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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1890
JAVANAN
Zhina from Los Angeles
In a moment, a family "Don't worry," I said. "You can get a
divorce. Men don't deserve you kill-
was destroyed! ing yourself for them."
I begged Mitra to sleep in her room.
Then, I got a call from a hospital. A
nurse informed me that Rasa had a
terrible accident and died. I fell to my
er and prettier than Mitra. I was knees by the phone. "Damn it, why
extremely mad. I wanted to call did you tell Mitra?" I shouted, "How
Mitra and inform her, but my jealous and mean are you?"
friend prevented me from do- "Did something happen?" Mitra asked
ing so. from inside the room.
I went into the restaurant fu- "No. you sleep. We'll talk later."
hadn't seen my sister, Mitra, riously. Rasa saw me and
and her family for 12 years. I At that moment, Shamim entered the
I was jealous of their quiet life rushed forward. "it's noth- house with her close friend. "Today
and successful business. I often ing." He said. "She once we are going to the restaurant with
imprisoned this sense of jealousy worked in our company. She Daddy." She said. "I promised my
inside and blamed myself for it. I called today. She thought friend she would come with us."
even wished for her death several she might be able to be I was sick in my stomach. I thought
times, because, at 33, I had no love employed in the company to myself that with an inappropriate
in my life, nor a wealthy good- again." untimely word, I destroyed my sis-
looking suitor to compete with Mi- "I don't believe you," I ter's, her husband's, and her daughters'
tra. said. "How dare you risk lives. I was the one who had to kill
The day I decided to come to the US your life with Mitra like myself so that the people around me
and visit them, I was very anxious. I this? Poor Mitra. She would get rid of me.
was going there with a Green Card sacrificed her whole life Then, I jumped up with a strong
obtained from the US lottery with a for you. She loves you. shake. Mitra was standing above me.
little money, and my only supporter I can't believe my eyes." "You're such a heavy sleeper." She
was Mitra. On the plane, I thought if I "Zhina, my dear, be- said. "I called you several times."
went there and after a while, Mitra had lieve me, I've nothing "I went shopping," I answered. "I
an accident and died, maybe I would to do with this woman. walked a lot."
find the chance to marry her husband, She is just my col- "Where's Rasa?"
Rasa, and achieve all my dreams with league." "He is smoking on the balcony."
this marriage! jeal- "swear." Mitra called him. Rasa entered the
When I came to myself, I angrily ousy and greed, and "I swear on the girls, on Mitra, on my room with a pale face.
slammed my foot on the plane floor I succeeded a lot. Among Mitra's and mother. I swear on my conscience that "Did something happen?" he asked.
and cursed myself. When the other Rasa's friends, there were some noble I'm telling the truth. I'm just afraid "I saw Rasa with his friend today," I
passengers looked at me with sur- and somewhat handsome middle- you'll say something to Mitra and our said immediately. "They were drink-
prise, I had to apologize. aged men, who were paying me at- lives will fall apart." ing coffee together. His friend was
At the Los Angeles Airport, Mitra, her tention, but most of them were just "If you're telling the truth, then don't very handsome."
daughter Shamim, and her husband looking for sex and one was very shy. go back to the table. Let's go shopping Rasa gave me a grateful look and
Rasa welcomed me. They were all On the recommendation of Mitra, I and then come home with us." breathed a sigh of relief.
happy and lively. Mitra hugged me. went to college to follow a few spe- "OK." "I have news for you," Mitra said.
"You smell like Mom." She said. cialized courses and make a bridge Even though the woman kept turning Then she turned to me. "Do you re-
Rasa kissed my forehead. "The bread to my future. Dental assistant was a her head and looking at us in surprise, member Jamshid? The one who had
under our Kebab finally came." He good field. Rasa's brother was a den- Rasa left with us. Then we returned come to Rasa's birthday party?"
joked. tist. I need a good secretary, a compas- home. I promised Rasa not to say any- "Yeah," I said.
We all laughed. "what does it mean?" sionate assistant like you, he used to thing to Mitra. I told him that this inci- "You said he's not a bad man. You
Shamim asked. tell me. Although I'm busy with my dent will remain a secret between us. thought he would be a good partner."
Mitra tried to help her understand the sister-in-law these days. She's going Rasa said he would delete the wom- "I remember that," I said shyly.
meaning of the joke. to get married and go to New York. an's phone number from his cell and "Tonight, he is coming with his moth-
Seeing a stylish happy Mitra had I felt the opportunities were showing would never answer her again; Even er to propose to you!"
crushed my nerves. themselves to me. Some other single for work. I was surprised. I hugged Mitra and
"Why didn't you marry?" Mitra asked, men entered the family parties, and When we entered the house, Mitra my tears started to flow. Mitra did not
the next day. "Don't you need some- one of them who had gone through had not yet returned from work. I know why I was crying. She did not
thing?" a failed marriage was paying me so poured myself a hot tea and sat on the know it was a cry of joy. I was happy
"Couldn't find a good one," I said. much attention. couch. I don't know what happened, that all those events were just a dream;
"I will find a husband for you among I remember one day I was in Century but when I found myself in front of that I did not destroy a happy life and
our friends. You have a beautiful body City with a friend when I saw Rasa Mitra, I told her the whole story. She cause Rasa's death.
and a pretty face. You're decent and inside a restaurant with a woman. My was very surprised to hear the story Rasa involuntarily came to me and
educated. " heart was about to get out of my chest. and started crying. I saw Rasa leave kissed my face for the first time. Mi-
I hugged her. "I hope that such a I could not believe the betrayal; with the house angrily. tra pulled him back. "watch out." She
chance will come to me." all the love that he would show for "I'll kill myself," Mitra said. "I can't said. "Zhina is no longer ours."
I repeatedly tried to forget about my Mitra. The woman was much young- live anymore." Translation: Massi Zokaei
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