Confessions.32

"Testa3be6ain 9a7?" Abdullah asked as he playfully pushed away her head. "Hey hey. Not the hair buddy." Rayan said, giving him her best gangsta attitude. "Fashlaa fashlaa." Abdullah said as he gave her head a playful push again. "Ou ba3daaaain." Rayan complained as she entered the shalaih with Abdullah on her tail. "3baid youz 3anha." Hessa said from the dining table and they both chuckled. "Affaaaa! Tra ehia ely badya!" Abdullah said as he used his childish tone with his mother. "Badya wla gla9?" Rayan said and everyone in the room started staring at her, troll face. "Shenu? Wallah t'tha7ekkk!" She said as she burst into laughter all by herself. "Gla9 wla wrangler?" Abdullah said, and Rayan stared at him too.


"Fahamteeha? gla9... G-class..." he said, explaining his joke. "Ambeh waai3 waai3 tawney astaw3eb." Rayan said as she threw the nearest cushion at him. "Nafs el6eena smella 3laihum." Hessa said, she turned to look at Zaina and she just smiled at both of them. "Wai3 wai3 ana ou hathey nafs el6eena? La yuma mthay3a!" Abdullah said, pointing a finger at Rayan. "Khaltey Hessa shoufeeeh." Rayan said, pulling her dirtiest trick from the hat: puppy eyes. "Abdullah ou b3dain! Bas khalaa9 lajaitounaa! Maney 3arfa asoulef m3a l'bnaya!" Hessa said, and Abdullah gave up. "3ashanech bas." he said as he winked at his mother then turned around.


"3abouuud." Rayan called him and he smiled at himself before turning around to answer her. His name on her lips was like melody to his ears. "Hla?" he said, eager to know what she was asking for. Even though in his heart, he knew he was going to say yes to whatever she asked for. "Starbucks?" she shyly asked. He chuckled, "Bas badlay, maku rou7a chethey." he said as he smiled at her. "A7laaa Abdullah bl'denyaaaa" she yelled and everyone chuckled. "Kel hatha 3ashan gahwa wla 3ashan etgzeen?" Hessa asked jokingly. "Baaihhh shakhbarey mennu ygez al7een khaltey Hessa. B3dain weldech ykhaley el'wa7ed ygez? Lazgaa lazgaaa." she said as she laughed, not noticing the hint of jealousy in Abdullah's eyes.


Rayan rushed to her room upstairs, changed into bleached skinny jeans and a white cotton top paired with a denim cropped jacket. She pulled her hair into a tight sock bun and applied a little hair wax. She ran down the stairs and found Abdullah playing with his car keys. He looked up and their eyes met. Beautiful without makeup, he thouht.


They got into the car and Rayan turned on the radio. Girl on fire by Alicia Keys and Nicki Minaj was playing on the radio. She turned up the radio and Abdullah smiled. They started singing the lyrics, and Rayan was pointing at herself every once in a while, indicating that she was the girl on fire. Abdullah just laughed at how hyper she was. "Jenan ga3da m3ay wallah." Abdullah said, meaning they both had the same attitude. Rayan stopped dancing and smiling and turned off the radio. An emotionless expression was drawn on her face and Abdullah noticed.


"Shfeech yuba shfeech? Wallah ma aq9ed." he said. Rayan looked outside the window, ignoring his words. "Rayoun shda3wa yallah 3ad la t'thaygeen khelgey." he said, trying to brighten the mood. "Athayeg khelgik? Enta ma tfaker gbl ma tet7acha?" Rayan said disrespectfully. "Shda3wa la tabcheeeen 3laina bas!" Abdullah said, words slipping out of his mouth. Rayan looked at him hurt, then looked away. "Red el'shalaih bas khala9 maley mazaj." she said coldly and Abdullah obeyed.


The whole ride back to the shalaih, Rayan was thinking of Hamad. She needed the comfort of his voice and his manly laugh. She needed to hear him say that it's gonna be Oki cause he's here with her. That no one can get between them. But he said nothing.


He parked the car and looked at her with pleading eyes. But she didn't take the time to look at him. She stepped out of the car and walked all the way to the beach. She looked behind her and saw Abdullah step inside the shalaih. She inhaled deeply. Exhaled and dialed his number.


"aloo." he said and then exhaled. Exhaling was Hamad's way of saying "finally". She smiled, "ahlain, shlounek?" she asked. Hamad smiled and said that he was fine. "7amoud sorry. Wallah ma aq9ed anarfzek." she said, tears strangling her, unable to breathe. "Shhhh. Sem3ay shenu hathey?" he asked as he started playing I'm yours by The Script, the song she dedicated to him earlier that day. She smiled, and her tears faded away. They kept silent until the song ended.


"Shesimha hal'ghneya?" Hamad asked. "I'm yours." Rayan said shyly. Knowing Hamad and his tricks, she knew he only asked to hear her say those words. He exhaled again, "I'm yours." he repeated and Rayan was left smiling to herself.


At that moment, she was flooded with happiness and love. His voice brought comfort amongst her. He made her forget about all her troubles and pains and gave her nothing but pure joy.


"Rayouna?" he said, and she loved the way he said her name."Hlaa?" she said. "Adrey enech bser3a tghareen bas tara wallah hathoul ma3ay b'loyac ya3ney shtabeeney asawey? Ou magder ag6a3 3an banat khalatey ou ahaley." he said, explaining his previous attitude.


Rayan took a minute to debate on whether she should ask him who "L" was, but she didn't want to ruin the mood. "Laa 3adey. I trust you." she said, even though she was starting to have doubts.


They ended the phone call and Rayan took a minute to recall everything he had said during their 20 minutes phone call. She found herself checking his twitter account. Scrolling through his tweets, she noticed he hadn't tweeted much. But two tweets made her smile.

"I found love, so I gotta go. I found love, now I ain't playing no more."

"You're so one in a million baby!"

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! May this new start bring you nothing but happines,love and joy. May it cause you neither tears nor sorrows:D. This is how I've spent MY new year's eve. But it's a very good beginning:p.
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