Chapter Eight

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-Previously-

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, can I be your boyfriend? :$

I was so shocked. I thought what Saif did was so cute, but still, I was surprised. I told Saif I'd think about it and that I was gonna go to bed. Where were Reem, Layal and Yousif when I needed them? I knew Reem and Layal slept early so it was no use calling them, so I decided to call Yousif. Yousif wasn't my first option when I wanted to talk about Saif but I had to talk to someone about what happened right now.

*Phone call with Yousif*

Yousif: Halla eb my second favorite cousin!

Yasmeen: Afa a7een 9rt second?

Yousif: Ee b3d Layal lazm first!

Yasmeen: Hahahaha, ya7laylkum love birds

Yousif: ee wallah, ya7laylna

Yasmeen: Hahahaha, chub!

Yousif: Inzain shfeech m6a9la hal 7aza? Mawarach school?

Yasmeen: emballah waray bs I need to talk you 3n shay 9ar with Saif

Yousif: radayna 7g salfat Saif? Akeed el banat ragdeen hahaha

Yasmeen: uf Yousif! Mat3rf Layal w Reem, kla ragdeen!

Yousif: Inzain, Inzain, sh9ar weya 'Saif'?

Yasmeen: He asked me to be his girlfriend…

Yousif: Na3am? What did you say?

Yasmeen: I said I'll think about it…

Yousif: Inzain inty 7a6a fe balch t9eren weya?

Yasmeen: Madry to be honest…

Yousif: Look, inty tadreen ena ma7b hal salfa, w I'm sorry Yasmeen bs I can't talk to you about it, please respect hal shay

Yasmeen: I know, I'm sorry I called, tra I love you Yousif w maby anything to ruin our friendship; you're one of my best friends

Yousif: I love you too Yasi, wallah maby hal shay e5arb our friendship too, fa roo7y namy w talk to the girls tomorrow, goodnight

Yasmeen: Night!

We ended the phone call like that. Yousif was right; it wasn’t fair for me to talk to him about Saif when I knew the topic upset him. I know if was anything else he would’ve stayed up all night, listening to me complaining. I BBMed Reem telling her me and Layal were coming over after school, even though I didn’t ask my mom or Layal yet. Reem and Layal are good friends through me and we hang out a lot.

I woke up to my mom shouting at my brothers for running around. They had too much energy in the morning. "Yalla Yasmeen 7bebti, goomy" mama said, tapping my shoulder. "Ana gayma, hal siblan sandrony!" I said with a grumpy look. "Yasmeen 3aib, 9ij ehma sblan bs ehma 5wanch." Mama said, giving me a smile. I kissed her forehead and went to the bathroom. I prayed, got dressed and left my hair open because I wasn't bothered to do anything to it. I ran downstairs and got a sandwich for the car ride, as usual.

I decided to check BBM and see if Reem and Layal answered me. 7emdlah, they both said yes, so I decided I'd call mama and ask her. Mama said I could go if I didn’t get any homework today.

School was very awkward today. Saif and I kept giving each other awkward looks. I didn’t want it to be awkward between us! I knew I had to decide what I was gonna do fast but this was a big decision. Ya3ny hay sum3a and losing your parents' trust (if they found out). I didn’t know if it was worth losing my parents… I couldn’t stand waiting to tell Reem and Layal!

Finally, this slow day was over! 7mdlah, we didn’t get any homework so I called my mom and told her I'm going straight to Reem's house. She told me to call her when I get there. Layal agreed to come with me after school.

*In the car with Reem & Layal*

Layal: shfeech emsawya "emergency meeting" fe bait Reem? 5ara3teena!

Yasmeen: Lat7nen! Layn no9al agoolkum…

Reem: Ee Yasmeen, 5ara3teena! W mazachich wayed '3ayr elyoum… it's not your usual hyper mood…

Yasmeen: Wallah bt3rfoon everything when we get to your place.

They understood that if I was gonna talk about it in the car, I was gonna break down. They kept quiet until we got to Reem's place. When we got to Reem's place, salamna 3la her parents w we ran upstairs. Reem gave us some pjs to change into and then we sat on her bed so I could tell them what happened.

"So?? Sh9ar?" Reem blurted out. I told them how Saif asked me to be his girlfriend when I was sending him Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" lyrics and how I said I'd think about it. Suddenly, I burst into tears (I'm very sensitive when it comes to people I care about).

Reem&Layal: YASMEEEN SHFEECH??

Yasmeen: I – I'm scared of losing Saif – I'm afraid of what might happen if I said no…

Reem: But are you gonna say yes??

Yasmeen: wallah madry… fe so many consequences if I say yes… and I'm not gonna say yes bs 3shan I don’t lose Saif… Y3ny I hope ena our friendship is valuable enough to him that he won't stop talking to me if I said no…

Layal: La, La! Wallah I'm sure he would never do that!

Reem: ee 9a7 kalam Layal! Akeed he'd never do that!

Yasmeen: Inshallah…

Reem: Let's go have lunch tra yo3ana! We'll eat upstairs fel 9ala el thanya 3shan broo7na :D

Yasmeen: hahahaha dayman yo3ana! Yalla lets go

We all laughed and went to the living room. Layal kept fiddling with her phone, which was odd because Layal was the kind of girl that found it very rude if someone was BBMing while they were with others.

-LAYAL'S POV-

I was BBMing Yousif about what happened because I was so worried about Yasmeen. I didn't know what I could say to make her feel better, and I had a feeling Reem didn’t either.

*BBM with Yousif*

Layal: Inzain shaswy a7een??

Yousif: Uff ya3ny shtsaween?? Ehya taby t5arb 7ayt'ha 5al t5arbbha!

          A9lan ana klsh mahagat hal 7arakat mnn Yasmeen!

          Ya3ni tbh a7s she's turned into bnt klsh ma3ndha karama.

Layal: Ahh Ahh Yousif! 3aib tra ehya 7asbat e5tk!

Suddenly, I looked at Yasmeen and she was peeping into my phone with silent tears falling from her eyes.

-BACK TO YASMEEN'S POV-

I couldn’t believe how cruel Yousif was being. I know I seemed like a cry baby but I've never been put in these situations. I've never passed the friend zone. Never had a huge fight with Yousif. Never had to deal with decisions that could impact my relationship with my parents so drastically. Layal knew I read the conversation but she couldn’t say anything. She just gave me a sympathetic look, while biting on her lower lip. I couldn’t blame her; if I was in her situation I wouldn’t know what to say either. I ran to Reem's room and got my phone.

*BBM with Yousif*

Yasmeen: Don't bother talking to me again, our friendship is over. I never knew how low you were until today. Thanks for opening my eyes, bye.

I made sure he read it before I deleted him. I wasn’t going to take his crap anymore. I know he wants to protect me, but bad mouthing me to Layal is too low; even for Yousif. I left the room, smiling wide because I knew I was strong and no one, not even Yousif, was going to break me. "So, who wants to watch a movie?" I said with a giggle. Reem pulled me and Layal and we ran to the TV room. It was honestly one of the best days of my life.

-LAYAL'S POV-

*BBM conversation with Yousif*

Yousif: I can't believe that you would show Yasmeen the conversation.

          We lost our friendship because of what you did, Layal.

          Layal I love you, but what you did hurt me, and it ruined my
          friendship with Yasmeen.

          What I told you was between you and me, ana knt ashtkeelch because
          I trust you like my other half. I actually believe you ARE my other half. 
          But what you did was very harsh.

I tried BBMing Yousif but he wasn’t answering. Great. I lost the person I cherished the most because of something I didn't do.