Calm Before the Storm: Chapter 21.

Previously:

Musaab: "enti thgeela ketha daym wla tt3'leen 3lay ana bs?"

Me: "ma at3'la bs 9dg mabi I rush things Musaab shd3wa"

Musaab: "we won't rush things, ma r7 nswi shay ella br6'ak inshallah"

Me: "shukran"

Musaab: "w b3deen ween el rush w enti 7ta a7bk ma glteeli?"

Me: "elzbda"

Musaab laughed: "eeh 3'yri elmw6'ou3"

Me: "mama tgoul b3d bukra tjoun 3shan elshoufa w ketha"

Musaab: "9dg?"

I could feel him smiling,

Me: "eeh, jalsa t7aki umk"

Musaab: "ya 76'i"

Me: "Musaab ma t7s bdri?"

Musaab: "la ma a7s"

Me: "ana a7s shway"

Musaab: "7beebti"

Me: "ha?"

Musaab: "nfs ma gltlk, ma r7 nswi shay rsmi, kl elli by9eer ertba6 3shan bs ahlna ydroun enk li w eni lk, ay 56wa b3dha enti lk el8rar feeha w fe wgt'ha"

I smiled,

Me: "Musaab tdri"

Musaab: "wsho?"

Me: "wala shay 5la9"

Musaab: "la 3ad?"

I could feel him genuinely smiling, no lie.

Me: "eeh, wala shay 5la9”

He laughed,

Me: "ha wsho b3d?" I chuckled,

Musaab: "wallah abd, bs ana al7een ma atwg3 feeh ensan as3d mni"

Me: "leesh?"

Musaab: "w elli 3nda Judy ma y9eer s3eed?"

Me: "la2, y9eer A7med"

Musaab: "bay5a, la t3edeenha"

Me: "ma 3jbtk?"

The door got opened and Faisal came in,

Me: "feeh shay esma tdg elbab"

Faisal: "sm3ti klami w sweeti nfs ma gltlk ha?" he teased me,

Me: "malk d5l, w skr elbab"

Musaab chuckled,

Faisal laughed: "inshallah, slmeeli 3leeh"

Me: "you9l bs skr elbab w e6l3 please"

He left and closed the door,

Me: "ysalm 3leek Faisal"

Musaab: "eeh sm3ta, Allah ysalma"

It was our shoufa shr3iya two days later. I was wearing a floral skirt with a bardot top, I matched them with not very high heels. I only applied no makeup makeup with some gloss. My hair was left in its natural soft curls.

Esraa: "shklk yjnn!"

Alia: "mara mashallah!"

Me: "ma 3leekum mni, agoulkm shay? 9dg s3adti ma tnw9f w my two best friends jalseen m3 b36' l awl marra bl 7yat!"

Alia: "mu awal mara, shft Esraa b zwaj Khalid, wla?"

Esraa: "eeh bs ena ma jlsna m3 b36'"

Me: "a7sni mstansa bs 5ayfa banat, Esraa abi advices please!"

Esraa: "5lk 6bee3ya mu 9ayr shay, w b3deen enti 76'k Musaab t3rfeena ana d5lt 3la wa7d awal mara ashoufa b7yati! Bs ena ashoufa bl dwam y3ni" she blushed,

Alia: "Esraa m56ouba mashallah?" she smiled,

Esraa: "eeh greeb" she showed off her engagement ring and smiled,

Me: "mabi anzl lhum wallah a9ee7!"

Esraa: "bazr enti bazr?"

Me: "t5yalu ana a9eer m56ouba l Musaab!" I burst out laughing as Esraa and Alia looked at each other,

Esraa: "daymn ketha he m3kum?"

Alia: "la2"

Me: "klu tbn a7sni on adrenaline!"

The door got knocked and Kelly came in,

Kelly: "mashallah Judy same same arousa! Yallah madam said come downstairs they're waiting!"

She left, I looked at both Esraa and Alia,

Alia: "enzli!"

Esraa: "bsr3a w keep us updated!"

Me: "shloun?"

Esraa: "y3ni etha 5l9ti e6l3i lna bsr3a la tmsheen 3la gshr bee6'!"

I went downstairs and entered the mjls and saw Aunt Fatima, uncle Fahad and my mom sitting together, while Musaab, Faisal and baba were sitting in the other mjls.

Aunt Fatima: "mashallah tbark Allah wsh hl zeen?" she smiled,

I shook hands with her and kissed her cheeks as she kissed mine back,

Me: "elzeen zeenk wallah 5alti, tslmeen"

Then I went to uncle Fahad and did the same,

Uncle Fahad: "ma 3rftk b hal lbs el7lu, 6oul 3mri ashoufk b shoushtk w mlabsk 7gt elbeet!" he laughed,

Me: "5ali!"

I laughed as I looked at aunt Fatima who didn't take her eyes off me,

Mama: "bs 3ad hathi 3la 6oul tst7i w tglb 6ma6ma, la t7rjounha" she laughed,

Uncle Fahad: "wsh nswi 3ad, ma a6'n feeh jlst t3aruf a9ln l2nna n3rfkum zeen w kl osbou3 mgableen b36' w m5tmeenha hl Judy bl 4at!”

I smiled,

Me: "a7sn, ma a7b elrsmyat"

Uncle Fahad: "tbeen td5leen 3la Musaab al7een 6yb? Mafi shay ngoula"

Me: "la2 mu al7een bdri, 5l ntghawa shraykom"

I got up to pour them some Arabic coffee,

Uncle Fahad: "kfu san3a" he laughed,

Mama: "elchocolate 6yb, jmleeha w bashreehum mara w7da"

Me: "ay 97n abashr?"

Uncle Fahad: "el4hbi shkla 7lu"

I got up and gave them some chocolate. Ten minutes later, I got up and entered the other mjls where my father, Faisal, and Musaab were sitting.

Me: "elslam 3leekum"

Baba: "hala Judy w 3leekum elslam, ed5li yuba"

I got in and kissed his forehead, then I shook hands with Musaab who I could feel was genuinely smiling at me while I couldn't even face him. I rolled my eyes at Faisal then sat next to him,

Faisal laughed: "slmi 3lay wsh glt eladb 4i?"

I tried not to laugh,

Me: "eskt" I whispered,

Faisal smiled: "eeh keef 7alkum 7baybi?"

Baba: "Faisal, ma t3rf shway t5li eljlsa rsmya w trkd?"

Musaab tried to hide his laugh,

Faisal: "wsh tbeena ngoul yuba? Klna m5tmeen b36' w kl youm mgableen b36'"

Baba: "bs ana mu kl esbou3 ashouf Musaab nfskum"

Musaab: "5th ra7tk 3mi, ma 3leek mna"

Faisal raised his eyebrows while smiling surprisedly then looked at me,

Faisal: "3ajbk elw6'3 y3ni?" he whispered while baba and Musaab were talking about something I wasn't focusing on,

Me: "al7een hom ma 7ku w 5la9 5l9u? A7s 6wltu" I whispered back as I pointed at them,

Faisal: "madri 3nhum bs mashallah abouy ys2l ktheer, shoufi wjh Musaab shloun mtwtr“ he laughed after whispering back,

Me: "mara elw6'3 awkward swi shay" I whispered,

Faisal: "yuba, shrayk n6l3 w ntrkhum shway?" and he got up,

Baba gave Faisal a look then got up to leave after him, he smiled at me as Faisal winked then closed the door behind him,

Musaab: "o5ouk 9dg kfu!" he laughed,

I smiled awkwardly,

Me: "tbi a9b lk ghwa 3rbi?"

Musaab: "shukran, shrbt ktheer" he looked at me, "t3ali ejlsi jmbi" he patted on the empty place next to him,

Me: "ast7i"

Musaab: "zeen la tzedeenha e7raj w t3ali ejlsi"

I got up and got the chocolate tray,

Me: "ma tbi chocolate 6yb? Hathi elmst6eela l4ee4a"

Musaab: "9dg? Faisal m36eeni w7da 5aysa mabi a5a6r mara thanya"

Me: "ay w7da m36eek"

Musaab: "elda2rya 4i" and he pointed at it,

Me: "zeen yallah 54 elli gltlk w 3n eltflsf el97n thgeel, w elda2rya a5ys shay tara"

Musaab laughed as he took the rectangle shaped chocolate I recommended. I placed the tray back on the table then sat next to him,

Musaab: "etha 6l3t 5aysa nfs 7gt Faisal bthb7k"

Me: "elda2rya bl orange" I rolled my eyes, "hathi 7gti da5lha wafer tjnn"

Musaab smiled: "kl shay mnk yjnn a9lan"

Me: "bs 3ad?"

Musaab: "wallah eni 9adg" he smiled,

Me: "tdri Musaab, feeh shay wa7d bs m5wfni"

Musaab: "wsho?"

Me: "ho k2na shr6, bs ma agdr aktba bl 3gd, f mara wdi agoul lk eyah"

Musaab: "3youni lk"

I blushed. I had no idea how I was going to tell him this but I did,

Me: "ma abi njeeb 6ari ay shay 9ar mn gbl, blma6'i y3ni, please w 59ou9n ashya2 9art w t59ni ana, mumkn?"

His smile suddenly faded and I regretted saying it more than anything,

Me: "ent fahm ana meen ag9d, bs mu g9di ketha, madri shloun afhmk bs 5la9 mala da3i bskt"

Musaab: "la t5leenha bnfsk"

Me: "mabi a5rb eljlsa"

Musaab: "wna mabeeha tg3d bglbk, ma bz3l wla by5rb shay gouli"

Me: "Nasser"

Musaab: "wsh feeh?"

Me: "y3ni please la ts2lni 3na, 5la9 ho sh59 kan b7yati w 6l3 mnha wla abi ajeeb 6areeh, abi nbda 9f7a jdeeda bkl shay"

Musaab: "wsh d5l Nasser al7een? Ma r7 njeeb 6areeh" he softly smiled, but I could feel that his heart was actually burning behind that smile,

I smiled back and my heart physically ached,

Me: "shukran"

Musaab: "amri, feeh shay thani wdk y9eer?"

I wanted the ground to swallow me up so bad. I hate me for putting myself in such situations. I hate me for ruining this.

Me: "slamtk" I smiled,

The rest of our time went smooth. I went back upstairs and told the girls everything happened with Musaab. I woke up the next day to the cutest message anyone could ever get. Musaab sent me some very nice words he wrote by himself. Being Musaab's fiancée felt amazing. I know it's only been a day but he was very nice with me, even before our shoufa shr3iya. I never knew my cousin was this romantic.

Judy:

Wsh 3ndi rayg mashallah?

Musaab:

Ma tbeeni arwg?

Judy:

La 54 ra7tk :$

Musaab:

Do you have plans for today?

Judy:

La leeh?

Musaab:

Wdi n6l3 shrayk?

Judy:

Okay

Mta raj3 LA?

Musaab:

Elesbou3 eljay inshallah elarb3a2 r7lti

Umi mara 7abtk tara madri leeh

Kl shway t7ki 3nk 3ndi

Judy:

Ya zeenha wna b3d a7bha :$

Mara yz3l eni ma knt ashoufha ella b munasbat

9dg l6eefa

Ween wdk nrou7?

Musaab:

Madri feeh cafe 7lu shfta ams

Judy:

Shsma?

Musaab:

White Garden

My smile faded as I read the cafe's name over and over. It was the same cafe I went to with Nasser the day Musaab caught me, he doesn't know that's it's the cafe I sat with Nasser in, he only saw me walking into his car and hopping in, but I still didn't want to go there. I don't want to step into that cafe again. Never. 

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