Pearl Chapter 2: Pen and Paper

I know I'm a bad blogger!!
I'm soo sorrryyy for taking so long
But I promise you I have been very busy!!
And still no internet :(
I have lab practicals assessments and other assessments this week
So I'm trying to squeeze everything in
I'm going to try to post more regularly but if I don't please understand
It will be easier when I do have internet which I'm hoping will be on the 10th of Nov
But yeaahh.. Just excuse me for the no posts thing
I really am struggling a bit to fit everything in and I promise it won't be like this throught this story
Its just for now
Bkoon fe regular posts soon walla
I'm going to stop talking
This is a long post for you guyz to make up for the long time
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Same goes for the blogs I read and follow
Soooo.. Enjooy part 2!!!

Yousef and Rasha made their way back to his office to find those papers he needs right away. Not so surprisingly, Rasha was able to find those papers in a few seconds, They were right there with the papers that she always prepares for him before every meeting with clients but because Yousef always gets nervous before meetings with clients about big cases he tends to forget where everything goes. Rasha doesn't take it personally that he gets mad at her because she is certain he doesn't mean to.

As Yousef grabbed everything he needed, he made his way to the meeting room which has a big round table with 6 chairs that are spread out around it. 6 glasses of water were already poured with a ice in each glass ready for the clients. There was also a basket of savories and some tea and coffee on the back table.

Yousef had a habit of always setting everything out before the meeting, ready for the clients once they enter and sit down on the table. To him, it saves a lot of time and they can get right to business to effectively tackle whatever case that has been thrown at him. He placed 4 copies of how he suggests to proceed with this case for the clients to look over. The case he has been handed and briefed about was that a very successful business company is being sued for taking an idea and using it in their marketing department that isn't theirs to begin with. He has seen these cases before and they might not be as common as other cases but they have been fairly recurring in the business world.

As he was finishing off taking a last look at the papers to make sure he covers everything he needs to cover, Rasha came in and informed him that the clients are ready to meet with him. "Ee ee yalla 5alehm ydshon ana jahz.."

He was expecting 3 men, but was surprised when he caught a glimpse of a female figure standing at the back. The managing director of the business walked in first and introduced himself. "Hello Mr Yousef, I'm Edward Gage, the managing director of the company.." Yousef and Edward shook hands "I'm happy to meet you Sir, come on in and make yourself at home." Edward walked in followed by the other 2 people and he began to introduce them to one another. "This is the son of the the owner Mohammed Al-A, he's here on behalf of his father since he couldn't make it himself." Again, Yousef and Mohammed shook hands "Nice to meet you" Mohammed looked like a very sincere hard working guy that knew exactly what he is doing. "And last but not least... the latest addition to our business, head of the marketing department, Miss Zaina Al-X.."

As Zaina held out her hand for Yousef, instead of shaking her hand, he was staring at her and couldn't take her eyes off her. She was the girl he saw walking out of the ladies room. She was stunningly beautiful. He looked her in the eye and there was something there. Something he just couldn't put his finger on. "ee77mm..." Zaina cleared her throat hoping he would stop staring at her like that before he face turns red and would acknowledge that she has her out for him to shake. Yousef snapped out of it and realized that he was very clearly, in front of the other two gentlemen, staring at this beautiful lady. "Ahh..excuse me.. I'm sorry, Its very nice to meet you Zaina.." He had the widest grin plastered on his face as their palms touched. Her hand was so soft, silky soft, and it was the warmest thing he ever laid his hands on. He didn't want to let go of her hand but he noticed her face going slightly red so he let go not wanting this to be an awkward moment. As Yousef let go Zaina replied to him with the most feminine voice "Like wise.."

Faras faras mn 7esnaha il7esn en5aras
Tetza7am eglob elbashar begbalaha
wagfat faras mashyat faras laftat faras
Men 7agha te'3tar 7ail eb 7alaha

Kam sa7ern fe3yonaha elnajla daras
W kam sha3ren men 7esnaha '3ana laha
W a7la il'3wany bgrobaha keln 7aras
Kel il7alla ma'3lob feha el7alaha

Kam galbn fe darbn meshat feh en'3ras
ye7lm tmerah lo b'6el e'6lalaha
ma teltfat 7ata ilgewy leen ilmaras
mtrafe3a ma kl men ja 6alaha

The gentlemen and lady took their places around the table as Yousef began to speak about what he thought of the case. He wanted to reassure them that everything will turn out good and that their chances of winning this case are pretty high. The second party had no evidence of this idea being theirs. The were no documents to state that the idea was given or suggested to them, no copyright legal documents, nothing. So they are suing the company with no proper documents they could use to fight this in court. He explained to them that it was a normal case that would most likely be resolved without court as long as the second party don't stand their ground on it being purely their idea.

As much as he tried to concentrate on the case and the case only, he just couldn't. Her presence was drawing him in. She was sitting with the most beautiful posture. He had to admit to himself that she might just be the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. She was wearing a white pencil skirt with a long sleeve classy purple chiffon top that had ruffles on the end of each sleeve. She wasn't overdressed or underdressed, in fact what she was wearing the perfect outfit for work. Her dark thick hair was left down and parted down the middle. It was flowing freely down her back and shoulders. She looked so simple yet gorgeous, she had black eyeliner on and mascara, a bit of blush to accentuate her cheek bones and some light purple lipstick on. Never has he loved the color purple as much as he had at that moment.

Every few seconds, Yousef would notice her writing something down and he would look down at her and watch the way she held that pen and let it float as she drew the words onto her page. But he noticed something else. Something he hadn't seen since he was about 8 years old. Zaina was holding the pen in a very familiar way. It was a weird way to hold a pen and thats why he noticed. He can't remember why its so familiar but for some reason an imagine of a little girl sitting on the floor with a coloring book holding a pen in that exact same way came to his mind. He couldn't put a finger on it so he just shook the image out of his head and carried on with his meeting.

After about an hour and a half of an intense meeting, they gentlemen where ready to wrap up but before they finished off, Zaina politely interrupted them to make an important point. Yousef was excited to hear what she had to say as she hasn't spoken throughout the meeting. "I would just like to make a small contribution if i may, since i was personally involved in this particular marketing idea, i do have sketches, notes, presentations and everything we used all the way through to when we launched the idea. I have a habit of always keeping extra copies of everything i work on, so maybe you would like to take a look at these and i would be more than happy to talk you through everything if it is necessary. You might like to use them for when you want to talk things out with the other company..."

Yousef was blown away by the way she was speaking. He wanted to ignore every word she was saying and just look at her, study her, paint a picture of her in his mind, but even when he tried, her words and the way she spoke kept pulling hime back and he had no choice but to listen. When she finished speaking he immediately looked down to the papers that were spread out on the table and began to pack up his things putting them in a pile again not wanting to look at her because he would for sure loose every word he wants to say "Aaaahh... Yes ofcourse this would more than just help us with the case, it would help me prove to them that it was your idea and it was taken from them, or any other company out there. I'll let Rasha, my secretary, arrange a day for you to come with the paper work and we could go through them..." He then looked up at her as he said the last bit of his sentence "...If that is ok with you? You could always pick the day if it is more convenient for you.."

Zaina smiled at him and Yousef's heart melted. He can't understand why he was feeling this way but something was going on, something he can't inderstand but its something that just feels right. "No, that would be fine with me, I'll be awaiting a call from your office." They all stood up ready to say their goodbyes before the gentlemen and lady leave.

Yousef: It was very nice to Meet you Mr. Gage and i will be looking forward to working on this case.

Edward: It was great to meet you too, I'll be looking forward to you winning this case for us.

Yousef: I will certainly be doing everything in my power to win it.

As the gentlemen shook hands, Yousef couldn't wait till he got to feel Zaina's soft silky skin one more time but to his surprise, she just went for a simple goodbye. Yousef was definitely disappointed but he remembered that he will be seeing her soon so maybe this wasn't so bad. As they all walked out together Yousef walked them to the elevators making some small chat all the while he was watching Zaina subtly as she typed away on her blackberry. Once they got onto the elevator and the doors closed, Yousef quickly made his way back to his office to inform Rasha that a meeting as to be set.

"Rasha, Pleases ta3alay ma3ay bl maktab 3shan agoolch what we need to do before our next meeting with them....Oh and also please bring in the case i need for tomorrow morning." After Yoused briefed her about what should be done and paper work should be prepared, he let her know that a meeting with Zaina should be set as soon as possible so they have enough time to go through everything. Rasha noticed the spark in his eyes when he spoke about Zaina. Any other girl who knew Yousef would probably be jealous, but not her, she thought of Yousef as an older brother and respected him greatly. "Inshala bacher il9ub7 ra7 at9el 3laiha w ashof muta a7san youm ynasb'ha w i'll let you know once a day is set." Once again, it showed in his eyes that he was disappointed about having to wait till tomorrow to know. He tried to hide it but he couldn't hide it from Rasha, she spends too much time around him and he can't fool her anymore.

"Magdar at9el 3laiha al7en la2na akeed 3ndaha shu'3l bl sharka, fa il9ub7 a7san wakt 3shan matkon mash'3ola w ngdar en7aded youm bsr3a." Rasha decided to add hoping it would help since Yousef can sometimes be impatient when it comes to things like this.

Later that night, as Yousef was slowly dozzing off to sleep, exhausted from his long day at work, an imagine of Zaina earlier today in the meeting kept popping up in his mind. As he just entered the dream world, his subconscious showed him why the way she held that pen was so familiar and suddenly Yousef jumped out of the bed almost ran to the study room on the first floor looking for a big box that no one has looked for in years. He found the box at the back of the study room, opened it and there it was staring right back at him...