Empty Spaces -17-

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*Just to make things clear, I skipped the second day of 3aza so what you'll be reading is in the third and last day of the 3aza.

Enjoy it!!!

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Lama opened her eyes and saw Barak, he held her hand the whole night and it made her feel safe.

Her head was pounding and her eyes burned, she let Barak's go and walked to the bathroom. Splashed cold water on her face, Her grandmother was gone and that was a fact that she had to live with.

She walked to the bathtub, filled it with warm water.. she touched the water with her finger.. perfect warmth.

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Barak opened his eyes, Lama wasn’t beside him, he quickly jumped out of bed to the living room.

"Lama?"

She wasn’t there, He walked back to the bedroom leaned his head closer to the bathroom door.

"Lama?"

He got no reply, he heard nothing.

Barak opened the bathroom door slowly and found Lama laying down in the bathtub, her eyes were closed, she didn’t even feel the door being opened. He was really worried about her.

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"Gimt?"

Barak: o sawaitlich ryoug ba3ad!

Lama smiled: kilish mo yo3ana!

Barak: inzain shda3wa? Jablene 3al 6awla?

Barak wanted Lama to eat, she didn’t eat anything decent for two days.

Barak: el yoom akhir yoom?

Lama nodded, she poured herself some orange juice.

Barak: Lama 7abebte!! Elshay elwa7eed ele in7a6 eb 7aljich hal youmain may! 

Wal7een 3a9er? Wala mu zain! Tikfaain 3ashane iklay shay

Lama sighed.

Barak: Labna wala jibn?

Lama didn’t want to let him down: Labna

Lama and Barak finished their breakfast, and just like the past two days he'd drop her.

She slowly walked to her closet, wore a black shirt, black sweatpants and walked to her abaya.

"jahza?"

Lama held her abaya and mobile in her hand and nodded her head, Barak held her hand and walked to the elevator.

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The hours went by so slow, Lama really wanted the 3aza to be over.

"Ma biga shay"

Lama's cousin whispered.

"Oboy dazzle message tawa tgoul ina bekalmna ib mawtho3 fa la tamsheen"

Lama nodded.

All woman left and only family members remained.

Lama saw her uncles and cousins walk to the living room, she took off her abaya and walked to them.

She sat beside Aziz: wain Barak?

Aziz: ga3id yan6rich bara

Lama wanted to leave them and rush to Barak.

Lama felt her mobile vibrate.

7abebte ana na6rich bara mita ma khalastay ta3alay

She smiled, she didn't imagine her life without him now.

"Ana myam3koum el yoom 3ashan agoulkom ele ana o 3amamkom itifaqna 3alaih"

Lama's uncle started talking.

"Ba3ad wafat omi allah yir7amha..el bait 9ar bait waratha"

Lama didn’t like where he was going.

"Fa qararna nbee3a"

Lama: NA3AM?

Aziz: 3ami 7amid min 9ijik?

"ee min 9iji! Nkhaleeh shnsawe feh ya yuba? Kil wa7id fena 3ind baita! Wetha tabe nashri6 3ala ele ib yshtre ykhaleek m2ajir el shiqa ele foug"

Lama was too shocked, she had no reply and nothing to say to them, how could they even think about that?

Lama: yaditi ma midaha tiwafat o bidaitaw tqasmoon el7alal!!? Ni6raw shway 3al aqal! 7asisoona inkom mit'thaygeen!!

Lama rushed out of the house, she saw Barak leaning on his car waiting for her.

"Baraak!!"

Barak: shfeeech?!!

Lama: bebi3on bait omi Noura

Lama threw herself in his arms and cried: goulhom la ybe3ouna!!

Barak was shocked: khal aridich elbait imshay Lama

Lama pulled away: Barak!!! Ga3id tisma3ne? bebi3on bait omi Noura! Elbait ele tarabaina feeh! O 3ishnaa feeh!! Elbait ele feeh re7at'ha o hdoumha o darha! Bebi3oona Barak!!!

Barak: Lama please rikbay elsayara khal aridch el bait o ba3dain nshouf shnsawe!

Lama walked to the car.

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Barak dropped Lama home, he called Shoug to stay with her.

"Baro7 mishwar warid!"

Lama wiped her tears: okay bas la t6awil

Barak smiled: 7athir

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Barak came back home and saw Lama sleeping on the couch, he brushed her hair with his hand: Lama goumay namay bil daar

Lama opened her eyes: Barak bait omi Noura

Barak: oshh 7abebte bas namay

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A week passed, Lama felt better and she started going back to her daily routine, back to her classes.

"Alooo?"

Lama: hala!

Barak: wainch?

Lama: bil jam3a laish? Barak Shfeeek?

Barak laughed: mafene shay! Elwa7id ma ydig yt6aman 3ala murta?

Lama smiled: imbala

Barak: mita tkhal9een?

Lama: thalaath

Barak: olaaa! Inzain sh3indch al7een?

Lama: break sa3a bas!

Barak: kani yayich!

Lama: laish? Shilsafa?

Barak: byyyyeeee

Lama: heeey yal maleeq! Iff bye!

Barak picked Lama up and drove off.

Lama: wain bnro7?

Barak smiled and didn’t say a word.

Lama: barak wain bnro7? Ya milqik!!! Riddd 3alay!

Barak laughed.

Lama: khalas mabe a3arif

Lama was silent for less than a minute: imbala abe a3arf!! Barak wain mwadene!

Barak laughed.

Lama noticed that the road that he's taking leads to her grandmother's house. Her heart sunk and she was silent.

Barak parked in front of her grandmother house.

Lama: Barak? Jad wala?

Barak didn’t say a word, he grabbed a paper got out of the car and walked to Lama's door.

Lama: BARAK!

He opened the door and grabbed Lama's hand, her eyes were filled with tears.

Lama: Barak please

Lama buried her head in his chest and tired to hold her tears.

"Lama"

Lama raised her head.

"Bait mama Noura 9ar baitch"

Lama pulled herself away: shno ya3ni?

Barak smiled: sharaitlich el bait!