Once upon a lie 20

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Okay so please don't hate me i just finished my finals w OMG wallah i worked SO hard you wouldn't believe! so here i am writing you a post right before i travel! enshallah baroo7 el 3mra tomorrow mnu yabe ad3eela? Enjoy the post guys w sorry i took so long


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Previously;

Abdulwahab was taken over by the thoughts of Shaikha, She was something. Something i didn't quite understand. But maybe that was the beauty of it. Every day is a new discovery and it's just too exciting. That was what it felt like for me. Except .. i found her prettier than any flower.


" I think you're beautifully weird " i looked beside me to see her eyes closed

Shaikha finally gave in and gave him her number , just like she promised him when they first met, that if fate was kind enough they'll see each other again without knowing it.


'She did as she promised, now i have a way to contact her'.



There stood a girl trying to cross the street, Wait a minute, Abdulwahab thought. Do i know her?



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" okay so you saw a girl trying to cross the street, so what? " 3baid was laying on his bed fidgeting with Lulu's teddy bear




" It wasn't just ANY girl 3baid " i was pacing around the room not able to sit down. Like the people you see in those CSI Tv shows when trying to solve a case, one of them is always walking around trying to act all smart and in deep thought. " I think i know her from somewhere .. i don't know .. my mind was already blurry "



" Waaaih kil hatha sawweta feek 3gb ma ra7at? you can't even think straight , the lady has got you goooood " He shook his head disapointed


" 6ali3 mn gam yet7acha "



" THERE IT IS !! " I heard a little screechy but not at all annoying voice come through the door. A very angry little Lulu walked in frowning with her tiny hands forming fists. Honestly , i was scared of that little cupcake shaped kid who stood in front of 3baid ..




" THANK you very much " She took the teddy bear from 3baid's big hands still frowning , then turned around to face me " Hi Wahabii " her frown was suddenly gone and i was facing the most angelic smile in the history of smiles , I patted her tiny head and she ran right through my long legs




" No , THAT little lady has got me good " i told him



3baid laughed " ana o5oha ma tsweele chthy "




" What can i say when you got it , you got it "




" So from where do you think you know that chick? " He asked as i sat down next to him, " someone back in Canda or .. " As soon as 3bdallah said that my head was in a huge bubble and it refused to see or hear anything else around it. No, i thought. It can't be ..



I quickly brushed away that thought and decided to go back to reality , It can never be her, i told myself. It's not possible.

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Shaikha was still half asleep in her friend's car but she couldn't close her eyes from the excitement , her heart was still pounding and butterflies won't go away , the time she had with 3bdelWahab was just .. perfect.



" you know your cheeks look like fresh tomatoes right now, i'd ask but am sure you're on cloud 11 by now so am just gonna excuse you for today " Sara , Shaikha's friend had commented



Shaikha let out a warm giggle then pushed her head back on the seat and refused to comment , she knew her friend was exactly right, But it wasn't a bad thing either.



" I have nothing against the guy, and he seems .. well, HOT.. " Sara started



Shaikha giggled at her friend's comment , True. She thought.




" Just .. be careful " Shaikha suddenly slapped herself back into reality hearing her fried out. There was a small sting in her heart for having to think like that, but she knew her friend was just watching out for her.



And even though it's only been a little while, she felt like she'd known 3bdelwahab all her life. Like Wahab had said, there was a certain vibe people often got from him. This ridiculously captivating handsomeness and manhood that he possessed often had a bad boy , " ladies man " reputation attached to it. But for some reason, Shaikha didn't see it. He made her feel anything BUT scared or threatened, he actually made her feel the exact opposite. He may have been a lot of things in the past, but he wasn't anymore.. at least not with her.



Shaikha smiled again , she had something on her mind that her friend couldn't quite catch ..



" First time i saw him i saw this .. big strong hot guy sitting on the beach with the saddest eyes i've ever seen .. " Shaikha started to say



" you know me better than anyone else Swair i KNEW there was something .. something in him that made him so miserable and captured as a prisoner in his own soul. It was weird seeing the weakness in that amazingly strong figure that no one else saw. All i heard my heart say was .. i want to make it GO AWAY. From that moment on i was determined to make that boy's life a shiny warm summer again. Yes, you may say 'ana shako' w it sounds freaky but, He had it on me and now i can't turn away "




Sara had nothing to say after that. But it didn't stop her from thinking of how amazing her friend was. Here sat Shaikha , the bravest, craziest, most beautiful girl she knew talking about making some guy's life a " happy summer " again , while her own was in jeopardy. In spite of the misfortune Shaikha's fate had brought to her , She was the happiest person Sara knew. The only one who thought life was worth living to the absolute fullest and the most optimistic mess of a friend. She knew the exact meaning of fun. Yes, in spite of her misfortune ..




Shaikha had a deeper secret that only the closest people to her knew. After many pleads from her, promises were made from her father and best friends to act as if nothing went wrong, and the subject was never to be brought up again.




" Here we go " Sara pulled by Shaikha's house



" Thanks S " She kissed her friend's cheek and got in to see her father sipping on a cup of coffee and reading a small brown book. She bit her lip and hoped she wasn't too late for her usual curfew. Not that there was one, Her father was tired of making rules then forgetting he actually made them, but Shaikha liked to give the credit of the rules she made up to her old man. It was fun! was how she described it , her friends all thought she was crazy for doing so



" We all wish our parents forget the rules and curfews they give us! and you PRETEND that your father does that? " they would say




" I just don't want to hurt his feelings, i want him to feel like he's doing a great job being a father. You know, like every other parent " She'd blush




" Oh sweetie no matter what he does, it's in your brain you're a lunatic he can't make it better " Lamia would pat on her back




But she didn't care. It made her father feel happy, it made him feel like he was taking good care of her, which he was .. but in his own sweet way. As a kid she watched her aunts scold their kids when they ate chocolates before dinner, and her father would look at her grinning because no one knew they shared ice cream before bed, or watched Tv while working or doing homework ..



He was overprotective in many ways, but he refused to show her that. He didn't want to show her that after he made a promise to her .. a promise not to control her life and assume the worst. At least not in front of her face.



Shaikha had an amazing life and an incredible father, but she grew tired and angry when his parenting methods were questioned. Too much ice cream and Tv were just the start, her aunts would tell him. What was he going to do when she went to college? Everyone would ask, That's why Shaikha did this ..




To help her father realize that not only he was doing what every other parent was doing, but only better.



" Hey daddy " She hugged him from the back of his neck




" Hey sweet heart " He kissed her fingers




" How was the Shalaih " She froze and bit her lip remembering she stayed against his will




" Sam7an told me about you not wanting to go back .. " Her heart sank, Okay now she was scared




What have Sam7an told him? She hoped this had nothing to do with AbdulWahab




" Uhh what- what did he tell you? " She looked nervous but her dad was still looking at his book, his voice casual



Good sign , she guessed




" Just that you didn't want to leave, you could've just told me "




She quickly giggled , poor Sam7an .. he's a good man.




" Next time i will, "




" Good then, did you have fun? " he finally closed the book to look at her



" Great fun "



" That's great honey, don't be so late next time "



Shaikha glanced at the wall clock which showed it was exactly 9;40 and tried to hide her smile



She knew he didn't even know what time it was, but he felt like it was his fatherly duty to say so. Bless him, she thought.



She wasn't making fun of him or taking him for granted. But the contrary, every day she'd love him more and more for trying to be everything for her and being there every step of the way, even though Shaikha knew .. he was lost without her mother as well.




" Night daddy " She kissed his cheek , ran upstairs and slipped into her PJ's




She checked her phone but there was nothing. She was kind of hoping there was something there from Wahab ..




Sure it's been like 15 minutes since she saw him , but .. it wouldn't hurt. would it?




She smiled and put the phone down , laying her pretty head on the pillow ready to dream about his sexy scars and those strong arms that held her by the sea.



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" I don't know about this dude, " I was saying




" Wallah ma 3eraftlik ana , you say you miss her bs ma tabe tdeg .. agolik dez msg hm ma tabe .. agolik 5alne anam ham ma tbe ! "




" Shaku ana bnoomtik al7een ? "



" Madre ba7es enik t7ebne, i was kind of feeling left out "




I threw a pillow at him , " Oh what the hell, " I grabbed my phone and pressed the little letters




' Goodnight ' my message had said,



" Hatha ele gedart 3alaih ? " 3bdallah said while he was taking a peak behind my back




" I ain't sending no kisses or hearts if that's what you're implying "



" Wayed 3alaik "



" Agool e5mid bs e5mid " I punched him playfully , but somehow he was thrown back at his pillow " ULLAAH " He said with his mouth open



I laughed and shook my head




3bdallah didn't get enough sleep and neither did i, we both woke up at almost 9 and decided to head to the nearest Starbucks




" Ygoulik fayzeen Barcelona 2-1 ! A77 shloun 6awafna el mbarat? " 3baid was saying as he sipped his coffee and dug into the morning's paper



I was honestly too lazy to speak, i opened the cap of my drink to let it cool off and took a sip



" Najwa Karam bte3tezel ?! la laaaaah " He said in a dramatic voice as i left him to get some sugar



As soon as i turned around from the counter i almost bumped into something soft and sweet smelling, She stood there staring at me lips apart, her face startled but not at all surprised



" Wahab "



" Shaikha " I mumbled through my sleepy voice , there i was fully awaken then by the face of an angel



She was wearing a white dress , not a hint of make up on her face and her hair was all straighted down



" Good morning " She smiled at me



" It is right now " I smiled back



She giggled " I didn't know you were a morning person "



" Am not " I glanced back at 3baid who had no idea what was going on, he let out a voice which i translated as he was trying to try my coffee but burnt his tongue in the process




She giggled again and looked at me



" You .. wana hang out today ? " I was reluctant to ask that , but i was trying new things , wasn't i?




I saw her face hesitate , then she said " I have this .. thing i have to do today "




" What about tomorrow? "



" It depends on- the thing i have to do today " I saw her frown, she was confused herself at her own words



" Oh " I was caught by surprise but i tried to keep a straight face " Okay then i'll call you later? "



" Okay " She smiled at me and i gestured for her to go and order



" Ygoulik elbor9a nazla " 3baid said as soon as i sat at the table




" Dear god 3baid, bas 5ala9na door el fata el mothaqaf 5ala9 mo ila tigra kil el 9af7at ele bil jareeda "




" Ohhhh thank you i was waiting for someone to tell me to stop " He closed it and faced me " So what's up "




" Shaikha's here " I told him



He gasped looking a little scared " did she follow us ?! Le hal daraja ma 3ejabha el message ?! "




I shook my head , this guy was helpless.



Then i looked back at Shaikha who was standing by the counter, Man she was a work of art.



Why did she say she didn't want to go out ? Okay, she had an excuse ..




But i felt something weird going on, What was it? i wondered.