“He seems very nice and respectful!!”
“He seems waaaaay better than wahhabi!!”
“Seeeda byaakh6eb!!!!”
“Ma3ndah kharabee6!!!”
Aseel: do you have female friends?
He froze in his thoughts for seconds..
“Waaay abaih shhal su’aaal!!! Afashel afashel!!”
He replied: shinu?
Aseel: wala shay!
Aziz: female friends? Entay 3ady 3ndech trafjeen shabab?
Aseel: laaaa laaaa at all!!!! 7addy thed el fekra!!
Aziz: 3ayal laish tes’eleen! Akeed ma3nde refejaat!! Shfech ana ga3d agolech bakh6ebech!!
Aseel: eee ee belghala6 sa’altek
Aziz: mumkin raqam elwalda?
Aseel: umm raqam omy?
“Shbe9eer feh etha gelt la eny metzawja!!”
“Beyta’assaf ou yamshe!!”
“Bs la ana bagola eny bat6allag!!”
“Oh my god shhal kheffa la laaa!!”
“He shouldn’t know about my marriage!!”
“Laish y3aref 3n shay bekhale9 soon”
“Soon?”
Her heart broke into small pieces
Small pieces of sadness, of disappointment..
She still has that big love for Wahhabi..
She still doesn’t want this relationship to reach the end..
She truly loved him..
Aziz: ee omch shfeech!
“Should I tell him or not??? Yes or no?”
Aseel: tawenas!
Aziz: tawenas?
Aseel: I mean! Masa’alt 3ana you know nothing about my family! Ymkin ma ennaseb ba3ath! Ya3ni bedal el e7raj!! You better ask first!!
Aziz: enshallah! Bs ham 3a6eny raqam omech!! Ou golelly shesmech!
Aseel: esmy?
“He would definitely know that im married!!”
Aziz: ee shfeech khayfaa! Mu taben as’al?
Aseel: ah ee ee! Esmy reem! Reem alflani!
“Did I just say my sister’s name?????”
“Is she gonna be hurt??”
“Would this affect her reputation?”
“Way ana shsawaaait!!!!!!”
Aziz: welne3em! Alf ne3em! Al7een fahamt! Qasdech 3aylety matnaaseb 3ayletech!
Aseel: no laaaa kelesh! A9lan Ma afham bel3awayel maly sheghel bhalshay! Ou money isn’t everything!
She froze in her thoughts for seconds then continued: 9adegny
Aziz: shfech?
Aseel: nothing!
Aziz: a7esech tedodahtay youm yebt 6ary el zawaj!
Aseel: la la ytarawalek
Aziz: la mafeha shay! Ma aloumech! Mat3arfeen 3any shay! Yayyech min elshare3 agolech bakha6bech! Akeed betedodehain! Bs fatrat elkhe6ba ra7 tkhaleech ou tkhaly ahalech e3arfoun minu ana!
He continued: 3ady teg3edeen? Atkallam 3n nafsy shway! Ou etekalemain 3n nafsech? Bekhte9ar?
Aseel: um la la maku da3y a9lan I have to go!
He took a deep breath: adry san3a! Ou mabe akhareb 3alaich sana3ech ou akhalech teg3edeen bs abe n3aref shay 3n ba3ath! Yuba tadreen? 3a6eny raqam omech ou 3ugub ntefaham
Aseel: ok bag3ad! ... ya3ni ... mabeek takh6eb ela went met’akked
He smiled: ana met’aked! Bs entay lazem eta’akedain!
Aseel sat down..
And he did..
Aziz smiled: 7ayyaallah reeeem
Her heart beats accelerated..
Aseel: e7ayeek
Aziz: shoufay tra awal mara ag3ad halga3da! Ma arthaha 3ala khawaty fa ma asaweha bs fe hadaf min waraha met6areen ou entay mataben ta36eny raqam omech
Aseel: cham marra kent bteg3ad’ha?
Aziz: el9ara7a? Wala marra!
She rolled her eyes to meet his..
Aziz: ghair eny thed fekrat el7ub gabel elzawaj ma marra baly kan metfarregh 7g 7ub ou zawaj gabel halmarra
Aseel: umm! Laish?
Aziz: luw mla7tha etshofeny mjabel awragy ou adres! Ana ga3d akamel majestair fa msakher nafsy 7g halshay ou dawam ma adawem 3ashan bakhale9 bser3a!
Aseel: ou ayam eljam3a?
Aziz: nafseshay! Wagt’ha makan ley khelg eldenya bs bakhale9!
Aseel: barra eljam3a?
Aziz: ma kan eb baly ou mafe a7ad dakhal baly!
Aseel smiled..
Aziz: fa la tloumeny ya reem lamma 3ugub kel hal sneen teyeen bnathra t’hezeny ou t7arken ely feny akeed many hadech!
She rolled her eyes to see the ground..
Aseel whispered: teslam
Aziz: enzian ou entay?
Her heart skipped a beat..
Aseel: shinu ana!
Aziz: ma marra 7abaitay? Adry ma3ndech hal suwalef bs 7eta luw bainech ou bain nafsech? Ou waala marra a7ad 7abbech? Aw kh6ebech 3ala kel halzain?
Her blood went down..
Her tongue was too heavy to talk..
Aseel: la
Aziz: ghareeeba!
Aseel: um a7es 6awalna! Ana lazem amshy!
Aziz: awa9lech sayyartech?
Aseel: kaifek!
Aziz: bawa9lech!
Aseel stood up and went out of starbucks coffee..
Aziz followed her until she stopped next to her bicycle..
She held it and continued walking next to it..
Aziz: gareyyech?
Aseel: eeh
Aziz: teyyen hny tsougeen gary? 3ad gayel bas’elech sh3ndech!
Aseel: eeh! Hewayty asoug gary min wana 9ghera!
Aziz: ou shloun tsogeen el9eb7 9ej! Maku dawam?
Aseel: la!
Aziz: la7tha cham 3umrech?
Aseel: 25
Aziz: el3umer kellah! Mu lagya watheefa?
Aseel: ma dawwart!
Aziz: khalech merta7a! 7elwa elba6ala
Aseel smiled: eeh!
“Makent merta7a kellesh!!! Mu mennnah la 7aram!! Menny!! Men chthouby!! A7es its not me!!!”
Aziz: ana 3umry 27 ou eb akher sena MBA! A3marna metqarba
Aseel: we9alt! Shukran!
Aziz: wain sayyartech?
She pointed on the black g-class..
Aziz: sayeq?
Aseel: eeh! Ma3ndy license
Aziz froze in his place..
Aziz: reem ana absa6 mennech! Ana hathy sayyarty
He pointed on the black land cruiser..
She smiled: at least we have the same car colors
He smiled: ou sheftY hal land? Aqsa6
Aseel: ekhtelaf elmustawayat elmadeyah waaayed ahwan men ekhtelaf elthaqafat! Etha eltafkeer nafs eltafkeer kelshay bekoun tamam!
Aziz raised his eyebrows: yah?
Aseel giggled: wallah!
Aziz: ee ou leflous we9akh denya ha?
Aseel giggled: laaa mu qasdy chethy
Aziz: adry a6afrecb
Aseel smiled: bye
She entered her car and went back home..
...
Bazza: safferha ya wlaidy!! M3ach3echeen bel kwait 9arlekum sh’hour safrw tanaffehaw 9eddo 3an elnas
Abdulwahhab placed his arm on aseel’s back: ehya tamer ou ana a6amer 3amety! Khat’asher 3aldeera ou telga nafs’ha feha min bacher
Aseel whispered: bazawwe3!
Bazza: entay ashray 3ad lat9ereen de3la!
Abdulwahhab: 3amety shfech 3alaiha! Khalleha 3ala ra7at’ha
Bazza: wana shgelt! Abe ra7at’ha a9lan
Abdullah arrived..
Aseel and wahhab stood up to kiss him..
Abdullah: hala yuba hala
Abdulwahhab: hala 3ammy shel akhbar?
Abdullah: el7emdellah! Entaw shlounkum shlounech seela baba?
Aseel: zainaa
Abdullah: el7mdellah!
Abdullah rolled his eyes to meet Abdulwahhab’s: et9adeg! Ra7at’hum 3ndy bel denya hal banat! 7eta khwanhum! Bs seela ou reema ghair! Allah yaarzegek bnayyat ou t7es feny
Abdulwahhab: allah ykhalehum lek 3ammy
Abdullah: wekhalleek 7g seela
Abdulwahhab gave aseel a look..
Aseel: amen!
He smiled: amen
Bazza: maku baby bel 6ereej? Shaffagtoonna wayed
Aseel sighed..
Abdullah: kelshay bwagta 7elu
Abdulwahhab: enshallah laish la! Entay bs ed3ay eyeena a7la baby ou yakheth ashbah ommah!
He pulled aseel and kissed her head..
Aseel pulled herself: basek tamtheel ge6a3!
...
Aseel was drying her hair and thinking of aziz..
Until her phone call interrupted her thoughts..
Aseel: hiii
Fay: ahlaaain! Yalsakheefa! Min radaitay 7g gareyech el hailegy wenty nasyatny! Eshda3wa!
Aseel sang: ana mansaak luw tensaaa
Fay faked a cough: ollah yal ghbar
Aseel: enzain sem3ay!
Fay: goulay
Aseel: fe wa7da thaklyom solefaw 3anha et9eer 7g wahhabi
Fay: shfeha
Aseel: ygoloun tezawejat wa7dd ou tedabesat feh! 6ab3a ghair 3anha ou wayed wayed free
Fay: ollah!! Hathy ely men ahal wahhab tgol wayed free??? Wana 6oul elmuda a7asebhum afrar nas beldenya
Aseel froze in her place: eshdarrach 3anhum
Fay: seela ybayyen!! Khawata abaih shhal lebs! Ou marra getlech shayfa wa7da fehum ma3a shabab!!
Aseel: la ma geltay! Meta shefteha!
Fay: madry 9arly fatraa!! Elmuhem kamlaay
Aseel: eeh 3ad 3ugub wela tqabel wa7d b7ayat’ha! 7abha!! Bs mayadry enha metzawja!! 3ad goumay ou 6elby el6alag 3ashan takheth hatha!! Ana a7s shhal 7arakaat!!! Entay?
Fay: 7adda shhal 7arakaaat! Elmara mu kelyom laha rayel! La 3afwan mu shhal 7arakat shhal le3eb!!! Al7en youm ena mu 3ajbech shaku 9abra 3alaih?? Ma hadeta ela youm ammenat nafs’ha el naughty!! La mu naught etnarfz
Aseel: ee tnarfez!
Abdulwahhab started calling aseel..
Abdulwahhab: ASEEEEL!!
Aseel: degega fayo!! NA3AAAAAM
Abdulwahhab: ta3alay !!
Aseel: akalmech 3ugub!
Fay: kho ana kela chetha etha 7athara wahhabi ba6alt!
Aseel giggled and closed the phone..
She went to his room..
Aseel: shhal 7arakat? Aku telephone etdeg 3alay minah ou aku ryoul tyeebek 3ndy!
Abdulwahhab: bacher efteta7 cafaihy
Aseel: cafaihek?????
Abdulwahhab: ee shfeech!
Aseel: chak bom efteta7! Meta sawait meta kha6a6t!!
Abdulwahhab: aseel! Tara 5 ashhur manadry 3n ba3ath! Mu shwayya!
Aseel: 3ayal shfeek al7een darait 3anny ou mnadeeny! Mayhemny tra luw el efteta7 ams!
Abdulwahhab: mu yay a36eech khabar 3ala fekra!
He continued: min elsana3 merty tkoun mawjoudaaa
Aseel: sana3? Tra elkelma kelesh mu layga 3alaik!
Abdulwahhab: ASEEL! Bacher el sa3a 7 elmagharb tkouneen labsa!!! Taben teyen ma3ay aw ma3a sayqech shay raje3lech! Bas LAZEM TEYEN!
Aseel: lazm ba3ad? Many yayya!
Abdulwahhab: LAZEM LANNECH LAIL7EN 3ALA THAMETY OU LAZEM TESME3EN KALAMY!! Ou ahaly beyyoon!!!!
Aseel: eeh gol chethy!
Aseel noticed her favorite perfume on the drawer next to wahhab..
Aseel: SHAKU MAKHETH KLONYETY!!!!!
She rushed to get it..
Abdulwahhab: hob hob!! Fagda klonyetech mathalan???
Aseel froze in her place..
Abdulwahhab: khaleeha! Hathy malty!
Aseel: ou men meta t7e6 klonyat banat!!!!!
Abdulwahhab: mu sheghlech!!!
Aseel: ah fahamt! Lulu wela haya naseet’ha 3ndek! Wai3 en’araft bage6 malty!!
Abdulwahhab: ANA SHAREEHA!!!!!
Aseel: 7g minu shareha?
Abdulwahhab shouted: LAMMA TA7REMENA MEN REE7TECH NROU7 OU NESHTEREEHA YA MADAM!!!!
He said the previous sentence and left his room..
She couldn’t say a word..
And his sentence kept on repeating in her mind over and over..
Ma3qoula?
...
Abdulwahhab: allah ybarek feeek!!
Naser: sh6ary 3alaik cafe chethy faj’aaa
Abdulwahhab: wallah elwaled shallakhny efta7 business elkel 3ayesh 3al business chan agollah edfa3 ou sawait cafe ma3a elhabba
Naser: ee zain etsawwy!!
And all of a sudden she came in..
Wearing her breathtaking dior dress..
Her hair was waved in natural waves..
Naser: shhal ashkal elzaina ely yayya ma63emek!
Abdulwahhab: metzawja
Naser: et3arefha?
Abdulwahhab: merty!!
Naser: a7! Asef asef!
Abdulwahhab: wallah lo ma ennek tmoun
Aseel: hi
Abdulwahhab: hala 7abebty! A3arfek aseel alflani merty
Naser: alf ne3em
Abdulwahhab: na9our alflani! Refeej eljam3a
Aseel: tesharrafna!
He smiled: yayyetech fara7atny!
Aseel ignored his sentence..
Abdulwahhab: spanish? Wela shinu tshrebeen
Aseel: spanish
Abdulwahhab: 7ather!
And all of a sudden she showed up..
She has a big head of curls..
Brown-goldish curls..
Skinny body and a big mouth..
Tanned skin and a loud voice..
Lulu: HALA HALAA
Abdulwahhab: ahlaaain nawar elma7al
Lulu: la wallah 6ala3t gad’ha shinu hathaaa!!
Abdulwahhab: shrayech bs!!
Lulu: naar!! Wayy yallah thawegny!!
Abdulwahhab: a3arfech! Merty!! Aseel alflani!!
Lulu: ohhh hiiii! Nesma3 feech ou manshoufech!
Aseel: min 7athretech?
Abdulwahhab: hathy lulu alflani!!
Aseel: um! Hala!
She stretched her hand to shake lulu’s..
Lulu: la la mert wahhab ma n9afe7ha enboos’haaaa!!
She kissed aseel’s cheeks..
Lulu: alf mabrouk 3al cafe! Wara kel rajul 3atheem emra’a hahha
Aseel faked a smile..
Abdulwahhab: matga9reen lulu
Lulu: bs jad wahhab shhal thouq?
Aseel raised her eyebrows..
Lulu: wllah jad jamela mashallah bs shway maghrora chennhaaa
Abdulwahhab giggled and turned to Aseel: shway!
Aseel ignored their sentences and went outside..
“Enqamat!!”
“Ma awa6en seerat’ha hal lulu”
“7asaitny ana elghareeba ou ehya merta!”
“Wai3 bared elbaaait!!!”
...
Reem: yes!
Aziz smiled: yes ha?
Reem: okhouy ma athaitny tarak!! 10 marrat etdeg? Elmafrouth men thany mara sadaita bwayhek tefhM enna elnemra ghala6!!! Shhal manchab!!
Aziz: reem shfeech ana 3aziz!
Reem froze in her place: ay 3aziz!
Aziz: 3aziz mamdach nesaiteny! Starbucks? El qalaaam?? Land cruiser!!
Reem: ha?
Aseel
