Cold Nostalgia -27-

Guwa!

Shlonkom?

Enjoy it!!

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"sh'hal deraa!! Mako ay mokan tro7la!!"

Ali was in another world, he wasn’t listening to what Faisal was saying, he was thinking about Reem, her laugh and the way she tried to help him out… he could hear her voice in his ears.

"HEEEY! Min akalim ana?"

Ali: OHH F9AIL! Shfeek 7anan? Shtabe?

Faisal: 9arli sina aftaar bil shwari3 madri wain nakil! O akalmik winta sar7aaan!

Ali smiled.

Faisal: sh7aga tibtisim? Ali…9ayir shay ana madre 3ana?

Ali: la! Chine mishtihe maki?

Faisal: agrab maki lina howa hmmmm maki el9ali7iya!!

Ali: ok

Ali grabbed his mobile and sent Reem a text.

Shakhbarich?

Tamaaam!! I'm at home with the sister! u?

Off to Maki elsalhiya!

Aha, 7ag elkhaaz?

Ali laughed, she surprised him.

Tadren mo no3e akhiz…

Have fun…

Will do! Tara awal mara aro7la bas dam 3abalch bakhiz akeed ako nass tistahil tinkhaz!

Reem gasped AYSHAY!

Tawik tgol mo no3ik tkhiz?!!!!

Ali smiled, she's not jealous isn’t she?

Wala 3ad kaifi asawe ele abeeh! Wala 3indch mani3?

Reem gasped.

Ok Ali. saw ele tabe. Have fun :)

Ali laughed.

Thanks, Will do!!

Reem WAAAAAAY O YGOLE THANKS BA3AD!!

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Reem walked downstairs with a cup of coffee in her hand.

"Laish gahwa hal 7aza!!"

Reem smiled at her father: 9arat 3indi mana3a! elgahwa ma gamat tsahirne wala        t9a79i7ne!!

Her father smiled, Reem sat beside him, she remembered what Ali's father told him… that no company in Kuwait would hire him.

Reem: agol yuba!

Father: hala yuba

Reem: sami3 3an Flan AlFlani?

Father: ee shfeeh?

Reem: sami3 3an salfita ma3a wilda?

Father: sima3t inha salfa qadeema, mishakil 3a2iliya!

Reem: inzain ummm ana bagolik elqi9a Kilha o abeek taw3idne inik tsawe ele a6liba!!

Reem's father smiled: basawe ele agdar 3alaih… golay

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Ali and Faisal entered Maki.

Ali: olla f9aail chan wadaitna mukan az7aam!!

Faisal: agoooool!! 3an eltifilsif!! Ummm excuse me! Table for two please

Faisal and Ali sat down, ate their food, fought over who'd pay the bill.

Faisal: matwaqaaa3 agdar asog 3gob ele kalaita

Ali laughed, he raised his head and found Majed standing, he froze in his place then turned to look at Faisal.

Faisal: LAA HALA WALA MAR7ABA!

Ali: f9aaail!!

Faisal gave Majed a cold stare, Faisal was standing alone waiting for a table, two guys were standing behind him waiting for a table too.

Majed: ALI? shakhbarik?

Majed stretched his hand to shake Ali's hand, Ali didn’t move an inch.

Ali: hala ana bkhair int shakhbarik?

Majed: bkhaaair! Hagait nisam3 khabar zawajik mn bint msa3ad AlFlani bas lal7en ma sima3na shay! 3asa mashar?

Ali remembered that Reem acted as if they were a couple, he kept staring at Majed.

Faisal: agool 3ali china lazm namshe?

Majed: Faisal shlonik?

Faisal ignored Majed's presence: Ali? Mishaina?

Ali: ee yalla yalla mishaina

Ali saw a guy standing right behind Faisal, his face was very familiar but he had no idea who he was.

He gave Ali a cold stare, shyabe hatha ba3ad!

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A week passed, Abdulra7man rarely talked to Reem, he would talk a long time to reply on her texts and when he finally replies he replies with one or two words.

Reem entered her family gathering late as always, she looked at the cars and saw Abdulra7man's car parked.

Reem: GUWAAAA!!

"Nichabnaaa el ghada ta3alaay!!"

Reem: kani yaya!!

Reem saw Abdulra7man sitting at the end of the table.

Reem: 7amaaani!!

Abdulra7man looked at Reem and smiled.

Reem: shakhbarik?

Hamani: tamam!

Reem sat beside Abdulra7man, He was too quiet, he didn’t welcome her with a wide smile and silly comments about the way she dressed, or the way she parks her car, he was too quiet and she didn’t like it.

After dinner the whole family sat in the living room, Reem searched for Abdulra7man but did find him, wain ra7?

She looked out the window and saw him walking to his car, she quickly walked out.

"Hamani!!"

He turned around: hala Reem

Reem: wain rayi7?

Abdulra7man: elbait!

Reem: laish? Ma midak!

Abdulra7man just smiled.

Reem: 7amani shfek? 9arlik isbo3 mo tamam!!

Abdulra7man: mafene shay

Reem: imbala feek!!

Abdulra7man sighed: y9er as2al so2al o tjawbene 3alaih eb kil 9ara7a?

Reem: 6ab3an!!

Abdulra7man: mno Ali?