Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Confessions.18

Pulling to a stop in front of her dad's workplace, the security refused to let them in. Abdullah rolled down his windows, "Hey Majeed. Hatha Abdullah, bas bywa9elney dakhel ou yamshey." she told the security man with a smile on her face, she was smiling out of respect and because she couldn't wait to see Hamad. Majeed smiled back and waved as Abdullah drove inside, he took a turn to the right and parked in front of her father's building.


She smiled as she was opening the door of the car, but Abdullah suddenly grabbed her wrist, "Ne6ray bakalmech. 9ekay el'bab." he said firmly. Rayan rolled her eyes as she got back in and closed the door. "Khair? Bas khala9 geltlick ma 9ar shay ams ou malah da3ey tred tefta7 el'mawthou3." she said courageously while looking in his eyes. He clenched his fists. "Menu ely kentay ga3da m3ah? Ou la tchathbeen 3lay." he said.

"Abdullah shfeek? Hatha wa7ed dash internship 3end obouy ou lma shafney ya 3shan ysalem ou bas!" she said, making it obvious that she was annoyed. Abdullah was quiet for a minute, "Obouch yadrey?" he said, and Rayan felt like it was more like a threat than a question.

She looked at him with disgust, "Rou7 goulah." she said as she nodded in the direction of the building, daring him to walk in there and tell her dad what he knows. Abdullah looked away as Rayan opened the door again and got out. She spotted Hamad in his car almost 4 parking lots away. Her phone vibrated in her hands, she looked down and saw the twitter notification.

She clicked on the Twitter application and her eyes scanned for little star that leads to the new activity, it was a dm.
@Hamad: I see you.:p

She chuckled as he slowed her pace, giving Hamad a chance to catch up with her. He came out of his car, wearing his deshdasha and his ghetra neatly folded in his arm. His hair was messy so Rayan assumed that he took off his ghetra and folded it so he could wear it again later. He walked up to her and smiled, Rayan looked down shyly as they both walked together to the entrance of the building.

Rayan forgot that Abdullah was still there, he saw everything. She turned her head around, her eyes meeting with Abdullah's, she got the message that he was annoyed, but he wouldn't hear her out so she didn't care what he thinks.

Hamad held the door open for her  as he asked how she was. "Tmam el7emdillah. How are you?" she said in response. "I'm good." he said, giving her a huge grin. They walked to her father's office and he held the door open for her, again. Rayan laughed as she thanked him and he laughed as well.

She greeted her father with a kiss on his forehead as Hamad was keeping distance, she thought it was cute. Once she was seated Hamad shaked hands with her father and they greeted each other ever so loudly.


"Yubaa laish meshait 3aney el'youm? Shda3wa laish ma geltley!" Rayan started whining. "Baba entay 6awaltay bel7amam! Abdullah galey akeed enich met3asra ou galey sh9ayer fa geltlah khala9 enta rath'a b3dain yeebha..." her father said, "3ad 3sa rethaitay? Tra 9ej met7asef l9bay." Rayan's tears have already started forming and she was trying her best to blink them away, she looked around the room and then her eyes met with Hamad's.

Once he noticed the tears, his expressions turned from confusion to worry. "Eeh yuba ma 9ar shay." she said. She gave her father one of those big fake smiles that he would always fall for, but Hamad obviously didn't buy it. "Oki 3ayala ana barou7 3end Abdulwahab, yabeeney awaqe3 3la cham wrega, akhale9 ou nred el'bait Oki yuba?" he said while grabbing his folders and a pen and making his way out, leaving Rayan and Hamad alone.

Once her dad was out of the office, she let out a sigh as she rested her head in between her palms, while Hamad was still awkwardly standing there. "Rayan? Sh9ayer? Fech shay?" he asked. He knew it wasn't his business, he's only known Rayan for 2 days now, but god know how much he cared about her.

Rayan looked up at him and smiled. "La maku shay, don't worrry." she said. "Bagoulich shay..." he said, and he was hesitating at first but then he sat at the chair that was facing Rayan. Hamad placed his neatly folded ghetra on the chair that was next to him. He leaned forward as he started speaking. "Adrey eney ma a3arfech wla entay t3arfeeney. But eveyrtime you smile, I smile too. Your presence makes me feel so good, and I want to make you feel better." he said with a half smile indicating that he was a bit shy. Rayan chuckled as she lifted her head, "You're english is so good..." she laughed, "And its a long story, but I'm fine now.".

"Long story ha? Tra ana wa7ed 7adey fathey ou ma3endey hadaf bel7ayat. Reday el'bait ou gouliley kel shay 3la ra7tech." Hamad said and Rayan laughed like she's been tickled. Hamad smiled, he loved making people laugh. "Enshallah." she said with a smile. "Enzain ana al7een lazem amshey, el'walda tabeeney a3asheeha barra." he said, giving Rayan one of his million dollar smiles that would cause Rayan's heart to melt.

Hamad picked up his ghetra as he stood up and faced the mirror that was pinned on the wall, Rayan watched him so carefully as he was wearing his ghetra. Everytime he caught her staring, she would smile and look away for a second then stare at him again. She couldn't take her eyes off him, and he couldn't resist smiling whenever she smiled. She had a crush on him.

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