CHAPTER 18

I woke up the next day took a shower and went down to play with bella. Wallah men sharayt hal chalb wana met3algaa feha!


I grabbed my phone and i saw that i have a pin message. staghrabt.

Laman fachayta wla maktoun: tara elshay ely sawayty eb fay mu shwaya, w we will get you back.

I froze in my place laman garayt el msg.


Laysh kel ma shay zayn ey9eer eb 7ayaty lasm shy eyy wykharba? ya3ne ana ma9adagt i get over the sadness of my family yatly fay w suwalfha. magoul ela i shouldn't trust anyone anymore, except lulu lana law shnu etsawy feny shay.

I searched through my contacts and not a pin was the same as it. I asked a girl what's fay's pin, she gave it to me but it wasn't the pin. Qarart ena a6awf el salfa, 7asayt enha dagaaa.

Nezalt wla sheft maryam

me: 9aabaa7 elkhayr


Maryam: 9ba7 el noor, haa metzahba?

Me: 7ag shnu?

Maryam: haw 7ag el 3rs ele geltlch 3anaaa

Shit. I totally forgot about it.

Me: weeeh nesayt 3an el 3ers, masawayt app eb salon.

It was a thursday, so all the salons were fully booked for sure.

Maryam: wait degeega

she grabbed her phone and called someone: aloo, hallah samar, agoulch nesayt a7jz maw3d 7ag bnty w e7na 3endna 3ers elyoum, feh majal tegderoun tswoun sha3arha? mashkoura maga9arty!

she closed the line and said: shraych bumch?

Me: kha6eera

la3abt wyaa bella then headed to the salon, sawayt sha3ry takseer.


badalt w lebast the same heels ele lebast'hum eb mlchat baba, my louboutin glitter pumps.
Bas 7a6ayt bronzer w re7t dar maryam

maryam gasped: laysh mu metmakyjaa?

Me: matwaqa3 7lu bykoun shakly, w kel mara mama t7a6ly, w masawayt app

Maryam: 3ayal ana shmehnety?

Me: haha

Maryam: ge3day khal a3adlch








7a6atly eye liner w mascara w red lipstick.

Laman khalasna wela baba dash w gal: mashalah mashalah, neskhat umch allah yer7amha.

Maryam: eh mashalah allah yer7amha kanat jameela, w 7a9oona a7laa

Me: mashkoureen

Baba opened the tjoury w 6ala3 my mothers diamond necklace, earings, and watch.

the necklace was beautiful, kan full diamonds.

Re7t el 3ers wya maryam, w kel ma shafat refejat'ha galat hathy bnty, maryam wasn't like most the stepmothers. She was kind, her heart was white and pure, kanat et7bny men galb.



Sheft wa7da wyaay bel9af chan tyeey wtsalm 3alay w s2alatny yeet wya mnu, maryam knat yame

i looked at maryam smiled then looked back at the girl and said: ana yeet ma3a umy

salemat 3ala maryam then meshat


We danced the whole night, i felt a bit of guilt since i'm going to a wedding and my brother &mother died from 7 months.

3ala akher shay wla maryam 3arefatny 3ala bnt ekhet'ha, esmha alzain. mashalah she was g o r g u e s.

Etyanen mashalah! shakh9yat'ha 7lwa w 7adha 6ayba,

Maryam invited her over the next day so i would get to know her better.

On the way back home

Maryam: 7a9oona 7abeebty shraych ta3zmeen lulu ba3ad bacher? 3ashan ey3arfoun ba3ath ba3ad

Me: walah fekra, ya7laylha alzain wla khoush bnt w twans.

Maryam: bas mat9k 3ala bnyty :D

Me: haha walah 3ala umy

galby 3awary laman gelt hal kalemat, it was hurtful, galby yet3awar kel ma athkr umy, ehya kanat umy w ekhty w my bestfriend w my role model, she was my everything!


Laman radayna el bayt maryam kanat ga3da etkalm umha fa dashayt gabelha, wana dasha el bayt wla sheft khaled eb wyhy. FASHLA!

Shafny wana labsa badlat 3ers w my shoulders kanaw embayneen w kknt 7a6a 7umra 7amra ba3ad:)

al7een shbyfakerr 3ane? He plastered a huge smile on his face.

Re7t dary lebast my pjs w ghasalt wayhy w ga3adt 3ala frashy, dagayt 3ala lulu w geltlaha 3an bacher
she told me that she had a surprise for me, allah yaster hal khebla shemhabeba!!

Khaled bbmed me:


Khaled AlX:

your the most beautiful girl that i've ever seen, mashalah etyaneneen elyoum!

Hessa:

mashkour maga9art!

Khaled AlX:

3sa estanasty bel 3ers?

Hessa:

eh el 7amdellah, haa shsawayt elyoum?

Khaled AlX:

masawayt shay, ga3d 6oul elyoum blbayt chan ayee 3nd m7sn, 7e9a cham raqmch?

Hessa:

laysh?

Khaled AlX:

badg 3alaych, aby asma3 9outch

Hessa:

la khaled, asfa bas magdar phone calls

Khaled AlX:

3ala ra7tchhh;*


i closed the chat and slept.

I was sleeping peacefully till someone was shaking me and yelling: yaybatny ehnyy 3ashan tnameen? yallah goumaaay!!!!!!! namat 3alaych 6oufa kel hathaa noum!!?

Me: malat 3alaych, qul a3outh brab el falaq elyoum mara7 anam men 3aynch

Lulu: yallah yebt mac breakfast

negazt men frashy: waynaaa?? 7ade you3ana:(

Lulu: ne6ray laman agoulch el surprise

Me: 3afya surprise, yallah sh3ndch?

Lulu: malaaat, 9ej mu kafu

Me: lala sorry 7abeebty luluty shnu my surprise? (in a dala3 voice)

Lulu: eh chethy a7san!

she handed me a thick white envelope

Me: shnu hatha?

Lulu: khal9eeny w fechy!

i opened the file and it was lulu's entering form for a new school. The school that baba is taking me to next year.

Lulu: el madresa mara7 tkoun nafs el shay etha entay mu wyaay, w ana mabe arou7 madresa entay mu feeha, w male khelg fay w 7anat'ha fa gelt 7ag ahaly w rethaw

Me: CHATHAAABAAA!!!!! WAAAAAAY WANAASAAAA!!!!!!! A7BCH LULU WALAH A7BCHH!!!

Lulu: WALAAAH! ANA AKTHAR!! 3ASHAN T3ARFEN LASHYAAA ELY ASAWEEHA LECH!!

Me: el7mdellah allah 9ej ma3a6any khawat, bas law 3a6any, mara7 ey7bouny w yehtamoun ley kethrch.

Lulu: walah ana, ma3ndy la khawat walah ekhwan, entay ekhtyyy el wa7eeda

Me: allah layfaregna!

Lulu: ameen, waay laa umpaaay khalas babchy chethy

LOOOOOL walah hal bnt 3abee6a


Baba dash dary w gal: shfeekum et9arkhoun???

Me: babaa lulu betdsh el madresa ele btdakhalny eyaha next year


Baba: 9ej? khalas 3ayal ana akalmhum wakhaleehum ey7a6ounkum nafs el 9af ba3ad!

Lulu erkethat w lamat ubuy w galat: umbay umbay mashkour 3ameee!!!

Baba: umbay umbay el 3afou

LOL ubuy ey7b ey6afr lulu 7ayl! uhwa ye3tebrha bnta el thanyaa!

We ate breakfast and waited for alzain to come.