Fate: Chapter18

Ok honestly I lost all excitement to post, and writing. It's like barely anyone reads the blog anymore there is very little feedback, so I'm doubting  posting the second story. It's a good thing that this one is ending then.

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My cramps got worse and the vomiting wouldn't stop but I didn't want to go to a doctor. Today is wednesday and I'm at my parents' for dinner, and I vomited 3 times in the past 2 hours.

Noura: Maha 7bebty ro7y 3ind eldr.

Maha: laa maby mama, ana mafeny ela el3afyah bes t3b ma gbl elperiod.

I reassured my mom, and she looked at me one more time and left. 

Anoud: Mahoy, mfro9' you got your period 2 weeks ago.

Oh cr*p.

Anoud: arsl R7eem el9eidaliya?

Maha: No! Ya ana aro7 ya enty.

Anoud: ok ok. Lazim njeb akthr min wa7d.

Maha: y3ny km?

Anoud: 3 or 6.

Maha: 6?!

Anoud: we want to be sure. 9dgeny, even if you do 6 tests you still have to go to the doctor's. 

I looked at Ghada sitting bl9alh and her small baby bump, and how she rubbed it almost always. I don't know if I'm ready for that.

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40 minutes later I was sitting cross legged in my en-suite bathroom at mine&Faisal's apartment in his parents' house. I had 10, yes 10, pregnancy tests in front of me and Anoud sitting beside me. Now, all I have to do is actually pee on them.

Maha: do I really want to find out?

Anoud: do you want to pretend like you don't know?

Maha: but, but, but..

I was scared; I mean I'm a soldier's wife which basically makes me a single mom. I know Faisal requested a transfer, but it doesn't look like it's happening any time soon. Also, it doesn't help that I just turned 22, and I'm not ready. Well I think I'm not.

Anoud: just do it, ok? What if you're pregnant? Your first job is almost done, you have enough money to not be working, and a husband who loves you. 

Maha: exactly, everything is perfect el7amdelilah.

3 more minutes and I'll know for sure. 

Tick tok.. 

Anoud: do you want a boy or a girl?

Tick tok..

Anoud: you know what would be adorable? If you design the nursery.

Trrrrrrrriing..

I blew out a huge breath, it's time.

I looked at each one of them, and turns out I am pregnant. 

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It's been 2 months since Faisal has been gone and a month since I found out that I'm pregnant. No one except 3noud knows yet, I wanted Faisal to be the first to know but I couldn't have that. 

To be extra sure I had gone to the doctor's and got another test, and I'm still pregnant. Along the past month I had accepted the idea, and I slowly started getting attached to the little thing growing inside of me. I went to my first ultra sound yesterday; I'm 9 weeks along but I'm not showing yet, and in 3 weeks I get to hear the baby's heartbeats. 

I carefully wrapped the envelop that had the home pregnancy test, the hospital results, and the ultra sound of the baby. I wanted to give them to Faisal as a gift. 

I left the envelop on the table, and made sure everything was in place for our romantic night  and went downstairs to sit with his parents and wait for him. As we were waiting for him Amal and Najla skyped us from London and told us all about uni and how it was going. 5alty Shai5a proudly told them that my first project as an architect is almost done, and 3my Mit3b announced that him and 5alty are going on a 3 month long trip to Tokyo for some company work. Of course, 3my winked and said that way me and Faisal have the place to ourselves 5alty laughed and I blushed. We were talking excitedly about everything in our lives, and Najla&Amal decided that since they have a week long vacation they're coming home to see Faisal. I decided that when they come we'd announce the news to the whole family, but I think 5alty knows. Usually moms know these kinds of stuff.

Just as we were discussing a family vacation to a resort in India Faisal came in, and everyone welcomed him home. This time it wasn't like the last time bcuz he only went for 2 months, and this time we actually knew that he was alive. 

He came with cuts and bruises, but they weren't as bad as the last time. I don't know if it's pregnancy hormones, or if I just miss my husband but honestly a man in a uniform has something about him. 

2 hours later, after Faisal showered and changed into sweats and a shirt, sadly. We were sitting with his parents and they were filling him in with all that he missed. 

Mit3b: ok fa ana bro7 Tokyo le modat 3 sh'hor 3shan a8dr at3aml m3 elcompany b6are8a t5alehm ywaf8on enhm yt3a8don m3na.

Faisal: bes yoba, leh tro7 Tokyo 3shan tt3aml m3 sharika i7na 9'amnenha?

Mit3b: esh g9dik?

Faisal: y3ny leh ma tro7 Shanghai w tetfahm m3 company thanya w t6'mnlina iyahm, ki4a ykon w83na m3 sharikten min bladen mo5talefin w ksabna. 

Mit3b: 4krney leh ma drstik business?

Faisal: 3shan int dary eny maby amsik elsharika.

I sighed, and maybe a bit too loudly. Faisal understood why I sighed so he tightened his grip on my hand. 

Mit3b: Faisal, ana adra bly ynf3lik. Ana obok w aby m9l7tik. Awl sh3'lik bljeesh kan 3ady, l2na ma kan wrak ela ana w omik. Al7een int rajjal w wrak marh, w akeed tbon 3yal greb. Fa shi3'ilik blsharika a9'mnlik wna obok.

I think I stopped breathing when he said 'tbon 3yal greb' 3my ma tdry how soon. 

Faisal: yoba, elsharika 3la 3eny w rasy bes ana mo ra3y business w int tdry. 3shan ki4a 7a6en 7elna b Amol w Najla..

Mit3b: bes ya wldy ana bt8a3d greb w mafeny shadda ant9'r 5watik. 

Faisal: ajl n5li Maha w Dalal ymskon elsharika. N9 elsharika a3mal handesa a9ln w mo8awlat, w Maha zojty w w7da fena al7en, fa mafe a7sn mnha n9'mna. 3mty Dalal tgdr tmsk 8esm elestethmar sana 3la bal ma t5l9 Amol min eldrasa.

Maha: esh? Maha esh?

Faisal: I know you can do it, 7bebty.

Faisal kissed my hand and all I could think about was: who on earth said I could run a company?

Mit3b: w ent?

Faisal: ana 3ndilkm 5br bes bgola bokrah 3la el3'da b Beet Baba M7mmd. 

Mit3b: yarabi mnik ya wld. 

Faisal: bes blah yoba mo fikra jamda?

Mit3b: Maha bntna w ana dary m7d a7sn mnha bt5a9o9ha, bes ma shawrnaha?

Maha: walla 3my mdri esh agol 9ra7a. Ana ma agdr ardlik 6lb, w int dary bes lw wdik tmsk elsharika a7d 3nda 5bra akthr w shahadat a3la fa ana ma 3ndy ay mshakel.

Mit3b: ana maby a7d thany, inty bnty elthaltha w itha ma amnak 3la flosna n2amen men?

I was so happy, not bcuz of the job, but bcuz my father in law trusted me enough to do it, w enshallah I won't disappoint.

Shai5a: 3ad ya welkm t3bon bnty, mabeha tlha bldwam aby a7fad tra. Bser3a, I'm not getting any younger. 

 Why is everyone bringing up children tonight? After a while of chatting and laughing I excused myself and went up and change so we could have our romantic night. 

As soon as I was done setting up everything, I txted Faisal to come up. It took him exactly 3 minutes to get here.. I wonder what he told his parents. 

He knocked the door a few times before I l opened the door; he took a look at the room and an even longer look at me. 

Maha: if we weren't married and you just came back home from an assignment, what would you be doing?

Faisal: what I've been doing for the past 6 years. 

Maha: which is?

We were having a conversation after we did our 'catching up'. I was still looking for a way to tell him, but I don't know how. 

Faisal: well, I used to come back home b3den sit with my parents and my sisters if they're home. Then, I would go out with my friends. 

Maha: aha, w esh knt tswy m3 ur friends?

I had my palms resting on his chest and my chin on my palms, fhmto keef? No? Ok. Ilmohim I was facing him. So I smiled at his uncomfortable look; I knew my baby wasn't innocent but I wanted him to admit it. 

Faisal: well hma kano bljam3a fa ygolonly esh yswon w esh y9erlhm.

I laughed at how bad he was at hiding stuff, but this was fun. 

Maha: really? That's it?

I acted shocked, and I decided to torture some information out of him. 

Faisal: aha.

Maha: no girls?

Faisal: nooo.

I gave him a look, I knew he was lying. 

Faisal: there was girl talk, bes no actual girls. 

He said it really fast and quiet but I heard it loud and clear. It didn't bother me, bcuz now when we're anywhere I'm the only one he sees. Plus, I'm the one who's wearing his ring, sharing his bed, and carrying his baby. Which reminds me, I have to tell him.

Maha: hmm.. Faisal 7beby..

Faisal: yes baby..

Maha: I have a gift for you!

Faisal: walla? Leh?

Maha: shofha awl w b3den bt3rif leh. 

I slipped on his shirt, and walked over to the table to get the envelop. I gave it to him, and took my spot next to him against the bed.

Faisal: lw mo ely 9ar gbl km sa3a kan ana 5ayef ena ha4y awrag 6lag. 

Maha: ha ha ha very funny. Yalla open it. 

I couldn't sit still, I was shaking in my spot. He sat up to open the envelop once he noticed how serious I am. He opened the envelop and 3 little numbered envelops went out. 

He opened the first one, and it was the home pregnancy test. 

Faisal: ha4a esh? 

Maha: ha4a pregnancy test. 

Faisal: and what do two lines mean? 

Maha: eft7 the 2nd one and you'll know.

He opened the second one, and it was the hospital test. It said POSITIVE in capital bold letters. 

Faisal: inty..?

He had his mouth wide open, and I nodded and added as influence: 

Maha: ee.

Faisal: so you're..?

Maha: yes.

Faisal: can u please say it? 'Cause mo jals astw3b.

I laughed at his expression. 

Maha: I'm pregnant. Y3ny ana 7amil.

Faisal: y3ny ana b9er obo.

Maha: well, yes. 

Faisal: y3ny i7na bn9er om w obo.

Maha: ee.. Faisal 7beby, are u ok?

I stared at his shocked expression, and I started to worry. Maybe he doesn't want this? Maybe it's too soon for him? Oh god, esh bnswy? Maybe he hates it. Maybe I should stop referring to my baby as an it. All my thoughts and worries stopped once I felt his hand on my stomach. 

Faisal: 3indina baby hina.

Maha: ee, 3indina baby. 

Faisal: 6b esh the 3rd envelop?

Maha: eft7a w shof.

He opened it, and a picture of a tiny little blip on an ultra sound fell down. 

Faisal: ha4a our baby?

Maha: ee.

We stared at the picture for what like forever, I was almost certain Faisal ma istw3b ely 9ar. That is until, he bent down and kissed my stomach. 

Faisal: Maha, lazim agolik shy.

Maha: esh?

Faisal: bla9a7 shayen.

Maha: Faisal tklm, I don't know if you have noticed bes the pregnancy is giving me major mood swings. 

Faisal: ok so awl shy, jany elna8il ely I asked for. I start working this sunday blMaba7ith. 

Maha: oh my god! That sounds soo good baby!

I kissed him, and wrapped my arms around his neck excitedly.

Maha: what's the other news?

Faisal: this is our last baby. 

Maha: what? Leh?

Faisal: bcuz something happened the past two months 5lany a9er ma ajeb 3yal.

xo