Bittersweet 58

"TSTAHBLAIN?" 79a yelled.

I had grabbed her away from the crowd of dancing girls and pulled her into the bathroom.

"MA ASTAHBAL! People were getting the wrong idea. Even i thought u were in to her." I explained
"I'm not into her! What the hell Nawari!" 79a pushed me aside and fixed her hair in the mirror.
"Okay fine, 5aleehm ytmoon ygooloon end you're playing hard to get." I said.
"What?" 79a giggled, "Who would say that?"
"Your so called friends."
"3adi whatever they're just making random jokes. It doesn't mean anything." 79a said.

And we headed back out. Just as we stepped out of the bathroom, 3alya was standing right there. Was she eavesdropping?

"Hi 3alayaa!" 79a smiled at her. 3alya smiled back and walked into the bathroom as we left.

I was hoping the party would start to get a little bit more fun than it was; I was wrong. The entire night, 7amdo and 3alya have been giving me looks like crazy! I wasn't sure what they meant and I didn't want to tell 79a at the moment. It was a bit weird at first, until more than half the girls at the party started giving me looks. What the hell did I do?!

I was so fed up with all these girls giving me dirty looks, so I went inside for a drink. Just as i was reaching for the straw, 3alya shows up out of no where. Why does this girl keep popping up everywhere?!

"I know!" 3alya smiled the most fake smile I could ever picture.
"Haa?" She completely caught me off guard.
"Don't act all innocent. I can see right through you, bitch!" She said, in the same fake smile.
"Shu mshkltch?!" I snapped.
"I'm not the one with a problem. You're a psycho! I don't even know what 79a sees in you." She said, and walked away.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GIRL?! What was that supposed to mean? I've been friends with 79a long before she knew her! She has no right to come and question our friendship.

"Thats her." I heard a whisper behind me.

I turned around and saw 2 girls on the other side of the buffet. As if they weren't being obvious, i knew they were talking about me. I'm her what? What about me? What in the world have I done that was so horrible that all the girls are hating on me.

The party was finally over and 79a was saying goodbye to all her friends. When we were finally in the car, i was ready to tell 79a about the weird incident with 3alya at the buffet.

"Oh my gosh!!!" 79a shrieked. "Why would she say that? What does she mean?"
"I don't know! It came out of no where!" I replied, just as shocked as 79a.

We were so confused about it, until 79a phone started vibrating like crazy. She checked it when we got to the first stoplight.

"Its 7amdo. She's pinging me." She said. "Oh my gosh!" She shrieked after reading what she had received:

"Heyy 79a, thanks for coming, and i'm really sorry. I didn't know about you and Noora. I honestly thought you were just friends."

I've never been more shocked in my life! Seriously? These girls are so shallow! At the same moment, 79a's phone rang, and 3alya's name flashed across the screen. We both looked at each other and she answered the phone.

"Aloo??" 79a said. "Aloo?? Aloooooo? 3alya? Hello? Hellooooo?" But there was no reply. We could just hear background chatter, but when we listened closely, it sounded like 3alya and 7amdo talking:

3alya: I told you! A9lan knt 7asa ena fee shay bainhm!
7amdo: I wasted so much time trying so hard.
3alya: She's a bitch! 79a is OBVIOUSLY in to you! We ALL notice the way she looks at you! Bs hay Noora is in the way! Every time something slight happens between you and 79a, she has to ruin it.
7amdo: Awna?
3alya: Haih! Remember when you added Noora on BBM? And you asked her about 79a, if she could help you out?
7amdo: Yeah.
3alya: Why do you think she didn't? She made up that whole story about how 79a ma3ndha hal swalf just so she could have her all to herself!
7amdo: Oh my gosh!
3alya: Ow 79a a9lan ma tba! She obviously wants you! Ask all the girls! They'll tell you how 79a looks at you when you're together!
7amdo: It's a good thing you were there at the right time when Noora was yelling at 79a in the bathroom.
3alya: Oh my gosh yeah! You should've heard it! Shway ow bt'6rbha!
7amdo: 79a deserves better, but Noora won't let her go.

*click* 79a hung up

OH MY GOSH!!!!!









"THAT BITCH!" 79a yelled furiously.
"THEY THINK WE......" I yelled.
"THAT ANA OW ENTY...." She continued.

We couldn't even bear the thought!

"What should I reply to 7amdo??" 79a asked.
"Rde 3laiha wala chana you know anything. Be cold." I answered, and this is what she typed:

"Thanks for inviting us, we had a great time, but I you're mistaken. There is nothing between Nawari and I because I'm not that type. I'm sorry people had you confused. Maybe you should double check your sources :)"

"Send it send it send it!" I repeated impatiently, until she finally sent it. 

Bittersweet 57

79a and I headed straight for The Dubai Mall after school for lunch, then shopping for 7amdo's party. After I begged 79at to let us have Crepes for lunch, we finally went to Granny's Waffles. It's nice and quiet and the crepes are amazing!

"So Maitha talked to me today." I randomly blurted out after my first bite.

79a took a sip out of her lemonade and said; "Oh really? What does that psycho want now?"
"Actually, nothing." I replied. "She was standing in line behind me as we were signing up for CEPA."
"Awana she's doing CEPA?" 79a chuckled. "With her IQ, I'd be surprised if she passed TOEFL."

After lunch, 79a went hunting for a dress for the party. She headed straight for Sauce. Sauce wouldn't be my first choice, but 79a seems to LOVE it. She tried on 3 dresses before deciding on a pale pink chiffon dress.

"So...? Where do you wanna go now?" 79a said, stuffing the receipt in her wallet.

I'm not very good with choosing certain stores, so what's better than a department store? We headed to Galleries Lafayette for more variety. There were racks and racks of choices, but i just wanted something simple and chic.

"I like this." I pulled out a white silky knee length dress. It had a tiny black round collar with three black buttons under it. A single, almost invisible thread was sewn into the waist of the dress to add volume to the torso. The sleeves were half length, which I thought was very conservative.

"I LOVE IT!" 79a shrieked. "It's so you!"

As i was paying for the dress, I began to feel excited to wear it to the party. Finally, I'm starting to live again!



THE WEEKEND:


We decided to get dressed at 79a's, since she has all the stuff we need to get ready. With her pale pink dress, 79a wore nude heels and diamond studs with a matching necklace. She painted her nails nude pink to go with the outfit. As for me, 79a lent me her black platform heels, that were EXTREMELY difficult to walk in, but she insisted I wear them.
79a looked great with her makeup done, but now it was time for her to do mine. (God, please don't let it be a nightmare)

"SHWYYY BESS!" I warned her before she started.
"OKAY! STOP MOVING!" She yelled, holding the eyeliner brush in her hand.

She swept the brush across my eyelid, pulling it slightly upwards towards the end. She added false lashes and coated them with mascara. She selected a rosy blush and a cherry red lipstick to complete the look.
I actually kind of liked it.

"YOU LOOK AMAZING!" She shrieked!
I smiled at my reflection. I grabbed my pear studs and matching necklace, and we took off.



The party took place at 7amdo's house, which was not very far from 79a's. When we finally got there, we did one last full-outfit checkup before we entered the house.
Once we entered, there was a long wide hallway of buffet tables on each side. At the end of the hallway was a big screen door that was opened to an outdoor pool area. We could already hear the music blasting from the gigantic speakers, and girls dancing all over the place.

"79AAAA!" A high pitched voice echoed down the hallway. I recognized it. It was 3alya.
"Hiiii!" 79a greeted her.
"Nawari you look AMAAZING!" She shrieked. I swear I'm going to go deaf from this girl. I greeted her and she led us into the party.
"Hallaaa!" A deep mab7oo7 voice was heard once we'd walked outside. Without turning to see who it was, I automatically knew it was 7amdo.
"7aaaamda! 9adeeee8ty el 9adooo8a!" 79a got all excited and gave her the biggest hug ever. I could tell 7amdo 3aybtnha el salfa 3ad. *awkward*
"And Noora!" She finally noticed me standing there. I think she was too occupied from staring at 79a. We greeted each other and 7amdo led us through the crowd of dancing girls to a table by a mini waterfall.
"Leave your stuff here! Yallah goomo rg9oo!" 7amdo insisted.
"I'm good I'll just stay here..." I said, and sat down.
"I can't dance!" 79a giggled.
"Chathaba! I've seen you dance and you're amaaaazing! Yallah 3gi 3abatch! Dance with me!" 7amda didn't really give her a choice. She practically stripped her out of her 3aba and grabbed her towards the dance floor.

7amdo didn't look that bad though. She was dressed in black high waist pants fastened with a tiny electric blue patent leather belt. She wore a loose white buttoned up shirt and electric blue loafers. She wasn't really that bad looking. Actually, she was one of the most good looking masculine girls I've ever seen.

I watched 79a as she smiled a mile wide while she was dancing with 7amda.
"Aren't they cute together?" A high pitched voice sighed next to me. I turned to my right to find 3alya sitting there. I almost forgot about her.
"Who? 79a and 7amda?" I pretended I didn't know what she was talking about.
"Yeah." She sighed. "79a's playing hard to get, but 7amdo won't give up. It's making her want 79a more."

*awkward*

"Um..ok ymkn 79a ma tba." I said. OBVIOUSLY ma tba are you kidding me.
"Please!" 3alya laughed. "79a likes her and everybody knows it. I mean, look at her!"

I turned back to look at 79a. She and 7amdo were having the time of their lives holding hands while dancing. 79a's smile stretched so wide, she was going to get wrinkles by the end of the night. You could see the sparkle in her eyes from the top floor of the house. She laughed and giggled so many times, I'm starting to doubt her humor.

This could not be happening. 

Bittersweet 56

NOORA:

I've been so busy.
Actually, i've been trying hard to keep myself busy. Every time i had just a little free time, i looked for something to occupy it. Studying, reading, more studying, visiting family, taking tests, more studying. The past month has been hectic because i made it hectic.

"NOORA!" 79a yelled.

She was standing in the doorway of my room as i walked in and out of it about 10 times. I was re arranging my room and furniture was everywhere. I thought it would be a good project for me to focus on.

"Can you just STAND STILL for 5 seconds?!" She continued to yell.

I didn't answer her but just stood there with blank expression.

"What is WRONG with you? I only see you once a week. We never go out. You're always doing stuff and i have NO ONE to gossip with!" She complained.
"There's a side table out in the hallway. Can you please drag it in here for me?" I said.

79a just gave me a fake smile, but still got my side table. I knew she was right, but i was being stubborn and annoying. Kaify, my life! I can do whatever i want and if re arranging my room keeps me busy, then i'll do it.

"Okay, you seriously need to loosen up, you uptight miserable moron!" 79a declared.
"I'm not miserable!" I denied.
"Laaaa mooool." 79a said sarcastically. "Look, 7amdo's having a party, and you're coming with me or I'll slam you on the head with this side table."
"Asfa." I said without even looking up.
"No no, you don't have a choice." She insisted.
"I have to take my ELITS next weekend!" I came up with the first excuse that came to my head.
"Good, cuz the party's this weekend." 79a smiled widely.
"Oh! Um, I mean..." I stutterd.
"NO EXCUSES!" She yelled. "You're gonna go to that party if it's the last thing i do!"
"Who is 7amdo anyway?!" I asked.
"A girl." She answered.
"Laykoon that girl who was into you?" I giggled.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" She denied.
"LIAR! She's the girl that had a thing for you! Isn't she?" I laughed.
"She's a friend of mine and she just happens to be throwing a party that we are invited to. So let's not be rude and go to it! End of discussion."

Wow! Well that was funny. You know what, maybe 79a's right. I need to a'3ayr jaw! I mean, how am i going to deal with the rest of the semester? By studying and all that crap. I have a life! And i need to get on with it!

"We'll go shopping tomorrow." I smiled at her, hoping to calm her down.
"THERE'S THE NAWARI WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE." She said as her face suddenly lit up.


THE NEXT DAY: 

I was standing outside the secretary's office, waiting to register for my CEPA exam, when the weirdest thing happened to me.

"Noora?" A soft voice behind me said.

I turned around to find that it was Maitha. It's been a while since I've talked to her. Actually, it's been a while since I've seen her. She's never around, or when she is i dont really pay that much attention. She got a haircut, and a couple of new ear piercings, but everything else was pretty much the same. She had the same big brown eyes. The same extremely long eyelashes. The same porcelain complexion.

"Hey." I said coldly. Yes, after all this time, I'm still not talking to this girl. She has guts like you wouldn't believe and she just can't be trusted.
"You're signing up for CEPA?" She asked, awanha interested.
No way, Sherlock. Why would I be standing here holding my passport and ID? "Mm." I mm-ed in agreement.
"Yeah me too!" She said, trying to start a conversation.

She obviously got the hint that I didn't want to talk to her, so she just didn't say anything after that. I walked into that office wla chana she talked to me. And I'm never planning on having another conversation with that girl ever again. 

Bittersweet 55

NOORA:

Well that was an interesting trip.
I'm just glad to be home from such a chaotic trip. 6ab3an, this is the last time 79a would wan't to come with us to Ras El 5aima, and i dont blame her. The girl caught on fire for crying out loud. But i gotta admit, it was pretty funny... Sorry 79a

As for the whole Rashid situation, 79a and Amoon got pretty bored about it, and stopped bringing it up. That hasn't stopped me from thinking about him. He's been on my mind every single minute of every single day, but i was to chicken to bring him up. So like a sad little child, i waited all day for some one to bring him up. Unfortunately, no one did. The closest i ever heard of Rashid was when Man9oor announced that him and his friends will be flying back to California. He says they'll be staying there until the end of the semester, so I won't see my brother for about 5 months straight. But i knew deep, waaaay deep down that it wasn't my brother that i was worried about not seeing. *sigh* 5 months seems like a lifetime


RASHID:

I've made up my mind. I'm flying back to California, and staying there. Not only for the rest of the semester, but at least until i finish my bachelors degree. I knew i couldn't go back. I knew i wont be able to control myself. It's going to be the hardest thing ever to be in the same city as her, and have to stay as far away from her as possible. I knew i wouldn't be able to do it. I don't want to cause any more trouble for her than i already have. I'll let the girl live her life without having to deal with me and my issues. 5ala9, I'm going to step out of her life. It's for the best, for both of us.

NOORA:

Who knew senior year would be this hard? So many standardized tests to take, so many meetings, applications and trips to schedule. There are so many things to take care of, and exams are right around the corner. Allah y3een.

It's been halfway through a month since Ras El 5aima. It's been ... strange. I'm getting mixed signals from Rashid. It's like, he was trying so hard to get my attention in Ras El 5aima, and now since we've been back, i haven't heard a single word from him. It's like, he disappeared from the face of the universe. Since I've known Rashid, i knew he was the type of guy who goes after what he wants, regardless of the boundaries. And once he wants something, he'll do the impossible to have it. Why has he stopped chasing? Why hasn't he tried to get a hold of me? Has he suddenly lost interest? Has he grown tired of me?

Or maybe it wasn't any of that! Maybe it was Man9oor! Maybe he knows something!

Did he notice anything? Were we that obvious? Man9oor isn't an idoit! Akeed he noticed something. Maybe he SAW something, and we just don't know it. Maybe he SAW us at some point, and asked Rashid to leave me alone. Maybe something serious happened! Maybe Man9oor and Rashid stopped being friends because of something he SAW!

Or maybe I'm just jumping into conclusions. Yeah i'm probably just overreacting. It's time for them to return to their studies. They are studying to get their bachelors after all. Yes, they have to start working for their future and i should just move on. When the time comes, then we'll see where we're at. He'll come back, I know he will. He didn't work so hard all this time for nothing. He's just going back to finish his bachelors. Yes, he'll be back during semester break. And i'll most definitely see him. And it'll be just like old times. Where we both felt something there, and went after it. I enjoyed the feeling and really didn't want to lose it. I can't wait till he's back, and the whole chase starts over again. Lets just wait for this semester to be over, then the real action can start... Again.

Bittersweet 54

After thinking long and hard about what to do, we decided to sit bara3, light a fire, and watch a movie on the projector. Aham shay ena none of us know how to make a fire so glna bntfalsaf shwaya lain ma we get it right.

"I think we need wood." 79a el genius pointed out.
"Laaaaaa t9adgeen?" Amoon commented sarcastically.
"3ndna klshay fl storage room ely bara3. I'll go grab everything, you guys set up the projector." I said.

It took a while, but we managed to set up everything just in time the sun started to go down. But making the fire wasn't the hard part, but when we all fought about which movie to watch. Ana ow Amoon were in the mood for  a comedy, but 79a m9rrrrra Romance. So 3gb ma 79a sawatlna mna7a ow aflam hindeya, we decided to go her way 3shan ma tyls tit7ar6am 3laina lain bacher ow n7na mb nag9een. Awana 3ad sawaina jaw romancy che sitting by the fire, watching the movie that played across the back wall of the house during el m'3arb.

79a was so touched by the movie, she had to go get up and grab a box of tissues, while Amoon and I were waiting for the movie to be over.

"So beautiful..." 79a muttered to herself as she got up to get herself a box of tissues. As she walked towards the house, her maxi dress caught a flame from the fire! El mshkla none of us noticed until we heard 79a's loud high pitched scream from inside the house.

Her scream startled us ow seeda gmna to see what was wrong.

"SHU FEECH?!" Amoon yelled.
"BALACH?!" I screamed.

79a didn't stop screaming but we could see why. She was pretty much ON FIRE! Her dress was covered in flames up her entire side. Amoon and I didn't waste any time running around the kitchen trying to do something. I was about to run and grab a bottle of water but Amoon decided to be creative and grabbed a Fire Extinguisher to put out the fire. 79a didn't make it easy for us though. She would stop jumping up and down and screaming.

"STOP MOVING!" Amoon yelled.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHGUJHDFUIGHUI!" 79a continued to scream.
"NAWARI!" Amoon called. "GRAB HER! MSKEEHA LAT5ALEEEEEEENHA TIT7ARAK!"

I quickly did as my cousin asked and grabbed 79a by her arms to keep her from wiggling around. I'm pretty sure that Amoon doesn't know how to use a fire extinguisher by the way she attempted to put 79a's dress out. 5aysat el dnya before finally putting the fire out.

When I finally let go of 79a she burst into tears.

"I WANNA GO HOME!" She exclaimed.
"Okok 5alaaa9 79a chill." I tried to calm her down.
"MABA MABA!" Tamat t3and. "TAKE ME BACK TO DUBAI NOW!"
"79aa 5ala9-" Amoon tried to calm to calm her down but she cut her off.
"I SAID TAKE ME BACK!!" She exclaimed.

Amoon and I just looked at each other before finally deciding to call Mama and tell her we're coming home. I also made another phone call to Man9oor.

"Alo Man9oor."
"Ha Nawari."
"Agoolk n7na bnrd Dbai." I informed him.
"Btrdoon Dbai? .. Laish?"
"79a caught on fire ow 7tshrat tba trd."
"Awna?! Is she okay?" He asked, concerned.
"Yeah yeah she's fine. We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."
"TONIGHT." 79a yelled in the background.
"La 79a manroom nseer a7eena its dark ow eldarb 6weel. El9b7 a7san." I said.

79a rolled her eyes and headed upstairs to change out of her burnt dress.

"5ala9 enzain Man9oor bs knt bgoolk." I said, "Yallah bye."
"Okay bye, t7amlow 3la 3markm."


RASHID'S POINT OF VIEW

The fishing trip was a BLAST. I can't wait lain bacher yom we're going to barbecue them for lunch. We were just sitting in the 6arad not moving, enjoying the ocean during the evening and sipping cups of tea.

Until Man9oor's phone rang and he got up to answer. I hate to eavesdrop, but when he said "Ha Nawari" I just had to listen.

"Btrdoon Dbai? Laish?" I head him say.

They're going back? She's going back? LAA2! LAISH!
Could it be because of me? Did I something wrong? Maybe I made her feel uncomfortable. Shit I feel so guilty Lazm alzm 7doodi wyaha. Mhma ykoon hay e5t rbee3ty and I was stepping over boundaries. I felt like I was being to pushy with her. She's not like other girls. I decided to back out of her life until we're both ready. I'll go back to California, and I promised myself to never get in her way again until she graduates at least. 7aram, I don't want to interfere in her life any more than I already have. She's still young after all.

"Ok bye, t7amlow 3la 3markm." And he hung up.

Bittersweet 53

RASHID'S PONT OF VIEW:

Even though I'm smiling like an idiot, inside I'm like: SHIT SHIT SHIT!

Ana wallah '3abi! You don’t just say these things to random girls, cuz what do girls do best? TALK!

Ow I'm 100% sure that 79a is not only going to tell Noora how I feel, but she's going to tbaaaaaal'3!

Adreebha hay hb hayna!

"Enta aaih!" 7amdan's irritating voice interrupted my thoughts. "Quit daydreaming ow help me carry

this cooler to the 6arad!"

Shalait 3mri min mkaani ow went over to my sad excuse of a best friend to carry the cooler.

"Sooooo." 7amdan winked from across the cooler as I carried one side and he carried the other.

Honestly, I wasn’t in the mood for his stupidness, bs shu asawi, I never am. So might as well go with it…

"So what?" I replied.

"Whats new?"

"With what?"

"You knooooow." He teased.

"7amdan, seriously!"

"Laa laa .. YOU seriously!"

"What are you trying to say yal '3abi!"

"As2aaalk! What new!" He repeated

"Yal THOR agoolk with what!"

"The girl!!!" He finally blurted.

"What girl?" Awani ma3rf shu elsalfa.

"Okay now you're the one that’s acting stupid! Mb ana!"

"7amdan!"

"Rashood!"

"Nothing..Nothing's new okay?! Do you know how hard it is to stay away from her?" I blurted out.

7amdan stared at me blankly.

"Wl5aiba." He said.

"5aiba t5aybk yal 7mar!" I replied.

"Enzain laish awank you’re trying to stay away from her?" 7amdan said, ignoring the fact that I just

insulted him.

"Tstahbal wla tstahbal? Nsait enha e5t Man9oor?" I answered his stupid question.

"Enzain he doesn't have to know." He winked devilishly.

"Bdaina 3al sh6ana ha?" I smirked.

"Dude I'm just trying to help!"

"You're not helping."

"Okay why not?!"

"You really want to know why?" I put the cooler down, "Because she's not just any girl! She's bint

nass ow 3agla ow 7lwa ow sha59eyat'ha tjanin ow klshay. I respect her too much to do anything with

her."

7amdan I think yata 9admat 7ayata…cuz he stayed quiet for a couple of minutes.

"For the first time in my life I'm going to be serious with you." He said… bsmlaah..

"Yeah?"

"Rashood, sma3ni 3adel. Don’t let go of this girl." He said, not blinking, not even once.

He was so serious, he scared me! 7AMDAN! Out of all people… is being serious. Bss you know

what. 9a7 kalama. I won't. I'll never let go of her. I can't wait till the day where I can say she's mine.

"SHABAB!" Man9oor called from the distance.

7amdan and I snapped out of our film hindi and turned our heads.

"Ha kla ow ba3adkm ma 76aito el cooler fil 6arad?!" Man9oor 7tshar.

"Ya5i wallah thjeel!" 7amdan complained.

"Yal far5 goom goom! Ana bashla!" Man9oor grabbed the cooler. "Ma mnkm fayda!"

MEANWHILE :

Noora's Point Of View:

"Agoolkm ana malait." Amoon said, popping skittles into her mouth.

"Min shu." 79a replied, putting the skittles that Amoon dropped in rainbow order.

"From this! Let's have a party!" Amoon suggested.

"Tstahblain?" I laughed

"Seriously! Man we can't do anything with the guys right next door!"

"They're not home today. They went fishing ow I think byrdoon late." 79a mentioned.

"Winty shdarach?" Amoon eyed 79a.

"Umm…Man9oor called Nawari ow told her ya3ni." She smiled.

"Chathaba." Amoon sat up straight. "Spill!"

Mashallah 3laiha!

"Bsmlaah! Shu feech Amoon?" I sat next to her on the sofa.

"Latlfoon witdooroon! Get to the point into el hntain!" She said.

79a and I looked at each other before telling her what she missed that morning.

"Oh my Gosh and I missed it?!" Amoon said, after we explained.

"Ely ygool we know what he said!" I said, eyeing 79a who still wouldn’t tell me what Rashid said.

"Obviously he told her how he felt! I mean look at 79a! Shway ow bt6eer min el far7a!" Amoon said,

pointing at 79a who was smiling so wide, her face was about to crack.

"Go for it Nawari! Let him sweep you of your feet!" 79o batted her eyelashes and sighed.

"Hablaa." Amoon muttered.

"Tstahblain?!" I exclaimed.

"I'm serious! Let him carry you into the moonlight!" She continued.

"79oo trach wayed t7lmeen." Amoon raised an eyebrow at her.

"Nsaity ena rbee3 Man9oor?" I pointed out.

"Enzain he doesn't have to know." 79a winked devilishly.

"La wallah! Tbainy amoot wla amoot?" I said.

"At least you'll die for love." She continued to flutter her eyelashes. F5a6ry a9fa3ha kaf y9a797ha

shwaya.

"Enzain 9dg!" 79o continued. "It's obvious that both of u guys are head over heels for each other!"

"9dg?" I blushed.

"DUUH! He even said so himself and I quote *I'm crazy about her*." 79a blurted.

"HAAAA???" Amoon and I suddenly sad up straight and widened our eyes till we looked like owls.

"Hehe. Oops." 79a blushed.

"He said THAT?" Amoon said. "About HER?!" She pointed at me.

"Aaaaih enty shu 89dch?" I nudged her.

"Sktii enty!" Amoon shushed me. "A7eena hathak el MZYOON min 9dga y7b Nawari??"

"MAAAYT feeeha agoolch!" 79a continued.

"Hahaha 6a shaklha!" Amoon looked at me and laughed.  "She's blushing! Shway ow bt6eer min el

far7a!"

"Shut up you guys!" I yelled! Sa5eefat!

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"Noorooh!" 79a said between bites of her Coco Pops. "He's HOT!"

We were sitting in the downstairs living room enjoying breakfast facing the large glass window that

gave us a great view of the beach. Amoon was asleep so 79a and I decided to enjoy breakfast alone.

"I know!" I said, chewing on my own Coco pops trying not to blush.

"Nooro a7s he REALLY likes you."

"You think?" I raised an eyebrow at her.

"Wallah! You make a cute couple." 79a giggled.

"Laaaaaaa." Awani atdala3.

"Chub! Ya5i 3tarfay ench mayta feeh! I see your face when he's around. Nawari you're so obvious."

She giggled.

"79o shut up!"

"Seery zgii a9lan enty you like it yom 7ad che eygoolch!" She winked devilishly.

God she knows me well!

3ad ana stanast ya3ni! 9adagt 3mri shway! Enzain 5alooni! Wallah awal mra I experience this!

"OMG!" 79a suddenly lit up. "El 6ayeb 3nd thkra!"

I turned around to see what 79a was looking at out the window, and there was Rashid, walking along

the beach. He was in a plain white T-shirt, black shorts and sunglasses.

"Let's go say hi!" 79a said casually. Testahbal hay?

"Yeah, and then we can go party on the beach and drink until we pass out." I said sarcastically.

"Whatever Nawari! 3adi shu feeha ya3ni?" She said, right before she opened the door and walked out

to the beach.

Hay shu nawya tsawii! I swear I'm going to kill her! I refused to go outside. Maynoona ana? Ow my

brother is in the next house ba3ad! Tet7ara 3mrha fi film hindi. I ra8b-ed them from the big glass

window. 79a skipped like an idiot all the way to Rashid who was standing on the shore. He smiled

and took off his sunglasses and hung them on the collar of his shirt. She smiled back at him. Soon,

they started talking and giggling! SHU HAY?! Tseer ow tet'3azal feeh right after she demands that I

like him! I'm going to seriously kill her!

--BETWEEN RASHID AND 79A—

"Heeyy!" 79a said chana el3eed.

"Oh hi 79a!" Rashid greeted her. "What are you doing out here."

"I just came to say hi, sho 7aram asalm?"

"La la 3adi." Rashid chuckled. "So sh7alkm?"

"Wallah klshay tamam, wnta? How are you?"

"Great, we're supposed to go fishing today so Man9oor and 7amdan went to go get fishing gear from

the sheesha ow byrdoon." He explained.

"Allaah fishing!" 79a beamed.

"So wain the rest?" Rashid asked.

"Ay rest? Oh you mean Amoon ow Nawari? Amoon ragda, ow Nawari and I are just having breakfast."

79a explained, pointing at the window.

"You're spying on me?" He smirked.

"Laaa2! Wallah we were just having breakfast! But I'm not going to lie, we were talking about you."

79a winked.

"9DG?!" His face suddenly lit up.

"Yup!"

"Shoo tgooloon??" He demanded.

"Well I wasn’t doing most of the talking. That would be Nawari." 79a el 7mara said.

"Wallah?" He was smiling so wide that the corners of his mouth reached his ears.

"Yeah man!" 79a kept going. "She's going to kill me for this but believe me she likes you. Like, a LOT."

Rashid said nothing, but smiled like an idiot.

"Awww Rashid are you blushing???" 79a teased.

"La sho el rayal doesn't blush!" y3aanid.

"Chathab! You're as red as a tomato! Tra eybayn through the window you know?" 79a laughed.
"SHIT!" He turned his face towards the ocean so it wouldn’t show that he's blushing.

"Hahaha oh my Gosh you guys are so cute!" 79a kept laughing.

"Shut up 79o!" He chuckled.

"Fine but it's your turn to talk now!"

Rashid's eyes widened.

"Yallah," She began. "What are your intentions towards my best friend ha?"

"5aaaiba!" Rashid said. "Ta78ee8!"

"Shut up and start talking!" 79a demanded.

"I do not feel comfortable discussing this with you." Rashid said.

"Comfortable or uncomfortable, che wla che, you're going to talk!" She insisted.

"Wow, dfsha." He teased.

"Lat'3ayer el salfa, I'll get back to you on that dfsha comment but for now you're going to tell me how

do you feel about Nawari!"

"Obviously you're not going to quit, so I'm just going to tell you that …. I'm crazy about her." He said

so fast that 79a barely heard it.

"I knew it!" 79a gasped, trying hard not to scream of joy.

"Wallah! From the moment I laid eyes on her that day at Chilies I knew she was different." He kept

gazing at the ocean, ystarj3 el moment.

"OMG." 79a squeaked quietly trying to keep her emotions from bursting.

"Sure I've known a lot of girls in my life, but that was my past, and I've never felt about any girl the way

I feel about Noora. Not even close." He kept pouring his feelings out.

79a sighed.

"Am I boring you?" Rashid suddenly snapped out of it to see 79a staring directly at him with tears in

her eyes. Maynoona wallah.

"No." 79a shrieked.

"Don't you have a certain best friend waiting for you inside?" He reminded her.

"OH RIGHT! Forgot about that." She realized. "Good talk. See you soon. Oh and have fun fishing."

She said, as she walked back towards the house.

"What was that all about!" I said with my hands on my hips as soon as 79a walked through the door.

"Ha? What?" 79a said stupidly.

"Don’t act stupid 79o now tell me! What happened?" I demanded.

"Nothing!" 79a insisted.

"La wallah? Then what's with all the giggling and stuff?"

"HAHA laa laa Nawari it's not like that!" 79a laughed.

"3yal?"

"You'll thank me someday, oh and by the way, that guy of yours, hold on to him, because not in a

million years you're going to find someone as perfect as him." 79a said so seriously, it scared me.

I just stared at her. What could he have said to her? I wanted to know so badly! Did he tell her how he

felt? What did he say?! I wanted to know! But I know one thing, and that is that I'm really falling for this

guy.