A Woman Torn Apart -- 5

20 minutes later A soft -wayed daloo3- voice curiously asked "entay sham 3umrsh?!"

I looked at her shocked; her name is Marwa, with tiny body shape and a pointed nose, narrow eyes, thin lips, a mother of two and she is 26 -though she looks 36! She was wearing 3abaya and a thick 7ijab

"25" i was shocked from the approach, i mean what kind of a person who starts a conversation with how old are you?!! Weird!

"Shaklish 20" she said "esmy Marwa Al XX"
"wel ne3em , ana 3aysha Al XX" i replied - still feeling weird!
"Shga3da tsaweein?!" asking in a very rude tone!
"Soliter... ma3endy chay fa 7abit athaye3 waget!" i know rude but i dont handle (MALGOOF) type!
"EEEEH; e7na wedna neg3ad ma3ash oo n3almsh she'3el, laken el estaath '9ary 6elab mena gabel laay safer ena ma7ad y3alem el yedad chay!"
WTF!!!
"Na3am!! Leish?!"
"Madry!! Ana gelt agulsh 3ashan latgulin ma 3alimouny!"
The other lady was busy -or pretending to be!- running through dozen of files and papers on her desk. No comments did she share!

"OO ana bag3ad fathya leein 2eyee?!" I was mad but held my temper!
"ee.. she'3lay nafcsh bel Soliter" she was trying to be .. FUNNY!

"OK!" i moved the chair back got off it and head toward the door "yseir ash'3el nafsy oo atmasha bel qesem?!" I asked Marwa
"e5thay ra7tsh" with the nastiest smile i have ever seen!

I left the office pissed.. maly ela Saja!

...Marwa and Nahed...

"yal na7eesa! shfeesh 6afartay el bent" Nahed laughed while asking Marwa.


Nahed was 35, round face, wide brown eyes, single -never been married. A very naive and dump person!


"ma yazatly! sheftay shlabsa!! la oo bkel waqa7a tguly SOLITER!" Marwa said as she sat on her desk and eating nuts

"shfeeh lebsa ya 7afeth?! ban6aloon oo qames... Entay bs 5ayfa takel el jaw 3alish!" teasing Marwa

"la ya galbi, mu hal ashkal takel jawee! bs tadrin ma3 meno 6beegat?!"

"besmellah mn awalha! meno?!"


"Saja el {BEEEEEB}" Marwa replied angerly

"3ashaaaaaaaaaaaan chethy; el mafrooth ya sha6ra tyeebenha soobsh mu tkeeshenha mnsh!" Nahed was trying to advise Marwa


"6aa3 mno ytkalam! ana maby a7ad sooby! Agool, 5alsay 5alsay she'3lesh oo lata26iin nasaye7! feday nafcsh!" Marwa commanded


"keeeefsh!" Nahed sounded sad


.. 5 minutes later ..


"tabien 7ab?!" Marwa knew that she hurted Nahed; so she was trying to apologize -her way- since Nahed was her ONLY friend!

"LA2!" Nahed was still pissed

"yalla 3ad, tadrin mu gasdee oo ana lama a3aseb age6 7achy m3afin nafs Bu A7mad!" They both laughed as Marwa headed to Nahed and gave her some nuts




...Back to Me...

"Momken adesh?!" standing at Saja's door


"YAH! a7lan wa sahlan; el maktab maktbsh!" said Saja with her lightening smile!


"thanks.. maleit oo ana ga3da ma 2asawee chay!" I complained

"3ady; awal yoom dayman chethy, mudersh '6ary 3adel?! weinah"


"ee ohwa mudery oo 6ale3 2ejaza, yerja3 el esboo3 el yay"


"Loo ohwa hny chan ma 3tegsh! ymoot 3al sh'3el oo wayed daqiq!" she paused "bs la7tha.. Marwa aw Nahed ma3a6oosh chay tsaweeina?!"


"LA2!" i seemed pissed Saja laughed, i guess she understood my pissed face!


"etha hatha wayhesh 3ayal akeed kalamtay wa7da feehoum"


"Ambieh wayed embayin eny ma3asba?! Marwa!!" I said


"Ma aloomsh! bs 6af , hathy feha marath nafsy ma3enha 26 oo mara metzawja bs 3agelha 3agel wa7da 3umerha 14!"


"se2altny cham 3umry oo galt .." i paused.. i dont want to be the GOSSIP GIRL in the department!


"shegalat?!" Saja asked cuoriously


"madry .. 6af ma aby afaker bel mawthoo3, shega3da tsaween?!" changing the subject


"a7eb elly y'3ayer el mawthoo3!" smiled and continued "ga3da asawee taqrir.. shraysh teft7in el computer el thany oo a36esh cham document 3ashan tsawin taqrer?!"
"Taqrer sejy!!" I was thrilled!


"laa2 ya 7elwa! meswada , chay tedaribeen 3alih... ana msawyeta mn gabel , oo lama t5alsena nqaren bein el athnin; shraysh?!"


"7ady mwafqa! a7san mn el ga3da el ba6aliya!" I was exsited


She gave me some documents as i turn on the computer and started working or creating the report; too many numbers -something i adore!- and analysis. Dont worry i wont share the details with you as i know how much people love numbers :P

And time flew with Saja and the report i did; it was time to leave so i excused my self, went to my office, grabbed my bag and said a COLD "goodbye" to Marwa and Nahed. Got into my car and left with nice and strange memories of my first day at work.


Later that day

"shtaabiin!" i said in a sleepy voice
"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomaaaaaaaaaaaaay!" Maryoom destroyed what is left of my hearing abilities!
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!! NA3AM NA3AM!!! ABY ANAM!" i screamed
"maku noom! ana daga 3alesh 3ashan tgulin bnam! aby a3arf shloun awal yoom dawam?!"
"ufffff!!! tekfeen bs agoom agulsh" begging her :(
"3ady askra, bs nomtsh 5tarbat" Maryoom said in a devilsh tone
"Allahouma 6awelsh ya roo7! na3am?! kany gemt shtabiin??"
"shloun awal youm dawam?!"
"3ady, film, malal, wanasa" i knew giving her bits and pieces would drive her nuts
"SHENU YA3NEE!!! betgolin aw barga3 el 5a6 bwayhish oo ma akalmsh marah thanya b7ayaty!!" she was pissed -- mission accomplished ;)

i laughed at what she said! "a3sabsh!" laughing "hathy el 3anaween bs; al7in agulsh el tafseel el mumel"

i told her about the HANEM man, the 20 mintues search for the "shenqo", how it looked, Saja, rude Marwa, silent Nahed, Bu A7mad & my anonymous boss...

"kareha Marwa!" that was the first thing Maryoom said after i finished

"ee 7adha! bs 6af achwa ena Saja mawjoda chan ma adry sh9ar feny!!"

"ee zain,, agul"

"shtabiin?"

"meta 3zomat el dawam?? FRIDAYS 6ab3an!"
"waaaay bedina 6rarah! oo mn galsh ba3zmsh 3ala FRIDAYS?! shawrma el jam3iya oo t5ub 3alsh!!!" i burst from laughing

"a3almsh !! HAYEEN!!! degay 3alay oo goolay ba6la3 ma3ash!" maryoom said
"gemna mante7amal jokes!? ya 3umry entay maly '3ersh, bs a6afrsh! awal ma yanzel el ma3ash nroo7 FRIDAYS; ba3ad aaamray"

"ma yamer 3alsh 3ado.. enzain yalla gelbay wayhsh oo ma3 el salama!"
"bye ya bgara!" i teased and hang up before she would say a word

I looked at the clock; it was 5PM
Saturday... always long and boring, even when you have something to do! The beginning of the week is ... loooong!
Someone I miss for sure ... A7mad! I haven't talked to him since yesterday

**Dialing @*$ ** "haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!" obviously he just woke up!
"masa2 el 5eir" me trying to be nice!
"masa2 el ward wel joury"
"sa7 el noom! ma re7t el dawam?!"


let me explain something about A7mad; he works in his Dad's company, but he never goes to work unless his Dad asks him to! You know the type they call "ba6alah muqana3a"?! Well, my A7mad is one of them!



"la2; ams knt ta3ban mn el challieh oo nemt ... wensh?!"

"home"

"shloun el dawam?!"

"zain .. 6umasha oo eshwaya enqatheet, but overall i liked the first day"

"and why is that?!"

"i met this girl at work, she approached, very sweet and helpful and she made my day go as smooth as possible"

"Ashwa enha WA7DA mu WA7ED! adree meletsh wese3a!!"

"waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay shtabeeeeeeeeeeeeee?! ya3nee shfeha etha el wa7da kan 3endaha male friends or colliques?!"

"feha oo feha oo feha! ana ma artha! wein ga3din?!"

"ga3din in Kuwait! oo ba3din enta tsulifly 3an bnat 5altik oo 3amtik bs ana ma agul chay!"

"ya3nee lazem athakresh ana rayal?! ana 7aa6 7ad 7aghoum kelhoum, and they all know that i have someone in my life who took over my entire life" flirting!

"enta baya3 7achy! aslan why am i discussing this?! i know it is a deadend!"

"sha6ra shoshty!" SHOSHTY! kel youm dala3 yedid!!

"adry ... ta3al, mno hathy elly took over your life?!"

"ya3nee matadreen!"

"la2 ma adry" trying to be ... Daloo3a

"entay ya ba3ad ahaly oo 6owayfy!" he said




i blushed and flashed him a MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

"ba3ad dinyeety entay!"

"adry!" sounding so confident

"enzain mageltely shesem ur new collique?!"

"LEISH ENSHALLAH?!" i was annoyed

"ymkn akalemha mn warash!" teasing me

"A7MEDOOOO! WAY3A" i yelled!!

"bser3a yengas 3alish! tawny made7 meno!? OMY??? i want to know" he nagged

i knew urging wont do me any good, and he will get what he wants eventually so "malgoof 6ool 3umrek! Saja Al XX"

and suddenly he screamed and said "NAAAAAAAAAAA3AAAAAAAAAAAAAAM?!"

What happened?! what's wrong with him?! who is Saja to make him go CRAZY?!


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To Be Continued ... A Woman Torn Apart

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Mie Mie

A Woman Torn Apart -- 4

KNOCK KNOCK

"Na3am"

"coffee madam .. "

"okay, 7u6a hny... Bu A7mad ma ya ?!"

the Tea boy put one coffee cup on Saja's desk, the other one on a table next to me as he said "La madam ana mayshuf"

"okay .. mashkur"

the tea boy left the room as we sipped our coffee

"shrayesh bel qahwa 3awash?!"

"laa ba'as!" i said as i was enjoying my coffee ...

time passed quickly with Saja, she was very friendly! Coffee, sweet and we both talked about different things in life; makeup, fashion, society, work ... etc

almost 2 hours later; her phone rang

"Alo na3am? La! okay al7in neyee" she hang up

and just before i say any word Saja said "Bu A7mad sharaf.. lets go"

Ooh Bu A7mad?! why is the name A7mad hunting me?!?!?!?

we left her office, walked through the narrow corridor til its end, where Bu A7mad's office was at the end of the corner.

It was 10 AM when we entred Bu A7mad's office ...

"Ahalan ahlan!" his deep sharp voice said as he was welcoming us

"Hala feek; sej mudeer!" Saja commented

"Waaleeeeeeeeeeeeein ! ta7sedoun el faqer 3ala mutat el yem3a?! lu tadrin ana leish te2a5art.."

she interrupted "OO ana shakoo?! hathy bnyatna el yedida ya Bu A7mad, deer balik 3aliha oo lat yaninha methlna!"

"W shlunha?!"

"shegradiya oo sha6ra!"

i blushed

"eeeh .. yeebayin taly ,, entay 3aysha Al XX 3adel?!"

"ee 3adel"

"aku ba3ad 5 bnat oo shabiin baqbulin bel hay2a ... bs madry etha byeebun a7ad 3endna" He wondered

"ana asta2then, 3aysha bs t5alsin mn 2ustah 7amam ta3alay 3ndy" she gave me a winck as she excused her self

Bo A7mad started talking about the Hay2a in general and our department, i was listening carefully and studying his face expression...

Bo A7mad is almost 50, too many wrinkles and smokes heavily! Thick black mustache which obviously he colors it. He is married from two women and has 7 children total from both.

He wanted to walk around, show me the department and meet my team ..

As we were walking out, i checked his figure.. He is short, not a dwarf but short comparing to men height...

We finally reached my office and met my team; there were 4 desks inside the office, two occupied with women in their mid 30's and the other two were empty.

Bu A7mad introduced me to them and showed me the desk I will using; he also told me that my Direct boss is on leave and will be back next week.

I sat on my desk that had a Computer with Windows '98; i turned it on to waste some time playing Soliter

20 minutes later; a soft -wayed daloo3- voice curiously asked "entay sham 3umrsh?!"

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To Be Contincued ... A Woman Torned Apart

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Mie Mie

A Woman Torn Apart -- 3

I woke up at 5:40 AM, prayed and got ready for work. I wore a black trouser with a white shirt with black & red strippes. Red shoes & grabbed my Lious Vitton bag, applied my protection, blusher, mascara & a fine lipstick and my hair was simply down.
Head to kitchen and prepared a quick cheese sandwish and went out.

It was 6:30 AM


Ashwa eny 6ela3t gabel el za7ma , el hay2a 3al 5th ring road...

thinking to myself while driving to work, first day of work

You know ,, at the very first day of work you feel strange; a mixture of a funny exciting freaky feeling! Even the drive to your work place feels weired! it's like going down the stairs to meet the guy who is sitting in the Hall room to propose...

NA3AM!! 3awash !!!!!!!!!!!!! SHAAAAAAKOOOO !!!





crazy thoughts in my head...





I reached the building in Rabiya approching the main entrance where Secuirty office was located...


"Saba7 el 5eir"


"Saba7 el noor ya Hanem"


"Ana muwathafa ydida, mumkn etdaliny wein qesm el mu7asaba?!"


"7adr bs 3awez el be6a2a el madaniya ya Hanem"


OO BA3DIN 3AL HANIM! I DONT LOOK THAT OLD!


"Leish?!"


"3ashan asagel el esm ya Hanem"


grabing my wallet from the bag, taking out the civil ID and giving it to the Eygptian guy..


After writing my name "etfadaly ya Hanem"


OK THAT WAS IT!


"mashkur oo ana mu HANEM! wein el edara?!"


"Oltely el mu7saba?!" looking shocked


"EE!" how long is this going to take?!


"te6la3y du'3ry , ymin ba3din du'3ry le'3ayet matla2ee yaf6a maktub 3aliha (edarat el hay2a) wetshufy ba2a el mu7asba fein"


"shkran!" pulled the window up and drove away!





it was 7 am when i reached the building,, and reached the Accounting Department at 7:20AM! I was looking for it for 20 minutes!

The Department wasn't in a luxurious building, nor a place you concider an office, it was a SHABRA, SHENKO, MUL7AQ!!! Name it whatever you want, but it is not an OFFICE BUILDING!!!

i managed to find a parking, went inside the (shenko) where another Eygptian secuirty guy was sitting behind a desk on it a big book , i assumed it was the ATTENDENCE SHEET.

He looked at me in a strange way, not a dirty look, but a shocked one!

"Esalam 3alikom"

"Wa3alky3om el salam 2umury"

achwa no "HANEM"

"Ana muwathafa yedida oo el youm awal youm dawam.."

"AA ok fehemt, sagely esmik hena law sama7ty" flipping the page of the book and pointing on a sheet that says (Al Ta3yiin El Jadiid)

Pulled a pen from my bag and wrote my name.. He was still shocked

"Al7in wein aru7?"

"tru7y shemal, du'3ery fee maktab ABU A7MAD, howa yelolik ta3mly eeh" he quickly said "bs howa msh mawgood, yeegee kaman shewaya"

"ya3nee eshkether shewaya?"

"ya3ny nus sa3a keda"

Allahouma 6awelsh Ya Rou7!

"Al7in ana wein aru7??" i sounded annoyed

"estany henak bel karasy oo bs yegy 3ashan ywaqa3 7udur, 2ashawerloo 3aliky"

He seemed nice

I went and sat on the chairs where he pointed, they were facing the entrance door. The "shenqo" was dull and gloomy! I dont know how it is called (Hay2at el Zera3a) and there is not a single plant in this department!

The offices were cubes, as i suppose, some on the right hand, others on the left. It was a small department but there was an extention to other departments.

15 minutes passed as the employees started to come; some gave me a GAZE as if i was a UFO or something, others passed without a single look. They were mainly old women -not too old- and men.

Now i know why the secuirty guy was starring at me with a shocked look!

Everyone looked the same except one! a late 20's lady came in the "shenqo" wearing a dark purple knee length dress printed with big black flowers with a jeans jacket. Her hair was a up with a slik pony; bright blusher and lipstick; she was wearing black tights and black heels.

Everyone else -i mean women- wore 3abaya, or long skirt with long shirt. Or something undescribable!

When she entred, she gave me a (checking you out) look with a smile, she signed the sheet and talked to the egyptian guy almost wispearing .. i wonder!

Saja & the Egyptian guy

"hathy meno?"

"dee muwazafa gdeda, gaat mn el sa3a 7:30!"

"mbayin 3aliha sha6ra; na6ra el athwal?"

"Aiywa ya set Saga"

"Saga b3ink! SAJA.. el muhem, ana ba5eth-ha makteby; leei ya el athwal, deg 3ala makteby oo ana awadiha 3enda"

"7ader"

...

"Saba7 el 5eir"

"Saba7 el noor"

"Ana Saja, mudaqiq awal.. shesmsh?"

"3aysha, ana muwathafa yedida"

"na6ra Bu A7mad?!"

"EE.."

"hatha ymkn eyee esa3a 10! ta3alay makteby a7san mn ga3dtsh hny.. neshrab coffee ma3 ba3ath" she kindly suggested

"MMM okay" i smiled, grabbed my bag and went to her office

As we entre her office, there were two desks. one too tidy as it never been touched! The other was full of life! Picture frames, small flower vase, colored books and stick notes, a huge computer screen! behind the desk was a window.

"tefathelay" pointing at the chair infront of the colorful desk

"mashkura,, hatha maktebsh?!" i asked

"EE .. mu mbayen?"

"Emballah.. mashallah full of life!"

"it should! 3ayal shlun awanes 3umry bhal magbara?!"

i lauhged and said "EE Wallah magbara!!"

She smiled and asked "qahwetsh sada or 7elwa?"

"wasa6"

dailed on the desk phone and said "Salam, jeeb athnin qahwa wasa6 maktab Saja" and hanged the phone

"Ee 3aysha.. mn wein met5arja?"

"Jam3at el Kuwait, koliyat el tijara"

"3diliya 3adel?!"

"ee.. oo entay?!"

"Allah ysalmsh ana 5erajt jam3at 3ien Shams fee Maser, ta5asus mu7saba.. oo sarly hny 4 years awal mate5arajt oo qadamt fee diwan el 5edma, qbaluny hny.. Oo bs" then she asked "entay shyabish hny?"

"diwan el 5idma, bs twaqa3t ena el mukan arqa mn chethy! el mabna wayed ... mu mabna!!"

She laughed loudly and said "Arqa!! ya 7elwsh ya 3awash!! tara el hay2a mn el amaken el dathra fel dera!"

"Sej" i sounded disappointed

"Sejien! bs tebqa a7san mn '3erha, cham 3umrsh?"

"25 .. "

"Katkoota! shaklish 20! Ana 28; shufay ana erte7tlsh awal masheftsh la2eny 7asetna methel ba3ath.. Etha la7athtay el 3umom hny ya 3abat oo 7jab 3ady bs kelhum foog el 35! entay metzawja?!"

"La2 .. "

"Ana ba3ad .. ehny el a'3labiya 7arem oo omahat 3yal, 7leeweein bs mayen3a6un wayeh kelsh! Entay thkarteny bnafsy awal madawmt, nafs el ga3da and the look! adry ana mu wayed akbar mnsh bs hal mukan y5aleesh tekbreen 10 snin"

she kept talking as i was listening carfully

"Ma7ad galy shasawee aw shlun atsaraf, 5asa eny 3esht 5 snin fee Masr oo makent ayee el Deira ella manedar, fa wayed sadefatny mawaqef tsaraft feha '3ala6 oo 6e7t fee mishakel .. ma abeesh e6e7in fee aghla6y , madry leish bs e3tabriny methel e5tsh el kbira" she said with a caring tone

i just nodded

KNOCK KNOCK

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To Be Continued ... A Woman Torn Apart

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P.S.

Senser apologize for the delay; it was a long week. But i promise a quicker post

Mie Mie