Cold Nostalgia -29-

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Ali was on his way to the company with a smile on his face, that was Reem's effect on him.. she made him smile, her morning texts meant the world to him.

He parked his car, looked at the time.. he was 10 minutes early.

Khal anzil

Ali got out of the car, Adjusted his ghetra and walked inside the building.

El door el 3ashir

*DING*

Ali raised his head and saw the reception desk.

Ali: 9aba7 elkhair

"9aba7 elnoor "

Ali: law sama7tay ana 3ende maw3id ma3a-

"el3am msa3ad?"

Ali: ee na3am

"7athritik Ali AlFlani?"

Ali nodded his head.

"Tifathal ma3ay

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Reem stretched her hands she suddenly sat straight.

"3AALI!!"

She grabbed her mobile the time read 10:00am.

Tawa bida elmeeting!

9aba7 elkhair!!

Reem?!

Gomaaay tikfaain!!

I'm on my way, wish me luck!

Reem smiled to his texts, she started writing a reply.

You'll be just fine, you'll read this after leaving my father's office and you'll be smiling! 9aba7 elnoor xx

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Ali looked at his watch, elsa3a 3ahir o 3ashir!! Akhaf nisa ine yayla!

Ali looked out the window, at the view of the busy streets of Kuwait, at the burning sun, he remembered his father's company, he remembered how his father didn’t trust him with his own money,  he remembered his father's cold words.

"3ali?"

Ali turned to his left he saw an old man standing with a warm smile on his face, he quickly stood up: hala

"Msa3ad AlFlani"

Reem's father stretched his hand to greet Ali, Reem's father noticed how Ali was a bit nervous.

"7ayak.. elsmo7a akharnak shway bas kan 3indi mishkila 9gheera ma3a muwathaf"

Ali shfene mani gadr atkalam!! Mo khosh salfa!! Mjabel obo el bint ele a7ibha o la batwathaf 3enda ba3ad!

Reem's father sat on his chair and Ali sat on the chair in front of him.

"3ali yuba t7ache wala ma t7ache? Reem ma galatle inik a6ram" Reem's father said while trying to hold his laugh.

Ali laughed: a7ache 3ami a7ache

Father: akheran ni6agt!!

Ali: elsmo7a bas-

Father: mitwatir adre o ma tinlam…faj2a dagait 3alaik o getlik tyene

Ali nodded.

Father: shof Ali.. Reem kalamatne 3anik akthar mn mara o a3tiqid galatlik 3an mishkilte ma3a mas2ol el maliya 3indi bl sharika-

Ali shook his head: la ma galat.. madre 3an shay

Reem's father started telling Ali about the problems he has with his employee and how he isn’t trustworthy.

Ali: bas 3ame ana ma 3ende khibra kbera

Father: 3ali yuba.. ana yhimne inik tkon amen 3ala elfloos wel khebra ma3a el ayam eb taksibha! Wel modeer al7en bajela 3 ash'hhur bil sharika y3almik el shighil o ba3dain tamsika enshallah

Ali felt how huge the responsibility Reem's father is giving him, a responsibility that his own father didn’t give him.

Ali: madre-

Father: lik hal cham yoom tfaker fehom o nafs ma geltlik ana wathiq feek, ma 3ende 3yal mitkharjeen 3ashan amasik'hom elqisim! ba3idik eb 7isbat wildi Mishary o mit2akid inik kafo

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IFFF WAINA? KIL HATHA MEETING?

Reem's mobile rang, she jumped off the couch to the coffee table.

Ali AlFlani calling.

Reem: ALOOOOOOOOH?

Reem heard Ali laugh: HEEY SHFEEK TITH7AK!! TA7ACHA!

Ali: sh'hal alooooh?

Reem: umm ali? ga3id tit6anaz 3alay?

Ali laughed: la

Reem: maleeeeeq!!!

Ali: ana?

Reem: LA ANA!

Ali: ee chithi 9a7

Reem: ALIIII!!

Ali laughed: hala halaaa

Reem: gole sh9ar!

Ali started telling Reem each and every detail  of the meeting.

Reem: waay oboy eyanin!

Ali smiled: wana? elmaskeen ele zain galbe ma wigaf

Reem: smila 3alaik!

Ali smiled. Reem bit her lips opps!!

Reem: uuummmm ELMOHIM!

Ali giggled: ee?

Reem: mita btdawim?

Ali: 3gub bachr

Reem: o shlon 3al jam3a?

Ali: ee itifaqna ina dawame el3a9ir

Reem: ee ashwa

Ali: ee

Reem: ya bakhtik eb sharkatna!!

Ali: aw ya bakht el sharika fene!!

Reem giggled: 7ada la!

Ali: akeeeed?

Reem smiled, Ali's "Aked?" always made her doubt whatever she says!

Reem tried to hide her laugh: la mo aked

Ali smiled: 3abaaali ba3ad

Reem giggled.

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"Yuma mita ya3ni? Digay 3ala khalti al7en o goleelha!!"

"e9bir shway ya yuma!"

"Mabe a9bir! Kalmeeha la7en jidami!!" 



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Guwa!

1. I know I know 7aqdeen 3alay because I'm being a bad blogger! I'm soso soo sorry!!!

2. and I know that you forgot  some of the events, so I'll be welcoming all questions!

3. Quick reminder, Ali and Reem are mains characters. Asma and Faisal are their friends, Abdulra7man is Reem's close cousin.

4. I'd would LOVE to read ur feedback, either here or on my twitter account

@9al7a

ENJOY IT!​

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

Reem: 6ab3an!!

Abdulra7man: mno Ali?

Reem froze in her place and kept staring at Abdulra7man.

Reem: mno Ali?

Abdulra7man: madre! Entay golele!

Reem: 3abdilra7maan shfek?! Ma a3arif ila Ali wa7id!! O y9er cousin Asom! Shfeeh?

Sh9ayir?

Abdulra7man: bas? Y9er cousin Asom?

Reem stared at Abdulra7man with a blank face: ee, shtabe to9ala 3abdilra7man?

Abdulra7man: Reem ana sami3 7ache o abe afham minch elsalfa!

Reem: el salfa ehhya ina Ali y9er cousin asoum o bil fatra ele kint feha ib London-

Abdulra7man: eee??

Reem: bekht9ar? He did me a favor! Wigaf ma3ay eb mawqif ma ansalayah!

Abdulra7man: eb titkalmain bil alghaz entay?

Reem: waay 7amani gitlik! He's a friend!!

Abdulra7man: bas?

Reem nodded, Abdulra7man sighed left her and continued walking to his car.

Reem waaih kaifa 3ad! While walking back inside she felt her mobile vibrate.

Nimt bl ghala6 o tawni ga3id!

Reem smiled, Ali had the weirdest sleeping patterns!

o ams tgole 3adalt noumtik ha?

Ali smiled.

Wainch?

Reem opened the door and walked to her purse.

eb bait eljada!! Rada el bait now shbtsawe elyoom?

Ali stretched his body.

Diwaniya

Reem sighed, she hated the Ali that went to diwaniya, he doesn’t reply to her texts, he becomes really busy.

Shfech sikatay?

Reem felt her mobile vibrate again.

LOOOOOL mafene shay!! Have fun!

Ali knows that she hates it when he's busy but he couldn’t help it and she wouldn’t understand.

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 "O BAS!! Madre mn wain sami3 3an ali?!"

"Ayshay ayshay" Asma said while eating her cookie.

Reem: y9er t'hiden el akil o trakzeen wiyay?

Asma: la Reem la ela elakil please!

Reem laughed: enzain rakzaay!!

Asma: madre 3ana!! A9lan 7amani hatha yqithne! o madre laishtsamena 7amani! Rayal shkubri tsamena 7amani?

Reem: smila 3alaich ma 3indich ghair elzaf?!

"REEEEEM"

Reem looked at Asma: sima3tay a7ad ynadene?

Asma: laa

Reem: 6AB3AN LA!! LAY SHIFTAY EL AKIL LA TISM3EN WALA TSHOFEN WALA TITKALMAAIN!

Asma laughed so hard she fell off the couch.

Asma: A7777!

Reem: a7san!

Reem walked out of her room to the living room, she found her mother drinking tea and watching a Turkish series.

Reem: mama? Chine sima3t 9oot oboy?

Mother: ee nadach!! Yabech tanzleen maktiba ta7at

Reem nodded and walked to the elevator.

"EL7UUUUUUUUB"

Reem laughed and turned around, it was Mishary her brother.

Reem: hala

Mishary: shil akhbar?

Reem: iffff Mishary!!! Zifaaaaar!!

Mishary: tawni rad min el7adag!! Ma widch alimch?

Reem: waaaaai3!! Wakhiiir!!

Mishary ran towards Reem with his arms open, Reem laughed and ran to the stairs: WALAAAA A3ALIM OBOOOOY!!

Mishary laughed and walked back to his room, Reem's room door opened.

Asma: hi misha—ifffffff!!!

Mishary laughed: shfech?

Asma: 3afaaaaaan!!!

Mishary: mno entay? 7adich!!

Asma laughed: heey 3aib ma ygolona chithi 7ag a cute lady

Mishary: a cute lady? Wainha?

Mishary looked around: ma ashouf a7ad

Asma gasped: MALEEEEEEQ!!

Asma walked to the living room: khalti golaay 7ag Reem ine radait el bait!!

Mother: ok 7abebte shway shway bl 6reej

Mishary: HEEEEY ASOM ATGHASHMAAR WIYACH TARA!!

Asma ignored Mishary and walked downstairs.

Mother: shimsawe ya bo elzifar wel simaach?

Mishary: ma sawait shay!! Ehya 7asasa!

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"Fakart bl fikra ele gilteha"

Reem: ok?

Father: I approve

Reem giggled: khosh!!!

Father: Asma tkalma eyene wala akhale el secretory ykalma?

Reem: ummm yuba laish mo inta tkalma?

Father: ohhh lay hal daraja mohim?

Reem: ohwa?  Laaa 7ada la!! Bas ya3ni yaksr el kha6ir o y9er 7ag asomfashla!!

Father: laa? o min mita itifashlain min asoma?

Reem: yubbbaa!!

Her father giggled: ok ok baba ana bnafsi bakalma

Reem: Mita?

Her father looked at his watch: akalma al7en 3ashan iyene bachr el9ib7?

Reem knows that he's in diwaniya he may not pick up: umm kaifik!

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"EL3AAAAB"

Ali: la7tha la7tha mobiley yrin

"MO WAGTA ZAAAAIN"

Ali stared at his mobile: raqam ghareeb

Faisal: riiiid!!!

"LA TRID IL3AAB!!"

Faisal: yeeb khal ashouf elraqam

Ali gave Faisal his mobile.

Faisal: ob radait bl ghala6 gool alo!

Ali grabbed the mobile quickly: alo?

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Reem waited for Ali to update her, send her a text she waited from anything from him.. but got nothing.

Last time they talked it was 7pm and now its 12:30am

Reem: iffff!!

Reem threw herself on bed, she felt her mobile vibrate, Reem grabbed it with a smile on her face… the smile faded, it wasn’t ali it was Abdulra7man. 

Ga3da? Shakhhbarich? Ma kalamtch wayed elyoom!

Reem decided not to open the chat.

Why is it always Abdulra7man and never Ali?

Reem put her mobile on silent and tucked herself in bed.

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"Mo m9daig!!"

Faisal: titwaqa3 reem laha 3alaqa bl mawthou3?

Ali: shraaayik bas? Ma gale shay gale ta3al bachr el9ib7 o intifaham!

Faisal: ya7lailha

Ali smiled, Reem became a part of his day, she makes him smile , he really enjoys talking to her, she became a part of his life that he couldn’t let go no matter how hard he tried.

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"3a6shanaaa"

Reem

La la mako may?

She grabbed her mobile so the light would help her.

1 missed call.

Reem sat straight.

Ali AlFlani

Reem smiled, she quickly opened Ali's chat.

REEEEEM!!!

Waih shaklich nimtay!!

I really don’t know how to thank you!!

Shaklich 9ij nimtay, noum el3awafi

Reem's smile grew wider with every sentence she read, Ali always manages to change her mood, his texts either made or broke her day.

Goodmorning? I'm guessing that you'll read this when u wake up!Good luck bachr, o talk about the frames ele ib maktab oboy, you'd definitely be his favorite!

Reem smiled, hugged her pillow and threw herself back in bed.

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Shlonkom?

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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?