My Diary (3)

After heading back home from their hectic day, Maya dropped Lulwa home, and went back to her house. She drove back home quietly in the car with no radio on, nothing, just thinking about HIM, (5aled)...she wondered how his relationship was with Tahani, if he truly loves her, when are they getting married...
she was lost with her thoughts, until she reached back home.

Maya was watching Dr.Phil when her phone rang..
Incoming call: Tahani
"Aloo hiii" Maya wondered why Tahani was calling
"ahlaaain shlonach mayooya" asked Tahani
"hehe b5air.. how r u? shimsawya 3gb il 7afla"
"walla abad.. hatha7na..same old same old...agool Maya, umm..i wanna invite u guys, just you and Lulwa to monsoon for dinner"
"allaay anaasa.. mita?" asked Maya as she turned off the tv and sat on her comfy bed
"3gb bacher, at 8"
"inshalla...we'll be there" Maya smiled at the thought of them having dinner
"inzain bass 3ad 5aled beyiy wyaana ok? 3aady? oo yumkin b3ad a7med u5ooy?" Tahani asked, because she knew Maya and Lulwa's family were kind of strict about hanging out with boys, and so was Tahani's but since the 'boys' were just her brother and fiance, it was ok..
"umm ee 3adi.." maya didn't know what else to say "i guess"
"good 3yal latinsain etgooleen 7ag lulwa.. after tomorrow monsoon at 8" Tahani confirmed
"ok, inshalla 7abooba..cu..byee"
"byebye"

Lulwa was checking her facebook, listening to music, and eating strawberries...
Incoming call: Maya
"heeey..what's up munchi-chicken" Lulwa said, she often used that so-called word she made up whenever she was in a good mood
"someone's in a good mood" Maya mumbled
"hehe yaa.. ga3da achoof my facebook..walla yabeela etsaween laj profile tara 7adda 3ajeeeb walla u dont know what ur missing!" Lulwa yelled
"inzain inzain...sim3ay bagoolach..guess who called me and invited us to dinner..." Maya asked
"uumm McDreamy??" Lulwa joked
"lulu min 9ijjy! GUESS" Maya demanded
"inzain uum.. ma3arf maya yalla bass goolay plzz abee a3arf!"
"TAHANI" Maya yelled into the phone
"hahaha shfeech mit5ar3a...laykoon wya 5a6eebha" Lulwa joked thinking that would never happen
"EEEEEEEEEEEE wya 5a6eeeebha! 5ALED" Maya yelled louder this time
"ma9adig! min9ijich?" Lulwa was surprised
"eeee.. oo a7med u5ooha b3ad"
"chathaba! umbaay shloun benroo7 m3aahom?"
"madry lulu bass ya3ny may9eer manrou7.. i already agreed"
"inty min gaalach u agree!! MAAYO! ohoooo our parents would KILL US"
"a3arf luluuuu bass 3ad shinsawy.. awal mara il bnaya ta3zimna.." Maya defended herself
"ok mita 3azmatna?" asked Lulwa
"after tomorrow, monsoon at 8"
"inzain bass mara thanya we'll make it clear to her ina we can't go, unless kila banaat" Lulwa said... she was annoyed.. she hated doing things her parents didn't know about, Maya didn't as well but Maya's mom was cool sometimes, she would let Maya get away with it without telling her dad (but only under special circumstances).
"inzain we will.. yalla i'll cu after tomorrow haa..we meet there or go together?" Maya asked, although she knew the answer
"go together" Lulwa answered, "be at my house at 7:30 3shan we leave 7:45 and reach there at 8" Lulwa calculated the time they needed..
"ok.. yalla byee"
"byee"

2 days later

Maya was excited about their '6al3a' she was looking forward to it since the day Tahani called..
'am i so happy because i'm going out with Tahani' she thought to herself as she was picking out her outfit, 'or because HE's going to be there' she wondered...
Maya looked through each closet 5 times.. she sat there like a girl on her first date, not knowing what to wear..she picked out everything from her closet, tried out half of them, and FINALLY decided to wear her blue dress, that reached her knees, and was extra fit on her, and made her look like a model..she put some make up on, eyeliner, mascara, blush, and lipgloss, wore diamond studs earings, a tennis diamond bracelet, and her silver Gina heels...
Incoming call: Tahani
"alooo"
"aloo hii 7abeebty wainkom?"
"akaany ba6la3 min il bait ba5ith lulu oo binyey"
"ok yalla e7na 6al3een min ilbait"
"zain ok..tc"
"u2 byee"
"byee"
Maya took her purse and headed out to the car excited and nervous at the same time

Lulwa decided to wear a plain white skirt, with a white sleevless top and a baby pink glittery cardigan on top of it, with her golden heels and matching miumiu clutch.. she hated not telling her parents about the guys being there, but she decided to act as if she didn't know they were coming, just for her friend's sake...just thins once.. she looked at herself one more time in the mirror, saw that something was missing, so she added a second coat on her mascara and more blush on her cheeks and put on her pink lipgloss, put a hairband on and went downstairs to wait for Maya
Incoming call: Maya
"aloo maya wainach?" Lulwa said all in one breath
"3nd il baab.. yalla come outside"
"ok byee"

They drove off to monsoon in a good mood.. the didn't talk about 5aled.. although he didn't leave Maya's mind for one second...they put on their favorite arabic song
ily legaa a7baaba nesa a97aaba.. ya dinya yaa '3araaba.. ya dinya yaaa '3araaaba
they sang along as usual, until they reached

"there they are" Lulwa pointed out
"shloun shakly?" maya asked
"shaklich 7ilo maya yalla imshay" Lulwa pulled maya's arm

"hiiii" Tahani stood up with a big smile on her face
"hiiii" the girls greeted each other, giving each other 3 kisses on their right cheeck, and shaked hands with A7med..
'he's not here' maya noticed to herself, she was half dissapointed, half reliefed
Tahani was wearing a purple silk dress, with a black belt, and black satin high heels, and her engagement ring..
as they were about to sit down...'----' Maya's mind went totally blank, she couldn't think, talk, or move..she was mesmorized... her heart skipped a beat.. he did that to her everytime she laid eyes on him, it was like a jolt inside her body, like her heart just had an electric shock..
"ilsalaam 3laaikom" 5aled said, smiling
his voice was so sharp and sexy that it made Maya have butterflies in her stomach
"3laikom ilsalaam" Lulwa replied while Maya was smiling quietly
5aled shaked hands first with maya, then with lulwa and sat down on his chair next facing Tahani, next to A7mad...

As they ordered their food, Maya thought she could sense a sort of tension between Tahani and 5aled..
A7med was so sweet, talking to Lulwa about his work as a banker, and how they grew up taking care of Tahani, as she was their only sister
"when 5aled 5i6ab Tahani, ana yanait" A7mad continued chatting with Lulwa.. while Maya was listening.."ana oo Tahani the closest min 5waana, fa ga3adt as2al 3ana 3nd kil rab3y," A7mad laughed at the memory.."il kil meda7 feeh...fil a5eer bass gilt ma daam omy oo ubooy ra'9yeen.. 5al taa5tha"
"shloun en5i6abtow?" Lulwa asked Tahani
Tahani had a funny look on her face, a look where u dont know if she's feeling sick or unhappy..
although she seemed happy to everyone, but once u got to know her, you could see through her easily..
"shloun 5e6abtny?" Tahani asked 5aled with a half smile, wanting him to tell the story..
"kint mwa9el omy 3rs fil Gulf hotel, oo nzalat wa7da jedaamna min ilsayaara. she looked soo pretty i thought..gilt 7ag umy min thy?..galatly ma3arf 7abeeby 3jebtik?..gilt leha ee yuma 3jbatny abeeha.." 5aled said his story with a smile on his face, but Maya couldn't help but notice a glimpse of regret in his eyes.. "oo bass" 5aled continued, "s2ilat 3anha omy, galo isimha Tahani Al- oo seeda en5i6abna.." 5aled smiled at Tahani who smiled back to him...

They continued their meals, talking, making conversations, each telling a story about their childhood...Maya tried acting normal, but she couldn't, not when HE was in fron of her, not when he made her feel all these feelings that she thought were not in her place to feel 'Tahani is the only girl who should feel like this' she reminded herself... 'oh god i need to freshen up'
Maya excused herself from the table, and went to the bathroom..
she looked at herself in the mirror, 'i look pretty' she thought.. 'bass shilfayda'...she put on some more lipgloss and left the bathroom, and to her horror, there he was, standing in front of the girl's bathroom...she literally felt her heart flip...she bent her head down (she knew that she was blushing but she couldn't help it), tried to walk away but he blocked her way..
"Maya 9a7?" he said
"ee" Maya said in a low voice, still looking at the floor
"u're a quiet person? wela inty saakta ilyoum l2na feeh shay?" he asked her in a way that he knew exactly what was wrong with her..
'am i that obvious' Maya thought
"um laa mafeeny shay" she said all flushed up and red
"akeed?" he asked one more time, in a devilish tone, yet gentle
Maya looked up at him, he was much taller than her, she could smell his manly perfume and that made her wanna scream, she loved men's perfumes
"ee" she said, barely in a whisper, that made him look at her even more deeper, as she forced herself not to smile, and gestured for him to let her pass..

he just stood there looking at her, not taking his eyes off of her..


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