Calm Before the Storm: Chapter 12.

Previously:

I didn't wait for her opinion and sent a question mark,

Judy:

?

He was online,

Musaab:

Listen to it, it's good

Judy:

I did, it is

I showed Esraa the chat,

Esraa: "yl3n broudk!"

Me: "wsh tbeen ard y3ni?"

Esraa: "ma adri 3nk bs t7reen!"

Me: "a7sn 5lni ketha" I wanted to change the subject, "elpizza 6wlt ma t7seen"

Esraa: "6yb etrki jwalk w 5l nsht3'l 3la ma tou9l azyn lna"

We continued working on the project till the pizza arrived and we ate. Nothing important happened later, I went back home, slept and woke up the next day, went to the university and my life was just too normal.

I received a WhatsApp notification from Haifa,

Haifa:

Hey

Are you free this Thursday?

Judy:

Yes I think

Why?

Haifa:

I want us to go out for dinner

Zman 3nk y5ti mn tzwjt ma shftk :(

Jana will come too

Judy:

Enti b3d wallah!

Yes sure I'm in

Ween tboun?

Haifa:

Idk yet wallah

Bs we will pick you up okay?

Judy:

Okay perfect

As you can see, Haifa happens to be the closest cousin to me after Alia, even though she is older than me, and after she got engaged we kind of grew apart, but our friendship is still good.

On Thursday, I went to the university and submitted our project, the doctor gladly liked it. I also had a presentation to present. I remember it was one of the roughest days in my life being a student, especially that we had an event after the end of the classes and I spent a lot of hours organizing and helping others,

Esraa: "eff I am already tired"

Me: "mu akthar mni! I'm still sad eni bl presentation ma sweet zeen nfs ma knt atdrb! Ma abi ang9 ef!"

Esraa: "you were great, kli tbn"

Me: "n6'rat el doctor abdn ma kant tgoul ketha w a5r presentation b his class ma 3ndi fur9 t3deel!"

Esraa: "ho b3umra ebtsm a9ln? Ma 3leek ma r7 tng9een inshallah, wsh 3ndi 9ayra Mustafa?"

Me: "mub Mustafa bs yghr, enti mta your presentation?"

Esraa: "next week"

Me: "umm Esraa, feeh wld jals yna6'rk mn awl"

Esraa: "ween?"

Me: "shoufi ysar bs mu al7een, ma r7 a2shr"

She immediately turned around,

Me: "Allah ya54k mu al7een glt"

Esraa: "wsh d3wa 3la tbn"

Me: "t3rfeena?"

Esraa: "la, bs ho m3ana b km class, akbr mnna by the way"

Me: "how do you know?"

Esraa: "I just know"

Me: "la wallah?"

Esraa: "he is Dina's brother"

Me: "tmz7een? Ma ytshabhoun ho a7la"

Esraa: "eeh 7ta ana en9dmt yom galtli, mara t25r 3lay Mukhtar w kant he b3d jalsa jmbi m7d ja ya54ha, wla fj2a y6l3 lna o5ouha mn wrana, 6l3 ena kan 3nda class w hum yrj3oun m3 b39' w he el3'bya tnt6'ra ma klmt elsawag"

Me: "eeh?"

Esraa: "w bs enl5mt yom gamt wrah b3deen galtli yallah bye hatha o5ouy ja"

Me: "6yb elsalfa ll bee3?"

Esraa: "kli tbn mub mnk mn eli yrd 3leek"

My phone buzzed, a WhatsApp from Haifa,

Haifa:

You eat sushi right?

Judy:

Not a big fan, bs 3adi I do eat sushi yeah

Haifa:

La 3ad

Judy:

Leesh?

3adi I eat kl shay

Haifa:

L2ni 7jzt b Kampai

Judy:

Yummy

Ella I love Kampai

Haifa:

Ashwa

Judy:

Ana lssa bl jam3a trani

Haifa:

La 3ad

Ma 5l9ti classes?

Judy:

Ella bs 3ndna event

Haifa:

Oh 7rkat

Judy:

Eeh jam3a ksh5a

Haifa:

Mta btrj3een 6yb?

Judy:

Mu m6awla

Haifa:

Zeen

Esraa: "ya zga"

Me: "ha?"

Esraa: "mn t7akeen?"

Me: "Haifa, bn6l3 ana wyaha w Jana elyoum"

Esraa: "e59, wsh 3ndkum?"

Me: "wla shay bs eshtagouli" I flipped my hair and rolled my eyes,

Esraa: "w3 w3 chill down!"

Me: "astahbl, madri wallah"

Esraa: "a4kr zman knti m3 Haifa marra akthr mn Alia"

Me: "la 3ad mu akthar mn Alia, bs kna 9dg 9dg close"

Esraa: "w tzwjt w s7bt 3leek"

Me: "mn gbl la ttzwj elgathering kan kl shway yt2jal w b3deen 9rna 3adi"

Esraa: "eeh"

Me: "amana el event mu nawi y5l9? Zhg"

Esraa: "7lu feeh 7lween ktheer, k7li 3eenk"

Me: "ya murah8a" I gave her a death stare,

Esraa: "wsho?" she raised an eyebrow and smiled, "kli tbn bs"

Me: "kla akl a9lan"

Esraa: "ana ll7een mst3'rba enk ma shreeti shay"

Me: "mali 5lg wallah w a7sni mu jou3ana"

Esraa: "tbeen arj3k elbeet?"

Me: "mta raj3a?"

Esraa: "klmt Mukhtar mn shway"

Me: "eeh okay, t3ali 5l njls t3bt wna wagfa" and I pointed at one of the benches,

Esraa: "6yb bs mu hathak, ma nbi jmb Ali"

Me: "meen Ali?"

Esraa: "o5o Dina ya fahya"

Me: "3shtaw n3rf esma b3d!" I laughed,

Esraa: "kli tbn he galtli" she laughed as well,

When Mukhtar finally came, Esraa dropped me home,

Me: "ana abi anam, please 97ouni 6:30 3shan b6l3 m3 Haifa bye"

I went upstairs, wore my pjs and napped.

My alarm woke me up at around 7:10, I quickly opened my WhatsApp and saw a message from Haifa,

Haifa:
Shwy w bjeek

Her message was sent 10 minutes ago,

Judy:
Ra7t 3lay noma
Wait la t6l3een now

Haifa:
Zga 7jzna 7:50

Judy:
I'll make it don't worry

I locked my phone and took a very quick shower, I got dressed and applied very simple makeup because I literally had no time, I unlocked my phone and it was still 7:30,

Judy:
Guess who's done

Haifa:
Great I'm outside your house ;;)

Judy:
Say wallah

Haifa:
Eeh yom 7aketeeni knt 6l3t a9ln, glt ajeek w as7bk mn sh3rk

Judy:
Ashwa eni 5l9t ajal

I left the house and hopped in their car, Jana and Haifa greeted me as the driver drove to Kampai.

We got there, ordered, and chit chatted until our food came. My phone buzzed, a WhatsApp notification from Musaab,

Musaab:

Are you free?

My heartbeats literally started to race as soon as I read his message, as much as his messages used to make me happy, they really freak me out these days,

Judy:

No

Musaab:

Forreal?

Judy:

Forreal

I'm out with your sisters

Musaab:

My sisters?

Judy:

Haifa and Jana

Musaab:

Aha

Hit me up whenever you're free then

Judy:

Why?

Musaab:

We need to talk

And my heart skipped a beat again. I couldn't think of anything wrong I've done; I’ve been a really good girl lately,

Judy:

About?

Musaab:

Don't rush things

Jana: "al7een ana mn awl tarka jwali 3shankum, Haifa hz2eeha"

Haifa laughed: "etrki eljwal la t9ee7 3leena e5ti elbazr"

I ignored Musaab's message and locked my phone,

Me: "trkta la tz3leen, w Jana mb bazr" I winked at her,

We ate and talked about many different topics. Once we were done, we passed by Starbucks before they dropped me home.

I went upstairs and wore my pjs, tucked myself under my sheets and WhatsApped Musaab,

Judy:

I'm free now

Musaab:

I have a class in less than 5 minutes

I ignored him and WhatsApped Esraa,

Judy:

Bdri 3lay mara bs t4krt salfa!

Esraa:

Wsho?

Judy:

Call me

She called,

Esraa: "wsh 3ndk 5r3teeni"

Me: "mn shway Musaab m7akeeni w t4krt"

Esraa: "Musaab? Y7akeek?"

Me: "eeh mu hatha juz2 mn elsalfa!"

Esraa: "wsho 6yb?"

Me: "youm kna b LA t5yli meen shft"

Esraa: "meen?"

Me: “shft eltbn”

Esraa: "meen?" she thought she misheard me,

Me: "eltbn" I repeated,

Esraa: "y3ni b3rf al7een?"

Me: "Nasser ya 3'bya"

//

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Calm Before the Storm: Chapter 11.

Previously:

Musaab: "ma 9ar shay 3mti bs klmn lha bdrasta, wla 7na lssa friends, 97 Judy?"

I love him.

Me: "eeh haw, we don't have to hug everytime we see each other bs we're still close"

Aunt Yasmine: "elwld 9arlh 3 months mu jay els3oudiya w hatha tr7eebk lh y3ni?"

Mama: "5la9 Yasmine 3n elm7arsh, etrkeehm bra7t'hum"

Finally?!

Me: "ween Alia?"

Uncle Essam: "foug 7beebti"

Uncle Fahad was silent all this time,

I finally left their living room and took my Abaya off, I directly went upstairs and saw Alia holding a book,

Me: "akrh youm ys2louni 3n Musaab w3!"

Alia: "ma 3leek mnhum slki ma t3wdti?"

Me: "zhagt!"

I sat next to her,

Me: "y3ni ma gdr y5li r7lta bl weekend lazm bws6 elosbou3? Knt abi adrs"

Alia: "ana b3d! 3ndi midterm bukra"

Me: "weh Allah y3eenk ana ma3ndi shay 7mdellah bs midterm b3d bukra 93b kan wdi abda feeh elyoum"

Alia: "w elmshkla ya weelk you skip their family gathering, shay mu8addas"

Me: "I know right!"

We chit chatted and I watched the new episode of Grey's Anatomy with her, she is so obsessed. It was around 9 PM, Alia called her driver and went back home to study harder and sleep. I checked my phone, I had a WhatsApp notification from my mom.

Mama:

أنا طلعت مع خالتك، ارجعي مع مصعب وجنى هم لسا ما رجعوا 😘

Judy:

لا

وين فيصل؟

Mama:

بديوانية واحد من اصدقاه

Judy:

راجو؟

Mama:

معاي
مافيه أحد فاضي لك

ارجعي معهم

Judy:

إن شاء الله

I called Alia,

Me: "please gouli enk greeba"

Alia: "no why?"

Me: "knt abeek trj3eeni"

Alia: "yaleet lw agdr arj3lk bs ray7a amr Abdullah mn his friend awl omi bt4b7ni etha t25r akthr"

Me: "eff ok"

I hung up and went downstairs, Jana was watching some Egyptian series on the TV with my grandmother, I looked through the window and saw Musaab in the backyard smoking. I sat next to Jana.

Me: "esm3i, mta btrj3oun?"

Jana: "lmn a5l9 el7lga, your mom told me enk btrj3een m3na don't worry"

Me: "oh okay"

I played with my phone until Jana finally finished her episode, I kissed my grandma's forehead and we left.

Jana hopped in the passenger seat and I hopped in the back one. Musaab drove off and we were in front of their house about 15 minutes later. The whole ride was silent, the only sound I heard was the music in the background.

Jana: "ma r7 tw9l Judy?"

Musaab hit his head: "nsait!"

Oh really?

Musaab: "Jana enzli, ana bw9l Judy w brj3"

Me: "5la9 ana a7aki Raju el7een yjeni akeed mama rj3t elbeet, shukran"

Musaab: "la, mu mn bu3d elbeet y3ni, w elsa3a 12:30 akeed Raju nam"

I remained silent as Jana hopped off Musaab's car.

Musaab: "t3ali gdam"

Me: "leesh?"

Musaab: "l2ni wld 5alk mnb swagkom"

He sounded serious. I hopped off the backseat and hopped in the passenger one.

He drove off and about 8 minutes later we stopped in a traffic light,

Musaab: "Judy t7jbi"

I looked at him raising an eyebrow,

Musaab: "sm3teeni, t7jbi" he said without looking at me,

Me: "leesh fj2a? Blsyara m7d shayfna"

Musaab: "syarti mu m3'yma, 6al3i ymeenk"

I looked at my right and the guy in the car next to us was staring at me giving me death stares, but he smiled as soon as I looked back,

Musaab: "mn awl jals yna6'rk" he raised an eyebrow, "y3rfk?"

I put my hijab on my head and looked at Musaab, I faked a smile and replied,

Me: "6b3n ma a3rfa wla y3rfni"

He looked at the road and placed his hands on the steering wheel,

Musaab: "ashwa"

Me: "wsh g9dk?"

He remained silent for a minute or maybe two,

Musaab: "mu g9di a3'l6" he took a very deep breath, "bs 3'eera 3leek"

My heart skipped a beat and I smiled inside. I know he's only being a typical Khaleeji guy who's jealous over his family, but I just got happy when he said it,

Me: "3adi, I know"

Musaab: "la, you don't"

Me: "wsho?"

Musaab: "el3'eera eli a3'arha 3leek mu nfs el3'eera eli a3'arha 3la 5wati"

I felt a warm glow inside. The traffic light turned green and Musaab started driving,

Me: "wsh g9dk?"

Musaab: "efhmeeha"

I looked at him knotting my eyebrows trying to get what he was trying to say with a question mark above my head.

Musaab: "fkri feeha lw sm7ti, w etha ma fhmti g9di goleeli afhmk akthr"

Me: "fhmni al7een"

Musaab: "la, ma agdr"

I didn't reply, the rest of our ride was silent. I wasn't sure if it was the good or the awkward one but a part of me wanted to stay with him all night, and a part of me wanted to go home as soon as possible. My feelings toward him are getting so complicated day by day.

A week passed and Musaab went back to the US, we haven't talked since our last ride. After he kind of confessed I started overthinking it. I wasn't sure if I misunderstood him or not.

I was at Esraa's house, we had a project to do but we took a break,

Me: "y3ni t7seen wsh kan yg9d lmn gal ketha?"

Esraa: "myt 3leek"

Me: "la, ma a7s"

Esraa: "wallah ena y7bk w gouli Esraa ma galt"

Me: "wsh drak?"

Esraa: "klamk 3na ygouli, erj3i fkri bkl shay sawah lmn shafk m3 Nasser, t7seen lw Faisal shafk kan by9eer nfs elshay? Kl hatha 7ubn feek"

I'm not even sure if that's an expression, but I smiled inside.

Me: "bs 3'l6"

Esraa: "wsho el3'l6?"

Me: "ma y9l7 a7b wld 5ali Esraa w3!"

Esraa: "keef w3?"

Me: "awl shay enti tdreen eni mn zman ma a7b el3lagat eli been elagarb, w thani shay Musaab 6oul 3mri a7ba nfs a5ouy, wala mara t5yltni m3ah, life partner y3ni"

Esraa: "people change ya 7beebti"

Me: "ma abi!"

My phone buzzed,

Me: "akeed elpizza w9lt!" I smiled,

I unlocked my phone and it was a WhatsApp notification from Musaab.

Me: "yrw3 keef 3umra 6weel"

Esraa: "meen?"

Me: "Musaab rasli WhatsApp"

Esraa: "private?!"

Me: "t5yli!"

Esraa: "wsh rasl?"

I opened his chat,

Me: "e3'nya"

Esraa: "wsh he?"

Me: "eft7i YouTube bsr3a"

She gave me her phone and I searched for the song on YouTube,

"مانقصني شي غير إني أشوفك

ودون شوفك ناقصة أشياء كثيرة

تعرف ظروفي وأنا ما أعرف ظروفك

والزمن مدري متى يصحى ضميره

..

انت لي ديرة رغم إحساس خوفك

ورغم كل اللي حصل لي انت ديرة

..

والسؤال اللي أبي يسبق حلوفك

ومتأكد يرجع الغايب مصيره

هي متى عيني يجي يوم وتشوفك

ناقصتني أشياء من دونك كثيرة"

Esraa: "t'hgen ehda2?"

Me: "la abd, 6b3n la2! Ymkn 3'l6an"

Esraa: "r7 trdeen?"

Me: "arsla estfham?"

Esraa: "la rude, 5leek shway polite"

Me: "ana abi akoun rude"

I didn't wait for her opinion and sent him a question mark,

Judy:

?

He was online,

Musaab:

Listen to it, it's good

Judy:

I did, it is

//

Sorry if the chapter was short, I'll hopefully make it up to you later guys. :(
I just wanted to post something even though I'm still not done with my finals, so please excuse me!

So, what do you guys think Musaab meant when he sent the song?