Faisal walked in with the pizzas.
Me: "Yoom agblt 6rna lha ana o shoogi o el nseem."
Faisal: "Ma y7taj kl hatha adri nwrt el '3rfa."
"Aklm el pizza." I said while pulling the pizza box away from him.
Reem: "Esh wdkom nshoof? This is the end or The hangover 3?"
Jenna: "BRADLEY COOPER."
"I second that." I said with my mouth full.
Faisal shook his head and laughed at me.
Faisal: "Oh fii sauce hna." He wiped the side of my mouth with a tissue.
My ringtone broke the awkwardness.
Saud calling...
I got up and headed to the hallway to take the call.
Saud: "Hala 7beebti."
I love it when he calls me 7abeebti.
I blushed: "Hala feek."
Saud: "I was thinking..."
Me: "Mhmm?"
Saud: "Bmaa ena next week the formal dance..."
Me: "Ahaa?"
T3rfoon eli agoolha b m9ala o dl3 =))
Saud: "Would you like to go with me?"
I usually go with the girls, but I guess I can make an exception for him.
Me: "Umm.. Lazm as2l my boyfriend first."
Saud: "Your boyfriend ajl haa?"
Me: "Yep."
Saud: "La 5la9 I changed my mind I don't go out with girls who are already taken."
Me: "But I'm sure you'll love Saud."
Saud: "O keef shkl this Saud fella?"
Me: "Well he's tall, and he makes me swoon."
Saud: "He sounds like a keeper."
I giggled. "Yes, I'd love to go with you."
Saud: "What are you doing beautiful?"
Me: "Movie night."
Saud: "M3 meen?"
Me: "Faisal and the girls."
Saud: "Okay have fun." and he ended the call. I didn't even get a chance to reply.
I walked back in.
Faisal: "Ween r7tii?"
Me: "Bss r7t ard 3la omii mn zman ma klmtaha."
I lied, but I don't want him to know mdrii leeh!
Everyone was laughing along to the movie while my mind was somewhere else.
I What's apped him.
Lama: People usually end a call with a bye :p
Saud: Ma b'3eet a6wl 3leek since Faisal and "the girls" were there
Lama: What's that supposed to mean?
Saud: It means whatever you want it to mean
I didn't reply after that. Mta bywgf 7rkat Faisal loves you?
I decided that I wasn't going to ruin one of the last nights we have together over a stupid fight with Saud.
By the end of the movie Jenna was already asleep and Reem was fighting sleep to get to the end.
We all had early classes tomorrow, so Faisal had to leave.
He helped me clean up a little, and then we went outside.
He went out and I was just about to lock the door behind him when he stopped me.
Faisal: "Hey Lama."
Lama: "Yeah?"
He paused for a second and looked at me.
He cleared his throat and said: "Umm... e7mm... nseet esh knt bgool."
I knew he didn't forget but I acted coy because I was afraid he was going to ask about Saud.
I smiled: "Weirdo. Good night Fasooli."
He smiled and left.
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Next morning I texted Saud good morning and he was online but he didn't reply.
The girls and I headed to the breakfast table where everyone was sitting and Saud was sitting between Aziz and girl.
Malak and Turki are a "thing" now, and I don't like looking at the; it's too disturbing.
Saud was giving me the cold shoulder, and he didn't talk to me unless I said something to him, and even then he would only answer me with a word. The girl next to him however, he wouldn't shut up a minute, and that really got on my nerves.
I got up the table really upset and left before I even finished half my breakfast.
Reem quickly followed me.
Reem: "LAMA."
I tried holding back my tears.
I couldn't hold them any longer.
Me: "Why is he doing this to me Reem? I don't get the sudden mood swings! Are my feelings a game to him? They're not!"
She hugged me and said: "Lama he's an asshole who doesn't deserve you. Your problem is that you are limiting your sight, sometimes you just have to open your eyes to see what's right there in front of you."
Me: "But I am seeing what's in front of me, and I see him laughing with that girl, and it hurts! Yesterday he was asking me to go to the formal with him and today he's being an ass. We only have two weeks left together and this is how he chooses to treat me?"
Reem: "Maybe you should give him a taste of his own medicine."
Me: "What do you mean?"
Reem: "Gooleela mr7 troo7een."
I opened his chat.
Lama: I'm not going to the formal, sorry
Saud calling...
Me: "He's calling! Should I answer?"
Reem: "Eee ee."
I answered.
Saud: "Lama."
I didn't say a word.
Me: "Na3am?"
Saud: "Ouch, ast7gha. Lama I'm sorry. I was acting childish. I can't help it! Lama walla ma tdreen keef a39abi titg63 when I see how it's okay for Faisal to come over to your room and not me."
Me: "Saud mn jdk? We've talked about this. Faisal is my friend and you are something else!"
Saud: "A3rf Lama but I can't help feeling jealous."
Me: "You shouldn't be Saud."
Saud: "I'll make it up to you."
Me: "Oh really?"
Saud: "Yes really."
Me: "How?"
Saud: "Meet me in our spot after classes okay?"
Me: "Okay."
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After classes were over I went back to my room freshened up and around 6 when the sun was starting to set I headed to our spot.
Saud: "Weenk ant'6rk 9ar li sa3a."
Me: "a7sn."
He tapped on his lap: "Come here."
I didn't sit on his lap I sat beside him.
"a7sn keefk enti el 5srana." He teased.
Me: "Yalla make it up to me. Jalsa astana flowers or a box of chocolates."
Saud: "I have something better for you."
He hugged me.
He pulled away from the hug but still kept his hand around me.
He turned his head and looked at me.
He leaned in closer, I knew he wanted to kiss me but I couldn't move. I didn't lean in, but I didn't back away either.
As he was about to reach my lips I heard a scream behind me: "LAMA!"
I jumped off my seat and turned around and it was Faisal.
He stood there in silence with a terrifying look on his face, then he walked away.
I ran after him and left Saud there.
Me: "Faisal wait!"
Faisal: "What Lama?"
Me: "What's wrong?
He gave me a sarcastic laugh: "What's wrong?"
Me: "You're supposed to be happy for me. That I finally found someone!"
Faisal: "Are you F*cking kidding me? CAN'T YOU SEE? ARE YOU REALLY THAT BLIND LAMA? I'm in love with you, have you seriously not known all along?
It killed me when you called me your friend or your brother it really did. Now seeing you with HIM, is like a punch in the face! But you know what? I deserve this for never telling you how I feel."
He shook his head and walked away.
I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. The only thing my body managed to do is produce tears.
I swear I stood still for 10 minutes then ran back to my room crying.
Reem and Jenna were there and I greeted them with my tears.
Jenna: "Oh my god 7beebti shfeeki?"
After 15 minutes of crying my eyeballs out, I managed to tell them what happened.
They were both quite.
"Well, aren't you gonna say something?" I said with a shaky voice.
Reem: "Lama 7beebti we knew."
I looked at them both, and cried even more.
I shouted: "How can you NOT tell me this?"
Jenna: "Ana 3rft mn nfsi and I confronted Faisal, and then he made me promise."
I put my head in my hands: "I feel like shit."
I shut my phone that night, all I wanted to do was sleep.
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Two days passed since that awful night. I stayed in bed the whole two days. When the dorm keeper came I acted sick.
I woke up to the news that Faisal decided to leave early, and he's only staying til the end of the week.
I know it's all my fault, I know!
I don't want to lose Faisal! He's one of the best in things in my life and I never want to lose him.
I want to go apologize but I don't know what to apologize for and I don't know what to say.
I realized that in the midst of it all, I totally forgot about Saud, and leaving him stranded that day.
I opened my phone, and a thousand missed calls and what's apps from Saud.
I what's apped him.
Lama: Saud please don't hate me. It's been hard these two days and I don't want you to get the wrong idea. I might have lost one of my best friends.
Saud: I just want to know If you're okay.
Lama: I'm really not.
Saud: Ajl no formal?
Shit shit I forgot the formal this Saturday.
Saud: Open the door.
Lama: What?
Saud: I'm outside open the door.
I opened the door with tear-filled eyes and a red nose.
Saud: "y5leeli el 5ashm ela7mr.
He hugged me, but I didn't put my arms around him I just stood there.
We sat on the couch, he put his arm around me.
This doesn't feel as good as it used to.
This doesn't feel as good as it used to.
I started crying again.
Saud: "Lama 7beebi cheer up 3shani""
I didn't say anything.
He gave me a sexy look, and put both his hands up like claws: Lama
Me: "Saud laa walla I'm not in the mood."
He knows I'm extremely ticklish.
Saud: "Wgfii 9ya7 or I swear I'll do it."
I couldn't stop
He started tickling me, and I laughed
Saud: Hathy el '67ka eli abi asm3ha
I put my head on the couch, and just laid there quite for a couple of minutes.
Saud broke the silence: "Now that Faisal is out of the picture, we won't fight anymore come on cheer up."
I gave him a very angry look: "Faisal is not out of the picture ya Saud. Faisal is my best friend and he'll never be out of the picture. You have to understand that!"
He slapped both of his hands on his lap in anger
Saud: "Lama I can't be in a relationship with you and him."
Me: "You're not. You're in one with me."
Saud: "Akeed Lama? Ajl keef yoomeen ymroon bdoon ma ts2leen? 3thrtk glt at least he's gone, bs kitha ktheer 3lay. I'm getting sick of this"
Me: "HATHA ktheer 3leek? Saud this is NOTHING! Bnwajh eli akbr mn ktha, and this isn't the way to handle it!"
Saud: "Well maybe I don't want to "handle it" anymore." Then he stormed out and slammed the door.
My god, this week just keeps getting worse and worse.
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