Amal turned away from him and put a wide smile on Murad’s face, saying: “And you, Iman, won’t you tell me anything?”
Iman: Thank God for your safety, my brother.
Murad approached her and hugged her tightly, saying: This is how we receive our brothers.
Iman Baal Thawani moved away from him when she felt herself suffocating because of his strong embrace. She had felt the feeling of suffocation before whenever Murad approached her, or they gathered in one place, and when he hugged her, she could no longer even breathe.
Amal: Come, son, sit here. They must have left you without eating.
Abdul Rahman: If he had returned with a body like this while he was hungry, what would he have been like if he had eaten?
Murad laughed at his talk, and the prison was beneficial to him. After his imprisonment, he stopped using drugs, his condition improved a lot, and his health became good.
They gathered at the dining table to eat lunch, except for Iman, who was eating only a little, especially since her father’s malicious looks did not leave her, and Murad was also sitting next to her, so she no longer had any appetite to eat.
Time passed, and Iman washed the dishes, after Murad went out to meet his friends on the eve of a long separation. As for Amal, she slept to rest after waking up early that day, so Iman sat in her room with her sister talking for a little, until she was shocked by her father who entered her room for the first time.
Abdul Rahman: My beautiful daughters, what are they doing?
Salma smiled happily because, for the first time, their father was praising them, and even laughing in their faces, to say: Nothing, father, we will just talk a little.
Abdul Rahman: Move aside a little so I can sit with you.
Iman: Come sit in my place.
Abdul: No, sit down. I want to sit among my daughters.
Salma moved to the side, so he sat between them and hugged each of them with his hand, and Iman’s limbs trembled from the intensity of her terror.
Abdel Rahman: While she was talking, the family was small.
Salma: I was telling my sister that I would complete my studies, become an engineer, and buy a big house for us.
While Salma was telling him about her plans, while she was extremely happy, Abdul Rahman's hand was moving on the curves of Iman's body, which made her feel suffocated, and as soon as she felt his hand pressing on her chest, she quickly rose up and stood up.
Salma: Sister, what’s wrong?
Iman was nervous and afraid at the same time and said: I forgot the milk on the fire, I will go and put it out.
Abdel Rahman with a malicious smile: You have been in the kitchen since morning, so rest now. Salma will handle the milk, and I also want you, Salma, to make me tea because I love it from your hands.
Salma was pleased with his conversation and quickly got up and said: Okay, father.
Abdul Rahman and Iman's eyes were watching Salma until she left and closed the door behind her. Each of them carried different feelings in his heart, but the terror controlling Iman was greater than any feelings, especially after her father stood up and closed the door with the key, so she stumbled back.
Iman: Father, why did you close the door?
Abdel Rahman: I want to talk to my daughter alone. Do you have any objection?
Iman fell on her bed and raised her eyes to her father, who was contemplating her body. He surrounded her with his hands, and her aversion to him and her horror increased when he began to run his fingers over her face.
Abdul Rahman: You look a lot like her, you are an exact copy of her, even Safaa was beautiful like you, but the difference is that she did not have a flaw like you, and also her personality was strong, and her strength enabled her to stay away from me and abandon you.
Iman opened her eyes wide and was shocked by his words. For the first time, she learned that her mother had abandoned her. She originally knew nothing about her mother, and no longer remembered her at all. Most of the time, she thought she had died, only to receive a new shock that would destroy her and break her heart into pieces.
Abdul Rahman did not care about her shock, and he removed her veil, revealing her neck in front of him, so he plunged his head inside it. With this movement, Iman brought back to reality after her distraction, and she pushed him with all her strength, and she got up away from him, and tears began to flow like waterfalls from her withered eyes.
Iman: Why, father, why are you doing all this to me? What is my fault for living like this?
Abdul Rahman quickly approached her and strangled her with his hand, saying: It is your fault that you gave birth. Because of you, I separated from Safaa. If you had not had an obvious defect, people would not have spoken and hurt her with their harsh words, and she would not have decided to stay away from you while she was afraid. She was afraid that she would give birth to another child. With me and he becomes like you, you are the reason for everything, and I wish you had been born.
Abdul Rahman left her and left the house angry and hateful towards her. He left Iman behind him breathing heavily after he cut off her air. Then she lay in bed and continued crying until her eyes were dry of tears.
That dark night passed for Iman while she was in her room after her temperature rose. She kept talking incomprehensible words, and she could not even get up from her place. Had it not been for Salma, who kept watch over her and cared for her, her condition might have worsened even more, so a new day would come, all of which would be surprises for both Iman and Nasr. Debt.
At Nasr al-Din's, he woke up early and passed by Doaa, and the two went to buy everything they needed for the wedding. While they were on their way to one of the stores, Doaa was expressing her joy. A girl in her twenties came out and threw herself in front of Nasr al-Din's car. She did not let go. Nasr al-Din had the opportunity to control his car, but his car collided with it and fell to the ground, with blood flowing on the ground.
Doaa: What did you do, Nasr al-Din? You killed her, you became a criminal.
Nasr al-Din turned towards her, shocked by her words, and quickly went down to see the state of the unconscious girl, and a pool of blood surrounding her, so he took out his phone and called the ambulance and the police, and minutes later the ambulance arrived and took the girl to the hospital.
Doaa: I can't stay with you.
Nasr al-Din: What do you mean?
Doaa took off her ring, then returned it to him and said: I will not marry a criminal no matter what happens.
Nasr al-Din's shock was great at this moment, and before he could comprehend anything, a policeman stopped him and said: Were you the one who collided with the girl?
Nasr al-Din: Yes.. Yes, it is me, and I am also the one who called you.
Police: You must come with us to the station.
Nasr al-Din did not object, and went with them, but Doaa did not care about him and returned home, where she found Nasr al-Din’s father, and told him everything that had happened. As soon as he learned what had happened, his blood pressure rose. Fortunately for him, he always carries the medicine with him, so Doaa’s father gave it to him.
Nasr al-Din was sitting in the police station, and an officer began interrogating him. He told him everything that had happened, and they had to arrest him until they were sure of the truth of his words, especially since the girl’s condition was critical, and no one knew whether she would live or not. As for Nasr al-Din, he was thinking about Doaa’s reaction that shocked him, and he never expected that she would abandon him in the most difficult situation he was in, especially after her insistence during the last period to repair her relationship with him, but today it was confirmed that she did all this for her own benefit only, and she did not care about anyone else.
Hours passed as Omar waited for any news about his son. Had it not been for Ashraf, Nasr al-Din’s friend, who stood with him and brought a lawyer to handle his case, he would have remained confused and alone, not knowing what to do.
Omar: The lawyer was very late inside. Will my son still be here?
Ashraf: Do not say this, uncle. They are only interrogating him, and this takes time, and Nasr al-Din will come out quickly, God willing