Two hours have passed in the midest of smell of exhausting smoke of the chimney of train besides heavy smokers and crowded passengers.Mrs. Nora and her young child , 4 years old sitting on her legs and getting asleep, his small head on her breast and Nora hugged her young " Omar" , looking at the window of train , all things moving quickly like beautiful days . She heard a conductor saying" tickets , tickets , please , everyone shows me his ticket " She appeared her tickets which was put into her right hand . She felt unhappy because of an uncomfortable seat and the stiffy Air due to the hot weather and dusty Air . there wasn't a conditionair system and it was difficult to breathe normally. It was a stiffy inside the carriage of the train . Nora smilled and tried to awake her child telling him that" we finally arrive , get up Omar .. Omar ." The child walked in front his mother who getting down the big bag and carried her son .there was his elder brother Farouk who waiting them at the train station since half an hour, wearing A brown shirt with a half sleeve and a blue jeans trousers. He seemed to be happy when he saw Nora and Omar getting down from the train , she waved to him as soon as she saw him . The porter carried her bag and escorted them to brother "s car . Mr.Farouk is a good brother who being always kind and generous to his sister who has recently lost her husband after a long struggle with the cancer . On arriving at Farouk's house , there was Farouk's wife Mrs. Nadeen and her two daughters Jasmine and Hidy , they all expressed their happiness of Nora's arrival and her child Omar . Nora was still wearing the black dress and her grief for missing her husband was deeply and long . Nora took her son and entered her own room and told her son saying , " looking Omar this my room when I was unmarried " Nothing changed except for me , I become a mother of a wonderful son , you are the best man in my life , " I remember your grand pa and grand ma , they lived into my heart although they had died" . Her son slept and she went out to sit with her brother's family .
She began talking to her brother and said " my brother , my stay in your house will be temporarily, the broker had found a small flat suitable and comfortable to me , within three days I will move to my new flat . Her brother doesn't say any thing , but his wife said " it is a good decision to rent a flat but Farouk and me prefer to stay with us and save your money for taking care of your son Omar ."
Nora said , " I know how much both of you
generous, however I stayed with you at least two month till I prepared my new flat . There was a period of time ,All were silent and Nadeen said you said only three days , three days to receive the flat's key but two month at least for preparation. ....
All lights were out and all went to sleep . At midnight, Farouk heard his sister's cough and he fell asleep .
Nora coughed again and went out of room fearing her son might be awaken . She sat in the hall and put her head on the table trying to sleep , she saw three black dogs attacking her fiercely and waked up feeling she was so thristy and her face poured the sweat heavily and couldn't breathe . During that time , her brother get up to pray the night prayers before the Dawn , when he lit the lamp, he surprised to see Nora lying on the ground as if something bad happened to her . Farouk carried her to his own room where his wife slept and ran to get a cup of water to help his sister who couldn't breathe , Nadeen waked up on hearing noise beside her , shocked to see Nora in that difficult situation. They left her to take a rest . In the following morning , Farouk said to his sister " I think it is impossible to move or stay in a flat alone after I saw your bad condition yesterday ."
What happened? Farouk asked eagerly to know what exactly happened to his sister .
Nora started talking , " I saw a bad dream of three black dogs attacking me fiercely and l felt so thirsty and found a difficulty in breathing. Farouk looked at his wife as if he wanted her leaving him alone with his sister , after a while , Nadeen excused to prepare break fast . Farouk was so close to his sister and said " How long ago did you see that a bad dream ? "
"After my husband 's death, I get used to seeing it but three month ago I felt my mouth so dried and my face sweated heavily ."
He sympathised towards her and said " you must see a doctor .
The end of part one
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the Hidden sides
Ngẫu nhiênthis a short story tells the reader about the hidden sides of personality and how such the hidden sides affected badly on person's behaviour whether negatively or positively . many persons have a dark side hidden in his own memories but sometimes...
