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Once upon a lie 34

Previously; Wahab had found out that the mystery girl is non other than his claimed " dead ex girlfriend " the love of his life Kenzii, after live proof that she was there in the hospital to see him. 3baid, Wahab's cousin and best friend is starting to have some weird feelings towards Wahab's current love Shaikha.



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Wahab couldn't believe his eyes.. there she stood, as alive as HE was standing in the doorway of his hospital room. He didn't know what to do or what to say.. he just stared at her, shaking, wanting it to be a dream.. or maybe a nightmare? but wait.. what if it's someone that looks so much like her! he tried to make up excuses.. or some sort of answers for this crazy situation but none came to mind.. it's her.. it HAS to be.. those gorgeous blue eyes she inherited from her foreign Canadian mother.. that soft curled up upper lip.. it's her.. it had to be!



Before he could even say anything, without noticing it, tears came burning his cheeks.. he started tearing and tearing without any sound and without any expression on his face! all those years.. all those tears he wasted! he thought she was dead.. long gone.. history! " Get out.." He said in what felt like a whisper, the girl and the man from the Cafe looked at each other confused



" GET OUT!!!! GET OUT!!!! GET OOUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTT!!!! GET OUUUUUUTTTTTTT!!!!" Screams and shouts came out of that room.




Wahab started throwing his cover, the IV wires attached to his arms, the phone next to him.. everything was shattered, including his heart. He didn't think he just went crazy.. as any sane person who sees someone coming out of the dead.. the girl covered her face with both hands and ran out the room, the man couldn't even try to calm Wahab down, he just shook his face in disappointment and left the room. Nurses, some doctors and 3baid finally came to the rescue.. after a shot from a nurse, Wahab slept. A needle was all he needed to relax and get a break from all this insanity. He just slept.



He woke up the next morning still in tears. He ignored all calls from his dad who was away on a business trip, including calls from Shaikha. He just stayed quiet for most of the day.. he still couldn't figure it out.. a few hours later 3baid visited, tried to calm him down and trying to make sense of the situation. Him too didn't have an answer for the mess that had happened. ( int met2aked? ) 3abdallah wanted to ask, but he was afraid Wahab would go crazy again.. ( how could someone just come back from the dead?! ) 3baid himself didn't have an answer.. He noticed Wahab's phone ringing for hours and he knew it was Shaikha " Whayyib, hathy Sh- " "5atwally! " Wahab snapped at him, 3baid was surprised at his cousin's behavior.. Wahab wasn't normal.. he wasn't even sad.. he was going insane.




A few days have passed and Wahab got visits from his aunt and a few relatives as well including 3abdallah, 3abdalla's siblings and friends, but Wahab just stayed quiet.. everyone assumed it was shock from the accident, but no one dared to speak, and 3baid didn't even WANT to mention what was going on. Sometimes he thought it was hallucination, maybe Wahab was making it all in his head.. but 3baid's heart knew it had to be true.



Wahab stayed like that, quiet, scary, shouting at the nurses and even snapping at 3baid. He didn't eat, he slept and woke up with mad eyes and a yellow tired face.. 3baid got worried and so did the other doctors.. but no one knew what the problem was. 2 weeks later and after Wahab had gone back home, 3baid decided to DO something about it




" That's it! " he banged his hand on the table at Wahab's house, " STOP acting like a crazy person! STOP acting like a Jack-ass to your girlfriend! STOP blaming everyone and STOP being a horrible horrible person! JUST STOP!! YOU were the one who was so keen on knowing who that shitty girl following you around everywhere was! YOU insisted even though we told you to let it go! either YOU become a grown man and handle this shit, or you're gonna lose waay more people in your life than that girl you left dead in Canada!!! " 3baid himself couldn't believe what came out of his mouth, he was always the easy-going one.. he was always the laughing sweet guy, and now he just wanted his best friend back..




But no one could blame Wahab.. he was a guy madly in love with a girl far far away and then she just died. And he left. He went miles and miles away from there to find a new life, and when he did, his old life came back to haunt him, literally. Seeing who you think was a dead person could trigger some insane emotions.. it could drive you mad! and even turn you against yourself..




As soon as Wahab heard 3baid's speech, some sense seemed to come back to him " Fine " he said in a very calm collected voice, 3baid was onfused.. he didn't even believe it " What? " 3baid wondered " I said fine " Wahab looked at him pretty firmly.. normally.. like nothing has happened " I'll stop acting like a baby.. give me my phone now let's call this bastard up and let's see what the hell is going on.. and why is K- " He stopped for a second to gather his strength and say her name " And know why Kenzii is here " He finally completed. 3baid grinned from side to side, he RAN to get Wahab's phone.. it's showtime.




After they agreed on a time and a place, Wahab decided to meet the man from the cafe again. And finally, he was going to see Kenzii again. He went with 3baid, who sat in the car and waited for him. He closed the car's door behind him and looked straight ahead at the house in front of him that looked like a big old beige mansion. It was gorgeous. It was huge with glass windows and red bricks, he walked past a huge green garden with all kinds of roses, a red small bike was in sight as well.. as he was walking up to the big stairs that led to the main door he heard " Wahabiii .. " Someone was calling out.. a fimiliar voice.. a lovely voice.. he froze.





" Wahaaaab " She came running from the back of the garden up to the front, wearing a red sweater and dark jeans. Her light honey-colored hair flying aroud " 7abeebeeee where are yoooouuuu? " He heard her shout and then she saw him. stopped. And time seemed to freeze at that very moment their eyes had met.





" Mummmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!! " a little boy with blue eyes and dark brown hair came out of the bushes and ran as fast as he could onto her lap " I'm heeeeeewwwe i'm hewwwwe i'm heeewwwwe " the little boy hung on to her so tight but she still froze.. looking at him.. looking at the love of her life.. looking at her Wahab..





Time seemed to stop and memories started coming back to both of them. Canada, the rain, the love, the dates and the long nights they had.. then the sickness.. Kenzii's disease.. her scary dad.. and what came after that.





" I see you have finally come " A voice seemed to interrupt their little moment, " and i see you've met Wahab.. Junior.. " He continued.




Wahab could not believe his ears ( No way.. ) he thought, ( is that her .. Kid? she named her boy after MMM--MME? )

Once upon a lie 33

Previously; 3abdallah found out that Shaikha had a heart disease after he saw her break down after a swim at the Shalaih. Wahab turned for help to solve the mystery of this creepy girl he keeps seeing everywhere and was not happy with the results when he saw his dead girlfriend's name on a piece of paper that proved who she was. Wahab kept calling 3baid whose phone was stuck silent in his bag back at the Shalaih, then he finally crashed his car into something while he was driving.


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" So are you okay now? " 3abdallah asked, he had helped Shaikha up from to the shore back to her Shalaih, waited for her outiside the front porch and kept pacing around scared that something might happen again. Shaikha got out of the big glass door wearing a white training suit that looked heavenly on her skin color and smiled at him " 3baid for the millionth time, i'm fiiine.. stop worrying you sound like a worried aunt ", he frowned at her and she smiled again "Thank you.. " she told him, " Want something to eat? " he asked, She blushed, she didn't want to answer right away but her stomach was empty and the medication she took needed food to activate itself, he understood and smiled " i'll go fix you something to eat.. " he hurried to the Shalaih and remembered the phone he threw in his bag, it's been almost 2 hours since he last checked it, he took it out and saw almost 30 missed calls and 8 messages from Wahab.. he got confused and started calling him while walking up to the fridge to see if he could find Shaikha something to eat


No answer


He got worried.. he quickly made up a sandwich and took it back to Shaikha, " I'm so sorry but i have to go now.. try calling Wahab alright? and please please tell someone you're here you can't stay here alone " He told her, he was worried leaving her alone there but he had more important things to do. He had to go check on his dick father, and he hoped to check on Wahab as well. Shaikha shyly nodded and took her sandwhich " mashkoor 3baid kalaft 3ala nfsik " He smiled at her and then he hurried to his car.




3baid finally parked next to his house and got in to see his brother and sisters gathered talking intensely about something.. " ilsalam " He greeted , they greeted back and then questions started firing at him straight away from every angle, all he heard was (Wahab) and (hospital) after he knew the name of the hospital he grabbed his keys and flew to the car without a word or even a goodbye.




" Whayyib!! " He shouted as soon as he entered the hospital wing, they lead him to his room " Salamaaaaat Salamaaaat yyal '3alyy salamaaaaat.. " He said as he walked in and saw Wahab with only a few cuts and bruises (thank god), but they kept him there just in case, he had ran into a light pole on the street by mistake.. he was so upset and he lost control of the wheel, Wahab smiled weekly " Yal 7aywan.. int wain knt " 3baid, a grown man.. wanted to break down and cry.. his best friend, his cousin, his life mate was calling him like crazy but he was busy helping his sick girlfriend and now he's on a hospital bed " Same7ny ya5oy.. it's been a crazy day " 3baid had said and went to sit right next to him.




" Mara7 t9adeg sh9ar 3baid.. " Now Wahab's voice was shaking " Mara7 t9deg " 3baid was all ears after that.. and after Wahab had told him what was going on, he couldn't help but laugh nervously " So let me get this straight.. you got a guy to help you find out who that crazy girl following you around everywhere was and then he suddenly tells you it's Kenzii? as in.. your dead ex girlfriend Kenzii? " 3baid asked, Wahab's face fell and 3baid felt his heart break a little " Ana asfer ya5ooy.. bas ma tet9adag hathy ghair sha'3la " , "3baid" Wahab started "the man wasn't joking.. he seemed to know what was going on.. he seemed pretty sure it was her.." and after telling 3baid that he felt how crazy it all sounded " Look now just concentrate on your health ok? w la tsog chinik maynoon yer7am omik! and .. dude please CALL YOUR GIRLFRIEND, your current one!" 3abdallah put his hands on Wahab's shoulders in a dramatic way; Wahab laughed and picked up his phone.




" 7abeebty.. " Wahab said softly as soon as Shaikha answered. 3baid smiled remembering her beautiful face.. and gently left the room (STOP IT) he said to himself (What the hell are you doing the guy is in the hospital and you're thinking about his sick girlfriend!!! wallah you're the sick one ya 3baid) he kept repeating to himself




Shaikha was in tears when she found out from Wahab what had happened to him, she got in her car and hurried to the house to change and go see him at the hospital.. she didn't care who saw her.. she just wanted to see her love. "ilsalam" Shaikha walked in the room to see 3abdallah and Wahab talking, her eyes rained as soon as she saw Wahab all bruised up, 3baid couldn't help but stare at her face.. he politely nodded at Wahab, got up and left the room to give them space




(La t9eer 7mar ya 3baid.. la t9eer 7mar) he kept telling himself as he walked up and down the halls of the hospital, he wasn't that guy and he didn't want to be.. this was just because he felt sorry for Shaikha.. nothing else, right?.. right?.. he wondered




"Wahab" Shaikha said with her nose blocked and wiping away her tears " When you get out of here.. we need to talk," She wanted to tell him about her disease as soon as possible , she didn't want to wait any longer.. she could lose or be lost any second, but now ofcourse wasn't the right time. Wahab nodded and they said their goodbyes.





While Shaikha was leaving the room Shaikha noticed a tall, scary looking man walking towards Wahab's room, she stared and then looked at the ground and headed outside pretty fast " Maybe he's an old friend or something? " she told herself, as she was walking to the lift she noticed 3baid and they exchanged smiles " 5aleeny awa9lich " 3baid offered, she remembered how he had helped her at the beach that day too.. she couldn't help but smile again shyly. She didn't know what was going on but everytime 3abdallah si nearby she feels warmth, she feels safe, she feels.. good.



" You again " Wahab said as soon as he saw the guy, it was the same man at the Starbuck's cafe earlier



" Zain chthy ? gitlik la tsog.. gtlik 5alny awa9lik.. what was so bad in that piece of paper that made you run out of the cafe that fast? "



Wahab looked down, he wasn't ready to talk about it



" Anyway.. if you don't believe me.. and if you won't hear me.. i have proof.. live proof for you " the man told him, Wahab's heart started racing and he looked at the man confused, what was he saying?



And before Wahab or the man could say anything else, she walked in.. she walked in scared and happy all at the same time.. Wahab could not believe his eyes, he felt like he wanted to crash into a pole again.. he felt himself getting dizzy like he was about to faint. This is the accident, it's the medication thats making me hallucinate right?.. right?


This cant be.. it cant be!



"K-kkk-kenzii ?"

Once upon a lie 32

previously: Wahab is still going after the mysterious girl he keeps seeing everywhere and now he'd asked an old friend for help; Shaikha is upset with him and doesn't want him to know she's at the Shalaih swimming her pain away.. and 3abdallah, Wahab's cousin is there too.. and last night he and Shaikha shared more than just a piece of steak.


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Shaikha woke up after a long night of good sleep, and stared beside her at the huge glass window with the big blue sea in front of it, she sighed. I miss Wahab.. was her first thought. She picked up her phone and started dialing his number



" Baby " He said with his deep sexy voice, it sounded like " Oh thank GOD you called "


" Hey.. " She said , trying to be cold


" I miss you " he said , his voice was her weakness and what he was saying was even more knee-weakening


she sighed " i miss you too.." but she couldn't forget that he was neglecting her for the past few weeks.. she heard some murmurs in the background and before she could say anything- " baby let me call you back ok? i love you " he quickly hung up. She was feeling even more awful now..




" Hit me " Wahab quickly said as soon as his old friend sat down in front of him in one of the many Starbuck's Cafe's in the city, " Well hello to you too " the man said " Are you ready to know your mystery girl? " Wahab stopped breathing the second that man had put a piece of paper in front of him.. ( No.. no no.. no.. ) He thought. " Is this your idea of a JOKE? " Wahab was almost shouting. The man looked confused " What-" but before he had a chance to continue..

" This is not a joke to me and what the hell do you think this is?!!! What is this CRAP?!! i ask you for a favor and this is what it get?!!"

The man still didn't know what was going on " Wahab please calm down let me expl-"

" Explain what?!! what is this piece of paper implying?!"

"You didn't even read it!" The man started raising his voice now

" Well the name is enough! is this how you do your job?! " Wahab defended

" It is my job and i'm DAMN good at it!" People started staring at them.. Wahab's face turned blue.. then purple.. he started looking at the name again on top of the page.. ( no way..) he kept repeating in his head..


" Wahab.. i promise this is her.. this is real.. i'm sure of it.. if i didn't i wouldn't have wasted my time or yours.."

Wahab didn't say a word.. he was still in shock " Wahab? " the man repeated.. No answer " Wahab.. " He said again.. nothing.. Wahab calmly got up, pushed his chair back and started walking to the door.."Wahab.. " The man called out again.. " Wahab!! " he got up and ran after him, he saw Wahab trying to access his car but his hands were shaking so much he almost tripped trying to get in, the man helped him get up and in " Can you?- " Wahab was breathing heavily the man got scared " -Please explain to me.. " he looked at the man with watering eyes and crazy rage and weakness at the same time " Why my dead girlfriend's name is on that piece of paper?.. " the man looked confused and scared at the same time.. " Let me drive you home.. " The man said.. "NO!" Wahab shouted.. he closed the door pressed the Gas pedal and flew out of the busy parking lot.


When 3abdallah got up that morning he wanted nothing more than to relax.. he threw his phone in his small carry-on bag he took with him to the shalaih and started walking to the sealed glass shalaih door with his coffee in his hand.. He saw the beautiful wild black hair flying in the wind as the girl jumped in the sea one more time.. ( woah.. ) he thought ( that girl is.. she is something.. ) he thought about Shaikha and the nice time they had talking last night, then he quickly shook his head ( what the hell man this is your cousin's girlfriend ) and he snapped back into reality..


He opened the door and sat on the white plastic chair in front of the Shalaih facing the sea.. He thought again about his father's heart condition, medical papers, bills and papers for foreign medical treatment.. it was all getting too much to handle for him, but he was up for it.. he loved his dad.. and he was stronger than most of his brothers, thats why they depended on him for alot of things. He got up to fix him some breakfast when he suddenly saw Shaikha jumping out of the water and hitting the shore pretty hard, breathing heavily, face down and shivering cold.. He quickly put his coffee mug on the small white table in front of him and rushed towards the sea " Shaikha?!" he shouted as he was getting closer and closer " Shaikha?! " He said as he reached her " Are you okay? " He asked.. involuntarily he wanted to put his hand on her shoulder to make sure she was alright but he stopped himself " Shaikha.. " He said again his voice fading.. She looked scary with her face down, hand on her chest and water dripping from every inch of her body, "I'm .. i'm fine.. " She was trying to talk but her voice was shaking so bad and air was barely coming out of her lungs.. What was going on? 3abdallah thought.. this water is safe.. this girl competed in swimming and she's damn good at it, so what's wrong? Then he stopped and realized it wasn't the water, or her ability to swim.. he noticed her hand and where is was place.. on the scar right above her chest and a little to the right.. now it all makes sense.. now he knows why he saw her in the Cardiac department at the hospital when he took his dad there.. it was obvious now.. it was all clear.. ( oh my god.. ) He thought in his head..


Shaikha had a heart problem


"Can i get you anything? Um.. Can i call someone?! " 3abdallah was panicking, She was still breathing heavily then he noticed her pointing her finger at her towel a few feet away and he ran to get it, he noticed a small box of medicine folded inside the towel and he opened it for her, she swallowed 2 of the pills and fell on her back straight away staring at the sky.. She started breathing normally again.. they were both quiet and 3abdallah was still in shock.. he didn't say a word until she looked at him " Thanks " She said, he still didn't answer.. he was so scared and so surprised and so worried all at once.. " I'm sorry you had to see that " She said again, 3abdallah was still quiet.. then he sat down beside her with his eyes to the sea.. " Now you know my secret.. " Shaikha said


3abdallah looked at her " Wahab doesn't know does he? " He asked


She looked at the sky again.. she didn't want to say anything.. but she felt like he already knew the answer to that..


They were quiet for a while after that.. then Shaikha started " It's a heart condition i had since i was born.. " She told him " It's when your heart gets too big for your own chest.. and then it has to be replaced.. " 3abdalla felt his heart falling to his stomach.. How funny life is.. the girl with the biggest most purest head he'd ever seen.. and her heart is too big for her to handle.. literally..

" I am so so sorry.. " 3abdallah finally said with a soft fading voice


She smiled " It's no problem.. i've learned to live with it " She raised her shoulders in a shrug " No one besides you, my dad and a few family members know " she looked into his eyes " So please " She told him, he knew what she meant " I won't tell Wahab" He told her " But you've got to.. " He felt bad " whenever you feel like you're ready " he looked at the sea again


One reason 3abdallah wanted her to tell his best friend and his cousin Wahab the truth about her condition was that he didn't want him to be surprised when she suddenly breaks down like that again.. Plus he had the right to know being her boyfriend.. he already suffered enough from Kenzii passing away and then this new love of his is sick too? The second reason was that he wanted his cousin to step up and take care of this angel laying on the ground beside him as soon as possible


He looked back at her laying on the sand, still wet and still taring at the sky.. Her beauty took his breath away.. Her pitch black hair all over the sand and her matching black eyes.. her bronze skin and her long toned legs.. ( God she is so effin beautiful.. ) 3abdallah thought


Meanwhile back at 3abdalla's Shalaih, his phone was ringing like crazy.. he already had 22 missed calls from Wahab.. The man who was going crazy knowing that his mystery girl who was showing up everywhere he went has the same name as His dead girlfriend.. Before he knew it Wahab's car crashed into a big tree on the side of the road

IT'S ALIIIIVVVVVE!!!

Now now i know what you're all thinking.. WHAT THE HELL?!! where have you been? i know i stopped writing a long long time ago but i'm BACK! so many things had happened and so many stories to tell! i've missed this and i've missed you guys! so i'm back to continue our story and i have some new stories for you too! i hope you can forgive me for being away for so long.. let's start blogging again!

Once upon a lie 31

Previously;

Wahab is still running after the mysterious girl who was in return running after him. After all plans to run after her have failed and despite warnings from his friends to leave it alone, he asked for help from an old friend.


Shaikha had no idea what was going on with him but he seemed distant and plans to meet him always got cancelled.. he seemed like he didn't want to see her, But he wanted to do the exact opposite. He wanted to protect her but it pushed her to run back to the place she loved the most, she went to her shalaih and jumped right into the sea to swim away her sadness.


3abdallah, Wahab's cousin and best friend, had run into her back at the hospital but didn't say anything to her boyfriend Wahab, and now he ran into her at the shalaih.. the first place he and Wahab had ever seen Shaikha.

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She swam for hours, creating beautiful shapes with her body as always. Shaikha was an amazing swimmer and it was more than just a hobby to her, it was the only way she could escape the real world and all her problems. It was the only way that got her through her mother's death and her arguments with her dad..



Abdullah was sitting on the edge of a chair outside his own shalaih, he was gazing out the sea when he saw her move amazingly under and above water.. He saw her get out of a shalaih nearby earlier and suspected it was her.. Shaikha.. the girl his cousin went crazy over a few months back. he didn't mean to, but he just kept looking at her. Abdullah didn't mean anything by it, he had his own problems to worry about..


His father's heart condition was getting worse and worse.. and the entire family business lay in his hands since he was the oldest.. Abdullah however had plans of his own.. and dreams he wanted to achieve.. he was hoping to travel the world and continue his passion for football.. he didn't know now if it was going to come true with so much going on.. The girl 3baid was starting to fall for ended up cheating on him and playing games.. even though his heart was set on just fun at the beginning.. he was falling for her without even realizing it.



He sighed and got up to get something to eat. Apparently, the guys had finished what was left in the fridge when they visited a couple of weeks ago so he had to run to Sultan Center to get a few things for dinner. 3baid had decided it was a good time for a barbeque and he was craving a good old fashioned steak. He was awesome at grilling or so he liked to believe. When he came out again to check on the grill he saw Shaikha still sitting at the beach, with a towel over her shoulders and her face to the sea.. 3baid kind of felt bad.. he didn't know where the hell Wahab was and no one seemed to be there in the shalaih with her..



He started gathering things for the barbeque and started laying out the steaks on the grill, the smell was intoxicating and it filled the air. Unaware of her surroundings Shaikha took a look back to see who was there, she noticed a guy from afar whom she hadn't known was there before.. She soon realized it was Wahab's Shalaih but knew for sure it wasn't him.. Even though it was a bit dark she could see he had a tanned skin different from Wahab's beautiful dark one.. this guy was a bit slimmer and taller, and he had short brown hair and a gorgeous dirty beard.. She turned away quickly and realized the sun was already set! she stayed there swimming for hours and hadn't eaten a thing since noon.. her stomach made noises when she inhaled the beautiful aroma of the steak, she gathered her stuff, held the towel lightly to her chest and started walking towards her own shalaih.



She tried not to look at the other side, when she heard a voice calling " Elsalam.. " She noticed someone hurrying towards her " Shaikha.." She breathed when he finally approached her, Her cheeks turned bright red and she held her towel even closer, "3baid?" He smiled and she smiled back, he looked a bit different with the dirty beard, his eyes lighter with the tan.. his face more angular and more gorgeous "Shlonich?"



" El7mdelah b5air.. ha yayeen elshalaih? " she glanced back at his shalaih, something in her heart just wishing Wahab was there.. but he wasn't


" Wallah bs ana .. el rb3 laheen.. tdreen dawamat w jam3a.. "


She nodded " Does Wahab know you're here? " He asked , she looked away as if she didn't want to talk about it.. (does anyone know you're here?) he wondered.. her shalaih looked empty.. and she was the only girl here.. something inside him didn't feel right.. " Maby a6awel 3alaich.. etfa'6ilay.. " He handed her the plate which had two huge steaks in it and some sauce on the side.. it smelled heavenly


Shaikha looked at it and wasn't sure how to reply, " Elwagt te2a5ar w shaklich t3bana mn el sba7a.. tfa'6ilay w bil 3afia.. " Shaikha looked a bit lost.. she was embarrassed, hungry and awkward " Teslam.. 3abdallah.. " She took the plate and hurried inside " Teslam " She said again and ran her gorgeous long legs back to the shalaih and got changed in a loose grey T-shirt and jeans, tied her long black hair in a ponytail " YUM! " She whispered to herself, grabbed the plate and her headphones and went outside



She sat on a chair on the porch of her shalaih and gazed out the sea, she could still see the smoke coming from 3baid's shalaih.. she was kind of lonely.. she hated eating by herself.. (What's he doing by himself anyway?) She wondered.. she heard him speak and quickly thought it had to be another guy.. (maybe it's Wahab! maybe he told him i was here and he came to see me!) she was too excited to wait, she moved her pretty head towards the shalaih and tried to peak a little without being obvious.. too bad.. 3baid saw her



He laughed a little and moved closer to her shalaih, " Shaikha? " (You stupid idiot!!!!) She thought to herself, he was talking on he phone and he hung up. She peaked again with a silly smile on her face " More sauce? " He asked, she didn't know what to do.. so she moved a bit closer towards his shalaih and the two just stood awkwardly for a minute " Hey.. why don't you sit, have dinner here.. it seems silly kil wa7ed ga3d broo7a bshalaih.. " she giggled


He pulled a chair and made a gesture for her to sit, " Now i'm trying vegetables.." He said, she looked at the grill and saw some carrots on it and some corn, it smelled good! " Ma kalaity shay.. " He noticed " OH .. umm.. el7een akil.. " She didn't want him to know how silly she sounded.. (ma7b akil broo7y?? i can't say that!)


" Ana ma7b akil broo7y.. " He said and she almost spit the piece of steak that was in her mouth, she giggled and figured what the heck " Me too "


" So what brings you here.. " He grabbed his plate, two drinks and sat in front of her


" I just.. needed to swim.." She told him, 3baid remembered the first time he and Wahab saw her, she was swimming and she took Wahab's breath away..


" Yeah.. you're.. you're good mashallah.. " he took a bite of his steak, She smiled "Thanks.. i was on a team before.. we won championships and everything.." She said


" Oh yeah? do you have one now is that why you're practicing? " He asked and Shaikha looked away.. he knew she didn't want to talk about this topic either..



" il ba7ar hady elyoom.. " He changed the subject " I love it.. " She replied and looked at it again, she was glad he got the hint



" 3abdallah this is.. this is really good! " She continued to eat the steak.. it tasted like nothing she ever had.. not even the ones she had in restaurants


"Thanks.. it's kind of my specialty.. the sauce is also my invention " She smiled "So you cook ?"


" Only this.. and the guys keep teasing me for it.. but guess who saves their lives when they're starving! " He said and she giggled again " I wish i could cook SOMETHING.. once i almost burned my hair.. " She held her long, pitch black pony tail up


" Well.. good thing you didn't, this thing must have taken you years to grow " He joked


She laughed " My mother never let me cut it off.. she always said i look like an exotic princess.. "


" Does she encourage you to swim? " He asked


" She used to.. Always.. allah yer7amha.. "


" Ana asef, " He felt like a jerk.. " Allah yer7amha.. "



" It's okay.. " She looked at the sea again.. " She always told me to go for it.. when i was little i was so scared of the water.. my dad never let me go near it!.. but now.. it's what i live for "


Once they'd finished their food, she offered to clean up with him, " I have something else " he took out two huge Ben & jerry boxes out of the fridge, Shaikha grinned "Chocolate! my favorite!" she sounded like a five year old but she didn't care, the girl lived for dessert, "Too bad we didn't start with it! dessert is the first thing i have on my menu!" he laughed at her


Later on, the two decided to stroll down the beach, the weather was amazing and it was too bad to go to waste..



To be honest, Shaikha wanted to go alone and then 3baid offered to join her.. it was almost 12 AM and the place was dark and quiet.. it kind of felt wrong to let a girl go there alone.. so he didn't let her


They walked slowly and 3baid had told her all about his other passion, football. He told her how he started, how he wanted to travel the world and go pro..



They had very long talks and the evening was a joy..




But it was getting late, so Shaikha excused herself " I better go to sleep.. " She told him


" Yeah me too.. "


She smiled and turned away, but before she walked she turned to face him again "3baid?"



" Hala?.." He was anxious to see what she wanted to tell him


" Could you.. not tell Wahab i'm here? "


He was surprised, " uh.. yeah.. sure.. " he himself had no idea where Wahab was or what he was doing..


He wasn't sure about it, but he went along with it.. it wasn't his place and he didn't want to get himself into what wasn't his business.. even though he loved to do it with Wahab.. this was a different story.. and he could see in her Shaikha's there was something going on.. (Where the hell are you Whayyib?!) He wondered (Shsawait?)..




"Thank you.. for everything 3abdallah.. this was fun and the food was great.. teslam" She smiled " Te9ba7 3ala 5air.. "


" Wenty mn ahl el5air " He watched her go back safely to the shalaih and close the glass door behind her..



So he stood there for a while with millions of questions in his head.

Once upon a lie 30

previously;

Wahab is still running into the mysterious girl who was everywhere he was. He still couldn't see her or figure out who she was. The thing was, it was effecting his relationship with Shaikha. He seemed distant and she didn't know what to do. Abdullah, Wahab's cousin & his best friend tried to tell him to snap out of it, and concentrate on the one thing that was great in his life after his girlfriend's death, Shaikha was the one person who helped him change to the better. She helped him forget and live a little. With her weird quirky ways she made him fall in love with her. But Wahab was scared for her, and for everyone else.. the mysterious girl even started showing up near his door! She had to be stopped. But Shaikha had no idea about all of this because he didn't tell her, is he planning to?


3baid still didn't tell Wahab that he saw Shaikha at the cardiology department at the hospital at the night she was supposed to be at a wedding party. He thought it wasn't his place to say anything, and he didn't know the full, real story behind it.


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" I miss going back there.. you know to swiiim and feel the water tickling my neck and my feet.. " Shaikha was telling Wahab, then she realized.. he wasn't even looking at her, she sighed. This wasn't the first time he had done this, for two weeks now Wahab seemed distant.. always thinking, or staring outside.. she didn't want to ask nor did she want to make a big deal out of it.


" Wahab.. " She said


" Hmm " He suddenly looked up like he was taking a nap and she just woke him up


She just smiled " Aren't you going to eat that? " She pointed at his plate, which was almost full.. he hadn't eaten a thing. Just like Shaikha he was a big fan of Sushi, But tonight he was odd.. Shaikha felt it, but didn't complain.


The rest of the night Wahab hadn't said much, while Shaikha tried to talk and talk.. but she felt like she was talking to herself, so she stopped.



She went to bed that night a little upset, but She wasn't the girl to get upset about the little things, Maybe his mind was busy.. maybe there was something going on that he didn't want me to worry about.. She kept telling herself. And there was something indeed.



Ever since the last time Wahab saw the girl who's been apparently stalking him, he was out of it. He was determined to find out who she was and what she wanted, he was so angry at her that he didn't know he was driving the girl he loved away.. he was paying less and less attention to Shaikha.. Sure he was there when they arranged an outing, he called eventually, but something was missing..



Wahab did not go to bed that night, he stayed up staring out his window.. and just like he suspected.. a car pulled up near his house.. "Halla wallah" he grabbed his keys and went out the door


The car seemed to have moved as quickly as possible when Wahab was next to his own car, he revved up the engine and flew behind it! this time, he was determined not to miss it


He drove and drove until the cars got more and more in his way, but his eyes were still glued to that exact one that parked by his house.. He tried to get closer and closer.. He tried to take a look at the driver's seat, a girl he hadn't even seen before.. but wait.. what's that? The girl NEXT to the driver.. Wahab tried to concentrate, no.. it can't be.. but right before he could take a second look, a very loud sound came from another car horn and interrupted the entire thing


But soon enough, a traffic light turned red.. and to Wahab's surprise the car got away! that's it.. he couldn't catch up..


He wanted to punch somebody in the face, as much as he wanted he couldn't find the car even after the light turned green.. he searched and searched but then gave up


But was what he saw real? was it just his imagination? or was it in the back of his head?


This time he didn't even tell 3baid.. a part of him didn't feel the need to.. another part was scared to.. He didn't know if he was crazy of just imagining things.. but mostly.. he was afraid of being judged.


He knew he was doing something that had bad consequences.. on him, his life, and on Shaikha


Morning came and Wahab stepped out of the shower still thinking, he rarely slept last night.. next thing he knows he grabbed his phone and dialed a number.. an old friend he used to know..


" Alo.. hala bo khalaf! hala bl 7abeeb.. shlonik?.. 7abeeb!.. bs b'3aitik tsa3dny.. ma yamer 3alaik 3ado.. bs 3nde raqam sayyara, w abeek t6ali3ly kil ele t3rfa.. tslam bo khlaif, 5ala9 ana na6rik.. mashy " He hung up and couldn't believe what he'd just done.. he made an effort to know what is going on, but the question remained in his head.. Did he want to know?


Minutes later his phone vibrated, "Baby i'm up! want to have breakfast with me?" he smiled and texted back "I'm swamped with work with my dad babe, how about next time?"


Yes, he lied. He felt terrible, he didn't want to do this, not to Shaikha.. but he felt that he had to. He knew he couldn't face her again and his head was too busy with something else.


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Shaikha received the text with a pound in her heart, she was very upset indeed.. but she didn't want to dwell.. She knew there's only ONE thing that could make her feel better.. ONE thing only.. the one thing that got her through her mother's death.. her issues when she was a teenage girl.. and her problems with her father..


She grabbed a small handbag and started packing, " Alo? baba can you tell Noor Eldeen ana yaya elshalaih? i won't be able to make it to lunch "



As soon as she got there, she knew what she was going to do. She threw the bag on the couch, took out her towel and headed towards the sea. It wasn't a weekend, the place seemed calm and the water looked beautiful under the morning sun. It was a bit cold but she didn't care. As she moved closer to the water she stared taking off her jeans and her T-shirt, she hurried and jumped right in with her navy blue swimsuit. Yes, this WAS the most amazing feeling she could ever experience. And now she could clear her head.. and think about absolutely nothing.



Someone way in the back, at his own shalaih on the terrace.. was watching her.. part of him was amazed.. and part of him wanted to jump in there as well.. Not to go after her ofcourse, but to clear his own head.. & heart.



3baid had no idea who was that girl or where she came from, he saw the back of her head and her flawless jump in the water.. she moved like a dolphin .. dancing beautifully with the small waves of the sea. He looked up near him to see the shalaih she got out of but he couldn't figure it out. He did not care.



Abdullah had problems of his own, he loved coming out here to clear his head too. That was something they both had in common, him and Shaikha. The thing was, they were both there to escape a sadness that filled their hearts and they couldn't make it go away.. They were in the same place for different reasons.. but then again, they weren't so different.


How could she do that to me? 3baid thought..



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