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The minute Jassim opened the main wooden door, I stood up while wining: “ entaaaa tekraaahni saaaa7?? “

Jassim answered calmly : “ la shako”

Shoug: “ laish tswe chethe? Mat3arf etgha6ee 3alai? Mat3arf matgoollah wenta ebrou7ik etkallm faisal? .. Jay you know Faris! Oo tadri shkither no3a yez3al mn ilchethb oo e7e6 eb galbaa .. “

Jassim : “ entay gelteeha .. elchethb! .. laish chathabtai 3alaina mn elasas? Testahlain 6aaag
shougoo! Ana mo 7arne ella inch chathabtay 3alai! Ya3ne bedal la a6ee7 3alaich mat3rfeen entay mnch mn nafsch tgolele? “ .. He added : “ kent a7sb nafsi okhooch! “

Shoug: “ You are jassomi! More than a brother to me! “ I added while pushing his shoulder softly : “ wentaa seed el3arefeeeeen! “

He smiled while saying : “ yala 3ad yala.. bala hal 3ayara! Wala entu elbanat jambiza.. “
I giggled while asking: “ 3ayal wain Faris? “

Jassim : “ elyoom elarbe3a!”

I mumbled: “ ok le3eb koura!”

Faris have this annoying habit called “sticking to routine!” there’s no possible way for me nor my cousins to change the way he stick to his schedule ..
Saturday: lunch at his grandma’s house
Sunday: formal duwaniya’s with his father
Monday: dinner with his parents
Tuesday: cousins day out
Wednesday: soccer in Mishref
Thursday: free day usually he spends it in bed!
Friday: my grandma’s lunch


Nouf closed the lights while saying : “ emshay burger king!”

Shoug: “ fit7ay elaitat awal! “

She opened the lights while saying: “ Yuma! Shfech chethe jaikara? Emshay emshay ma63am kashkha to cheer you up! “

I giggled while pointing on my tight leggings and XL A&F t-shirt : “ shayfa shakli? Hatha shakel ma63am kashkha? “

Nouf: “ ok khalas, pizza express eltha7ya? “

Shoug: “ 6a3 hathy! Shoofene! Channi homeless! “

Nouf : “ okk! Take away khalas ma nanzil … “
The minute we arrived pizza express’s parking Noufa’s turned off the radio while yelling: “ 7abebeeeee! 7abebeeeeeee! Waaaay jameeeeeeeel! “

I kept scanning the place with my wide brown eyes: “ wain? Sheno? Meno? Wain? Wain? Ayho? “
Nouf pointed on a handsome man wearing a dishdasha : “ Dr.Bader .. “

Shoug: “ HATHA? DR? “

Nouf: “ yess! My dr.! takhayelai hatha edarisnee .. ya36ene midterms .. oo kil a7ad, thalatha oo khamees egool my name bel attendance! “

Shoug: “ you go girl! Eshawwwigggg! “

Nouf: “ I know! Matshofene ra7 ayeeb A! kella 3alashan 7alata!”

I giggled while saying: “ enzain tara mako drive thru! Rou7ai nezlay entay .. “

Nouf opened the door quickly: “ sure! “

Shoug: “ mashalla san3a san3a! “

I saw her entering the main door of pizza express, she felt rejected the minute he kept to his friend without giving her appearance any reaction ..

I called Faris but he didn’t pick it up so I texted him..

To: Faris;*
“ heey! I’m sleepy .. so gnite love! xx “

I hate when things become awkward & every one of us tries his best to avoid the other one!

After 10 mins I saw Noufa searching around for someone to open the main door for her, she
looked nervous with plenty of guys staring at her without any intention to help , Dr.Bader’s friend opened the door to her .. she smiled politely .. and then I saw her talking to Dr.Bader with a cute innocent smile on her face .. seconds later I opened the car’s door to her from the inside ..

Shoug: “ shda3wa dektoorch mo gentle! Laish ma feta7lich elbab!”

Nouf mumbled: “ ekoon ya3ne prestige! “

I giggled while sipping from my 7up: “ 3ishtaw!”

Nouf: “ eee 3ad 7ail shayf eb rou7a shoufa, okai ohwa dr. oo 7elu oo kel elbanat mayteen 3alaih .. bas 7itan uhwa wayd emsaddg nafsa, fqayyir.. “

Shoug: “ aked besaddig nafsa! He’s a catch! Plus elbanat wayid khfaf! Telgain ma36eena jawwa wizyada!”

She agreed: “ oooffff! Above the average! “

Shoug: “ bas yestaheel bo ghamaza!”

The thought of his hot dimple made her smile: “ aakh ya zeeena .. “

Shoug: “ go for it.. 7ebeeh .. “

Nouf: “ yanaitay? Estakhafaitay? “

I giggled: “ hatha itha mo you’re already in love with him! “

Nouf: “ shako! He’s cute and he’s making the class entertaining to me! La akthar wela aqal! “

Shoug: “ madre ana 7abaita! Chenni bahawin 3an Faris oo a7iba ohwa..”

The second I mentioned his name my phone starts ringing ..
“ Faris;* “

Nouf: “ bismella! “

I giggled while saying: “ hehehe halaa! “

Faris: “ shetha7k?”

Shoug: “ nothing.. Nouf .. “

Faris: “ entay mo naima? “

Shoug: “ la al7een banam”

Faris: “ wainch feeh? “

Shoug: “ rada elbait”

Faris: “ betnamen bil 6ereej ya3ne? “

Shoug: “ shfeek Faris? La! We got dinner oo kane rada elbait banam! “

Faris: “ tara entay sayra …. “
he swallowed the word he was about to say…

Shoug: “ sayra shno? “

Faris: “ la bas 6af!”

Shoug: “ la mo 6af! Sayra sheno?”

Faris: “ khalas shoog fileeha.. “

Shoug: “ maby afilha! Sayra sheno?? “

Faris said quietly: “ chathaba.”

I gasped: “ chathaba?”

Faris: “ eeh”

Shoug: “ itha ana sayra chathaba fa enta sayir annoying oo matesma3ne oo matsadeqni, you’re the one who’s pushing me to be “chathaba” 3ala gooltik! Wella el film mal faisal kellah laish? Entay elli 7asastne enna im cheating you! oo sawait’ha salfa wehya wela shay! “

Noufa pointed on her chest while whispering: “ galba galba.. “

Faris said: “ I’m not in the mood to pull a fight tonight Shougee.. khalas 6af .. kelshay 6af .. ok? Khalas ana elghal6an .. “

Shoug: “ ok khalas 6affaain! Ana wisalt baitna, and I’m really sleepy .. so gnite .. “

Faris: “ goodnight .. sleep tight.. “


The minute I closed the line nouf attacked me: “ shfeeeeech entay? Maaaynouna?? Betwagfeen galbaaaa! Shal 7achyyy? We both know ena makan 3ajba Faisal! Oo mn awal youm you added faisal on msn he told you enna he’s not okay with it! Al7en faj’a ma3jebch elwath3 laimn ekbarat elsalfa? “

Shoug: “ Laaa bas .. “

Nouf continued attacking me: “ 7aram 3alaich shoug 7aram 3alaich! Shfeech 3alaih? Shway shway! Low ana mokana baz3al sara7a! shfeech chethy tkalmeena eb nafs khaisa? Waaaay et7irreeeen! Shougggoo la tinsaain his heart condition pls! shway shway .. “

I pulled myself out of her car while saying nervously: “ mara7 ansa ever his heart condition! Entaw etkhalon a7ad yensa?”

Nouf: “ because its damn serious condition shoush, he could die any minute .. “

I left her car's door open and stormed into our house while thinking .. “this. I will never forget.”