It was valentines day, and lamees was home. Single. Again. She signed in MSN, and HE was online. She was too deppressed to talk to him. But she wondered why was he online at this time? It’s already 5, he should have left work by this time. And she heard the beeping sound of msn, and her heart stopped for a mini second. It was him.
Bader: Hii..
Why was it so hard to believe that he was talking to me she thought. Is it cuz i havent talked to him for ages? Shisalfa shel 6ari?
Bader: Are you there?
“Oh lail7en ga3ed ikalemni!”
Lamees: halaw, yeah am here.
Bader: Shlonich?
Lamees: il 7imdela u?
Bader: am ok.
Lamees: Good:D doom.
She was breathless, why was this so hard?! mo awal mara akalma!! PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER WOMAN!
Bader: ilyom valentines day, shemga3dech fel bait? mako plans?
Lamees: Hehehe, i could ask u the same question.
Bader: ana bil dawam.
“Hmm ya3ni hatha ili gathbek dawam” she thought?
Lamees: why are u still at work anyway? dont u get off at 5?
Bader: wala mla7tha! ee i do, bas gilt asalim 3alaich wamshi.
Na3am!? faj2a…
Lamees: ehehe ok 3ayal i wont keep u long;p
Bader: its ok solfay thayeg 5ilgiii…
“Men sija hatha ? nazel 3alaih cupid? shakla he got lonely this valentine too and looking for company.”
Lamees: why?
Bader: madri i guess valentines has that effect on people.;p
“Ya3ni sa7, he got lonely oo ga3ed igazerha 3alay…. Bastard.”
Lamees: aha.
Bader: so sij, ma3endich someone to celebrate this day with?
Lamees: Lol, no i dont.
Bader: 7ilfay.
Lamees: wala il 3atheem, haw! laish?
Bader: madri i find that hard to believe.
Lamees: and why is that?
Bader: bas chethi;p
“Ok abeek tel3ab ib my emotions akthar! What is he doing to me?!”
Bader: inzain ya3ni wala mara 7abaitay?
Lamees: why all the sudden interest in this category.
Bader: madri, ive always been afraid to ask u that question, it just seemed like the right time now.
Lamees: what makes it a right time now?
Bader: umm, Valentines day?
Lamees: ooh eheh yeah. Madri did u ever love someone?
Bader: ee akeed.
“ouch.”
Lamees: and you dont anymore.
Bader: i dont have someone.
“that wasnt an answer to my question.” She let it pass, she didnt want to know anything that would break her heart.
Bader: inzain sij u dont have someone?
Lamees: ee haw shfeek i told u! why do u keep asking that question?!
she started to get irritated lana the only thing that could make sense is that ohwa yabi IGAZERHA.
Bader: i thought u did, thats all. Tara u could tell me 3adi, im open minded.
Lamees: Bader itha ako a7ad 7ata ana ra7 agolik ya3ni. why do sound so sure ina i have someone?!
Bader: i thought u did thats all.
Lamees: oo shlon u thought ya3ni?
Bader: ghayray il mawtho3.
Lamees: no seriously what?!
Bader: someone told me that u did.
Lamees: WHAT?! WHO?!
Bader:I cant say.
“what the hell?!, who would tell him that?!”
Lamees: la akeed u can, its something about me.
Bader: am sorry lamees i cant tell you wala il 3atheem.
Lamees: ok, that PERSON was lying.
silence. She sat there frustrated, who on earth would tell him that! Or was he making this up?
Bader: Inzain i have to go, bas 3adi a6leb minich 6alab?
Lamees: sure.
Bader: can i have your number?
“WHAT?!”
Lamees: umm why?
Bader: abi agolich shay.
Lamees: gooli hnee mala da3i u take my number.
Bader: shda3wa Lamees i7na ahal?:s
Lamees: still, ma7eb a36i my number to a guy.
Bader: bas ana mo any guy.
“IF YOU ONLY KNEEEEEEEEW!!!”
Lamees: out of all people, inta mo any guy adri.
She had pressed the enter button without thinking. “WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST SAY?!”
Bader: shlon ana mo any guy?
Lamees: nothing la ya3ni mo any guy.
7awelat itrage3 bas magdarat, tebal3emat.
Bader: tell me laish ?
“you know what ive waited a gazzillion years to tell him that, im guna do it.”
Lamees: nothing shya ifashel.
Bader: shno tell me.
Lamees: i kinda had a crush on you when i was a kid.
She pressed enter and covered her face with her hand. “I CANT SEE I CANT SEE!! omg omg omg what have i done? CRUSH?! are you stupid lamees?! What the hell were u thinking!?”
Bader: bas crush?
She stared at the screen, her face burning. What was she saying? She said she had a crush on BADER. She started to panic. She didnt reply.
Bader: Lamees?
Bader: shfeech sekatay?
Bader: alooo??
Lamees: hala
Bader: bas crush??
Lamees: yeah silly crush ya3ni mo shay zood. ehehe lama kint yahel bas. Latestanes wayed 3ad! lol
Gamat it5arbe6 il bint.
Bader: you dont have that crush anymore?
**to be continued**