Saturday, August 27
Sameera / the struggle of a single woman “V"A continuation
It's hazy:
Around noon that day, Sameera got a message from Marwan: “sorry dear, I could not return your call, I received an upsetting oversees call, buzz me when you’re free”. This message somehow disturbed her and comforted her at the same time, she knew that Marwan’s family were facing financial problems at his homeland, and that Marwan was working double shifts to pay off their debts and that caused some sadness in his voice whenever he talked about his family. At the same time she was relieved to know that he was not with another girl as she had thought. At that moment she decided that it was time to pay him a visit, he was going through a bad time and he needed her. And as soon as she wrapped up her work for that day she gave him a call and set a date to meet up in his apartment that night for dinner and movies.
The candle lights that were scattered all over his apartment were the first thing that appealed to her and drifted her into a state of total relaxation as she sat on a sofa beside him, he looked so attractive that night; his blue eyes had taken a shade of gray that glistered like two huge sapphires amidst a lively, vibrant face. And against her expectations; he did not look upset at all, in fact, he looked exhilarated, but she could not decide whether their closeness was the reason behind his happiness, or he was just putting an act in an effort not to ruin their first real evening together.
The evening was a blast for both of them, or at least that’s what she thought. They played the movie and pretended that they were following the actions in the motion picture, while in fact each was busy with teasing the other either by a touch or a double meaning comment in an effort to shorten the distance between them and get over the first few awkward moments of who should make the first move; when each made a gesture, the other responded until they both fell on top of each other and created a scene while the motion picture complimented them with violent music beats and the dinner on their plates stayed untouched.
The visitation continued every night for a week until that Friday night when she found him in one of his swinging moods again; only that night the somber mood stayed longer. Up until that day she was very happy to be with him although at times he repeatedly told her about his family’s problems and that he needed money urgently and did not know how to solve his dilemma. She sympathized with him a lot but there was nothing she could do for him. And although he had never asked her help, but she felt ill at ease with him repeating the story; Part of her was not convinced that he was interested in her, rather in her money when she hardly had any to spare. Another part was telling her that he is just an unfortunate person who had to live a hard life, and he was only releasing his pressures by simply talking them out, may be he does not realize what impression he is creating on her!!!!
But that Friday night the clouds around her eyes began to slowly clear and her logical mind started analyzing after this conversation between them:
Marwan: “angel, you didn’t answer the question I asked the other night”
Sameera: “what did you ask sweetie?”
Marwan:” do you think I should get a loan from the bank?”
Sameera:” well I don’t know honey, can you repay it though? I know that you are already sending more than half of your salary to your family”
Marwan:” I know I can’t repay it and this is the problem, my dad is crippled and I can’t see my mom who had been a housewife all her life working at her age, I’ve got to do something”
Sameera:” ah… I’m sorry babe I don’t know what to say”
Marwan:” there must be a way”
And that was it, now she was sure that Marwan was beating around the bush for one thing and that made her feel miserable. Since she’ve known him, he had always been the type that dressed expensively and spent lavishly on trivial things, now how come he was always complaining and repeatedly involving her in his financial problems?
In her mind she knew that her relationship with Marwan was over; why can’t people be honest and love you for who you are without a hidden agenda?
In the next few days Sameera never answered Marwan’s constant calls, she was not trying to be rude, but at the same time she did not want to be taken advantage of, and although she longed at times to be with him, but the thought of him using her just switched that wonderful feeling to a hideous remorse.
Instead, she tried to brush all thoughts of love and relationships from her mind by burying herself in her work, she had resigned to the idea of living a single woman’s life for the rest of her life; marriage or even a relationship were not in her stars, she will never give in to a man, and what’s wrong with being single? In the end she could have her privacy that many couples would dream of. And just like a robot; she programmed her mind to accept her situation and live up her life, until that unexpected night.
About three months later, her friend Fowziya invited her to another friend’s house in an attempt to hook her up with him. And although Foziya knew what was on her friend's mind, she never quit her trials. So to Fowziya the host was single and available, he had his experiences with other gorgeous women and now he was ready to settle down, he did not care who the person he wanted to marry was as long as all his specifications were met in one; and his expectations were a bit low. He had proposed to Fowziya, but Fowziya did not feel that thing for him, so who is a better candidate than her beloved Sameera? Sameera on the other hand did not have the stomach to go into any relationship after her constant disappointment with men, but nevertheless, she had decided to go just for Fowziya’s sake.
Her lack of interest showed on her casual clothes and make-up free, yellowish face, but the minute she sat down on the living room sofa, her eyes were locked with his, he was not the host that Fowziya was trying to match her up with, he was an Italian guest whom she knew nothing about; a reserved, shy person that said almost nothing all night, but his eyes said a lot.
She practically felt something inside her move, she found that she was involuntarily attracted to this total stranger, and everyone had noticed that the feeling was mutual, Fowziya mentioned that to her later, and she had warned her that this person had a girlfriend he was about to marry, and the fact that he was alone that night was only because his girlfriend was away on a vacation.
Sameera was puzzled; she was not the naïve type and she never believed in love at first sight, but what had happened to her, why can’t she stop thinking about Alberto. It was like he was right in front of her all the time, whispering in her hair, and oh those talking eyes!!!
Two days later, while she was shopping with her little sister in Marina Mall, she ran into him, and they both stood in front of each other speechless, they did not even exchange a simple hello until a good time had passed, then he approached her and asked her to join him for a cop of coffee, to which she readily agreed.
While having coffee, he was the one who was talking and she just enjoyed listening to him, she could have sworn that if it wasn’t for her decent upbringing, she would have seduced him right then and there, what was wrong with her? And why did she feel so strongly about a person that she hardly knew anything about? Was it chemistry that everyone else talked about? Was he a lover in a previous life? Come on, she never believed in that stuff, why him? For sure he was not all that handsome, she had been with much better looking men, and the guy was so decent; he was talking about his girlfriend and his future plans, and she would never in her wildest dreams think of stepping into another woman’s shoes, but nevertheless; she felt his unsaid words, his eyes had said it all; he was into her as much as she was into him, or was she imagining things? And as he was dropping the girlfriend issue in each and every sentence, Sameera felt a surge of envy that she had never experienced before, how could she be jealous of some stranger? What was wrong with her? Or maybe his loyalty to his girlfriend was what grabbed her by the throat, not wonting to believe that such men had actually existed .
They exchanged their telephone numbers and every one went to his daily errands, but Sameera’s life was never the same again.
To be continued
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18 Comments:
erm.. Is this a part one? Indimajt wayed and it stopped all of a sudden lol I loved the story ;)
No Peach, this is part 5, it all started in June
I love it, cause I think Sameera here represents all women. Real life events that we'r exposed to, but sometimes we choose not to talk about. She's the story of all single, modern women. Keep the good job
Oh finally a continuation ,, i thought part 4 was the last one ,, poor girlfriend,, shaklhaa eltha7ya elqadma :P
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Ok... now we keep going... lol you made us wait forever!!
That was great! Looking forward to the rest of it!..:)
Super-S
Part six is cooking buddy; if you like you can go to my June archives and the four other parts, thanks
Tantalize
Thanks sweetie, who’s my teacher? ;)
Elegance
That’s exactly what I’m trying to pass through darling
Shopa dear
Sorry to keep you waiting sweets, yeh Italians are yummy aren’t they ;)
Bader
Welcome back buddy and no Sameera’s delima did not end, or, will it ever end? we’ll see.
E3younAlbak
Li3yoonic wallah ;*
MissCosQ8
Thanks dear, the rest will come soon; you still can roam around my June archives and read the four earlier parts you missed, if you like :)
oh my gosh part 5!!! daym am always too late lol
Ok going bk now.
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I just finished reading the first 4 episodes. I like the story alot and I love your story telling ;)
One thing doesn't make sence to me thought! In the first episodes she had decided not to go on with the relationship. And now all of a sudden she gives him a week of tender lovin care! There's a missing part here ;p
I demand my missing part lol
Good point Peach, that goes to show you that we humans are a bunch of complicated creatures; although she liked him a lot at the beginning she had decided not to go on with this relationship because of age difference alone although she was not totally convinced that this was a good reason especially when he did not mind it. And because ditching him was her decision, she did not feel emotional about it. But when she did make a mistake of calling him at the middle of the night and his phone was busy; the situation had changed and it became an ego problem, and that started the whole thing in her mind. Then when she realized what his actual motive was, it was easy for her to ditch him again. This shows you that most of our relationships start in the mind and ends there, we only have to be convinced enough to take an action.
And something else Peach, do you think if Sameera was living in another environment her relationship with Marwan would develop as fast? I mean if she was living in a place where dating was acceptable and she could meet him outside closed doors under her parent’s guidance, would any of this had started before knowing a person? I doubt it. This is one of the biggest problems facing single women in this reserved society, everything has to be behind closed doors no matter how modernized we think we are. And don’t be surprised dear; women like Sameera are dime a dozen in these societies.
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I LIKE your answer! specially the ego part that makes so much sence and it's so real ;)
c, est la vie ;)
The story is getting better Ruby with every part. Great job :)
Thanks sweetie, yallah, it’s your turn, it’s been a long time and you know what I mean ;)
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