Chapter 9

“Get back in here, now!” Shoug said walking after me

“Or what?” I said

“Don’t test my temper, Deema” She said “God, youre so childish. You walk out of the house every single time we argue. Such a drama queen, tara wayd t7ben elshow entay”

“The only problem I have is you. Ou etha ana childish entay shnu? You lied about Fahad being your boyfriend then you lied to Fahad and I just so I cant go out with him, who the hell does that? You need therapy!” I said rolling my eyes

“That’s so unfair, it was a tiny lie. Beside youre still going to go out with him” She said

“A lie is a lie” I said

“For gods sake, can you stop walking so fast for just a minute, t3abt ou ryule gam t3wrne” Shoug said

“Wallah ma7ad galech l7gene, lesh ma g3dtay belbait” I said and started walking even faster

I was tired myself but I cant stop 3shan ma tru7 elhaiba ou chethe::

“Wain ray7a?” Shoug said “e7na a9lan wain?” She said looking around

“That’s a very good question..” I said, ana makent adre wen ray7a bas magdar agul ham 3ashan elhaiba::

I looked around for hints that could show me where we are, bas maku! So I kept walking shasawe ba3ad

“Deemah wallah jad tara awal mara ashuf hal share3” She said

“Abaih mn9jch? I come here almost everyday, its amazing here! So beautiful and peaceful..” I said, arage3 7ag nafse wla the place was nowhere near beautiful and peaceful, elmukan shuftah bas tyeb elham

“Shnu elamazing feh, it’s a tiny ally filled with crappy apartments” She said

I give up. Jad madre e7na wain, wla adre wen ray7en, ou elwath3 ykhare3.

“Umm Shoug? Tethakrain e7na mn wain yeena?” I asked

“ha? La laish?... OH MY GOD. WE ARE LOST. WE ARE, ARENT WE? SHIT SHIT SHIT WHY DID I EVER FOLLOW YOU. WE’RE ALONE AND LOST IN A CREEPY ALLY AND WE’RE GONNA DIE. ALLAH YAKHTHECH OU YAKHTHNE WEYACH LAANE SMA3T KALAMECH” Shoug started panicking

“Oula oula shd3wa shfech, 3ade, we’ll find a way to get back. W tgulen ana ele a7b elshow ou ana drama queen, shufay nafsch belawal” I rolled my eyes

“CHAB ENTAY WLA KELMA, KELAA MENECH. FE WA7DA TAMSHE OU MATADRE EHYA WAIN RAY7A?” she shouted at me

“Shh la t9arkhen mu nag9en y6l3unlna nas, w ana shdrane knt mndamja weyach entay mnrfztne ou lesh ma entay rakaztay? Shlon tl7gen wa7da ou matshufen e7na wain ou mn wain yaina. Don’t blame it all on me!” I said

“Ymkn etha mshaina ba3ad shwy ra7 nru7 mukan n3rfa aw shay chethe?” I suggested

“la la 7abebte 3ashan nba3ed akthar mn chethe? Beside ana 3gub elyom mara7 asma3 kalamech law shnu” She said crossing her arms

“Enzain do you have your phone? We can try calling someone?” I asked

“La, 6la3t bsr3a 3ashan al7g 3alech. Biggest mistake of my life” She said

“Didn’t you take yours?” She asked

“Embala bas mafeh sha7an” I said

“Ma menech fayda wallah bas tyebele elmashakel ou 3war elras, ou now im gonna die because of you” She complained

“sktay bas sktay. Okay ana agulch, nkml seeda lema nlage a café wla ay shay ou nguluhm nabe charger. Ou etha ma lgaina nred hne, shraych?” I suggested

“La la ana agul khalena hne leen allah yfrjha ou nshuf a7ad ygdar yrdna elbait” She said

“Wentay bay3a nafsch btrkben weya ay a7ad tlgenah belshar3? Ou etha ma ya a7ad a9lan? Bng3ad hne le meta? Shdrach ena hal apartments mu mahjuren? Btg3den, ge3day bru7ch ana baru7 adwr charger” I said

“Testhblain? Shaku mahjuren?” She said

“shayfa a7ad hne? 9arlne like 15 minutes hne ou wla a7ad mar wla ay shay! elmuhim ana baru7 wentay bel6agag g3day ou shufay shbe9er fech” I started walking

“Hayy laa, we should stick together. Two is better than one, 9a7?” She said

“B9ra7a? ana mu farga weyay, you wouldn’t be much help if anything happened anyway” I said

“Oh my god, what if we never find anything and we end up dying on the streets because of dehydration? That is not how I want to die!” She said

“l7mdela welsheker tara we’re lost in London mu b ne9 el9a7ra, we’ll probably find a starbucks within the next 5 minutes, magul ela allah ykmlch b 3glch” I said

And we did.

After 5-10 minutes of walking we found a café, not starbucks but still, they all make coffee.

“Hi! I don’t want to sound weird or creepy but you have an iPhone right? Yes you do. Can I please use your charger?” I said to the girl working at the counter. Dasha b quwa, huh? 7atan ma khalaitha ttkalam::

“How the hell did you know I have an iphone?” The counter girl said looking creeped out

“Saw you using it when we walked in” I said

“Oh. Well you can use it only if you buy something first” She said

“Fair enough, I want one caramel mochiatto and.. Shoug shnu taben” I said

“ayshay 3ade. Umm, 3ndch flus?” Shoug asked

I checked my pockets and.. shit

“La, entay 3ndch?” I said

“LAA!” She yelled which made everyone turn to look at us

“ftha7tenah! Khala9 ana ra7 at9araf” I said

“Bashuf shbtsawen” She said

“Hey wanna hear a little funny, a bit sad story?” I said to the girl at the counter and quickly continued on before she spoke “Sure you do. There were two girls…” And I told her about what happened.

7awalt aksr kha6rha b ayshay, agulaha ena we’re lost, ou our parents are 7-8 hours away by plane, ou how we’re constantly arguing ou mn hal kalam elfathe..

laman khala9t the girl was looking at me like ‘shtaben y3ne’

“That was a really long story” she said

“I know right?” I said

“Look, its been a really long day for me. I worked for 4 hours and im tired as fuck. So please make this easier for both me and you and tell me what the hell do you want from me?” The girl at the counter said

“Yes, Deemah. Tell her what you want” Shoug said

“Exactly. Its been such a long, tiring day. And guess what? The girls from the story are her and I. I’m the beautiful smart girl, and shes the ugly stupid one, obviously. So PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR CHARGER FOR JUST 5 MINUTES I PROMISE ILL GIVE IT BACK. I JUST WANT TO GO HOME. AND DON’T TELL ME TO BUY SOMETHING BECAUSE WE’RE BOTH BROKE AS SHIT” I desperately said.

Never thought id beg someone like this for a charger

“Ill give you the charger” She said

“THANK YOU SO MUCH JAD ALLAH YKHALECH L AHLECH OU YWAFGECH B DNYTCH” I said

“Ma tfham 3arabe ya ghbya” Shoug said

“BUT in return, I want her bracelet” Counter girl said

“Done” I said the same time shoug said “No way”

“Haaaa? Embalaa yala chab ou 3a6eha eyah, its hers now khala9” I said

“No way. No! Just no! It’s a cartier bracelet. Im not just going to hand it to her in exchange for a cheap 5 dollar charger” Shoug shook her head

“yalla 3ad shoug la t9eren sakhefa. Im tired and I want to go home, beside, Im going out later, y3ne mta yamdene albs ou chethe?” I said

“Hey” a guy said

athnaina tana7na. mu waktah keleeshhh. Yay yabe ysulf! Fathee wallahh

“I don’t mean to sound creepy but I accidently overheard you guys talking. I have a charger that you can use, if you want” He said ou jad I felt so guilty thlamtah elmasken yabe ysa3eed

“OH MY GOD YEES PLEASEE” Shoug said

“Here” he said and handed us the charger

“AMBEE FINALLY WAY THANKYOU SO MUCH. SHOFAYY ELNAS ELSAN3A A7SAN MNCH G6E3A TTSHARA6” She said to the counter girl

“7ayach, deraw balkm elmara elyaya” He said

ana ou shoug tana7na. FASHLAAAAA 6LAA3 KUWAITI FHAAM KLAMNAAA

“Umm.. jdjdn” Shoug mumbled madre shkharbe6at she was just as shocked as me. SHAKLA KLSH MU KUWAITI

After my phone charged, I called Lama

“GHEBYA ENTAY? SHLON TTHE3EN? ENZAIN ENTAY WAIN AL7EN?” Lama yelled at me over the phone

“Umm madre” I said

“YARABE 3ALAICH BTYANENENE WALAH” She yelled more

“Shasawe ya3ne! shdrane ana wain! Law adre chan ma dgait 3alaich!” I said

“Khala9 dzele el location bel whatsapp ou al7en ayee” She said

“Youre a life-saver I love you wallah” I said

“Gha9ben 3anch a9lan” she said and hung up the phone