Love & everything in between. Part 7

       Noura started walking slower because she was enjoying the conversation now.

"Shino your favorite color?" 3azeez asked

"Blue!" Noura said

"Mm favorite snack?" 3azeez kept going but Noura fell silent.

"Aloo, Noura? Feech shay?"

"Mm. . 3azeez, gabel shwai o ana amshi marait 3ala shalaih kan '9alma o mafi a7ad, al7en ako wa7ed ga3ed ashofa men eb3eed bas elshalaih lama al7en '9alma.." She whispered

"Haday baba haday.. Sher7eli elshalaih eshloun shakla??" 3azeez started to get worried

"Mm.. Uuhh.. Madrii shakla uuh 7ail qadeem.. 3azeez 3azeez el rayal gaam!! 3azeeeez!!" Noura was freaking out and her heart was pounding. 

"Noura baba haday 7abebty entay, please sher7eli ayi 9oub?" And he started looking left and right.

"M - add-ri bas ga3ed yetlafat!" Noura said

3azez got up and started walking down the stairs towards the beach,

"3az-eeeeeez! Hatha gaam! Ha-thaaa yayllli!!!!!" Noura was freaking out she almost cried, she didn't know what to do except run towards the other direction but no other shalaih's had their lights on, expect a few that were a bit farther down closer to hers.

The figure got closer, and closer.

And Noura was just standing there, heart beating right out of her chest.

But the figure showed no sign of danger, he was getting closer to Noura, closer under the light where she stood, and she could not believe her eyes.

3azeez was standing there right in front of her.

When she saw his face, her eyes began to tear involuntarily. 

And 3azeez was just staring at her beautiful face.

"Laish yuba laish.." He whispered.

Noura's heart and entire body flinched when 3azeez's finger wiped the tear off of her cheeks.

She couldn't say a word.

She didn't know whether to be happy or frightened.

She hasn't seen him for the past four years, and this was the first time for him to see her in the past four years. A lot has changed with her, she grew taller, and lost even more weight, and her hair was longer but it was wrapped up in a messy bun so he couldn't tell. 

But 3azeez? He just grew into a more handsome gentleman. He had tanned skin because he's been spending time in the sun, he let his hair grow a bit, and he had a dirty beard going on, which made him look quite sexy. 

She wanted to hug him and kick him for scaring her.

"Laish et5ar3ni!" Noura exclaimed and moved a step back

"Wala el3a'9eem makan qa9di! O madri ely tet7achain 3ana ohwa ana! Youm geltay ena kan yetlafat, lafait rasi yesar wela ashof figure bent tamshi, garabt bashof mino wela entay!" 3azeez said with honest eyes.

He looked into her eyes, and when she looked back, she traveled back 4 years ago when she first saw him on that plane. That feeling she got when she saw his eyes, that magnetic pull was back again. 

But this time it was even more intense.

Noura laughed awkwardly because the situation was funny, and she fell silent after realizing that they met again. Her cheeks turned red when she remembered how she approached him and how he saw her in a frightened state.

There was a little awkward pause between them. 3azeez couldn't believe that he was standing right in front of Noura; he couldn't believe the whole chain of events that led her to him again.

But he was happy, and he's not backing down.

"Shalaihkom greeb min ehni 9a7?" 3azeez asked

"Eeh 7ail greeb kaho menak," Noura pointed straight ahead, their shalaih was 10 shalaih's down.

"Mm 3adi awa9lech?" 3azeez asked, then hesitated and said "bas etha matabeen kaifich 3ala ra7tich.."

Noura thought it over, and she didn't see any harm in that, "laa 3adi I don't mind," she smiled.

They started walking back to Noura's shalaih; he was walking close by but was respecting Noura's personal space. They kept on talking about themselves, their likes and dislikes and their plans. They both realized that they share same interests yet they're still equally different. 

They reached Noura's shalaih and 3azeez desperately wanted to linger around and keep talking. Their conversation was getting so good, they both lost track of time.

Noura looked around the driveway but Faris's patrol was still gone, and Fahad wasn't there either.

She looked at 3azeez and studied his facial expression, she knew he wanted to stay, but she didn't feel right inviting him in on their very first time.

"Lulu lama al7een 6al3a, tabi teg3ad weyay 3ala ma ehya etrid?" Noura suggested.

3azeez nodded '6ab3an abe ag3ad weyach, masheba3t menich' he thought but said, "eeh ma wedi a5alech ibroo7ich belail." But you could tell from his look he was lying.

Noura giggled and nodded at the beach chairs that were facing the beach, "hmm tabi teshrab shay?" 

"Laa mashkora," 3azeez said as he sat on the chair.

"Inzain ana basaweli chai 7aleeb bas shwai o ard okay?" Noura asked

"Ola chai 7aleb eb hal 7ar?" 3azeez asked

Noura bugged her eyes, "ma3aref anam bedoun la ashrab chai 7aleeb! Akeed matabi?"

"Eeh wallah, bas deraybalich 3ala nafsich" he said involuntarily.

Noura looked back at him as she was walking to the shalaih, "baroo7 asaweli chai 7aleeb, mani dasha 7arb tara" she laughed and went inside.

3azeez hit his forehead, 'ya athwal laish gelt chethy! Etdeer balaha 3ala nafs'ha min shino!’ He felt embarrassed.

'Think before you say something stupid again 3azeez, think!' He told himself.

While Noura was making her self some tea, 3azeez received a call from his friend Othman.

"Haa bo s3aied wain e5tefait??"

3azeez chuckled, "mako wala bas gemt atmasha 3al ba7ar shwai o rad , laish?"

"6aa7 el3asha fa gemna endawrek, yala yam3awad elshabab na6reen!" Othman complained

"Enshalla kani rad lekom." He said that while Noura was walking back.

"Ha eb tamshi?" Noura asked

"La 3ady geltla ga3ed atmasha." 3azeez said

Noura nodded and kept on drinking her milk.

They were both silent for a while, but it wasn't awkward silence, it was loud silence. It was as if they were talking, but really aren't. 

3azeez cleared his throat, "betrdoun bacher?"

Noura shook her head, "la ga3deen laish enrid?"

"Mo ma5theen 9aify?" 3azeez asked

"3azeez eshfeek I graduated already!" 

3azeez's face turned red again, "eeh 9a7 nesait !" 

Noura smiled and looked at the dark sea. 3azeez stared at her beautiful face and felt very nervous.

She was making him nervous, yet she was as calm as a sleeping baby.

Noura stared at the sea and was thinking about her status with 3azeez. She was really starting to like him, but didn't know how fast things should go, she looked at him and was about to say something when he exactly looked at her and said, "Noura."

"Halla?" 

"Kentay betgolen shay?"

"La 3adi, goul?"

He breathed out.

"Noura etha sawait shai o '9ayegch betgoleenli?"

Noura was confused, "shai methel shino?" 

"Anything in general." 

"Would you want me to tell you?" Noura played it well

3azeez nodded, "yes please."

Noura nodded back, "then okay I'll tell you."

"And if things are going too fast, would you also tell me?" 3azeez asked again. He was being very bold and diplomatic.

Noura nodded, "eeh I guess."

3azeez nodded in content and said, "shely kentay betgoleena?"

"La wala shay walla." Noura said

"Yala 3ad golai! I want you to be honest with me, completely honest." 3azeez put emphasis on completely.

"Mm.. Walla its too soon to tell" Noura said

"How so?" 3azeez asked

Noura shrugged.

"Eshfeech baba?" 3azeez was worried.

Noura closed her eyes for a few seconds and went back to the day she met him four years ago. She opened her eyes and looked back at him and knew exactly what to say, but was afraid to.

She breathed out and whispered, "I don't want to do anything stupid to ruin this.. If this actually is something. I don't know. Its too soon to tell." She confessed

3azeez reached for Noura's hand, but hesitated so he held on to his phone instead.

"Shofai 5al akoun wa'9e7 ma3ach min el bedaya. Ana rayal a5af rabi o adawer 3ala ma9la7ti, o ely abeha etkoun sharekat 7ayati, ehya entai la2nich tejm3en kel ilmowa9afat ely ana adawer 3alaiha o ezyada ba3ad. Ana mani dash 3ala 6oma3, wala yay al3ab o a'9aye3 wakti o waktech. Ana ely wedi ena e9eer, ena at3araf 3alaich akthar, o astelm wa'9eefty o ayey a5a6bich min ahalich eb asra3 waket. O chan taben, min bacher a5ale elwalda etkalim omech 3ashan etshofeen ena kalami 9ej o mabi a2atheech wela age9 3alaich. Noura ana ma9adagt eny legaitech, mara7 ar'9a 7ag nafsi eny a'9ay3ich mara thanya." 3azeez said in a serious tone

Noura's heart was beating so fast, 'wow' she thought. She exhaled slowly and reached for 3azeez's hand.

Her heart tingled when 3azeez squeezed her hand back.

He smiled and looked at her, "hatha elkalam ely kentay taben tesm3eena?"

Noura nodded shyly.

"O eqtana3tay?" 3azeez asked truthfully.

Noura nodded shyly again.

"Am I going too fast?" 3azeez asked

Noura shook her head, "its all too perfect."

"Perfect good? Or perfect bad?" 3azeez asked

She just squeezed his hand and said, "we'll see" with a sweet smile.

3azeez got up and told her that he has to leave, "3adi ashofech bacher?"

"Wain?" 

"Mm ehni amur 3alaich?" 

"Madri wala, eshrayek bacher akalmek?"

3azeez nodded, "okay yuba 9ar. Etha taben shay kalmeni."

Noura nodded, "der balek 3ala nafsek!"

3azeez laughed, "latkhafeen bamshi lai elshalaih, mo dash 7areb"

Noura laughed back, "ya3jebni ely yefhamni!"

3azeez winked and walked back.

Noura went back inside, changed into her pj's and started watching a movie waiting for Lulu to come back so she could tell her what happened.

She was genuinely happy that she saw 3azeez and that she got some reassurance. She's the type of girl that has deep trust issues, and with everything she went through in the past, 3azeez was sort of like heaven to her.

With every beat of her heart she felt little tiny particles of joy travel around her body. She opened his display picture and smiled at him, 'Allah e5aleek ley' she thought happily. 

She was too tired to wait for Lulu that she fell asleep on the couch. 

Lulu came back shortly after and found Noura asleep. She decided not to wake her up, so she got in her pj's and went to sleep.

When 3azeez got back to his friends shalaih, they were already halfway through with dinner. He joined them and Othman noticed that he seemed very jolly. As if he was high or something, he was physically there, but mentally he was somewhere else.

"3azooz!" Othman pulled 3azeez on the side.

"Hallaa?" 3azeez looked confused

"Agoul wain re7t?"

"Haw geltlek re7t atmasha!"

"Ebroo7ik?" Othman asked

"Eeeh eshfeek ent!" 3azeez asked

"3azeeez 7e6 3ainik eb 3aini!" Othman teased

"3thmano ent tadri ma3endy hal 5arabee6!" 3azeez gave him a serious look

"Adri feek yuba adrii feek, a6afrek bas!" Othman chuckled

"Eeh qashmartek bay5a methlek!" 3azeez teased him back

Othman lightly punched 3azeez on his arm, "yala yarab enik tarzeg hal walad bel bint ely ta5th galba!"

3azeez chuckled and walked away, and as he did he thought to himself, 'Allah rezagni eb Noura, ta'3neeni 3an eldenya kelha!'

To be continued...