Thursday, 1 November 2012

Chapter 4

"OH THE LORD! SOMEBODY SAVE US! THE ROOF IS FALLING APART!" Yazeed shouted. "What? What's falling? We're gonna die? What? Hey! No!" I cried, my voice cracking and sounding as sleepy as I never heard. "HAHAHAHAHAH! My god I wanted to go on, but now I can't cause of your face! I'll never regret getting this recorded! Oh Lulu you look hilarious!" Yazeed managed to say these words between his laughs after falling on the ground and holding his stomach. "Omg you must be kidding me! Can I shoot you? I actually thought it was falling! I hate you! Why did you do that?" I said, and started crying despising the fact that he just scared my guts. He managed to stop his whole stupid childish giggles and laughs then said "Well, Lulu I just like kinda missed you :(! It's 2:00 pm and you're still asleep, I need some time to hang out around my little sister!" I thought that was sweet, but I was still mad cause sleep is sacred and I hate anyone who interrupts it "Well, you could have done it in a better and more quiet way!" I said getting up of my bed and heading to the bathroom. "Sorry :(? Hey, how about you invite the girls and bader and we all go out for a late lunch or something? On the place, so my little angel won't get mad?" "I'm still mad, but okay I'll call them, but promise when we're done we'd come back and swim all together?" "Fine, if they all want to!" "Okay, go get ready and I'll call Leen!" "No, call Shaikha first!" "Dude I'll call them both it literally makes no difference who I call first!" "Huff!" "Just go get ready!" He went to his room frowning, I unlocked my phone, and found some twitter notifications, and what'sapp notifications, but I didn't feel like checking them out, so I called Shaikha and she said she'll see where Bader is, then they'll come over. And Leen said there isn't a driver so we have to pick her up. I got the swimming pool's bathrooms ready with towels, shampoos, swimming suits, and shower gells. I also decided to wear a plain white t-shirt and red ombre shorts. I didn't apply anything on my face, I just applied a no-colour lip balm. Shaikha and Bader arrived in 30 minutes. "Where's Leen?" asked Shaikha "Her driver's busy or something, so we'll pick her up!" Bader seemed relieved after hearing that. "Okay, let's grab dad's car since it's bigger and has more space in!" said Yazeed. "Um yeah sure..." I said trying to hide the fact that I'm still mad about the whole 'second wife' thing with dad. I got a buzz which meant I had a new conversation on what'sapp, so I unlocked my phone and scrolled to what'sapp.
Yazz'M: I want Shaikha to sit at the front seat :(?
Lau: Yazeed! How can I make that happen? Her brother's here!
Yazz'M: I don't know please find a way I'm begging!
Lau: Fine, but you owe me one!
Yazz'M: I will if she sists in front!!! I LOVE YOU!
Lau: Suck up, anyways we should stop texting it's getting awkward.
"Hey Shayoukh, can you open this water bottle for me please?" "I'll open it, Shayoukh's caviar polsih isn't dry yet!" Bader said. Gosh Bader why why man why? "Oh, thank you!" "There." He handed me the bottle. "Merci!" "De rien!" He said with a smile. I tried to think of something to let her sit in front! "Shayoukh!" "Yeah?" She said and turned around to face me. "Ohh! Omg I'm so so terribly sorry omg that's my bad I'm so clumsy agh!!!" I tried to not laugh cause i dropped water at her abaya pretending that it was by mistake. "omg now how am I supposed to sit in the car Luluu? Huff don't worry it's okay I guess..." She said frowning. "You can sit in the front seat!" "Yeah, I think it's better if you do!" Confirmed Bader. "Yazeed was jumping from behind and mouthing "THANK YOU!" to me. "Okay..." She said looking a bit more cheered up. "Okay guys, let's go to the car now!" Said Yazeed trying to hide his face tearing smile. Once we got into the car they all started talking, I had my earbuds in, so I couldn't really concentrate on what they were saying. I had the music on shuffle, and closed my eyes to allow the memories of all the times my dad and I went out in this car to just crash in. I remember when he used to suddenly take me out for breakfast, as a father and daughter time only! I remember the times he used to take me out for ice cream whenever he sees me sad and tell me how precious am I being her daddy's little princess. I remember when he suddenly knocks on my bedroom door and shouts "Daddy's taking you shopping princess!" and brings me back home with the car loaded with all the items I buy for myself only. I actually miss him! I think I should become closer to my mom! My thoughts were interrupted by Bader shaking my shoulder asking me to remove my head off of the window so Leen would be able to come in. "Oh, hey Leen!" "Hey babe, why is Shaikha sitting in the front seat?" "Lulu dropped water on her by mistake!" Bader said then laughed. I just faked a smile. "Ohh Lulu never stops being clumsy hahah!" Said Leen then poked my side. I faked another smile. "Hey! I forgot to bring a swimming suite! Please don't kill me Lulu?" Suddenly said Shaikha as she turned around to face me. "Oh, it's okay I can lend you one of mine or you can even find some of yours and Leen's at my room!" I replied then put my earbuds back into my ear and closed my eyes again to get all the thoughts back. When suddenly Yazeed stopped the car and said we're here already. He parked in front of a small restaurant that my dad always used to bring us to saying it's his childhood bestfriend's mother's restaurant, and that she's Italian, and she opened it so she'd have something to make her forget about all the bad stuff happening in her life starting with the fact that she's away of her family, but he stopped bringing us here about 4 years ago, claiming she died, and now her daughter is responsible of the restaurant,  so it just lost it's special place in his heart. It felt so weird, but I just hugged Yazeed and tried to show him I was so happy, while actually I didn't want to eat here, I don't want all the memories to stroak back. I told Yazeed I needed to go to the wc and I'm gonna take the girls with me, he said that Bader and him will be waiting for us at a table. When we went there I just broke down, I just started crying rivers and rivers! They hugged me so hard and started asking non-stop what's wrong and why was I crying... "How could he? How dare he say he loved us and I was his little princess, but manage to stay that long without even talking to us? He obviously hates us! What if they got divorced? I don't want that! This whole thing is just too hard, why did he tell me? Wouldn't it be better if I just didn't know about anything?" I almost shouted out those words as if it was their fault. "Sweetie, grown ups do things for some reasons that we don't always have to know! It's okay to be hurt, but it's not okay to hold in things for too long! I didn't wanna pressure you the first time you talked about it cause I know it was a new thing to you, so it'd be a bit hard for you to spell it all out when you're in that situation! You just need to cool yourself down, and you can talk and say everything when we're back home, everyone's here for you Lulu! You don't need to worry about it!" Said Shaikha in her usual mature and confident tone then hugged me again. "He has been away for a week, he's gonna call, don't worry!" Said Leen afterwards. "I'm just not used to this! It's too hard!" I said then shook my head in disapproval of everything that resembles cheating on your family. "We're here for you!" Said Shaikha and Leen in a united tone. "I love you guys!" I said then hugged them. "We must go out now, the boys have been waiting for a little long." Said Shaikha. "Okay, but hey I kinda dropped water on you by purpose!" I said. "What! Why?" Said Shaikha looking as confused as I've never seen her before. "Yazeed told me he wanted you to sit in the front seat!" I replied between my sobs. "Really?" Smiled Shaikha shyly. "Yeah, and he even asked me to tell you that he's kind of crazy about you, but I told him that he had to do that by his own, so pretend like you don't know!" "Omg Lulu you just made my whole year, I love you!" giggled Shaikha before giving me a bone crushing hug. I wiped my face with a cold wet tissue then left to the table. We got home, so the girls and I went into the pool's bathrooms and got changed into our swimsuites. We went out to find Yazeed and Bader already swimming, so the girls joined, but I told them I'll check who talked to me cause I haven't checked my phone since I woke up. I opened What's app and found a message from my dad saying he missed us and he wants to skype with me soon. I told him I missed him too, and I'll try to skype with him either when I have time. Other conversations weren't really important, but I answered all those who talked to me. I checked twitter and found 5 dm's from Aziz:
10:00am "Morning Lulu :D!"
11:30pm "Okay, I suppose you're not up yet?"
1:00pm "Yeah, I'm sure about that now, unless if you're ignoring me...."
4:00pm "Okay, seriously o.o? What are you made of? Sleeping for all that time! I'm kinda worried! Please answer as soon as you see this, even if just with a period!"
6:00pm "I'm too worried! Is there anything going on Laura? Can you please answer?"
*Buzzz* New dm, from Aziz too:
6:30pm "If I'm annoying you please just tell me, but I'm really worried if there's anything wrong going on!"
Okay sweet, but too soon what... "I'm so super sorry for answering just now, I woke up at 2, then went out with my friends and brothers, and I just checked my phone! Sorry!" He instantly answered with "You freaked my guts Laura! I seriously was too worried! Oh, that's nice! Did you have fun? I thought you had just one brother? Yazeed!" "Sorry again! Yeah, I did, thank you! How did you know my brother's name :|? Yeah, but I consider my best friend's brother my brother too..." I wonder how he knew about Yazeed? "Yazeed was actually my childhood best friend, I used to come to your house all the time when we were in 6th grade! Ask him about me :p! And please tell me if he has a twitter account too, cause I searched for his name and there were too many results, so I was too lazy to search!" "Omg! You're Abdulaziz the guy who used to bring his dog all the time and chase me around with it? You look so different! I can't believe this!!! Actually, he doesn't but I'll tell him about you!" "Hahahah, yep that's me :D! I know, you too!You're like all grown and stuff! Ohh, great then!" "Yazeed! Do you remember that Aziz dude? The one that used to bring his dog and chase me around with it to scare me? He followed me on twitter and started talking to me, and he wants to talk to you!" "Yeah! Sure, send him my number! And tell him that it's been so long and I say hi!" Said Yazeed while holding Shaikha's hands so she won't splash any water at his face while he's talking. "Okay!" So I told Aziz what Yazeed asked me to say, and excused myself since I wanted to swim too. I jumped in the pool and started playing with them, I left the water in half an hour cause I got bored before them all, Bader and Leen got bored too, so we all left, which meant Yazeed and Shaikha were at the pool all by their own. Leen, Bader, and I went to the shower rooms to obviously shower.
While Yazeed finally decided to start letting out his feelings after stopping the whole splashing thing since some water got into his eye...
Yazeed: "So... Lulu told you, ha?" "Told me what?" Smiled Shaikha. Yazeed laughed then said: "I know I don't look that smart, but I'm not that stupid either Shayoukh, I know girls don't spend that much time in a bathroom unless if they talked about something important!" "Ha? Umm..... She was upset about your father's situation too!" Said Shaikha then regretted saying too right away. "So she did tell you!" giggled Yazeed. Shaikha didn't say a word further and she just looked down shyly. Yazeed went closer to her, turned her face into his side, lift her chin, so she'd look at him in the eye and said "Look, I really love you, and I have been in love with you for the past 4 years, but I could never talk about it! You're the smartest girl I've ever known! You know, I feel like my heart shatters into bits and pieces when Lulu says you're upset and I have to take her to you, cause I wish I was the one who could come to draw your beautiful smile back into your face! I've never been with any girl, not cause I'm not a man enough, but because I never want my emotions to go for waste with anyone, I want to put myself, my whole self just for you! I don't want us to act wrong, I seriously want you to be my wife!" Shaikha's eyes almost popped out of their place, so she just moved her head to stop the awkwardness, but Yazeed turned her face again into his side and said these words in a lower voice: "You've got all the time in the world to decide if you wanna be my partner in life or not, princess!" then he backed off a little, and led her to the pool's ladder so they'd leave, he stood behind her "Ladies first!" Shaikha's stomach felt like she had rockets instead of butterflies. her heartbeats were as loud as drums, as fast as a school bell. she just went up, and walked slowly waiting till he leaves the pool too, then rushed back to him, hugged him so hard, leaning her head on his chest, which made her hair touch his chest, her curly beautiful hair that he insanely loved to look at, and whispered: "I've loved you since I was 12 years old, I don't want the time of the world to go for waste, I want to spend it with you!" then she shut her eyes hardly and tightened her hug even more. He rest his chin on her head, hugged her back and said "You don't know happy I am to hear these words from you! I've waited for so long! But we have to tell your family, we can get engaged now and get married whenever you want, cause other than that, I don't want to get you involved in any awkward situations!" She pulled herself out of the hug and said "I accept whatever comforts you Yazeed!" Then she ran to the shower room, waited till Bader left, then shut the door, and rushed to Leen and me and told us everything. "Omg my brother's romantic! That's so cute! I'm happy for you both!" "I'm so happy for you sweetie! But how come Bader didn't say anything? Are you sure he likes me guys?" Said Leen with an obvious frown on her face. "Aww! I'm gonna make sure you two sit alone a lot tonight, okay?" I answered. "It was magical! God I'm so happy you guys!" Said Shaikha actually looking as happy as I've never seen anyone like! "We're even happier for you!" Said Leen. Shaikha and I showered quickly. Then left the shower rooms. "Congratulations sister, I'm happy for you" Said Bader to Shaikha then hugged her so tight. "Oh, haha thank you!" "I know Yazeed is a good guy, so I'm okay with you two being together, even before marriage!" "You're the best Bader!" "Omg you people are too dramatic! Tell Leen you like her if you were that okay with everything you wuss!" I said then bumped his shoulder. "Ha? Who told you I like her? What are you girls FBI of the mind?" Said Bader looking afraid of me. "Everyone knows, but you two don't know you like each other!" "She likes me? Seriously? Stupid, lame, lifeless me?" "I know, she's blind, but I can't stand in the way of her happiness!" "You're too mean Lulu I hate you, I don't even know why are we two friends!" "Cause you love me Badoori :D!" "Yeah, okay right..." We went inside to the living room, and we found mom. "Hello! Welcome to your second house!" she said hugging me, then she started welcoming Leen, Shaikha, and Bader as if it's their first time here. "Mama chill, they're literally home, you don't have to worry!" I said after seeing her somehow on her nerves. "I know dear, I know, but you still have to make everyone around you comfortable!" "Okay mama, but just chill" I said which caused her to laugh then slightly pinch my nose which made me feel like a 5 year old... We watched Dumb And Dumber cause I really wanted to laugh, they left at 12:45, so I headed to my room and got into my pyjamas, when I was about to lay down, I thought why not go to my mom and talk to her in a friendly daughter way, so I asked Yazeed to come too. We went there and sat on her bed, "Hey mom!" "Hello munchies, just a second I'm emailing Melissa an important document for a new company that's trying to show us it's products!" "Ah, done!" She said and shut her laptop off. "So, what's going on in your lives?" Said mom, smiling and putting her long light brown waves into a loose bun. "I invited Aziz Al-X for lunch tomorrow! I finally did what you asked me, and confronted Shaikha with my love, I want us to get engaged, I feel like the happiest person in the world!" Said Yazeed then smiled looking too happy. "I'm happy for you dear! And you, my little precious princess? Or you still think I hate you, and can't understand you?" "Ha? How did you know that mama? I've never talked about any of that to anyone!" I said confused. "You think I've spent 10 years, trying to be the closest to you for waste? A mommy knows everything baby!" She said then messed up my hair. "Umm, well there isn't anything I feel is important enough to share! How about we Skype with dad?" "You can skype with him tomorrow sweetie, he's busy with Sina, she's sick a little!" "WHAT? YOU KNOW ABOUT SINA TOO?" "I just told you a mommy knows everything, pay more attention sweetie!" "But, but? How?" "I think I spent enough years with your father to know if he's hiding something or not!" "And you're so calm about it?" "Well, he told me about two years ago, so I wasn't as upset as I was when he thought I didn't know, and after he knew I knew about it all along, he apologised a billion times, I told him I lost half of my appreciation to him when I knew about that, but I didn't talk cause I've got you guys to raise in a good environment!" "Mom, you're, umm... I don't know, a legend? I'm so much more relieved knowing you know now!" She just smiled after hearing that. "How about you sleep here tonight precious?" "Sure!" "You too Yazeed?" "Nah, I can't sorry, you two have fun! Goodnight!" "Goodnight" We answered back. He left, then mom held me between her arms, started singing a little lullaby she used to sing to me when I was a 3 year old while playing with my hair, soon enough I started dreaming.

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