Chapter Seven

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-SAIF's POV-

I couldn’t believe my eyes. I would have never thought Yasmeen was the kind of girl to lead a guy on and then go out with another guy. 7emdelah I saw this before anything got too serious.

I went outside to wait for Jassim. Even though the heat was excruciating, seeing Yasmeen with another guy was too hard, if I stayed inside I would have punched him. Jassim finally arrived, so we went in, got a table and ordered.

Yasmeen kept BBMing me while I ignore. I was trying to focus on my conversation with Jassim but I had too much on my mind.

"Saif? Sm3t eshglt? Are you okay with the plan?" Jassim said, interrupting my thoughts.

"Ha? Umm… what plan was that exactly?" I said, baffled.

"Ya5i rakz shway" Jassim said with a laugh "Choof, youm el ym3a tgool 7g ubook enk mwa3d rfeejk Faisal, w etyeey ehny w ana bamrk awadeek bait el ahal. Okay?"

"Umm… Madry… Okay" I said.

We left Fedora, and I didn’t even look at Yasmeen. I'm not even gonna check what she BBM-ed me. Madry shlon bachoofha in school tomorrow.

-BACK TO YASMEEN'S POV-

After what happened with Saif, I didn't feel like seeing anyone or laughing about anything. I called Layal and told her to come to the table. She was so happy about Yousif, I couldn't ruin their happiness with my problems, so I excused myself and told Layal to call me when she's finished so I could tell the driver. Yousif was pretty annoyed at Saif, and asked me if anything was going on between us, but I said no, because honestly, my friendship/relationship whatever it was with Saif, was like a rollercoaster ride. I have to admit that sometimes I do love the thrill of not knowing what's gonna happen next, but honestly, sometimes I wish Saif would just be straight forward with me.

When I got home, I ran up to my room, not wanting to see or talk to anyone. I changed into my pajamas, removed "@ Fedora" from my status, snuggled up with my favorite stuffed animal and cried. I didn't even know what I was crying about. Maybe it was about what happened today, or maybe it was because I didn't know what was going on with Saif. I decided that I really needed Reem right now, so I called her.

*Phone call with Reem*

Reem: Aloo? Waynch! Mnzman makalamteny ya sa5eefa!

Yasmeen: A-Alo?

Reem: YASMEEN SHFEEEEEECH??? SHFEECH T9EE7EEN??

Yasmeen: *between sobs* Reemo – Reemo, can you – can you come over?

Reem: eeee, eee dgayg w ana 3ndch 7abeebty

The conversation ended with that. I was neglecting Reem these days, because I was so caught up in the Yousif and Layal drama and everything with Saif.

I heard a knocking and it turns out it was Reem. She ran in and hugged me, making the tears flood down my cheeks all over again. "7beebty Yasi, shfeech?!" Reem shook me, trying to make me speak. I barely got the whole salfa out, explaining how Yousif confessed his love for Layal to me, how then Layal confessed her love for Yousif to me, how we planned the whole Fedora thing and how Saif saw us there. The whole time I was telling her all of this, she was hugging me and stroking my hair like a child.  

"Inzain, what were you planning to do about the Saif thing?" Reem finally said.

"M-Madri" I said.

"Inzain ana 3ndy fkra, shraych tomorrow akalm Faisal, w agoola how Saif misunderstood the whole Yousif thing, w en5aly ekalma?" Reem said, with a smile.

"Oh my God! Reem you're a genius! Wallah I love you!" I said, wiping my tears away.

"Hahaha, I know! Yalla, I have to go home bs I love you so so much! If you need anything call!" She said, closing the door behind her.

I wiped my tears and ran downstairs to see if dinner was ready. Mama told me to tell her next time Reem was gonna come over 3shan she can clean the house, but like I told her 100 other times, Reem only cares if we have food; not a clean house. Mama laughed and told me dinner will be ready in a few minutes.

I woke up the next morning feeling so energized. I couldn’t wait to go to school and see what Reem had planned. I BBMed her to see if she had woken up yet, but as usual, she was sleeping and is gonna be late for school. I checked if Saif had read my messages, but he didn’t. I went to the bathroom, took a quick shower, prayed and got into my uniform. I left my hair open and braided my bangs to one side; Reem always said the braid made me look innocent. I went downstairs, got a sandwich from the table and ate it on my way to school.

When I arrived at school, I went and asked Jumanah and Layan if Reem had arrived. "Inty waynch! Makalmtch mnn youm my party!" Jumanah said. "Ee ana b3d! Machftch aw kalamtch mnn youm 7aflat'ha!" Layan stated. I told them I was busy with family things, which was true, and that I didn’t have time to do anything else this weekend. I apologized for not replying to their BBMs and whatsapp messages while my eyes scanned the crowd for Saif, Faisal or Reem. Suddenly, I noticed Reem walking into the building with Faisal!

I kept shifting in my seat, I wanted to get out of class and ask Reem about Faisal. It was first period, we had math so Jumanah was with me. Next period I would have English so Reem would be with me in class. "Yasmeen… Yasmeen! What is the answer to the problem on the board?" our teacher shouted, interrupting my thoughts. "Oh umm… X is equal to 5?" I said, hoping my answer was correct. "Yasmeen… we were talking about the percentage of countries that have a sufficient amount of rainfall each year… X was not involved in the problem." My teacher said, followed by laughter from the whole class. I covered my face with my hands and finally the bell rang.

I ran to English, hoping Reem was there waiting for me. She wasn't, but my teacher was. "Glad you decided to come early, I hope Reem does too." Our teacher said, signaling me to go take my seat. I kept my eyes on the door, hoping Reem would walk in, but no luck. After class we had a short recess so I went to look for Reem. I saw her walking through the corridors, giggling with Faisal. I stood behind the door, trying to listen in to the conversation. I know, wayed f'9ooleya. "Ya 7lw '9a7ktch!" Faisal said looking into Reem's eyes. "Chub Faisal! I need to go find Yasi, I'll talk to you later! Thank you for the Saif thing!" Reem said, with a smile on her face, coming my way. I was so shocked! I ran from the corridor so Reem wouldn’t catch me and went to the playground.

"Hey Yasi! I talked to Faisal, he's gonna talk to Saif now." Reem said, her face glowing.

"Reem… Fe shay baynch w bayn Faisal? I know you guys skipped class together…" I asked Reem.

"Laa Yasmeen! Wallah Laa! You know I would tell you! T3rfeen Faisal, e7b e'3azl… And we've been friends since forever w sometimes we skip class together… it's no big deal." Reem said, with a reassuring smile.

"Emballah Reem, it is a big deal, please be careful! Anyways, thank you wayed and thank Faisal for me." I said, raising my eyebrows up and down when I said Faisal. Reem laughed and walked away.

The rest of the day passed by quickly. I got home, changed and prayed then had lunch. I went upstairs and my phone kept vibrating from the pings. SAIF WAS PINGING ME!!!!!!

*BBM conversation with Saif*

Saif: I'm sorry I misunderstood, can we forget this happened?

Yasmeen: Yes we can xx

Saif: wallah you're such a good friend <3

Yasmeen: Inta b3d! x

Saif continued on by telling me what happened with Jassim and how he was excited to finally meet his family. I was so happy for him and I hope everything turns out okay.

*BBM conversation with Saif*

Saif: inzain lets do something random :D

Yasmeen: okay I'll send you funny pictures LOL

I started sending him pictures then Jumanah asked me to listen to Justin Bieber's new song 'Boyfriend'. I wasn’t a fan of Justin Bieber but I decided to listen to it anyways.

*BBM with Saif*

Yasmeen: LOL Juju 9j mtfar'3a!!

Saif: hahahaha tawch tadreen? Shsawat a7een?

Yasmeen: Tgooly sm3i '3neyat JB LOOOL

Saif: hahahahaha arjooch gooleli el lyrics wnty tsm3een =))

Yasmeen: Inzain dgeega bafta7 lyrics video =))

Saif: Tyt bs la6awleen O:)

Yasmeen: Okay, eggoolk el a5 justin "If I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go,"

Saif: Inzain w b3dayn? =))

Yasmeen: I can take you places you ain't never been before B)

Saif: LOOL Yalla wadeeeni

Yasmeen: chub 5alny akamel :$

Saif: inshallah O:)

Yasmeen: inzain I'll skip to the chorus =))

Saif: Yalla

Yasmeen: I’d like to be everything you want, Hey girl, let me talk to you

Saif: ee Yalla let me talk to you. Yasmeen, can I be your boyfriend? :$