Chapter 33

You Only Fail When You Stop Trying

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3adel: is he coming???

Me: aa, he'll probably be here soon (sniffing)

My parents came in, both with disappointed faces and sat down on the couch

Obooy: why didn’t you tell us?

Me: I just did??w if I knew this would happen I would have never told you, baba cant you just agree with me or be happy for me onece?? Just once??

My dad was like that, don’t get me wrong I love him so much, but he never understands me.. he's always against everything I dofor example when I told him I wanted to be a nutrition, he didn’t let me.. it took me ages to convince him , then when I said I wanted to learn how to paint, he discouraged me and told me I don’t have the gift, when I told him I wanted to learn the piano, he told me It won't help me in life.. ya3ny he's never ok with what I want, its always what he thinks!!

3adel: baba Adam kan 9a7by since year 4 till year 12.. I know him very well, ma3ndo el be with a girl and then leave her, he's always serious about his life w always serious about what he wants to accomplish(his voice got cracky and his eyes got teary) he never gives up on what he wants, w im soo happy eno layan t3arafat 3alaii… he's the guy I would want for her

Omy:  7abybyty mta bt3arfeena 3alai??

Me: he's coming now (my dad exhaled deeply) bas lets leave today for him w 3adel, ya3ny you'll get to know him some other day

After a while my dad went to work still mad at me and my  mum went to my grandmothers house
I got an incoming call

Me: aloo

Adam: layan ana bara3 7jrtch adish??

Me: ee dish 3ady mafy a7ad (except for 3adel)

We hung up and I said

Me: he's here

3adel: (he got off the chair quickly) 3anjad…

The door handle slowly opening and I could see the excitement on 3adel's face, mskeen he's devastated, we both then turned our faces to the door and adam came in

Adam: layaan 7abybty shfee-     3adel??

3adel did not say a word but just ran up to adam and hugged him..

Adam's side:

3adel?? Is this himm.. omg he's layans brother!! Should I hug him back?? Ee ee lazem !!               I hugged my bestfreind after almost 2 years of not hearing a single word  about him or from him, bas why is he hugging me?? Laykoon galatla layan??

3adel: adam shla ma gltly

A55 mnch layaan!!

Me: 3adel im so soryy, a9lan ma kan lazm t3arf

We got out of the hug and 3adel was actually tearing.. omg I miss my brother!!

3adel: adam shnow ma kan lazem a3arf?? You were my..your my bestfreind.. a9lan wayed za3lan 3alaik ana!!

Adam: ma knt abeek t3arf 3ashan hay el maw8f may9eer

we just continued talking and talking … ya3ny updating ourselves with the latest news

Layan's Side

7adhmm cuuteee!! ….anyways I really need to go to the bathroom, bs what if nafs ams y9eer?? Its worth a try anyways, bemoot lazem aroo7 achoof shakly and you know!!

Me: y9eer tsa3doony baroo7 el 7amam

3adel: ee ofcourse

They got up the couch and got to me.. 3adel held me from one side and adam from the other, they slowly liftes me up with my help and the same thing happened…everything was turning

Me: laa magdar everything is turning

Adam: laa layaan hay el shay 6abee3y kla y9eer feeny halon, t7amly shwy, it'll stop in seconds

Me: laa laa magdarr !! adam ra9yyyyy pleaseee out mee backkk

3adel: should wee??

Adam: laa, layaaan stay stronggg .. just wait!!

I waited and waited it felt like hours my head was killing me it was undescribable pain!!.. then everything went back to normal, ba6ny kan y3awrny shwy bas I guess that’s were the scar or the opening of the surgery was

Adam: chftyy !! your fine 9a7

Me: ohh ee its okay

I put my legs on the floor and tried to lift myself  up but couldn’t, my legs couldn’t carry me

Me: I can't get up

3adel: adam yawdha shwy bayeeb el wheelchair

Adam: matabeen tjarbeen layan??

Me: adam I can't feel my legs

Adam: bas ok 5ala9

He held me from both sides now and 3adel got the wheelchair from next to the bathroom and brought it to me, they slowly put me on it and took me to the bathroom
Shit! What now?

Adam: ummm

3adel: exactly

SHIIT FSHEELAAAA!! 5ala9 I'll hold it!!

Me: laa umm I just wanted to check my face

Adam: ohh okk

He drove me to the mirror and I was absoloutly SHOCKEDD!!

Me: (inhaling really deeply making that huuuuuh noise) SHNOOOW THYYY?!?! SHLAA MA GLTOOLYYY?!?! OMGG MA9ADIGGG WERESS MYY MAKEUP BAG???

My face was pale, like REALYY pale and I had huugee bags around my eyes, like I had panda eyes or something, my lips lost colour and were the same colour as my skin, my eyes weren’t just baggy, but they were like slopping down, chna tawny ga3da

Adam: hahahahahaha 7abybtyy shda3waa?!?!? Tara le7een 7elwaa enty

Me: yaal 7maaar la thchathbbb roo7 bsr3aa yeebly my make up bag, akeed omy 7a6eta fe shan6ty

Adam: ma bayeeba!! Your perfect this way

Me: Adam mb wagt el romance el7een.. roo7 ..yeeb.. my MAKEUP BAAG!!

3adel:uff bs la t9ar5een, ana bayeeba

He got me my make up bag, I took my concealer and dabbed it under my eyes shwy and then a little around my face, w 7a6ait labello 3ala my lips .. adam watched my apply my make-up and 3adel was in the room…

Me: thankyouu, yalla 5ala9t

Adam took my back to my  bed but before he carried me onto my bed he said

Adam: tabeen tjarbeen twgfeen??

Me: a5af a6ee7

3adel: ee good idea, la t5afeen layan ma b6ee7een.. we're here

Me: enzain

3adel came next to me just incase I cant stand up and fall, adam moved away the drip thingy and 3adel held my hands.. I tried with all my energy to lift myself up, but I couldn’t

Me: laa magdarr

Adam: layaan your not trying hard enough…sh9ar f "stay strong"??

Me: uff enzain enzain bajareb

I tried again, I put all my weight on my legs, and tried so hard to get up and then slowly.. I did, bs I felt soo shaky

Me: I caaan!!

Adam: akeed you can.. 3adel hed yadha.. layan walk to me

He pulled slowly the drip thing so that I had no choice but to walk to him

Me: adam wait!!

Adam: yallaa layaan

I took a step forward, and then another and then another and I finally reached to him… I didn’t stay in my place I just threw myself on him and hugged him!! What would I doo without him?!?

3adel: umm ya3ny not infront of me

SHIITT NSAIT ENAA HES HEREE! OMG FSHEEELAAA MA7IIB!!

Me: (I quickly let go off adam and looked down) sorry nsait enk mny

Adam was just smiling -.- I don’t think he cared like I did

3adel: hahha la shda3waa 3adyy

Me: enzain I don’t want to stop walking!! Pleasee lets goo outside

Adam: yalla emshy..

We walked outside and I went to see 7abeeb .. he was sleeping, then after a while 3adel left for work w my mum called me telling me ena bait 5aly byoon yzooroony… I couldn’t wait cause I just looovvee… them.. except for there son ebrahim… wayed ynarfz w chayeef roo7aa w mrf3 5ashma, I never see him much only in 3eed w sa3at fe rama'9an… Adam waited for my mum cause it was a perfect chance for them to meet

3:30 pm

Omy dashat el 7jraa

Omy: heyy mamaa keef—umm el salam 3alaikm

Adam stood up and went to shake her hand

Adam: w 3alaikm el salam 5alty… shlonch

Omy: (still with a shocked face) a..naa zainaa… ent Ad…Adam??

Adam: ee na3am 5alty, shfeech wagfa ta3aly g3dy

YESS!! Adam is making such a good impression!!

TO BE CONTINUED