Nothing Is As It Seems 14

Part 14

Shaikha was wide awake, she had troubles sleeping whenever there were big projects the company was working on. Summer was getting closer finally time to rest, but maybe not. A surprise was waiting for her at her parents house that she wasn't ready for.

She went to her parents before heading to work. For some reason her family where quite excited. The atmosphere was different, not as usual.

Shaikha: esalam 3alaikum

All: wa3alikum esalam

Shaikha: sh7alkm?

Mom: eb5air, shaikha 7abeebti, yow naas ye56boon e5tch

Shaikha: ohh mabrook alya (her younger sister)

Alya: Allah eybarek feech

Shaikha was not jealous, she just felt a little more lonely. Is she slowly regretting denying the men that proposed to her? Was it a bad choice to pick career over marriage? Many people weren't helping at all. A 25 year old women and not married was considered 3aar. 3anez, a harsh word that every woman had to hear if she wasn't married after the age of 24. It didn't bother her at first, but it slowly did.

What made it worse is that they already came and proposed and her parents accepted. She wasn't included in the pre-decision. She brushed the thought away and completed her day. She finally excused herself and then went to the office. As she walked in she found the lights open in 7sain's office. That was  first for him to arrive before she did. So she walked in and saw him shirtless changing into another work shirt.

So she stood there staring. It wasn't what she expected in the morning for a work day? 7sain shirtless was a surprise, maybe a good one this time. 

7sain: like what you see? (He had this smirk on his face)

Shaikha: fi shay esmh 7amaam! 

She shut the door behind her giving him time to dress up and stop staring at him.

Shaikha: you are disgusting you know that, at least have the decency to take a shower before coming here, especially after you know what, I bet you smell like her

He just stood there looking at her accuse him of things that he didnt do.

7sain: intii balaach? badalt 3ashan chabait coffee 3ala 8amee9ii

Shaikha: ohh

7sain: what do you think I was changing for?

Shaikha: noting... just assumed you met some slut and you know...

7sain: I did, but I did go home and shower

Shaikha: your perverted

7sain: what just because I talk about it, how would you know. You know nothing about it, where you even turned on once in your life time?

Shaikha: its not the time, at least be professional in a work place

He started getting closer to her, what made it worse is that his shirt was still not buttoned up yet.

7sain: how about now?

His voice was husky which made Shaikha feel something that she never felt before. It was working and she knew it. 

7sain stepped back buttoned his shirt and said

7sain: so what for today?

He treated the matter like it never happened. He was sure a master at changing subjects. 

On the other hand Shaikha just brushed whatever she felt away and tried her best to forget it but couldn't...

At bader's office:

There Fatima sat in front of the computer working as hard as she can when something on the wall distracted her. Bader saw her looking at the wall with an annoyed look on her face.

She finally got up, rolled up a newspaper and hit it hard on the wall. She got tissues and whipped the wall then threw it in the bin. 

Bader: bismillah sho feech?

Fatima: ha, la bs spider 9'3eer

She went out of offcie to wash her hands. Bader was impressed. He smiled to the scenery, it was the first time to see a girl deal like that. She really knew how to deal with things she might not be gracious at that but she was different.