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chapter nine

BACK IN QATAR..... 

"that's the only place she could've gone to" mouza al malki roars,, pacing the living room with his wife,mariam who is on the couch crying as she has been doing for the past two days

"i don't think she is that stupid to go to an obvious place..and even if she did,how are we supposed to find her"mariam says cleaning her tears

" we will start in Michigan and contact her lecturers and her friends..she doesn't know anyone there except them"he says sitting next to her

" how are you going to start searching for her in the midst of thousands of people"

" abdullah is a rich man.. he has hired special men to go find his wife so we have nothing to worry about"malik holds his wife whose crying has now stopped

"you know if you had just let her choose a man herself..we wouldn't be in this mess..and our daughter wouldn't be out in that cruel world all alone"mariam whispers

" sssshhhhhh it'll be fine trust me...the men are going to the US tomorrow and they'll bring alena back i promise"

     
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The sun is scorching as i and beth go to different stores to find an outfit for the graduation the day after tomorrow..i had told her it'd be better to take my car but she insisted on us walking and now we're a sweating mess...

we go into the 7th store yet...beth hasn't found the perfect gown she claims...i had picked a casual shirt and a jean..
"you should buy a suit you know..to look formal" beth had said
" I don't do formal and you know it"i had replied

" yes yes yes.. this is the one.. what do you think"beth comes out of the dressing room spinning with a wide grin... i get up and tilt my head to the side making me look like I'm thinking about her choice of dress..
she hits me on the shoulder
"ok ok.. it's perfect" i say laughing

we pay and head on to a bar to have some cold drinks before heading home

"so do you wanna come in?" i ask facing her on the porch

"irfan I'm sorry..i have a date tonight but we'll hang out tomorrow i promise"she says kissing my cheek
i bid her goodbye trying to hide how annoyed i am..
I like beth more than i should but i kept it on a friends basis to not ruin what we have..she obviously doesn't feel the same..oh well i might as well watch some football to pass time

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it's been two days since the incident...i had moved out the next day fortunately finding an apartment on that same day..
i wanted maria to go to the police to report my case but she wouldn't and i couldn't blame her.. family first right?..
I've been having nightmares about being raped over and over again..i wake up 12 midnight and start crying..maria had brought antidepressants and antianxiety pills and they've been helping

I've been thinking about how maybe running away was a mistake..i miss the comfort and safety of my home..i miss my family but it's too late to go back now..
maria still comes over to check on me and today I'm going to look for a job..

we've been to 3 engineering firms but non are hiring till we get to GSE engineering and consulting inc.

it's a tall building and I'm nervous just as i was at the first firm we went to... .we meet the receptionist,a petite woman probably in her early 20s and she asks us to wait while she calls her boss..
"miss alena.. he'll see you now"
maria wishes me luck as i stride into the office...a fat man in his late 30s asks me to take a seat and the questioning begins and i try my possible best to remain calm and give the right answers.
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i can tell he's impressed and he takes off his glasses and smiles which calms my nerves
"ok so i have a position for you...you will work on designs and inspections of new buildings, structural designs and forensics...is that ok with you?"

" yes thank you so much..you won't regret it"i say extending my hand for a handshake
" i hope not.. you're to resume on monday"he says taking my hand in a firm handshake...

i haven't felt this happy in a long time and I'm resisting the urge to squeal...maybe i could actually start a life here

ok so i didn't update yesterday.. I was feeling lazy 😪and i didn't want to think of writing..anyhoo they're about to start searching for alena..how long before they find her
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