Welcome to the cruel world. Chapter 7

I couldn't wipe that goofy smile on my face, like literally.

After getting the eggs I started skipping around. Yes, skipping. I think I'm going down with a fever. This is all Khaled's fault-.- ever since he came back into my life I've been a complete mess! Darn him and his cute smile and amazing eyes and fit body and and and :( I think you got my point. I couldn't believe in love, I just couldn't. I can't risk it.

But a voice in the back of my head said, "live a little. you deserve it"

I'm just gonna go with the flow...


It was half past twelve and it was settled, we're going to my grandma's place for lunch which is in like 2 hours.

It's been half an hour and I'm still sitting indian style 'mtrb3a' towards my closet trying to decide what to wear.

I can't wear something expensive, they'd think I was trying so hard. And I can't wear something mehhh cause they'd think that I didn't care. Ughhhhhhh being a girl sucks! Big time.

My eyes were focused on the pile on clothes that were on the floor. As if an outfit would magically pop in my hands. I want superpowers :(

"Noughaaaa shtsween?" 3aboud said, suddenly appearing at my door, scaring the heck out of me.

"way 7beebe khra3tny" I said while clutching my chest, breathing unevenly. "Oh and i'm looking for something to wear, help me?" I gave him one of my own puppy dog eyes. I was told that they were irresistible.

"ugh fine if I must"

Boy that kid sure knows fashion! He picked a gorgeous outfit! -in the end- but the skirt was longer and without the beanie.

"thank you so much babyyyy" I gave him a wet kiss on the cheek. Enjoying watching him get all disgusted::

I looked at the clock and saw that it was 1 o'clock already:o

Crap I need to get ready fast! I told 3aboud to tell Mila to dress him and I went to take a quick shower.

After blowing my hair I was glad to see that it was naturally straight and I only had my makeup left.

While putting on mascara my phone started ringing and answered it without checking the caller I.D thinking it was Nawal but I was wrong.

"Nawal tara e7na khl9na yala ta3lay" Nawal was our ride there since I don't remember where they lived.

"affaa you actually thought I was Nawal? I'm hurt" a deep voice startled me making me drop my mascara.

"Khaled you scared me! Wait where did you get my number?"

"save the questions for the car, I'm coming in 10 minutes"

Huh? "wait wait, Nawal is my ride not you" I was hoping that he'd pick me up but I had to point that out.

"yeah she just called me malha khelg so she told me to get you" I did my happy dance \o/

"well fine then.. Bye"

"haha bye beautiful" his manly laugh created butterflies in my stomach.

After I hanged up with him, I finished my makeup and doubled checked on how I looked and wend to 3aboud's room.

What I found broke my heart into small pieces. I found him laying on his stomach, his eyes so focused on the picture he was holding. I knew what that picture was.

It was a picture of my mom.

He was too young to understand what happened that I told him that mama went away but she'll be back. Of course I was lying, she will never come back.

I felt a vibration in my purse and I knew I had an incoming call. And when I looked at the caller I.D it was Khaled and he texted me saying that he was outside.

Since I was standing outside his door I gentling knocked on it, announcing that I was there cause he told me once that he wanted his privacy and didn't want anyone to go inside his room without knocking first. That kid is so mature. We both were too mature for our ages. I blame all the incidents that happened to us.

When he heard the knocks he quickly hid the picture underneath his pillow. He doesn't like to show his weakness, 6ale3 3la his big sister. <3

"yala 7beebe it's time to go" I said in a gentle voice pretending that I didn't notice what happened.

"okay yala nougha" he said while jumping off his bed and came to hold my hand. He was "nervous" but so was I. I wasn't nervous about my grandma's place but I was nervous of being in Khaled's car.

I could tell 3aboud was mad when he saw Khaled standing outside waiting for us in the hot summery weather. Yeah, I forgot to mention, he gets jealous over any male he sees approaching me. He thinks all males are beasts of course he was an exception.

I swear my fingers were going to fall off any second now that's how hard he's holding my hand. But all thoughts of pain went out of my ear when I saw Khaled. His biceps looked fit not the big muscular type but the hot type. And he was pushing his hair away from his forehead. He still didn't notice us well of course not until Abdullah 'introduced himself'

"Hi I'm nougha's big brother so stay away from her" he said while staring daggers at Khaled. I swear if looks could kill he'd be six frets under ground..

"oh hey there big guy my name is Khaled and i'm your cousin" he said while giving him a half smile, showing his deep dimple. Man do I like a guy who has dimples.

3abouds eyes had doubt in them so h turned to me saying "nougha is he my cousin?" that's when Khaled noticed me. FINALLY.

I couldn't help but giggle, "yes 3aboud he is"

His face changed from anger to happy in a matter of seconds. And he opened the back door of the car and put on his seltbelt.

"wow" he whispered while looking at me from my feet to my face.

I was so shy and my red face became redder, if that was possible. "um we should go we don't wanna be late" I said while looking at the ground and walking towards the car.

I felt butterflies in my stomach when he opened the car door for me, still in a daze. God bless Abdullah's fashion choice.

The car ride was silent so he started small talking with 3aboud and I could tell that Abdullah liked him from the way he opened up to him.

Half way there 3aboud fell asleep so it was just Khaled and I. I started a conversation with him cause I was so close to falling asleep myself.

"soo you in uni or what? And how come I just found out that I have a cousin called Khaled?"

"woah slow down beautiful, one question at a time" he said while throwing me his one million dollar smile.

"hehe sorry" I smiled shyly.

"it's fine so to answer your first question I'm gonna be attending gust this September and for the second one I just came back from the states, me and my parents lived there for seven years so..."

Oh god what a coincidence that we will be at the same uni? I was going to ask him some more questions when he accidentally went across a mu6ba without slowing down. Thank god it was a small one but I did bump my head into the cars roof.

But after a few seconds we started laughing like crazy cause of my screams when we hit the mu6ba::

But his laugh died off when he saw something and not just any something, he saw one of my bruises that was on one of my thighs.

Apparently when my head hit the roof my skirt lifted a bit and showed them.

"NOURA WHAT IS THAT?" he said, voice angry and eyes wide open in shock and fright.

"uhh I can explain...." I said while covering them.

I'm not gonna get out of this one so easily.


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