Welcome to reality- Chapter 31:

Breath-taking. I watched her coming down the marble stairs. She was the vision of a perfect Disney princess. A long red dress stitched with white roses and it was strap-less.


We got that dress a couple of weeks ago when we were roaming the halls of 9al7iya looking for a perfect milcha dress. Once we saw it, we knew it screamed perfection on her. she told me the day after that she only got that dress because she knew I loved white roses.


"How do I look?" She asked. Like she already didn't know how beautiful she was.


"A princess" I said. Not able to take my eyes of her. I envied how pretty she was but because she's my sister I also tell her what I feel.


"I can't believe you're leaving, al7een mnu enagy ehdoomy?" I said teasingly


Instead of mocking me she yanked me in for a long soul-crushing hug. Tears filled my eyes. This was way too emotional.


As time passed and people started filling in our ball room and my father called o ektibow el kitaab. My grandmother gave her a beautiful gift it was a ruby brioche that was her mother's (my mother's grandmother).


After everyone was gone, Remas changed and left ma3a 5a6eeb'ha to a restaurant. All my cousins and my aunts and uncles came over. I showed my cousins to the game room.


In my family we had this tradition, that after every birthday/wedding/milcha/eid ect we would all sleepover at the person's celebration house with parental supervision of course.


The girls in one room and the guys in another but we'd stay together until everyone went to sleep. It's kind of weird but fun. On eid we'd sleepover at my grandmother's house. That was the best.


Every one was there including Bader. I was wearing a short dress but I covered my bare shoulders with my shawl.


I entered my room and I changed into comfy free city sweat pants and a plain white Abercombie shirt after I removed my make up and grabbed my phone. I got whatapps from aysha.



3awash: Yasmeen I'm sorry.


3awash: Yasmeen I would've told you but we weren't close anymore.


3awash: yasmeen mabrook


3awash: yasmeen jawbay my calls


3awash: Yasmeen wallah I love him latfakreen '3ala6


3awash: I love you. 


It hit me, I totally forgot about them.


Yasmeen: akalmch ba3dain, love you too:*



I went into the game room, as my mother calls it where all my cousins are. I sat on a bean bag that was next to bader's conveniently that was the only place left.


He was playing play station. I don't even know why we bought that thing. Kan mindimij. There's something so beautiful about someone when they're indulged in something. Magical.


 He caught me starring at him and I looked away. I felt his devilish smile covering his flawless face. I think when you love someone their imperfections become perfect and I thought what did I do to deserve such an amazing person to love me this much?


To distract myself from this intense moment I took out my phone and tweeted my ask link. I logged into ask and I saw that I had a couple of usual questions about my family name.


then at the end of the list I saw a question from 2 days ago the same day that I saw khaled and 3aysha together and it said:


yasmeen I need to talk to you follow me so I can DM you @KhalidAlSomething


Wtf? What is wrong with him? Doesn't he know how much 3aysha loves him? I swear if he breaks her heart I will kill him. I thought about if for a long time. I'm going to follow him, see what he has to say and then unfollow him.


As if on cue as soon as I hit the follow button, bader asked "ha shitsaween?" I shivered and I think he noticed


"bs ga3da ajaweb 3ala questions on ask" I said casually


"shegoloon? etha sab o hwaaash latjawbeen haa" He said


"laa bs yes2eloon 3an my family o shnu esm ahal omee o chithee El ligafa o shitsawee" I said and he smiled.


"Agool 3ad towmisa3 chinich kintay sar7ana eb jamaly?" He teased with a wink.


"chuub 3aad lat9deg nafsk wayed" I said in a dagra tone


"afaaa?" He teased and I smiled


"enzain a6lb mnich 6alab?" He said in a serious tone which is unlike him


"sure, shtabee?" I asked


"shtabee? tathkireen el ayam el 7elwa ele kintay laman a6lb shay minich radich ekoon 'e3yunee lik yal 7lu'?" He said teasing again, now that's the bader I know


"wela 3umree gilt hal kalam" I said with a raised eyebrow


"kanat ayam 7elwa wallah" He said and I rolled my eyes


"enzain abee achouf your phone?" He said


"what? why?" I asked


"shfeech? its like you just saw a ghost bs abee at6aman" He said


"umm.. ok bs not pictures fe banat mu labseen e7jab and no dm's" I said


"I promise" He said. When I look into his eyes I feel like there's something drawing me closer to him. I needed him in my life now. He was a part of me. Even though I've always been the kind of girl to say "el rayal juz2 mn 7ayatch mu kil 7ayatch" but things have changed.


And Bader kept his promise looking only through the bbm contact list and the whatsapp list. When I took my phone from him our fingers brushed and I moved my hand even though he didn't. What is wrong with me? I have never been so intense this much with bader.


I checked my phone and Bader went over to join my other cousins. They were playing truth or dare.


I heard one of my cousins say "yallah ya Bader, truth or dare?" Fahad my naive 15 year old cousin said


"truth" Bader said


"et7b?" said my 19 year old cousin, 7essah, Haya's sister. Unlike haya, 7essa's the best.


"ee wallah ya 7e9ah a7b o ma5tha galbee killah" He said and 7essah winked at me when no one was looking. Every one can feel it. Everyone knows it deep inside that he loves me but at the time I just couldn't believe it.


I was happy. Then my phone vibrated indicating that I had a DM. It was khaled.


khalid: heyy


Yasmeen: Ana mu emsawyatlik follow 3alashan asoulf .What do you want?


Khalid: ulaa karhatnee ba3ad?, I won't hurt 3aysha if thats what you mean..


Yasmeen: 5ale9ny gool eli tabee etgoula.


That's when all my happiness disappeared.






Khalid: Yasmeen I still love you..