Chapter 13

A few days past and he was always sweet talking me. If I ever got angry at him ( I rarely did ) he would always cheer me up. One day he called me while I was in my room and it was 2 am.

Majed: Hala 7yaty shlooonch?

Jenan: Walla 7uby im good ,, inta shlooniik?

Majed: im great;* Jenan….

Jenan: Rouuuuu7ha…

Majed: A7bich

Jenan: Amouut feeek

Majed: A3shgiichhh

Jenan: Ahwaaaaak :$

Majed: Oo ana…

He got cut off by my bro calling me. OMG What do I do? Who do I say I was talking to? Hes going to kill me. Thank God hes not home. I heard my door knob turn and I quickly ended Majed’s call. I forgot about deleting the call log. He came in and yelled:

Dhary: Jenan tklmeeeen mno hal 7za?

Jenan: Knt ga3da aklm Fay, g3dtny because shes having family problems oo was scared.

Dhary was not stupid. He knew about swalf chthy.

Dhary: 36eeeny telephonich

I handed it to him and my heart was still racing.

Dhary: Aha L 7ub?

Jenan: Eeee Fayouuuun 7uby shtby?

Dhary called the number and Majed picked up.

Majed: Alooo 7uby you ok?

Did he have to pick up? Y3ny seriously?

Dhary: Inta mno 3shan tklm e5ty chthy?

Majed didn’t answer I guessed

Dhary: Jawb 3lay ya 8leeeeel adab! Shnw hal 7chy

Majed didn’t answer him but then shut it. Dhary looked at me with angry eyes. What was he going to do now? He pulled me from my hair off my bed

Dhary: Laysh tchthbeen 3lay? 3baliich ana 7mar?

I sat there in silence. I was about to cry

Dhary: Don’t cry. La tfkreen itha u cry im going to care. You are in deep trouble.

He took my phone and my ipad and everything electronical. I had nothing. I needed to talk to Majed. I needed him more than ever. Days past and I didn’t have my phone. It was the weekend and Dhary was at the shalaih with his friends. This was my opportunity to get my phone. Not all of it, just my sim and memory card. He wouldn’t notice. I carefully snuck into his room and checked everywhere. Under his pillow and bed, in his closet and in his drawers. I couldn’t find it. I looked everywhere and finally found it in his bathroom cabinet. I took my sim and memory card out and ran to my room. I put my sim in my other old blackberry. I still had my friends on my other BB so I didn’t  need to re-add anyone – Except Majed. Thank god I knew his pin off my heart. I quickly re-added him. I waited and waited, but he didn’t accept. I knew his number by heart as well but he didn’t answer either! It was 8pm so he couldn’t be asleep. I was worried. I kept calling both numbers and he didn’t answer. He was shown as online on Whatsapp. He was ignoring me and I was sure of it. I pretty much threw my phone but before that made sure all alerts were off incase Dhary came and heard something. I decided to sleep, I was upset he was doing this to me. Even if he was with his family he would always tell me no matter what. I feel like he’s forgotten me after those few days. Maybe he thought that we broke up oo 5las. No chance at all. He wouldn’t, right? Lots of things were circulating my mind.

 I needed him, I wanted him, he cant have forgotten me. Maybe he has, maybe he’s found someone else. Maybe he doesn’t want me anymore and doesn’t care.

I fell asleep and woke up to the sound of my door banging and sirens outside. It was my maid.

Mary: JENAAAAAN WAKE UP WAKE UP!!! FEEEE FIIIREEEEE… YULLA WAKE UP QUICKLY.

I jumped out of bed shocked. I wore my robe and put my phone in my pocket. No-one was home but me. This was the scariest moment in my life. What caused the fire? Why when im alone?  Our neighbours got me an 3abaya and 7jab to wear and they were offering for me to go inside their house. I went to my neighbours house and it was a while since I went in there. When I was smaller their son, Ahmed, and I used to be best friends. Killa m3a b3th 24/7. Everyone thought we were going to get married but I only saw him as my brother.

He’d tell me I was arrogant and I’d always say he was a pain in the ass 99% of the time. But that 1% he was amazing. I remember him as a kid being so dorky and thin. He was fun and crazy bs m2db at the same time. I have thousands of memories with him. I never used to be afraid of hurting his feelings and he didn’t either. Everything was taken as a joke back then. But now, boy has he changed. He was tan and hot! He was muscular but not too muscular. It was mainly on his arms that he was muscular which I find so attractive. We hadn’t seen each other in many years. We used to see each other when he would go to his car as I was leaving the house but we never stared at each other. He stared at me and I stared back. We wouldn’t leave each other’s eyes. It was like my eyes were locked on his. His mother was in the living room with us. She noticed our weird stares and distracted us

Um Ahmed: Haa Jenan mn zman mo shayfeench mny

Jenan: Haaa ee 5alty , madry kbrna 7sait 3aib

I noticed he smiled but tried not to let out a loud laugh.

Um Ahmed: T3aly, shko 3aib! 7ram 3laiich 7moodoo kan your best friend sh9aar?

Ahmed: Yuma galtlch,, kbrna oo 9j 3aib. 9a7 klamha.

Um Ahmed: Shd3wa 3laiikm 7sstoony ra7 t7boon b3th.

We both looked at eachother and laughed. We both remembered the same moment. We were 6 or 5 and i was at his house. We were alone in his room playing with his action figures and my barbies. He came up to me and kissed me on my cheek and told me he loved me. We thought we were so cool and grown up that we loved eachother. Good times when no one judged you when you acted like that. It was considered cute. When his mum and dad came home he ran up to them holding my hand saying we will get married and he loves me now. They just laughed but back then we meant it. 

Ahmed: Yuma il7ain 3aib itha Jenan tyee 3ndy foog?

Um Ahmed: Laaa shko 3aib hathy e5tiiik. Rou7aw

Ahmed: Yulla Jnooon ;) Walla 3'rfty shkla 3'aiiiiir.

I walked down the long hallway and I got into the lift. He pressed the number and then went up the stairs. I remembered this lift. Nothing changed. It was still that gold colour. When the doors opened he was already there panting because he was running to get here before i did. He pointed to the other hallway and i followed. There was a room right at the end. It was his. I walked in and he shut the door behind him. It changed since the last time i saw it. He now had a big king size bed with beige sheets and his room was a chocolate brown colour. He had a small sofa in his room too. He told me to sit down on the sofa and he sat on his bed - keeping his distance.

Ahmed: Uff Janooon long time no see haa

Jenan: Eee 7da.. shlooonk?

Ahmed: Walla I'm good, intay shloonch? How's school?

Jenan: Im good too :) School is good too... You're in jam3a now right?

Ahmed: Yea I'm in GUST now. My first year. Im studying marketing

Jenan: Oh 9iij? Wnassa (: I might be transferring there when i graduate enshalla.

Ahmed: Enshalla ashufiich 3yl

It was silent a moment or two and thats when Ahmed said something that made my eyes pop out of their sockets.

Ahmed: Janoooonnyyyy A7biiiiiiich!!!

Jenan:Whaaaat :O

Ahmed: Shfeeech! Jenan laykoon 3balch 9jj? Mat.thkreeen old times;)

Jenan: Haa eee eee i remember, Sh5bary ;p

Ahmed: Jenan shfeech e5tr3tay? Shd3waaaa

Jenan: Laa laa shko shko .... I knew you were kidding.

Ahmed: Jenan walla I miss having our old conversations. Knna nwns walla xD

Jenan: Ufff 7da. Remember lmaa...

And we spent the whole night talking about our past together. Coming to think of it, it was great being with him. Our memories were so funny and great. The whole night we were laughing and smiling. My parents came home at 11 and knew i was at Ahmed's house and they went to my Grandmother's house. So i slept over at his house. But i didn't sleep. We were together the whole night until it was 9alat. We prayed and went to sleep. I slept in the guest room. As soon as i felt my eyes drop off to sleep, I felt some one tap my arm.

....: Jenan wake up i need to tell you something.