the mistake that ended it all...

somewhere down the line..Early 2004..

Aliyah got a call at 2 a.m at night from Fahad..
She picked up so excited to hear his voice
But to her suprise

" ALIYAHH,,,Fahad was shouting at the top of his lungs..
DO YOU KNOW..SALMAN AL....

Aliyah got shocked..how did he find out about her summer fling that didnt last at all and that had fizzled just a few days earlier..
She and Fahad decided it was better to be friends..so her friends after a while introduced her to this guy who studied in the UK..
he was a complete bore who was still hung up on his ex-gf who cheated on him
Aliyah was just a helpful friend..
their relationship didnt sky rocket as expected..and she had ignored the dude just a few days ago..
she didnt know what to respond..she panicked..
ALiyah: fahad..i dont know who ur talking about..walah walah..she was started to cry..he was so angry..she had never seen this side of Fahad
Fahad: you dont know who im talking about..YOU DONT KNOW HA..I DONT WANT TO EVER TALK TO U AGAIN..U THINK BAHRAIN ISNT SMALL..I KNOW EVERYTHING..

and the line went dead..

Aliyah was in disbelief ..what had just happened..
She felt so guilty and hated herself..she should have given this new guy a chance..it was obvious he talked about her and news got to Fahad..
What had she done..she hated herself so much at that moment..

oN A side note: Aliyah lost intrest in this Salman guy since she realized that the grass isnt greener on the other side..it actually made her appreciate Fahad more..she had fallen in love all over again with Fahad..just a few days back she was going to tell Fahad that she wants a relationship again..she was in love with him more than ever..this is the sucky part since it was a mistake on her behalf that Fahad will never forget..even though she and Fahad were friends at the time..she had hurt him so much..and she hated herself so much..for such a long time afterwards...she would never forget that this mistake ended their special love..she had lost the love of her life..he was "the one that got away"
Aliyah would always reminisce about this time..its a little bit fuzzy now since she had blocked this bad memory
She hated herself and her world ended for her.really ended..
she would try to make herself feel better and think that she was young and immature and didnt know what she wanted..
she wasnt strong in relationships and she let her friends influence her descions..something she NEVER does now..but still..Fahad is gone..her Fahad..her Love..her everything..
she was a cheater..
she had cheated on Fahad..(true that they were friends..but Fahad never saw her in that light)
she had hurt him
till this day Aliyah has never forgiven herself for her immature mistake..


Aliyah sobbed till she felt her heart will come out of her heart..
she was dizzy..
she was light-headed...
she needed fresh air..
what had just happened here..
had she lost her relationship in a few minutes...all went down the drain in a mere second..
one day she had it all
and now she had nothing..absolutely nothing..

Aliyah called back Fahad over and over again..
he would just hit "end"..
he wasnt picking up her calls...
she sent him txts..apologizing..explaining..with no response..

This was the case for the coming few days..txts..emails..no response..
she emailed his roommate and cousin (even though she knew Fahad hated ppl interfering in their relationship) and he had promised to help her out since he was aware of what had happened..
Aliyah was beginning to get desperate.
she called again..
and to her surprise.." this line is not in service anymore"

Fahad had changed his number!!!!!
Fahad had changed his number!!!
Fahad had changed his number!!!


She had to take a drastic measure..
She was about to call his brother..
His brother wasnt fond of her at all..and was in Bahrain..
She called him up
and he was shocked to hear from her..
she said she was a friend from school and asked for Fahad's new number
Fahad's brother knew it was Aliyah and gave her the number..he was shocked and didnt know what else to do..
she had caught him truly off-guard..( he wasnt aware of what had happened btw his brother and Aliyah or else it wouldnt have been so easy)

Aliyah waited for a bit..trying to think of what she will tell Fahad..
she wrote down notes in her book..of what she wants to say
she was so nervous..
To her surprise..
she got a call..
a "no number"
she picked up and it was Fahad..
Fahad obviously mad: what the hell r u doing calling my older brother...
Aliyah started crying.." im so sorry i didnt know what else to do..u made me take things to a drastic level..why would you change ur number.."
Fahad felt a pang of guilt
he had read her msgs..had he jumped to conclusions..
had he not given her a chance to speak up
he paused..and let out a loud sigh..
"ok Aliyah tell me ur side of the story since you've been trying to get a hold of me.."


...and hence, a spark of hope was ignited in Aliyah's heart..



to be continued...


side note to my reader: pls do not hate me for what i have done to Fahad..this was so hard for me to write..as i have blocked this mistake from my memory,..
it took a lot of gut to write this down..
i hope you realize this and dont hate me for it..