Aisha MurabakEver since I was a little girl I knew my destiny. I know I will have to marry someone I probably won't choose, I don't like that, I just wanted to have the power to guide my life.When I went to college that I had my freedom, there I got to live as a girl from another country lives and it was a totally different experience. I won't deny that sometimes I went out without the veil, I put on jeans and a little shirt and let my hair down for a few hours. I felt strange at first I can't deny it but I was a free girl who could do what she wanted with her life.I keep a secret, just mine, something that few people know and I'm afraid of the consequences.I was in Diana's room, the conversation was so good. Knowing about their country and being able to talk freely is invigorating for me. Diana was a little bruised from the fall she had taken on the stairs, and we should thank Allah, that something worse didn't happen to her, because she could have been hurt more. When my two br
Aisha MurabakFinally, my first day of school. I had already mapped out a route and I would walk, the weather was cloudy, but I'll take my chances. I grabbed my stuff and went out, I tried to close my door and got a scare when my neighbour appeared, I let some things fall on the floor."You're pretty clumsy as well as distracted," he tells me."I just got scared," he ducked and so did I, our hands bumped and I was embarrassed as I didn't have much contact with men who weren't family."Are you going to college?", I confirmed.He took my things and we went downstairs. When we arrived at the door of the building, and I put my foot on the pavement, the water drops started to fall, I looked at the sky and took a deep breath."Come on I'll take you, I'm going to work" my strange neighbour finally spoke, "My name is John" he finally introduced himself."I am...""Aisha, I know," I looked at him strangely "I heard when you said yesterday."John was a strange guy. He came across as a serious m
Aisha Murabak"Hassan is the worst I have ever met. He came close and I really wanted to be kissed by him, my body was reacting to his. And he came really close to me.""Go take a shower and put some clothes on, that's no way to stand in front of a man."I was so angry with him, and the worst I waited for the kiss. Jose laughed at me and so did Diana."Who waited for the kiss, silly? That's normal Aisha" Jose tells me "And did John really leave? I was curious.""That day I went to the bathroom and took a shower, I was needing to actually calm my hormones. Hassan stayed in my room and since then, he became my shadow.""I wanted a hot shadow like that for myself" we laughed."He wouldn't leave me alone, and I hated him more and more. He was thick, rude and wouldn't let me talk to anyone. In college I had to stand with him on my side, the girls thought he was cute, they even talked to me. When I questioned my classmate who had called me to the party, he told her that she was not to appro
Aisha MurabakJoseph got up from the bed we were on and tap-danced. I was at a loss to understand all those movements."Girl, you slept with that wonderful man, I can't believe it," he put his hand on his forehead and faked a faint falling into the armchair in the bedroom. "Now you're going to have to tell us all the details, don't go doing like Diana who didn't say much," he looked at Diana and rolled his eyes at her who let out a dull smile."I will tell you, Jose. Like I said, Hassan messed with me in such a way, it was as if he commanded my body.""I know well what that's like, even though I don't want to, knowing I'm going to get screwed, Aslan has me so easily.""I wanted to stop and say no, I knew that would end my life and that it would have consequences, but I let myself be taken by him. Hassan's kisses made me feel alive, a feeling I had never felt before. His eyes, which before brought me fear or anger, this time lit by the yellow flame of the fire, were pure desire, and I'
Diana RodriguesPoor Aisha, we can't believe she was forced to marry that man. It was past midnight and Aslan still had not returned to his room, I only received a note from him apologizing because he could not come to dinner with me. Joseph had stayed with me all day and after much discussion went to his room because I was already feeling well.After a brief nap, I awoke to the rocking of the mattress that sank when Aslan sat up. His hand was on his face, he was haggard and looked very tired."How is Aisha?""Sad," he lowered his eyes "And knowing that all this is happening is my fault.""It's not your fault," little did he know that Aisha and Hassan already had a history."I ended my sister's life, Dad is undeterred and I can't do anything about it. If I asked Bern to marry me, he would still give my sister's hand to that man, I have no authority over her. And that son of a bitch is marrying her tomorrow, I would have no time to do anything. And my father as always said that a man's
Aslan MurabakDiana Rodrigues seemed to know what I really needed, I was miserable, it was as if she could see me from the inside. The sex, not the one I like, that takes our breath away, was done slowly, it was a necessity for me, to feel that she was by my side, and that she was simply there, for me. The connection between us startled me.Diana fell asleep and I left her in bed, she was exhausted and I couldn't close my eyes. It was my fault Aisha was going to marry a man she doesn't love, and I promised I would help her, but I ended up messing it up. I sent a message to her who soon replied me, she was also not able to sleep.I proceeded to Aisha's room, and the hug between the two of us was inevitable, she was being kept locked up, two men were at her door, Hassan's men and not my guards. They didn't want to let me in, but I was the fucking Sheik and the palace was mine, either they would let me in or I would put them off my land."I came here to ask your forgiveness, Aisha," I wa
Aslan MurabakSeeing my sister leaving the palace with that man heading for Aresk made me angry. Her now husband, demanded that the three of them go to his house, he said he had too much to do in his country, and he couldn't stay for the festivities my mother had prepared. Even though everyone involved asked her not to do anything like that, but Mama is very stubborn and no one can hold her back. Now we are having several unknown people going around the palace and talking about my sister and the son she and Hassan had in the past."I didn't want to get involved with Aisha, I did everything to not even see her, but before long I realised that John was in love with her. I couldn't let the two of them get involved, I started following them. And then I saw that she was starting to respond. So I saved her and in the first instant I fell in love with her. Too cliché for a man like me. When she disappeared, I was lost that direction, I just wanted to bring her back into my life.""You treate
Diana RodriguesAslan's reaction when he saw me greeting John was extremely chauvinistic. I'm not sure if I'm just not used to how men here treat their wives. Maybe I can't live like this. I could tell when he grabbed me by the arm and pulled me out of the hall.It left me fearful. Would I live like this, or was it just a burst of anger he was having? I hope it's the latter and that it won't happen again. I went to the office with him, and there he asked me about Aisha's story. But his words hurt me even more, especially when he mentioned that he had bought me and that I owed him loyalty. It was a burst of my anger.My hand went straight to his face. I wouldn't accept him doing that to me again. I ran out of there after slapping him and didn't know at what point I thought my life could be different. It was just an illusion. Stubborn tears insisted on falling from my eyes as I sneaked through the palace corridors.Maybe I didn't even know where I was going; I just wanted to reach my ro