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"A7bk" Sultan whispered. "Shhh Saud naym" I giggled. Let's go back in time, shall we? 8 years ago. He was staring at me. My heart ached. I could't leave it's like my foot were stuck to the ground. "Sara saraaaa" "Hm" "Sara emshi gbl ma yla76'oun yalla" "Anoud lesh ketha ysawi feni?" I cried. "Emshi emshi ntfahm f elbait" "Sara tra elnas l7a6'o" "Ma yhmni" "Sultan? mou 7ram? mayt 3laik elwlad w enti myta 3la elli ma ystahl." "Anoud wallah el3a6'em mou gadra ansa" "Ha shufi Sultan ga3d ydg" "3a6eni w e6l3i bara" I feel so sorry for Sultan, ystahl bnt a7sn mni t7ba w y7bha. "Sultan 3adi tji al7en?" "Wsh fek 7abibti?" "I miss you" "5 minutes w akoun 3ndk! bs ahm shay 5alti t3rf?" "Al7en bgoulha" I called mama. "Mama Sultan byji al7en" "La ya mama...

"F9a5t el56ba?" I asked. "La" Seriously? "Mn jdk? kaif t56bni w ento lesa m56ouben?" I said furiously. "Sara ma y7taj t3a9ben! elbnt ma swat shay 3ashan agoulha ana ma ab'3ak, 7aram! wsh thanbha?" "Saud, ya ana ya he" He looked at the floor. "Oh so ga3d tl3b 3l 7ablain?" "Sara ykafi" He shouted. "Mdri ya3ni lma 5ala9 7awalt ansa trj3 w t'thakrni lesh?? etha t7bni ba3d 3ani w allah ywafgkm" I shrugged. "Ahlain Sara kaifk?" Abdulra7man said. Mou wagtk. "Kwaysa" "Hatha Abdulra7man, w Abdulra7man hatha Saud, my cousin" I don't know why I told him that Saud is related to me.. Saud looked at me. I avoided him. "Tsharafna" Abdulra7man smiled. "Elsharaf li" Saud grabbed his car keys and stormed out of the café. "Sara ana jet bwgt '3la6 wla esh? asf mou ga9di knt a7sbah Khalid" Yes, mara '3ala6. "La 3adi"...

"Klmtni Ghada alxxxxx tb'3a t56bk l'waladha Saud Alxxxxxx" I think my heart stopped beating for a second. "Sara, Saraaaaaa" Ghalia said pinching me. "Ha esh, ayyyy y3awr ya kalba" "Ya fahya 5alti 9arlha sna tnadeek" "Aloo mama" "W a5ern, wsh da3wa mou awal mara yjounk 56ab" She laughed. "Mabi" I said. "Haw lessa ma fakarti" Ghalia whispered. "Ma ab'3a" A tear fell down my cheek. Ghalia looked at me in confusion. "Shoufi ana ma r7 ard lhm ela b3ad sbou3ain fa 5thi ra7tk w fkri zain, walad nas mou nag9a shay, adab w a5lag w da5l jera7a, esh tb'3ain akthar? tra etha jw ys2loun 3nk elnas ygouloun hathi kl ma jaha 5a6a6eeb rafa'6t'hm, ya mama lazm tfkren b'moust8blk tra mou kl shay 7oub la t5alen afkar elmouraha8a tsay6r 3alek! fakri zain w la tkalmen ela etha sta5rti" "Mama twni 19 lesh nst3jl" She closed the line. "A5ou Basma alxxxxx...

"Hatha Turki a5ouy w hathi Fajr e5ti" Dana said introducing us to her siblings. Fajr is 28 and Turki is 25. "Ahln" I shook their hands. "Shlonch Ghalia?" Turki smiled softly. "Kwaysa" She smiled back shyly. I woke up the next day tired from last night. "Sara yalla e97i my class ybd2 b3ad 1 hour 5alena nf6r w nrou7" Ghalia said. "Ghalouyaaaaa mali 5lg" I complained. "Yallaaa Sara" She said taking away my soft blanket. "Ma a3rf esh albs" "Haw mn jdk? ay shay yallaaaaa" We arrived to Starbucks. "Esh tb'3ain taklen?" "Umm.. green tea" "Takleen mou tshrabeen!" She rolled her eyes. "Mou mara mshtahya akl" "What's wrong with you? ams ma akalti shay w el7en mar7 t6lben shay, seriously what's wrong?" "Nothing bs ma asht'hi" I was walking in the university's empty halls. "Excuse me"  ...

I rang the bell 10 times until a girl opened the door. "Hey" She said smiling. "Um..Hi sorry wrong apartment" "Sara ma 3arafteni" She laughed. "La wallah abdn mou mt'thkra" I looked into her hazel eyes deeply. "Reem reem alxxx akbr mnk b'duf3a?" "Ohh ee ee t'thkrtk ya allah gd esh eldnya 9'3eera" I hugged her. "Tafa6'ali" She welcomed me inside. "Enti t3esheen hena?" "La jeet ana w ahli ejaza bs" "Oh that's not your apartment?" I asked. "La ana jaya azour 5a6ebi"She said laughing. I sat on the sofa. Suddenly a guy hugs her from the back. "Oh Saud hathi Sara 9a7bti" "S-s-saud?" I whispered. No it can't be MY Saud. Our eyes met. It's him. I couldn't feel anything. How.. how ? I was numb. It never crossed my mind that he was cheating on me. I trusted him. "Ana Saud alxxxx" He shrugged. Wow....