Chapter 18

It was dark and jassim couldn't recognize their faces..

Jassim: intaw!!! (screaming)

One of the guys looked at Jassim in disbelief as if he knew him, but that couldn't be.. Jassim would never be friends with such guys.. qaleelen adab!

Guy1: Jasoom? int sh3arfk fl banat?

Jassim stepped closer to the guy that knew his name... his jaw dropped!

Jassim: Msh3l? int ily ga3d tit7arash fl banat? Hathol khawaty yal nathl!! int ma tst7y 3la wayhk? walla mu kafu..!!

I could see jassim breathing heavily as he said the words. Any minute he would punch him in the face..
I stayed quiet behind jassim with moudhi and noura.
Msh3l looked at the ground, he was ashamed.. he turned to look at his friends signaling them to get in the car..
Jassim's friends stood behind him on guard..

Msh3l: Jassim walla lw knt adri inhum y9eronlk chan ma garabt 9obhum..

Jassim got so angry. He held his shirt and pulled him closer to him. i could see msh3al's friends coming to stop jassim but they couldnt because of jassim's friends..
Me, moudhi and noura didnt know what to do but stare with fear..
I was so afraid that they would get into a fight wisba e7na... :/

Jassim: Qasamn bla in shft rg3at wayhk hni btshuf shay wala 3umrk shfta.. faahm?!

Jassim let go of his shirt, and pushed him towards his friends..
Msh3l turned around, got into his car and drove off with his friends..

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Jassim: Mashkooreen shabab..

Guy1: wlw jasoom, khwatk khawatna

Guy2: 3adl kalama.. w masawaina shay, hatha wajbna..

Jassim: Ma tga9roon, yalla ana bawa9l elbanat elbait w ayeelkum..

Guy1&Guy2: Yalla na6reenk..

Jassim walked towards us and told us to get in the car..
Moudhi and i were in the back seat, while noura was sitting front, next to Jassim..

Jassim: Ana mu gaylkm la tro7un elmamsha!

Moudhi: Nouro..!! ehya ily galatna khan roo7!

Jassim: Nouro intay laish ma tsm3een elkalam? Lw 9ar feekum shay? Intay ma tfakreen?

Noura: Jassim la t3a9b tkfa.. bs walla ana maknt adrii ina b9eer chthee :(

Jassim looked at noura and kept quite.. he glanced at me from his near view mirror..
My head was on the window, while my eyes were on the streets.. i didn't say a word throughout the ride home, yes, it only took us 2 minutes, but i felt as if they were the longest 2 minutes of my life!
We were so quiet and shocked of what just happened , it was a lot to process.
When we got home, I went into Moudhi & Noura's room.. I sat on the couch, placed my bag on the floor next to me, and waited for the girls to come..
Jassim was talking to noura and moudhi.. threatening them..
I felt so guilty of what happened, not a really great start to a sleepover that's for sure..

Noura: Ohh! intay hnii?

Jude: Eee ga3da an6rkum..

Moudhi: Jude walla asfeen 3la ily 9ar.. w t3arfeen jassim shway 3a9aby, fa la takhthen ily gala b kha6rch..

Jude: Laa 3ady, kheera .. (i faked a smile)

Noura: Okk shraykum na6lb papa johns w n6al3 movie?

Jude&Moudhi: Fouga!

We stuffed ourselves with delicious pizza while watching "Letters to Juliet"
We put on our pj's and gossiped all night...
It was a night to remember.. in a good way and bad way.. ;p

Moudhi: 9aaaaa7 elnoum!!!!

Noura: '6ayooon 9kay elbarda.. ma tshufeena naymeeen:(

Moudhi: Baskum noum!! yalla matabun ntrayag bara?

Noura jumped as soon as she heard the word "ryug"

Noura: Ryug! wain??

Moudhi and i both laughed! Nouro bs tfakr bl akel ..

Jude: Banat ana lazm aroo7 elsh'3l, mabi at2akhr..

Noura: Mu gltay you'll quit?;s

Jude: Glt afakr feeha, w ham lw i'll quit lazm agool 7g my manager mu bs chthee ma adawm..

Moudhi: Inzain tjahzw 3la ma agool 7g jassim..

Noura took her shower first then it was my turn..
I changed into my baby blue juicy training suite, and was ready to leave..

Jassim: Jahzeen?

Moudhi: Ee la7tha.. 5 dgayg w nanzl, int ro7 elsayara..

Jassim: Inzain mu tit2akharon..!!

All of us: inshallah..!!

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We got into the car and drove to prime & toast!
Shittt was that 7amany i'm seeing on the table next to me? I think it was, he could't take his eyes off of me.. and it was starting to give me the creeps... :/

Jassim was about to leave, leaving me and the girls to have our privacy, but i decided to change that...

Jude: Jasoooom (in a loud voice) wain ray7? ta3al tarayg wyana..

Jassim looked surprised.. i never called him "jasoom"
He looked at me with a huge grin on his face, and walked back to our table..

Jassim: shl6ary?? ashufch tdal3eny ;p (he was teasing me)

Jude: Haa? laa wla shay.. bs abeek twa9lny avenues plz.. (I said it while looking at 7amany)

Jassim: Okk, a9lan ana ray7 hnak 3shan sh'3ly

Jude: Ee 9aa7 int tsh'3l b caffe hnak... (i tried to loud-en my voice)

I kept on looking at 7amany and giving him death stares..
My phone kept on vibrating, and i kept on ignoring.. i knew it was from 7amany..

After having our breakfast, Jassim dropped off the girls at 360.. so now it was just me and him in the car alone...

Jassim: Jude?

Jude: Halla?

Jassim: Shlon sh'3lch?

Jude: Good..

Jassim: Eee zain lana ga3d afakr ayee asht'3l wyach.. bahd elcaffe..

Jude: Umm laa ana shakli i'll quit..

Jassim: Laish? 9ayr shay ana ma3rfa?

Jude: Umm laa.. bs walaht 3al shalaih..

Jassim: Eee..

The rest of the ride was pretty much just talking about family and life.. normal things..

After reaching the avenues, Jassim was determent to drop me off at dip n' dip personally.. he didn't let me go alone..

Jude: w9alna! (I could see mai waiting for me at the counter near the cashier)

Jassim: Yalla deeray balch 3la nafsch..

Jude: Inshalla.. (i gave him a polite smile, and walked away)


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Mai: Akheeeran!! 9arly sa3a na6rtch!

Jude: Asfa 6awalt 3laich.. elyoum elmokan fathii..

Mai: Eee adri '3areeba..

Just as i was about to get in to change into my uniform.. i heard someone call out my name...
His voice was too familiar..