chapter 12

i look up&it was..
aziz!

la it couldnt be aziz! not him!

aziz was one of my bestfriends! 3ala8etna kanet 7ail qawiya!
bes youm il ayaam he ruined everything!
this is how it all went!

kina bil shalaih ana shaikha jawa salem amal 7amany manal and a bunch of 7amanys friends..
we have this thing when we make a huge circle&play truth or dare!
i was sitting next to him, everything was fine&everyone was acting like themselves..
we spun the bottle, it landed on me&my cousin ali..
he dared me to hug my other cousin rakan shay 3adi i always hug my cousins bes this was a year ago when i thought everything was 3adi..
i looked at 7amany&he seemed 3adi about it since rakan like lives in our house!
i got up&hugged rakan!
3ugub radait eg3ad ib mukani wla aziz faj2a yit'3ayer o ykoun 7ail 7aqeer&weird?

me; aziz 3a6ni il may yemik

aziz; goulay 7ag rakan eyeeba!

me; aziz la testa3bi6 3a6ni il may!

i leaned over to get it wla he turns off the cigaret on my hand!
i showed!

me; AAA77777777!

7amany; nia shfeech?! he got up from his seat!

everyone was looking at me!
i covered my hand bsr3a and looked at aziz he gave me a siktay stare!
i got scared&didnt know what to say!

me; mafeeny shay bes a ant bit my hand!

everyone laughed&continued the game..
kan feeny bachya!
i got up&dashait il shalaih, i went to my room&cried!

the door opened it was jawa&shaikha!
i ran&hugged them!

shaikha; nia shfeech?! nia laish ga3da itabcheen?!

jawa; nia?! whats wrong?!

me; j-jawa sh-shaayou5 shoofay

i lifted my red swollen hand that had a black hole on it!

jawa; a77 an ant did that to you?!

shaikha; ;o nia! hatha mu ant bit! its a cigarette burn!

she moved the ashes, i cried harder!
she was soo mad her&jawa!

jawa; WHO DID THIS TO YOU?!

me i looked at the floor; aziz.

they mouth formed an "O"

shaikha; walllaah ana araweee!

jawa; wallah itha ma dist ib ba6na hatha il 7aywaan!

me; laa! you cant do anything please mabe akebir il salfa!

shaikha; enzain 3al 3a8al goulay 7ag o5ouch!

me; laa i cant things will be even worse!

shaikha; itha you dont i will!

she walks out the room&faj2a gets pushed back in!

3aziz; laaa tabeen itgouleen 7ag 7amaany?!

jawa; itha shloun titjara2 itsaw feeha chithi ma tisti7e 3ala wayhik?!

3aziz; iklay 5ara yalaa! la itshoofen shay ma shifte ib 7ayatich!!

shaikha; ikil tibiin! minu inta 3ashan itkelimha chithi!? e7tirim nefsik!

he got mad&pushed shaikha 6a7et 3al arth!
he came walking to me laughing!

jawa; mara7 itjees'ha!

she jumped on his back!
shaikha got up&held his feet!
i didnt know what to do!

i slapped his ;hatha 3ashan dazait shaikha
i slapped him again ;3ashan kelemt jawa ib esloub 5ara mithil wayhik!

jawa got up and punched his stomach ; o hatha 3ashan 3awert nia!
we all ran out&locked him in the room!

rakathna to the dewaniya&found salem sitting down..

salem; nia? shfeekum?!

shaikha; salem! engoulik bes latgoul 7ag a7ad o latsaw shay!

salem; shfeekum?!

me; la shaikha!

shaikha; nia we have to!

she told his everything!
he was soo shocked!
he came close to me o misak edee.

me; a77!

salem; weld ilkelb!

he walked out mad/fastly!
he went to the room he unlocked it letting aziz out..
kilmen kan ga3ed bil 9ala yem my room.

salem; YAA WELD IL KEELB INTA MA TISTI7Y 3ALA WAYHIK!?

aziz; ENTA SHFEEK?!

salem; ANA ILI SHFEENI WLA INTA ILI SHFEEK? SHLON TITJARA2 ITSAW CHITHI IB NIA?!

my brother got up in a blink of an eye&ran to aziz!

7amany; hatha shimsawe ib nia?!

salem; shoof eed i5tik!

7amany looked at the black/red hole on my hand.
kil il shabab kanaw majoudeen..

7amany; ayel 7aywan!

mesek 3aziz&beat him up kil il shabab 6ago!
kila dem 3al arth!

rakan wa5ir 7amany min kithir ma ga3ed y6iga
aziz couldnt even move on the floor he looked dead..!

7amany; WA5IR 3ANY HATHA IL7AYWAN ILKELB SHLON YIJARA2 YJEES I5TY O RABI3HA!

he pushed him&continued hitting him!

rakan; 5alaa9 7amany hed hed mat il weled!

7amany; 3ashan yit3alam maysaweeha mara thanya hel zbala!

-aziz was still alive.

they dragged him to the guest house&waited for him to get up.
1 hour passed o ohwa ib nefs il mukan, he didnt die he fained..

7amany; laish ma gilteeli ina sawa feech chithi? ana o5ouy mafrouth awal wa7ed itgouleenla!

my eyes where full of tears!

me; kint 5ayfa itha agoulik aw agoul 7ag ay a7ad ysaw feeny shay!

shaikha; ana gilt 7ag salem.. nia kanet 5ayfa!

7amany; lat5afeen mara7 ysaw feech shay ta3alay..

he gave me a hug.
i love 7amany!

aziz got up, 7amany 6arda min il shalaih.
&that was the last time i heard of aziz.