Chapter Fifteen

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-Previously-

When I walked into Burger Lounge I saw Saif with another girl. Our eyes locked and tears filled my eyes. I ran out of the restaurant and Saif followed me.

I went and stood in a corner so no one would see me crying. I couldn’t believe Saif would do that to me. I thought 'I love you' meant something to him. I thought I meant something to him.

Saif found me in the corner, crying pathetically over him. "oh Yasmeen…" Saif said, running towards me. He tried to wipe away my tears, but I just pushed him away. "Yasmeen, 7beebty, this was all a big misunderstanding…" He started explaining how he was doing this for his friend Khalid and his cousin Jassim, how he didn’t want them to fight over a girl that might not even love one of them. I slowly started to believe him. Now he was the Saif I knew and loved; the Saif that would do anything to help the people he loved. He placed his fingers under my chin and slowly raised my head so I would look him in the eyes. Once I was looking at him, he wiped my tears with his thumbs and whispered 'I love you' in my ear. I smiled at him and he made this face where he'd scrunch up his nose to make me smile.

-FLASH BACK-

"Saif!! Yallah smile!! I gave you my juice box AND half of my lunch; at least smile!!" I said.

"Maby I smile!! Aby friends" A sad, Saif said, looking at the ground while slowly swinging back and forth.

I scrunched up my nose which made me squint and it made Saif laugh so hard that he fell off the swings!

"You remembered." I said, shocked. "Of course I remember, princess Jasmine." Saif replied, flashing me a smile. I would always do that when we were kids, so Saif wouldn't be upset when the other kids would bully him.

Saif said we have to go back, because ' 3aib e7na hadeen our friends'. When we went back to the table, Jassim pulled Saif to the side but Saif signaled me to come to him.

"Jassim, hathy Yasmeen, my princess." Saif said, not taking his eyes off of me.

"Tsharafna, Saifo kela yt7acha 3anch! Bel8a9b asaktah!" Jassim said, chuckling.

"Hahahaha, thank you! Saif 9j ely egoolah Jassim?" I said flashing Saif a smile and raising my eyebrow.

Saif just laughed, too embarrassed to reply.

"Inzain, umm… 3n ethnch Yasmeen bs bagool 7g Saif shay." Jassim said, embarrassed that he had to tell me to leave.

"hahahahaha laa 3ady! E5thw ra7atkum, ana baroo7 achoof Reemo!" I said, smiling to Jassim and Saif.

I walked to the table where Reem had sat down AND ordered food without me.

-SAIF'S POV-

"Saif, Jawaher ra7at! Shlon ba3arf etha ehya t7beny aw la?? Aklmha??" Jassim said, nervously.

"Jasoom, had a39abk! Lat7aty, et9l feha aw diz lha msg ena we'll all meet up again 3shan she tells me who she wants to choose. At least this way she won't have to tell either one of you that she doesn't want to be with him. She'll tell me who she chooses and I'll talk to the guy she rejects. This is the only way btn7al el mshkla." I said, with a sigh.

"Inzain Saif, tkfa latgool 7g a7ad 3n el salfa… sum3at Jawaher '3alya 3ndy w ana 9j nawy a56bha etha Allah ktab… Maby agoolk echathb 3la Yasmeen bs ana a6lbk w ma abeek itridny; latgool 7g a7ad." Jassim said, hesitantly.

"Afa Jassoom! Inta 7asbat u5ooi el3od! Akeed mabagool 7g a7ad!" I said, flashing Jassim a smile.

I don't know how I'm gonna keep this from Yasmeen.

-YASMEEN'S POV-

Saif and Jassim came to our table to tell us they were leaving. Saif looked on edge, but when I asked him what was wrong, he said "nothing Jasmine" and scrunched up his face so I would laugh.

Reem and I were done eating by 9:30 so I called my dad and told him he could pick me up, if he wasn’t busy. We waited at Starbucks till my dad and Reem's driver arrived.

"Yalla Yasmina! Wake up you have to go to your Grandmother's house!" Julie said, trying to wake me up. "Julieeeeee, 5 more minutes 7abeebty!" I said, trying to cover my ears with my pillow. "No habebty, your mama and baba are waiting for you to eat breakfast with them! Its Friday, yallah!" Julie said, dragging me out of bed. I rubbed my eyes and checked my phone. It was 11:45 AM. I stayed up till about 4 AM, bbming Saif and Skyping with Layal and Reem. We would always skype when we were bored; even when we looked awful. We'd do the randomest things and take so many screen shots of the Skype session! This time we each drew funny animal faces on ourselves! I was a cat, Reem was a puppy and Layal was a hamster! So you could say I was pretty tired. I ran to the bathroom, washed my face, prayed and ran downstairs to  have breakfast.

"tawel nas! 7sha nomat ahl el kahf!" 3essa said, high fiving 3li. I lightly smacked the back of their heads and said, louder than I should have, "9ABA7 EL5AIR." "weeh, weeh sh'hal z3aj mn 9ba7 Allah 5air?" Baba said, walking into the kitchen with mama. I went over and kissed both their heads and we sat down and had our breakfast.

After breakfast, I ran upstairs and took a quick shower. I opened up my closet to look for an outfit to wear. I decided to wear an off-white, maxi skirt with a plain black top that was had short, puffed sleeves with studs on them. I paired it with my black Chanel shoulder bag, gold flats, red lipgloss, winged liner, and mascara. I put my hair up in a high pony tail. I ran downstairs and we were off to Grandma's.

Once we were at my Grandma's house, I went w salamt 3la everyone then ran upstairs to the living room. I ran and hugged Layal, wela chnah we were Skyping last night! Yousif and I awkwardly shook hands and burst out laughing like nothing was wrong. I saw Fatimah in the room so I said "salam". Radat el salam without even looking at me. Yousif, Layal and I started reminiscing about when we were kids and memories of the sleepovers in our tents in our Grandmother's yard. Fatimah suddenly got frustrated and left the room!

-FATIMAH'S POV-

Y3ny seriously?! Bel3amalah they talk about the things they did as kids WITHOUT me?! Bel3amalah they want to make me feel unwanted?! Ana araweehum a7en!

I ran downstairs to look for 3essa and 3li. I found them watching a football match in the TV room with the rest of the boys. "3essa! 3li! Ta3alaw hnee!" I called out to them to come outside. "Na3am fa6oom, shtabeen?" 3li said, peeping through the door to check if anyone scored. "Taboon t7a9loon 10 BD, EACH?" I said. That grabbed their attention. "na3aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam, 10 BD, EACHHHH?!" 3essa said, ecstatically. "Choofo, abeekum troo7oon 7g 5alty Mona, um Layal, w itgooloon lha chftoo bnt'ha emyawda yad Yousif!" I told them, an evil smile forming on my face. "Baaaaaih!! Hay 9ij 9ar?!" 3essa said, shocked. "Akeed la yalsblan! Bs ana chthy agoolkum! Yalla, make her believe you w ana a36ekum 10 BD each!" I replied. The ran to my aunt before I could say another word.

I ran over to the living room where the grownups were sitting.  I acted like nothing was wrong, sat down and started messing with my phone.

"5alty Mona… R7na fog na5th shay mn Yasmina ela chfna Yousif w Layal emyawdeen yad ba3a'9…" 3essa blurted out.

"SHNW?! BNTY LAYAL?! ANA ARAWEEHA!" 5alty Mona said, rushing upstairs.

Everyone, including myself, ran upstairs to see what was happening. 5alty Mona ran inside and started screaming at Layal. 5alty Mona w zojha kanaw 7adhum closed minded, w Layal was always understanding of her parents' rules w 7ta she always respected the 7jab she wore on her head. Wela ga6 lbsat shay '9ayg w kla 7jabha m'3a6y all her hair. I don’t know why Yousif liked her when he could see me, in my pretty dresses and long hair.

"INTY? INTY MB MTRABYA? ANA W UBOOCH MARABYNACH 9A7? MA3ALAMNACH EL FARG BAYN 8ALA6 W 9A7? TROO7EN TMSKEEN YAD WA7D M7RM?! ANA ARAWECH!!" 5alty Mona was literally screaming at Layal.

"Mama shsawayyyyt?! Shlah t9ar5een 3alay?! Mayawadt yad a7ad wallah!!" Layal said, bursting into tears.

3li ran into the room and shouted "WAAAIT!! 5ALTY WALLAH CHATHABNA HAY FATIMAH GALAT LNA NGOOLCH CHTHY WALAH ASFEEN!!"

"NA3AM?! FA6OOM GAYLATLKUM? ANA ARAWEECH FA6OOM!!" My aunt was screaming at me. I was screwed.

-YASMEEN'S POV-

I was literally on the floor, laughing. Fatimah seriously fashilat roo7ha. Awal mara a7s I really, REALLY love my brothers. I wiped away Layal's tears and she started laughing with me and Yousif.

I had to leave my grandmother's house earlier than usual because me and a few others were meeting up at Jumanah's house in Durra. I went home with the driver because my family was staying at my grandmother's house till late at night. I ran up to my room to decide what I was gonna wear. The moment of truth; when you stare at your closet that’s filled with clothes yet you have nothing to wear. I decided I was gonna wear black leggings with a flowy grey top and a black, hippie headband that had a big, pink flower on the side. I wore a bunch of necklaces, rings and bracelets and left my makeup as it was, just changing the lip gloss to a light, pink shade. Reem has always hated the way I was able to dress because my style was very bohemian and edgy and she found it 'too much' for Bahrain. "You gotta love a girl with confidence" Saif would always say, when she talked about my style. Well, you gotta love Saif! I blushed when I thought of Saif…

I arrived at Durra around 6:30 PM and as usual, I was the last person to arrive. Reem, Faisal, Saif, and Layan were already here. Layan, Jumanah and Reem all ran over to hug me! Layan and Jumanah told me how much they missed hanging out and I did the same. I said hi to the boys and we all decided to watch a movie. Reem and Faisal were sitting awfully close together, and Faisal kept whispering things in Reem's ear. I didn’t sit really close to Saif because Jumanah's parents were here and I thought it would look really bad if they saw us like that. Reem on the other hand, really didn’t care. "Taben ntmasha 9ob elba7ar?" Saif suggested, interrupting my train of thoughts. "Yeah, sure." I said, smiling to Saif.

Saif and I excused ourselves and went to the beach. We started talking about the most randomest things!

Saif: What's your favorite Disney movie?

Yasmeen: Hmm, that’s a tricky question! What's yours?

Saif: I'd have to say Aladdin, because I've always found princess Jasmine interesting.

Yasmeen: Hmm, then I choose Aladdin too, because I've always found Aladdin interesting!

Saif: hahahahah 8alada Jasii!

Yasmeen: Shnw Jasii Allah yhdak? Its YASII! Hahahaha

Saif: okay YASII… I love you!

Yasmeen: I love you too… SUSU!

Saif: Baraweech *starts pocking Yasmeen in her ribs*

Yasmeen: hahahahahah! Stop – please Saif – stop – hahahahah!

Saif: Hahahahaha okay!

Suddenly, Saif pulled me in for a hug! It was the warmest, most loving hug I had ever felt! His warm hoodie felt so soft and it smelled amazing, it smelled of 'One Million' for Men. I loved that perfume. His arms felt so welcoming and safe; I could've hugged him forever. I pulled away after a while, because it was starting to get awkward. We continued walking, wela chnah 9ar shay.

Yasmeen: Chnah 9ar shway bard from the breeze coming from the sea?

Saif: Bardana?? Here, take my hoodie!

Suddenly, Saif took off his hoodie and handed it to me. It was loose yet comfortable at the same time. It smelled so good and it felt like I was hugging Saif all over again. The feeling brought shivers down my spine.

Saif's fingers entwined into mine as we were walking down the beach. He kept playing with my rings and saying "One day, I'll put a ring on your finger, your engagement ring Inshallah." I would keep blushing and blushing every time he would say that!

"SHETSAWOON?!" A voice from behind us said.