Calm Before the Storm: Chapter 19.

Previously:

Musaab: "elzbda Judy, tdreen b wsho nbi n7ki 6b3n"

Me: "hala?"

Musaab: "la tsween mu fahma, elklam elli gltlk eyah awal"

Me: "la ttw83 eni b3'yr r2yi l2ni jd 9amla"

Musaab: "ana mu bazr jals agoul lk 5aweeni, abi a3rf wsh sh3ourk 3shan a56bk"

Me: "wsho?"

Musaab: "sm3teeni"

Me: "ween t56bni twni bl t76'eeri ana!"

Musaab: "mu awal w7da tn56b w he awl sana jam3a enti"

Me: "a9ln gtlk Musaab ana shoufk mthl a5ouy w bas!"

Musaab: "n9aba"

Me: "3la keefk?"

Musaab: "eeh adri enk n9aba"

Me: "mnb n9aba, mthlk mthl Faisal w Khalid mafi frg beenkum"

Musaab: "tmouteen lw ma kabrti, bs ana mt2kd enk n9aba"

I rolled my eyes and played with my nails,

Me: "elklma elli gltli eyaha, mu gadra t6l3 mn mu5i w a7sni kasha mnk 3shanha"

Musaab: "ay klma?"

Me: "eni r5ee9a"

Musaab: "mntb r5ee9a bsmallah 3leek, bs kant bl76't 3'9'b w kan lazm a36eek klma 3la rask t97eek shway"

Me: "w ana wsh y6'mni bukra kl ma 39bt g6ait klma ketha b7jt enk m39b?!"

Musaab: "ma atwg3 bt3'l6een b shay kbeer, enti 3'l6ti w el3'l6 elli fat mu nfs ay 3'l6 ma kan y9l7 ytfwt"

I rolled my eyes as they watered but I blinked my tears in and acted like I was playing with my nails to avoid looking at him,

Musaab: "jawbeeni, 3'l6ti wla la2?"

Me: "Musaab eskt! La tjls t2nb 6'meeri 5la9 adri eni 3'l6t!"

He paused for a moment,

Musaab: "ana asf 6yb"

I was still playing with my nails and didn't look at him,

Musaab: "na6'reeni" I raised my head to look at him, "asf, ma kan g9di abd, w wallah enha kant mn wara glbi, bs tdreen wsh akthar shay ghrni?"

I remained silent,

Musaab: "eni bl bdaya knt a9br nfsi w agoul yallah inshallah y6l3 zeen w ytgdm lha, m3leesh ya Musaab, ymkn ent ma t7bha, w knt a7awl aw5r kl elmsha3r elli kant feeni tjahk, w agoul aham shay s3adt'ha, bs elmshkla enna b3dha byoumen shfnah b Bahrain m3 w7da thanya! H4eek elsa3a 9dg enghrt w 6'ag 9dri!"

My eyes watered as I remained silent,

Musaab: "elmuhem, ma 3leena mn elli ra7, sam7teeni?"

I remained silent,

Musaab: "Judy"

Me: "ma z3alt mnk, bs z3alt mn elklma, l2ni 5lga kan wgt'ha e7sasi 5ra, used, cheap, and pitched, w foug hatha t9rufatk m3i ma g9rt, wla he elklma f3ln kant tou9fni"

Musaab: "Judy!" he raised his voice, "wsh elli elklma tou9fni!" he cleared his throat, "b3umrk ma tgoleen ketha, klna n3'l6, bs akbr 3'l6 enna n5li hl 3'l6 ywgf 7yatna!"

Me: "kant 9dg aswa2 ftra b7yati!"

Musaab: "el7mdellah enha 3dt" he softly smiled,

We both remained silent for a minute,

Musaab: "feeh shay thani m6'aygk?"

Me: "agoul lk ent a5ouy, tbeeni atzwj a5ouy?" I went back to the harsh me,

Musaab: "3'aira Judy la tt34reen li bhl 34r"

Me: "gdami 7wajz ktheer Musaab byje bukra w ana ma 5l9t'ha"

Musaab: "w 7na jayeen nsm3 b36', gouli"

Me: "ana 6'd zwaj elagarb akrha"

Musaab: "w 3'yrti r2yk ween elmushkla?"

Me: "yfashl"

Musaab: "b3umra el7ub ma kan yfashl"

Me: "w3 bsmallah 3lay ana a7bk ent?!"

Musaab: "enti lw bs ttrkeen elthgl w elmkabr 3nk kan eldnya b5eer" he smiled,

Me: "mu jalsa at3'la wla akabr, jalsa agoul el9dg"

Musaab: "ha 6yb wsh glti? Aje a56b?"

Me: "ent ma tfhm?"

The waiter brought my coffee and left,

Musaab: "la ma afham, bsr3a mani m6wl bl Riyadh jawbeeni aje a56bk wla la?"

I laughed: "wallah lw eni m5boula w rakbni jni mar7 agoul lk t3al e56bni, w b3deen ana wsh y6'mni bukra ma tgoul mthl ma klmt gbl elzwaj btklm 3'eeri b3d elzwaj, ma ast7ml elnas elli tshk ana"

Musaab: "lw eni afkr ketha b7yati mani mtzwj"

Me: "eeh tgouloun ketha klkum b3deen b3d elzwaj madri wsh y9eer"

Musaab: "wsh drak enti la tsween m5tma elnas" he annoyingly said,

Me: "klkm k4abeen, a3rf nas ketha 9arlhom ktheer"

Musaab: "Judy"

Me: "n3m"

Musaab: "aw3dk ma bswi shay yz3lk bs 36eeni elfur9a elli athbt lk feeha!" he sincerely said,

I didn't know what to reply, so I just clicked the home button of my phone that was on the table and it was 10:45,

Me: "Musaab lazm amshi, omi gayltli arj3 gbl 11 w a5af m3 elz7ma at25r akthar"

Musaab: "wsh gayltlha enti?"

Me: "6al3a m3 Esraa"

Musaab: "leesh ma glti Musaab? 3adi tara"

Me: "btshk w bts2l ktheer ma kan li 5lg abad"

Musaab: "6ayb, tbeeni aw9lk?"

Me: "la shukran Raju t7t ynt6'rni" I looked around to call one of the waiter to bring the bill, "check please!"

Musaab: "rou7i ana bdf3"

Me: "wsho ma 6lbt shay ent ana 6alba ghwa"

Musaab: "gltlk rou7i bdf3 ana"

I looked at him,

Musaab: "ketha bs wdi adf3ha" he smiled,

Me: "6yb, bye w thank you again" I stood up and grabbed my purse,

Musaab: "3la wsho?"

Me: "3la kl shay"

Musaab: "y3ni a56b?"

Me: "wsh d5l al7een? I mean shukran 3la elbracelet, w 3la elghwa, bs!"

Musaab laughed: "eeh 3fwan"

I left. I saw Raju's car parked in front of the cafe so I hopped in and told him to take me back home. My phone dinged and it was a WhatsApp message from Musaab,

Musaab:

A7bk

I read the message over and over and smiled like an idiot as I got butterflies, the good ones. I badly wanted to tell him how much more I love him, but I just thanked him instead,

Judy:

Shukran

Musaab:

3fwan

Goleeli etha w9lti

I smiled and locked my phone. The whole ride was silent, I was deeply thinking about everything that just happened and laughed,

I WhatsApped Esraa,

Judy:

Lhdrja 7na twins nn56b bl wgt nfsa?

Only one tick showed so I knew she was asleep. I went back home and directly went to my bedroom. I washed up, wore my pjs and tucked myself under my bedsheets then unlocked my phone,

Musaab:

Ha w9lti?

Judy:

Eeh

Musaab:

El7mdellah 3la elslama

Btnameen?

Judy:

Shway

Musaab:

Judy

Judy:

Sm

Musaab:

Sm Allah 3dwk

Ana asf wallah

Judy:

3la?

Musaab:

Ma drait en elklma lwgtna greeb kant t6'aygk

W lazm t76een bbalk ena abd ma kan g9di

Wla knt mt3ni agoulha wallah

W sorry b3d 3la n6'rati lk awl
I feel so bad

I smiled,

Judy:

Shd3wa

Musaab:

Wallah

Etha feeh shay thani m6'aygk w wdk tgoleena tara 3adi gouli

Judy:

Mafi shay

Musaab:

Akeed?

Judy:

Eeh 😘

Musaab:

Wallah kla kan 7ubn feek bs ana t3beeri mu3a8

Judy:

Eeh 7ubk ent madri shloun 9ayr

Musaab:

B3dk ma shfti shay

Judy:

Allah y3eeni 😂

Musaab:

Mwafga y3ni?

Judy:

Wsho?

Musaab:

Eni a56bk

Judy:

La Musaab wsh elli t56bni mabi

Musaab:

Wsh tbeen ajl

Judy:

Madri bs bdri mara y3ni

Musaab:

Mnb m6wl hna ana klha esbo3een w raj3

W etha rj3t ma brj3 ella b nhayt elsummer
W mmkn ma aji a9ln l2n ahli w entum btjoun f5la9 leesh aji?
Ketha y9eer ma brj3 ella elsana eljaya

Ha wsh glti?

Tra ana gayl l omi w he mwafga

W abouy ydri b3d

Judy:

Fshla Musaab mn mta ydri 5ali Fahad?!

Musaab:

Mn ftra

Judy:

Mn jdk? 😳

Musaab:

Wallah

Wsh glti al7een?

Judy:

Musaab lw sm7t

Musaab:

Amreeni

Judy:

Ma wdi 56ouba al7een abd

Musaab:

Leesh?

Judy:

Awal shay mani mst3da

W etha 9art 56ouba by9eer wgt 6weel benha w been elmlka

Mabi y9eer shay leen at5rj

Bnjls 4 sneen?

Musaab:

Ma 3ndi mushkla njls 4 sneen

7ta lw ma wdk n3ln bs n6'l m56ouben

W bdoun 3gd lw tbeen bs 56ba been elahl y3ni

Judy:

Wsh elfayda?

Musaab:

3shan ydroun enk li

54eeha k ertba6 mu shr6 k zwaj

Judy:

6yb wsh yfrg etha 56btni b3deen

7ta lw next summer wsh feeha?

Musaab:

Enti wsh y6'rk?

Judy:

Ma y6'rni shay

Bs a7sni 93'eera mara

Musaab:

Mu 93'eera

Omhatna kanu ytzwjoun w hum 14 wla?

Judy:

Zmn jdti hatha, al7een 3'eer

Musaab:

Judy

Abeek 56eebti mb 5wyti

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Things are getting intense huh? ;)