Dhai: 3afwan minn 7athretech? Ana fai!
Hessa: we 7abebty asfa mshabha 3alaich! Lekwaiteyeen barra kelhum nafs elwyooh
Dhai faked a smile: la 3ady!
Hessa: yallh enjoy sh7elu eljaw mashallah
Dhai: ee wallah
Hessa left..
Watha7: shesalfa?
Dhai: maku salfa! Ana mashyaa
She stood up to leave..
Watha7: 9aber!! laish chathabty 3alaiha! Minu hathy!
Dhai: achatheb ma achatheb hatha mu sheghlek ok?
Watha7: thai shfeech!
Dhai: tadry shfeeeny!!
Watha7: tawech shzeenech! Yat hathy 3akkarat mazajech allah yhadeeha!
She leaned her head closer to Watha7..
Dhai: ma7ad 3akkar mazajy ghairek ok?
She said the previous sentence and left..
He lit a cigarette and started to smoke..
Dhai hailed a taxi..
Watha7: waaain ray7aaa
She ignored him and got in the taxi, and told the driver her destination..
Watha7 tried to call Dhai over and over but she ignored..
She arrived, rushed to her apartment..
Dhai: MNEEEERAAAAA
Muneera went outside her room: ESHFEEECH!!!
Dhai: ta3alay ta3alay
She grabbed a scissors from the kitchenette..
Dhai: haaach ge9y sha3ry!
Muneera: haw! Maaynouna?
Dhai: MNEEERA BSER3AAAA!!!
Muneera: WANA SH3ARRAFNY AGA9E9 SH3OUUUR!!! SHFEEECH SHESALFAAAA!!!!!
Dhai ignored muneera’s sentence and tied her hair into a ponytail..
Muneera: FAI EHDAY SHGA3DA TSAWEEEN!
She brought her ponytail to the front and started to cut it..
Muneera was shocked..
Muneera: FAI YALMAYNOUNA 3A6EEENYYY
Muneera tried to take the scissors from Dhai’s grip but she couldn’t..
Dhai continued cutting..
Muneera: fai ta3awethy min bleeees!! Abaaaih wayed! Shbega bsha3rech!
Dhai: wain a7e6 elsha3ar age6a bel zbala wela shinu?
Muneera: fai shfeech!!
Dhai: barou7 atsabba7 7e9a cham degega ou to9al!
Muneera: 7elfay!! 3abaly bteye bacher!!!
Dhai: etha s’alat 3any ana ga3da atsabba7
She turned around to go to the bathroom..
Muneera stopped her..
Muneera: MAKU SEBA7A!!!
Dhai: haw?
Muneera: SHGAAYELECH WATHA7!!! LAISH 7ATAAITY SHA3RECH CHETHYYYYY!!!!!
She started touching Dhai’s hair..
Muneera: shoufaaay!! Shoufay netfaaa kaaaraaaihhhh!!!
Dhai: BAAAS! Ely feny kafeeeny!! magal shay
Muneera: BETA7ACHAIN WELA SHLOUN!!!!
Dhai: omy shafatny wana ga3da ma3a watha7!!
Muneera gasped: chathaba!
Dhai: wallah!
Muneera: shgalat!
Dhai: thayouna? Mama? Makanat met’akda!!6ab3an malyoun sena mu shayfatny!! 7eta youm shafatny bselfridges ma3refatny aw mantabhat madry!
Muneera: ba3dain?
Dhai: sawait nafsy ghabeya ou getlaha la fai!! FA EN NADAITEENY FAI JEDAMHA YAWAILECH!!
Muneera: fa ga9aitay sha3rech chenech wa7da thanya? MAYNOUNAAAA??? Chaaan raga3tayy gelteellaha tutor ayshaay! Ba3dain shda3wa khayfa menha mahaaagait!
Dhai: huh! 6ab3an mu khayfa menha! Laish ehya darat 3anny 3ashan eta7akkam feny ou bma3arfy?
Muneera: 3ayal laish chathabtay!
Dhai took a deep breath: 3ashan mama 6aiba! 3ashan mat3aayerhaa wetge6ha bras’ha ou tarbeyat’haa!
Muneera: mu men 7ag’ha! Ehya el om mu mama 6aiba!
Dhai: ehya me3tabra mama 6aiba shereechat’ha madry laish! Men ayeeb 6areeha tshayen elwayh!
Muneera: 7asafat sha3rech bs!
Dhai: mama 6aiba teswa elsha3ar ou ra3eeta
Muneera: 3ayal laish sawaitay chethy men asas! Dam enech tadreen ena halshay benazel mama 6aiba ou beyeebb laha lem3ayar laish tsaweena fai!!!
Dhai: ana ma newait a7eb gabel la a7eb! Wala newait el3elaqa gabel ma tebtedy!!
Muneera: adry ena faj’a! Bs 3aglech brasech tegdereen etsakreen elbab gabel la yekbar elshay ou tetdabesain!
Dhai: T3arfeen lamma tamsheen seeda ou eyeech shay e3archebech ou y6ay7ech!!
Muneera: agoum! Ou akamel 6ereejy seeda
Dhai: mu kel 6ai7a tegdereen tgomeen menha!!
Muneera sighed: 7awlaaaay fai! Ana 7eta mu shayfa enech sa3eeda ma3ah! Shalla 7aaadech!!
And all of a sudden the bell rang..
Dhai froze in her place..
Muneera: w9alaaat!!!
Dhai grabbed muneera’s hand and placed it on her heart..
Muneera felt Dhai’s heart’s beating faster than ever..
Muneera: relax!
Dhai closed her eyes for seconds..
Muneera: yalla tesabe7ay 3ala ma afta7 lahaa
Dhai: mneeera!
Muneera: hmm
Dhai: latkarhech ta9arufat’ha feny
Muneera smiled: este7y 3ala wayhech!
Dhai: abaaaih 3angoo9y wain awadeeh!!!
Muneera: 7e6eh bchees ou khesheeeh ba3dain nshouf wain nge6a!
Dhai: ok
She turned around and went to the bathroom..
Muneera opened the door for Hessa..
Hessa: masaaaa’ elkhair
Muneera smiled: masa’ elnour
She kissed hessa’s cheeks..
Hessa: enty manoura 9a7?
Muneera smiled: eeeh
Hessa: yazeeenech el3yaaal kebret!!
Muneera blushed: eeh! 7ayaach khalty! Qasdy 7ayyaach
Hessa while removing her “ray ban” sunglasses: haha ashwa 7afathty eldars
Muneera: eeh!
Hessa: bakhaly jan6ety 3nd elbab
Muneera: ee ee ba3dain nwadeha darech
Hessa: ela wain thai?
Muneera: bel7ammam tekremeen! Getlaha enech yeetay
Hessa: way tawa faz galbe sheft wa7da neskhat’ha 3baaly ehya
Muneera giggled: laa ma6ala3na elyoum
Hessa: eeehh getlaha enty thai galat la en7arajt
Muneera: kwaiteya ba3ad!
Hessa: eeeh wela shloun bteshbah thai
Muneera: ee 9a7!
Hessa: wallah khosh sheqa mchaknemaaa
Muneera: aghlab elsheqaq hny ntaf!!
Hessa: way khest! Barra bard ou dakhel 7ar madry laimeta may7e6olehum mukayefat hal engalaiz!!
Muneera: 3ndena mukayef bs msakreena!! No9al elsheqa nef9akh etha 7taraina! Bs nshaghla bel9aif!
Hessa: ee wallah khal af9akh atebarrad!! Abe manthara barbe6 sha3ry la yekhtereb el wavy ma3a el7ar!!
Muneera: haha ee ka bel mamar
She took off her coat and went to the mirror to tie her hair..
Hessa: we we we ya7asrety el7umra 9arat ta7deeed
She went back to muneera..
Hessa: 7elu 3alay el 3angoo9 wela Afellaa?
Muneera: la 7elu!!
She brought her lipstick out of her bag and started applying..
Hessa: ta3alay!! Fe 9alonat eta3amelon ma3ahum? Esawoun elsha3ar zain? La3at chabdy wana asawy bhal sha3ar la ba3ad ana mu mga9ra tarseta extension fa elta3ab y9eer double *she giggled*
Muneera’s eyes popped out then she faked a smile: mmm madry manrou7 salonat
Hessa: ashoufech ga3da bel kubba! May9eer ya 7abebty tawech 9gheera felley sha3rech estansay saweeh wavy
Muneera: la afellaa 3ady bs elwavy belmunasabat! Lanny met7ajba
Hessa’s eyes popped out: 7asaaaafa 3alaaaich tawech 9gheeraaa!!! Ou thayyoo laykoun m7ajbeenha ba3ad!!
Muneera: la matalbes
Hessa: ashwa! Tawkum 9ghaar!! Men shar 3alaich halshor!
Muneera: ma7ad shar 3alay! Ou many 9gheera! 3agly brasy ou a3aref amayez el9a7 men elghala6! Ou a7med rabby ena gadarny akh6y hal kha6wa ou aftekher enny sawait’ha lanha mu sahla!! Mu elkel yegdar yeltezem ygha6y shay kan mjaamlaa!!
Hessa: ok shfeech 7abebty magelt shay bs as’al lany khabra omech makanat m7ajeba
Muneera: ee bs ehya wayed fra7atly ou etemanna luw tegdar tsawy ely sawaitah! Mafy 3umer 7g le7jab 3ala fekra
Hessa: wain thai? Kel hatha 7ammam!
Muneera: etesabba7!
Hessa: eeh! Shlounkum ma3a elghurba
Muneera: wallah ga3deen nta3awwad!
Hessa: eeeh cham 9arlekum?
Muneera: sentain
Hessa: eee la zain hanat!
Muneera: eeh enshallah! Sorry nesait ayeeblech shay!! Bayeeblech may ou tabeen shay thany?
Hessa: 7abebty shukran mabe shay 7eta may ge3day latyebeen
Muneera: eshda3wa bayeeblech bu6el min elthalaja
Hessa: la wallah tawni gayma men elghada 7eta may mafeny ashrab
Muneera: okk
...
She was standing in front of the mirror..
“Ana shswait!”
“This is too short!!!!”
“Luw bas msawya kubaba ou mbadla chan 6ala3 shakly ghair!!!!”
“Shaku ga9etaaaaa!!!!!”
“Shinu betkoun radat fe3el watha7!!!”
“Ra7 ya3jeba el new look?”
Her eyes started to tear..
“I want my long hair back!!!!”
Her hair wasn’t straight so she tried her best to tie it into a tiny ponytail..
She wiped her tears, wore her Pangaia grey hoodie and matched it with one of her loungewear shorts..
She went to the living room to see her mom..
She kissed her mom’s cheeks as if she saw her yesterday..
Her mom pulled her to her chest and hugged her really tight..
Dhai froze in her place..
Her mom started to kiss her cheeks and neck continuously..
Hessa: 7abebty walaht 3alaich!!!
Dhai noticed her mom’s wet eyes..
She smiled: 7etana!
Hessa froze in her place and started to stare at Dhai: ashooofff!!
Dhai blushed: shinu!
Hessa: ya3umryyy kebartay!!
She blushed and turned around to see muneera..
Muneera was staring at them silently, her face was emotionless, she was obviously absent minded..
Dhai sat down, next to muneera..
Dhai: yayya leeds!!
Hessa: 3ashan ashofech wallah! Wela mu bel khe6a leeds bs gayleen landan
Dhai: enty ou minu?
Hessa: ana ou refeejty bs mabaghat teye ma3ay hny!!
Dhai: aha
Hessa: laish chethy sha3rech mama? Khubry bsha3rech 7eluu laish ga9eta g9eer! 7alat elbent sha3arha 6weel
Dhai: 3ady y6oul!!
Muneera: ana bagoum ekhtho ra7atkum
Dhai: wain! Mu ghareba entay shhal 7arakat!
Muneera: 3ndy homework ba7elaa! Etha khalast ayeekum!
Hessa: na6reenech 7abebty
Dhai pinched muneera’s thigh and whispered: lat’hayteny!
Muneera: shh
She went to her room..
Hessa: eee shkenna ngoul?
Dhai: wala shay muhem
Hessa: sha3rechhh!!!
Dhai sighed..
Dhai: malyon sena mu shayfatny ou hadaitay kel elmawthee3 elmuhemma ou mrakza 3ala sha3ry?
Hessa: thai! Sha3rech lebsech!! Shaklech bkubra may6ammen!!! Shaklech ya3kes nafseetech! Ou allah yaster shaklech mu bkhair!
Dhai: muhemma nafseety?
Hessa: akeed muhemma!
Dhai: gheyabech 3an 7ayatna akthar shay yegdar ykhareb nafseyatna!!!
Hessa froze in her place..
Hessa: 9ej 3ad? Om a7mad mu 7aseenha omkum?
Dhai: mama 6aiba? Allah ykhaleeha lena! Lanna hathy ely 9eeej gheyabha bedamerny mu bs ykhareb nafseety! Etha thag khelgy anzel ashouf ebtesamat’ha ansa hammy! 7eta hny! Akalemha akthar men ma akalem obouy!
Hessa: ee 3eshtaw! Ba3ad yadatkum allah layakhleekum
Dhai: ou omna shinu?
Hessa: wallah ya thai enty manty yahel! T3arfeen luw eny gadra a3eesh ma3a obouch manfe9alt 3nnaah!! Magdaar mu qaseb!! Bs entaw etemoun 3yaly wana ta7t amerkm meta mataboun tshofouny ayeekum lay babkum!!
Dhai: ou entay? meta tabeen tshoufena! Tadreen ena ranad m9adga enech mayta ou e7na mghabeen 3alaiha?
Hessa froze in her place..
She took a deep breath: abe gahwa! Fe gahwa?
Dhai: men 9ejech?
Hessa: eeh!
And she dipped her face in her phone..
Dhai: ma3aref asawy ela espresso! Double wela single shot?
Hessa: double
Dhai: ok!
She went to the kitchenette to make a cup of coffee for her mom..
Dhai was really nervous..
“Lait’ha mayat lait’ha mayat lait’ha mayaaaat!”
Hessa: malyon marraa etekassar athafry! Ya7elu lekwait ou 9alonat lekwait bs!
“7eta mawathee3ha zeft!”
Dhai: gartheehum ou erta7ay!
Hessa: mgaretheen men 9ejech sh3arafny asane3 men yeet hny 3aysha 3al tarkeeb!! Bs ham mu quality ma3any makhthat’hum min boots wallah! Shakly bashoof primark mjarba malot’hum?
Dhai faked a smile: wayhe layeg 3alaih artificial nails?
Hessa: akh ta3alay ge3dy yammy
Dhai gave her mom her espresso..
Hessa: teslam eedech!!
She sat down: allah ysalmech
Hessa: shemthayeg khelgech! Laish chethy malech khelg nafsech?
Dhai: wala shay! 3ala fekra ana belbait shinu tabeeny albes?
Hessa: khally el lebs! Elsha3ar laish cheth matfeleena ou athafrch waraha m3athetha
Dhai: ma a3aref asane3hum 6al3a 3ala omy
Hessa: 6el3y 3alay 3adel ou rakbay!! Entay bent ya bnayte ou el7een kebartay manty yahel!! Lazem dayman tehtamain bshaklech
Dhai: yayya adres by the way
Hessa: mafe shabab kwaiteyeen ma3akum?
Dhai(wondered): embala
Hessa: tara daqeeqeen ekhar3oun!!
Dhai: wana shaku fehum daqeqen 7g nafs’hum! Shabe fehum ba3dain?
Hessa: enshallah matabeen fehum shay bs ba3ath’hum etha san3 eshouf elbent elzaina yakh6ebhaa
Dhai: eeeeh! Eshouf athafrha ha?
Hessa: thai thaaai fehmeeny! Ana atkallam bshakel 3am!!
Dhai: eeh!! Eeh!
Hessa: shrayech tshoufelena salon san3 nrou7 nsawy sh3ourna ou athafrnaa?
Dhai: 3ndy mte7anat!
Hessa: allah ywafgech yarab wet9eren a7la dektora!!
Dhai: ameen!
Hessa: shakhbar 3ethman ou ranad?
Dhai: 6aybeen
Hessa: hatha mobilech ely yren?
Dhai: we ee naseeta silent
Hessa: sheeleeh men mesa3 ydeg tara
Dhai: mu muhem entay aham
Hessa: 7abebty entay! Enzain shoufy manoura etha khle9at khanta3asha barra?
Dhai: ok!
Dhai went to muneera to see her laying down her bed and punching on her phone..
Dhai: wain el homework mashoufaaa
Muneera: haw ma3ndy homework bs maly salfa mertazza bainkum!
Dhai: et7ereeeny lama tsawen 7awajez! Elmuhem goumy badlay benta3asha barraa weya 7e9a
Muneera: fashla entaw rou7aw ou ana youm thany enshallah
Dhai: wallah enty elfashla yaya mat3anya a3zemech chethy tgoleen? Ba3dain 7e9a ely galatly agoulech!!
Muneera: enzain kalaiteeny!
Dhai: badly bser3a ou jableha shway please!
Muneera: wentay?
Dhai: um la bs ba3abel bsha3ry 7ail mlawe3 chabd 7e9a
Muneera: ooo al7een bakshakh laha bel 7jab betlou3 chabd’haaa
Dhai: haaw haw!!
Muneera: eee makenty yaya tekhayelay tgolly 7aram laish ta7ajabtay tawech sgheera!
Dhai: khal et3aref el7aram ou el7alal taly t3aleq! Wallah keshkhy feh ou jableha wareeha lestyle ely 3ala o9oula mu hal ashgar ely 3ala ras’haaa!
Muneera: 7awlay matensain enha omech
Dhai: goumy badlay bs
Dhai went to her room..
She picked her phone up and whispered: ENT SHFEEK!!! MU CHETHY YSHAKLOUN!
Watha7: 6el3ay ana barra sheqetech
Dhai’s eyes popped out: watha7 rou7!! Many 6al3a ou lata3awad teye sheqatna!!! Khaf 3ala sum3ety shway!
Watha7: many raye7 ela etha 6ala3tely ou geltely shfeech!!
Dhai: bafham wainha zameeltek elyoum? Wayed metfareghly!
Watha7: THAI 6EL3AY BA7ACHEECH
Dhai: maaaagdar!!!!
Watha7: shelsebab!!
Dhai took a deep breath: omy 3ndy
Watha7 (wondered): min meta?
Dhai: elyoum!
Watha7: bashofech shloun?
Dhai: bacher gabel classatna
Watha7: na6rech!
Dhai sighed: ok
Watha7: thai shemkadrech!
Dhai: shagoul watha7? Khalny sakta mu wagta al7een
Watha7: adry ena ana, ana ou minu?
Dhai: bye ana lazem asakra! Bacher ntefaham
She closed the line..
Wore her jeans and puffer jacket and went to the living room to see her mom and muneera waiting for her..
Muneera whispered into dhai’s ears: sha3rech gelteelly bet3ableen feh?
Dhai ran her hand on her head: eeh
Muneera: hal khe9la men mesa3 6ayra 3ala fekra
Hessa giggled: ashkalkum yabeellaha mcdonald’s ou bs!! thai mama shinu hatha benrou7 elbar e7na?
Dhai: baaard baard ana ma3aber albes nefaneef ou jeje nafsech bhal jaw!!!
Hessa: ma3abber??? Thai 7aram 3alaich tawech sgheeera!!! Allah yhadeech ya 6aiba!!!
Muneera: mat7ebeen mac? Tara ana ou fa.. thai 6ay7en feh 6ai7a
Hessa: la 6ab3an!! Ana ba3zemkum abe mukan san3!
Muneera: hny fe ma63am yabany latheeth t7ebeen elyabany?
Hessa: eee mumtaz yabany lany el9ara7a mu yo3ana bs gelt nghayer jaw
Muneera: khala9 emshaw
Hessa: thayona ok?
Dhai: eeh!
Hessa: 3asa mafeh dress code entaw ou hal sneakers ely labseenhum
Muneera: la la mafe
At the restaurant..
Hessa, dhai and muneera were looking at the menu..
Muneera whispered to dhai: kentay tkalmeena 9a7? Lanna hathy entay la sha3ar ta3adal wala wayhe talawwan refa3ty thagh6 7e9a!
Dhai: ee!!
Muneera: esh7agga fai laimeta!!! Shgalech lama shefteeh tukfain!!
Dhai: mu wagta al7een ntesasar jedam 7e9a!
Muneera raised her head to see hessa busy with her phone..
Muneera smiled: el waiter be6egna kelena maskeen el menu ou 3youna mu bel menu!!
Dhai: et’hagain minu tkallem!! Laish hal ebtesamat!!
Muneera: haw! 3ady ay a7ad bedenya yegdar ykhaleha tebtesem! Ehday ehday tara omech!
Hessa: ha 7abaybe nagaitaw?
Dhai: ana eee
Muneera: 7etana
They enjoyed their time eating together..
Dhai wasn’t comfortable..
“Mu wathqa eb omy! Madry shbetgoul aw tsawy!! Kella akhaf tfashelny, and she did”
Hessa: la manoura entay sh7elu stylech ama thayyona? M’athra 3alaiha 6aibaa 3adel
Dhai: khaltech 6aiba elthouq kellaa
Muneera: eee latgherech tara 3asal mateshtery ela men el3ethman
Hessa: la bs thayouna style omahat ana omha ma albes chethy!
“3ad jad akher men yetkallam 3n lestyle 7e9a!”
Muneera: la mashefteeha la kshakhat!!
Hessa: tukfain gouleeelly 6amneeny ana sheft el ga9a welshorts gelt benty thaa3at
Muneera giggled: men halna7yaa laaaat7ateeen te6amenayyy kelha onouthaa
Dhai gave muneera a cold stare: abad abaad maytha7ek
Muneera: elmushkela eny qamta ne9 tha7kety feeeny azyaaad faj’aa tethakkart watthou7
Hessa giggled: ay wathou7?
Dhai: wallah? Wayed etha7ek
Hessa giggled: ya7elwech manoura weneeesaaa et’hableen laish manathaitay 3ala benty shway
Dhai: 9ej enech mat3arfeeny! Ana elwanasa kelhaaa ehya eta3allam menny a9lan
Hessa: yallah tawna awal youm ma3a elwagt nta3araf shasawy ba3ad
Muneera: eeeh la eltheleema shaina fa.. thayo khef 6eeena
...
At their apartment..
Dhai: please banam 3ndech
Muneera: haw! Namay ma3a omech fer9a tegareby menha!!
Dhai: shfer9eta tara mawaraha ela elkharab
Muneera: este7y 3ala wayhech!!
Dhai: tukfain maly khelg tshek feeeny!!
Muneera: enzain enzain la tabcheen!!
Dhai: agoul agoullll!!
Muneera: ana abeech tgooleeen!! Sh9aaaar shgallech elthaim wath7a!!!!
Dhai: awalan esma watha7! Thaneyan en yebtay 6arey esma aw mushtaqat esma jedaam 7e9aa yawaaaaaailechhh
Muneera: thalethan shinu galech?
Dhai giggled: madry shagool el9ara7a
Muneera giggled: haw shhal enfe9am
Dhai: shar elbaleyaty ma yuth7ek
Muneera giggled: gal zameelta 9a7?? 9aaa7?? Adry anaaaa
Dhai bursted into laughter: akhhhh ebachy ebaaachyy mu mal the7ekna hathaaa
Muneera: ana basket many gayla shay etha ma3a kel hatha radaiteellah ya3ni sem7eelly!
Dhai: namy bs namay mu bal3a elsalfa bkuberha
...
Dhai: erte7t?
Watha7: la7tha!! Wain sha3rech?
Dhai: khal sha3ry 3anek!!
