The next few days were spent getting ready for classes and catching up with Rania who had just gotten back. We updated her on everything, and I mean every little detail.
"Wow. What was she wearing?" Her eyes popped out of her head at the end of the story of Madison and Fawaz. Rania was pretty quiet and wasn't as exaggerated as me and Nawar, we were the loud crazy ones, she was the shy calm one.
"An ugly ugly ugly dress with wedges and a ponytail."
"Umm Jawa, you have a dress almost exactly like it." Nawar reminded me.
"Yeah but when I wear it it's adorable. With her..it's a different story."
"Now tell us more about Stefano!"
"Eee tell us!"
Rania has been having a "thing" with a very, very cute boy named Stefano. They met when she was visiting her family in Italy and they've been together (sort of) ever since, and that was about a year ago. Rania's dad is half Italian, half Kuwaiti and her mom is Jordanian. Her parent's are very open minded, probably the most open minded out of the three of us. And her Dad knows Stefano and knows that they like each other, but he know's his daughter very well and knows she wouldn't just date anyone. He's right to trust her.
"And thennnnn....he..."
"Proposed?!"
"Punched you?!?"
"Ran away?!"
"Picked you up and gave you the most romantic kiss ever?!"
..This is how a lot of our story telling goes.
"He...gave me this!" And Rania showed us one of the prettiest necklaces ever. It was so simple but beautiful, it was gold with tiny diamonds around an emerald. "And look there's an R engraved on the back of it. Isn't it gorgeous? And Jawa, did you really guess he punched me?"
We all burst into laughter realizing what I said, "Okay okay, I was just taking a guess!"
"Ouff it look's so expensive! It's sooooo classy." said Nawar.
"Hehe yeah, but his family owns a small jewelry store on the side and so he can a few things every once in a while."
We were so happy for them. We'd met him a couple of times, he came to California to visit one time and we all met him in New York for Thanksgiving one year. You can tell he really loves Rania. They're such a sweet couple.
"Speaking of jewelry, I was looking around Tifanny's the other day and they had such cute engagement rings. Look at this one!" I help up a magazine ad of Tiffany's "Ohh and look at this! Aren't these cute?" I held up the Tacori ad I had saved. "I'm planning ahead, you know, so my future husband will know exactly what I want"
"Hahah you psycho, let me see them."
I handed the ad's over to Nawar. Rania already knew Aziz wants to propose, I filled her in when Nawar was out one day. This was the perfect opportunity to find a good engagement ring for Aziz to get!
"Ohhhh look at this one! If I ever got to pick out my engagement ring it would be this one!" Nawar held up one of the Tiffany ad's, it was simple with a large diamond in the middle then two smaller ones on either side of it. It was very...well, Nawar.
"It's soo cute!"
The rest of the day was spent hanging around the apartment while we made lunch and gossiped about old Kuwait stories. As I was doing homework later my phone rang and it was Abdullah.
"Bonjour, may I ask who's calling please?"
"Hello little girl, is your mommy home?"
"Ew Abood."
"What? You started it!"
"Hahaha I know, whatsup babe?"
"I'm hungry."
"Okay, well when most people are hungry they eat."
"Really? Wow...Hahah come eat with me, you're supposed to be showing me around!"
"I could definitely use a break from the work I have to do before classes start. Yalla pick me up in 20."
I quickly threw on a big white tshirt that hangs off the shoulder with black tights and pink flats. My hair was up in a cute messy bun. I looked okay, definitely like I just ran out of the house, that's for sure.
"Okay turn here, now left...okay here we are."
"Burgers?"
"Yep!"
"Hahah I should have known you'd bring us to get burgers, your favorite food."
"It's part of a healthy diet!"
"Okaaaay"
We walked in and ordered our burgers and sat down to wait for them. I didn't realize how hungry I was until the waitress brought out our food. I started to attack the food, it was probably a horrible site for every one around me, but when you're hungry you're hungry!
"Wooow, try not to eat the plate too," came a voice from behind me. Oh no....pleeeeease don't be...
"Fawaz! Hey man, what are you doing here?"
OH MY GOD. I look like crap and I literally started to eat my burger as if I've never seen food before. Whyyyy does this happen to me?!
"Just picking up some food then heading home, taking a break from the fast life you know ;)"
...Umm, annoying much?
"For the record, I was not going to eat my plate thank you very much!" I blurted out. What is wrong with me? Ughhhh
"Hahah, okay, I'll try to believe that."
"Nahhh get used to it man, she eat's like a guy....A7777 OUCH" said Abdullah. I just smiled at him. Don't think you can tell Mr. Hottie over here I eat like a guy and not get kicked extremely hard under the table.
"Doesn't look to bad to me" said Fawaz quietly. Abdullah just raised his eye brows and I sat there like an idiot.
"Sit down! Eat with us yalla"Abdullah offered.
"Okay, let me just place my order." Fawaz walked over to the counter. Meanwhile..
"I EAT LIKE A GUY?! ARE YOU STUPID?!" I said throwing fries at Abdullah.
"Hahahaha I was just warning the guy! And he know's its a joke!"
"Whatever" I ate my burger with one hand and continued throwing fries at him with the other. Of course I stopped as soon as Fawaz walked back over.
"Wow what happened here in the last 5 minutes?"
"Abdullah over here seems to have forgotten how to eat his french fries, it's sad how his memory is going so fast and he's only 23. We have to keep an eye on him" I said.
"Hahaha I'll remember that."
Abdullah sat there staring at me trying not to laugh.
The rest of dinner was fun, we all talked and hung out until Abdullah got a phone call.
"Ha yuma? Ee...Inshallah. .. I'll be right back." He said and walked outside.
"And then there were two."
"I wasn't aware you were a narrator as well. Very talented I see."
"Jawa you're funny."
"I know." I said and kept eating my burger...yes, it was a big burger.
"Inzain, listen..about the other day..."
I really wanted to know what happened with Blondey but I just didn't want to seem too interested, or like I care..I shouldn't care, especially not now. We barely even know each other..
"What about it?"
"Look me and Madison, the girl you saw, dated for a while. We broke up but she keeps wanting to get back together."
"You really don't have to tell me this, we've talked...twice?"
"I know, but I'd like to talk to you more than twice and I'd like you to know I'm not the type of guy who would want to talk to a girl if he had another, despite what people think."
"Alright."
"Alright?"
"There's not much more to be said is there. Except..you looked really cozy with her on the balcony, so let's not act like there was nothing going on okay?"
"She was trying to get back together with me. She was drunk and I didn't want to make her mad, she'd throw a fit and cause a scene, so I just let her talk then I walked away. That's it."
"Alright"
"...Umm, alright then." He looked confused, I don't think he could tell what I wanted.
I didn't even know what I wanted to do now but I wasn't about to tell him that. "Seem uninterested, seem uninterested, seem uninterested" was what I kept telling myself in my head.
We continued to talk and everything was completely normal, Abdullah was taking a long time on the phone and I didn't see him outside. I decided to go look for him to make sure everything was okay. I walked out to find him sitting on the curb with his head in his hands. Something was obviously very wrong.
"Abdullah what's wrong 7abeeby?"
"My dad is sick. He's in the hospital. They say he'll be fine, but...I feel so helpless, being here. My mom needs me and I can't be there for her, or any of my family." He looked so exhausted, just in the last 10 minutes all the energy had drained from his face.
"Salamat. It will be okay, don't worry. You're family knows that you need to be here and that it's important for you, and your dad would hate the fact you come back to Kuwait and leave your studies for him. We'll support your family from here as much as we can. And I'll be with you all the way. You've got me, Aziz, Fawaz, even Nawar and Rania. I promise you won't deal with this alone. Look at me, you're gonna make it through this."
We hugged and I made sure he was okay before we went back inside. I decided to go to the restroom to let him tell Fawaz and give them some guy time. I came back to find them laughing and having a good time, I was so relieved. I hate seeing Abdullah sad, it breaks my heart.
"Babe listen, I need to go take care of some stuff so is it okay if Fawaz takes you home?"
"Uhhh.."
"Come on, I don't bite."
"Okay, only if you stop using weird lines like that."
"Haha you have yourself a deal."
We parted ways with Abdullah and began the drive home. I plugged my iPod in and decided to DJ.
"Waaaait, no one touches my music in my car!"
"Waaaait," I said mimicking his voice, "when I'm in a car, I DJ!"
We bickered a bit and he finally realized that there is nooo arguing with me. Needless to say, I picked the music.
"Oula, such a nigga"
"Hhaha I have a good taste in music Fawaz"
He suddenly started grinning.
"..What?"
"Say that again."
"I have a good taste in music?"
"No after that.."
"What?"
"No before that"
"Fawaz?"
"You sound so cute when you say my name" he said smiling.
"And you sound so lame saying that!"
The rest of the car ride was fun, we got along great and it wasn't awkward at all. He really didn't seem like a bad guy. He dropped me off and I went up to the apartment with a lot on my mind. Classes were starting tomorrow, Abdullah's dad, Fawaz, Fawaz's girl issue, Nawar's engagement..there was a lot to figure out.
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