Ent tegdar tshoufha meta matabe 6ab3an! Bs matnawemha 3ndek! Tawha sgheera ou me7tajatny
Abdulwahhab: 7ather!
Aseel: 3umrek la tkarrehha feeeny!
Abdulwahhab: minu ykarrehha feech? Aseel! Enty shayfa wa7ed 9a7y jedamech? Ana 3agly mu brasy 3agly 3ndech!!! Wella 3umrech shefty wa7ed yetrajjaa wa7da khayneta ma3a wa7ed thany enha trja3lah? Ana mestaghreb men nafsy!
Aseel: mu karehny?
Abdulwahhab: lail7een tes’eleen? Entay ely latkarheenha feeny!
Aseel: 3umry mara7 asaweeha! Dayman bakhaleeha teftekher feek ou feeeny! Bs 6alabtek koun gad halfakhar!
Abdulwahhab raised his eyebrows..
Aseel: la teshrab jedamha! La tshoufek ma3a haya aw ghair haya! Latensa enha betkoun tarbeeety! Wely y7abe6ny y7abe6ha
Abdulwahhab: 3ad kheffy 3alaihaa!
Aseel: el9a7 9a7 wel ghala6 ghala6
Abdulwahhab: 3ainy 3alaich barda malaak matghal6een
Aseel: laish chethy tgoool! Ensa aghla6y jedamhaa
Abdulwahhab pointed on his eyes: 7ather.. ghaira?
Aseel: 7ebha 7en 3alaihaaa
Abdulwahhab: tra obouha anaa!
Aseel: adry! Bs mu 3aib awa9eek 3alaiha!
Abdulwahhab: shay thany?
Aseel: tsk! Enta betgool shay?
Abdulwahhab: eeh! Sherbay!
Aseel: hatha ely betgoola? Tadry feeny a7eb ashrab elgahwa la bredat
Abdulwahhab: sherbay ou haddy a39abech! Ou solfeeelly! Mu 3an shaden! Solfeelly 3anech! Takhayeleeeny fay ou solfeelly!
She froze in her place for seconds..
Then she smiled..
Aseel: enshallah shaden tekbar wetsolef lek 3anny! Tsolef lek 3n shay makent tshofa feeny wana ma3ak!
Abdulwahhab: shinu halshay?
Aseel: jamaly ely 3ainek mashafeta! Akhlaaqy elly maqaddart’ha! Afkary ely ma7taramt’ha!!
He stood up and held her chin strongly..
Her eyes popped out: shfeeeek
He took his hand away..
Abdulwahhab: ENTY ELY SHFEEECH!!!!!! Etaghallain wela shinu??? Tkalmeeeny marra chennech tabeeeny atzawejech al7eeen! Ou marra chenech nesaity kelshay 3anny!! ERSEELLECH 3ALA BAR!!!
Aseel: la fahem ghala6!! Bye!
Abdulwahhab: bye!
And he left before she did..
...
Abdallah: ha yuba shlounech?
Aseel: zaina!
Abdallah: shloun shadouna
Aseel: zaina ashwa ta3addalat nomat’ha 3alaqal
Abdallah: zain el7emdellah! Ha chenech menzeman masegtay gary?
Aseel: ee wedy ared asoug bs malait men elmukan ely asoug feeh mabe arou7la
Abdullah: rou7y elshalaih sougay a7sanlech
Aseel: la yuba shewadeeny brou7y!! Etha kelena ok
Abdallah: ana mashghool tshoufeeny meta ared elbait rou7ay ma3a omech ou ekhtech
Bazza: la wallah! Shewadeena ntejabal thalathna! Elshalaih 7alata yam3a!!
Abdallah: yam3y ely tabeen magelna la bs rou7aw 7allelooh
Bazza: maku a7ad al7een eldenya kelha msafraa mayakmeloun ela yallah 3ugub el new year
Aseel: bashoufly mukan thany asoug feeh! Elshaheed barra aw murouj etha y9eer
Bazza: ou shadouny minu yjabelha? Ana mu kelyom belbait ou ekhtej jam3a
Aseel: latkhafeen bakheth’ha ma3ay ba3alleg’ha 3alay ou asoug
Bazza: yannaitay??? Ekhthy malat’ha ma3ach khal tamsek’ha bala rabreba
Aseel: la maly khelg tjabelny!! Ana ajabel benty!
Abdallah: ou etha laqadar allah 6e7tay shetsaween feeha!
Bazza: ou ryoulha lemdandela betthaygech!!
Aseel: barakkeb el car seat malha bel gary
Abdallah: wain trakbeena! Gelteeha car seat!
Aseel: khala9 bashtery gary yedeed fe mukan 7g babyat ok?
Bazza: ma7ad m3awer galbe ghair shaden youm enech enty omha ou wahhab obouhaa
Aseel: yummaaa!!!
Abdallah: la shway shway eta7ammal mas’oleyat’ha
Aseel: eshda3wa! Shemsawya ana!! Bs barakebha gary
Abdallah: khalleena min elgary al7een! Shrayech afta7 lech cafe! Trou7eenla kelyoum! Menha tgatheen wagtech ou te3tamdain 3ala nafsech!
Aseel: a3temed 3ala nafsy ou ent ely fat7a? Shloun!
Abdallah: ana ras elmal! Afta7a atkaffal bma9areefa min A to Z! Bs 3ugubha enty etjableena! Reb7a ou khasarta 3alaich!
Aseel: ummm! Bs wai3 mabe cafe
Bazza: haw laish wai3!
Abdallah: shinu tabeen!
Aseel: umm! Madry! Bakery?
Abdallah: ely ohwa!
Aseel: ok! Go ahead! Bs abe ana akhtar el design!
Abdallah: ou el menu ou el taste ham 3alaich!
Bazza: wanaasa! May9eer tefta7ly ana ba3ad?
Abdallah giggled: enshallah la 9ar 3ndech wagt faragh
...
They were sitting at Arabica alraya..
Fay: a7la shay lamma tsa3deeny azarreg men eldawam
Aseel: mu bes enty testansain! Ana agoom mbacher ou ma3ndy a7ad ywanesny
Fay: shosho wain ra7at
Aseel: akh shosho
She pinched her cheek..
Fay smiled: golay!
Aseel: gabel! Lamma asma3 aghany 7elwa awal ma atkhayyal wahhab!! Al7een? Shadona! Wayed a7ebha! A7es’ha min al7een refeejty!!
Fay: allah ykhaleeha lech!
Aseel: ameen ou yarzegech yarab! Ou yarzeg kel bent!!
Fay: ameen! Shloun obouhha yshoufha?
Aseel: ayam lenfas kan ymer baitna! Ou lamma 6ala3t mashafha bs shafny!
Fay: 9edfa wela shinu
Aseel: la we met at one of the coffee shops 3ashan netkallam 3n shaden
Fay: umm! Ou bs hatha ely geltooh?
Aseel smiled: a7esech dayman ma3ay 7eta luw entay actually mu ma3ay
Fay: achekkkkech! Gooolay
Aseel: yabeena nred!
Fay: hmm!
Aseel: shinu?
Fay: ou shgeltay?
Aseel: mabe ared!
Fay: ok
Aseel: shinuu!!
Fay: tabeeny alazzem tredeenlah? Its your choice after all!
Aseel: la shaku! Bs reactionech! Ok! Ma7eb hal rad!
Fay: min te6allagtay wenty mestesherra
Aseel: i know right?
Fay giggled: ou laishh?
Aseel took a deep breath: a7taj akoun shereera!! Lanna luw ana 6ayba chan al7een radait 7g wahhab min awal youm! Chan ma9arly gadr
Fay: mabeeeh! Men gal a7ebba!
Aseel: chub!
Fay: you’re dying to be with him bs lemkabar akh!
Aseel: ta9arufata!
Fay: 3a6ny wa3ad an6er ba3ad 3awethny kel elly enfegad
Aseel: haw! Entay mlabbesa?
Fay: besmellah laish?
Aseel: laish geltay hal part? Khalesaw el aghany?
Fay: ena qasdy khalleh yaw3edech ena ma ykarrer akh6a’a ou 7eta entay ou redaw!
Aseel: eshma3na this song! A9lan mala sheghel tgooleeen hal part!
Fay: wayyyy! Bs bs as7abhaaa! Mair ta7asaft!! Whayyeb gayla lech ha?
Aseel giggled: malech sheghel
Fay: entay mestesherra bs mu thab6a el douuur!! Galbech mtakky 3ala lsaanech! Gomy bs redeellah khal shosho t3eesh bsalam
Aseel: waay ely warach mayteen n3aref shingoul
Fay: ee suwalefna kelha action
Aseel: 7ayaaatna action
...
Aseel: efff!! 7abeeebty shosho can you shut up!!!!
Reem: 3aib laish chethy tgolelaha 7aram
Aseel: i know bs wallah rasy 9akny!! Mafeha shay elmushkelaa!
Reem: seelaa
Aseel: hnm
Reem: tetwaqe3ain laish lail7een ma7ad kha6abny?
Aseel: bsss tukfain ma malaitay min halmawthou3???
Reem: ya3ni come on ana 22!!! Perfect 7g zawaj!!
Aseel: 3ayazna ngolech kelshay bwagta 7eluu!! Sheely elmawtho3 min balech we9eer enshallah
Reem: ma3arafna nas tgool fakry belshay y9eer ou nas tgoul sheleeh min balech we9eer!!
Aseel: madry madry enzain
And all of a sudden bazza came in..
Bazza: haw! Kel hal bachy ou entaw hny! Zagh galbe gelt akeed brou7haaa! Warach ma tsakteenha yal om!!
Aseel: mama ya3ni ehya tefham 3ashan asakket’haa!! Asakket wared lay wara!!
Reem: 6ab3an! Tgoleellaha shut up akeed betredeen lay wara
Bazza: shut up ya 7afeth!! Bedal eldala3 chetht tgoleeen!
Aseel: yuma rasy 9akny wallah!
Bazza: eee sheelleeeha wela 3a6eha ma9a9aaa tasket!
Aseel: wain elma9aa9a reemu!!
Reem: shdarraaany!! Se’lay el nurse
Bazza: kaahy kahy yal khaday enty ma3ahaa!!
Aseel put the pacifier in shosho’s mouth..
Aseel: waaaay allah y3afeeech 3ala halshor
Reem: 7aram enty el om mu ana
Bazza giggled: ana wedy agool elkhabar bs akhaf testekhefeen ya rayoum
Reem: shkhabaaaraaaa
Bazza: fe waa7ed metqadem 7g aseel
Aseel and reem’s eyes popped out..
Aseel: jad?
Reem: ana shaffafa wela shinu?
Aseel: yadry ena 3ndy bent?
Bazza: yadry! Ou reemu na9eebak 7ay9eebek bs ne6ray
Reem: el9aber min zoud 9abry malleny ya bzbz
Aseel: mama ana wain welzwaj wain khal takhtha rayoum
Reem: la haw! Maku karama?
Bazza: elrayyal yabeech ou reem enshallah beyeeha ely ytemannaha!
Aseel: eshyaby feeeny?
Bazza: la ya ge3dy ma3ah ou se’leeh!
Aseel: haw sheyye! Ana mu metfargha shosho tawhaa yabeellaha mjabal ou breast feeding wainy wain
Bazza: elfera9 teyye mara wa7da! Elrayyal wayed zain!!
Reem: 3nda 3yal?
Bazza: la!
Aseel: m6alleg?
Bazza: mu kel m6alega lazem yakheth’ha m6alleg aw metzawej! Mu thanbhaa enha ma etafqat ma3a 6aleeqha! Nathfaw raskum min hal afkaar ya 7abaybe
Reem: la bs hatha eldarej
Aseel: ou shosho shloun t3eesh ma3a rayal ghareeb?
Bazza: rayel omha b7esbat obouha!
Aseel: madry!
Bazza: ana mu yayya ashawrech! Sa’alna 3an elrayyal ou elrayyal san3 ou ahla san3een! Agrab lena min ahal 3abdelwahhab! Ou y9ally bel masyad ba3ad shtabeen!
Aseel: mashallah!
Bazza: 6ab3an ely 3ndech ymkin maydel eljebla ha?
Aseel swallowed her tears: laish chethy tgoleen 3n obo shosho?
Reem: AKA 7abeeb galbe
Aseel: chab
Bazza: haw shhal sabba hathy ba3ad
Reem: la laaa mu sabba
Bazza: elmuhem meta ynasbech eyoun?
Aseel: madry!
Bazza: el arbe3a zain?
Aseel: laa!
Bazza: sh3endech?
Aseel: khaleha ba3d sbou3! Please!
Bazza: ok bs shma3na?
Aseel froze in her thoughts..
Reem: t7eb ta36y nafs’ha prestige
Aseel: 3ashan afkker ou astaw3eb elmawthou3
Reem: 3eshtaw! Wain ayyam 3aziza? Fouga fouga rabby la te3ouga
Aseel: who in the world is 3aziza?
Bazza: minhy 3aziza? Madry shetgoleen
Reem gave aseel a stair..
Aseel got it and popped her eyes out..
Aseel: laish chethy tgoleeen!!!
Bazza: shgaaalat!
Reem: 3eshtaw matertha 3ala 3azouza
Bazza: haw miny 3aziza awal mara asma3 feehaa
Reem: men hally eta3araf 3alaihum 3alba7ar
Aseel: tsoug gary marat a9adefhaa
Bazza: ou shqe9at’ha?
Aseel: allah yaster 3alaihaa elmuhem anaa bagoum atsabba7 tshoufoun shosho?
Reem: ohwa fe marra mashefna shosho?
Bazza: enshoufha rou7y yumma tsabe7ay
...
One week after..
Aseel was wearing her oversized Balenciaga sweater with her AG three quarter jeans and Senso ankle boots..
Her hair was tied in a pony tale..
She went down stairs..
Abdallah: ha wain makhtha shosho?
Aseel: bawadeha 7g obouha
Abdallah: laish ma ohwa eye ymerha
Aseel: la bs bentekallam bcham mawthou3 3n el7athana ou chethy fa bneg3ad bcafe
Abdallah: eee 3ala 6ary el cafe tra legaina mukan 7g elmakhbaz malech
Aseel: muu makhbaaaz
Abdallah: entay gelty bakery! 3umouman masawaina shay
Aseel: eee bakery i mean ybee3 cakes ou desserts
Abdallah: ou pastries
Aseel: eeeh!
Abdallah: ee ya3ni makhbaz!
Aseel: ok
Abdallah: meta tabeen teg3edeen ma3a el interior designer
Aseel: i don’t mind bacher!
Abdallah: ashouf etha yegdar
Aseel: ou minu besawy el branding? Ou shloun 3al chef?
Abdallah: nafsa el interior designer besawy el branding! Ou el chef legolly cham wa7ed bs awal 7e6y el a6baq 3ashan njarebhum ou nekhtar
Aseel: ok enshallah
Abdallah: ou lateg3eden ma3a el interior designer ella wenty 7a6a eb balech alwan 3alaqal
Aseel: ok
Abdallah: allah ywafgech yuba
Aseel: ameen! Ma3asalama!!
Abdallah: allah y7afthech!
...
She saw him and froze in her place..
“Shloun bagdar a3eesh min ghair la ashoufek!”
“Shloun ba3eesh min ghair 9outek!”
“Ra7 alga a7ad methlek?”
“Fee a7ad bhaldenya bya36eeny el e7sas ely a7esa wana yammek?”
“Fee a7ad bagdar a7ebbaaa nafs ma a7ebek???”
“Feee a7ad byaghle6 aghla6ek watem a7ebba?”
“Fee a7ad beshoufny akhouna ou yetrajany arja3lah?”
Her eyes started gleaming from the tears..
“Matwaqa3!”
He noticed her..
Abdulwahhab: hala! Hala beldaz wel madzouz!!
Aseel smiled..
Abdulwahhab grabbed his daughter and kissed her cheeks: i miss you!! Mawalahtay 3ala baba?
Aseel smiled: she did! Wayed
He smiled: 3ayal mara7 ta7remeenha miny?
She walked to his table and pulled a chair to sit down..
Aseel: eg3ad
Abdulwahhab sat down: la?
Aseel: wahhab! B3eed 3n ay mkabar ou karama ou kelshay! Ana adry shkether t7ebny! Ou adry enek tadry eny amout 3alaik! Bs! Love is not everything!
Abdulwahhab: shinu 3ayaaal!!!
Aseel: fe wayed farg bainy ou bainek! Farg bel deen bel thaqafat bel bee’aaat!!
Abdulwahhab: 9a7! Bs elmafrouth luw 3ala goltech 9ej etmouteen 3alay ykoun as’haal 3alaich t3eesheen bhal furouqat min enech t3eesheen bedouny!!
Aseel: akeed mu sahel! Mu sahel eny a3eesh bedounek! Ou kany 3aysha bedounek ou allah a3lam bel7al! Bs ana 7a6ait shaden ou ma9la7at’ha foug 7ubby ou foug kelshay!!
Abdulwahhab: matwaqa3 ena fe ay yahel beldenya ma9la7at’ha bel bu3d 3n obouha! Luw shinu kaaan!!! Allah y3een luw eny aredlch sakran ou amed eedy shbetsaween!! Wayed balaghtaaay tarach!
Aseel: wahhab! Please understand!
Abdulwahhab: luw makaffach sbou3 enech tfakreen ma3ndy mane3 amadded
Aseel froze in her thoughts..
Abdulwahhab: khala9! Latjawbeny al7een!
Aseel: fakkart! Ou i got the answer! Magdar! Magdar arja3lek! Abe arja3lek bs magdar!!
He gave aseel a death stare..
Aseel: please understand wahhab!!
Abdulwahhab ignored aseel and ran his hand on shosho’s head..
Abdulwahhab: el ayyam btathbet lech shinu obouch ou shinu omech
He kissed her forehead..
Aseel: shinu omha?
His mobile phone started to ring..
He gave it a sneak peak..
Aseel: red! Haya akeed ha?
Abdulwahhab: my future wife qasdech!
He said the previous sentence and left the place..
And her tears started to tear..
