Chapter 16

3adel:  layan… layan??

Me: hmm

3adel: layan please wake up, lazem n7ky

Me: km el sa3a?

3adel: it's 3 am

Me: ufff 3adel come back in the morning

3adel: la2 lazem noow

Me: (I sat up on the bed, I was worried now) shoo?? (in a sleepy voice)

3adel: layan I'm so sorry , I couldn’t sleep la2no ba3rf enk za3lane, please forgive me, you know kteer ba3a9b mn hal ashyaa2, please laa tz3lee, im so soryy, w I promise next time I'll listen 2abl ma ahjm, im soo soryy

Me: ( OMGG mskeen , he couldn’t sleep, I wanted to cry so badlyyy, I felt soo guilty!! I couldn’t handle seeing him like this, his face looked soo saad w ohwa ga3d y7acheeny, and ofcourse, magdrt ayawed el 9e7a w a tear just rolled down my face, I hugged him so tight and said) 3adel im soryy , im so soryy

3adel(he hugged me back) laish btbkee? W why are you sorry?? Layan are you okay, 9ayerlk eshyy?

Me: laa2 (my voice got cracky) im perfectly fine , w im soryy la2no 3a9abt 3alaik w rafa3t 9ooty, its ok I  know enak knt m3a9b,( more tears just streamed out of my eyes, the feeling of guilt is something I will personally never be able to tolerate)

3adel: 7abeebty don’t worry, bas b9eer a3rf laish your crying??( he released the hug and wiped my tears)

Me: mab3rf, I felt guilty for shouting at you I guess , w enta bt3rf I can't handle guilt

3adel: layan please don’t feel guilty, ana mst7eel a3a9b mnk, don’t worry w please stop crying

Me: (I managed too fake a smile) love you 3adel

3adel: I love you more, yalla goodnight ( he kissed my forehead, closed the lights and went out of my room)

I fell back to sleep… the next morning I woke up w glt 7ag 3adel ywa9lny City Centre to get a new swimming suit 7ag the ritz, a7s el nas 7f'9ony mn kthr ma albs the same swimming suits, el mhm sharet 2 knee length shorts mn 'sun sand and sports' w 2 tank tops mn addidas, el7amdilla they matched perfectly… I called 3adel to come pick me up w ba3dain I got an incoming call mn ra8m '3areeb …

Me: aloo

…: (in a very shaky voice) aloo

Me: ( I knew his voice from somewhere , I couldn’t figure out who it was) mnn? A3rfk?

…: …

Me: aloo … alooo … aloooooo  …. TOOT TOOT TOOT

Mbaih mn thy, mt2akda ena I know his voice, mst7eel adam la2na he couldn’t get my number, I started thinking who it could be w laish 9oota kan halon , chnaa mree'9, d3y??? laa no way! Ely9eerly (ebrahim), laa ba3ad mst7eel mn wain yeeb ra8my, ma chfta since year 11!! Uff akeed prank call … after a while we9al o5ooy w I went back home

Laya Al Flani : layan??

Layan Al Flani : halla

Laya Al Flani : sa3a cham btro7een el ritz

Layan Al Flani : gltlch afternoonish

Laya Al Flani : 8a9dy exact time ya '3abya

Layan Al Flani: ooohh madry I guess 4:30

Laya Al Flani: okay ,3ayal bagool 7ag reemo w Marya eyoon at this time

Layan Al Flani: okay

I decided to take a nap, knt 7ady ta3bana madry laish ma rgdt 3adel ams, akeed mn el salfa, el mhm I went to my room w slept

I woke up and it was 4:15.. shit im late , I HATEE rushing while getting dressed a7b a5th ra7ty, bas right now I didn’t have a choice , I washed my face and quickly wore the new swimming suit, tied my hair in a bun, topped the swim suit wya knee-length fstan, wore my flip-flops, w rushed to the ritz … when I got there, I found all the girls already there, they were in the swimming pool
I took of my dress and jumped in the pool right next to them
(I just love swimming, I love it mn gaalb, I love the feeling of the water when im swimming fast, w I always wonder how its possible , ag3d mthl el hable ayawd el may w agool sb7anaa alla, a7la shay when  you jump in the deep w a6la3 bsr3a w the water just falls of my face, akeed t3arfoon el e7sas)

Laya: wjaa3 !! layaaan entaay maynoonaaa ?!?! t5aylay you landed on me !!! wallaa kan thba7tchh

Marya : exactlyyyy !! w mb bas thba7tach I would have done moooree

Reem as usual was just silent w ga3dt t'97k

Me: umm b59ooo9 , tara el nas ysalmoon ygooloon hi , el salam 3alaikm shay, mb seeda yzfooon!! Sh'hl rab3 el 3ndy yahmm anaa , waai3

We all just laughed w continued our day , sba7na shwy then we walked to the island w we swam in the exposed beach not the private one, el banat may7boona , I was kind of put down shwy la2na knt mtwa83a achoof adam mnyy, bs I didn’t w st'3rbt la2na I know he's always here

Reem: layan shfeech ta3aaly sb7aay , tara mafy shay in the water chayaknaa ( they all laughed)

Me: laa t'7kooon taraa walla a5af , a9lan maly bare'9 adshh, im enjoying the sunset etha ma la7a'9taww

Marya: 5fyy 3alaainaa yall romancyaa

Me: sa5eefa

Laya: LAYAAN AKOO ADAM

Me : (FINALLLYYY, but my heart dropped when I heard his name, I got soo excited I just couldn’t wait to see him) WEEINAAA

Laya: he's on the bridge bsr3aa choofyy
I looked on the bridge , before the bridge and after the bridge, there was absoloutly no one, I looked back to laya and found her laughing her ass off

Layan: yaaal sa5eeefaaa 5ara3teenyyyy

Laya: HAHAHAHAHAHA CHFTYY WAYHCCHH , T'3AYER LE MALYOOON LOON W LOON HAHAHHAHAHA

Layan: (I would usually go kill her, bas I wasn’t in the mood k w kind of 3a9abt) taraa 7adchh sa5eefa

Marya : haaa sh9ayeer , w mn thyy adam ??

Reem: exactly

Laya explained my story to them , they all came to the shore next to me when laya finished …

TO BE CONTINUED