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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1902
JAVANAN
Parviz, Los Angeles husband refused and even followed
I fell in love with a charming her to Turkey. But he couldn't find
her. After returning to Iran, Shok-
woman with a hundred faces oufeh called him with an unknown
phone number and told him that she
had gone to Australia and that he
should stop chasing her.
buy a bigger house. I bought After my brother's call, I was com-
the house in Shokoufeh's pletely shocked. One day when
name and added her name to Shokoufeh was out shopping, I
my bank accounts. I could see searched her clothes and documents
how she showed her love to and found phone numbers and ad-
me more. I wanted to have dresses related to Turkey. I called
had gone to Los Angeles a child with her, but Shok- those numbers at an opportune time.
airport to welcome Roya, oufeh said that it is difficult One of them told me that Shokoufeh
I my sister, and her husband. for her to have a child at the was married to an elderly Iraqi man
It was so emotional for me to age of 38 and she prefers for a while and after stealing all his
see them after 25 years. While to adopt a girl and a boy bank savings, she not only got her
carrying one of their heavy suit- when we travel the whole husband in trouble but left Turkey
cases, I noticed a woman who world together. This sug- without divorcing him.
accompanied my sister. Before I gestion made me love her My head was bursting after hear-
could ask anything, my sister an- even more. In my mind,
swered my unasked question. she was a perfect woman ing this news. I couldn't believe that
"Dear Parviz, I would like to intro- with special human char- there was an evil deceitful being
duce Shokoufeh." my sister said. acteristics. Many times I behind this loving seductive face. I
"We sat next to each other on the regretted the years that couldn't bear to see her and wanted
plane and got to know each other. I lost without her; The to focus on my thoughts, so I went
And what a kind understanding girl years that could have to visit a friend in San Francisco.
she is." made my life more col- There I consulted an experienced
I looked at the girl. She had a very orful. lawyer and asked him for help. Then
graceful slender body. Her eyes As Shokoufeh had I returned to Los Angeles. One night
were sea blue. She came forward wanted, I had nothing I invited Shokoufeh to a private din-
and shook my hand. "I've heard so to do with her family. ner at a restaurant. She was very
much about you from Roya that Until one day when surprised. But when I told her all the
it's like I've known you for like ten We we went to San Diego, a young lady information I had gathered, she sud-
years." She said. started making ran to Shokoufeh and hugged her. denly knocked the wine glass on the
I shook her warm hand. "Nice to friendly visits with Shokoufeh and "How are your family and the kids?" table and purposefully injured her
meet you," I said. her niece, who was a woman of The woman asked her. hand with the broken glass. Then
It was decided to drop Shokoufeh Shokoufeh's age. Gradually we be- I don't know what Shokoufeh said she screamed and asked for help. In
at her niece's house first. Along the came more and more interested in in the lady's ear, but that woman a second, I was surrounded by the
way, she spoke about her univer- each other. One day I was talking to kept quiet and they exchanged their security guards and the staff. This
sity education, her great job, and Shokoufeh when she looked at me. phone numbers. man wants to kill me, Shokoufeh
her high income. So, why you had "I'm badly in love with you, Mr. Par- "Who was that woman?" I asked kept shouting.
to leave Iran with such a great posi- viz!" She said. Shokoufeh. The police took me away. No mat-
tion? I asked her. I laughed. "Why are you talking so "My brother's next-door neighbor ter how hard I tried to explain, I got
"You can't imagine how a woman formally?" I asked. who now hates me because I refused nowhere. Finally, my lawyer came
with great physical beauty can suffer "I'm used to it." to marry his old friend." from San Francisco and released me
from all kinds of harassment, sex of- four months later, we decided to get It was as if I had been hit on the temporarily. In the meantime, Shok-
fers, and even revenge. I concluded married. "Remember," Shokoufeh head. I had just realized the mys- oufeh hired a famous American
that I couldn't bear it anymore and I said. "I have no family. You're mar- teriousness of Shokoufeh's charac- lawyer with my money and accused
left Iran in a situation where almost rying someone who is completely ter and her past life. You should do me of trying to kill her, forcing her
all my family members, relatives, alone." some research, a voice in my head to make love to me with unconven-
and friends had abandoned me. "Good. It's better and hassle-free said. Maybe there is a secret in this. tional methods, and torturing her for
Now, I have no one in Iran." that way." I said. I asked my brother in Iran to find months.
Shokoufeh's witty and more or less Shokoufeh knew all the techniques phone numbers related to Shok-
provocative looks filled my mind all of flirting and seduction of men. I oufeh's last name and do some inves- Within three weeks, I presented to
night. The next morning, I talked to loved her. I would do anything for tigation. After a month, my brother the court all the documents showing
my sister over breakfast. her. I was so enamored with her af- informed me that the issue was more her marriage with her first husband
"What do you think of this girl?" I fections, caresses, and flirtations that complicated than we thought. in Iran, along with the documents of
asked. I shared all my wealth with her in "Why?" I asked. her second husband in Turkey.
"The best choice for marriage." She the first month. Especially since she "Shokoufeh has a husband and Shokoufeh was finally caught in her
answered. "She is perfect in every showed me a Land ownership docu- three children in Iran," he answered. lies and sent to prison. I am trying to
way." ment and told me that she would put "About a year and a half ago, her free her and send her to Iran empty-
"Let's talk more about this." it in my name so that I could go to husband sent her to Turkey with her handed. At least maybe she can go
"You can't stop thinking about her, Iran and sell it, then use the money girlfriends to buy clothes and medi- back to her poor husband and chil-
can you?" Roya's husband said. to develop my own business. cine, but Shokoufeh never returned. dren and eventually, leave her scams
"No," I answered. "But I'm im- Relying on Shokoufeh's love, I She sent a message to her husband and deceptions behind.
pressed by her personality." worked so hard that I was able to and asked him to divorce her. Her Translation: Massi Zokaei
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