Part Nine

He opened the door and was going out..

Me: Yusif!!!

He turned back to me..

Me: mita tyee marra thanya?

Yusif: don't worry.. I'll never leave u

He gave me the sweetest smile ever, and closed the door behind him... <3

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Wut happened was beyond my wildest dream. This was far better than wut I had hoped for. I would've jumped and skipped and ran in the streets; if I didn't have half my bones broken ;s
And then on the other hand, zaffat ma3ali...

Ma3ali: laa bas zaino badda3tay.. A5af il 7adith athar 3ala mu55ich?

Me: na3aaam?! Agoooool.. 9a7 ana al7een msaddi7a o magdar asaweelich shay, bas tara biyee youm bagoom, so beware ! ;p

Ma3ali: zayoon min 9ijji !!

Me: iffffff.. Ya3ni shtabeen asawi?

Ma3ali: wela shay ! Just.. don't be so obvious!!

I don't know.. Was I obvious? But he was obvious too :s o ana ma gilt shay '3ala6.. Ok this isn't me o I said more than I thought I would, bas ham 3adi ya3ni..

Ma3ali spent the day with me. Now that am awake, I realized how hard my life was going to be with all those casts.. I couldn't move in any way; my spine was broken at 2 places, my left hand, and right foot. I9adma i9ijiya kanat when I at last got a mirror to see myself. Turns out ma3ali was just trying to spare me the shock that my face was so horrible. Ubbay yusif saw me in THIS face? ;s It was full of ugly deep scars, not to mention the colorful bruises, purple and black; very stylish 9ara7a ;s

Me: ma3ali? Nature is calling

Ma3ali: mmm ok an6ir barra, call me when ur done..

Me: shloun agoom lay il 7ammam?

Ma3ali: u don't

Me: wut :

Ma3ali: just close ur eyes and do wut u got to

Me: no way !!

Ma3ali: I know its hard, but u'll get used to it.. Lana there's no way ur going anywhere wintay mjabbisa kil mukan

Me: ok..

Ma3ali: yalla I'll wait barra

and so it was :D
;$

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Nite came and ma3ali had to go. I was already feeling tired and wanted to get some good sleep. She promised she'll come the next day. The nurses went in and out of my room throughout the day, checking my temprature and bruises, and giving me my medication.

I was just drifting into sleep when I heard the door open, AGAIN. Shakla mara7 y5alooni anam. I waited for a nudge in my hand for a needle or something, but all was quiet. I was too sleepy to open my eyes. And then I felt a warm, big hand on mine. Just holding it, stroking it slowly. It tickled. I closed my tiny hand over the giant one. It felt nice holding a bigger hand. Like a bond between a mother and a new born. I barely had the fingers in my whole hand. They were still. I drifted into deep sleep, not really aware that I was holding the hand that was going to hold my heart within it forever.. <3

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I woke in the morning to the sunlight coming through my window. It took me a few seconds to remember where I was, and why I was here. I really wished I could stretch. The sun was too bright on my eyes. I reached out for the nurse-calling button, but my hand fell on something else. It was the most beautiful, single red rose. I picked it up and held it to my nose. I took a sniff.. Aaah.. Looks like movies just exagurate.. Ma feeha ree7a!! :p but it looks so nice.. I noticed a small piece of paper next to where it was..

I was never happier than when I saw those stunning eyes open again.. Keep them shining for me..Yusif

He's got his way with words, hasn't he? :$ I was wondering when he came here if it was still to early. Doesn't he have anything else to do other than trying to keep me safe and happy? I wish I could know more about him.. Yalla at least I know his name al7een; I was getting tired of thinking of him as the "black porsche guy".. Just as I was thinking the door opened.. HIYYA!! 3umra 6weeel :D

But I was wrong..

Baba: 9aba7 il5air!

Me: 9aba7 inoor yoba.. (I gave him a faint smile.. Disappointed)

Baba: shlounich ilyoum ? Inshallah a7san?

Me: il7imdilla yoba.. It just needs getting used to..

Baba: inshallah.. Intay bas shidday 7ailich o goomay bisalama

Me: inshallah

He looked around the room. Wee ubbay shagoola?

Baba: wow.. Ur friends are really into flowers huh?

Me: hehe ee.. They know inna I like them..

Baba: umhmm.. Did they visit?

Me: ee ma3ali yat.. Wil baji maybe lail7een ma diraw inni gimt.. They'll be visiting soon..

Baba: umhm.. Tabeen ayeeblich some books of urs or something?

Me: I don't think am in shape to hold up a book yoba ! 3adi la t7ateeni.. The nurses hnee garga and are making sure that they're keeping me entertained :p

Baba: 5ala9 3ayal yoba ana al7een amshi oo amir 3alaich lay gidart..

Me: ok baba take care..

Baba: u too 7abeebty.. Ma3a isalama

Me: ma3a isalama..

I pressed the nurse button.. A minute later the nurse came in..

Nurse: good morning ms.zainaaa

Me: good morning..

Nurse: how u feeling todaay?

Me: am good

She got to work, checking my temp, pressure and all that..

Nurse: do u feel any pain?

Me: no am ok

Nurse: mr.yusif is very nice

Ubbay shfeehum hathail wayid mistanseen 3alaih?

Me: mm.. How? (Trying not to sound too suspicious)

Nurse: he's very caring for u.. Very much

Me: becuz he's visiting a lot ya3ni?

She looked at me for a long time

Nurse: u don't know that mr.yusif is paying the nurses triple the salary to take special care of u?

Me: WUT!!!

It looked like she regretted that she had told me. Wtf was he thinking paying them zyada for special care? Min 9ijja?? Omg this is making me feel worse, why does he need to be so f****** nice?!?!

Nurse: sorry ms.zaina.. I thought u know..

Me: 5ala9 5ala9 its ok.. Wut time does he come everyday?

Nurse: he came early and left after he came in to see u..

So at last he was back to doing wutever he was supposed to do..

The nurse checked again if I was in pain and all and went to check on the rest of her patients..
Life was BORING. I flipped through the tv channels oo 7adda malaqa.. Mako shay yiswa il wa7id yshoofa!! O I was still in no shape to get out of bed, so I wasn't supposed to eat.. All I had was water and medics, I was supposed to be getting the nutrition my body needs through il drip that was stuck in my hand 6ool il wagt.. I hate needles :'(

I waited and waited.. Mabi adig 3ala ma3ali.. Fashla ya3ni kilshway dagga 3alaiha.. So I waited for yusif.. It was a few hours of drifting in and out of sleep that anything happened. The dr came and checked on me, informing me that am getting better, as if I didn't know that..

Dr.kamal: wi hatib2i zay il3asal ya 2amar

Inshallah ma t'3azilni ya3ni ^o)

Me: inshallah

And the door opened.. Saved by my alltime savior <3 !!!

Yusif: isalam 3alaikom

Dr: wa3alaykom isalam ahlan ya ustaz

Yusif, ashkara ignoring the dr: shlounich zaina?

Me (trying inni a5ish tha7kiti) : tamam..

Dr: i7im.. 6ayib ana asta2zin..And he left, and I let out my big smile..

Yusif smiled at me.. Wow.. Ubbay shloun aw9ifa? I was stunned.. He was in a dishdasha o '3itra..

His clothes didn't add anything to his look.. But his features added a million things to his clothes: perfection. He came to my side and sat down on the chair next to me.

Yusif: shlounich ilyoum?

Me: il7imdillah a7san

My face started to boil again.. Inshallah wayhi ma yiftha7ni wi9eer all blushy and stuff, he was too close!! ;$
And then I remembered illi galita il nurse..

Me: yusif ana za3lana minnik..

His face changed to the complete opposite. Before I said wut I did he looked light and cheerful; now he looked grim and sad, chinni giltla inna someone passed away..

Yusif: ana za33altich? Ib shino?

Me: I know that ur paying the staff so they'd take care of me..

Yusif: mino gallich?

Me: ma7ad.. I just know..

Yusif: aaah.. Okay?

Me: shino ok.. Shako tidfa3 lihum zyada? Its their job to take care of their patients!!

Yusif: ya3ni ma tadreen nitham our hospitals shloun 9ayir? If I hadn't done this chan ma ihtammaw feech as they are right now..

Me: yusif plzz.. Wut u already did for me is more than enuf.. I owe u my whole life til now..

Yusif: u owe me nothing.. And besides..

The door opened.. I guessed it was one of the stupid nurses yaya itchayik 3alay.. But i9adma was when I heard 9out the echo of high heels.. I froze in place (not that I could move much, but u get the point!!) And then she appeared in front of me.. The woman who had turned my life into a living hell: 5alti sara..

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