Normal? 2

PART 2

Rashid’s mom: rashid tara elyoom sayreen bait 5altk meera

Rashid: inshallah umai

5aloo meera is rashid’s mom’s best friend. She has 2 daughters and 2 sons. Rashid was close to 5alo meera’s kids but they grew apart.

In mahra’s house…

Mahra’s mom: ya 3yaal tara 5aleetkm btii elyoom, fa etjahzaw

Saeed: haaih mn zman 3nhm, rashood ba3ad byii

Yes you guessed it right, mahra’s mother and rashid’s mother are best friends.

Mahra’s mom: haih tara yeba eyseer Canada, b’3ait asalem 3alaih

Saeed (mahra’s brother who is younger than her by 2 years): allay ey7ayeehm

Mahra’s mom: seeri badlii mahra latfashleenii jdaam rab3ii

It was time and Rashid and his family finally arrived.

Mahra got dressed and waited in the living room. She actually liked 5alo meera. 5alo meera treated mahra as her own blood. She cared for her more than what her mother cared. She really liked her.

Rashid’s mom: esalam 3alaikm

All of them: wa3alaikm esalam

She made her way to they and greeted each one of them. She sat on one of the couch, it was like her second house.

Mahra: hala 5aloo sh7alch?

Rashid’s mom: eb5air el7emdilla inti sh7lch 7abeebti, a55 yata3ab

Mahra: el7emdillah, entii erta7ay ana bayeeblch 3a9eer

Mahra got in the kitchen and poured juice for her mom’s friend and her son. 

She made her way back and saw rashid seated talking to her brother about going abroad.

Saeed: ha mestanis 3al safra

Rashid: haih wallah mestanis

Mahra noticed the uncomfortable look on rashid’s mom’s face.

Rashid’s mom: ha mahra mesti3idh 7ag eljam3a?

Mahra: haih 5alo (fake smile)

Rashid and his mother sensed mahra’s fake smile. Rashid’s mom knew better, she knew that mahra’s dream was to study abroad but she had no say in mahra’s parents decision. She looked at her own son with happy but yet sad face. The thought of him leaving her and the nights that follow her worrying about him and how would he co-op himself with no one to cook for him. That right there is when it hit her.

Rashid: ha mahra sh7alch? (handing him the juice)

Mahra: eb5air el7emdillah

Long time ago mahra was pretty close to Rashid but everything changed. They grew up and grew apart. They would still see eachother in occasions but it still remained awkward between them.

The guys excused himself while the mothers stayed and talked. So mahra went to her room to chat with some friends.

After 3 days…

Mahra was extremely excited for this day. This day was the day that arwa was coming back, nothing could separate those two. Mahra hopped in the shower got dressed and drove to the airport. She waited in the coffee shop until arwa’s flight landed.

Arwa was trying to find her bag while mayed(her older brother) carried his and placed on the trolley.

Arwa: I cant see mine

Mayed: etrayay eshway bethakaaa2 arwoo

Arwa: bs mine is always the first bag to come out

Mayed: hathoo ha

They got their bags and went to meet up with mahra. The moment mahra and arwa saw eachother they ran into eachother’s arms. Well its like that for those 2 not seeing eachother for 2 weeks means a lot. While they made a huge scene, mayed with his cheeks turning a slight color of red from the embarrassing scene that his younger sister and her best friend are performing.

Mayed: fashaltoona, 7asbiyallah o ni3ma elwakeel

Mahra: hhh sorry bs malait wayid, mb 7ala

Arwa: lazm etmeleen yoom ana mb ehnii

Mayed: enzain yalla ana baseer t3abt

Mahra: you just never change do you

Mahra and mayed are close friends. He is like an older brother to her and vise versa. Her being the best friend of his younger sister made her close to him, nothing more nothing less. They got in the car and drove to arwa and mayed’s house.

Later that day…

Mahra had to go back home. She went into the house with a smile of her face now that arwa has come back. She head to her room and changed into her PJ’s. She laid in her bed when she heard a knock on the door. It was both her mother and sister. She knew it wasn’t good. Both of them in one room with her must be a disaster going on that she doesn’t know about.

Mahra: bismillah fii shay mistiwi?

Mariam: heheheheh la la bismillah mafi shay, bs b’3aina enkalmch fi sha’3la

Mahra: ‘what the fuck is going on’

Mahra’s mom: mahra mama, intii tbain etseereen o tedrseen bara3 9a7?

All mahra did was nod, she was terrified what the hell is going on. Why are both her sister and mother smiling at her.

Mahra: laish matetzawijain o etseereen bara3 tedrseen?

Mahra's jaw just dropped…