Beneath Guarded Hearts - 23

Previously...

Asma

Me: "3bdulla..."

3bdulla: "Shhh, Rdy ergdy 7yatii, w inshalla hal mara t7lmeen 3any..."

And he faded into the darkness as he left me dazed with a throbbing pulse behind my ear.

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3bdulla

I couldn't sleep after that. My mind started jabbering, becoming very preoccupied. She didn't know how much my heart ached in pained pumps.

She dreamt about him?

Why was she crying? Hal 7mar el chalb shomsawy feeha?! Did he hurt her? Abuse her? If he so much as touched a hair on her head, I would make the pilot turn the plane around and go back to kill him.

The only question was, why hadn't Sul6an done that already?

Sul6an

A5er ensan twa8a3t eyee 3ndy kan 3bdulla. But come, he did. I can never sleep on airplanes so I stay up watching movies while the others around me fidget and snore. I had put the volume to the highest, so I didn't hear him call me until he waved his arms in front of my face.

What the heck does he want?

Me: "3bdulla? Sho tba kil7ad ragid."

3bdulla: "Inteh mb ragid."

Me: "Inzain bas batnashish ele 3daly. What do u want?"

3bdulla: "Rashid..."

He opened his mouth to say more, but I interrupted him. I always liked that he got straight to the point and didn't stall here and there.

Me: "Yes, knt nawy aramsik 3anh, actually."

He lifted his brow in surprise.

3bdulla: "Walla?"

Me: "Haaih. Laish inshalla 6'arbinah 6'arb? W bas 3alashan gal inh e5ty 7elwa? Sh7a8a 3bood inteh a9lan shoy5e9ik tseer w tis2ala 3an asamy?"

He took a moment to form the right sentence in his mind. Seems like he had a lot of thoughts jumbling in his head.

3bdulla: "Kan yi6ali3ha."

Me: "Adree inh kan yi6ali3ha asma 5abiratny kilshay. Ana aba a3rf INTEH sho da5alk fel mow6'oo3?"

It was obvious that he didn't wanna answer me, or tell me why he REALLY did what he did. Maybe I should change my approach to get something out of him.

3bdulla: "I'm her cousin. Ya3ni 6ab3an-"

Me: "Allah y5aleek save it, kilh hal kalam 5arabee6 it wasn't a brotherly act, it was because inteh t7bhaa w mn mita tbaha, bas you can't have her."

I could tell I stunned him.

Me: "Aba mb 3'aby."

Even in the darkness, I could sense the emotion flaring in his eyes.

3bdulla: "W why can't I have her?!"

Me: "Hatha ho 7adk. Magdar a5abrik simply because may5e9ik. And we both know you're no good for her."

3bdulla: "I may not be perfect bas a7liflik ma bat7a9el 7ad y7ibha gad ma ana a7ibha!"

Me: "Walla?"

3bdulla: "Ufff a7eena that's not the point, 9ul6oon what did he do to her? Sho elsalfa laish he zay3'a minh?"

I widened my eyes.

Me: "Asma? ZAY3'A mn Rashid? Mn wain 6ala3t hai el chthba?"

3bdulla: "Chthbaa? Mb yalis achthib I saw it with my own eyes!"

I was getting concerned now. Ha m5aref wila sho?

Me: "Sholy shftaa bel6'abt?"

3bdulla: "She dreamt about him just now. I saw her. W akeed 7alma 3anh mn gabl ba3ad ashkara-"

Me: "Inzain 7ilmat 3anh, that's not abnormal or scared to me."

3bdulla: "Ufff 5alny a5ale9! She was shaking in her sleep; w yom nashat mn el rgad kanat trtijif chanh roo7ha 6al3a mnha and she kept repeating 'it was just a dream asma, calm down' over and over. I got worried chan-"

Me: "Tgarabt mnha?!"

3bdulla: "I, laa2, haaih ya3ni bas you're missi-"

Me: "Yal 7mar ma geltlik tbt3d 3anha?!"

3bdulla: "Bas you're missing the whole point! I think Rashid-"

Me: "Uffff 7shartnyy!! Bassik you wanna know why you can't have her? It's because she's engaged to Rashid! Haaa happy?"

He was silent. He looked like a corpse. Maybe I shouldn't have blurted it out. Bas ma kan ynchub!

Me: "3bood? 3bdulla?"

After what seemed ages, he whispered something under his breath.

3bdulla: "He's... Engaged... To ASMA?!"

To be continued...