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Blown on Eid Day...

Ok, so my Masjid projected for Eid to fall on Tuesday, so all the festivities were planned for Tuesday. Eid actually came on Monday, which threw a lot of people off, including myself. The Eid prayers were prayed at the Masjid on Monday, but it was announced that the festivities would still take place on Tuesday. I was a little blown since I had taken off work Monday and now I wouldn't have an Eid celebration to attend. After the prayer, two of my friends informed me that Eid festivities were taking place in Baltimore, which is about a 30 to 45 minute drive from DC. We decided to go there since we had all taken off and wanted to partake in some kind of Eid celebration. While there, I ran into a guy who I hadn't seen since 9th grade. His sister and I were great friends. Since she is in the military and had been to Japan, Iraq, etc., we sorta lost touch. When I saw him I was truly happy that maybe I would be able to contact her again. Imagine my surprise when he told me that she was in DC, but would be returning to Oklahoma in a few days, so of course I wanted to see her and gave him my number to give to her and everything. So, we chatted on and off the entire day...real cool guy. (Rewind: this was my second time seeing him because I saw him the previous Saturday at an Iftaar where we spoke very briefly). Ok, so after talking to him and all this, one of my friends asked me what his name was. Before that moment, I had never even thought that I didn't say his name, although he had said mine a few times, which meant he knew it...that's when I remembered that I didn't remember his name. I mean, I hadn't seen this guy for a good fourteen years and even then, we didn't talk like that. I mean, he was a year below us and he was my friend's little brother, so come to think of it, I doubt I knew his name then. Anyway, she tells me to ask him, which isn't an option since we had talked so much that at this point it would be extremely embarrasing if I was like, "By the way, what's your name?" I mean, it was really too late for me to ask. So, I tell her to ask him simply because it wouldn't come off obvious that I didn't know it and wouldn't seem weird since she had never met him. But, instead of doing that simple task, she goes "She's too embarrassed to tell you this, but she doesn't remember your name." (Aneesah + comment = BLOWN) I'm not one to be easily embarrased and haven't felt embarrassment in years, but this TRULY embarrassed me. He looked pretty blown too as he told us his name.

Wow...yeah, I felt bad. I think the thing that blew me was having something done to me that I wouldn't do to someone else...

posted by Madeehah @ 9:01 AM