If You Only Knew Me (10 ◇ Muneera)

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Saturday...

I looked forward to school tomorrow.

To see him.

Jana was right...he did follow me back. Was that supposed to mean anything?

I still didn't message him and he didn't message me either. Maybe following a girl back was as far as he could go.

Jana: updates??

"Rosegold ta3alay," I said to my dog as I placed the leash on her in our garage.

I typed back with one hand:

Laa chan dagait 3alaaich!!

Rosegold kept stalling since she sniffed every five seconds she walked.

"امبيه يالله"

I yelled to her, I didn't even leave my house and she was being so slow. I saw headlights come from a car behind me that stopped right in front of our house, but I couldn't turn since it was awkward. 

"الساعة جم امرج؟"

A man's voice said.

"مادري ادق عليك"

A girl's voice replied. It didn't sound like Fajer's, no.

"سايق انا؟"

The guy replied.

"جب جب"

The girl said.

"انزين ياسمينوه بجم الحلو؟"

The guy said. 

"مادري اسأل ماما هي اللي طلبته"

The girl replied before closing the door after her. Brother and sister.

I hadn't heard about a Yasmine, though.

The car started just when I was about to cross but the driver stopped and motioned for me to pass. Only he looked familiar, and he realized that I looked familiar too. I saw him lower his window and I gulped. Should I go talk to him?

I circled the car until I saw that guy from Arabica, Jana's crush, smile at me then at Rosegold.

"Arabica?" he said, squinting his eyes as if trying to remember where he had seen me.

"Eeh!" I said with a chuckle. He opened his door and I felt my heart race for a second, what was he going to do? I calmed down once I realized my sister knew his sister, what could he possibly do?

"وانا اقول"

He said with a chuckle before he crouched to pet Rosegold, who was wagging her tail at him.

She usually hated strangers.

"شسمها؟"

He said.

"Rosegold," I replied.

"خوش اسم"

He said with a smile as he looked up to see me and I smiled back.

"،Lily بعد yorkie عندي"

He said.

"اوه صج؟"

I said.

"شرايج؟ play date ايي، اذا هذا قوليلي نسويلهم"

He said and I nodded.

"رفيجتج ما عندها جلب بعد؟"

He asked, not looking me in the eye as he continued to pet Rosegold.

He meant Jana. She was going to freak out if she knew. 

"لا والله، بس تحب الجلاب فاقولها تيي بعد"

I said, I knew what his message was.

"خوش"

He said with a smile.

"Hatha my instagram account, just DM me whenever you're free o we'll walk around the neighborhood, shrayich?" he said, showing me his phone.

Khalid Al-H.

I sent him a DM, 

Test

I didn't follow him though, it was too much for someone I'd just met. Some guy I just met. 

"Hatha my account," I told him as he unlocked his phone.

"Perfect, nice to meet you Muneera. Rifeejtech shesmha?"

He asked, sounding super interested in...

"Jana, Jana Al-R,"

I said.

"والنعم فيكم كلكم"

He said.

"مشكور"

I said, forgetting he actual reply.

"See you," he said before getting into his car.

Five seconds after he drove off I called Jana.

"Rosegold yallah!" I said as she stalled me some more, she finally walked in a straight line.

"بشري؟"

Jana said as soon as she picked up.

"ابشرج، اسمه خالد الح.....ويبي يمشي جلبه معانا"

I explained, my voice was bursting with excitement.

"لحظة شيطلع هذا ووين فهد؟"

She asked me.

"!خالد اللي شفناه بارابيكا"

I said.

"ج-ذااابةةةةة"

She yelled through the phone.

"يالنزغة شسويتي؟؟"

She screamed again and I had to contain my laughter before I explained exactly what had happened.

"ولو تدرين جم مرة سأل عنج بس"

I told her.

"امبيه لا لا وناااااسة"

She said, overcome with joy.

"بس ضروري بسرعة school night تكفين حتى لو"

She added.

"ان شاء الله"

I told her before we hung up.

"يالله امشيييي"

I dragged Rosegold. 

The whole walk around the block was a blur, my mind kept thinking of endless scenarios at school tomorrow with Fahad, Jana and I walking with Khalid. It felt a bit overwhelming, but what if it all went wrong?

No, I was with Jana and Jana always knew what to do. It didn't take knowing her for a short period of time to realize that.

I approached my house again and I could see new cars parked at the driveway. I decided against going in and just going for another walk instead, not after Danah yelling at me for talking to Fajer. I should've told Fajer something about Danah being too controlling and private. Her words still rung in my head.

"شكو تكلمين رفيجاتي؟"

She'd said. That was the first thing she said when I picked up the phone.

"ما كلمتها هي كلمتني اول وما اقدر احقرها"

I'd replied, hoping she didn't notice the quiver in my voice.

"اها، بس تدرين اني قايلتلج ما تيين على ال٦ عشان هالسالفة"

She'd retorted.

"اوكي بس ليش؟ ماني فاهمة"

I'd gotten the courage to say.

"مو شغلج، ماله داعي تسإلين"

She'd said.

I was so close to mentioning the guy she'd met up with but I'd bitten my tongue instead.

Before I got a chance to say anything or defend myself, she'd hung up on me. 

Did I regret continuing to talk to Fajer? No. She was one of the friendliest people I'd met.

If Fajer knew anything about her sister not wanting anyone to talk to me, it didn't look like it.