Meeting in Paris

Part Twenty Three

Reham and Salwa entered their apartment after finishing their work, and after each of them took a shower in her room and changed their clothes, they went out and sat down in the hall.

Reham: Salwa, what do you think about what is happening in the company these days?

Salwa: Reham, I believe that there are radical events taking place today in the company that require us to be in a neutral area, and not to interfere in these events so as not to be harmed by them.

Reham: Salwa, I don’t understand much of what you are saying, but explain it to me briefly.

Salwa: Reham, what is happening today in the company we have no hand in, and therefore we must never interfere in it, so that we do not lose our job in the company.

Reham: Do you mean that Samir Khairat is in trouble now, and we should not get involved with him either?

Salwa: This is exactly what I mean , we have only been in the company for a few months, so everything that happens has nothing to do with us.

Reham: Even if Samir Khairat asked us to intervene.

Salwa: In this case, we will deal with him very carefully so that he does not feel anxious about us. On the other hand, we must control our dealings with both Mr. Youssef and Mr. Ashraf.

Reham: Salwa: Why are you talking in riddles today?

Salwa: Reham, there are no riddles or anything. In short, we must play on the winning horse, and Samir Khairat’s horse is faltering now, and it is not reasonable, after we got this job and the large salary that we get, to lose him so easily.

Reham: Isn’t this tantamount to betrayal of Samir Khairat, Salwa?

Salwa: It is not considered a betrayal of Samir Khairat, but our personal interest requires this matter.

Reham: Salwa, I do not hide from you that this is playing with fire, and I am extremely worried.Salwa: She looked at Reham and she was very annoyed.

She shouted loudly, “How long will you be so negative in your life? Be positive in your life, even for once, and I will be frank with you.

Reham. Do you like that Samir Khairat is exploiting us for his own benefit with the papers he has

These papers contain our dirty past, and whenever he wants to do something illegal, he pressures us with these papers in order to do it.

Reham: She looked at Salwa and tears began to flow from her eyes. Salwa reminded her of the painful truth.

Salwa: When she saw that, she approached Reham and sat next to her and patted her on the back, then said, Reham, please do not be angry with my words because it is the truth that we should not ignore as long as these papers are in Samir Khairat, and he exploits us for his own benefit, and perhaps God wanted it.

He gave us an opportunity to repent of our dirty deeds that we did in the past, by getting this job. Yes, that is how it is, Reham. God gave us this.

The opportunity to repent of our transgressions and sins.

Reham: When she heard these words coming from Salwa’s heart, her heart softened and she calmed herself down.

She took Salwa in her arms and kissed her on the head and then said, “You are right, Salwa.” Indeed, perhaps this is an opportunity that God gave us in order to repent of the dirty actions of the past that we have done. With it, and I am with you from now on in everything you do because our path is the same..

While they heard the sound of the key in the hall of the apartment, they knew that Samir Khairat had come, and immediately each of them wiped the tears from their eyes and returned to their normal lives so that Samir Khairat would not notice anything.Samir Khairat opened the door with a medium handbag, and here Salwa took the initiative to greet him, kissed his cheek, took the bag from him, and placed it on a small table in front of them.