Haven in the green room (Part 1)

تعب حالي وقلبي ضاق

يشيلك سر في صدري

وانا من زحمة الاشواق

اخاف اموت و ما تدري

--- Meera ---

Meera: Alo?

Dalal: halla babes, wein w9alti?

Meera: ummm... t3arfeen hal ydar el a5’9ar eli 3ala darb bu‘6abi?

Dalal: esmh 7zam el ‘3abat ya thakthak, yalla ma bgalch wayd w bto9leen inshalla AD

Meera: inshalla... im kinda nervous

Dalal: dont be. they’ll love you and you’ll fit right in.

Meera: you’re telling a dxb girl she’ll fit in AD?! hah! walla ‘6a7akteeni. i miss MCC already ok :|

Dalal: oh come on! 5alatch knows your lifestyle! ma’6n bt7kr 3alaich. w anyways ebooch m5ali the driver with you fa btromeen t6l3een meta ma tbein.

Meera: ya ba6la3 ya 7asrtii?! AD mall?! wla el corniche?! eww! I dont even have friends hnak! ma9adg whats happening! you have NOO idea how much i hate my parents right now.

Dalal: 7ubyy! we’ve been through this already. They want to travel the world, you’ll only be in AD for a couple of months.

Meera: shwwab yboon ‘3a9b ystwoon shabab! na3am ya3ni! uff anyways, how are the twins?

Dalal: i dont sing them lullabies anymore, a‘3aneelhom “ya msaharnii!”

Meera: hahaha cute

Dalal: fdait-hom, Hamad was trying to help out the other day w jlab diapers juji w tamat et9ee7 cuz she wasnt comfy, gtlh tba etsa3dni get me 2 nurses 3shan i sleep at night hehehe

Meera: shu gal? byeeblch?

Dalal: madri 6anashni hahah ybahom ya5thoon “7anan” el om awanh, cuz he never got enough of his mom allah yr7amha.

* incoming call: 3azooz*

Meera: babes barid akalmch, 3azzooz on the other line

Dalal: okai, 6amneeni yum bto9leen.

Meera: ok, chawz

*hangs up*

Meera: alo

3azzooz: shu matsm3een etelfon?! 9am5a?!!!!

Meera: 5eibh! enas esalmon yal 7ayawan!

3azzooz: enti mb wayh salam! weinch? ana yay dbai w aba ‘3da

Meera: 6aba5at ebook w ana madri?! kafalti ba3adha 3ala ebooyh! rd elbeit ana yaytnkom w abak tstaqblni with a bouquet of flowers and a red carpet

3azzooz: 7addch etdsheen min bab el m6ba5. sm3i, etha umaya galatlch bteelseen fl 7jra eli ta7at gooleelha anch et5afein w tbein teen fog

Meera: asfh ma batsharra6

3azzooz: meeroo yal 7ayawanh tara lo magltii ba76lch 3agarb ta7t eshbryh

Meera: 3anabook madfashk! magdar atshara6 kfayh baskn 3ndkom for a while, 3eib! why r u so stressed about it anyways?

3azzooz: uff mashay sa5eefa, yalla baramsch ba3dein, i have a date.

Meera: with?

3azzooz: enti shlch?! kum marra lazm agoolch latrzeen wayhch flli mat59ch!

Meera: seriously 3azzooz? i know kl swalfk wya elbanat for the simple reason: YOU TELL ME!

3azzooz: nzein yalla bye ana fe dbai, ba5al9 w bayeech AD

Meera: ya3ni ma btstaqblni?

3azzooz: ull survive, my mom doesnt bite

Meera: ass. bye

3azzooz: haha bye

*sigh*

I looked out the window, and saw the world everything pass by.

My parents left the country to “travel the world” 3agolat-hom.

They wouldnt let me stay with any of 3ammaty in Dubai cuz they’re “too free and open” as my mom says, so I have to stay with her sister in AD.

No friends, No social life, and ill be locked in jail. My cousins dont go out cuz its “3eib and mangood”, as if.

The only good thing in all this is 3azzooz. AbdulAziz my cousin, he’s a couple of years older than me. Even though we fight all the time, but we’re very close. He’s like a brother to me, like literally. I learned a lot about guys from him, he always tells me about the girls he’s dating; he’s such a player I swear lool. I remember once he went on a date with one girl, and this other girl he was talking to saw them and threw a fit.

He told each one of them that the other was his cousin “meera”. and made me talk to each one on the phone.

hazza2teh that day, he knows i dont like to get involved, but he begged me cuz both were “so hot” he said.

I tell 3azzooz everything, except my darkest secrets that involve guys. Those automaticall go to Dalal.

I never told 3azzooz about Khalifa, my boyfriend. I met khalloof a while back, through a friend.

He’s from AD so you can only imagine how thrilled he is. 7lailh may3arf anh i wont be able to see him cuz my family is strict.

and now, my journey in AD begins.

wish me luck.