I hope you like it, 7adi t3abt 3alaiha.. O itha fe shay agdar asaweeh a7san please tell me:)
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When I was 12 years old,
Mansoor and Azeez
I was in an all girls public school, I transferred to a private co-ed school when I was 12 years old. It was my first time in a co-ed school, and I thought that talking to boys on msn and on the phone was trashy, even though all the girls in my year group thought it was fine. I thought that they were all of low standards. That was what I was taught by my mother.
There was a boy in our year group called Mansoor, and a couple of girls have come up to me several times and tell me that he had a thing for me.
I have never had a guy have a thing for me before so i did not know how to react when i was told this, I did basically nothing. I smiled and shrugged my shoulders everytime somebody tells me something about him.
The truth was I was jealous. I wanted him. But I was too afraid to let him talk to me or anything.
One day, after a tiering hot school day, I came back from school took a cold shower and had lunch with my family. Then i signed in msn.
Me: Lol:$
Mansoor: Are you shy ?
Me: Not
Mansoor: Then why did you put the :$ shy face ha :p?
Me: I always put that, it doesn't have to mean that i'm shy(a)
Mansoor: Riight...
As you can see, it was kid talk, but we were only 12 years old so neither of us have had any experience, especially me since i came from an all girls public school, this was so new to me, and i liked it.
We talked every single day on msn, but not in school. He just stares alot in school, wich made my cheeks go bright red.
Spring break came, Shaikha travelled with her family. I stayed online the whole holiday, just talking to Mansoor.
One day my classmate Bibi was online. There were initials in her nickname and kisses after it, i assumed it was a guy.
Me: What do the intials stand for in your nick;)?
Bibi: Hehe, guess..
Me: Shdarani, you tell me :p
Bibi: Lol, Fahodi Al-******
Me: Oh:p Since when were you guys together and how?;)
Bibi: Lol, ok so it was my younger brother Khaled's birthday and he had a party in our house in the basement, and Fahads brother is Khaled's friend and he was invited. I was hanging out in the party, until i see him coming in, i was like what the hell is he doing here?..turns out he was dropping Khaled off, i was like okay why did he have to come you know, but whatever i diddn't mind..Then he came and sat in the chair next to me, since the basement was filled with 8 year old boys..
Bibi: We were talking then he asked me if he wanted to have a walk outside to ge out of all the noise and away from the kids.. we were walking on the side walk near our house and talking..then he asked me if i wanted to be his girl.. and i said yes :)
Me: cool
Bibi: Hehe yea, i really like him :D
I thought that Bibi was so lucky for having what she has now. She was so comfortable around guys, unlike me. Not about Fahad, but I mean having a guy dropping his little brother in a basement full of kids and then come sit next to her, and then walking on a sidewalk at night and then he asks her to be his girl..I wish that could happen to me i thought.
May was coming up and April was coming to and end. Wich means the end of year exams are coming near.
Azeez was known as the flirt out of the whole year group. He would go and tell ever girl that he loved her and that he wanted her, and then she would be surprised that he told her friend the same thing.
One day he added me on msn, i accepted as he was only my classmate who flirts alot not just with me but with all the girls. He was also the class clown.
He told me that he liked me for a long time, and asked me to be his girlfriend.
He was the first guy ever to ask me that and i was shocked! and freaked out at he same time:p but i diddn't want to sound weird and excited so i acted cool, and said yes. I wanted to, i wanted to know what it was like. Even though I knew he might turn out to be a player and bla bla bla, I wouldn't be shocked anyways, or hurt.
He started to talk sweet to me until we had to sign off and go to bed for the next school day.
"Guess who i saw on TV yesterday" He whispered to me
I turned around slightly and said "who?"
"Ms.Simpson in the simpsons!"
Our teacher's name was Ms.Simpson. The joke was supposed to be funny.
I smiled slightly "Hehe.."
Mansoor diddn't know i was with Azeez, he would be crushed if he knew. He still talked sweet to me, even though we wern't together.
One day on msn, me and Azeez were talking. I remember he was showing off to me that he talks to all these guys older than us in higher year groups, and how he has all the "hot" girls on his msn.
*FYI: She's not hot, she's just too easy to get for the guys.
Her name was Nora, and she was one year older than us.
He added her to our conversation and i can't remember what he was saying to her, but i knew his point was to show off.
When she left the conversations, he started talking to me again.
Azeez: So you wanna go out sometime?
Me: What the hell, are you serious?!! Hell no!! Who do you think i am to just go out with you like that!!
Azeez: Ok ok i'm sorry!
I was a freak, I know.
Besides,I wasn't comfortable with him, so I decided this is my chance to end it. So i did.
We diddn't last a week, just five days.
We still talked on msn and school, nothing was awkard between us, after all it was Azeez.
Mansoor kept telling me how much he liked me and all ever since i unblocked him, he was sweet.
I remember one school night on msn, we were in one of thos big conversations and we were playing truth and dare. Me, Lara (Latifa's best friend), Mansoor, and Mansoor's friend; Razzag.
Razzag's nickname was Bo RzayGa~*..and an arabic quote i can't remember what.
Latra's nick name was RoRo;** To0 yOuNg FoR bOyS..tOo OlD FoR tOyS;) LooL!!
Lara: Okay it's my turn!! :D
Lara: I wanna ask.. hmmm... Mansoor:p
Lara: T or D?
Mansoor: Hmm.. T..
Lara: Hmm, ok you asked for it.. You swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth?!?!8-)
Mansoor: That's the point of the game;/.. And whatever is said here, stays here k?
Lara: 'course;)
Lara: Okay, so tell me, who's the girl you love right now?^^
Mansoor: ughhh :s
Lara: You asked for it:p
It took him a while to answer, while i was thinking of how to react and what to say,cause i know he will say it's me infront of them all.
He finally replied:
Mansoor: Shoug..
Lara: Oooohh^^
Lara: Shoug d'you hear that? He likes you! ^^
Me: I can read you know
Lara: Okk so who's turn is it now?.. and where did Razzag go?! :s
Razzag: am heeeeeereeee :D
I know, it was cheesy.. But thats how it was back then, we were all inexperienced, what did we know ?! :p
I just loved having "my own guy fan" as Shaikha would say,i was obssesed with the fact that i had one, i thought of him alot.
It was a Thursday evening and i was online talking to Mansoor, and then..
Mansoor: Shoug..
Me: yup
Mansoor: can i ask you something?
I knew what he's gonna say. He's gonna ask me to be his girl! Oh my god what should i do? what should i do? I did not prepare for this day!
I acted cool like i diddn't know what was coming up.
Me: sure..
I wanted to say yes, but i did not want to sound too easy. I did not want to say no and lose him at the same time. What do i do?!?!
He kept writing, then erasing. Then he said:
Mansoor: you know i like you, alot..right?
Me: umm.. yea...
Mansoor: Would you be my girlfriend?
My heart was beating so fast. I was waiting for this moment and now that it has come i'm dreading it. I was scared, this is all so new to me.
i said yes. I mean why not give it a try? We exchanged phone numbers and then i had to go eat lunch.
In the last two months of school, all our year group made a huge circle in the middle of the playground every single break time and play this game we used to call "Ay". Everyone in the circle had to place his/her hands in the palm of the person next to him/her and hit the person next to him/her so hard but the person being hit is not allowed to say "ay" or "ouch" or anything, and hit the next person.
Me and Mansoor diddn't talk on the phone at all, we texted and talked on msn, but because we spent almost all of our time when were at home, we only texted when were out, and obviously we never went out, although i wished we would.
One night on msn,
Mansoor: Tomorrow when we play ay, i wanna be the one next to you and hold your hand, k?
I was nervous at the thought of it,
Me: Lol, kay:p
i decided to say ok and go with the flow.
I'm the type of person who LOVES trying and experiencing new things, I just love it.
Mansoor: I love you (k)
I usually took a while to reply to this, writing and then erasing. I just did not know what I was exactly supposed to say to this, I always said:
Me: :$
Mansoor: Why don't you say it? :p
Me: ehehe, i don't know..
Mansoor: It's ok, but your gonna have to say it sooner or later, you know that right :p ?
Me: hehe, maybe :p!
The next morning..
The same every morning school day routine untill my last day of school in my life.
"Shouug come on wake up it's time for school" Said Marlyn after knocking and entering my room.
I ignored and continued sleeping.
She started to sing along to my name
"Come on shouuug..it's time for schooool" she sang a song she randomly made up wich happens to change it's tune every morning.
I ignored her existence, untill..
"come on Shoug! and then your mama will get angry!" she said in a serious tone
"Okaaay okay i'm up" i said lifting my head of the pillow with my eyes still closed and my messy hair over my face.
"Good" said Marlyn looking at me with a smile on her face, and she left the room.
I walked to the bathroom with my eyes still closed and washed my face. Then i turned the radio on, and got dressed to my school uniform.
I went to the mirror to fix my hair. I spent more time infront of the mirror each morning ever since i started talking to Mansoor, and even more time now that he's my boyfriend.
I went down to have breakfast with my brother, Talal. He's older than me and this is his last school year,he's graduating. He's in a different school than me.
Then my mom kanat ga3d t6el mn foug chan tshofny.
"Shoug rib6ay sha3riich 7ag il madrisaa"
"Mama ma7iib" I said, hoping to put an end to this.
"Sim3ay il kalam o ro7ay" She said in a very serious angry tone.
"yumaaa ma 7iiib ma artaa7 te3awadt chethy 5ala9" I said, o imbayin mn 9outi ena feny bachya.
"Sim3ay il kalam o rou7ay." She said in a stern voice.
"Hathi shakil 6aleba ray7a el madrisa? O ba3dain sha3rich y7et!" She said in a very irratated tone.
Huuffff i hate the way she talks to me. It's like ana m2athyat'haa 7aiiil o ana il sebab laish she's m3a9ba w 7alat'ha 7ala. Thats how she makes me feel. Fe a7ad y9arekh mn il9eb7?! We've had this routine a couple of times before. Ya3ni shay mala da3ii kaifyy!! Lal7een t7erni hel salfa. I just hate hate hate hate il 6areeqa ely tkalemny feha. huufff.
So I went upstairs and tied my hair up, to satisfy her. Although I was gonna take it off as soon as I drop my brother off.
As I was walking up to my room, stomping on the stairs. 7ad umy mnafsa o m3a9ba 3laiha.. Hufff!!
"Oo ba3dain shal dla8 ely labseta?! Fe dla8 hel ge9r?!! ru7ay ru7ay '3ayree bss"
I ignored her.
I was wearing il socks the short ones, the sport ones cause thats what we wear! Ya3ni balbis long socks nafs pippi long stockings?!?! Ya3ni eb ayamkum yemkin thats what you used to wear, al7en ta'3ayerat il ashyaa! w after all its just socks 5aleenyyy!! hufff!! Walla no matter what I do, Ma ya3jebha. No matter what.
I tied my hair up in a loose pony tail so that I can easily put it down again after I drop my brother off. I went downstairs and went to the car where my brother was, we always dropped him first cause his school begins before mine. He spent most of his pocket money on this car,to "pimp" it up. He's longed for my dad to get it for him, even though he diddn't have his drivers license yet, the driver drove it and his plan was to use it as soon as he gets his license.
"Shoug tara umy bs tsawy chithy 3shan t7ebch o she cares about you, o knows whats best for you.." Said Talal, when he saw how pissed I was in the car
"mm hm.." I said,
Talal has a very wide variety of taste in music. Like one month he listens to very very old and very slow arabic music-->Om Kalthoom. The next day he's listening to parts from the quran, then he switches to techno music.
This morning he's listening to the very slow and old arabic music--> Om Kalthoom, just my luck.
It's very crowded near his school. As usual lazim nougaf 3end il baqala yam his school yeshtiry 3ilch.
"Look, this is a booklet assignment our english teacher told us to write, it's due today. it's about my experiences in highschool, since were graduating. Take a look and tell me what you think" said Talal.
I took the booklet and flicked through it and read small parts of each page, since i diddn't have time to read all of it.
He included lots of stuff that i would love to experience some day before i graduate, or just some day.
There was this page titled "Falling in love"
(Ooooh thats ought to be interesting i thought :p)
He wrote about how he really liked this girl at school once but she was with someone else who was his friend. Then the summer holidays came up and his feeling for her grew even more over the summer holidays he was practically head over heels for her. September came along and school was back, there was a party some one was holding some weekend, it was mixed. He knew that the girl had broken up with her guy a few weeks ago or over the summer, i can't remember. So he thought this was his chance to ask her out, for the party, and she said yes! He mentioned that he was very very happy at that moment.
So he went back home to get dressed in his best outfit, he got the car keys while my dad was asleep, baag el sayara ya3ni:p and took the car and picked her up from her place and went to the restaurant where the party was held. Thy hung out in the party, and when it was geting late, he drove as fast as he could to the girls place to drop her off, and then went back home safely.
Shloun ubooy ma chakaaa lema gaam mn el noum ma adrii o aby a3arf:p
I still have no idea how he got away with it, but it seemed like a great day for him he would never forget, good for him.
Now you see those type of adventures? that was what i was craving and looking for, in everything i do.
The rest of the booklet was about how much he appreciated my parents for everything, and other adventures with his friends and family bla bla bla.
I handed him back the booklet before he got down from the car.
The first thing I did when he got down was changed the music.. My god it's soo depressing to listen to this in the morning!! I liked my brothers techno CD's so i put one in and listened to it.
Allaaah my favourite song!!
Andain- Beuatiful things.
Hal song u5oy kan thabi7na feha at'thakar mara on a Wednesday night marnii ana o Shaikha mn our friends house,o uhwa kan ma3a rfejaa..
Kena tawna radeen mn soug sharg, ray7een movie "are we there yet" O then re7na our friends house o we hung out by the pool.
JUST LOSE IT AAAAAH GO CRAZYY AAAAH NOW I'M GONNA MAKE YOU DANCE YEA IT'S MY CHAN GO GIRL SHAKE THAT ASS LOOKS AT ME GIRL, GIRL GIRL GIRL NOW YOU KNOW YOUR MY WORLD!!! (8)
Incoming Call: Talal
that was my ring tone wakt'ha malat eminem:p halaga adry bs me and my friends were crazy about that song:p
me and Shaikha mara kinna nabii we take part in the school's talent show, o 7adna mishta6een kinna! I used to practice bil bait bro7y O a6la3 ib new moves o aware Shaikha the next day..o we chose that song.. O sawina a dance... Alla la ywareekum.
Lebasna i3bey o started dancing. O lema y9arikh "AAAAH" in7e6 our hands oun our heads and start running around. O fe pat narkiith wara ba3dain 6al3een feha 7araka ya3nii o we slide accross stage with one leg jidamna..with the 3abaya:p Ya3ni mn ygol we made a fool out of ourselves.. And I thank god they diddn't let us go any further than the auditions:p.. o 7eta bil auditions, Bs Razzag was there ma3a a friend from a higher year group ga3deen y6al3ona.. O at'thakar ina i couldn't even practice 3adil because kint 7adi 7adi 7adi 7adi 7a9ranaaaa ely itha i moved 5alaaaa9.. O Shaikho is like come on la7ga 3al bathroom agolaha I caaaaaan't!!! So yea kmalat bl auditions:p
Anyway!! Incoming call: Talal
"Aloo.."
"Ha Shoug yala ana bara" Talal informed me.
"Okay ka al7en ayiy. Bs Talal tara binwa9il my friend b3ad ok? Bait'hum bil Surra.." I told him
"Waiih.. ok ok ta3aly bs" he said.
Ashkara ge6a3ta mn shay 3shan eyi ya5ethnii o msta3yel erid :/
We said goodbye and went to the car, I opened the door wel rfeeja kan ga3ed.
"Entay gi3day yamma ana maby, fashla!" Shaikha said, giggling.
"Kay, shda3wa." I said and went into the car.
On the way to Surra, it was quiet. His friend seemed very shy.
"9waile7 isma3 hal tune, 3ajeeba" Said Talal to his friend.
And he put in a CD he made, and skipped to track 17.
Andain- Beuatifull things.
I liked the tune, ma3a the starry night that night, it was great. I loved that song ever since:p
Anwaaay!! back to the story! :p
I started thinking about today, then I remembered--> Shiit!! today i'm gonna hold Mansoor's hand!!.. Well maybe, But thats what he said yesterday !
Wayhi gelab from peacfull sar7ana bara il dresha to mi5tar3a :p
Shasawii shasawii what if be9iir 9ej shasawiii.. oh shit i'm freaking out.
We9alna school, nezalt mn il sayara o sta7ait agol 7ag ay a7ad ena were planning to hold hands, well he planned to hold hands, o I was nervous untill first break came and I saw 'the big circle of "ay" ' in the middle of the playground. Wegaft ib mukanii ga3d a5ez il circle..
O_o.. Uh Oh. I thought
"Ha, Shfeech".. said Shaikha with a smile on her face because I randomly just stood still.
"Ha..umm..la wela shay" I said, while I was freaking freaking out inside.
"Umm.. Imshay 5a nroo7 nil3ab".. I tried to say with confidence.
We walked to the circle. I tried my best to look confident with my head up high with a smile on my face, pretending I forgot what Mansoor said and that I just came to play and have fun :D
We joined the circle, I was holding Shaikha's hand with on hand, and on my other side was some guy, I forgot who.
When we started, I was too into the game I forgot about Mansoor. Untill I felt the guy next to me letting go of my hand, I looked to the side and I see Mansoor joining the circle.
;o !!!! omg omg omg... fashlaaaaaa shasaweeee
I felt his hand holding mine.. I diddn't hold his my hands were still open, bs ehwa masekni o ana lal7een edi maftoo7a
wayhi 9ar a7maaar o embayiin ena 7adii msta7yaa o ena i'm freaking out mn da5iil.
He was smiling too, shakla kan mst7ey b3ad :p
I was looking the other side, kelish ma agdar a6al3aa la la laa...
Wela I see Summer ga3d t6ale3ni from the other sid of the circle wiggling her eyebrows at me.. wayhii ygol "wtf!!" wela i lipsed her "faaashlaaa".. Chan teth7ak 3lay :p Bs the other people in the circle thought it was cute lol.
Then I heard him saying: "La t5afeen mara7 a3awriich" with a smile on his face.
Ashkara masik tha7keta 3alay, bs i don't care right now, way fashla:p
I looked at the floor jidamii o just smiled, magdar a6al3a:p
His turn came,and he just rubbed my hand.. (omg *sigh* awwww) i thought.
Thats it, I like him !!..jsut because
His touch had a major affect on me, I loved it, I loved the way he made me feel.
*Please remember, I was only 12 years old, and kel hatha ely sawaita..well, le3ib a6fal.. Ashkara. Kent yahil, 12 years old.. What do you expect?!.. Bss this is all a flash back, the good parts are yet to come when I become 15 and 16 years old wich is when my story began in the Falling in love chapter, Trust me ;)
We diddn't play for a long time, the bell rang a few minutes later.. The moment was so amzing, and yet so short :(
I was happy and excited afterwards on the way to class, like I was high on loooove :p
---------------hufff ta3aaabt.. Ra7 akamla kel ma I have the chance to l2ena it's too long-----------
B5te9aaaar!!! 'cause fe wayd ashyaa malha da3yy kelsih o you don't have to know 3shan tefhimoon il story.. Bs these are the points you have to know.. I just wrote kel ely foug 'cause methil ma gelt, it made things clearer to me. Bs kaa here are a list of main points to know a bit about my history:p
*I was in an all girls public school, where I met Shaikha, my best friend back then.
*Shaikha left to a co-ed public school before me, I left to the same school afterwards and found her there by coinsidence.
*There was a guy called Mansoor who had a thing for me, o ma3a6aita wayyh 'cause I was too tikana, but I secretely wanted him but I was scared.
*There was a guy called Azeez, who was known as "the flirt" and "the player". And I knew that, but he was the first guy to ask me to be his gf, and I said yes. And broke up after 5 days:p
*Later on in the year, after talking for a long time me and Mansoor became boyfriend girlfirend..
*My brother Talal found out ena 3endi sewaliif boys because shaaf a conversation on msn saved on my desktop
*My cousins(girls) found out about Mansoor
*A month later we broke up.
*During the summer holiday, I went to Summer's chalet and we clicked just like that eb youm w laila, o we became best friends until today :p
*Shaikha gamat tshof nafis'ha 3alay o she never calls or anything, I was the one who always calls to make plans to see each other.. so I stopped botthering :s
*During the winter holidays, I met a guy on msn called Khaled (I was 13, he was 14), he was 3gaidy awal shay o 7anna. We just talked online untill i gave him my number and we just texted. He called katha mara bs i diddn't answer. I told him my name is Ghalya, because well I diddn't knew who he was so i just gave him any name:s We texted more and more everyday, he liked me o kan yabeny..bs I diddn't feel the saem way.. Even though back when I was 12 that diddn't matter:p.. But makan ley 5elg la le3ib a6fal, wela serious stuff, wel shay bela ma3na. Our relationship grew more and more untill we became so close we told each other everything.. All this just by texting and msn. He was and still is my best guy friend, and I felt comfortable telling him anything, he was trustable and he gave me the support I needed :).. What about my name?..That is yet to come in the upcoming posts
Thats a brief history about me, so that we can carry on from where we started :D

I liked the part, and i loved the fact that it was soo long;*!
ReplyDeleteEw, i used to know a girl like shaikha, ena she suddenly stop calling until you do, i stopped bothering as well!:P
I cant wait for the next part, and Mansour is cute!:P;*
Wow ma twa8a3t a7ad ra7 yegra all of it, it means alot :D
ReplyDeleteYala 3ayal the next part is coming up :D
I read all of it and let me tell you its AMAZING mashallah, i really liked it. Mansour is cute;* Bas laish you broke up;(
ReplyDeleteLet me read part 4;p
The thought of love: Thank you wayid wayid :).. We broke up because i saw ena makan ako hadaf bl relationship. Bs there wern't any hard feelings, kent yahel,we both were, eheh.. Bs yea I admit ely kan baina it was cute :p
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