your guardian angel [ 21 ]

"Il salam ," a voice called


Jood lifted her head to see Msa3ad


" You again !? " Jood almost screamed but she tried to control herself because she was in a public place

" What do you want Msa3ad ? " Raseel went over to face him

" Enty t3rfeen 3adil ana shno abee , wela you forgot all about me now ?" he reached for her chin but she quickly pushed his hand away

" Msa3ad ! we're over do you understand ? leave me the HELL alone !! "

" Now now calm down , " He reached for her again " Let's go some place and… talk" he winked at her

" Msa3ad ! gitliik wa5er 3annee ! "

" Raseel ? Jood ? " another voice suddenly echoed

" Ya3goub ! Hey ! " Jood waved

" 5air sh9ayer ? , you girls alright ? .." he came by closer to Jood looking protective

" 5air o5oy ? shesalfa , tabee shay ?" he asked moving closer to Msa3ad

" Msa3ad just smiled his annoying careless smile " La la.. mako ila kil 5air .. bas 7abait asalim .. " he walked toward Raseel and whispered " This aint over love .."

Raseel breathed heavily but she was sort of relieved

" Who was that dude ? " Ya3goub asked

" Raseel's ex , thank you for coming Ya3goub " Jood grabbed his arm and leaned on his shoulder

Raseel watched them like that , Jood with her soft dark hair cut really short , her face so white , her lips thin and very pink , Ya3goub had the same skin tone as 3eesa .. his eyes very warm and comforting , his hair was short also and put into messy spikes just on the side , he looked very smart and artistic

Who ever saw these two would say that they were such a cute couple , a match made in heaven , whatever arguments they may get in are fun and they called it bonding ! , they hit it off quickly .. some might say they're soul mates and now they were inseparable


He smiled at Jood then turned his head to Raseel " You okay Rasool ? "


" Mmm-hhm .." she smiled fakely , now 3eesa was gone .. and Msa3ad came back !


God knows what he has in mind ...


" Look gabil la ysafer 3eesa , he asked me to watch over his precious lovely girl , dont forget you're my friend too .. am never going to let anybody hurt you .. you want me to go kick his sorry ass right now i will .." Ya3goub was ready to have his friends' backs any place , anytime


Raseel laughed at him , he just looked so peaceful ! , she couldnt imagine him hitting anyone !


" I'll be fine ! , but Ya3goub can i ask you to do something for me ? "


" Sure anything .."


" Please dont tell 3eesa about any of this , i dont want him to worry about me .. you know his surgery is going to be soon .. i just want him to worry about getting better and coming back here.."


Ya3goub hisetated for a second " Look i can't promise you i wont , but if he asks i cannot lie Raseel , his main concern is YOU , the first thing he's going to ask me is how are YOU doing.. "


Raseel was sad for a moment , she didnt want her baby to get upset over stupid Msa3ad .. he had his own things to worry about


" Look .. if he doesnt bring Msa3ad up .. i wont tell him , but promise you'll tell him AFTER the surgery " Ya3goub thought about what Raseel said and she was right


Raseel's face lit up " Ofcourse i'll tell him ! , just not now .."


" Cool , ana baroo7 al7een 3ayal .. you girls becareful okay ? " then he smiled at Jood and whispered " I'll see you tonight ," and walked away


" Ooooh ! what was that abooouuuuut ? " Raseel asked her best friend curiously


" Nothing , he's helping me do my photoshoot thats all " This was the first time Raseel saw her best friend blush in a long time


Jood was a photographer and very artistic , she was the kind of girl that wasn't satisfied with any guy , nobody could REALLY understand her and its been a while since she had her own boyfriend and now her and Ya3goub seemed perfect together


" Aaaaw ! thats so cute ! " Raseel clapped her hands together just like everytime she was excited


" Shutup ! get in the car " Jood blushed and hurried to the car


Raseel laughed at her " Oh am sorry , YOU are cute , its been a while since i saw you mad like this .. its just so adorable ! "


" Thats it , " Jood tapped on the wheel hard , " roo7ay il bait mashee "


" Shutup "


And the girl's drove away , Raseel knew that when her friend acted this way then she was difenitely falling for the guy



Later that night


" Sooooo how do i look ok ? " Jood looked at her friend instead of looking in the mirror


" She was wearing a baggy grey see through blouse with a white and silver tight shirt under it and black tights , the colours just suited her perfectly



" You look... " Raseel tried to find a word for it " Mesmorizing "



With Jood's boyish short hair and her amazing figure , she looked like a model out of a runway , her style was very LA and so unique


" Yalla am heading to the studio right now , " She grabbed her pile of costumes from over the bed , kissed Raseel on her cheek and headed out


" Wish me luuuuck " She called out from the stairs


Raseel's phone rang


" Baby ! " She shouted as as she picked up


" A7 ! athoonee .." 3eesa joked


" Heeeey ! "


" I mean A7 ! 9ootech 7yaty sh7alata .."


" Shutup ! "


He laughed at her


Meanwhile at Ya3goub's studio..


" Yalla kids line up ! " Jood gathered her little cousins and their friends to do her photoshoot , Ya3goub offered his own studio to help


The kids were a mess , they were running around in their costumes looking like characters who jumped out of a story book !


The set was beautiful, filled with colorful balloons scattered around the floor


Ya3goub was laughing at Jood when she was running after them telling them to stop , but they didnt !


" Ya3goub ! " she shouted , he froze


" Did you give these kids chocolates !? " she asked


He just smiled


" So its YOU ! " her jaw dropped " Ya3goub no wonder magam yoogfoon ! they're sugar high ! "


He laughed again " Am sorry baby .."


She blew her bangs away from her face with her cute lips and sat on a small step in the studio looking like the cutest sick puppy


He walked over to her and sat on his knees " Sorry ,"


She looked at him trying to look mad


" You know that wont work on me " he raised one eyebrow and brushed her soft short hair


" You're right ," She smiled


" What ? " he asked


" It wont work on you "


" Heheh " he laughed


" Because you're STUPID ! " She hit his head playfully


He laughed harder " Oh common ! , how bad can it be ? look at them they LOVE it ! "


" Ya3gooouuuub 5arebaw my photoshoooooot al7eeb shloon a9awer ? " she made a puupy face


He brushed her cheek and stood up " KIDS ! " they all froze


" Yalla bser3a oogfaw 5al n5ali9 wa36eekom kilkom ice cream ! "


" Yaaaaaaay ! " They all shouted and took their places


" B3d !? hal yahal mara7 ynamoon el yoom , talefoonik will get hate messages and threatning phone calls ! you're going to have to face some angry mothers "


He laughed " 3adee yuba 5al y3eeshoon 7yat'hom "


Jood laughed " Thank you " she was blushing again


He looked deep into her eyes " You're welcome Joody "


Her stomach felt like it had a rollercoaster inside it !



They started the photoshoot , the kids were adorable standing politely in their places .. all they had to do was look cute


Jood was very happy , and Ya3goub was great with the kids , he watched her work and he fell more in love with her


She was so talented and so smart and he was glad he finally met his soulmate ! one who shared almost everything he loved


Suddenly Ya3goub's cell phone rang , he was NOT happy to see the number

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3eesa was finally gone and the two lovers were miserable but their latest confession was enough to make it alittle easier

They missed each other terribly , but 3eesa still called when he could .. his surgery was going to be in a week and Raseel was restless


" Aloo " She answered shyly , it was 3;30 AM in kuwait and 3eesa was calling from Germany


" Hala bil zain , shlooonhaa ? " he was very excited to hear his baby's voice but his voice was tired


" 7mdelaah enta shloonik ? "


" Wallah am good , gabl shway 6ali3 il Dr. mn 3ndee , wommy ma rethat troo7 tnam laaaaain '3efat 3ndee bil '3erfa bas oboy wadaha al7een .."


" You're all alone !? " she asked worried


" Ee lesh sweetie shfeech ? "


" You're sick 3eesa ! mayseer call the nurse ! "


" Hhhhh , ya7alat'ha ele t5af 3lay .. la 7yaty am fine i dont need anything , i just need one thing though .."


" Yeah ? whats that ? "


" Enty .."


She instantly blushed and burried her head in her warm pillow , even though 3eesa couldnt see , he felt it


" Aloo ? "


" Hmmm ?? "


" Esta7aitay ? "


" No ! laish aste7ee ? "


" laish mo nayma le hal 7azza ? "


" Ma gedart .. 3eesa how can i y3ny !? "


" 7yaty enty .. wallah i promise awal ma a5ali9 mn il 3amaleyya a5alee a7ad y6amnich 3lay "


She didnt answer , she was lost in thought.. what if something goes wrong and she never saw him again ?



Ambee Raseel stop ! she ordered herself silently , all that mattered is that he was well and talking to her right this moment


3eesa's heart was hurting him , he didnt want to see her upset .. not while he was with her , he made a promise to himself that he will always make her the happiest girl in the world she was his Raseel now .. his princess


" Baby.." When he called her that , he felt a certain sweetness on his tongue


And to Raseel , it was so new and so beautiful espacially coming from 3eesa


" Hala 7yaty.." she couldnt believe that she called him that


It was their first conversation as lovers and they were on cloud 9 !


" I cant wait to see you .. i miss your face already " 3eesa told her


" I miss you too , and i miss your surprises ! " she grinned at the memory of 3eesa taking her everywhere he thought was fun


" Awal ma ayee awadeech ay mokan tabeen w nsawee kil shay tabeena ! enty bas gooly enshallah .."


" Enshallah "


" Are you at your uncle's like you promised ? "


" Yes ! i am .. dont worry about me you should be worrying about yourself MR. "


" 3adil 3adil , thats my girl "

She loved how he called her HIS girl , she was his .. finally his


" Soooooo ana bacher baroo7 shopping m3a Jood , by the way am already picking the dress for your coming back party .."


" Am going to have a welcome back party ? " he grinned at the idea


" Oops ! " She covered her mouth , " wasnt i supposed to tell you ? "


He laughed , " Its okay , ra7 atdarrab 3la my surprised face mn al7een "


" 3afya sha6er .. Jood will kill me if she knew i told you "


He laughed again


" Well am glad you're happy if you knew i was killed ! " he made a face


" Yalla baby i have to go now , gam asma3 9oot el nurse and if they walked in on a patient and found out am not resting they'll tel my mom wenty t3rfeen el walda !


" Hehe ee i do , 5alas baby .. nam 3adil okay ? w deerbalik 3la nafsik "



" Enty b3d .. Oh and Raseel ! before you hang up ! "



" yes ? "


" I love You .."


Something inside her fluttered


" I love you too 3eesa ..."



They both hung up the phone imagining the other's face , they remembered the day at the airport and their heartbreaking goodbye ..



" Yallaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa gooomaaay ya 7illwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa " Raseel woke up once again to her best friend's voice , only this time it was a ringtone !


Jood recorded her voice yesterday and put it as a ringtone to Raseel's phone , so when she called her she would get up FAST !



" Weeeee3 Jood ! , am gona kill that girl ! " Raseel turned around and grabbed her phone


" I AM GOING TO KILL YOU !! "


" Eheheheheeee !! and it worked like a charm ! , it made you wake up didnt it ?!"



" Mmmmm .. shtabeeeen ? " Raseel didnt get much sleep last night since 3eesa was on her mind



" Yalla goomay ! nesaitay ? girls day out , we're going to Spa Time , Sushi and shopping ! the whole thing .. 5al9eenee goooomaaaaaay "



" Fiiiiine 7annaaaaaaa yalllaaa kanee "


Raseel ogt up and wore her clothes and headed downstairs where she saw her uncle and his lovely wife having tea in the living room


" Il salaaaaam .." she greeted them


" Hala wallah 7beebtee "


" Ha wain Sara ? , she left the room early .." she asked about her cousin


" ee yuma ra7at 3endaha cham sha'3la tsaweeha , she didnt want to bother you , you were sleeping like a baby .. "


Raseel blushed , she wasnt the type that had a heavy sleep but when she was tired it was a different story..


" Yalla 3yal ana ray7a 5alty 3ndee cham sha'3la m3a refeejty Jood , yimkin a6awel shway .."


After she said her goodbye , she walked out to see her best friend waiting in the car


They headed to Spa time , did their massages and went for sushii , they returned to Jood's house to change and relax a little .. then they were off to Avenues for some shopping



" Soooooo how's Ya3goooouuuub ? "


" Oh he's great ! , he's just perfect Rasoool , he's totaly my type ! "



" Great , when are you going out again ? "


" Well tomorrow actualy , baroo7 adawerlee shay 7loo 7g bacher .."


" Good good , hope it all works out well , you know we always talked about having boyfriends that were friends too bas we never really did it " Raseel was happy for her friend


" I knoooww , "


The girls parked and got to work ! , they bought some make up from Sephora's new collection , reserved some dresses from Manoush for 3eesa's party and finally bought something nice for Jood to wear from Diesel


" Yalla lets go back , gam yseer za7ma w mala8a .."


" Eee mo ? lets go .."


As they were heading to the parking lot , the girls saw a fimiliar face , a kind of face that they DIDNT want to see AT ALL



Msa3ad !

He was sitiing around with some friends at Starbucks


The girls walked to the escelators a little too fast


" Oh my god Jood i dont want to look a5af he's following us !" Raseel was freaking out



" Ywallee zain ! , mo kaifaa just walk fast enty ma3aliach "


They reched the car and before Jood could open it another hand reached it before her !

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" Aww ! " They both said at the same ,


" Oh am sorry , did you get hurt ? " 3eesa asked worried


Raseel giggled , " Yeah am fine "


" Is your head okay ? "


" Yes ! "


They both laughed


3eesa got in the car and drove away , he drove slowly as if he didn’t want the ride with Raseel to end , she felt the exact same way


He was leaving her tomorrow , she felt worried and guilty but mostly .. she felt love for him ..and she wanted to tell him , but Msa3ad's face kept coming to her mind ..

Rain was pouting hard outside the window , Raseel listened happily


Am going to tell her .. , 3eesa was determine to tell her that he loved her before he left , who knows what's going to happen while he's away ? his surgery could take months!



" Raseel .. " he began

" Yes ? " she looked at him with her eyes sparkling

" I been meaning to tell you something.. I was waiting for the right time and I .. I didn’t want you to get upset or anything …"


But the expression on her face suddenly changed , her eyes grew wider and she shivered

" Sweetie what's wrong ? you're cold again ?? " he was worried

But Raseel didn’t say one word .. she couldn’t it was like someone had a good grip over her mouth and down her throat

" Raseel ? " he turned his face to where her eyes was staring , then he saw him .. he saw the face of all the evil things that had happened to his beautiful Raseel .. he saw the man behind all this ..

" MSA3AD!!!!!!! " he shouted

He was staring right in his eyes , that dog ! w lah 3ain b3d ! 3eesa was very angry

But Msa3ad didn’t say or do anything ! he was just smiling devilishly at 3eesa and Raseel .. like he knew something they didn’t ..

What did he know ? why was he smiling !?

" What the F**** ARE YOU STARING AT !!? " 3eesa shouted angrily at Msa3ad

But his smile only grew bigger , like he wanted to tease 3eesa .. to boil his blood !

3eesa wanted to jump out the street and strangle the guy !

He was breathing heavily and he turned to face Raseel

" You okay ?"

Raseel was still shivering " am .. fine .. "

Her face was out of color , her eyes were still scared

He reached out for her hand " Listen to me .. you're not allowed to feel bad over what happened .. that .. than THING has no control over you or me or anyone do you hear me ? , he's never going to hurt you and if I heard that he got anywhere NEAR you am getting on the first plane and coming here ! "

" I wish you wouldn’t leave .. " She looked at him with eyes full of hope , but she knew she should stop dreaming .. this was reality and 3eesa was going away tomorrow and there's nothing she can do about it

" I wish that to " he pressed her hand harder

" Raseel .. I .. "

She looked up at him and her eyes were watering ,

She's already upset .. this is a bad time .. , he thought

What 3eesa didn’t know is that she was crying because HE was going to leave HER , she was falling helplessly in love with him !

" You're home .. take a rest ok ? don’t worry about that jerk , am here if you need me .. anything happens call me " 3eesa told her


" Okay , and thank you .. for everything 3eesa ..these past few days .. they were AMAZING I hadn’t had this much fun since.. since forever ! " that sparkle came back to her big beautiful eyes


" Raseel , what I did for you these past few days was all because I want you to be happy , and I want you to remember me that way when am gone .. i never want to see you hurting or upset EVER "

She smiled shyly

" Take care of yourself when am gone , please " her eyes were helpless , in love and sad

" Enshallah .. " she smiled " I cant believe your leaving tomorrow ! , am gonna miss you "


" Yeah .. me too "

" Well then I have to go .."

" Goodbye Raseel "

She turned her back to open the door , her heart wouldn’t let her go though .. she didn’t want to go without telling him her true feelings , but what was she going to do? What if 3eesa didn’t feel the same way and wanted to be only friends ?

She sighed and twisted the handle to go outside

3eesa watched her as she stood there in the rain , she looked numb .. like she didn’t even feel the drops falling lightly on her lovely skin

" WAIT ! " 3eesa shouted , but Raseel was already walking away towards the door

" RASEEL ! " , then she turned around to see him

Maybe he came to tell me ! , maybe he thought that he cant go without telling me that he loved me ! her heart was dancing with happiness

" You forgot your scarf ! "

Oh , she got disappointed one again..

" Thank you .." she smiled weakly

" What's wrong ? " he asked

" Oh nothing ! , I just didn’t notice .."

" Oh .. goodbye then .."

" Goodbye .." And she stepped inside quickly before he saw her crying



That night Raseel waited for 3eesa to call , she waited .. and waited.. but he didn’t !

Maybe he didn’t want to make it harder .. he doesn’t want to face the fact that he was going away..

Or maybe he was tired and went to bed .. he's traveling tomorrow he needs to rest right ?

Or maybe he didn’t feel like he had to ..

Uuugghhh Raseel stop !

Her mind was going crazy , she wanted to stop thinking about 3eesa .. she couldn’t handle it

" Allah yredda bil salama enshallah .." she whispered to herself and fell asleep

Raseel woke up at 8 to the sound of Jood's voice

" Morning ! " Jood was grinning happily as usual

" Mmmm … Jooooood… what time is it ? "

" Only 8! , isn’t 3eesa traveling today? "

" Yes he is .. in a couple of hours "

" And what happened ams !? "

" Uuuhh.. nothing ? , we just went skating "

Jood's eyes were wider now in horror

" HE STILL DIDT TELL YOU !!? "

" Tell me what Jood ? , I already told you.."

Before Raseel could finish , " GET UP GET UP GET UP ! " Jood dragged her out of bed

" Whats wrong ?! "

" We're going to catch 3eesa sit him down and tell him !!! "

" What ! are you CRAZY !? "

" NO AM NOT ! Raseel ! Ya3goub told me that 3eesa said he was going to tell you yesterday when he took you skating !! "

" What !!!??? " Raseel was shocked

" YES ! "

" But he didn’t … " she thought for a second

Why didn’t 3eesa say anything yesterday ?

" What happened tell me .. yimkin sar shay that changed his mind.." Jood was trying to figure it out

" Well , we had a wonderful time skating .. and .. then we.. we …" Then she remembered !

" OH MY GOD !! WE SAW Msa3ad!! "

" WHAAAATTT!!!??? "

" YES ! and I felt like CRAP ! , he was just beginning to tell me something but then he stopped ! we saw Msa3ad ! he was smiling like a devil ! like there was something wrong ! like he was up to something ! "

" Raseel get your ass in the bathroom and get dressed !! we're going to the airport ! "


" But .." Raseel started

" NO BUTS !! SHUTUP and go !! "

Raseel went to the bathroom and changed into something warm and comfortable quickly , she didn’t even check her face in the mirror ! and they were off to see 3eesa at the airport

" Lets just hope he didn’t get in the gate ! " it was almost 9 and Jood drove like a maniac

The girls started checking the flights numbers and times , 3eesa's plane was leaving in half an hour !

" WAIT I SEE THEM !! I SEE HIS PARENTS !!! THERE THEY ARE !!" Raseel almost yelled , and a couple of people were looking at her like she was crazy but she didn't care

" Oh no no no no !! …" it was too late ! 3eesa's parents checked their passports and went inside .. they were gone ..

" Oh … on no… please no…" Raseel was whispering now .. 3eesa must be already boarding the plane now .. his phone was off.. and there was nothing else she could do ..


" Am sorry babe.. maybe when he comes.. "

" I didn’t even tell him Jood.. " she started crying " I LOVE HIM ! "

" Raseel ? " a confused voice came from behind .. a beautiful voice ..

" 3eesa !!!!!! " She jumped up and ran over to hug him

" What are you doing here !? " he asked

" I came to see you ! I just.. I just saw your parents ..they were inside and …and … " she couldn’t breathe

" Raseel .. relaaaaxx… What's wrong ? did something happen !? is it Msa3ad!!!?? "

" No…no… its me .."

" What is it sweetie ? " his voice was very comforting

" 3eesa I came to .. I came to tell you .." she wanted to stop her tears from coming down her eyes .. it was a blur .. she couldn’t see 3eesa's eyes , she was wiping them away with her hands

" I love you too …" he quickly answered

" W..what did you say ? …" she sniffed hard

" I wanted to tell you.. mn zmaan Raseel .. mn the first time I saw you .. am sorry I waited so long.. but yesterday when we saw Msa3ad.. "

" I HATE Msa3ad " she gritted her teeth and looked down

He laughed at her and pulled her towards his chest one more time

" Am gonna miss you … " he whispered in her ear " Will you wait for me ? "

" I will.. I promise "


The call for his flight was on again .. " That’s me .. I have to go.."

" Okay.." she said but she still held him tightly , she didn’t want to let go ..EVER

He giggled " Raseel you have to let me go so I can board the plane .."

" Oh ..right ! sorry.." she said

He leaned closer , kissed the crown of her head " Goodbye .."

"Goodbye …" her voice was still shaking from all the crying

He waved to Jood , turned his back and walked away…

They both watched him go.. every few seconds he turned his head to look at Raseel ..

But then he was gone .. he disappeared

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Raseel woke up around noon , her phone just below her right ear , she turned around to look at the clock and it was almost 2 o'clock

She remembered last night , the painting , the fun , her friends .. and 3eesa most of all 3eesa

They stayed up late on the phone chatting about EVERYTHING , every possible thing that can come to their minds ! , they shared funny stories and even sad ones ..

She smiled at the memory of his handsome masculine face but then her smile faded quickly when she realized that today was 3eesa's last day here in Kuwait… his last day with her

She didn’t want to let the sad emotions get to her , she closed her eyes tightly and prayed

Allah yredik ley bil salama

Then it hit her , I didn’t even tell him ! does he even know what he's doing to me ?

And then backed out quickly , she didn’t forget the main reason for him being gone away for long .. the reason for her pain and misery … Msa3ad !

He wasn’t done , he was just beginning ..


Incoming call

" Aloooo.." She answered in her sleepy voice

" Haaaaa sleeping beauty "3eesa's voice calmed her down

" Tet6anaz ? "

" Hhhh la wallah 7asha , shloonhaaa ? "

" Ehya zaina , ohwa ? "

" Okay now am confused , haa jahza for today ? "

" Ee meta my surprise ? "

" Be ready around 5 , nmer nshoof il studio mal Ya3goub w nroo7 ok ? "

" Okay.. "

" Yalla kamlay noomtech yal kaslana "

" Laaaaa? Madree mno m5aleenee ag3ad le wagt met2a5er …"

" E77m e77m .."

" hmmmm that’s what I thought "

It was so cute when she was mad , or at least when she tried to be , she was too cute to pull off the ' you should be scared of me ' attitude and 3eesa would laugh his heart out every time she did it

" Ya7leelich Roro "

" Mno Roro !!!? "

" Enty "

" Is that my new nickname now ? "

" You don’t like it ? "

" Madree.." she said in a low voice, he KNEW that tone , she was shy!

He smiled " Fedait'ha " he murmured

" Shgilt !? " she said trying to sound scary ,

" Salamtiich " he laughed " Don’t forget.. WARM clothes "

She got up and took a bubble bath for an hour , ate Josephene's lovely lasagna and got ready for 3eesa's surprise

She listened to his advice, she was almost wearing EVERYTHING in her closet ! , not everything matched , but then again .. Raseel looked cute in EVERYTHING


She finished her look with a nice band over her pretty head that hid her bangs and warmed her ears

" Soooo tell me tell me tell mee!!!!! Wain berroooo7 !? "

" Shfeeha Rawa2 ? " he teased

" Heeey , " She made a puppy face

" don’t cheat ! , you know how weak I am to that puppy face thing you do , wana gooooool e5tee met3alma mn mno ! "

She laughed , oh the way she laughed

The innocence in that girl was unbelievable and to 3eesa it was like a DRUG , he would give anything to see her happy

They went over to Ya3goub's studio, they heard voices arguing loudly from inside but they didn’t quite catch the words

When they opened the door they saw Jood holding up the biggest brush in the place and Ya3goub was in front of her trying to shield himself , they were both covered in multiple colors of paint and when they saw Raseel and 3eesa in the doorway they both froze , they looked like funny statues down at the museum of … well there is NO museum that can contain these funny looking objects !

They all stood quiet and still for a second and then Raseel and 3eesa burst laughing so hard that they almost fell on the floor


" I … am …am so .. sorry .. but you guys just look so fuuuunnnnnyyyy " Raseel rested her hand on 3eesa's shoulder to stop herself from falling on the ground , 3eesa was kneeling on his knee laughing hard

Ya3goub and Jood stood there irritated at their friends

" Afaaaaaaa kil hatha msaweeta feek wallah mo hagait'ha minik wana 5ooook …"

" Agool chub zain " The sound of Ya3goub being annoyed wasn’t convincing at all

" What were you guys DOING anyway !? " Raseel asked trying to hold back her laughter

" Well ana knt gam agoola I want to paint in blue , wehwa mayabee!! He's talking to me about some kind of stupid color organization !! " Jood explained

" Well excuse me for trying to make you understand art ! " Ya3goub shot back

" Well I don’t CARE , ana wa7da abeee alawen ! " she said swinging her brush towards him which made a few drops of blue fall on Ya3goubs forehead

" Yeaaah.. we'll see you guys later .." 3eesa waved and showed Raseel to the door

" Bye ! " They heard Ya3goub and Jood shout at the same time

" I think they like each other ! " Raseel said in excitement as soon as they were in the car

" Yeah .. I think so too "

" Wanasa our best friends are falling for each other ! " clapping her hands together , but the sounded was a little faint since she was wearing her favorite blue gloves

3eesa looked at her for a second , admiring her innocence and lovely features

Her cheeks were pink from the cold , her small cute nose was red , her mouth shaped in a wide childish grin

Damn it I love you , he thought to himself

He bit his lips afraid that he might say it out loud anytime soon

" What is there paint on my face ? " she stopped clapping and her mouth dropped , she quickly opened the mirror on top of the seat to try and see herself , 3eesa grabbed her hand and put the other on the mirror on top of her head , " You're fine .. "

He smiled warmly at her " Yalla lets go .."

He drove slowly so that they could enjoy the nice weather outside , the color of the sky was amazingly blue but with some grey clouds , which made it even prettier ..

"I think it might rain soon, " 3eesa said glancing up

" Oh I love the rain ! , I love walking under it .. I can do it all day.."

He looked at her with a crooked smile

" Well not ALL day because then I would be all sick and wet … bas il mohim inna I love it ! "


" You mean you wont be like oh my hair ! oh my clothes ! " he said imitating a girl's voice

" You know you'd make a VERY attractive young lady 3eesa , but no … I don’t do that , maybe if I was in my Jimmy choe's but still ! no .. I love rain "

" Hhhmm " he nodded happily , and soon they were there !

" 9alat il tazalloj !? " Raseel shouted

" Yep , you like my surprise "

" Oh my gosh yes !! but 3eesa I haven’t skied in like FOREVER ! , am not even sure I can ! , all I remember that I fell down .. A LOT ! "

3eesa laughed at her " Don’t worry , I'll help you "

" Humph ! " She made a face pressing her lips together

" Btanzeleen wela shloon ? "

" Shloon ?" she smiled wickedly at him , her beautiful eye lashes luring him in ..

He stood there and watched her " Menty nazla y3ny?

She just smiled , she wasn’t playing the brat role , but she just wanted to see what he'll do !

Without a word he came close to her , put one arm around her waist and the other under her legs and lifted her up and out of the Silverado

" Oh ! oh my god ! 5alas 5alas ! asfa ! nazelnee 3eesa !! nazelnee ! "

He laughed devilishly and whispered in her ear " What's that talk ele knty tgooleelee shloon again ? "

And that sentence had her ! , she froze!! , her arms around his warm neck , eyes interlocking with his , the smoke of there cold bodies coming out of their mouths as they breathed silently
" 3eesa.. your hand .." Raseel remembered

" Its fine ," his voice was sexier than ever in the cold ! "You're not even heavy .."

It was that kind of moment where everything went silent , no sound no color NOTHING !

Just the two of them near his car in the unbelievable COLD weather

3eesa quickly realized what her hypnotizing eyes were doing to him , to his heart , to his body ..

He quickly looked at the ground and let her feet touch the ground

" Thank you .." her voice was weak and shaky , then she made a sound as in to adjust her throat

" You're welcome .." he smiled again

Oh dear god what just happened there ? , he asked himself

After they went inside , got their skates .. they headed for the BIG skating arena

There weren’t many people there , accept for an English skating instructor with a group of 7 girls around him , a man and his two children and another small family skating happily

3eesa quickly jumped in the ring , when Raseel stood and made a face

" I cant .. I don’t even remember if I can ! "

" Ana hnee ! , etha 6e7tay I'll catch you "

" Etha 6e7t !?y3ny you're sure ra7 a6ee7 mo ? enta mzaheb nafsik ?" she sounded like a 3 year old kid

3eesa laughed at her " 7mdelah wel shiker ! enty ele giltay etha 6e7t ! al7een hathy yezaty basa3dech ?"

" Fine ! " she put one leg inside where the other was still in its place , she placed one hand on the bar of the skating ring and the other was in 3eesa's strong grip

" Yalla the other one .." he told her

" Bas kafee 3lay chthy "

" Hath aal7een tsameena skating ! ni9 reelich da5il w ni9 reelich barra ! shno hatha !? yal 5awafa ! "

" Heeeey ! " She was mad at him that she didn’t notice herself come into the skating ring , 3eesa decided to do a little trick , he continued to skate backward

" Eee 9ij , enty madree Shfeech 5ayfa , shoofay el banat hnak sh7alat'hom gam ydooroon w yarge9oon wenty 7ata matabeen tdesheen "

" Hey ! tara ana lo abee agdar adoor warge9 haa!? "

He laughed at her

" Lesh teth7ak 3lay ! mn 9ijy ana ! "

Before she knew it she was half way inside the ring !

" Oh my god ! 3eesa ! I skated !!! "

" Ee you did ! sheftay shloon ? "

Its like she jinxed herself at that very moment , as soon as she said those words she slipped ! , but 3eesa didn’t let her fall of course , he tightened his grip around her arm and let her get up " Thanks , " she said sticking her tongue out

" You're welcome , 3adee t9eer .. yalla al7een easy.. nfs tawwa .. nice and slow do it like you're floating .."

He helped her do it , he was right there with her every step of the way.. of course she fell down a lot but 3eesa was always there .. Until she managed to cross the ring without one single fall , she had a very nice time , and chatted with some of the dancing young girls who were eyeing 3eesa and smiling at him

" Yala radaina ? " he asked her gently

" Yeah okay…"

As soon as they got out the door it was raining !

" Well what do you know ! your wish came true , " 3eesa said

" It diiiiid !! yay me ! "

Raseel was walking excitedly under the rain to the car , when they finally reached it 3eesa opened the door for her to get in ,when she lifted her foot to step inside she somehow stumbled on something inside and almost fell awkwardly on the seat , 3eesa was frightened that she might have hurt herself and he quickly jerked his head inside to see what was wrong when they both accidentaly hit their heads together!!

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" We have to go back , lunch is ready " he turned to leave


" No 3eesa , wait.. " without thinking she went to stop him standing in front of his handsome face

" What were you going to tell me ?" she almost knew what he was going to say

" Uhh.. that am really hungry , we really should go back .. "

" Ohh .. you're probably right .." she looked down and stepped back to let him pass , there was no possible way to explain how disappointed she was

They walked in the dining room together , both their faces on the floor ..

" Yalla yumma ta3alaw il akil burad " 3eesa's mother told them

They sat quietly facing each other , 3eesa's mother and father quickly hit it off with Raseel talking to her about college , nursery and her family

" Ee 9ij yumma shloon oboch al7een ?"

" Il 7mdelaah 5alty beredoon awal ma oboy yseer a7san enshallah "

" Allah yredda likom bil salama ya bnyty .." his father felt sorry for her

" Teslam 3amy "

Raseel was very busy chattiring with 3eesa's parents that she didn’t notice 3eesa's worried eyes glancing over at her every half second , Rawa2 was the only one aware of that and she kept looking at him and giggling

" Ssssshhh " he whispered to her every time she caught his curious eyes looking at Raseel

" ee yumma e7na bensafer b3d yoomain nwadee 3eesa , akeed daraitay 3n 7alat eeda…" 3eesa's mother began

Raseel quickly looked at 3eesa's hand and then at his brown eyes , her eyes were sparkly from the tears that was about to be spilled

She didn’t know which feeling was stronger , her missing him so much or the sadness from what Msa3ad did to the guy she loved

" Ee 5alty , " she looked at the table " Allah yshafee w yredda lina bil salama enshallah .."

" Ra7 ared enshallah .. " 3eesa suddenly interrupted his eyes were so tense and concentrated on Raseel " A7awel ared eb asra3 wagt .."


Just then 3eesa's mother and father exchanged looks , like they knew exactly what was going on with their love-sick son , why he didn’t want to leave , why being around that girl made him happy so much

" Ee yumma mawa9eech deeray balich 3la nafsich .." his mother continued

" La 3eesa bas yseer a7san enshallah benred , kilha cham yoom , ila magilteelee yuba , matabeen shay nyeeblich mn hnak ?" his father wanted to all he can to make her feel comfortable

3eesa smiled , he knew what his parents were up to .. they obviously caught him !

Raseel giggled " La 3ammy mabee ela tredoon bil salama .. " she looked at 3eesa

"La lat7ateen wana booch , ay shay tabeenaa goolay 7g 3eesa hnee mara7 ygaser ma3ach .. "

She blushed " La 3amme walah mo me7taja shay.."

Raseel loved the fact that she was being taken care of , since her parents left no one ever paid that much attention to her and her relationship with Msa3ad ? well , lets just say that caring wasn’t on his list

When they were done , they all got up and went upstairs , after a nice afternoon at 3eesa's house it was time to go home so Raseel excused herself and 3eesa was ready to take her home


" I had a lot of fun today , thank you for inviting me "

" You're welcome .." he gave her one of those killer smiles

" So when are you leaving exactly ? "

" On Monday , my plane leaves at 9 A.M "

" Ohh , " she wanted to be as normal as possible , but that wasn’t working at all !

3eesa noticed how upset she was and it broke his heart

" So , Rawa2 tells me you two have a lot of fun painting in nursery .. " he tried to lighten the mood

" Oh yeah , its so much fun ! I LOVE to paint and draw and stuff.. nothing professional though , but it’s a blast ! " her voice was very excited , clearly this was one of her favorite things

He just smiled at her , listening carefully to every detail she had to say

" But you know am really bad at drawing , once I drew a horse and all the kids thought it was a flower .. it was a disaster …"

He laughed at her that he almost let go of the wheel

" 9ij ! I mean Yiykes lets just stick to colorful meaningless doodling and we'll be fine"

" Yeah I know what you mean , I suck at it too "

" Well , I didn’t say I .. suuucked .." she made a puppy face and 3eesa almost went out of his mind when he looked at her

" So tell me .. " he said getting her attention once again

" what are your plans for tomorrow ? "

" Well , actually I was going to hang out with Jood .. but for some reason she canceled on me and she said she'll explain later.. so.. I think am free "

" How about we hang out ? I want to take you somewhere"

" Another surprise ? " she grinned again excited at the thought

" You can call it that if you want .. how about I pick you up at 4 ? "

" Sounds great "

" Okay bas na9ee7a .. don’t wear something fancy or something that’s hard to wash "

" Hard to wash ? "

" Just do that okay ? , you'll figure it out tomorrow "

" Hmmmm fine , I'll see you tomorrow then " her smile never failed to make his heart do some flips

" See you tomorrow Raseel " She blushed so hard this time that she felt her cheeks might be on fire , it felt amazing to hear him say her name

She got out of the car saying hi to her guards who were sincerely guarding her beautiful home and got inside where she found Jood sitting on the couch watching Rachel Ray

" Well hellooooo you , what are you doing here ? "

" Hanging out " she waved her hand lazily to her friend as if it explained it all , Raseel took off her coat and told Jood to follow her upstairs

" Sooooo how did go ? MEETING THE PARENTS ! " Jood made it sound like it was a big movie commercial

" I already met his parents before , they're amazing people .. so nice and oh the food ! mashallah his mom is a great cook "

" Hmmmm…. Raseel you have to take me there ! I wana taste their food "

" Oh my god stop it you sound like a crazy hungry fat person ! "

" Ooooowwww " Jood made a face and fell on the bed " So !! thak il yoom ele you ditched me ! guess who I saw!!? " she got up again and was waving her hands excitedly in the air

" Who !? " Raseel hurried to sit beside her on the bed

" Ya3goub !!!!!! " She grinned

" No way !! "

" Yes way !! I was like HELLLOOOOO HOTNESS!!! "

Raseel stopped and looked questionably at her friend

" In my mind of course ! , any way we started talking ! and he loves books too ! and hes sarcastic ! and he totally got my jokes !! and …"


" Wooow sounds like some progress , "

" Yeah , weird .. but am not pulling off the whole oh my god I like a guy thing am I ? anyway !! he's really cool .." Jood wasn't that mushy mushy type when being around guys , she was more like i love you , you idoit why cant you see that sort of girl

" Ooooh do you like hiiiim ?"

" I think I do… he's such a gentleman "

" Yeah that I can relate too " Raseel thought because Ya3goub and 3eesa were best friends they had the same nice actions

" So we're hanging out tomorrow , me and Ya3goub .. I hope you're not offended coz I canceled our plans "

" Jood we had NO plans , we said we wanted to make plans " She laughed at her friend

" Hmmm true .. "

" You don’t want to steal anything from my closet ? " Raseel offered

" No , I need something simple and washable "

" Huh ? " Raseel was confused

" ANYWAAAAY !! yallaaaa breakfast at Tiffany's ! " Jood went to grab the DVD and both gilrs headed to watch the classic together , they loved watching breakfast at Tiffany's

It was almost 4 the next day and Raseel was just finishing off her pony tail when 3eesa called to inform her he was downstairs , she listened to his warning

She wore a cute baggy white long sleeved shirt and gray sweat pants , wrapped her neck with a navy blue scarf and was ready to go

" Nice job " There was nothing sexier to a guy than a girl in sweats and a pony tail

" Well thank you , not so bad yourself ! " 3eesa wore a pair of navy blue Abercrombie and Fitch sweats and a long sleeved white shirt , Raseel loved the way he looked in sweats

" So where are we going ?"

" Il 9aber zain " he tried to be vague

" 3eeesaaaa "

" 7annaaaaa .. ne6ray "

She laughed , soon they reached a cute small place that looked like a shop , only it didn’t have a sign or anything and the glass windows were all covered with white papers " Whats this ? " she asked

" You'll see " he reached the door and opened it for her , as soon as she was inside she heard music

There on the floor she saw her best friend going through w pile of CD's and on the other side was Ya3goub preparing several cans of paint and different kinds of brushes and sponges


The whole place was white , accept for a corner which lay some beautiful random paintings

"OH my god ! , you're kidding !! " she looked at the 3 of them in shock

" You were in on this? " she asked Jood

" Don’t look at me , they dragged me in " she smiled and pointed at Ya3goub and 3eesa

" Ya3goub is very artistic you know, he owns this little studio and I thought it would be a great idea for us all to enjoy ourselves .." 3eesa explained

Raseel was still staring at plain walls in shock , " Don’t you like it ? "

Ya3goub asked

" Are you kidding !!? LETS PAINT !! "


She quickly went over to check out the different colors and brushes , 3eesa followed and Ya3goub went to help Jood with the CD's

3eesa and Raseel quickly started on coloring the white walls with different random patterns in red and yellow , Ya3goub stood in front of the opposite wall drawing an apple tree and Jood stood next to him trying to figure out why he picked to draw an apple tree!!

Later they moved to finger painting on the floor ! they all dipped their hands in different beautiful colors and drew whatever came to their heads

They all had a blast until the studio was a colorful mess ! a beautiful one though ..

" Tomorrow we come to check it out lmn yanshef kil shay " Ya3goub said

" That’s cool ! " Raseel shouted excitedly , they all looked at her

She had a red smudge on her left cheek and a green one on her forehead she looked so adorable

They all laughed at her

Everyone had a great time , after they washed up they went to johny Rockets their favorite to grab some burgers for takeaway and head home

" So how about we hang out tomorrow ? " 3eesa asked Raseel when they were near her house again

" Your last day .." Raseel looked down

" Yeah , don’t think of it that way though .. think of it as another surprising adventure with me " he left up his fingers and ran them across her soft cheek

That sure made her smile inside and out , just the idea of being with him was enough to make her nervous and excited and now he threw in the words SURPRISE and ADVENTURE so she knew she had to prepare herself !

" Okay so any hints 7g bacher ? " She gave him a playful flirty look with her eyelashes hoping he would give her a clue about tomorrow

He laughed at her " Wear the WARMEST clothes "

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3eesa was very eager to hear her response , he moved his head a little closer and his eyes were glued to hers

Say it , he thought

She looked at him and shivers moved up her spine , she bit her lip and opened her mouth to say what was making her heart pound so hard but she closed it again and looked down , should I tell him ??

" I was scared that he would hurt you if he knew we're .. we're even friends .. he's crazy .. "

COWARD ! , she thought to herself

3eesa pressed on his lips harder , looked down and moved away to sit straight on the chair

" He has no right to .. he cant hurt you while am here.. but when am gone Raseel , I swear to god if he … " He closed his eyes tighter , and let out a sigh

" I don’t want you to get hurt , do that for me will you ? , just go to your uncle's house"

" Fine.. " , and 3eesa's face lit up

" Thank you " he brushed her hand with his finger

She opened her mouth once again so she could tell him , she didn’t want him to leave , she was getting attached to him more and more and she didn’t want to let go

" When will you be back ? " she asked

" I don’t know it depends , a month or two.." she could tell that he wasn’t happy about this either

" Come , I want to show you something .." after he paid he took her hand and led her to the car

" Where are we going ? " she asked excitedly , she loved surprises

" You'll see .." he gave her a wink

Okay , so you already KILLED me by telling me you're going away now this ? , he was so gorgeous that she felt like she wanted to jump and eat him up ! , and now im being scary

She could see that they were approaching the beach , but she didn’t exactly know what the surprise was , 3eesa parked the car and opened the door for her


From afar she saw some people holding kites , you know the HUGE type that you can hold on to whenever the wind is strong enough


" What's this ? " she grinned , she never tried something like this before , or seen it up close

" Come with me .." He held her hand , a little too tight than a friend should but she loved it , she couldn’t deny that there was something going on .. some sort of feeling .. he must feel .. but never dared to really make sure

They approached a young man with nice hair , he was well built and had amazing skin texture very similar to 3eesa's , Raseel didn’t see his face though

" Ya3goub ! " 3eesa shouted in his beautiful masculine tone

The guy turned around and smiled , he had a nice wide smile , it showed that he had great personality

" Hala 3wais ! , hala bil 7abeeeeeeb " he handed his kite to one of the guys standing there and quickly came towards them

" Il salam 3laikom , " He greeted shyly

" Wa3alaykom il salam .." Raseel answered smiling

" You must be Raseel " he said

" Yes I am .."

" Wow .." he said nodding his head , 3eesa punched him on the arm "Uhh ! I mean wow the weather right !!? perfect .. nice to meet you .."

" Nice to meet you too ," Raseel giggled

" We want to give it a try .." 3eesa told him

" Oh sure .. sure .. come on ! " He went straight and they followed

" But be careful , its very tricky and it needs strength " he warned


3eesa took the kite from his hand , and walked backwards to where Raseel was standing , there were a few people standing being busy with their own kites , 3eesa moved away just a little bit so he and Raseel can have privacy

" Ta3alay , " He said after he settled the kite in his own hands , it looked so pretty moving in the air and 3eesa made it look effortless

She moved towards him shyly , he held out his hand for her to hold

He took it and placed it on the handle " No 3eesa a5af ! , its heavy .."

" Give me your other hand "

Raseel wasn’t sure , but she did it anyway " 3eesaaaa …" her face was worried

" Kany wagef Shfeech 5ayfa ! "

" Madree wala marra jarrabt "

" Now you well " he smiled at her

" Promise you wont let go "

He made her stand in front of him holding the kite and his hands held it with her so her delicate hands wont slip " Promise.." he said into her ears ,his voice was almost a whisper now

This time he was also standing too close , but Raseel didn’t feel awkward or scared or uncomfortable .. it was just right..

He was leaving her soon and she wanted to treasure these few moments they have left 3eesa was completely respectful and a gentleman , he made the whole thing easy and natural , the situation was very innocent and 3eesa knew his boundaries and respected them very much

" This .. its amazing …" Her voice was a little shaky

" You're scared ? " he told her almost giggling

" No ! " she tightened her grip on the handle and he laughed " Okay.. okay I believe you .., so you never tried this before huh ?"

" No.. and am glad I did … thank you 3eesa "

" You're welcome , that’s one .."

" One what ? "

" Oh I decided am going to count every thank you from now on , it seems to be your favorite word especially when you're around me"

" Well you do nice things when you're around me too ! you deserve it .."

" And you deserve it too .." Raseel couldn’t see but she can tell he was smiling , she felt his warm breath on her hair , her neck ..

She wished that he wouldn’t move so she wouldn’t feel the cold wind again

Her eyes noticed his hands , his hurt hands , she almost cried .. All because of me ..


" Hey.. " He said into her ears again " Stop looking at my hands am fiiiiine ..."

Time passed quickly and soon it was time for lunch

" So.. do you have to go home or ..? " 3eesa didn’t want her to go .. he wanted to spend every minute of every day he has left with her

" Um .. actually no .. am pretty much free.." Raseel was surprised at how free she was when the nursery had a holiday

" Are you in the mood for lunch ? " he asked

" Sure , but where ?"

" Well , am sure you got fed up from all the junk food .. so I was thinking.. do you want to come over my house ? "

" 3eesa no .. what will your parents say ? .. " she looked down

" First of all .. my parents ADORE you , second of all my mom wanted to have you over so she can thank you for coming with me to pick Rawa2's costume.. so this is a perfect time.." he winked

His parents were very nice people , but they were also traditional .. pretty much like Raseel's parents , they knew 3eesa and Raseel were some sort of friends but they wouldn’t exactly approve of them hanging out a lot outside..

" 3eesa I don’t know "

" Wallah kanaw gayleen a3zemech , "

She looked at him for a second , who could say no to that face ?

" Fine ," she blurted out

He grinned and took the kite from her hands and gave it to Ya3goub

" Ha re7taw? , yalla allah weyakom.. 3asa bas estanastay Raseel ?"

" Yes very much thank you Ya3goub .."

" You're more than welcome Raseel , again .. nice to see you "

" You too "

Raseel and 3eesa walked slowly along the shore and then made their way to the car

" It was a very nice surprise " Raseel told 3eesa when they got into the car

" Well am glad you liked it , I'll drop you off to your car and then you go change if you want to and come home ? "

" That'll be great "

" Okay then "


3eesaa dropped her off to her car and followed her home , to make sure there are no disturbances with Msa3ad and then went home

" Yumaa ? " he walked into the living room

" Hala 7beebee !? , ta3al ana bil ma6ba5 "

" Shloonich yal '3alya ? " he kissed his mom's cheek

" 7mdelah 7beebee , "

" Ha shno il '3ada? "

" M6abbag zbaidee "

" Yah yah , a7la shay mn eed el walda 3ad ! ya36eech il 3afya .. "

" Y3afeek 7beebee "

" Yuma il yoom 3ezamt Raseel 3al '3ada .."

" Ee 7ayaha allah yumma ana mn ams gam agoolik ! , hathy il sa3a el mbareka , meta betyeebha ? "

" Ayeebha ? " he was very happy to , but he wanted to play dumb

" Ee yumma b3d 3aib yimkin tet2a5ar 3endena b3d mayseer bnya broo7ha , mo gilt ahalha msafreen ? "

" Ee 5alas la t7ateen yuma ana ray7 foog abaddil .."

" Ee zain bas mo tet2a5ar 3ala bnt el nas ! "

He laughed

He was almost skipping up the stairs with a happy wide grin

" Yah yah yah .. shal wanasa ele nazlaa 3laaik yuba .. enshallah doom ! shely mwansek chthy ? " his dad called out from the upstairs living room holdng Rawa2 in his lap


" Yuba Raseel betyeee 3al '3ada "

" Ee 7ayaha allah yuba , zain ennik 3ezamt'ha il yoom omik msawya 5ooosh '3ada .."

His grin was wider than before " Yalla 3n ethnik yuba ana rayi7 abadel "

His father smiled , they say like father like son and 3eesa's father felt like his son had something on his mind .. maybe something in his heart as well


" Ana bayeee ! " Rawa2 got up from her dad's lap and went to 3eesa

" Wain tyeen enty ! babadel "

" An6ew .. " She looked at him raising her eyebrows in the cutest little way

" Ehheh yalla lmn agoolich deshay deshay ok? "

" Okaaaay …."

He shut the door and took of his shirt .. just before he could unzip his jeans his phone rang , " So did you tell them ?" Raseel's voice was on the other end

" Yes I did , 3la 7athich il yoom m6abag zbaidee .. 3ad mn eed el walda shay mo 6abeeeee3eeeee "

" 3ad mn zman mo makla hal sowalif .. mn eed 5alty akeed 7loo.."


"Get ready am picking you up soon.."

" You're picking me up? Laish ? "

" Well omy marethat tyeen broo7ech 3aib .."

" Way b3d 3mree ! 5alas okay .. am getting ready , any ideas on what I should wear ? its your parents house I dont want to look like … madree ! "

" Are you kidding ? you never look like madree.. anything you put on looks wonderful"


that made Raseel blush , the bond with 3eesa was very strong that she felt she can nag about clothes and he wouldn’t care !


" Yalla yalla .. lebsay ay shay ana yay..mo tna6reenee bil sayara "

" Hmmmm fine ..see you in a few "

"Okay .." He closed the phone and fell hard on his bed smiling to himself , imagining what she would look like , every time he saw her she was prettier than the last

" 3eeeesaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !! aw you finished !? "

He forgot about Rawa2 who was standing outside the door !

" Oops " 3eesa giggled , he quickly put on his pullover and opened the door


" Ana baroo7 ayeeb Raseel "

" Okay ana ban6ewha hnee "

" Matabee tyeen? awal marra ! "

" La2 goewge mayabee yeg3ad bwoo7a " she said looking at George

" Man5ali9 e7na mn hal george , yalla bye bye " He kissed her head and went out

He picked up Raseel who was wearing a cute white coat and a baby blue scarf around her neck , her hair was let loose and straight around her shoulders

" Hey you ," she said as soon as she climbed in

" Ahlaan " he tried not to look at her for too long

" Okay so here we go .. " ,

They reached the house and 3eesa's mom and dad greeted Raseel lovingly and led her to the dining room where Rawa2 sat holding George


" Hey prettiness " Raseel went to kiss Rawa2

" Helloooo " she grinned

" Yalla Raseel yumma erta7ay , 3a6eenee jakaitech 5al a3alga .." 3eesa's mom told her


She took her scarf and her coat off , she was wearing a baby blue cotton dress that was rapped around beautifully on her tight body

" La ma3alih 5alty ana awadeeh "

" Bas 3a6ee 7g lalita .."

She went to look for Lalita when 3eesa snuck up behind her " Hey you ! "

" Aah ! you scared me ! " she gave him a light punch

" Do it again .."

" Why ? " she looked confused

" I want to know when exactly will i feel the pain ..hhhmmm...? " he made a face looking up towards space

She had to admit his body was amazing .. not too built and not too skinny just perfect!

" Btetfalsaf 3lay just because you can hold a kite better than I do? "

He laughed and looked at her

Maybe I should make the first move .. , he thought to himself .. if something should go wrong to me in surgery and she doesn't know how i feel...

" Raseel .."

" Hmm ?" She looked up at him with innocent eyes


" 3eesaaa Raseeeel ! ta3alaw yumma 7a6aina el '3adaaa ! " They both heard 3eesa's mom call out

your guardian angel [ 15 ]

3eesa was too distracted by his own thoughts to notice Msa3ad's car following him home when Raseel sent him a message

Thank you for tonight ;)

He smiled and pressed the reply button ,

How about we do it again tomorrow , 9; 30 Johny's for breakfast ?

He waited impatiently for her reply

I cant wait ..


He smiled to himself and turned on the radio , he was in the mood for some good old love songs

Bas gooool ab'3a wanaa gooool 7aaaatherrrrr ent el wa7eeed ellee kalaamik awaaaamerrr ..

3bdelmajeed's voice filled his car and his ears with delight

Suddenly he noticed the car behind him flashing its lights and coming a little too close to his Silverado , he thought it was one of those rushing drivers so he moved from the left lane to the middle one but that was no help at all , the car followed him and was still flashing lights , " shsalfeta hatha ? " he glanced up the rearview mirror and suddenly he got the message , he pulled up on the right side of the road and got out of his car , Msa3ad was just getting out of his

" Hatha ent ? " 3eesa's face was seriously mad

" Ee ana , lesh mesta'3reb ? " there was something weird about Msa3ad's voice

" 5air ?! "

" I noticed you were at my girl friends just now .."

" We already had this discussion , she's not yours to claim " he looked into Msa3ad's eyes trying to figure out what was going on with the crazy dude

" Went mno 3shan t8arrer 3anha ? "

" Oooohoooo hatha lil7een , yuba .. 5ali9nee shtabee ent ya5ee ? "

" Wa5er 3anha " , his eyes were so red and scary .. was he crying ? 3eesa thought

" Wen mawa5art ? "

" Bet9eer salfa thanyaa " he came closer towards 3eesa holding his fists up

" Wain ga3deen e7na ? shal 6aree8a ele ent tetfaham feeha ya5ee ? mo kil shay yen7al bil 6ag , 5ala9t min el bnya el maskeena al7een yayly ana ? gam tsawee chthy 3shan tathbit innik rayal zyada welaa shno ? "

" Laaaa il salfa m9a5at ! " he came towards him with his fist towards 3eesa's stomach , 3eesa quickly punched his face in return

" Shoof wa5er 3anny werkab sayartik , ekser il shar ya Msa3ad e7na bni9 il lail " 3eesa wasn’t the violent type at all , he hadn't a fight since high school

But Msa3ad didn’t listen he held 3eesa by his shirt and pulled him towards his face

" Wa5er 3an Raseel ! " he said gritting his teeth angrily

!That was when it hit 3eesa

He couldn’t believe how long it took him to figure it out ! , Msa3ad was DRUNK

" Il bnya matabeek ! ham t5oonha w ham t6egha w ham tabeeha tredlik ! w 3ogeb kil hatha yayly sakran ? wallah inik mateste7ee "

Msa3ad couldn’t hear more so he showered 3eesa with punches in his stomach but 3eesa held still , when Msa3ad was done he gave him one big punch on his upper cheek which made Msa3ad lose his balance and almost fall on the sidewalk

" Msa3ad el denya lail , roo7 il bait a7sanlik ! "

But he continued coming towards 3eesa, " Ent mo eb kamil 3aglik , I wont fight you just get in your car Msa3ad ! "

But he had a crooked smile on his face , he came towards 3eesa and because of his dizziness , this time he didn’t aim straight to 3eesa's stomach it was his hand !

" Aaaah !!! " 3eesa screamed holding his hand when Msa3ad suddenly fell

3eesa's hand was killing him but he tried to ignore the pain

They both heard a police car turn over and pull in front of them

Two police men came out " Shesalfa ? " one of them asked

3eesa thought about ratting out on Msa3ad and his drunk driving and all that but he had second thoughts , he watched him laying there with disgust

" La wala shay.. bas laff 3lay .. b'3aina ned3am wel salfa faj2a sarat hoosha .. nothing serious .." he knew he was going to regret saving Msa3ad's ass

" Chathab ! " Msa3ad suddenly got up and walked towards the two police men

They both looked at each other " Oho kan gam y7ednee wana sefa6t w ya y6egnee ! "

" Ta3alaw ma3ana lo sema7taw " one of the police men ordered , 3eesa shook his hand and gave in

They drove down to the police station

" Yaynee sakran ? .. hathy mo awal marra Msa3ad.. " The head of the police department was interrogating Msa3ad and 3eesa

Suddenly a man in a deshdasha came in interrupting , " Il salam 3laikom .."

" Wa3alaykom il salam , ent mn da5alik hnee ? en6er barra .. matshoofnaa mash'3ooleen ? "

" Ana mn 6araf Fan il Fanii.."

" Hal marra man6artaw 3alaih , " The head of the department looked at Msa3ad , and Msa3ad smiled weakly

" Tegdar troo7 a5 3eesa …" He sighed" allah weyak.."

3eesa shook his head in disgust , ee 3adil etha ohwa ma 6ila3 bil was6a mno ye6la3 ?

He drove home angrily , the adrenaline made him forget his pain for a while , but now his hand burnt like crazy

Allah yaster .. he thought to himself

He walked in the house to see Rawa2 , his mother and father still up waiting for him

" Ent wainiik yumma awal marra ma tdeg.. " his mom looked very worried

" Asef yumma kan 3ndee cham sha'3la a5ali9ha .."

" 3eesaaaaaa!!!!! " Rawa2 rushed towards her brother so he could give her one of his big hugs and lift her up ,but this time…

" Aaaaahhhhhhhhh !!! " 3eea screamed as soon as Rawa2 touched his hand and bent on his knees holding his hand tightly , Rawa2 moved away in horror

" Yummaa weldeee !!!!!! " His mom ran across the room towards him , his father told Rawa2 to go upstairs

" Goom 5al awadeek il mostashfa " his fathers voice was firm

In the hospital

" 3eesa madree shagoolik.. gabil cham yoom yaitly w 7athartik .. gitlik tdeerbalik.. " the Dr. sounded very upset

" Dr. y3ny shloon ? shsar al7een ?"

" Ana asef bas his hand is a mess, sar fe tamazzo8 .. w la2anna 3eesa msawee 3amaleyya mn gabil his hands are more sensitive … he might need to do another one.. and fast "

His father looked at his hands and 3eesa looked at him

"Yuba ana .. ana asef.. "

" La yuba 3adee… hal omoor tseer , zain Dr. al7een shloon ? shensawee ? "

" Lazm ta7jezoon maw3ed m3a Dr. 3eesa eb almanya.. ohwa ele msawee el 3amaliya wehwa ele y8arrer shloon w meta el 3amaleya ra7 tseer.. 6ab3an negdar nsaweeha hnee bas el a7san 3nd Dr. 3eesa eb almanya la2ana ohwa adra fe 7alta akthar… "


The Dr. wrapped 3eesa's hands and gave him some pain killers, he also told them that they need to get to in touch with the Dr. in Germany as soon as possible or 3eesa will be in great risk

The ride home was a silent one , but 3eesa's mother and father reassured their son that it will all be okay , just like every other parents ..

He walked into the house to see Rawa2 sitting with Lalita waiting for him , as soon as she heard them come in she went straight to 3eesa

" Aw you okay ? , can I kiss you now ? " she asked with her eyes almost tearing up

" 7yaty enty .. " he walked towards her and kissed her cheek

" Mafeenee shay, emshay 5al agralich 8i9a .." they both went upstairs and after they said their goodnights to their parents

In the next morning 3eesa was waiting for Raseel in Johny's , when he was about to call her one more time he heard the door open , Raseel walked in wearing an oversized white jumper and grey leggings with her hair held up in a messy bun

" Good morning , " he said flashing a smile

" Good morning ," her eyes quickly noticed his hand

" 3eesa what's wrong ? " her face was horrified

" Oh its nothing , I just fell am being a little clumsy .. "

she gave him an angry look , " That’s what I used to say when Msa…." And suddenly she froze , she stood in her place not moving looking at him with her mouth open

" What happened !!!! " She hurried up and sat in front of him on the table with her hands held high , like she wanted take them into hers and check if he was fine but she couldn’t

Her eyes were on the table when suddenly , she realized … she looked up at 3eesa remembering what happened last time to Faisal because of Msa3ad…

" No… don’t tell me that… " she held her hand close to her heart in disbelief


" What ? , Rawa2 was just messing around .. and it was an accident "

" Don’t lie to me ! " , her eyes pleaded

He looked at her then looked down, he couldn’t lie to her anymore

" Raseel my hand.. its injured… I have to go back to Germany so they can fix it…remember the accident ? "

" But you were fine before .. "

" Now am not .. " he looked at her , he was so hurt , he didn’t want to say goodbye

" It was him wasn’t it? That awful … awful person !!! " she made a fist and hit the table as hard as she can

He reached out and took her hand into one of his

" It doesn’t matter , they can fix it.. am just worried about you , you're here all alone "

" He hurt You and you're worried about ME !? "

" Yes ! "

" Why !!? "

His expression suddenly changed , he moved his head away and then looked at her again

" Raseel , just promise me you'll go to your uncle's while am gone .."

" 3eesa why are you so worried !? , he cant hurt me anymore.. am not like before "

" Promise me "

She was quiet for a second , " You’re leaving ? " something in her heart wanted him to say no..

" Yes I am .."

" When ? "

" In 3 days "

Her heart almost stopped beating , " This is all my fault " she was almost whispering

" No its not , "

" If it wasn’t for me none of this would have happened .."

" Don’t say that .. "

" You got hurt because of ME ! "

" I don’t care ! i just want you safe ! "


And they both looked at each other , he didn’t have to tell her that he cared about her more than a friend , it was obvious .. the vibe in the air was unmistakable

The food arrived and they started eating quietly , but Raseel finished earlier than she should , she sat straight and was looking in the other direction, lost in thoughts

" Raseel, what's wrong ? "

She didn’t answer , " Raseel ? " he pleaded

She looked at him " What is it ? "

" Why are you being like this ? "

" Because I was scared .. that this would happen .. that you would get hurt ! because of Me , because of Msa3ad .. if he knew i…I … ." and she stopped , she took a breath so she can say what's on her mind

" If he knew you what …? " he looked impatient to hear what she wanted to say

But that didn’t help , she couldn’t say it

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" Raseel ! and he didn’t say anything !!? " Jood was eager to ask her friend , after the party Raseel invited her for a sleepover

" No Jood , y3ny what will he say ! " Raseel laughed ,

" That he is totally FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU ! "

" 3eesa and I are really good friends ,"

" PPpppsssshhhht ! yeah right ! , and I can fly ! , Raseel the guy looks like he's struck by lightning whenever he sees you ! "

Raseel closed her eyes for a long moment , remembering his handsome features , and then looked at Jood

" You tell me this after years with Msa3ad Jood , and you expect me to just give myself away for the next guy ? "

" R I didn’t say that , 3eesa SAVED you he's like TOTALLY your prince charming !"

Raseel smiled , Jood was not that sort of girl who believed in prince charming and fairytales , but when she wanted to argue with her best friend she knew how to get her attention

" Stop it… don’t make fun of me .." she gave her friend a light punch on the shoulder

" Raseel babe , you deserve to be happy .. , I WANT you to be happy .. im just saying that this boy… madree mn wain yaylich wentay madree shgam tsaween !!? "

" What did I do !? "

" Give you’re a heart a chance ! "

" I did Jood and look where it got me "


Jood sighed " Msa3ad is just another story .."

" Lets just hope he doesn’t do one of his stupid things .."

Raseel's phone began to ring

3eesa ! " She whispered "

" Answer ! " Jood whispered back " Wait , why are we whispering again ?"

" Madree " Raseel answered still whispering

" My friend is an idiot , "
" 3eesa ! " her whole face lit up and she didn’t even know it , Jood shook her head and headed to the kitchen to get some snacks

" So how was the party ? " 3eesa asked

" It was great ! , Rawa2 won the best costume did you know ? "

" AKeed ana mnaggeeh " he answered in confidence

After a short chat , Jood came in holding a big bag of Nacho's " What happened ? " she said with her mouth full , she couldn’t wait to hear what Raseel and 3eesa were talking about

" He invited me to dinner tomorrow.. "

Jood was chewing on Nacho's when she suddenly stopped chewing and some chips still stuck in her mouth , she swallowed quickly " AAANNNNDDD !!!?? "

" I don't know .."

" You don’t KNOW !? , did you see your face when he called Raseel !? "

" Jooood madreeeeee ! , am scared "

"Of ? "

" What if he turns out to be someone else ?.. someone.. I wont recognize later ? .. someone that might hurt me , You cant judge a book by its cover and Msa3ad was a cover Jood .."

" No actually Msa3ad was a garbage bag .."

Raseel looked at her friend " am serious "

" But you guys are best friends now ! and you are going to make such a cute couple!" , " wait what did you say when he asked you ? "

" That... I'll call him tomorrow and see what happens ? " Raseel was afraid of her friend's reaction , because she knew what she did was rude .. but 3eesa will understand " I'm scared to be alone with him Jood .. im scared that my heart will give up and fall HARD , well .. maybe hard – ER "

" Hhhhhhh Raseeel ! " Jood held her breath " You just said you were friends ! I just know you too well .." she shook her head

Raseel gave her a desperate look , " What am I supposed to do ? "

" You're going to figure out what you're going to wear that's what ! " Jood grabbed her friends hand and she was skipping towards Raseel's closet

" You're excited more than me ! " Raseel told her

" Well ofcourse I am , I have no love life so im wasting all my energy on YOU ! " She grinned happily

Raseel laughed at her , later they settled for a pretty blue turtle neck dress with Raseel's brown UGGS

The girls stayed up late , they both took bubble baths , did their nails and then after a long chat felt asleep

Raseel's phone rang in the morning

" Hey sleepy head , " 3eesa's voice came through the speakers .. it very warm and masculine and it was just what Raseel needed to hear in the morning

But after a few seconds , she jumped up quickly with her sleepy eyes and messy hair " Am I late !? did I sleep through noon !!!!? " she freaked out

" No noooo ! " 3eesa laughed at her

" I was just calling to check on you , see what happened about lunch ? "

" Oh .. good .." She fell on her pillow relieved , 3eesa heard the sound of her head hitting the pillow again and laughed , he wished he could see her now

They agreed to meet up at Beddi3's Wasabi , Raseel and 3eesa shared a love for Sushi

The girls woke up at noon , they went downstairs where Josephene was preparing lunch , she noticed that Msa3d stopped coming , Raseel's face was still glowing and relaxed and it was a good sign

The girls enjoyed the amazing Machboos Josephene prepared , of course it was Raseel's mother who taught her , when she remembered her mom Raseel was upset and Jood noticed but before she had the time to talk to her friend they both heard Josephene on the phone

" Yes hiii maaa'aaaam ! yes she's here hold on ! , MISS RASEEEEL ! " both girls jumped up and went straight to the phone

" Mamaa ! "

" Hala 7abeeeeebteee shloonich ya galbee ?"

" 7mdelaah mama entaw shloonkom ? how's daddy ? "

Her mom was quiet for a few seconds , " Il 7mdelah shway a7san 7beebtee , ta3ab 3alaina ams shwaya bas enshallah mako shay .. "

Raseel's face was sad again , " Abee akalma.." she said in a low voice

" Hala bil '3alya " A sweet soft voice answered her

" Baba ! 7beebee shloonik ? sha5beriik ? "

" Ana el 7mdelaah yuba ma3alich mn omich tdreen ehya shloon kila ma5tha el omoor jad w she worries a lot , kanee mafeenee ila 3afya , "

Raseel had to admit , her mom DID worry a lot, and her father sounded fine .. and she heard his voice and that's all that mattered to her

" Baba meta gal il dektoor tegdar tred ? "

" Kilha cham shahar 7beebtee .. enty shemsawyaa ? mafeech shay mo me7taja shay ? shloon il bait ? M7ammad w Jalal mawjoodeen ? wela 3a6aiteehom ejaza b3d ? " he knew that his daughter was a sweet- heart and would give the guards more holidays than they're supposed to have

" La baba bas once .. " she giggled

" Ya yuba , ana gam asawee chthy 7ag ma9la7tich ana 5ayef 3laich, wallah lo mo il marath cha nana w omich ma 5alainach , ana 7a6lich yahom 3shan ydeeroon balhom 3laich mo 3shan enty t9arfeenhom kil yoom wel thane "

" Enshallah yuba .."

After a long talk with her parents she hung up the phone glad to have heard from her loved one's , they promised they'll be back as soon as her dad's treatment is over

The girls stayed in watching T.V and almost forgot about the dinner with 3eesa

" Ambee ! its 6 ! , you're dinner is in an hour ! lets get to work " Jood pulled her friend from the couch and ran upstairs

They took out Raseel's dress and leggings , Jood helped her curl her hair and put two tiny black clips on each side of her head which helped hide her bangs and show her pretty eyes better , Raseel put on her mom's beautiful earrings .. they were big pearls with a golden frame around them , Jood applied some Mascara on Raseel's big eyes and crimson lipstick on her full lips , Raseel put on her UGGS and was ready to go


Jood decided she wanted to hang out at Coffee Republic in Galeria and have some alone time reading

As soon as Raseel got into her car , 3eesa called " Ha wainich ? "

" Kanee tawnee rakba el sayara .."

" Ana tawnee wa9il , come up to the cabin "

She drove away and was sick in her stomach , she was nervous about meeting him so she turned on the Radio to put her mind off of thinking too much because then she wouldn’t be able to drive !

She gave the Waitress 3eesa's name and she led her to the cabin upstairs

She opened the door to see 3eesa watching the candles peacefully , he was wearing a grey V-neck sweater and he looked so preppy and handsome as always

He sat straight as soon as he saw her come in ,

" You look really nice.. " He told her , " Thank you , you do too " she smiled at him

She loved V-neck sweaters on guys and the view of 3eesa wearing one wasn’t a disappointment

They ordered and chatted while the order came , 3eesa ordered some things that Raseel never tried before , but she loved experiencing it , they talked for hours and had a good time , they felt comfortable with each other , ignoring the fact that both of them had more than butterflies going on inside them

" Nice book , " Jood glanced up only to see 3eesa's friend ya3goub sitting near her on the other table

She was reading Gone with the wind , " Hey you ! , what are you doing here ?"

" 3eesa keshat fenee allah ysalmich .. as you see im here all alone .." he told her

" Yeah our friends ditched us didn’t they? " She narrowed her eyes at him

" 7adhom ! " he laughed at her

After a nice evening at Wasabi's 3eesa walked Raseel to her car

" Ra7 asayrech bil 6ereej , il wagt shway te2a5ar.. , do you mind ? "

" No , not at all that's so sweet of you , but you don’t have to 3eesa .. "

He looked at her like he didn’t know what she was talking about

" Yalla get in , " she laughed at him , it was funny that he didn’t even care about what she just said and he was cute being bossy " I think we passed phase el rasmeyat Raseel ," He looked serious for a moment , like he was mad at her

But she laughed at him , " Mo layeg t3a9eb tara .."

" Off 7asafa , it doesn’t work wala 7atta on Rawa2 ! "

He followed her home and made sure she got into the driveway , she waved at him and went inside


He was happy now and his mind was at ease , he didnt have to worry about Raseel and he knew that she was safe now

What he didn’t know that the white Range Rover wasn’t hiding behind a few cars ahead anymore , this time it didn’t park near Raseel's house ..Instead it followed 3eesa's Silverado

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They got into 3eesa's car ready to go home , when they arrived at Raseel's house 3eesa glanced over at the guards to see if they're doing a good job at keeping Raseel safe , and they were , they were standing in there positions protecting the house .. protecting his beloved Raseel .. he let out a sigh of relief


" So.. thanks for my flowers again .. " Raseel said shyly , she looked at him and he was staring right into her eyes like he was about to say something , then she quickly lowered her head as if she was afraid of what he was going to say

" You're welcome .. you said that about 50 times already Raseel , " He let out a cute laugh

" Well.. this is the first time somebody does something this nice to me .. "

3eesa went quiet, it was true .. he remembered Msa3ad .. he didn’t think that guy gave her flowers or did something nice for her at all .. it WAS new to her


" Well im glad .. im ready to do whatever makes you smile , "

Raseel's heart was beating so fast , she couldn’t look at him .. she felt something between them right in that moment and she was afraid of that .. as much as she liked 3eesa she couldn’t do anything about it , a part of her was frightened

3eesa was ready to tell her about his helpless crush

He wanted her to know that whenever he saw her face , his day was perfect .. that whenever she walked next to him , he was afraid that he was going to trip over something because he was so nervous , his eyes lit up and his heart raced at the thought of being with her , he turned his back to check if his baby sister was sleeping and she was ..

But something inside him stopped him from what he was about to say , he stared at her for a few more minutes , capture every beautiful feature on her face to keep with him all the way back to his home and then he wished her goodnight

He made sure she got into her house safe and sound as she passed the guards and opened the house' door , then he was off

While he was driving he couldn’t help but regret that he didn’t tell her , but 3eesa knew that it wasn’t such a good time , she just left Msa3ad .. and he didn’t want to surprise her or scare her

She probably still have wounds emotionally and physically from her relationship with Msa3ad , so he decided to be the gentleman he really was and wait for fate to play its game ..
He was happy just being in the same room with her , he didn’t do all those nice things for her so she would like him , he did that because he cared for her so much and when she smiled it was heaven to him
3eesa carried his baby sister to her room and went to bed still thinking about Raseel , he couldn’t get her out of his mind

He imagined her wearing that cute costume she wore today , and he laughed at the memory

She really did look like a princess and she needed someone to treat her that way ,

How could he ? 3eesa kept thinking , how could he look into those beautiful eyes and hurt her ?

He closed his eyes harder trying not to think about Ms3ad , because if he did .. he might end up at his doorstep beating the hell out of him , so its whether he spends the night in jail because of killing Msa3ad or staying here being the good guy and staying out of that guy's way ..

Msa3ad didn’t hurt anyone just yet , Raseel was safe now .. he had her back

But god help me if I saw him set foot near that house again.. , and he brushed that thought quickly out of his mind

" Aaaaah ! " he nearly screamed when he turned around and accidentally hit his hand

" 3eesa yumma shfeek smilah 3laik ! " his mother came rushing to his bed side

" L-Laa mafeenee shay yummaa bas 6aggait eede bil '3ala6.."

" 3eesa , ent weldee wana a3arfik zain .. etha feek shay goolee , t3awrek lil7een ? "

" La yumma wallah mafeenee shay .. bas 6aggait'ha eb 7affat el sereer bil '3ala6 …"

" 3eesa enta tadree enna el Dr. gayil etha sar weyak ay shay 7ata lo shay basee6 ngoola .." her face was so worried and 3eesa couldn’t stand to look at her and lie , but he didn’t want to worry her in the middle of the night

" La mafeenee shay yal '3alya , wallah basee6a " he kissed the crown of her head and told her to go back to sleep and that everything was fine


She went out of his room still worried about her son , he told her there was nothing to worry about , but what's going to ease a mothers heart ?


3eesa woke up the next morning at the sound of Rawa2 crying , she lost George again

He got up , washed his face and went downstairs

Lalita the house maid was following Rawa2 around to calm her down

" Don’t worry habeebeeee we're going to find iiiiiiitttt " Lalita said , but it didn’t work

" Haaaa il yoom b3d mthay3a George ? " he said with a short laugh

" Eeeee " she sniffed and hurried towards her brother

" Emshay 5ndawra " he lifted her up and they started looking together


" Kaho kaho .. ams ana re7t a'3asla , kan wa9e5 mama .. " their mom came holding George in her hands

" Laish 5atheeteeeeeeee " Rawa2 gave her mother a puppy face

" Yumma wa9e5 , kil mokan twadeen hal George ma9arat ! , yabee yesba7 meskeen oho yallee gallee "

3eesa laughed and kissed his mother , " 9aba7 il 5air "

" 9aba7 il noor 7beebe , yalla roo7aw 3nd obookom ne6raw 3ala ma nzaheb el reyoog .."

" Ana abee ! " Rawa2 jumped down from her brother's arms and went along with her mother to prepare breakfast

3eesa headed towards the dining table where his father sat holding the morning newspaper as usual " 9aba7 il 5air yuba "

His dad put the newspaper down and greeted his son " Hala hala bewlaidee , shloonik yuba ? "

" Il 7mdelah b5air , " 3eesa smiled

" Eeeh , akeed yuba ? mafeek shay y3ny ? "

3eesa laughed , his mom must have told his dad about yesterday , " yuba wallah mafenee shay shfeekom 5ayfeen ? , bas eedee kanat t3awernee shway .. "


" Eee yuba ent tdreee omik b3d twasewes , bas kalamha 9a7 .. lazm troo7 tshoof il Dr. il yoom "

3eesa looked down at his hands and swallowed hard , " Enshallah yuba entaw tamroon amer , ra7 aroo7.."

" 3afya yuba , chthy trayi7 omik w trayi7nee " his father put his hand on his son's shoulder and and continued reading the newspaper


3eesa had an operation a few years before , his hands weren’t totally healed from the accident with his brother , he had surgery and all that was left was just a bruise , the surgery had to do with his hands nerves and the Dr. told him it would still function perfectly but still there are some minor risks , he warned 3eesa that if anything goes wrong no matter how small it is he would have to come again and check on it


After breakfast , 3eesa's father went to work and 3eesa offered to give Rawa2 a ride to the nursery , while his mom went to the supermarket to get a few things

3eesa dropped Rawa2 off and of course saw Raseel there , they greeted each other , chatted for a while and then Raseel had to go check on the kids

She handed 3eesa the papers for the Halloween party they were having , but of course 3eesa knew about it , he smiled at her and she put her hand over her mouth as they both remembered the same situation in the fitting room !


" So , are you getting dressed as the princess again ? " he asked curious

" No , actually it’s a surprise .." ,

" Hmmm interesting ..i wonder what you'll be"

She winked at him and walked away
Later he headed for the Dr's clinic , he parked his car and sat there still thinking , he was scared.. he had a flashback of all the horrible times he and his family spent in the hospital , but he decided to be strong .. just to keep his mother happy and relaxed

He went in to see the Dr. he was a very nice old man , he greated 3eesa warmly and then he took him to the X-ray room


" Everything's is fine il 7mdelah , mafeeha shay eedik bas el thaher inik knt ta3ban shway , bas remember 3eesa ay '3al6a basee6a ay 6agga 5afeefa yimkin t2ather .. ay shay yseer tyee tbale'3nee we can never be too careful .. you have to watch out for your hands , al7een 7alat'hom wayed 7assasa .. "


" Enshalah Dr. "

So the visit was a success , 3eesa's hand was perfectly fine like he'd hoped , he instantly called his mother to tell her the good news

The next day came and little Rawa2 was getting ready for her Halloween party , she wore her pretty dress that she bought with Raseel and 3eesa


" 3eeeesaaaaa shwayiiik ? " she stood at his room's door with a huge grin on her face

" Yah yah yah , ta3alay ashoof , " he kissed her and played with her hair

" 3eesa 7beebee e5eth'ha enta , w Lalita al7een ta36eek il 7alaw malha , lazm tnazla weyaha mara7 tegdar tsheela broo7ha " his mom told him


" Ee akeed yumma "

They went to the nursery and 3eesa asked Mrs. Philipe where he could place the candy , Raseel was no where to be found and he was looking for her .. he was dying to see what she was wearing .. he was so excited to see her

He went to the big room with the stage , where he saw a girl with a pretty white dress and long brown hair on small wooden stairs hanging up the decorations

He knew it was Raseel he walked towards her and stood behind

" Hello .. "

" Aah ! " Raseel almost fell down when she heard him say her name , " 3eesaa.. you scared me ! "

3eesa was quiet , she mesmerized him again .. he watched her stand there , she was wearing a beautiful white dress with some golden beads sparkling all over it with a glowing golden Halo on top of her pretty head , he didn’t even notice his keys fall off
She was dressed as angel the perfect costume for her , 3eesa thought

" 3eesa ? ," he still didn’t answer " Oh common is it that bad ? " she put her hand on her long brown hair

3eesa smiled at her his perfect white teeth showing , his dimples in perfect shape

" No , you look amazing " he bit his lips and reached out to pick her up and put her down on the floor , she put her hands on his shoulders , her whole body shivering and her lips trembling , she gazed into his eyes when he finally put her down

" There we go , are you ok ? " he asked her , she was at the place he had been a few seconds ago , she was hypnotized by his smile

" Oh good ! you finally brought the candy !! " Jood walked in interrupting " Thanks 3eesa ! " she went in to take a handful of candy , Jood was a sucker for them !

Raseel laughed again catching 3eesa's attention , he took one last glance at her

" Okay I guess I have to go now , " he told her

" Oh okay then , are you sure you don’t want to stay ? "

" Umm no I don’t think so , I have a lot of things I have to do .."

" Okay I'll see you later then " she said in disappointment

As 3eesa went to where his car was parked he heard her voice again , he turned around to see if he was hallucinating but he wasn’t , she walked towards him with perfect poise , she was glowing and it wasn’t just her dress or her pretty tiara


" You dropped this , " she handed him his keys

" Can you blame me ? " and their eyes interlocked again , Raseel bit her lip and looked down

" I'll see you later " and then he was gone

Raseel watched his car get out of the parking lot , she knew she was having those feelings again

She sighed , please let this feeling g away .. , she held her stomach tightly , she was so confused

Although it felt good , she didn’t want to have these feelings .. she couldn’t handle this , not after Msa3ad