Part Ten

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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My mind was rushing. Shino agool bithab6? Sharagi3? :s I hadn't expected this killish.. Hal zaga visiting me? Bas shasawi al7een? Yusif was sitting calmly beside me. I don't know if he'd recognized her..

5alti sara: salam

Me: 3alaikom isalam, hala 5alti

I was trying to keep out the freaking out part from my voice..

5alti sara: ashoof 3indich thyoof..?

She looking pointedly at yusif.. With a hint of a cruel smile on her ugly lips.. Triumph..

Me: umm ee..

I was really stuck.. Shagool? A friend min iljam3a? No, a friend min il jam3a wouldn't come alone, he'd come wiyya a group or something.. Ubbay shagoool!!! 5ala9 I was panicking oo 9ij 9ij madri shagool ;'/But suddenly, out of no where, yusif stood up..

Yusif: ma3ach yusif il******... A5i9a2i jira7a o tajmeel..

I was looking at him with wide eyes.. Where the HELL did he get that from?! Ubbay sh'hal targee3a?! Shako shakooo!!

5alti sara: ahaa 7ayak allah..

Yusif: allah y7ayeech.. bas kint atnaqash wiyya il i5t zaina 3an i7tmal inna ykoon fee da3i 7ag jira7at tajmeel ba9ee6a 7ag 5ashimha..

Aham shay.. So now I need a nose job? Ee ba3ad yusif ba3ad.. 5arrif zyada.. !!

5alti sara: aha..*murmurring* 3ishtaw..( She turned to the door) Marry... MARRYYY!!!

Marry, the new maid I guess, came in with 5aloodi and faroo7a each in a hand..

Me: oh!! 5alood!! Faroo7a!!

I was so happy to see them. I've been wanting to ask baba for ages, but I know inna he visits either going to work or back from work. Ma kint abi athagil 3alaih..

They both came closer, both with their brows tight together, as if they weren't sure if it was really me. I held out my good hand to them, the same side where yusif was. He picked up faroo7a and brought her closer to me..

Faroo7a: noona?

Me: 7ayaaaaaty intay!! Shlounich 7abeebty?

Faroo7a: noona shino feech?

Me: ma feeni shay 7abeebty.. Bas shway t3awart

Faroo7a: i3awiw?

Me: shwaya!!

Her face was heart-breaking. She looked so sad 7araaaam :( Then I noticed her clothes. She was as clean as a dirt bag. Her hair was all dirty and pointing in all sorts of places. Ubbay shino hatha? :s

Faroo7a: noona mita tyeen bait?

Me: soon baby soon..

Wallah itha intaw 3ala hal 7ala, am breaking those casts and coming for u.. Ma a9addig how a mother could neglect her own kids like that.. Some women just don't deserve to be mothers..

5alti sara: sim3eeni.. Ba5ali il 5adama wil yahal 3indich oo baroo7 isoog.. Ubooch ya5ith'hum ba3dain..

And she walked out.

That was the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to me. Shagool 7ag yusif? I couldn't look at him. 9a7 ana mali shi'3il feeha, bas still, she's family ya3ni.

Yusif: zaina? Tabeen amshi?

Me: no! plz stay?

Yusif: madri chinnich mithayga..

Me: no no plz don't go

He held my hand. This is the first time he holds my hand while am concious. My face turned red. I pulled away slowly.. I tried to change the subject 3ashan la afashil 3umri akthar..

Me: that was a good targee3a.. Min wain yibt'ha? ;p

Yusif: ay targee3a?

Me: the 6abeeb tajmeel thing

He lifted a brow.

Yusif: u think that was a lie?

Me: ha?

Yusif: hehe.. Ana 9ij a5i9a2i jira7a o tajmeel

Me: chathab

Yusif: hehehe!! Laish chathab!!

He started laughing uncontrollably. 7assait nafsi '3ala6..

Me: wuuut why are u laughing

Yusif: tha7akteeni.. "Chathab" hehe

Me: seriously yusif.. U're a dr?

Yusif: yep

Me: but u don't look like one

Yusif: laish, do dr's have a specific look?

Me: ee dr's can't look cool

Yusif: oooo ur calling me cool ha? ;)

Omg he's teasing. Ana habla ba3ad. I should think more before blurting out everything i think of!

Me: I mean.. U don't even wear glasses!

Yusif: even though hatha mala shi'3il ib being a dr, bas wela tiz3ileen, bachir I'll put on my glasses instead of my 3adasat

Me: oh!! So u do wear glasses!!

Yusif: ee

Me: hmm.. Yeah ok 3ayal, maybe I'll believe ur a dr

Yusif: hehe.. Ayeeblich shahadti 3ashan it9adgeen? ;p

Me: allaaah wanasa!! Ee abi ashoof :p

Yusif: hehe 5ala9 bachir inshallah ayeebha lich

Me: ok :D .... hmm.. and i need a nose job huh? :(

Yusif: haha.. no THAT part was a lie.. u've got the cutest nose ever.. won't let anyone touch it ;p Oo yalla inshallah intay ba3ad mo bageelich shay wityeebeen ishahada

Me: ay shahada wana msaddi7a hnee ;s lazim awagif dirasa til I can stand on my feet again at least..

Yusif: says who?

Me: says me! Shloun ra7 adawim?

Yusif: la t5afeen.. Mo lazim itdawmeen

Me: yusif? Laykoon msawi more stuff min waray?

Yusif: mo min warach.. Kani ga3id agoolich.. Ri7t kallamt ur counsler and dean bil jam3a.. They'll let u continue home-study the rest of the semester..

I was stunned. Doesn't this guy have any limits to wut he can do for me? Qanoon iljam3a wouldn't let anyone do this; u either attend ur classes or stop the semester all together.

Yusif: helloooo

Me: huh

Yusif: ga3id akalmich

Me: yusif laish itsawi chithe

I was on the verge of tears. 5nigatni il3abra oo 3yooni '3origat.. Ubbay how will I ever return his favors? No one on earth has ever cared for me this much.. ;/

Yusif: laish za3lana? I thought this would make u happy, that dirastich mara7 tit2a5ar..

Me: well yes, hell I am happy!! Bas laish chithe? Why are u doing this for me?! Yusif this is just too much!!

He was quiet, looking me in the eyes. For a moment I thought he might slap me; and I deserved it. But he just sighed, and leaned back in his chair. I was waiting for some kind of reply, anything at all. But he remained silent. I started to feel guilty. I can't even imagine wut kind of process he had to go through 3ashan yaqni3 our dean to treat me as a special case. Ifff ubbay why did I do this. Wiyya wayhi ana 7a99illi a7ad ysaweeli chithee 3ashan at7al6am? He was a miracle in my life. I closed my eyes. I made him upset. And I have to make it up to him. But how? Say sorry? That would just be '3ala6.

I opened my eyes. His head was down, looking at his hands fumbling with his misba7. My attention was shifted momentarily at how royal it looked. Bas killish mo wagta.. Wayha kan yaksir il5a6ir ;/ He looked both mad and sad at the same time. Like he wanted to express his anger but couldn't..

Me: yusif?

Yusif: hmm?

Me: za3lan 3alay?

Yusif: la2, why would I?

Me: u look sad..

Yusif: not sad.. Am just thinking

Me: am sorry yusif..

Yusif: wut about?

I thought it better not to mention it since he really isn't mad at me. I searched his face, for something that would show it. But all I could see was care. I loved his face: not beautiful with the shallow thought of beauty these days, but masculine and manly.. He smiled. And I couldn't help but smile back at this angelic face..

Me: nevermind..

Yusif: so.. Mita tabeen I bring ur books?

Me: mmm I think my friend ma3ali would be able to do that..

Yusif: even if ur books are in my car?

Me: huh? Shako shyabhum 3indik?

Yusif: at the accident.. 6arrasht nas to clean up ur car 3ashan ma tinbag ur stuff..

Omg.. I think kan fe ashya2 itfashil I had bought the day before!! As I was trying to remember
wut stupid items were with me in the car during the accident...

Yusif: don't worry, I didn't go through ur stuff..

Me: umm.. Yeah ok.. (Shit he noticed the bags!!)

Yusif: yalla I gotta go al7een.. Tabeen ayeeblich shay ma3ay bachir?

Me: no thank u.. Bas la tit2a5ar

Yusif: inshallah

Just as he got up to leave, we both heard the sound of heels that were in my room an hour ago walking AWAY, just now from behind the door...

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