CHAPTER 21

until i remembered that the next day was faisal's birthday. We slept at 4, i set an alarm at 8.

At 8 i woke up, everyone was sleeping. Re7t dar ubuy wla ma kan mawjoud w maryam knat nayma.

I changed my status to: HBD yal ghaly, i miss you wayed<3

I got dressed and went to rosy

Me: rosy where is baba?

Rosy: your father traveled yesterday night

Me: whaaat? why didn't he tell me?

Rosy: i don't know, jerry told me.

Rekabt wyaha el sayara w re7t el magbara, 9ert bas aby arou7 ehnak, it was the only place that i felt close to my family..

During the whole car ride i was thinking, why didn't my father tell me that he was traveling? lay hal daraja ma gmt ahma?

We9alna el magbara w nezalt

I stood in front of faisal's grave.

I didn't cry, i smiled. Today my brother became 18, he would've been a graduate, i was proud of him, refa3 ras ahaly eb darajata, his GPA was 3.8

I started to talk to him after 30 mns of silence (don't think that im crazy, but i only did that cause i miss him)

: hallah faisal, shlounk? happy birthday, kel 3am wnta bkhayr, walhanaa 3alayk 7ayl, kelyoum ad3eelk eb 9alaty, ad3ee ena allah yr7mk enta w mama, ana walhana 3alaykoum 7ayl, eb shakl mategdar tetkhayal, men youm el7adeth w ubuy mu ga3d yehtam 7agy, 9ayer bas eygouly: ekhethay flous w 6el3ay w estansay, bas ana ma aby flous wala aby a6la3, ana aby ubuy ele kan awal wyaay, ele kan 7acher, al7een ubuy bas yabe ya36eeny ay shay 3ashan ma a7n 3alayh, ga3da et9eerly mashakl wayed, w ma3ndy ukhu yougaf wyaay, me7sn mu emga9er wyay b shay, bas yertha ay shay, mu methlk, ent knt et6al3eny wtdal3ny, bas ma knt tertha bel ghla6, bas knt ag3ad wyaa 7amoud w fahood, bas me7sn yertha eny ag3ad wyaa rab3a, w men ga3adt wyahum mayatly ela el mshakel, ana a7tajk faisal, walhana 3alayk 7ayl, and i started to cry.

a deep voice said : ay mshakel?

Negazt men mukany

I turned around me wla me7sn kan wagf

Me: shloun 3araft eny ehny?

Me7sn: gemt w gaalatly el nanny ench 6al3a, sa2alt jerry wayn re7tay wla galy el magbarah, chan akhaly eyee w ya5ethny, al7een goulely ay mshakl?

I didn't know what to say, agoula shnu fay sawatly ehya w khaled? or will it ruin his friendship with khaled?

Me: tesma3ny lay el akher w etfaker gabel matet9araf ok?

Me7sn: akeed, bsr3a goulay tara 5ara3teny!

I told him the story from A-Z, i told him what happened with khaled, i told him about the pin msgs, i told him about fay

He was a bit angry then he calmed down and said: tara el shay ele sawayty ghala6, w ghala6 kber ba3ad

Me: ana adry ina il shay ili sawayta ghala6, bas magedart, ma7ad kan ma36eny wayh, w latgouly ena enta mawjoud w madre shnu, ana ubuy mu ga3d yehtamly methel awal, bas eygouly ekhethy flous w 6el3ay w estansay, ana ma 3endy ukhu eykhaf 3alay w mayertha ena a6la3 wayed

Me7sn: 7asbalch ena ana wa7ed yertha ena 5awata eysawoun el ghala6 w askt? la 6ab3an ma artha, bas a7asb ench entay matabeny atda5al ib 7ayatch, w ana mara7 agol 7ag ubuy 3an ely 9ar, men elyoum w ray7 itha a7ad saawalch shay tyeen wtgoulenly 3ala 6oul

Me: enshalah, ana abeek et3amelny methel ma kel u5o ey3aml e5ta, abeek etzefny etha sawait shay ghala6, me7sn ana asfa etha kharabt 3alayk enta w khaled 9adaqatkom, w ana asfa etha shawaht sem3tk, w adre enk mateft5r ini 9ert i5tk w ina tetmana etha ubuy ma tezawaj umk, wallah ana asfa

Me7sn: ana ele yaghl6 eb 7ag ahaly ma atsharaf ene akoun refeja, w entay makharabtay sem3ty la2anch yetay w e3teraftay eb nafsch, w geltely el salfa men awal shay, w ana mu bas aft5r inch i5ty, ela wedy ougaf eb 88.8 wagoul: ANAAA AFT5R ENA HATHY EKHTY!! w ana mstans 7ayl ena umy tezawejat ubuch!

He hugged me really tight, i felt like i was hugging faisal, ehny dame3at 3ayny

Me: me7sn walah asfa, walah ma3eedha

Me7sn: ana emsam7ch, bas khalay fay w khaled 3alay, w dezely el pin ele ga3d ey6arshlech ashyaaa

Me: ok al7een a6arshah

I grabbed out my phone and saw that i had another pin msg , it said: HBD yal ghaly, i miss you wayed<3 haaa? w taktbeen 7ag 9a7bch ashkara ha? la wtlemeen wa7d bayn el nass, tara ga3d ashoufch now.

I turned around, searching for someone, anyone.

No one was standing.

Me7sn: shetdwreen?

I gave him my phone and showed him what they sent me.

3a9ab 7ayl

chan eygoul: latrdeen 3alayhum!

Me: enshalah

On our way back home

Me7sn: yallah gawmay alzain aby atrayag eb prime

Me: eh okay bas tan6erny asba7?

Me7sn: 10 mnss!

Me: no way! maykafee!

Me7sn: ok ok 13 mns

Me: haaaaay!!

Me7sn: khalas 3endch 17 mns

He was laughing 7ayl

We9alna elbayt, rekatht agawm alzain: ZAYOUUUUN GOUUUMAY BNTRAYAG BARA WYAA 7ASOON

Z: 7e9ooo yal khaysa khaleny anaaam

Me: tara akt 3alaych maaay

She jumped from her bed like a ninja !!

I took a shower and wore my orange DKNY Ramie-blend circle skirt, with white tucked in shirt, and a gladiator shoes 

Me7sn wore a navy blue Hollister shirt, with his beige shorts and wore his cap on the other side, along with navy blue toms.

Zayoun said that she couldn't come cause it was her friend's birthday

her driver picked her up.

Yeeet banzel wlah maryam tshoufny ana w me7sn wtgoul: yah yah sh'hal kashkha? wayn ray7een?

Me: mama ray7een prime, tyeen wyana?

Maryam: laa mashkoura ana ma3zouma shalayh refejty elyoum, deraw balkum 3ala rou7koum

Me: enshalah, estansay

Maryam: mashkoura

Me7sn: youma btnameen ehnak?

Maryam: laa ba7der belayl enshalah

Me7sn: okay, darb el salama

Maryam: allah esalmk

She got into the car with the other driver and went.

Me7sn: tabeen ensoug?

Me: laaa yanayt?

Me7sn: yallah 3ad, ana basoug lay prime then akhalech etsougen

Me: etha da3mna kela eb sbtk

Me7sn: eh eb mas2oleety

Me: yallah

Khathayna sweeech elsayara men jerry, w re7na prime.

Nezalna w da5alna

We were waiting for our order then fay came in, she came towards our table and said: hi me7sn

Me7sn laf 3alay w beda eysoolf wyay w 3a6aha aqwa skip

Fay wayha 9ar a7mar chan tgoul: abeek tan6r mukalamty elyom lana bagolk kel shay 3an s7ayla ele ga3da yamk

Me7sn laf 3layha chan eygol : ely tgolin 3anha s7ayla hathe etkon taj raasch, w entay ta7mdeen rabch ana madefantch ehny bl ma63am 3ala ely sawayty eb i5ty, bas ana 6awaft'ha el mara ely 6afat, bas a7b agolch ina o5och ilyom yay baytna w raa7 agola kil shaaay men el alf ela el yaa2, mu entay ele tgoulyn ina i5ty itda5n wtshawhen sem3at'ha, yallah thelfay yallah

Fay shway w kanat eb tabchy, 6la3at bara el ma63am w 3yonha kanat fehum may

Me7sn: shraycch eb o5ooch?

Me: 3ajeeeeeb!!!

Me7sn: bas bagy 5ald w el pin,bas ne6ray eb t5ethen 7agch

Me: enshalah

erta7t, 7asayt ena 3endy o5o ey5af 3alay.