Chapter 13

After what happened between Yousef and Shai5a, he felt lonely and he didn't like to sit with anybody lana kan 5ayif inna yta2ti2 jidamhom. One day, Yousef went to school o kan 3nda imti7an reading, so he had to read in front of the class. He was so nervous and afraid. His turn came..

Teacher: yalla Yousef igraa

Yousef looked around and he didn't open his book because he didn't want to read.

Yousef: inshalla

He opened his book slowly.

Teacher: yallaa Yousef sa3aa?

Yousef: inshalla stath inshalla

Teacher: igra mn awal shay

Yousef: inshalla

Yousef gam y7awil ygra awal klmaa but he couldn't. He stoped and took a deep breath. Yousef tried to read the first word again but he couldn't. He said to the teacher that he didn't want to read. The teacher asked why and Yousef said I'll tell after the class. B3dain Yousef nazzal rasa sawa rou7a gam yrbi6 his shoes because he didn't want to see the students who were in the class lana kan mn7irij 7ail. When the class finished he went to the teacher's office to explain to him why he didn't read.

Yousef: salam

Teacher: hala Yousef, shfeek ma girait bl 9af?

Yousef: stath a.. ana mmaa

Teacher: 5ala9 Yousef fhamt fhamt

Yousef: ee stath

Teacher: enzain hak el kitab igra hnee

Yousef: inshalla

Yousef opened the book

Teacher: yalla mn hnee igra

Yousef: a.. aa.. stath mmaagdr

Teacher: 7awil Yousef i5ith wgtik

Yousef: aa.. magdr stath

Teacher: 3ala ra7tik Yousef bs asif magdr asa3dik ib darajat el 8ira2a

Yousef: inshalla stath

Lazim agoul hl shay Yousef laimn kanaw ygoulonla igra jidam el class mn kither el 5ouf his heart beats faster o chna a7ad y6g mismar ib gllba mn el 5ouf. He kept losing the reading grades because he didn't read at all. Yousef kan '6aaayig 5llgaa 7aaaiil! No Shai5a, yta2ti2 and lost reading grades. Every night before he sleeps he remember those things and cries. El7mdella 3ala kl 7al..

November 3, 2010

The next day was Yousef's birthday. Kan mt2amil inna Shia5a 3l a8al tgoula happy birthday. It was Saturday o kan fe zwara ib his grandfather's house. Yousef was upstairs sitting alone. His aunts, grandfather and grandmother were all sitting downstairs. Yousef sima3 eli t7t ga3deen y'3anoun happy birthday b9out 3aaali, wala his mother came to him.

Mom: 7abebi yoyo ta3al ma3ay

Yousef: shno yumaa wain?

Mom: ta3aal shwaay ma3aay

Yousef: inshalla

His mother took his hand and went downstairs. Awal ma nizaal wala el kl ygoul HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUSEF! and his mother hugged him and kissed him in the cheek.

Mom: kl 3aam wnta b2aalf 5air 7abeeebi yoyo

Yousef 3youna dami3at shway..

Yousef: wntaay b5air o 9e7a o salamaa 7abebtii yuma

He kissed her on the head. All the family sang for Yousef and he had fun. 5alli9at el zwara o el kl ra7. Still Yousef was wait a happy birthday message from Shai5a. 9arat el sa3a 12:00am..

 

To Be Continued..