Hessa: ya7elouha hal jam3a tzafteen bel emte7anat edezoulech ward ou ye3tathron?
Dhai was really nervous..
Dhai: eee!
Hessa: thai goulelly min weldaaa?
Dhai: HAW!!!
She said the previous word and went to her room..
Her mom followed her..
Hessa: thaaai!!
Dhai: ga3da abadel latdesheen
Hessa sighed..
Munera went out of her room..
Muneera: shoufay ehya boiled egg sandwich bs khayal 7a6een ma3aha mayonaise ou 6uma6 asaweha ou t’thougeen
Hessa: 7abebty manoura matga9reen bs sheba3t khaleeha youm thany!
Muneera giggled: 9ej? Tawech kenty shway ou takleenna
Hessa: shefa7aa wela shab3anaa
Dhai went out of her room wearing her Alexander wang hoodie with her Jamie jeans..
Muneera: haw wain 3ala allah!
Dhai ignored..
Hessa: laish chethyyy labsaa ya thai!! keshkhay lebsy a7la ma3ndech khal e7esoun ena eldenya mu wagfa 3alaihum
Dhai rushed to the flowers box, took it and went out..
Muneera called Dhai immediately..
Muneera: yalshagool wain ray7a!!! Ou omech shfeeha chenha tadry!
Dhai: tadreen wain ray7a!
Muneera: al7een ams met’hawsha ma3ah shfeeech entay laimeta maku karamaaa!!!
Dhai: fe kelmetain lazem yngalon face to face ou bamshy!
Muneera: sheftay nafsech al7een wenty 3aysha eldoor ou met3anneetlaa tgolella hal kelmetain chena 9ej! Tara bacher beterathon ou mateswa el3anwa ely al7een!
She continued: wela laish bacher elyoum belail betnameen 3ndyyy ou tes’hereen 3altelephone!! Wela mastab3ed tredeellena kashretech min hny lay hnak
Dhai: bye we9alt
Muneera: yasheeeenech la thegaltay! Enzain 3ashaaaaany la terthain luw shegollech!
Dhai: ok! Bye!
She closed the line and called watha7..
Watha7: thaaaai????
Dhai: ana ta7at! 3emaratkum! Enzel abeek
Watha7: thai 7abeebty! Rou7ay costa ou ana ayeech al7een
Dhai: mu bkaifek!
Watha7: adry adry karhatny ou mu bal3a minny 7arf bs 3ashany tadreen 3emaratna matrousa shabab
Dhai sarcastically: wallaaa???? Eljam3aa ely kelyoum etbase6 feeha ma3ay shmatrousa ha?
Watha7: bs ghair esemna beljam3a 3ndena malyon 3ether
Dhai took a deep breath: eb tanzel wela a93adlek?
Watha7: BETROU7EEEN COSTA AL7EEEN WANA ABADEL OU AL7EGECH
Dhai: KHAMES DEGAYEG EN MANEZALT WALAH LA A93AD LEK!!!!
Watha7: thai shfeech!!! Laish chethyyy bay3at’ha!
Dhai: BARAKATEK!!! BS SHUKRAN ENEK DAZ ELWARD LAY 3NDY OU ENT TADRY ENA OMY 3NDY!! AL7EEEN OMY DARAT OU MA3NDY SHAY AKHESHAA!!! BTANZEL WELA A93AD????
Watha7: Staghferallah!! yayyech yayyech
Dhai was really nervous..
She prepared a long paragraph to say it to Watha7..
After two minutes..
Watha7: thai
His handsomeness made her long paragraph evaporates..
She tried her best to avoid his stares..
*allah yjaaazy 3eyounek aish sawat belgharam! Kel magelt entahaina terja3 t3eed elghala.. warja3 abda wetela3tham men lesany elkalam.. jeet bagoul elweda3 ou 9ar belsany halaaa*
Dhai: hala!
Watha7: goulay!
She stretched her hand to give him his box..
Dhai: tfaathal
Watha7: e3tethary mu maqboul?
She smiled: ent zedt el6een balla! Mu chethy ye3tathron
Watha7: shloun omech shafat!
Dhai: ba6alta jedamha! Awal marra ma afra7 eb ward!
Watha7: shgalat!
Dhai: efhamat kelshay! Men lamma shammat feny ree7tek! Sabba7tny bel zegayer ma ga9art! Ou akadt laha bel ward ely dazza! 7eta thouq san3 ma3ndek shhal ward allah yhadeek?
“madry laish getla akher jumla! Elward kan wayed 7elu!”
Watha7 smiled..
“bs 3ugub masheft ebtesamta 3araft laish!”
Watha7: ou shsawat?
Dhai: malek sheghel 3ad!!
Watha7: 7abebty enty met3anya hny tredeelly elward ou tamsheen?
Dhai: ou agoulek kelmetain
Watha7: eeh?
Dhai: etha sheftny eb wayhek egleb wayhek!! Wakher 3n 7ayaaateee!!! Latkhally ay 9edfa tejma3ny feeek!!! Latkhally 3ainy tshoufek!!!
Watha7 froze in his place..
Watha7: thaai! Enty mestaw3eba ely tgouleeena?
Dhai: eee eee!!!
Watha7: ya3ni afham men kalamech? Khala9? Ely bainna khala9!!!
Dhai froze in her thoughts..
Dhai: la la laaaa!! Bs obouy ou mama 6aiba elyoum belail yo9loun enshallah! Mabe yshoufoun shay! Khu9ou9an ena 3ethman ou ranad weyahum ba3ad! Kafy omy!
*Ma bat3allemsh!!! Beghairo elalb ma bye7lamsh!! Yerou7 ou ygheeb ou ynsany ou lamma ygeeeny men tany yesam7o el alb fe sawani ka’anno layaly mat’allamsh!!!*
He smiled: men b3eed? Min ghair may7esoun? Halsbou3 akher sbou3 ou n3a6el! Fragech 9a3eb
She rolled her eyes away: la testaanes! Salfat ams ma bredat!
*7awalt ajarreb ou anhy elly bainenaaa athra el3awa6ef rasaha daaaayem 3aneeed!*
Watha7: shloun akhaleeha tabred?
She turned around: fakker 3ad mu kelshay lazem n3almek
Watha7: fakkaaaart wallah fakkaaart!! Manemt ellail men eltafkeer!! Bs fekrety mabaredat chabdech!
She turned back around to see watha7..
Dhai: watha7!!!
Watha7: rouuuu7y
She blushed, she didn’t expect his reply: mayloug!
Watha7 smiled: shasawy feech?
Dhai: lat’atheeeny!! Laa t’thayegny!!! Ams hentny waaaayed hentny!! Wai3 wai3 a7es elsalfa tawha 9ayra bye!
He held her hand to stopped her..
She froze in her place..
Dhai whispered: akher hammek sum3ety
He pulled her hood up her head..
She pulled her hand and turned around to see him..
Dhai: shqa9dek watha7? Goul ou 6ayyenha marra wa7da!!!
Watha7: qasdy a7ebech ou akhaf 3alaich ou abeech ou be9eer feny shay en marethaitay 3alay!
Dhai: huh! Bye!
Watha7 sighed: EEE LAYMETAAA
Dhai ignored and continued to her apartment..
...
Dhai: shloun e3a9boun? Abe hatha elte6enger malech!! Abe luw shinu ma ath7ak luw shinu ma abtesem!! Shloun!
Muneera: awaalan ana ma a6anger!
Dhai: embala wallah tkhar3een la za3altay maaterthain bser3a! Ama anaa way goulelly ayshay artha!! Galb rhaaayyef
Muneera: shoufay halmarra ba9ef ma3ach lanna elmawthou3 3n watha7! El9ara7a mu bs rhayyef abyaaath may3aref ysheeel 3ala a7ad!
Dhai smiled: 7elfaaay!!
Muneera: wallah!!! Min chethy ana me7taraa min wath7ooo lanna mu kafu entay! Entay testahlain wa7ed mayza3lechhh bs ydawer rethach!!!
Dhai: enzain hatha galbe! Ou wayhe? Shlouna? Ashweg? Abe al7een ma3a elboy tekfain mu 9ayra 9bay?
Muneera: FAI SHFEECH LA EYANNENECH!!!!
Dhai: la 7asha kella yemda7!
Muneera: jameela luw tgar3eeen
Dhai blushed: 7elfay?
Muneera: wai3 lat9eereen chethy mu shakh9eetech
Dhai: please bs 5 degayeg ba3dain bared 3aady bs a7taj a3aref
Muneera: 7araam ok testahlain 10 degayeg
Dhai: haaay la teg3eden etthelleeeny
Muneera: ya3ni mathalan omy tathreb elmaathal eb 3ainech
Dhai: CHATHABAAA
Muneera: haw wallah matshofeen ena 3ainech 7elwaa!!
Dhai: madry laish 3ayal yjaabel hal zameelaaat
Muneera: wai3 khal yjaabelhum a7san eftakky minaaah!
Dhai: way 7arreeeny!
Muneera: ta3alay meta yo9loun ?
Dhai: 3al 9 belail bs shakla bacher bamerhum el hotel
Muneera: khal eyouuun hny
Dhai: eee bayeebhum ana shdallaahum
Muneera: ou shloun 3ala omech geltelaha?
Dhai: laa
Muneera: META NAWYA TGOOOLEEN
Dhai: wallah madry shagouuul
Muneera: solfay 3ady golellaha tekhayelay obouy ou mama 6aiba msaweelly mufaja’a ou byoully hny
Dhai: et’hagain btrou7?
Muneera: eee a7ess!!
Dhai: et7eseen bashoufha mara thanya? Greeb ya3ni? Wela elshofa elthanya 3ugub 8 sneen?
Muneera giggled: wallah kelshay jayez
Dhai sighed..
Muneera: shinu? Ta3allagtay?
Dhai: madry! Bs 7abait wujoud’ha 7oly! Mu ta9arufat’ha mu lebs’ha mu 7arakat’ha bs wujoud’ha!
Muneera: ee matenlamain! Omech belnehaya
Dhai: waaay khal agoum agoullaha ed3eelly!!
...
Hessa: sem3y sem3ay! Yaaa 7elu rashed ou ya7elu 9outaaa
Dhai: abe om mat7eb rashed
Hessa: abe a7ad may7ebbaaa!! Shtesme3een entay? Latgolelly engelaizy
Dhai: la 7ail shwayya! Bs akthar shay rabe7 angham nawal
Hessa: weh weh weh!! Wana agoul 6al3en eb was6a athary benty tesma3hum!!! Ela nawal 6ab3an
Dhai: eeeh ou majed
Hessa: ya7elu maaaajed!! Ee chethyy
Dhai: 7e9a tekhayelay
Hessa: shinu? Way yafar7ety nesait shloun yetkhayelon min el far7aaa
Dhai smiled: laish
Hessa: meshta6a betsolfeeelly!! Gabel latabdeen min welda?
Dhai giggled: tekhayelay enna obouy ou mama 6aiba msaweelly mufajaa’a ou beyounly elyoum!!
Hessa froze in her place with her eyes popped out..
Hessa: beyoun hny??
Dhai: bacher beyoun hny yshoufoun sheqety! Et’hagain shashtereelehum? Cake ou chethy g3dat chai? Betkayyef mama 6aiba ena 3ndy stekanaat
I was trying to avoid any moment of awkwardness..
Dhai continued: mashta6aitay bs adry shinu beshe6ech!! Ranaaad ou 3ethmaaan weyaaahum!!
Hessa faked a smile: wanasa
Dhai: tabeen tshoufeenhum?
Hessa: ohma yaboun?
Dhai: akeeed
Hessa: akeed abe ashoufhum! Bs a7mad ou 6aiba la! Goulelly meta beyoun 3ashan a6la3! Ou asasan ana 3ugub bacher mashya ou bashouf etha agdar ajadem 7ajzy aw a7jez ticket yedeeda
Dhai took a deep breath: saway ely tabeen
Hessa: akeed
Dhai: umm! Bs ya3ni et7eseen meta elshofa elthanya?
Hessa smiled: sheely el block ou enshallah tkoun greeba!
Dhai giggled: sorry
Hessa: 3athretech bkel shay tsaweena
Dhai smiled: 9ej?
Hessa: 9ej! 7etta elwalad ely tkalmeena
Dhai’s heart beats accelerated..
Dhai: haw shfeech mu9erra?
Hessa: wedy agoul ou an9a7 bs adry enna mu men 7aggy! Adry na9ay7y menty sam3at’ha! Adry enna hal3elaqa 9arat bsebbty! Legaiteh el 3awath eljameel 3anny!
Dhai: latjamleena b3ainy! A9lan bahedda
Hessa: bad3eellech enna allah yakteblech elly feeh elkhair ou yab3ed 3anech kel shar! Gouleelly min welda abe at6amman luw 10%
Dhai: el3ayla mu kelshay! Bkel 3ayla fee elzain ou fee elshain
Hessa: Maweddy agoul elkelma bs kafu 6aiba! Wa ne3ma eltarbeya
Dhai: etheeg khelgy etha gelty 6aiba! Gouly khalty 6aiba! Latqaleleen min gaderha
Hessa smiled: gelna wa ne3ma eltarbeya bs mu trabeeny 3ad!
Dhai: shasawy feech ba3ad
Hessa: elmuhem bacher la 3araftay meta beyoun gouleelly 3ashan a6la3
Dhai: ou 3ethman ou ranad menty shayfat’hum?
Hessa took a deep breath: madry!
Dhai: ok!
...
Dhai: halaa hala halaaa belly te7ebbaa kel asbaaaaby
She threw herself on mama taiba’s chest..
Mama taiba: haaalaa omy ou obouuuy entaaay halaaa b6uwaaayef ahaaaalyy
Dhai started kissing her grandma’s cheeks, head and neck..
Mama taiba: waaain ra7 sha3rechhh
Dhai took a deep breath: raaa7 yuma raaa7!!! Ras maly raaa7
Mama taiba: thayyo 6al3eeny shloun berou7 ella entay ga9eta besh’hawa ou rghaba???
Dhai: ellaaa ras elmaaal!!! E7retta ley el7alaqa yuma! Getlaha waseeh faj’a 9ar twalaaait
Mama taiba: a7maaad ta3al shouf bentek makhallat men 3ayartek shay
Ahmad came in: wainhaaa wainhaaa
Dhai accelerated her steps to reach her dad..
She hugged him really tight: waaaay amn ou amaaaan!!! I miss youuu!!
Ahmad: 7abeeeebty entay ana akthar wallah elkwait kelhaa lech
Mama taiba: ma 3allaqt 3ala sha3arha
Dhai giggled: laaaish chethy etmouteen 3alfetna
Ahmad started playing with Dhai’s hair..
Ahmad: benty mu mestansa bhal ga9a la ngalleb elmuwaje3
Dhai froze in her place..
Mama taiba: eshloun 3araft? Ashoufek khathait dour galb el om
Ahmad: la galb el om mayakhth doura ghairech wallah!
Dhai giggled: baba 9ej enta 3ayyar?
Ahmad: omech 6aiba eldenya kellaha 3ndaha 3ayaayraaa
Mama taiba: la wallah bs ent ou bentek ou semeyyek
Ahmad giggled: 9ej g3adaw?? Hathail etha hayyattoohum ynamoun lay bacher maku meshkela
Dhai: haw minu!
Ahmad: a7mad ou 3ethman
Dhai: a7maaad????
Mama taiba: haw ee a7mad shfeech
Ahmad: estaghrebat ma aloumhaa! Wallah 7abeebty khabar benrou7 leeds gal bayye weyakum
Dhai: ya7laila! Ghareeba mu men zeenha
Ahmad: ranouda tabe landan la 3a6altay benmer
Dhai: ee ok
Mama taiba: ou goulay 7g manoura etye ma3anaa
Dhai: 3eshtaw 9ayra teste7y mayndara 3anha
Ahmad: la etha mara7 teyye me7na ray7een
Dhai: la 7aram ranad! Balazem 3alaiha
Ahmad: etha kelesh a7mad ywadeehum ou ana ag3ad hny ashba3 menech
Mama taiba: haw! La a7mad ba3ad byeshba3 shfeek
Dhai: yeshba3 minny ba3ad?
Ahmad: yuma shfeech! Enshallah manayer eb teyee ou khala9
Dhai: meta teyoun 3ndy?
Ahmad: la yuba wain neyye! A7mad ma3ana ou manoura matakheth ra7at’ha etha tabeen omech 6aiba ou ranad eshoufoun sheqetech
Dhai: haw laaa ta3al ou a7mad ou 3ethamn yshoufoun lehum mukan yrou7oun la
Mama taiba: ta3aaal hal fendeq laimeta reyoug’hum?
Dhai: laaa maku reyoug belfendeq ma3zoumeeen 3ala a7la ma63am
Mama taiba: la ana astanes 3al bofaihat
Dhai: yuma please abraj lekwait ou sel6an khaleehum 7g lekwait
Mama taiba: la bakhaleehum 7aggech entay!! Ana arou7 lenotre ou four season
Dhai laughed her heart out: waaaay magdaaar
Ahmad: ma3alaih yuma elyoum nrou7 barra 3ashan thai ou bofaih elfendeq la7geen 3alaih
Ranad showed up..
Ranad: please manabe bofaihat abe room service abe breakfast in bed
Dhai: baba tefaham ma3a 3ayletek ou ana na6ratkum bel lobby
Ahmad: yallah ok! Ranad baba badlay
Dhai went out of her dad’s room..
Her phone was ringing silently for the fourth time..
Dhai picked it up: NA3AM NA3AM NA3AM
Watha7: LAISH MATREDEEEN!!!! TADREEN ENY SH3ARA OU AYEECH SHEQETECH?
Dhai: ne9 sa3a maradait sheft sh9ar feek? MATATHKER SHKETHER KENT 7AGERNY 3ALA SUWALEF YAHHAAL?
Watha7: GETLECH AWAL SHAY OU ELYOUM SHAY!
Dhai: ESHTABY! Mu getlek ahaly raddeen ou latkalemny!
Watha7: walaht!
Dhai sighed and whispered: ana denya min elwalah! Shofat ams mu ma7souba
Watha7: kenty wayed m3a9ba! Bs latshoufeen wayhech wuhu 3aged elnounaa!! Teghtarrain!
She smiled: tara enta 3ayyar
Watha7 smiled: shloun?
Dhai: shfeek estanast tara mu mad7a
Watha7: kelshay menech ewanesny! A7ebech yaaakhe
Dhai blushed: yakhte yakhtee
Ahmad: thai??
She froze in her place..
Ahmad: thai shlounech?
She turned around to see ahmad, her cousin..
She whispered to wtha7: TTL
Watha7: 3ethman?
She closed the line..
Dhai: hala a7mad! Tamam enta?
Ahmad: el7emdellah bkhair! Umm tkalmeen khaly?
“Enta shaaaku minu akallem!!!”
Dhai: laish tabeeh? Tara foug bghurfeta
Ahmad: la bs as’al
Dhai received a message from watha7:
“Ma ysakrouna bel wayh!”
Dhai:
“He was too close magedart atkallam! Sorry 7abebe”
Watha7:
“Minu hatha!!!”
Dhai:
“My cousin!”
Watha7 called dhai..
She took a few steps away from ahmad and answered Watha7’s call.
Dhai whispered: akher marra ra7 ared 3alaik tara!
Watha7: shyayba your cousin many fahem
Dhai: abaih shfeekum kelkum 9ayreen malageef! Takhayal ena ana ely ohwa my cousin ma sa’alta shyayba!
Watha7: umm! Ohwa elmalgouf el thany? Esh sa’lech!!
Dhai: tara dam throusy ellegafa! Ou ga3ed tzawed’ha tarak
Watha7: thai rakzaaay!!! A7es enna hal cousin warah salfa! Masema3teeh wuho ygoulecj thai shlounech!!! W9alatny khazzeta men wara elsama3a
Dhai: enshallah barakez! Ghairah?
Watha7: bacher meta emte7anech?
Dhai: 12!
Watha7: ok ashoufech 3ugbah
Dhai smiled: enshallah
Watha7: a7ebech!
She smiled: bye!
...
At the restaurant..
Ahmad: yuma thougy hal baitha shay 3ajeeb
Mama taiba opened her mouth to eat the bite..
Ahmad: shrayech?
Mama taiba: bthemetek el baitha ely asaweha mu an6a3?
Ahmad giggled: kelshay menech ghair bs mayemna3 enha shay 3ajeeb
Dhai: 3a6ny khal athoug ana
Ahmad: hach yuba
Dhai: mmmmm khayaaaaal
Ahmad (cousin): bel3afyaa
Ahmad: 7abebty benty nafs thouqy
Mama taiba: ma w9eltek 3ayarat’ha??
Ahmad giggled: la yuma jad 3ajeeba! Hakum yuba manoura thougeha ou ranad 3a6y elshabab
Mama taiba: manoura mama 6elbeellech shay! Laish yety met’akher chethy
Dhai received a message from watha7:
“May9eer ayee ashoufech min b3eed?”
Dhai:
“No”
Watha7:
“7as eny mrabba6!!”
Dhai:
“Latahawar!!”
Muneera: la mabe bs kelshay 6albeen
Ahmad: 6elbeelech gahwa 3a9eer 3alaqal
Muneera: ee enshallah
Mama taiba: entay bashry refeejtech!!
Ahmad (cousin): lahya belmobile mu 7olkum
Dhai: hahhaha! La 7olhum bs mneera mu ghareeba ymkin agrab mennek ba3ad
Ahmad: ma7ad ghareeeb
Mama taiba: manoura laish mayeetay ma3a thayya men mbacher
Muneera: wallah lahait weya khalty 7e9a ne6art’ha 3ala ma ..
Muneera: um
Dhai’s eyes popped out..
Mama taiba: ay 7e9a!
Ahmad froze in his place: ay 7e9a thai?
Muneera whispered to dhai: sorry sorry wallah sorry
Dhai sighed: eee eee!
Ahmad: shinu eee!!!
Dhai: omy! 6aleeqtek!
Ranad and Othman turned around with shocked faces..
Ranad: omy?
Othman: wainhaa!! Men meta t3arfeenha
Mama taiba: ashouf ellebs mahu ellebs welsha3ar mahu elsha3ar!!
Ahmad: laish mageltoullaha teyye?
Mama taiba: haw!
