Chapter 3

Da5lt al beet I saw my father and his wife jalsen bel9ala

Me while going to my room : alslam 3lekum

Baba : w 3lekum alslam , loma t3ali bklmk bmw9’o3

Me : tf9’l

?Baba : loma matta t6l9i madras

!Me : baba ana 5l9 alyoum kan a5r youm

.Baba : okay 7bebti enti manti 93’era 3mrk 14 w

-.-Me : baba Im 16

Baba : almohm tgdri t3dmi 3la nfsk , ana 7jztlk b3d 5 ayam 3la lebnan ahl omk allah yr7mha ybo yshofoki

?Me : mnjd l7ali

Baba : eywa 3shan 7kon mash3’ol ana

Me : okay

?Salma : km youm 7jztlha

Baba : 4 ayam tkfi

Salma : umm.. knt bfkr enno laish ma nrsl Bilal m3aha

!WTF

!Baba : bilal lessa 93’er

Salma : y3ni bs knt bagol asafr ana wyak youmen 3arf bilal ma 7y5lena nthna

!!WAJ3 ENTI TTHNI W ANA ABLSH B2BNK LAW MA KANT M3DTI 7TTG63 MN AL WAJ3 KNT KAF5TK

!Baba : Salma gafli 3la almaw9’o3

Salam : 6yib uffff

Me : t9b7u 3la 5air

And went to my room

Entered the bathroom washed my face w tw9’eet

9let al3sha and I was tired f 76et rassi w nmt

I woke up the next day 3la 9oot al alarm it was 8 AM

So I entered the bathroom, did what I have to do

Nzlt al ma6b5 shrbt 3a9er ma kan bnfsi al akl

To be honest knt glgana 3la al t7alel 6l3t 3la 3’rfti

Opened my phone 3 missed call mn mariam

So I called her

Me :9ba7u

Mariam: hala , ana shway w akon 3ndk be ready

Me : enshallah

Ft7t twitter and tweed

قل لن يصيبنا الا ما كتب الله لنا

Lbst 3bayti w nzlt astna b mariam

Shway she called me

Mariam : yalla 3amti ana barra

Me : okay

I entered the car and kissed mariam

Mariam : eash lessaki mawjo3a

Me : ewa wallah

Mariam : laykon 7aml ya bt LOL

Me : bs ya 5fa hahhahahahaha

Shway we arrived

R7na alm5tbr first s2lna 3n al ta7alel

We took them , to be honest ma knt fahma eash elli maktob fehum so I asked the doctor to explain them she looked at them w started to read in a voice I couldn’t hear her so well

She handed me the paper and said : af9’l traj3u 8sm alsra6anقسم السرطان  

!!!WHAT

Me : what ? please fhmeni eash fi

Mariam : law sam7ti eash tgol al t7alel

The doc: law sam7tu raj3u al8sm 7alan

I felt dizzy

Mariam mskt edi w a5tni 3la al8sm

Ma bkeet knt ma9doma

!!Sar6aaan

D5lna 3nd al doctor

Mariam : alslam

The doc : w 3lekum al slam tf9’lu

Mariam handed the doctor alt7alel

He took about 5 minutes to read them

FLASH BACK

Mn sab3 snen I was 9 years old

Mama told me 7tru7 tzor 9a7btha and I should stay home , that day was last day I see her beautiful face

Wajhaha mala2ki

Mama : 7bebti lulu entbhi 3la 7alk ya 2lbi

Me : 7a9’r

She kissed me and left

B3d mmkin sa3a my father’s phone ran

Baba : alo

?Baba : ewa ana 5air eash fi

!Baba : eaaaasshhh

انا لله وانا اليه راجعون

BACK TO REALITY

YAA ALLAH YA OMI LAW ENTI M3I

A7TAJK AKTR MN AY SHAY

The doctor: loma؟ خسرتي وزن دي الفترة

Me : eywa ya doctor

He asked me many questions

?The doctor : 6yib mmkin aklm mama aw baba

!Me : mama w baba mayten

I DON’T REALLY KNOW LAISH GLT ENO BABA MAYT MA A3RF MAYBE L2NA MA YS2L 3NI ABDAN K2NI MAYTA

The doctor : 6yib loma al t7alel baynt enno fi 3ndk sara6an m3da bs law t5afi al warm mo mntsher kter

I DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING

.Mariam POV

سرطاان في المعدة

Ma a3rf eash ago leash atklkm knt bbki bhdo2 ma knt 7aba azwdha 3leha et6l3t feha kant ma9domma 7azena ka2eba

M3haha 7ag since her mother died kant zy alyatema

.LOMA POV

Cancer

Hey it’s just cancer

CANCER