Beneath Guarded Hearts - 17

Previously...

3bdulla

I didn’t hear the rest of what she said.

Travel weya 3amy M7amad?

Weya Asma?!

This is going to be the longest summer of my life…

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Asma

As soon as mama told me the news, my face went pale. I ran into my room, fished out my blackberry and scrolled down to Noufyy's convo.

>Nooooooouffffyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!

>PING!!!

>PING!!!

>PING!!!

>Yal zagga answerrrr I need to talk to you!

--SHOOOOO give me a minute to breath ya 7rma!

>Sorry sorry bas I HAD to tell you awal ma 3raft!

--Chaaih sho mstwee?

>Noufyy :'(

--Whaaat! :O

>We're

>Travelling

>With

>Gom

>3amy

>Salim!

> :'(

--3amy Salim AS IN 3bdulla's dad 3amy Salim?! :O :O

--!!!

>YESSS !!!!!! :'(

--Shiiit Asoom sho batsaween!

-- You'll be stuck with him the WHOLE summer?!

>Haaaaaih!!!!

>Noooufyy shoot me walla !

>I don't know how to deal with this!

>Ya Allaaaaaah sho basaweeee

--We can't continue this over bbm

--THIS calls for an emergency meeting

>Okaay, wain tbain nseer?

--Hmmm

--How fast can you get to Dubai mall??

Me: "Mama ana 6al3a bashil Rajo w ba5alee m7mad 7agkm inzaain?"

Mom: "5air inshalla wain sayra? Shay mstwee?"

Me: "La la bas baseer bashoof Noufyy mn zmaan ma shft-haa inzain? Mama el mall mb z7ma hal wagt pleease lat3andeen I really need to talk to her…"

Mom: "Ok ok ma gelt shay, bas 3ade tmreen el jam3eya on ur way?"

Me: "Mama pleease send the grocery list weya m7amad chaaih yshti3'l 3na?"

Mom: "Ok ok ma3alaich, lat6awleen 7beebty maba el nas ygolon shfna bnt flan roo7ha fel mall, ba3dain bay6al3oon ramsaat 3anch. Inzain?"

Me: "Mamaaa calm down barid bser3a w ma7ad baygool shay ana ma a6ali3 8i9aa w 3abaty mb 6’ay8ah kam mara lazem a3eedlch nafs el kalam!"

Mom: "Okaaay just reminding you 7beebty, yalla ma3asalameh"

Me: "Byeeee !"

I shouted it as I headed out.

I rushed 5adamatna Ruby into the car and told Rajo to go to Dubai Mall. And fast.

*bleep bleep*

That was probably Noufyy.

--Haa wainch?

>I'm on my way, baw9al in 15 aw 20 minutes

--Kaay see you hunn!

*sigh*

>Byee :)

--Hey we'll figure it out inzain? Just make it to armani cafe in one piece :D

>Hahaha ok ok :*

W a5eeran w9alt DM bas 6ab3an Noufyy ma kanat wa9leh, always late to everywhere ! I've made a habit of lying to her about the time 3shan she arrives the same time as me :D Bas in the rush of everything, I couldn't really do that today.

Surprisingly she arrived 10 minutes after I was seated. Ma kan shay wayed nass, bas still some 3rabs were scattered here and there. To be honest, people only came here to see and to be seen. 3afanalla nas mtfayjeen! XD

After Noufyy arrived, we ordered something to drink and we started talking about ways to piss off 3bdulla :p

I became evil walla!

Whatever, I might as well make myself busy if I'll have to spend all this time with him. Let's take some of my power back.

Me: "Loooool I can't wait to see his face when I do that! ... Noufyy? Wain sertyy xD ! Helloooo!!!"

I started waving my hands in front of her face and she blinked suddenly.

Noufyy: "Ohh sorry! I was just staring at that really hot guy over there, bas mb yalis y6ali3ny!!! :("

Me: "What? Waaain aba ashoofh!"

Noufyy: "Shhhhhh!! Don't make it obvious -.-"

Me: "Hhh sorry sorry inzain let's pretend we're talking about bags and you point at Gucci awanh to show me shay on display 3shan alif rasy w ashoofh"

We did our little act and as I turned around, I saw a pair of familiar, dazed eyes that stared right into my face.

I turned my head back so fast that I felt it spin a bit as my cheeks burned red.

Noufyy: "What was that about?"

Me: "I KNOW him!"

3bdulla

My sister agreed to help me choose hdeeyat t5arej weld 5ali if I chip in a little for the Chanel bag she really wanted but my parents refused to buy her xD She had so many bags honestly w ma t7tajeh! My parents actually have a point this time, hai estwat shopaholic! Awal ma shay ynzil lazm 3al a8al tseer el ma7al w tshoofh w 80 percent of the time she goes back and buys it. Baba finally shal el kart 3anha :P

Anyway ba3d ma she chose something nice for my cousin mn Louis Vuitton, she said that she'll head to Chanel and choose her bag until I pay.

Just as my thoughts started lingering towards Asma, I saw her. She was right in front me sitting in armani cafe as I stepped out of LV. I froze in my place, my heart skipping a hard beat. I remembered her scent, her hair, her eyes, and her sweet laughter that invaded my dreams for many nights... It's been so long since I last saw her on that night I left. The night I realized that I loved her. The night I let her go.

But the longing I was feeling was replaced by sudden anger as I saw a flicker of emotion appear in her eyes as she checked out the guy a couple of tables behind them. Who the hell was that?! And why did he seem to make her nervous? She's blushing! Why did he make her blush?! Bi3'ait aseer ashila mn krseeh w I punch him right in the nose until it looked crooked and bled endlessly :@

He can't be from her past...

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Can he?

To be continued...