Chapter 5

So elsa3a 6 ki4a 5l9na w rj3na beet Noura ana 76eet make-up l2ny ma 76eet hinak .. lbst ha4a

Elbanat t9wro bs ana ma a7b at9wr l2nh I look ugly so 5l9na w 6l3na..

W9lna estnana elbanat w slmna 3leehom w 3la my cousins w ki4a r89na w esthblna w ki4a! be5ti9ar kan FUN FUN FUN!

W elsa3a 2 w e7na raj3een ja baba a54ny mn beet Noura ama Leena rj3t m3 elsawa8 mn el8a3a nfsha.. so nmt blsayara w rj3t w nmt without removing my make-up wala 3’yrt malabsi

At 9am ja baba y97eeny

Baba: Maryam! Maryam yalla gomy fe shy mhm lazm t3rfeenh! 8oomy!

Me: hah hah 8mt esh?

Baba: Maryam, you’re a grown-up now you will understand what I’m about to say..

Me: I know what’s wrong 6yb?

Baba: jehat omk atw83 ma 8d sm3ty 3nhom abdn 97?

Me: ee w when I used to ask mom about them kant t39b 3ly w ma trd!

Baba: 6yb b8olk el8i9a mn elbdaya.. mn zmaaan aboy w abo omk kano a97ab w ydrson fe America m3 b36’ w blt7deed California, w tzwjo w jabo 3yal w ki4a w kbrna m3 b36’ e7na 3yalhom w ki4a.. lma 9rna thanawi kna n7b b36’ ana w omk.. I’m not supposed to say this but you should understand!

Ana 6b3n mtn7a kl3ada

Baba: elzibda 9art hosha been jdk w jdk madry 3n esh 9ra7a bl6’b6.. b3deen 9rna nmr jnb beethom w ma nklmhom l2nh obohom marra y39b w ho elly bda elhosha.. shwy w rj3na Saudi w kil wa7ed bmdeena.. ana alkhobar w omk Jeddah f estneet eleen ma 5l9t jam3a w r7t 56btha.. bs ahlha rf6’o w 6rdoni bs he awl ma drt 9art tbky w madry esh a5r shy omha w oboha 6rdoha fa 3rft mn o5oha el93’eer enha en6rdt mn beetha 3shani f r7t a54ha w tzwjna w 7awlt td8 3leehom ktheer 59o9an b3d ma jabt m7md w enty bs lma jabt Khalid f8dt elaml w 3rft enh mst7eel yrdoon 3leeha f 5lt ha4a elshy mktoom da5lha elyoom tawh jdk d8 3ly 8ally e7na wdna bl9l7 w asfeen w ki4a w 8ltla eny knt aby aklmk mn zman 3shan bntk allah yr7ma 83d ybky b3deen 8aly nroo7 3ndhom elyoom!

I was shocked! I loved how my parents loved each others but what mom did was wrong, y3ny I will never leave the people who took care of me for my whole life because of a man!

Me: 6yb baba ent keef 3rft 3n ha4a killa?

Baba: t4kreen lma 8ltlk 3n 5alik o5o omk el93’eer enh ho elly 8aly w ki4a?

Me: yeah

Baba: eywa ho ma w8f yt9l w kan ytwa9l daymn bs ma y8dr yjy 3shan ahlh!

Me: ohh

Baba: 6yb el7een e7na ray7een tjhzy w ki4a bn83d 3 ayam t8reebn b3deen enzly slmy 3la ajdadk 3shan bnsafer

Me: y3ny b3’eeb? :D

Baba: eywa now pack your things!

Me: inshala!

I opened whats app

T3rfoon ana marra barda blmoot a8oom mn elsreer so ft7t 3la 9ali7’s conversation

9ali7: good morning :D

me: morning!

9ali7: how is your morning ?

me: not very good.. I’m going to Jeddah and I’m staying there for 3 days!

9ali7: umbai leeh?

Me: 8i9a 6weela b3deen b8oolk el7een I need to pack bye!

9ali7: bye!

I was sad and excited ..

I packed and we’re off to Jeddah.. we arrived there 5ali “the one who 83d ytwa9l m3 ahly” came to pick us up.. awl ma shafny he hugged me I just didn’t know what to say so I smiled! A54na shn6na w rkbna elsyara ..

5ali a7med: ahleen Maryam! Keefk sh5bark?

Me: el7mdella walla enta keef sh3’lk w ki4a?

5ali a7med: tammam altammam!

Me: haha el7mdella

5ali a7med: tshbheen omk marra mashala!

Me: yeah.. allah yr7mha

Baba and 5ali: amen

Baba and 5alo was talking together and I was silent I was daydreaming about how would I act when I see my aunts w uncles w my cousins..

W9lna w nzlna a3’ra6’na w d5lna elbeet.. bab elbeet y6l 3la 6ool 3la el9ala so d5lna w hom 8a3deen ysolfon..

Me: elsallam 3leekom

All: w 3laikom elsalam

They stood up

Shft my grandparents jayyn 3ndi they came and hugged me I kissed their foreheads and hands! They were crying sad and happy at the same time because they lost their daughter but they were happy to see her kid!

R7t aslm 3leehom a7d a7d it was a bit awkward bs 3adi y3ny madry =))

83dt w awl ma 83dt 5alty Fa6ma 8alt: Maryoom 7beebty tro7een 3nd bnat 5alk w 5alatik foo8.. 8a3deen ystnoonik..

me: inshala broo7

and  stood up w r7t foo8.. kilhom 6al3o w 6wlo fa 6’7kt l2nh ashkalhom t6’7k w hom mtn7een =))

me: w7sh 8damkom?

Mneera is 20 years old

Mneera: hahaha =)) maryam 97?

Me: yeah :P

Raghad is 15 years old

Raghad: ahleen Maryam keefk?

Me: ana b5eer el7mdella entm keefkom kilkom?

Solfna w a5na a5bar b36’ w t3rft 3la asameehom w ki4a.. actually they’re fun to sit with!

 At night we all slept in my grandparents house I wanted to get to know my mother’s side more!

Raghad’s brother, Mishari is cute but he’s known in the family that he goes to clubs and shit like that and all what he thinks of is girls so I was kinda scared and I tried avoiding him bs he kept staring!

Jlsna nshoof movie kilhom marra 6ybyn!

8mna elyoom elly b3dh w 8ilna bnt3’da m3 b36’ us, girls. Bs mafy sawa8 f Mishari 8al ho bywdeena.. so we went with him and he was looking mn elmirror feeny! God!! Y5r3!! Ma a7b akoon a7d yshoof ktheer ki4a f sweet nfsy ma ashoof w 8a3da asoolf m3 Renad!

Renad is 16 years old

I still didn’t talk to 9ali7 mn ams so I said: whats up man?

9ali7: afa bs nseeteny bsr3a

me: haha a8ool I was busy with family things w ki4a!

9ali7: okay okay sam7tk

me: la tkfaa

9ali7: =))

and we arrived to Fuddruckers !