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صفعة قبل الفرح
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00:00موسيقى
00:02موسيقى
00:03في مرحل الانتقال بالعفن في فنة
00:04موسيقى
00:05جميعا على صفره
00:07حقا في المصرح
00:10وحكا في صفره
00:10وحذر مرحل وحذر
00:12أمنا أقول أنني تكرت
00:13بما خذتا
00:15موسيقى
00:15بما كانت في حالة
00:16عميه من أشخاص
00:17كم تدفعه
00:18خذ بالمقرار
00:21كم تشعر حتى التواتي
00:26ومانا
00:28موسيقى
00:29لذلك
00:58لماذا؟
00:59خلفتها
01:01لأنني أتركتها بها
01:04حينيلاً
01:04حينيلاً
01:05تقلقها بها
01:06ما هو
01:06لنبدأ
01:07إنتظر
01:08لنظر
01:09إنتظر
01:09ستجعل
01:12سترح
01:13أسلح
01:13ستجعله
01:14تجعله
01:14بيبدأ
01:15بجميعها
01:17بسيقه
01:17وهاوليك
01:18وكليلاً
01:21كليلاً
01:22إنه
01:22إنه
01:22فالت
01:24كليلاً
01:25لنجح
01:25بدأت
01:26بسرح
01:27لقيمه
01:28لقد جمعه
01:29كيف تريد أن تسلع وقت نقل؟
01:33كالب شرمها مجرد
01:36ينظر الى هذه المنزلة
01:37لدينا هناك موجود عندهم
01:39ليس لأحظة لكي تترمي
01:42حقًا
01:43تنظر انتباه
01:45وشقًا
01:46بانتباه
01:47مجرد في الميزة
01:48ما تدخلت في المميزة
01:48تلتون الغب
01:49من الميزة
01:50أخذت
01:51من شخص
01:53ثم تردد
01:57وقفت
01:58بالشق
01:59ومنه يسلل على كل مكان أجل.
02:01وكذا لم يكن هناك جداً في رقب أخبارك في كل جهر.
02:04ولكنك حيث أنه لم يكن بحاجة للحاجة.
02:07ولكن ذلك كان مجدداً لدى أنه في كل كل حالي.
02:13فهي كان في مجدداً حياتي.
02:16كان لديه مجدداً لدى أنه لم يقود الواضح.
02:17سنواتي سيئاً والهيائيًا.
02:19إذا كان لديه رائعًا وقاله وقاله وقاله في الميزنين.
02:23وقاله في مجدد في المنزل،
02:24فأنتم جديد حذر أصولي.
02:27لقد كان لديه مرتين في حفاظا
02:29و ربيع أحسابي
02:32سواجد بزيارة
02:33و قطر приيك يتود فيتتين
02:36الأخطاء
02:36قطر
02:37كانت تحديد معها
02:38ولكن بدأتنا
02:39ولكنهم فقط كانت الناس
02:41ولكنهم يديده
02:42يعاني انجولت الفتح الناس
02:43لها النحية
02:43جمعه كهما غيره
02:46ويجب قال كالب جلال
02:49كان قلة الناس
02:51لن تحديده
02:51أماني
02:51مكان بحق
02:51مياه
02:51كالب جلال
02:53كان بيسم
02:53أي سنرا
02:55وحده
02:56كانت يجب أنه يجبه في العلالي
02:58رجبه في المكان
02:59وقته إلى أمام المعرفة
03:01كانت تحديده على أشياء
03:03أمام الإنسان
03:06عندما كانت تجربة
03:08كانت أنه يجبه من الشياء
03:09ساعدت إلى الفانسة
03:09بسرعة فهوين تروني
03:12أحضر مع ذلك
03:16أحضر من الحل
03:19بجبه المنزل
03:20ظهر في النهائة
03:25في كل يوم
03:25إلى منتيجه
03:26وأنا لقد عبكاته
03:26ولكن لذلك لم اعطاعته
03:30وفقصت فيها
03:31وقالت معي
03:32يوزن به
03:33ويحضل جدل
03:33وخيزه
03:35أظرر لصفه
03:37وعى لماذا يقاله
03:39وقد رأيه
03:39فكرة
03:40وفيي حيث
03:42حصول الحصول
03:43كنت ويجري
03:44إنه إفريقإن
03:49وأنه يجب ان يصدر
03:50وإنهاره
03:52عميصان
03:53فأتبا
03:56فهما سنة
03:57كلهي سنة
03:59التالي حاله
04:01مرتجلة
04:02سنة اختيارتها
04:02لقد ميتها
04:04لقد فارد بشكل من اللقاء
04:06وقد اتبعت من داخل الامر
04:08وقد كان سنة
04:09جميلة
04:10ويحفظة
04:10ومتازل
04:11ومتازنة
04:12فترة
04:13فترة
04:14لقد ويقفتها
04:17بجميع
04:18مكتب
04:19عدد
04:20فهذا
04:20Oh my god.
04:21So this is your little sister, Vanessa?
04:23She's so cute, literally covered in pink.
04:26Wait, how old are you again?
04:28You're in college, right?
04:29You still dress like a little girl and no one's ever said anything?
04:33My face instantly burned red.
04:36I loved pink.
04:37I was obsessed with it.
04:38My clothes, my tumbler, my hair clips, my jewelry, my phone case,
04:44even my fingernails were pink.
04:46People had teased me for it plenty of times,
04:48but no one had ever talked down to me like that before.
04:52With such fake, over-the-top pity, my face burned.
04:56I just stood there, completely tongue-tied.
04:59Relax, I'm just super blunt.
05:02Don't tell me I offended the princess already.
05:05Seeing my reaction, Natalie just smiled and winked.
05:08Alright, that's enough.
05:10Caleb cut through the tension impatiently.
05:12I turned around.
05:13He was staring at Natalie, brows drawn tight, clearly annoyed.
05:17Ooh, the princess knight in shining armor?
05:21What, I can't even make a joke?
05:23Seriously?
05:24What's your problem?
05:25That night, Caleb told our parents what happened.
05:28Diana smoothed it over immediately.
05:30She told Natalie to lay off the jokes.
05:33And she pushed Caleb to take us both out on weekends so we could bond.
05:37From that day on, Natalie was always around.
05:40I didn't know exactly when she and Caleb got so close.
05:44Every afternoon, Caleb used to bring me a strawberry milkshake after class.
05:48But one day, he handed me an iced Americano.
05:51I barely drink coffee, you know that.
05:54I stared at the iced coffee, my chest tightening.
05:57Come on, you only like the milkshake because it's pink.
06:00That stuff's basically melted sugar.
06:03Try drinking something healthier.
06:04Across from him, Natalie lifted an identical iced Americano.
06:09Oops, sorry shortcake.
06:11I was craving coffee so I told Caleb to grab these.
06:14But honestly, milkshakes are kind of... a lot.
06:19Do girls like you seriously drink that stuff every day?
06:23Do you always give people nicknames?
06:25For a second she froze.
06:27Then came the wounded expression.
06:29Why are you making it such a big deal?
06:31I was joking!
06:33You're being way too sensitive, don't you think?
06:36Am I sensitive?
06:37Or did you do it on purpose?
06:39Enough, Vanessa.
06:40Caleb cut in sharply.
06:42She just moved here.
06:43Sometimes she speaks without thinking.
06:49Stop taking it so personally.
06:51My blood was boiling.
06:52Then maybe she should think before she talks!
06:56Hey!
06:57Hey!
06:57Alright.
06:58My bad.
07:00How about this?
07:01Tomorrow I'll get you a Vonta strawberry milkshake.
07:04Deal?
07:05My little princess?
07:06Hearing that, Natalie's smile disappeared.
07:09She stared dead at me.
07:11From that day on, Natalie actively targeted me.
07:15Whenever I pulled out a pink pack of tissues, she would gasp dramatically.
07:20Wow!
07:21Even your tissues are pink?
07:22What?
07:24Are you trying to turn yourself into Barbie?
07:26At dinner, whenever I wiped down my silverware before evening.
07:29There it is.
07:31Princess mode activated.
07:33During summer break, I was hauling suitcases down from my dorm.
07:37Aw!
07:38The princess can't carry her own luggage.
07:40Someone get this girl a night.
07:42Every single time she did this, her friends would crack up.
07:47At first, Caleb actually stepped in.
07:50He would tell her to knock it off.
07:53Relax.
07:54I'm kidding.
07:55Vanessa's too guarded.
07:58I'm helping her loosen up and actually bond with people.
08:03She's a bit high maintenance.
08:05Is that just a girl thing?
08:07Natalie punched his shoulder playfully.
08:09Hey, Caleb.
08:10Don't lump me in with those girls.
08:13I'm definitely not like them.
08:15Caleb laughed.
08:16It was such a gentle smile.
08:18My chest tightened with a sour ache.
08:21I always knew he thought I was spoiled and threw little tantrums.
08:25Maybe to guys like him, liking pink, hating germs, and not being physically strong just meant you were a high
08:33maintenance princess.
08:34But finally, I snapped.
08:37It was a friend's birthday party.
08:39I wore a fitted pink button down over a white cami to the club.
08:43When Natalie saw me, she practically shrieked.
08:47Oh.
08:48My.
08:49God.
08:50Vanessa, are you serious right now?
08:52Pink with a white cami?
08:53What's this, a teen drama?
08:55No, seriously.
08:57I'm dying.
08:58Do you think you're the main character?
09:00Look at you.
09:01You look like, what's the word?
09:04One of those girls trying way too hard to look cute.
09:07Like a Barbie doll that wandered onto the wrong set.
09:11Hilarious.
09:12She cracked up with a few guys who'd been mocking me since we were kids.
09:17Even Caleb seemed genuinely amused.
09:20The corner of his mouth twitched.
09:22A tidal wave of humiliation and shame swallowed me alive.
09:26While they were laughing, I grabbed my glass and tossed my drink right into her face.
09:31Natalie gasped, wiping furiously at her wet face.
09:34Her makeup melted.
09:36Black mascara completely streaked down her cheeks.
09:39She coughed violently.
09:41What the hell is wrong with you?
09:43Are you insane?
09:45Oh.
09:46My God.
09:47I mocked her tone perfectly.
09:48Look at your heavy contour, fake lashes, and that dress that barely covers your ass.
09:53What are you, a hooker?
09:54Some trashy little club princess?
09:56Caleb scowled and stepped between us.
09:58He yanked the glass right out of my hand.
10:01Vanessa.
10:03Apologize.
10:04He looked down at me, his brow furrowed.
10:06My eyes burned as I stared dead at him.
10:09Didn't you hear what she said to me?
10:11She mocked me first.
10:12That's not the point.
10:13You already insulted her back.
10:15Now apologize for throwing the drink.
10:18When you do something wrong, you own it.
10:21Stop acting like a child.
10:23He said it with such casual authority.
10:25Just say sorry.
10:27She won't hold it against you.
10:30Fuck off.
10:31Vanessa, what's gotten into you?
10:33You leave for college and suddenly this is how you talk?
10:36Apologize right now!
10:38I scoffed, turned on my heel, and walked straight out of the club.
10:42Three days later, Caleb showed up.
10:44He brought my favorite strawberry milkshake to campus.
10:47It had pink whipped cream on top, with my favorite flamingo straw sticking out of it.
10:52He stood below the balcony of my dorm building.
10:54Vanessa, come down.
10:57I owe you an apology.
10:59I stood on the balcony, looking down at him.
11:01The wind made my eyes sting.
11:03I went downstairs and took the shake from him.
11:06I took a sip.
11:07It was sweet, but my chest still felt tight and heavy.
11:11Do you actually think I'm spoiled, petty, and making a big deal out of nothing?
11:15He fell silent for a long time.
11:18Natalie's just blunt.
11:19She doesn't mean any harm.
11:20Just let it go.
11:21You take everything way too personally, Vanessa.
11:24That's probably why you have no friends.
11:27The milkshake sat heavy in my throat.
11:29I couldn't swallow it.
11:30Couldn't spit it out.
11:31So that was it.
11:32No matter how badly I was hurt, I was always the petty one with Caleb.
11:37Always too sensitive.
11:39Too dramatic.
11:39From that day on, our relationship just went on autopilot.
11:43We were together, but something between us had gone cold.
11:47After we finished grad school, our parents started bringing up marriage more and more.
11:52They thought it was time we settled down.
11:54Caleb didn't object, so the wedding was set for my 25th birthday.
11:58On the big day, Natalie was already standing in the bridal suite wearing my wedding dress.
12:04She said she just wanted to see how it looked on her.
12:06I let out a disbelieving laugh.
12:08She glanced at the red reception dress I had just changed into, wrinkled her nose.
12:13Honestly?
12:15Red is definitely not your color, Vanessa.
12:17It looks hideous on you.
12:19Take it off.
12:20If you want to try on a wedding dress so badly, go rent one.
12:24That one is mine.
12:25But she just did a little twirl in front of me.
12:27Oh, come on.
12:29You've already worn it for the ceremony.
12:31Caleb said he didn't mind.
12:33Why are you being so possessive?
12:35That was it.
12:36I reached out and grabbed the fabric.
12:38It's my wedding dress.
12:40Give it back!
12:41As we struggled, her foot caught on something.
12:44She tripped and fell hard onto the floor.
12:47Her carefully styled hair tumbled into a messy heap.
12:51At that exact moment, the door flew open.
12:54Caleb rushed in.
12:55His eyes landed on Natalie.
12:57And without a single second of hesitation, he raised his hand and slapped me straight across the face.
13:05It was raining when I walked out of the ballroom.
13:06A brutal August storm.
13:08Heavy drops smashed against the pavement.
13:11I walked step by step into the freezing rain.
13:15Still wearing that red reception dress Natalie had just mocked.
13:19Behind me, my mother's voice tore through the storm.
13:23Vanessa! Vanessa! Come back!
13:26Oh, for God's sake!
13:28What is wrong with her?
13:29Throwing a tantrum?
13:31Throwing a tantrum at her own wedding?
13:33This is so embarrassing!
13:34I didn't look back.
13:36My heel caught in a puddle, my ankle twisted, and I nearly fell.
13:40So I yanked off both heels, walked barefoot on the soaking wet pavement.
13:45The muddy water was freezing and filthy, but I couldn't care less.
13:50When I walked past the main gates, the hotel security guard stared at me like I'd lost my mind.
13:56Well, a barefoot bride walking into a thunderstorm.
14:00I probably did look insane.
14:02My phone buzzed non-stop in my purse.
14:05I pulled it out.
14:06Dozens of texts from relatives and friends.
14:09What happened?
14:10Is everything okay?
14:12Why did you leave?
14:13I powered the phone off and flagged down a cab.
14:16The driver hesitated when he saw me dripping wet, but eventually unlocked the doors.
14:21Where to?
14:22I gave him an address, an old apartment I shared with a friend back in college.
14:27She had moved to San Francisco, but she kept the lease and left me a spare key.
14:31The ride took 40 minutes.
14:33I shivered the entire way.
14:35I wasn't sure if it was from the cold or something else.
14:38When I arrived, I dug through my soaked purse.
14:42I only had $200 in cash and a debit card.
14:46My phone was completely dead.
14:48I climbed the stairs and unlocked the door.
14:51The apartment was dead empty.
14:54Just a bare mattress and a single folding chair.
14:58I peeled off the heavy, soaked dress, crawled into an old blanket she had left behind, curling into a tight
15:05ball.
15:05Finally, the tears started falling.
15:09It wasn't even heartbreak anymore.
15:11It wasn't anger either.
15:13It was just a suffocating emptiness.
15:16I'd loved Caleb for almost my entire life.
15:20When I was five, he beat up the boys who bullied me.
15:23I thought he was the bravest person in the world.
15:26When I was eight, I scraped my me.
15:29He crouched down and put a band-aid on it.
15:31His hands had been clumsy, but so careful.
15:35When I was 15, I bombed a test.
15:38He stayed on the phone with me for hours, saying,
15:42It's one test, Vanessa. You'll be fine.
15:44When I was 18, I got accepted into college.
15:48He bought me a pink crystal bracelet.
15:51My little princess finally grew up.
15:55But when did everything change?
15:57Was it the day Natalie showed up?
15:59Or was it even earlier than that?
16:02Maybe he'd never loved me.
16:04Maybe I was just a needy friend he had to look after.
16:07A shadow he just couldn't shake off.
16:10He treated me well, not out of love, but out of habit.
16:15He was used to me following him around, used to my clinginess.
16:19But Natalie was different.
16:21She was independent, fiercely opinionated, and bluntly outspoken.
16:26She didn't need him to act as her knight in shining armor.
16:30She even challenged him.
16:32To Caleb, maybe that was a mature, equal relationship.
16:36Not a childish, high-maintenance princess who needed constant coddling.
16:41Those thoughts spiraled until I eventually passed out from exhaustion.
16:45In my dreams, I was five years old again.
16:48After he finished beating up those boys, he turned his head and looked at me.
16:53Sunlight hit his face.
16:56Anyone touches Vanessa, they deal with me.
16:59But the very next second, the dream shifted.
17:01He was standing in the grand ballroom, staring at me with an ice-cold face,
17:07before slapping me across the cheek.
17:09I jolted awake.
17:11Sweat slicked my skin.
17:12The storm had passed.
17:14The sky was starting to turn pale.
17:16I plugged in my phone, powered it on.
17:19It vibrated for three straight minutes, flooded with messages.
17:25Most were from my mother.
17:26Starting from a panicked,
17:28Vanessa, where are you?
17:30To, please answer me.
17:33And finally, do you have any idea what this has done to both families?
17:39Then there were a few texts from Caleb.
17:41Where are you?
17:42Vanessa, are you done with this yet?
17:45Pick up.
17:47The very last one was sent at 2am.
17:50Just one line.
17:51Are you happy now?
17:53I stared at that text.
17:55A bitter laugh escaped my lips.
17:57He slapped me across the face.
18:00And now he actually had the guts to text me,
18:04Are you happy now?
18:05Just like always.
18:07To him, this was totally my fault.
18:10I was being unreasonable.
18:12I ruined our perfect wedding.
18:14I didn't reply to anyone.
18:16I opened DoorDash and ordered some hot chicken soup.
18:20The buzzer sounded.
18:21I assumed it was the chicken soup.
18:24I pulled open the door.
18:26But it wasn't the delivery guy.
18:27It was Caleb.
18:29He was still wearing the same grey wedding suit.
18:32Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his eyes.
18:35Like he hadn't slept all night.
18:38He took one look at my pale face and froze.
18:42I knew exactly how pathetic I looked.
18:45I was drowning in a baggy old t-shirt someone left behind.
18:48And I still had the faint red hand print on my left cheek.
18:52He stared at me for a few seconds.
18:55His throat bobbed.
18:56You stayed here last night?
18:58You stayed here last night?
18:58I didn't answer him.
18:59Just turned and walked back inside.
19:01He followed me inside, scanning the completely bare room.
19:05His brows drawing together.
19:07You're staying here?
19:07You're staying here?
19:08There's not even a bed.
19:10None of your business.
19:11I sat down on the mattress, picked up a cup, and took a sip of water.
19:15He walked over and towered above me, looking down.
19:20Come home.
19:22Let's finish the wedding.
19:24We can pretend yesterday never happened.
19:27I slowly looked up at him.
19:29His face was so incredibly calm.
19:32Caleb, do you honestly think I can't live without you?
19:36What?
19:38I said, I'm not marrying you.
19:41We're done.
19:43His brow furrowed into a tight knot.
19:46Vanessa, do you even hear yourself?
19:48I do.
19:49I'm perfectly clear.
19:51Why?
19:52Just because of one slap?
19:55I didn't mean it.
19:57Given the situation-
19:59What situation?
20:01You saw Natalie on the floor, and you hit me.
20:05You didn't ask why.
20:06You didn't ask what she did to me.
20:08You didn't even give me a chance to explain.
20:10You just hit me.
20:14Do you even know what she did?
20:16She wore my wedding dress.
20:18On my wedding day, she put it on without my permission.
20:22I told her to take it off, and she refused.
20:26We argued.
20:27I tried to pull it off her.
20:29Then you walked in, and you hit me for no reason!
20:34Tell me, Caleb.
20:35What did I do wrong?
20:37She'd never worn one before.
20:38She was just curious.
20:40Did you really have to make such a huge deal out of it?
20:44Did you really have to hit me?
20:48Caleb, I chased you for 20 years.
20:50I loved you for 20 years.
20:53I've been your loyal shadow for 20 years.
20:56I thought you were just bad at expressing yourself.
21:01I thought you loved me and didn't know how to say it.
21:04But that slap yesterday finally woke me up.
21:06You never loved me.
21:08You got used to me.
21:09I'm just an accessory to you.
21:12Someone you could snap your fingers at whenever it suited you.
21:15But Natalie?
21:17You'll back her up in public?
21:18You'll hit me for her.
21:20Because deep down, Caleb,
21:22she is more important to you.
21:24Not true.
21:24Say it, Caleb.
21:25Tell me what it actually is.
21:28He couldn't say a single thing.
21:31I let out a bitter laugh.
21:34Get out.
21:35I already threw the ring away.
21:37The wedding is canceled.
21:38I'll deal with our families and the fallout.
21:41From now on, we're completely done.
21:43Don't ever reach out to me again.
21:46He didn't move.
21:48He stood there for a long time.
21:50Finally, he muttered,
21:52Cool off for a few days.
21:53I'll come back when you've calmed down.
21:55Then he turned around and walked out.
21:58The second the door shut, my legs gave out.
22:01I sank to the floor, burying my face in my arms.
22:05I was the one who initiated the breakup.
22:07Who canceled the wedding.
22:09But why, why did my chest still hurt this much?
22:15For the next three days, I locked myself in that empty apartment.
22:19Ignored every call.
22:21My mother was losing it.
22:23She texted me that she and my father were already on their way.
22:27I just replied,
22:28I'm fine.
22:29Please don't come.
22:30On the third afternoon, the doorbell rang.
22:33I checked the peephole.
22:34It was her.
22:35With no choice left, I opened the door.
22:38When she stepped inside, her eyes welled up with tears.
22:42Oh, sweetheart.
22:44You've lost so much weight.
22:46You look so pale.
22:47Have you even eaten anything?
22:50As she scolded me, she started pulling thermoses out of her tote bag.
22:55I know you're hurting.
22:57I know what happened humiliated you.
22:59But starving yourself won't fix it.
23:03My nose stung.
23:04Tears threatened again.
23:06My father stood in the doorway.
23:09His face was dangerously grim.
23:13I've already talked to Caleb's parents.
23:15If you want to call the whole thing off, just say the word.
23:17I have your back.
23:20Drop it, Arthur.
23:23What?
23:24Laying a hand on my daughter right in front of me?
23:27Who the hell does he think he is?
23:29I didn't raise her to be his punching bag.
23:32She let out a heavy sigh and didn't argue back.
23:35I knew this had hurt them too.
23:38Decades of friendship between our families.
23:39and now they were stuck in the middle of this mess.
23:42The wedding ruined everything.
23:46Mom.
23:47Dad.
23:48I'm sorry.
23:49I'm sorry for putting you through this.
23:53Stop talking nonsense.
23:54I don't care about any of that.
23:56I only care that you're okay.
23:58We only care that you're okay.
24:02That night, my mother stayed with me.
24:04And my father checked into a hotel nearby.
24:07She lay next to me on that bare mattress.
24:09Just like when I was little.
24:12Vanessa, be honest with me.
24:14Okay.
24:15Do you still love him?
24:18I stayed quiet for a long time.
24:21I loved him for 20 years.
24:24You don't just turn that off overnight.
24:27But mom, I don't want to love him anymore.
24:31I know, sweetie.
24:33Then take it slow.
24:34I'm right here with you.
24:36Staring into the dark,
24:37I cried without making a sound.
24:39On the fourth day, Caleb came back.
24:42But this time, he wasn't alone.
24:44Natalie was with him.
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