Beneath Guarded Hearts - 45

Previously…

Sul6an

He walked away in long strides, and I was baffled. Rashid is starting to fall in love? After all these years? And with Asma? I realized with torn annoyance that I had only two choices now: tell 3bdulla what happened and have him going through another one of his trances, or let Rashid have Asma when she could have had a choice in saying no. I brushed my hair back in agitation, not knowing what to do. Either way, there’s a risk that Asma will get hurt, and I have to take it. 3wash was right all along.

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Asma

            ‘Hmm, should I send it or not?’

            I bit my lip. He won’t think it’s wrong, would he? And besides I owe him an apology…

            ‘So does he’ I heard myself say. Well, boys are too arrogant to begin an apology, but maybe he’ll return mine. Yes, there we go! A way to get him to apologize for everything… That’s seems reasonable enough.

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Heyy, you awake?

            I waited anxiously for his reply, clicking back and forth between applications until I saw the rep bleep.

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Ya

            Oh my God he’s probably still pissed. Ma7a6 la smiley la si2alny shay! Omg how am I gonna fix this I hate confrontations but I don’t want him to be mad so I guess I’m forced-

            ‘Shut up Asma’ Okaay, just say how you’re feeling. That’s not so hard, is it? I jumped a little as I saw the red light flashing again.

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Did u want something?

            Ufff Asma just send him something !

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Haaih… sorry about tonight I didn’t mean what I said

            I waited for what seemed ages. Why wasn’t he replying me?

From: 3bady (Mobile)

It’s okay, yalla go to sleep

            What? No Why’s, no You have to make it up to me, not even an I’m sorry too? What’s wrong with him? What am I supposed to say now? Clearly he doesn’t want me to continue bas to hell with him if I’m gonna let him end it like that!

To: 3bady (Mobile)

What’s wrong with you! Laish inteh chee lat6ali3 7rakat yhal ana yalsa at2asaf w this is how you respond? YOU owe me an apology too you know!

            I clicked send before I convinced myself to chicken out.

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Inzain, SORRY. Ha happy?

            Ufff what am I do with him?

To: 3bady (Mobile)

What’s this really about? Sho balak 3bdulla laish inteh chee?

From: 3bady (Mobile)

W inty laish mhtama? Last time I checked you were drooling all over Rashid. W I don’t blame you if you like 5a6eebch bas don’t expect me to understand inzain?

            Woaah.

To: 3bady (Mobile)

I’m not expecting you to understand anything

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Thank God because I don’t and honestly I don’t even want to, you’re too much trouble than you’re worth

            Did he have to hurt me to feel satisfied? Even though I knew deep down he didn’t mean it, it was still painful to see him write it. I would never say that to him, no matter how much I wanted to get back at him.

To: 3bady (Mobile)

If I’m too much trouble, then why did you come to my graduation?

            He took longer this time to respond. HA! I got him ;)

From: 3bady (Mobile)

It was a mistake. Don’t worry I won’t bother you again

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Why do you keep saying you won’t bother me? Since when have you bothered me are we going to just assume things now? Because I can assume a hell of a lot when it comes to you

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Assume all I want, and deny all you want. We both know the truth

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Yes we DO, 3bdulla. At least I’m able to admit it

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Admit what? That you’ve thrown me away for that piece of trash? If you even knew HALF of everything, you wouldn’t be able to look at 5a6eebch much less fake smiles at him

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Excuse me?! I didn’t throw you away! YOU’RE the one who left me!

From: 3bady (Mobile)

I didn’t leave you Asma, I went to university

To: 3bady (Mobile)

PLEASE don’t give me that university crap you were gonna go AUS not NYU inzain! Idk why you changed your decision but apparently I’m not important enough to know the truth. You never tell me anything, and you treat me like a child. Well I’m NOT a child 3bdulla and I’m certainly not an idiot! Uff malik fayda I take back my apology you don’t deserve it! Go back to 3wash or Nada or whoever it is you’re screwing

From: 3bady (Mobile)

I never dated 3wash

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Wow is that the only answer you’re giving me?

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Ufff Asma I can’t just text you everything!

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Then tell me in person

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Lateelsen t2alfeen 5arabee6 you know we can’t meet

To: 3bady (Mobile)

Oh so is that the excuse you’re using now?

From: 3bady (Mobile)

Ufff INZAIN! I’ll tell you over the phone

To: 3bady (Mobile)

I’m waiting

            I waited nervously, made a last check of the hallways to make sure nobody was awake until I felt the phone vibrating in my hand. My blood beat anxiously at the anticipation of hearing his deep voice.

Me- Aloo?

3bdulla- Halla

*silent moment*

3bdulla- So sho tbain t3arfeen?

Me- Why did you meet with 3wash?

3bdulla- Uff Asma laish lazm t3arfeen mn ziman estwaa!

Me- You owe me the truth

3bdulla- Uffff..

Me- Yalla la

3bdulla- Inzain how about this? A question for a question

Me- Umm… okaay deal. And only the truth ha!

3bdulla- Inzain I’ll ask you first

Me- But you didn’t-

3bdulla- Ana awal

Me- Uff inzaain

3bdulla- Umm…

            He took a long hesitated moment before he asked.

3bdulla- How did your night go?

Me- With Rashid you mean?

3bdulla- Ya Sul6an said he took you to the burj?

Me- Hhhh I don’t know why everyone keeps assuming that… oh ya 9a7 a7eed gal he made dinner reservations there…

3bdulla- What do you mean ‘assume’? Laish chaih wain wadach?!

            His tone suddenly rose. Should I tell him the truth? I have to if I want to know about him and 3wash…

Me- It was harmless walla latkaber el salfa! He took me to the beach inzain?

            I waited for his answer, a reaction, the sound of his breath, anything, but nothing came through the line.

Me- Aloo? You there? 3bdulla?

            After a long pause, he finally answered me.

3bdulla- He. Took. You. To. The. BEACH?

Me- Yaa what’s wrong with that? My God, Sul6an had the same reaction what’s wrong with you two? It happened to be amazing!

3bdulla- You told Sul6an?! Mta? Really was it amazing?

Me- Umm I told Sul6an tonight and he got pissed off for some reason but not at me. And yaa it was absolutely beautiful. Why?

3bdulla- Because…

Me- Sho what’s going on?

3bdulla- Describe the scene for me

Me- But what does that have to do with-

3bdulla- Just do it!

Me- Inzain uff hady! He took me to Jumeira beach and he had made this cute little shaft beside the shoreline near the waves, and there was a dinner set up and purple curtains and-

3bdulla- THAT ASSHOLE!

Me- What? Sho elsalfa laish m3a9eb! There’s nothing wrong with that!

3bdulla- Asma bas gooleely, weren’t you even a little surprised that he knew exactly what you liked?

Me- But he said he asked around-

3bdulla- Asked who? Who knows you that well that he could possibly ask?

Me- Well the only person I could think of is Sul6an… bas he said that he didn’t tell him anything… I can’t think why… but how is it possible he must have asked Sul6an!

3bdulla- I’ll tell you how it’s possible, Asma. It’s because he’s a damn LIAR!

Me- What?! Don’t accuse him like that, you’re wrong

3bdulla- Asma you don’t even love him and he barely knows you!

Me- Inzain so what’s your point?

3bdulla- My POINT is that the only people who could have possibly thought about that were your family… and maybe someone else…

Me- Laa w who might that person be?

3bdulla- Me

            I literally had to pause before I answered.

Me- YOU? You couldn’t have set it up because you were in… But no…

3bdulla- Yes Asma, It was me. It was all me.

To be continued…