Empty Spaces -15-

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*Reading a lot of comments from silent readers that decided not to be silent anymore made me really happy!! 


*This post goes to NYC! and everyone there!

Enjoy it!!

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Barak opened his eyes, he looked around and he realized he slept in the living room, he also remembered that Lama went to sleep while his arms were wrapped around 

her, his shirt smelled like her..it was an amazing morning, but it would’ve been a 

perfect one if she was still in his arms.

"Lama?"

Barak walked to Lama's room: Lamaaa?

He found his mobile on the coffee table.

I had to rush to class!! Akhalis at 12 today! Please la tro7 el dawam? PLEASE? please?

Barak smiled.

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"Shtbaeeen? Inzain kani al7een ayech ashtrelich starbucks o kamlay classaitch la trideen!"

Shoug left her room and found Barak in the living room.

Shoug: ana ray7a el jam3a 7ag Lama!

Barak: shfeeha?

Shoug: nasya book'ha bil bait o tabe cash!

Barak: o laish ma dagat 3alay?

Shoug: madri! 3adi Barak shda3wa!

Barak: la mo shda3wa!! Ana rayilha!! Nagi9ha shay ta6liba mini ana!

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Lama was sitting waiting for Shoug when her mobile rang.

Barak calling.

Lama smiled and picked up: alo?

Barak: Halaaa, 6il3ay ana bara

Lama: wain bara?

Barak: ib parking jam3atkom!

Lama: laish?

Barak: mo nasya bookich o tabeen ma9raf?

Lama: ee?

Barak: sa7abtlich

Lama: la Barak mabe! A9lan bas wa7da a3arfha ya7laila 3zimatne!

Barak knew that Lama was lying.

Barak: offf!

Lama: shno?

Barak: sh'hal jam3a? banatkom kil wa7da a7la min el thanya??!

Lama: NA3AM?

Barak: wala taw 6la3aw group fe wa7da labsa-

Lama rushed to the parking, she saw Barak in his car.

Barak: labsa nafnoof abyath o raf3a sha3arha

Lama smiled, he was talking about her. Barak was so happy to see her, she looked so beautiful without even trying.

Lama opened the passenger seat: na3am okhoy?

Barak: 3afwan el ikht Lama Alflani?

Lama nodded: ee amir

Barak: zowjat Barak AlFlani?

Lama: ee o ya bakhhta fene

Barak: 7ada ya bakhta

Lama blushed and giggled.

Barak: walaht 3alaich

Lama: Baraaak!

Barak: na3am?

Lama: baaas!

Barak laughed: shfech? Ma gilt shay ghala6!

Lama looked the other side.

Barak wiggled his eyebrows: tist7eeeeen?

Lama: maleeeq!!

Barak: 7ade mo maleeq!

Lama: 7adik maleeq!!

Barak: 7ilfay?

Lama: umm ma a7lif 3ala ashya2 sakheefa!

Barak laughed: OLAA 3adi akhir mara gayil hal jumla kan 3umri 3ashir sneeen

Lama laughed.

Barak: mita mu7athartich?

Lama: ba3ad sa3a!

Barak: shraych awadeech araygich waridch?

Lama: la nrou7 mukan b3eed!

Barak: wain mathalan?

Lama: McDonalds? nakil bil sayara winsolif 3ala ma yibda el class?

Barak smiled: yalla 3ad jad?

Lama: ee wala!

Barak drove to McDonalds, they ordered and parked.

Lama: tadre wala mara mjarba ryoghom?

Barak laughed: yalla 3ad!

Lama: wala!

Barak: tathkren awal mara shiftich feha?

Lama remembered very well, but she wanted to know what he wanted to say.

Lama: umm?

Barak smiled: lama kintay shayla alf chees, o la kilhom akil!

Lama giggled: o 6aya7t el drinks?

Barak nodded: istaghrabt inch wayed makhtha 3ala el bait! O la daga o tzifeen el khadam o t7oseen

Lama smiled: ma9adig inik tathkir!

Barak: athkir wayed ashya2, Bas mu shar6 asolif 3anhom!

Lama: laaaa?

Barak nodded: ee! O ala7ith wayed ashya2 bas ma agol!

Lama: 7adik lazm tgoul!!

Barak: Lama

Lama: hala

Barak: khala9 khal nibda 9af7a ydeeda ninsa ele 9ar o nibda min yid o yded!

Lama nodded.

Barak: bidon wala deal

Lama: ma fahamt?

Barak: ele itifaqna 3alaih

Lama: ina ba3ad sina-

Barak interrupted her: ee

Lama sighed.

Barak: Lama.. 9a7 Fay kanat eb 7ayati muda 6weela o 9a7 7abait'ha

Lama: Barak

Barak: sim3ene!! Lama awal ma dashaitay 7ayati nasaitene Fay o 6iwayeef Fay!

Lama gave him half a smile.

Barak: Lamaa

Lama's alarm interrupted Barak.

Lama: weeh alarm 7ag classy!

Barak: yalla khal aridch!

Lama: la Barak kamil shkint btgoul!

Barak: la7geen 3al 7ache! Ba3dain agoulch

Barak smiled and drove Lama back to her university.

Lama: ifff mali khilg!

Barak smiled: yallaaa yalla maku shay isma mali khilg nizlay!

Lama: may9er ma adawim? Bas class wa7id shda3wa!

Barak: la may9er! Yalla Lama takharijay 3ashan tg3deen tjablene

 Lama giggled: wana al7een shga3da asawe? Mjablitik! Plus yal 3ayar 6ouul el nahar bil dawam bas elyoum bro7ik la2anik ma dawamt!

Barak: ya3ni tlomene laish ine ma ashba3 minch?

Lama blushed: bye Baraak!!

Barak slipped money in Lama's purse while she was getting out of the car, he knew she wouldn’t take it.

Barak laughed: rakzaay bil class

Lama closed the door, made a fish face and crossed her eyes.

Barak laughed: 3iz allah mintay mitkharja hal course!

Lama waved and walked to the door, she stood waiting for the elevator.

"Ma tadren? Jad wai3!! Ygolch tdour 3ala ele 3indhom floos o tsawe 3umrha elfaqeera el maskena! O ma ghair ya9rfon 3alaiha!"

Lama was disgusted by what she overheard two girls saying.

"Laa shfech!! Kanat wiyana bil madrisa ma tathkrenha? Fay AlFlani"

Lama was too shocked, they were talking about the same Fay that Barak loved? Or maybe a girl with the same name?

The elevator door opened and she quickly got in. 

Empty Spaces -14-

Hello!


*I apologize for not posting yesterday, I tweeted that I was sick and I couldn't write, most of my time yesterday was in the hospital! 


*This post goes to the graduate DFR! ALLF MABROUUUK!! 


Thank you for waiting, Enjoy it!!


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 Barak slowly opened his eyes, He felt pain all over his body.

He looked around and he knew that he was in the hospital, his head hurts..Barak wanted to put his hand on his head but something held it. He looked to his right and found Lama, she was holding his hand and resting her head on the bed.

Sh9ar? Shele yabne hne!

Barak: Lama?

Barak pulled his hand away from Lama, she slowly opened her eyes.

Lama: BARAK!!!

Barak: smila 3alaich shway shway!!

Lama's eyes were filled with tears: salamtik ma tshof shar!!

Barak smiled: elshar ma iyeech! Bas sh9ar?

Lama: ma tathkir?

Barak: la.. Lama jisme kil y3awrne

Lama sat on the bed in front of Barak and held his hand.

Lama: tathkir inik ri7t li3ib koora?

Barak nodded: bas ma athkir ay shay 3ugba!

Lama: kina ga3deen bil 9ala wityeena rosa t9arkh "Barak fainted"! Ni6la3 o nilgaak 3al arth!!

Barak: ma athkir

Lama: o yibnaak el mistashfa 3ala 6oul!

Barak was quiet for a second: galbi?

Lama nodded: Barak laish ma giltli? Laish ana dayman akhir man ya3lam!!

Barak: Lama wala min wana 3umri 10 sneen ma 9ar shay!!

Lama looked away.

Barak: 3younch 7umir

Lama: bichait

Barak: Lama wala-

"BARAAAK!!!!"

Barak smiled, he saw his family walking towards him.

Lama: 3an ithnkom dgeega baro7 aghasil wayhe o arid!

Barak kept looking at Lama until she left the room, Lama walked to the nurse.

"Excuse me.. where is doctor Ahmed's office?"

"He's not in his office, he's checking on his patients now"

Lama smiled and was walking back to Barak's room when she saw doctor Ahmed.

Lama: dictor!!

Dr.Ahmed: hala?

Lama: mar7aba ana Lama AlFlani.. zojat Barak Al Flani

Dr. Ahmed: wil ni3im wala!! Shlonch yuba?

Lama smiled: bkhair allah ysalmik!

Dr. Ahmed was a sweet person, he was in his mid 60's Lama guessed, he's been treating Barak since he was a child.

Lama: dictor bas2ilik 3an Barak

Dr. Ahmed: si2lay yuba!

Lama: mabe tkhish 3alay shay!

Dr. Ahmed walked to the nurses area, grabbed a chair for Lama and sat in front of her.

Dr.Ahmed: shofaay allah ysalmich.. A3arif Barak min gabil la yibda ytkalam 7ata

Lama smiled.

Dr. Ahmed: oma yabita 3indi 3gub ma galoolaha ina wildch galba th3eef

Lama: shlon?

Dr . Ahmed smiled: bagolch kil shay bas 9ibray 3alay!

Lama nodded: ok

Dr.Ahmed: sawailana ashi3a o fo7o9at o 6ala3 ina wa7id min elsharayin ele ib galba thayij o shibh masdood

Lama's heart sunk.

Dr.Ahmed: kint agdar asaweela 3amaliya..bas kan tawa 9gheer! O aghlab el 7alat lama yikbaar y9er wath3a 6abe3ee

Lama nodded.

Dr.Ahmed: fa itifaqna ina bain fatra o fatra tyeble yaah at6aman 3alaih

Lama smiled, Dr.Ahmed was so sweet.

Dr. Ahmed: o ham itifaqna ina ybt3id 3an kil shay mumkin yta3ib nafseta aw ysabibla tawator! Etha nafseeta t3abat..galba ib yt3ab

Lama nodded: ok?

Dr. Ahmed: o lama kibar shway itifaqt ma3ah ina mako tadkheen! Mu zain 7ag elnass el mit3afeen shlon ohwa?

Lama: 9a7!

Lama remembered that she saw him smoke a couple of times.

Dr.Ahmed: o ham lazm ma yatrik el riyatha!

Lama sighed.

Dr. Ahmed: 9ayir shay bainkom yuba? 3umra ma yane ta3ban hal kithir

Lama's eyes were filled with tears, she felt so bad.. with all of the Fay drama and her being away it didn’t help him at all.

Lama: dictor wala ma kint adre!

Dr.Ahmed: maykhalif baba, ma kintay tadren bas al7een tadren.. derbalich 3ala raylich

Lama smiled: 7athir

Dr. Ahmed left Lama and went to continue checking on his patients.

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"Kil hatha tghasleen wayhich? Shaklich khathaitay shower"

Lama laughed: na3aam? Mnashbatne 3ala kilshay!!

Lama walked to Barak's bed and sat on the chair beside him, he stretched his hand

  towards her, she held his hand with both her hands.

She loved him so much, Lama couldn’t imagine a day without him.. losing him would destroy her.

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"Tara wala agdar amshe tikfon"

Lama giggled: 3aziz khalas hida!

Aziz: laa? 3ashan lama yahbid 3al arth tsawele filim rayle o rayle!

Lama: osh!

Barak looked at her: sawaitay filim lama 6i7t?

Lama: ha? La shako

Shoug: na3aaam?!! Mno eele la shako?

Lama: heeey shtaben!!

Barak smiled.

Shoug: 6oul el 6reeej tabche! Ma tshouf 3younha mikhtafya el youm!

Lama: a9lan shtabon? Yalla bye!

Aziz laughed: tsaween rou7ich kilish jidam raylich?

Lama: abaih!! Baraaak shoufhom!!!

Lama started pushing Shoug and Aziz towards the door.

Aziz: khalaaas  kana 6al3een!!

Lama closed the door behind them and walked to Barak.

Lama: ayeeblik shay?

Barak shook his head.

Lama: Barak lazm takil shay! Khal agolhom ysawolik sandwich

Barak: mo mishthe akil kalait bil mistashfa

Lama: way ma yo3tabar akil! Allah yzeed el ni3ma!

Lama walked to the phone.

Barak: Lama

Lama: hala

Barak: Lamaaa

Lama turned around and found Barak's head facing down and his hand on his heart.

She rushed towards him: Barak!!!

Barak quickly wrapped his arm around Lama: giltlich mabe akil ma yfeed wiyach ila chithi?

Lama covered her face with both hands: Baraak hidne!

Barak: mani haad

Lama: Baraaaak!!!

Barak: khiftay 3alay?

Lama: wayed

Lama looked at Barak: tadre shele ykhari3 zyada? Barak ma kint it7arak! o la lama 6i7t, 6i7t bara 3al gaar!! 3ashan chithi jismik kila bruises we3awrik!

Lama wiped her tear away.

Lama: ma kint adre shfek barak! Ana el wa7eeda ele madri!! elwa7eeda ele thay3a bainhoum!! 6oul el 6reej wi7na n7awil ngawmik o ma kan feek shada tba6il 3ainik 7ata!!

Barak: Lama-

Lama: 6oul el 6reej wana agoul 7ag 3umri wetha ma gam ana shbe9er fene?

Barak pulled Lama closer to him, her head rested on his chest, she heard his heart beat, she felt loved and safe with him and that was the definition of family to her.

Barak held Lama closer to him, he really wanted her to feel his love. He really felt how

 much she was worried about him today, he wanted to hold her and never let her go.