Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Girl Du`jour (Pt.10)

Days have passed from the moment 3abdullah was admitted into the hospital, Amna still quite devastated. Each and every minute, of every 24 hours Amna grew closer and closer to 5aled, in the vicinity of deep affection. She would call him every night and overturn her emotions to him. 5aled made it seem like he didn't mind, he convinced her he was always there for her.

"5aled, lazem aroo7 Landan after a couple of days .." Amna remarked, "Bajee wyach!" 5aled realiated.
"Bs 7beeby, we're going there because of 3abdullah. My friends might come, bs I'm not gonna' go to have fun .. I'm only going to be there for 3abood." The word "7beeby" falling out of Amna's mouth repeated in 5aled's head, he loved it.
"Maly 5i9, I'm coming weather you like it or not, etha your friends beroo7oon laish ana magdar ajee?" "I didn't say you couldn't come, bs I'm just saying I'm not going to London to have fun with friends .. A9lan the girls were planning on going to London with me this break mn before." Amna explained. "Ahaa, okay anyways, I was planning on going too .."
"Haha, okay. I'll see you there then!" Amna snickered. "Inshallah," He replied.

It was a Wednsday, and Amna was to leave Do7a the coming Saturday. She stayed home for the whole week completely avoiding anything to do with college. Her parents didn't mind, after all she was going through a difficult juncture dealing with 3abdullah's accident. After visiting her dearest brother 3abdullah, Amna headed home still using his Porsche as fast as she could trying to get home before Al Dana and Noor got there. She arrived just in time, parked near the main enterance and watched the beam of car lights draw closer to the rear of her car. Al Dana parked her BMW right next to Amna's Cayenne, and then stepped out Al Dana and Noor. Amna welcomed them with her warm, tender hug and kissed each one on the side of their cheeks, this time leaving no lipstick stain because she wasn't wearing any make-up. The girls felt the uneasiness of Amna's dialogue. She was obviously still upset, and had the girls over for comfort. They struggled opening the solid, burdensome front door to her massive entrance with walls decorated with stupefying paintings and bouquets of colorful flowers, like something straight out of the Sistine Chapel. They strolled up the marble steps of Amna's staircase leading to her room, each of them relaxed, disparated from one another.

Amna remained patient for 5aled to call, or atleast even message if that wasn't too much to ask for. Of course, Al Dana had already told Noor about Amna and 5aled, so it wasn't anything suprising if he had called and they started flirting. Noor didn't mind anyways, she was too busy with her own relationship(s). She was an amazing friend, but not so amazing if you were trying to find the role model to the perfect couple. Noor and her partner(s) were never the ideal couple. Noor was extremely attractive, and attracted to men. Her full, paunchy figure, round face somehow managed to make other guys attracted to her too. It always seemed like she was running in circles between one guy to the other. Her love-life was certainly complicated, to the point where no one really knew what kind of love-life she had, or even if she had one. It was all a silly game ..

Time past quickly, and 5aled still didn't even care to call Amna. She guessed he was in the majlas and would be too busy to talk to her, regardless, she called him. It rang till it couldn't ring anymore, by now Amna was pissed. She decided to call her riding coach and tell him she wouldn't be able to attend her lesson on Saturday because of her brother's condition, and because that was the day she was to board the flight to London. As much as she wanted to go riding to forget about the pain she was feeling for the past two days, she still had to cancel in order to make it to England.

Later the girls fell asleep, but Amna lay awake waiting for 5aled. Hopeless, she opened up the lid to her Macbook Pro and checked her facebook. Flooded with notifications and friend requests, she assumed people were writing on her wall saying sorry for 3abdullah's accident. Friend requests, from strangers who wanted to add her 'cause she was simply "Amna", "THE Amna". She ignored all pathetic requests and closed down her laptop. She wrapped herself with her paisley, blue and white quilt and grabbed "Twilight" from off her bedside table. Amna opened to the page marked with the red bookmark. After reading about 20 pages of her favourite novel her phone buzzed on and off, she assumed it was 5aled. She was right.

"Ello?" Amna picked up the phone, her voice filled with frustration. "Halla 7abeebti, sha5barech?"
"Mmm not so good, where were you this whole time?" She asked in curiousity. "Umm, uh .. wallah kint ga3d fil majlas," He stuttered on his words. Amna noticed the tension in his voice.
"If calling was going to be such a waste of your time, a message only takes two seconds you know?" "Amna, I'm sorry, wallah I am. Bs when I'm with the guys I don't like calling you because iz3aj!"
"You could've messaged, that's what I'm trying to say," "I'm sorry .." 5aled apologized. "Whatever," She remarked still incensed by 5aled's behaviour. "Amna please mb wagta you be mad, get over it. It's not the end of the world!" 5aled's attitude grew stronger with each word."I didn't say or act like it was the end of the world. You know my condition right now, you not calling me or even texting really doesn't help. And remember, you're my boyfriend, am I right?" Amna took a deep breath, "Well can't a guy sit with his friends and have fun for a bit?" "Yeah you can, bs '7abeebtek' really needs you right now while she's still greiving about the fact her brother hasn't woken up in two days .."
"Amoon, I'm not bothered for this. Basakr," He sighed, fumed from Amna's approach. "Okay then, bubye. One last thing, don't call me Amoon, the name's Amna." She shot back in a vengeful tone. 5aled quickly hung up trying to forget Amna's last remark.

Amna planted a frown on her face. Her friends woke up and reminded her she was leaving this Saturday and she had to start packing. She slowly opened the door to her walk-in-closet, walked over to the rack of jeans. She picked out 3 of her favourite pairs, that were already folded neatly into place. Amna called over Sisa to bring out the largest Louis Vuitton suitcase from out the storage, she placed the massive, stiff box on the medium hight table. She rested her jeans at the edge, and strolled back to her cuboard and picked out most-liked shirts, from Ralph Lauren polos to her formal Mulberry shirts. She packed her beige Burberry coat with black lining and coal black buttons, deliberating on London's chilly weather. She opened her shoe closet, finding a rainbow of shoes and colours. Different styles and different heights. Amna gave up trying to decide which pairs of shoes to take, and how many pairs she should take. It would probably take her the whole day considering her obsession with shoes. Her friends admired her closet and the amount of clothes she had, while Amna picked out her preferred, metallic silver, Chanel classic and her signature, deep purple Balenciaga with gold studs. Amna still wasn't finished, no where close. She grew tired from bending down and picking up her shoes, folding her T-shirts and placing her goods neatly in her suitcase. She left the colossal suitcase aside and fell right on her bed. She was exhausted. Still quite agitated by the lack of respect shown by 5aled earlier that day. She closed her eyes for just a minute, and her friends had woken her up to tell her they were leaving. She walked them downstairs and out the door, seeing A7med her cousin take Al Dana by the hand and guide her to her Beamer, while Noor remained on the phone talking to one of her lovers. Amna thanked them for coming and told them that she would call them tomorrow.

While walking back to her room, her blackberry vibrated and 5aled was calling. Amna hesitated to answer, but what the heck, why not answer and let it all out so he would feel guilty?

"What do you want?" Amna answered in arrant rudeness. "A5eeran you answered, this time can you talk to me like a normal human being rather than giving me attitude?"
"Me, attitude?" She coughed, "Ee!"
"Damn, you are such an asshole .."


Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Salutations?

WELCOME ME!
I jumped right into this blog world, with the freedom to write. I went right ahead and wrote my first story without giving myself a chance to introduce myself.
Heeeeeello readers, I am ABK. Well at least that's who you think I am. I am a young student from G6ar, ya saaaaaalaaaaaam! I love to write no doubt about it. My main goal is trying to keep you hooked on to my stories; cliff hangers are my thing! I try to make my writing as descriptive as possible with the most amount of emotion I could possibly use. I want you to be able to feel like you've stepped into the scene in which your reading and experiencing every ounce of it . To tell you the truth, I'm so into my writing I actually feel like I'm living it. After writing a scene I reread it thinking to myself "Allaaaaaaaaaaayh I wish I had a boyfriend like 7amaaaaaad!". You guys are driving me insane! Your blogs have gotten me so hooked I can't live a day without opening up blogspot! I've been inspired by so many of you, all of your posts are great .. keep up the amazing work everybody and keep writing!

I will never lack in gratitude for your support, I'll always keep you updated. Love you all, oh so very much :*

Your Beloved, Abk xx

P.S. Don't forget my love for fashion. The picture of the Chanel classic is what I call my symbol.


Sunday, February 1, 2009

Girl Du`jour (Pt.9)

Amna's father hung up slowly in disbelief. He put the phone on the coffee table filled with his work papers. He stared into his daughters eyes sympathizing with her sorrow, it was like he could feel the tear drop, seep down her cheek, staining her pajamas.

"Amna, 7abeebti Amna, ta3ali!" Her father grabbed her hand, she pulled it away in despair. Amna ran to her room, tripped over some books and landed on the floor. She put her head down to the ground and couldn't keep herself from crying, although she had no clue what happened, she sensed that yesterday was the last day she saw her brother. She lifted her head, wielding all her energy to haul up the heaviness of her head ache. Her father, mother, sisters and brothers walked into her room, kneeling down to the floor towards her. Baba 3abdul3ziz relaxed his back against the bed adjacent to Amna.

"Amna, u5ooch fil mustafsha, w inshallah mafee shay. He's been in a coma since yesterday, he hit his head really badly, which the doctor's say effected his brain greatly." He kept his voice low, nearly whispering.
"So whatever you're thinking 7abeebti .. don't!" Her mother continued, shooing away Amna's ruinous thoughts. Amna still quiet, nodded and got up to wash her face from all the tears. The make-up from last night she forgot to take off dribbling down her face. Her parents, and siblings decided to leave her alone to rest and absorb what had happened. She lied down on her bed, face up. She grabbed her phone from her kangaroo pockets of her Abercrombie jumper and dialed Al Dana's number. Lucklessly, she didn't answer. She decided to call 5aled, to tell him what had happened.

"Halla walla bil gumar!" 5aled answered the phone in excitment. Amna remained quiet, afraid if she spoke she would burst into tears.
"Amoon ishfeech? Oh, and btw why didn't you call me ems?"
"5aled, my brother's in a coma." She got right to the point, 5aled paused to listen further. "Oh my god Amoon 7abeebti, I didn't know! Maychoof shar inshallah," He recognized the wriggle of Amna's voice, assuming she was to cry. It was clear to him now that Amna was crying, and all he could her was her sniffles.
"Amoon 7abeebti, 7ayati inti, please don't cry. I'm sure he's fine, lama it97een wallah itjene el 9ay7a, please latz3leen!"
"It's 3abood, 3ABOOD! The closest person to me in the house, my best friend." Amna continued to sob. "I know 7abeebti, you told me how close you were with him. 5air inshallah, nothing's going to happen."
"Bs 5alood, what if he doesn't wake up from his coma?" "Amoon, don't think like that .. the last thing you need is to think pesamistically. He WILL wake up from his coma, lat5afeen."
"He's been in a coma since yesterday, isn't that a long time?" "Amoona, people stay in a coma for years and they wake up, don't worry. A9lan ish9ar?"
"Him and my stupid cousins drove the Ferrari. They were speeding, ou they crashed ou 3abood's the only one in danger!!" Amna bawled, "Amoona, magdar asm3ich it97een chithee! Lazem ashoofich!"
"Bs you have class 5alood!"
"To hell with class, inti a'3la shay fe 7ayati. I can't hear you like this, I wanna' do everything I can to make you feel better!"
"Bs 5alood, ana lazem aroo7 el mstashfa ma3 el ahal."
"Inzain roo7e, ou ana bajeech, I'll tell you to come down to the parking lot to see me. Anything for you 7abeebti," Amna agreed, dapping her eyes with tissues. "Yalla goome, '3asle wayhich, tsab7ay, get dressed ou go see your brother. I'll call you when I'm in the parking lot, inzain 7ayati?" Amna showed a slight smile on her face, and said goodbye. She took a long, warm shower relaxing her tensions in her upper back. Amna got dressed, put on her straight-cut, Citizens of Humanity jeans on, a maroon coloured tunic, and matching maroon and white Tory Burch loafers. She wore her lose fitting 3abaya, and tied her hair up to wear her ebony shela. Without a touch of make-up Amna walked out her room, forgetting her earrings, but that didn't really matter to her now.

Her father and two brothers drove to the hospital in her dad's G class Mercedes, while Amna, her mother and sisters went in their mother's 7 series. On the way, Amna turned over to her mother with all the sadness in her voice.

"You know, if Baba wasn't such a big fan of cars, he would of never gotten 3abood a Ferrari, and this would have never happened .." She looked away, facing the houses moving quickly past them.
"Amna, don't put the blame on your father. There is no one to blame in this situation."
"I'm not blaming my father, I'm just saying Mama," "Amna 7abeebti I know, bs don't look at it that way .."

They arrived at the hospital and the driver dropped them off at the entrance of Al Ahli. They took the elevator to the 6th floor, and walked slowly trying to spot out room numer 613. Amna's father opened the door silently, to see 3abdullah lying on the hospital bed in total silence. A tear splashed on the ground from Amna's eye, she went to sit next to him on his bed. Her mother couldn't bear to see Amna hold 3abdullah's face, and stroke his stubble gently. Amna took her other hand and held his, and kissed it. She squeezed it so tight thinking that someone was going to tell her to let go. She watched him sleep for about 10 minutes, she could her the beeping noise of his heart rate and sighed in total relief knowing he was stil alive. She looked down at her lap, and prayed wuietly to herself hoping for the best. Her phone vibrated and she excused herself out of the room to answer.

"Halla 5aled," She picked up. "Halla 7abeebti, ana bara3 .. ou lat5afeen I parked somewhere no one can see us. Ta3alely bara3 and I'll tell you where I am."
Amna stepped back into the room telling her parents she's just going to go down to the coffee shop to get some coffee. By now, she was already walking out of the entrance, looked to her left then to her right to see if anyone would catch her walking to some "stranger's" car. 5aled noticed Amna walking towards him with her head down, he stepped out of his car.

"Amoon 7ayati, ta3ali," She quickly ran, picking up her 3abaya from under her feet and hugged 5aled so tight.
"Haa 7abeebti, shlon u5ooch? Inshallah 5air?" "He's still in a coma," She replied and buried her face into his arms. 5aled hugged her even tighter sensing she was still upset. He held her face with both hands, and kissed her gently on her padded lips.
"He's going to be fine, and you have nothing to worry about." Amna couldn't love 5aled any more than she did right now, they way he comforted her and told her everything would be okay. That he came all the way to Al Ahli to make her feel better.
"5alood?" She looke dup at him, "3yoon 5alood,"
"Thank you for coming here, I really appreciate it." "Anything for you 7abeebti," He kissed her forehead.
"How do you do it?"
"Do what 5aled?"Amna tried to understand what he was trying to say, "Look amazing even when you cry?"
"5alood, shutup! Am7ag amazing, look at me I don't have any make-up on. I look like shit, and I've been sobbing since I woke up!" Amna shot back, but still smiled at his kind compliment.
"WALLAH YOU DO! Fdaitech, you always look amazing, make-up doesn't make a difference kilish!" He defended, she slapped his chest playfully.
"Inzain 5aled, I have to go back to el 7ijra, okay?" "Okay 7abeebti, rou7i ig3idy wya ahlich,"
He kissed her goodbye, he couldn't walk her back inside afraid someone would see them. She went back to the room after picking up some coffee and found it empty. She went to the nurse and Asked her where 3abdullah Al-Flani's room was. The nurse told her they moved to a suite at the end of the hall. She walked until she reached a dead end, and peered into the room and found her mother and the rest of the family. She wandered in and the sat down on the couch near the window. She instantly fell asleep, 2 hours later her mother woke her up telling her they were going to go home.

"Noo mama, I'm gonna stay. Tell the driver to come pick me up fil lail, abe ag3id wya 3abood ishway. Oh, and tell them to send me lunch and dinner." She mumbled, still quite sleepy.
"Okay 7abeebti, we'l come back later anyway." Her family left the room, and Amna and 3abdullah were the only ones left.
Amna's blackberry started rining, and Amna quickly answered Al Dana.

"OH MY GOD! 7ABEEBTI I'M SOOO SORRY I DIDN'T ANSWER YOU MSA3A!" Al Dana apologized about a million times.
"Yeah babe. Taw el nas," Amna smiled to her self in complete bitchiness. "Amna, I said I was sorry .. latz3leen please, mb wagta! Anyways, I'm so sorry about what happened, 5a6a el shar"
"It's okay Danoo, el shar mayjeech 7abeebti .. Inzain, banam ana I'm so tired. Marigadt 3adel,"
"Okay 7ayati, I'll call you later, bubye." Amna fell back to sleep, and later woke up when her Family came back. It was really late, and Amna opened her eyes to find the doctor's walking into the gloomy room. The two, huge men explained to Amna's parents that they will have to take 3abdullah to London in a few days to treat him with professional equipment. Thankfully, Amna's winter break was to start this Thursday after her last class, so she would be able to go with 3abdullah and the Family.

Girl Du`jour (Pt.8)

I'm sorry if there are a billion typos, bs I was in a rush and I didn't want to keep you guys waiting. Love you all for reading! Mwaa7 :*

Abk xx

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After Amna's class on a Tuesday afternoon, both Amna and 5aled agreed to meet up at Starbucks (the usual) at 3:00.
5aled eyed Amna from head to toe with a kinky glare just as she was approaching his table. He got up and pushed his chair back with the back of his thigh. They greeted each other, and sat down on the burgundy, velvet couches. 5aled insisted on getting Amna a drink, but she kindly refused explaining that she was waiting to go home for lunch. 5aled excused himself, and went and ordered his Caramel Frap. Once he came back, Amna was fidgeting with her manicured nails.

"Amoon, ishfeech?" He asked inquisitiveley. "Nothing, laish?"
"Madree 3anich, so have you thought about things?" "Yupp," She looked up at him.
"Honestly, I think I feel the same way for you, as you do for me .." Amna raised her eyebrows and grinned, waiting for 5aled's positive reply. He grabbed Amna's hand from across the table and interlocked his fingers with hers. "I told you ana mb hadech, I adore you too much!" His cheeks turned red and he stared into Amna's beautiful bright eyes.

"Haa Amoon, ishrayech we go for a walk?" "Where?"
"5n roo7 Westbay, intmasha 3al beach .." "Sounds great," 5aled held her hand with no care in the world if someone would see them. They walked off to their cars, just as Amna was to head off to her Porsche he grabbed her by her waist.

"Wain ray7a?" He raised one of his thick eyebrows. "Sayarti," "La2 btjeen m3ay, b3dein ana baridech, okay?"
"5ala9 okay, 3ala ra7tek." She stepped into his Land Cruiser, and slowly took off her shela. They both remained quiet for the whole ride, listening to Rashed Al Majed. Every 5 minutes, they would look at eachother and simper, their smiles glistening from the amount of happiness they never thought they'd have together. They slowly drove through West Exit, windows down, listening to the hustle of the wind as the car moved sluggishly. Amna pointed to the large house to her right.

"5alood, that's my beach house right there! 9if jemba .."
"The one with the boat?" "Yup," 5aled parllel parked infront of Amna's beach, switching off the rumble of the engine. The dark arosed leaving a peice of light to shine, the night became colder and the chill of the breeze made Amna shiver. Her teeth juddered ..

"Amoona bardana?" Amna nodded, still quite shy. He wrapped his arms around her, moved her waves from her ear and whispered.
"Ana adafeech" Amna smiled and felt her spine tingle. They walked on the sinking sand of the shore, his arms still shielding her body.
"Mat7iseen we were meant to be, even though we didn't know each other for that long?" Amna playing with the wet sand with her toes, rubbing the muddy sand from her pedicured feet.
"Mhhm," She replied. He hugged her, not wanting to go too far. Amna loved it, when he carressed her ever so gently, keeping her safe in his arms.
"5alood, so2al. It's really random!" "Ask fdeitich" "What's your horse's name?"
"Hahaha, his name is Nido." Amna laughed, "What about yours?"
"Lightning, he's my favourite horse." Amna replied "Eee, 3looy told me you're a good rider." "Hehe, I don't know about that .." Amna laughed, trying not to sound too cocky.
"Ya 7ilwech, you're so cute Amoon!" "You're cuter .." She blushed. By now it was 6:00 and Amna needed to head back home. They drove back to the school parking lot, as if it was dejavu. They acted exactly the same way on the way to Westbay.

"Thanks 5alood for today," "Thank you 7abeebti! Call me awal ma tw9len el bait, ou diree balich 3ala nafsech okay?" "Inshallah" He hugged her goodnight watched her get into her Porsche and start the engine just to make sure she was safe. She hurried home to go see her mother. Soon, she arrived, while getting out of her car she peaked into the majlas to see if 3abdullah was there, unfortunately, he wasn't. She tried calling, but the sound of the answering machine annoyed her ears. She walked in and found her mother sitting on the couch, reading. She slouched on the comfy couch next to her.

"Mama?" She looked up at her mother, eyes wide open glistening from the ray of light that shined from the chandelier above them. "Labayh 7abeebti?"
"Have you seen 3abood?" "La wallah, galee be6la3 ma3 rab3a, bs mdree mita beyrja3."
"Oohh ok, inzain ana banam 7adee zahgana," She kissed her mother goodnight and ran up to her room. As she was washing her face, her blackberry buzzed on and off. She looked over the wet towel to see who was calling, it was Al Dana.

"Hala Danoozzz, sha5bar?"
"Where were you today?" Al Dana got right to the point completely ignoring Amna's question. "Um, I was out .." "With whom may I ask? If you weren't out with me, then who could you possibley be out with?"
"Okay, you caught me. I was with 5aled, we'r-" "OOOOH! Do you like him, do you like him?" Al Dana asked as if she was back in the fifth grade.
"Al Dana, we're dating, hehe!" "Oh my god, masra3, ou laish ma giltele? Ishda3waaaa, I'm your bestfriend Amoon."
"I was going to I swear, bs today we cleared things up and made our decision final to be more than just friends, then he took me to Westbay w mshaina on the beach next to my beach house." She clearly explained to Al Dana. "Ahaaaa. Aww, this is so cute! How did you like him that fast though?" Al Dana tried to make things clear.
"Mdre shagoolech yal Dana, he's such a sweet guy, he knows how to treat me right. We have so much in common, and when he told me he had feelings for me, I figured I felt the same way!!"
Al Dana continuously ooed and ahed about Amna's "cute" situation.
"Anyways, has A7med mentioned anything about 3abood today. Do you think he knows where he is? He hasn't come home for the whole day, I called bs he didn't answer, I'm kind of getting worried." Amna's voice faded away slowly, as she imagined pesamistic images of 3abdullah. She quickly snapped out of it.
"Noo I didn't ask Amoona, sorry. Bs don't worry 7ayati, I'm sure he's fine." "Inshallah," Amna said quietly.
"Inzain Amoon, a5aleech itnameen okay 7abeebti. You sound tired, and why don't you try messaging 3abdullah and see if he answers. Maybe he didn't want to talk to you in front of his friends for some strange man reasons," "Okay I will, t9b7een 3ala 5air ya 3umri" Amna blew her a kiss. "W inti mn ahal el 5air fdaitech, take care!"

Amna still scared to death, and worried about 3abdullah messaged him telling him to come home and when he did to wake her up.

"Hala 3abood. I dunno where you are bs I'm worried, when you come home walk into my room and wake me up, I haven't seen you the whole day and I don't mind waking up just to say hi. Love you xx"
She placed her blackberry on her wooden bedside table, and switched off the gleaming light. She closed her eyes, completely forgetting to call 5aled.

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She arose the next morning from her awful sleep, filled to the brim with awful nightmares. Amna tried remembering if 3abdullah came to see her last night, but couldn't call anything to mind. She ran down to her father, "Baba, wein 3abood?"
"That's what we're trying to find out 7abeebti, don't worry I'm sure he's fine." "Try calling A7med bin Fahad, yemken he knows."
She searched through her contact list, picking up A7med's name and gave her father his number.
Just as Baba 3abdul3aziz was dialing his number, A7med called Amna. "Ooh yubah, akaaa he's calling me." "Inzain ridee 3lay.."
"A7med? Where's 3abood?"
"Amna give me your dad .." Amna obeyed. She stood there, all ears trying to hear A7med.
"3ame, ems fil lail ana w 3abdullah kina intmasha ma3 3yal 3amame fil Ferrari, w .."
"A7med, don't tell me kinto msr3een fil Ferrari?" "3ame 5alni a5ale9 .."

Amna's heart stopped, and this time, not in a good way. The colour of her luminous skin faded into pale white, her jaw dropping further and further, second by second.