Chapter 7: Bittersweet

Haya's POV:
the last 2 days of London went by really slow, i did nothing exciting except shopping. today was our last day, we had to leave for the airport in 5 hours. mi7sen was being too kind to me, and i had mixed feelings about the whole thing. shno 8a9da he wants me? how am i supposed to put up with this? yes i think i do like him too, but come to think of it i dont even know him that well! stop haya, you cant even be thinking like this. i've never even had a boyfriend in my life....

haya: mama i'm gonna go for a walk

mama: ok 7abeebty goulay 7ag shaikha trou7 wiyach

haya: laa mali khlg a7ad, i'm fine going alone walla!

mama: enzain kaifich bas lat6awleen

haya: enshala.

i needed to clear my head! its a big jumbled up mess, i didnt know how to react to this whole situation..

i put my headphones on, ipod on shuffle, and the world off.

Shaikha's POV:
i woke up really late, it was almost 12pm. faisal and haya were going back to kuwait today..atleast i think. haya didnt really talk to me much, or at all after the haunted house. i decided to call her.

shaikha: hiii yel ga63a

haya: haha why do you say that?

shaikha: cause you've basically forgotten my existence for the past two days?

haya: laa walla mu 8a9di! im sorry if i made you feel that way..but phones go both ways you know

shaikha: yeah i know bas 7asait if i called i would be annoying you for some reason. are you okay?

haya: ee im fine

shaikha: wainich? you wanna do something?

haya: we're leaving for the airport in a few hours

shaikha: oh okay selmay 3ala faisal

haya: enzain byee

ouch...she was giving me the cold shoulder. wedy i ask her shfeeha. 6af ba3dain ill ask.

hessa, mama and i went down to have brunch. lema khalasna sheft wa7da a3arefha, she was in my school. her name is razan, i had a couple of classes with her 7ad'ha tshowig shes super nice!

shaikha: hiii stranger

razan: ahlaaan shaikha what a nice surprise! shlounich??

shaikha: im goood! w entay?

razan: im great myself, we should hang out

shaikha: eee ay hotel ga3deen fee?

turns out they were staying at our hotel, coincidence? we went back to the hotel, ou 9adafna haya and her family checking out. i went up to haya cause she obviously saw me coming in.

shaikha: trdoun blsalama enshala

haya: allah ysalmich

shaikha: are you mad at me or smthng?

haya: no shako

shaikha: madri you seem that way

haya: im not though, enzain sem3ay bagoulich what happened with me7sn since i never really got the chance

shaikha: SPILL!!

galetli kl elsalfa..ambaih cute! 7ad'hum y9l7oun 7ag ba3ath

shaikha: cuuuute

haya: bas idk what to doo it would feel weird

shaikha: no it wont, etha mn9ija then why not. do you trust him?

haya: i think so

shaikha: so laish laa

haya: argghhh i still need to think this through

shaikha: okay my turn to tell you something!

haya: goolay

shaikha: i kind of think your brother is hot

haya: eww and?

shaikha: and i like him

haya: hahaha 3ad ma legaitay ela fasool??

Haya's POV:
shaikha likes my brother???? i dont know how i should feel about this...i couldnt really say much because i just told her that I liked a guy fa ghayart el salfa 3ala6oul.

we were all set to go to the airport. i checked my twitter, mention from shaikha: "belsalama @faisalalflani and @hayaalflani:**"

enshalla mu ashkara chthe..shes basically throwing herself at him.

while in the airplane i was sitting next to faisal and ofcourse being me i couldnt resist not asking him about shaikha..

haya: fasool tadri ena shaikha likes you? she told me

he was listening to music and was pretending to ignore me, but im positive he heard what i said

haya: et7ibha?

faisal: mn9ijich entay? bas chub khannam

HAHAHAHA wow.

Chapter 6: Bittersweet

Haya's POV:
we exited the haunted house hamad, me7sen, and i.
i was so nervous, just standing there between two guys waiting for shaikha to come out so i can tell her what happened. * ana shsawaitt!! shloun mesakt me7sen's arm?? i dont know what got into me, but i was so caught up in the moment ou 9ij ekhtira3t, it all happened so fast! akhh x_x *

3 minutes later shaikha and faisal got out

shaikha: YUMAA i was about to die in there

haya: haha me too someone chased me and me7sn with a saw!

shaikha: a mummy screamed in my face

haya: enzain yala khanrd im so tired o my just called

faisal: omy shgalat ?

haya: tabeena nrd

faisal: yalla yalla emshaw

hamad: yalla ma3aslama ana o me7sn ba3d bnamshy

faisal: nshofkum 3la khair, thamallah

while we were walking to the hotel

faisal: ha shaikha tkhar3 haa?

shaikha replied ib dal3: hehe abaih 7ail i wouldnt know what i would have done if i didnt find you

wth? ya3ny leash mays2lny aw both of us ... weird
o shaikha enshalla matg6 ro7ha 3la okhoy chthy

we continued walking and the 3 of us were talking about random things
i got in the room 10 mins later
*1 new direct msg *
i checked the msg : heres my pin 2f*****
i ignored
i tweeted : i hate being forced to do something huff

me7sn tweeted: ( ya kethr may7z bkha6ry 7aky wla agdar agoola )

5 minutes later

me7sn dmed me: are you gonna add or not

haya: sorry i cant

me7sn: bas bagolch shay wa7d then delete me if u want

haya: ma ferg dm 3an bbm u can tell me here

me7sn: ely tshoffena bs ana agol if u call me it is much better to discuss o dont worry thats my uk numer o i think the one youre gonna call me from is english too

i started thinking of what he just said , i decided to call him since my brother is still in the shower
i called and i was so nervous

haya: alo

me7sen: halla walla

haya: can u pls tell me and make it quick

me7sn: inshalla

me7sn: i think you know what i want to say

haya: no i dont ...

me7sn: fine, i want you haya abeech wallah i think youre the one for me jad min9jy ga3d atkalm
layroo7 tafkeerch iny ga3da al3b i had a crush on u minzman o ma9dgt 3la allah when i knew you were my friends sister o 9ij 9ij stanst lama shftch here in london

me7sn: haya please say something ..

haya: mm walla madry shagool 9edmtny bas i told you already ana kilsh mu no3y chthy sorry

me7sn: a7trm raych bas pls think about what i just said oo ill dm you my kuwaiti # so u can call me if u want to later o u can add me on bbm whenever you want :)

haya: faisal is here bye !

me7sn: goodnight haya

me7sen tweeted (you might need time to think it over <3)

my heart raced when i read that tweeted....i really think im falling for him. hes so nice to me, and i believed what hes said. maybe hes different, maybe hes not like most guys. i think that hes serious about this..and not just messing around with my feelings. i never felt like this before..

i tweeted (goodnight tweeps!), he retweeted. that made me smile :)

Chapter 5: Bittersweet

Shaikha's POV:

well, only 3 more days in London. this made me sad..but oh well, the fact that me and haya became such great friends, im sure i will get to see her in kuwait enshalla.

shaikha: mama tara ma sheba3t mn shopping! i want to go to selfridges today

mama: okay mama give me an hour wawadeech

i love my mother so much, im so thankful of her. we took a cab and spent about 3 hours, just shopping..after that we sat in godiva, i ordered the chocolate covered stawberries obviously and mama got her coffee. sheft ymken 4 people mn my school all in the same day, i think thats a record!

we went back to the hotel and jouri was over. i spent the whole day with hessa w jouri, bas chthe ga3deen suwalif and movies and what not. 9arat sa3a 8pm, and i called haya.

shaikha: sh3endich?

haya: wela shay, you wanna do something?

shaikha: ee yalla, do you want to go to that haunted house place eli ib picadilly?

haya: sure!

shaikha: do you want to invite anyone else?

haya: khangoul 7ag faisal w rab3a eyoun wyanna 3ashan mankoun brou7na?

shaikha: yeah good point, it can get really scary i heard

Haya's POV:

shaikha and i took a cab to picadilly alone and met up with faisal, me7sen and their other friend hamad. we stood infront of the haunted castle just staring at it for a while..

haya: tara chni khft..

shaikha: don't be a baby haya!

haya: i'm not a baby ugh fine lets just go in and get this over with!

we got our tickets and went in..it was literally pitch black, you couldnt see ANYTHING. i didnt even know who i was walking next to.

Shaikha's POV:

not gonna lie, this was kinda scary..there was this long hallway we had to walk through that had flickering lights. the atmosphere really felt like we were in an actual haunted house. little voices came our of the walls..

shaikha: haya?

haya: shno?

shaikha: lets walk together, okay? tara el7een the actors are gonna try to split us up. you guys, stay close enzain?

all of them agreed we stay close to eachother. we reached a door that had a sign that said "push and walk in", and so we did. all five of us find ourselves in this empty tiny red room. we're all standing there when it suddenly starts moving. oh, its an elevator.. it stops and the door opens, we all get out and start moving in one direction. there are these black vines that fall from the cieling causing us to loose our way with the people we came in with. WE ALL LOST EACH OTHER. i knew this would happen. i kept walking until i found this bruised up woman sitting on this chair,, she ordered me to come to her and i moved in slow paces. she told me to go through this door.

Haya's POV:

haya: shaikhaaa???

i was walking alone at this point. just pushing through these black vines.

haya: faisal??? me7sen?

me7sen: haya?

haya: wainek? wain kelmen?

me7sen: madre i lost them.

haya: me too..shel7al? emsh khandawerhum

me7sen: wait, haya bagoulich shay

haya:.....

ma7sen: please add me on bbm i'll dm you my pin

haya: mm..sorry me7sen ma agdar ! i dont add guys

me7sen: okay bas shway please khalnitfaham 3ala shay, just say yes.

faj2a out of nowhere this reaaaally loud noise bursted..i think kan menshar ou wa7ed kan maska yay 9obna yarketh. 9EJ NEGAZT! i didnt know what to do at that point so i held onto me7sen's arm, he pulled me and we started running in another direction until we reached a door, pushed it and went through! we found hamad standing in the next alone..

hamad: 9ij khagait'ha,, ha wain el baje?

me7sen: madre bas kahwa el exit, i've had enough of this khalni6la3

haya: wait shaikha w faisal lama l7een mabayenaw

me7sen: we'll wait for them outside

Chapter 4: Bittersweet

Haya's POV:
i fell asleep @ 11:30 .. 1 and a half hours later, im awake and starving!
i checked bbm, shaikha had updated her status 20 minutes ago " cant sleep "
i bbmed her right away " shayookh ga3da?"

Shaikha: ee mu gadra anam

Haya Al-....: wla ana 7ady you3ana

Haya Al-.....: shrayech nanzl ta7t nyeeblna akel?

Shaikha: bhalaail??

Haya Al-......: ee shda3wa aku this mini super market bil lobby

Shaikha: ok yalla, 5 minutes wayeelch

so we went to the lobby & brought lots of junk food. we7na 6al3een min elmarket wla faisal my brother o 2 of his freinds eb wayhna 9a3deen el elevator
i was in shock from what i saw. me7sn was one of my brothers friends!
shal 9edfa!

faisal: shyaybkum ?!

haya: yewa3a o mu gadreen enam

faisal: chan dagateely!

haya: madry i thought you were outside the hotel

faisal: mm ok yalla 9e3daw ma3ana

me7sn was staring the whole time

we reached our floor

faisal: ana ba6la3 ag6 rab3y their hotel, don't wait up

haya: ok 3yal shayookh come to my room, lets eat and watch a movie

shaikha: yalla

shaikha's POV:
* akh i wish he stayed with us in the room *

we went straight to her room, put on the movie "the parent trap" o ga3adna nakel:p

haya wouldnt leave her phone alone the whole time

shaikha: enshalla et6al3een el movie weyay

haya: ha? laa ga3da ashoufa

shaikha: latchathbeen!:p

haya: ok sem3ay bagoulich shay..

haya told me the whole story about what happened today at Trocadero, about me7sen.

haya: ou tkhayelay 6la3 refeej faisal, uhwa eli kan weyanna bl elevator mesa3 bu bloza zarga..

shaikha: AMBAIH 7elfay!!!!!

haya: wallaaaa, he just dmed me shoufay

"shhal 9edfa el7lwa, 9ij el dnya 9gheera.."

haya: sharid 3alaih?

shaikha: goulela 'lol' or something, latabdeen mawthou3

it was 2am when faisal dash 3alaina el ghurfa.

faisal: elsalam, lama l7een ga3deen?

shaikha: omg i have to go shoufaw sa3a cham

haya: okay emshay khal awaslich

faisal: laa la hayo ge3day ana awa9elha

AWKWARD

the hallway was quiet, all you can hear was our footsteps.

faisal: cham ra8am ghurfatkum?

shaikha: 840

faisal: ah okay kahya, yalla nshoufich 3ala khair goodnight

i kinda blushed, hes so adorable.

shaikha: mashkour goodnight

what a day.:)

Chapter 3: Bittersweet

then we ate dinner in starbucks took a cab went back to the hotel cause it was rainy..


Haya's side:
i took a hot shower that was much needed & wore my pj's ..checked my phone i had 2 new questions on ask.fm

( hayaa follow back please @me7snAl* ana ily elyoom i need to dm u!!!!)
( you looked v.pretty today :* i think you know who i am :c )
 
my heart skipped i beat, i checked his twitter he looked really hot in his avatar
i thought to myself should i follow back or not .. * la haya bigol shal khafeefa bsr3a yngs 3leaha ,, khalas i wont follow* a few second later * la shda3wa let me follow ashoof shyabi and i will directly unfollow

so i followed him.. tweeted (good night tweeps #tired )
 a minute later  *1 direct msg*

" guwa haya shlounich "

me: hi good

him: " mara7 a6wl 3leach.. abeeech min il2khr o layroo7 tafkeerch b3eed ini ga3d al3b tra ana minzman mo3jab i asked u fug el 20 question min youm ma 3rftch o 7ta the tweets u got from @_tweepsecrets were all from me .."

"please respond.. adry kalami mo eb wagta o mufaj2 bas i've had a crush on u for a really long time o tra mu nou3i al3b 3la banat ilnas bas mat7mlt ena ma aklmch"

i was speechless,, now i finally know who those questions and tweets were from after i was curious for so long

i thought about this for a long time and replied after 10 minutes "

"walla madry shagoolk 9ij 9damtny, i appreciate all of this bas ana kilsh mu nou3y i talk to guys so sorry for the disappointment but i can still keep u on twitter :)"

me7sn: ely yray7ch.

* aww:( i felt a bit guilty for my rejection bas ya3ny shsawi hatha ely kan lazm yngal o yseer *

 i fell asleep without realizing it.


Shaikha's POV:
radait min bowling went straight up to my room, hessa was lying on her bed watching tv. i wore my pj and threw my self on the bed

hessa: ha shsawaitaw wanasa?

me: ee walla 7ail stanst ma3hum ya7lailhum

hessa: goood :D

me: ee 9j hesso mu shayfa faisal min gabel , mamar 3laich beljam3a?

hessa: ee embala he's a freshmen ,latshofeen shloun elbanat mayteen 3laih haha

me: haha ee ishawig o his dimples <3

hessa: haha lo ina akbar miny chan ana mthab6ta khal9a

me: ashwa ena mukbrch btw 3eyaz o ohwa ykhezni elyom :$

hessa: *giggled* malat 3laich yala bas khemday bla garga zayda

me: yalla gn *yawn*

Chapter 2: Bittersweet

Shaikha's POV:
day 3


i woke up at 7am, madre shmga3edni but i was in such a good mood today!! motivated and full of energy! :D

shaikha: hesso yalla goumay malal abi a6la3!

hessa: please wakhray 3anni, sa3a cham?

shaikha: its 7..

hessa: TESTA3BE6AIN? goodnight darling

shaikha: wai3 ma minich fayda.

i turned on the tv hoping there was something good on. mean girls was on! ge3adt a6al3a until 8:30am, and thats when mama woke up.

mama: shayoukha shemga3dech

shaikha: mama ana ga3da 9arli mn sa3a 7!

mama: ula shala 7adich

shaikha: madre gemt fene 6a8a! and theres nothing to do, im so bored lets go out

mama: ba3d shway benrou7 cinema ba3dain hyde park

maku shay asawee..i was talking to random people on bbm that i forgot i even knew (yes, boredom at its finest). hessa FINALLY woke up in what seemed like a year. we went down and had breakfast at the cafe near our hotel ba3dayn watched the movie in the cinema near by. I LOVE LONDON. kelmen eshawig, a british guy actually held the door open for me! such a gentleman, (that rarely happens back in kuwait).

after the movie, we went to hyde park and rode bycicle boats for an hour, took lots of pictures and ate a flake icecream cone, MY FAVORITE.

radaina el hotel and i took a nap cause i was tired seeing as i woke up at 7am! gemt at 7:30pm, ula i kind of wasted my night!

i was kinda hungry so i suggested we go pick up mcd's. hessa wore her black leggings and an oversized pullover, and i wore my purple juicy training ou re7na yebna 3asha for the family..


day 4

the morning was normal.

it was around 6pm, me and hessa were in the lobby bas chthee 6umasha ga3deen with hessa's best friend jouri when haya and faisal came in through the main entrance carrying loads of shopping bags. i waved at them to come sit with us..


shaikha: ula mashala shno shareen hal kethr

faisal: eee ba3ad hayo khamma kel el soug

haya hits faisal on his arm playfully and giggles

faisal: sh3endukum elyoum belail? tyoun wyanna Trocadero for bowling?

shaikha: sure! im up for it. hesso ou jouri tyoun?

hessa: laa we're meeting up with some friends later, you guys have fun..

i went up to my room, wore a white lacey tank top and denim jacket over top with black jeggings, straightened my hair, red lipstick and i was ready to go! i called haya

shaikha: ha wainkum? im ready

haya: ta3alay daree i cant decide what i should wear!

shaikha: okay ba6lele el bab

i went to her room, she opened the door

haya: you look stunning shaikha!

shaikha: thank youuu! yalla lets pick something for you to wear. wain faisal by the way?

haya: hes down stairs, gal enrou7la when we're done getting ready.

i picked out a beige leather jacket, leopard print scarf and skinnies with knee high black boots for haya. she can literally pull of anything mashalla, shes so pretty! she waved her hair ou nezalna 7ag ukouha.

we got to Trocadero, went in the bowling place and started playing right away..

haya: shaikha shno your twitter username? i want to mention you in the tweet im about to post.

i gave her my username and checked my phone. new mention "bowling at Trocadera w/ @f.... & @sh....", i retweeted. seconds later faisal followed me! i followed back laana fashla if i didnt. we were playing bowling, it was so fun and I WAS WINNING! faisal was second and haya last lol

haya: heey shda3wa khalooni afouz yel na7eeseen *with a pouty face*

shaikha: haha haya ya gotta make your own luck in this world

haya: waay b6agag, im going to the bathroom

NOOOO dont leave me alone. omg this is awkward. me and faisal were sitting in the table infront of our bowling row just waiting cause it was still haya's turn:) malet 3alaiha

faisal: so shaikha cham 3umrch?

shaikha: im 17,,,you?

faisal: 18

shaikha: oh cool, youre a freshman in university 9a7?

faisal: yep, im in GUST. do you go to school with haya?

shaikha: laa i just met her from my mom, but we have a lot of the same friends.

there was a pause...i checked my phone, and so did he to break the awkwardness.

faisal: your twitter avatar 3ajeeba mashala, where was it taken?

shaikha: Marbella, spain last summer ou thank you!

faisal: no problem!


Haya's POV:
i was walking to the bathroom just minding my own buisness until i notice this creep(but handsome) guy following me! ugh so not in the mood, i was pissed that i was losing to shaikha and my brother. i went into the bathroom, fixed my makeup and hair and got out. the guy was standing waiting for me.

the guy: entay haya alflani, 9a7?

i had no choice but to respond, he was pretty much blocking my way.

haya: eeh sh3arefik feene?

the guy: i follow you on twitter! ou a3arfech mn twitter mnzman

i stared at him in a "mn9ija hatha?" kind of way and just ignored and walked away.

while i was walking, he was still behind me.

the guy: okay sem3ay bas bagoul shay wa7ed mafee za3al.... .  ....okay latism3een just follow me back on twitter @mi7senalflani.

and i went back to our table.

Chapter 1: Bittersweet

Hello everyone...e7na bentain kuwaitiyat, we're trying out a blog because we read a couple of stories and it seemed fun, so we're writing a story that personally happened to us back in 2011.

for more info about us:
follow us on twitter; @bittersweetkw
or ask on; ask.fm/bittersweetkw

Shaikha - 17, medium length brown straight hair, average height
Haya- 17, long black wavy hair, same height as Shaikha

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Easter vacay of 2011 is where it all started.



Shaikha's POV:

my family decided to spend easter back in London. We used to go every summer when I was a baby, but recently we started going to the states.

sekanna ib thistle piccadilly in London. we were all dead tired when we got there. i literally felt like i was gonna pass out.

we7na ga3deen bl lobby, checking in and stuff, mama shafat wa7da t3arefha kanet weyaha bl jam3a. she was happy to catch up with her old time friend. mama's friend had a daughter that looked about my age, salemat 3alaina.

mama: ha 3ad um faisal, lazm nshoofkum ne6la3 weyakum mara!

um faisal: ee ee inshallah oo nkhaly hayoona t6la3 ma3a shayokha

i spent the rest of the day sleeping..


day 2

i woke up around 9am, wore my grey loose sweater, with dark washed skinny jeans and grey uggs. my hair was in a messy bun, i was still a little jet lagged from yesterday. jesmy kan mkasar. i put a little mascara and applied some blush to my cheeks. mali khulg kilish..

i went down to get breakfast with mama, ubouy, & hessa(sister,22).

bl buffet shefna haya, her older brother(18), baby sister(3) and her parents. woooah her brother was so hot! kan 6weel, kind of a built figure, black hair, thick eyebrows and had one cute little dimple. fashla, i couldnt stop staring and i think he noticed.

um haya: hala feekuum ta3alaw 7ayakum ge3daw weyana um yousef

we went and sat with them, i sat next to haya, right infront of faisal (haya's brother). kan ga3ed ekhiznee the whole time, jed kent mesta7ya :p

el muhem khalasna and haya added me on bbm so we could hang out later in the day..

2 hours later

Haya Al-.....: PING!!!

Shaikha: haha hiiii

Haya Al-.....: shlonech:p?

Shaikha: tamam, ma chni gabl shway shayfitich!

Haya Al-.....: LOL khalni6la3

Shaikha: okay! where?

Haya Al-.....: our mothers are going to harrods, lets tag along with them

Shaikha: enzain yala ta3alay my room mureeni:p, i'm right across the hall from you

haya yet daree ou 6ala3na 3ala 6oul. re7na harrods, umahatna 6ageenha suwalif ma yadroon 3anna. we asked if we could go shopping ana w haya.

re7na cham ma7al oo ga3deen ensolif about everything..school, grades, mutual friends. ya7lailha shes so friendly, 7ail 7abait'ha. ya3ne bsr3a 6aya7na miyana oo ti3awadt 3alaiha.

shaikha: lets sit somewhere, ta3abt

haya: eeeh ana ba3ad! ka aku starbucks just around the corner, lets go get coffee

deshaina starbucks wla faisal(her brother) ga3d eb 6awla ma3a his friends ysolfoon.

shaikha: hatha mu your brother?

haya: ee wai3 3ad ya krh rab3a qatheetheen!

shaikha: haha laaish?

faisal shafna! he waved at us so we assumed he was calling us? re7nala...

faisal: haa hayo shlonich, shyayebkum?

haya: mama ou khalti yayeen fa yaine weyahum

faisal: aha..shlonich shaikha?

shaikha: el 7mdella bkhair

he smiled. waaaay jameel!

haya: enzain yalla e7na ray7een bye!

we got fraps, caught up with our mothers and went back to the hotel.






PS: we know this post is kinda boring ou ma yajtheb bas laman etkamloun el 89a it gets interesting, WE PROMISE. please continue readying. :D