For the Love of Myself.. Part18

 

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..

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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!!

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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!