#5

This is for you, Hend ;**


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11:00 am





It was Friday, kan our "big" relative zwara, where we would see our 2nd and 3rd cousins and practically everyone, in umee Badriya's chalet. Noor is my 3rd cousin, she was invited, bas malha khilg itroo7.





Me (on the phone while picking out my clothes): Noor please ta3alay, it won't be the same without you!





Noor: Malee 5ilg abee anaaaam!





Me: Nooro! Yalla 3ad, 3ashanee ta3alay!





Noor: Okay, fine, itha giltay kilma zyada mara7 ayee.





Me: Okay! See you there!





I picked out a gray dress, ishawwig shekla chinna mal ba7ar, kan 7afar falibast ma3a a cardigan. It had a weird colorl louna tan madri shlon oo ma3a ballerina flats bes sporty its black oo bedon jan6a. Moo lazim ya3ni sha7i6 feeha? Bes yibt moblily oo rifa3t sha3ri 3angoo9. I got dressed and ready, ri7t assalim 3ala my parents.





Mom: Mariam, msaween i7na lasagna mawjood 3ala il6awla, yibee ma3ach please, manigdar insheela min kithir ilmwa3een





Me: Mmm lasagna!





Dad: Oo Mariooma yibeelee ma3ach bu6il may, 3afya.





I got the bottle of water and helped with the mwa3een preperations. 3abdallah walked in.





3abdallah: Ilsalam. Shfeekum khabba?





Me: Ilyom ilzwara.





3abdallah: Oo i7na kil sboo3 wainna fee?





Me: La2 halmara ilzwara zwara.





3abdallah: ILYOM?!





Me: Ee, laish?





3abdallah: 3abalee sboo3 ilyay!





Mom: 3abdallah, yallah bsir3a lata2akhar!





Dad: Ma77ad gala?





Me: Madree 3anna.





I love it when 3abdallah gets late, ikhali9 ibsir3a chinna 3nda superpowers or something!





We left the house at like 12:15 or something like that.





We arrived at the chalet, there were LOTS of cars, and I mean LOTS!





Dakhalna chan ashoof a LOT of people, shlon assalim 3alaihum killihum?!





Ri7t oo salamt 3ala ilee i3arfa, which were about %75 of the guests. Kint baroo7 adawir Noor chan umee tgoolee inna bt3arifnee 3ala nas oo stuff like that. Oo I got a lot of "Mashallah, kbarat!" It's annoying.





I found Noor sitting in the couch with Fai9al, chatting. WTH?!

(There were lots of people, so people wouldn't really recognize Noor and Faisal.)

Me: Ilsalam, Nooro ta3alay digeega bas bakalmich.

Noor and Fai9al: W3alaikum ilsalam

Noor: Ee okay, I'll be back Fa9ool

Me (talking in a low voice): Ashoofich miyana ma3a hal Fai9al? Nooro please be careful.

Noor: Chillax, shda3wa, bes ga3da asolif ma3ah.

Me: Ee I know bes akhaf 3alaich.

Noor: Ee shda3wa Marioom, bas ba2ilitch, t7ibeena?

Me:Laa 7asha!Bes uhoo shwaya player, i3arif yil3ab ibmukh ilbnt oo ifurra

Noor: Aa okay, yallah baroo7 adawir 3alai, madree wain ikhtifa.

I went to sit with my cousins.

Noufa: Bes latinson tyeeboon ilposter okay?

Shaiookha: Ee bas man3arif kil rabi3ha 3ashan na3zmhum

Lulu: La2 ana a3rfhum, bas a7tach her mobile 3ashan adi3 3alaihum

Noufa: Okay, good. So we're all set inshallah. Umbay a7is'ha BITYIN 3ala iltheme!

Lulu: Ee magdar an6ir ashoof ilexpression ilee ibwayihha!

All set for what? And poster? I was definitely clueless.

Me: Shfeekum? Sh9ayir?

(Silence!)
Me: Haw, shfeekum?!

Nouf: Mariam, ta3alay ma3ay, abee ashrab shay.

Me: Okay (I knew this meant something serious)

We walked to have a glass of water, Noor was still sitting and chatting with Fai9al, bes like I said before, kan wayid za7ma you couldn't really see them well.

Noufa: Marioom, nisaina ingoolich inna binsawee surprise party 7ag Badoora. Uhwa 3ugub yomain walla Marioom sorry inna magilnalich! Bes min ziman moo shayfeenich oo insha'3alna, you know?

Me:....

Noufa: Bes you're coming malee shi'8il! Abeech itsaween your famous Peanut Butter cookies!

Me: Haha Noufa, I miss you walla akeed I will! Wee bes Badoora 3ndaha allergy min ilpeanut butter, 9a7?

Noufa: Wee 9a7! Inzain sawway hatha oo ilee fee cinnamon, mmm!

Me: Snicker doodle?

Noufa: Ee!

Me: Inshallah! Noufa walla 7adee walhana 3alaikum, laish 9irna chithee? We were so inseparable!

Noufa: M, you know Lulu mat7ib tig3ad ma3a Noor oo bainhum history.

Me: La ma3arif l2ana ma77ad galee shinu, bes kaifa, I don't want to know and I don't care about what had happened. Al7een abeenna inrid in9eer sisters.

Noufa: Mariam, i7na 6ool 3umirna sisters! I love you! Mwaaaah!

Me: Aaaay intay oo tbiwsich,t3arfeen itma6kheen ilwa7d!

Girls: Shfeekum!? Sh9ayir?!

So they saw us hugging and they started hugging us too, it was kind of funny! Ga3adna ana oo my cousins oo kilwa7da itgool sorry 7ag ilthanya and the next minute you know, FI9ALNA! We were watching the people who came and went...it was fun!

Me: You guys, in7i9art! Baroo7 il7ammam!

Lulu: Marioom, ib6ireejich malee khilg agoom, yeebay mobailee min '3urfat Mama Badriyah

Me: Kisal kisaal!

Noor 2: Oo ana yeebeelee kitkat please!

Lulu: Oo ba3ad ana may barid!

On the way to the B-room (Waay in7i9art!) khala9t fa tiwa'6ait 3ashan ma 9alait il3a9ir, ri7t '3urfat Mama Badriyah. I saw Fai9al i9alee, waay '3areeba, ya3nee madri matwa8a3ta chithee!Ni6arta ikhali9, yom khala9 chan ashoof wayha min9idim inna shafnee, la2 oo mibtasma ba3ad!

Me: Allah yit8abal.

Fai9al:Ameen, shitsaween ihnee?

Me: Anam, ya3nee shayifnee maska siyda!

Fai9al: Haha, ya3nee bas...

Me: Yalla barra, min 9ijee!

Fai9al: You look beautiful today, as usual.

Me: Shukran..(I felt a slight blush, OMG laish gallbee ga3d i6ig? 3ad hatha Fai9al, what's happening to me!?)

A moment of silence....la2 shga3d i9eer shda3wa 3allay.