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ISSUE No. 1899
JAVANAN
ﻻﺎﺑ ﺮﻃﺎﺨﺑ ﻦﻣ ﺶﺘﺳار ،ﻢﯾﺮﯿﮕﺑ ﻢﯿﻤﺼﺗ ﺮﺗ ﺖﺣار لﺎﯿﺧ ﺎﺑ ﺪﻌﺑ ،ﻢﯾوﺮﺑ ادﺎﻧﺎﮐ و ﺎﭘورا ﻪﺑ ISSUE No. 1900
ﺮﺑز ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﻢﻫ زﺎﺑ ،ﻢﺘﺷاد راﺮﺻا ﻢﻫ زﺎﺑ ،ﻢﯾﻮﺸﻧ راد ﻪﭽﺑ ﺮﯾد ﺖﺳا ﺮﺘﻬﺑ ﻪﮑﻨﯾا و ﻦﺳ ﻦﺘﻓر
From The Desk Of The Editor
ﺰﯿﭼ ﭻﯿﻫ ﻪﮐ ﺎﻤﺷ ،ﺪﯿﺘﺴﻫ ﻢﻫ ﻖﺷﺎﻋ ﻪﮐ ﺎﻤﺷ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻢﻧﺎﺘﺳود زا ﻰﮑﯾ رﺎﺒﮑﯾ .ﺖﻓر ﻰﻤﻧ رﺎﺑ
ﻰﻤﯿﻤﺼﺗ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ ﺪﻌﺑ ﺎﻬﻟﺎﺳ ﺮﮔا ﺖﯾﺎﻬﻧ رد ،ىﻮﺷ راد ﻪﭽﺑ ىراد راﺮﺻا اﺮﭼ ،ﺪﯾراﺪﻧ ﻢﮐ
JAVANAN
.ﺖﺳا ﻰﺑﻮﺧ ﺖﺤﯿﺼﻧ مدﺮﮐ سﺎﺴﺣا ،ﺪﯾﺮﯾﺬﭙﺑ ﺪﻧزﺮﻓ ناﻮﻨﻌﺑ ار ﻪﭽﺑ ود ﺎﯾ ﮏﯾ ﻰﺘﻓﺮﮔ
Parisa from Orange County, Southern California
.ﻢﺘﻔﮕﻧ ﻰﻨﺨﺳ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﺎﺑ هرﺎﺑ ﻦﯾا رد ﺮﮕﯾد و ﻢﻘﻓاﻮﻣ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ
ﻦﻣ ىﻮﻠﺟ ﺖﺳاﻮﺧ ﻰﻤﻧ ﺶﻟد ،ﺪﺷ ﻰﻣ ناﺮﯾا زا ﻰﻨﻔﻠﺗ ﻰﺘﻗو هﺎﮔ ﻦﯿــﺸﻓا نﺎﯿﻣ ﻦﯾا رد In a moment, I drew a line on card. I was getting suspicious. Then,
a distant relative informed me that
ﻢﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻤﻧ ﻦﻣ و ﺪﻧراد اﻮﻋد ﻪﯿﺛرا ﺮﺳ ﺮﺑ ﻢﻧاﺮﻫاﻮﺧ و ﺎﻫرداﺮﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻰﻣ و ﺪﻧﺰﺑ فﺮﺣ
Afshin had remarried in the USA. I
ىدراﻮﻣ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ رد ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﻰﻣ ﻦﻣ !مﻮﺸﯿﻣ ﮏﭼﻮﮐ ﻢﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ سﺎﺴﺣا .ﻰﻧاﺪﺑ هرﺎﺑ ﻦﯾا رد ﻮﺗ
couldn't believe it. But I decided to
my 5 years of happiness
هﺎﮔ مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ سﺎﺴﺣا ﻰﻟو .نﺰﺑ فﺮﺣ ﺪﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ ﺖﻟد رﺪﻘﭼ ﺮﻫ ،ترﺎﮐ قﺎﺗا زا وﺮﺑ
come here anyway. During a year
قﻼﻃ ﻪﻠﺌﺴﻣ ﺎﯾآ مﺪﯿﺳﺮﭙﻧ ﺮﮕﯾد ﻦﻣ ﻰﯾﻮﺳ زا ،ﺪﯾآ ﻰﻣ نوﺮﯿﺑ ﺶﻗﺎﺗا زا ﻦﯿﮕﻤﻏ و ﻰﺒﺼﻋ
and a half, I went to two American
ﺖﻟﺎﺧد شا ﻰﮔﺪﻧز سﺎﺴﺣ و ﻰﺻﻮﺼﺧ ﻞﺋﺎﺴﻣ رد ﻢﺘﺳاﻮﺧ ﻰﻤﻧ نﻮﭼ ؟ﺪﺷ مﺎﻤﺗ تا
ار ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻦﯾﺮﺗ ﺖﺨﺒﺷﻮﺧ و ﻦﯾﺮﺗدﺎﺷ ،لﺎﺳ 4 ﻰﻃ رد ﻦﯿــﺸﻓا و ﻦﻣ ﻢﯾﻮﮕﺑ ﺮﮔا .ﻢﻨﮐ
agreed to my 6-month visa after
ﺎﯿﻧﺮﻔﯿﻟﺎﮐ بﻮﻨﺟ -ﻰﺘﻧﺎﮐ ﺞﻧروا :زا ﺎﺴﯾﺮﭘ
رد مﺮﻫاﻮﺧ اﺪﯿﺷ و مردﺎﻣ و رﺪﭘ ﻪﺑ و مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﺮﮑﺸﺗ اﺪﺧ زا ﻪﺸﯿﻤﻫ ،ﺪﯿﻨﮐ روﺎﺑ ،ﻢﯿﺘﺷاد
hearing my life story. And now I'm
.مدﻮﺒﻧ ﺖﺨﺒﺷﻮﺧ و لﺎﺤﺷﻮﺧ ﺪﺣ ﻦﯾا ﺎﺗ هﺎﮕﭽﯿﻫ ﻦﻣ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﻰﻣ ﺎﯿﻟاﺮﺘﺳا
Then we'll make a decision. I
here."
ىﻮﻠﺟ ،مدﻮﺑ ﺎﻬﻨﺗ ﻦﻣ ،ﺪﻣآ رد اﺪﺻ ﻪﺑ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ رد ﮓﻧز زوﺮﮑﯾ ﻪﮐ ،مدﻮﺑ ﻰﺘﺨﺒﺷﻮﺧ جوا رد مﺪﯿﺸﮐ ﻂﺧ ما ﻪﻟﺎﺳ 5 ﻰﺘﺨﺒﺷﻮﺧ ىوﺮﺑ ﻪﻈﺤﻟ ﮏﯾ رد Europe and Canada together. consulates, and at last, one of them
insisted because of my grow-
12 و 10 دوﺪﺣ ﻪﭽﺑﺮﺴﭘ ود ﺎﺑ ماﺪﻧا شﻮﺧ و ﺎﺒﯾز ﻪﻟﺎﺳ 50 دوﺪﺣ ﻢﻧﺎﺧ ﮏﯾ ﺎﺑ ،ﻢﺘﻓر رد
Shohreh saw that I was very shaken
ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﺖﻔﮔ و دﺮﮐ ﻰﻓﺮﻌﻣ ﻢﻫ ﻪﺑ ار ﺎﻣ ما هدازﺮﻫاﻮﺧ ،مﺪﺷ ﺎﻨﺷآ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﺎﺑ ﻰﺳوﺮﻋ ﮏﯾ رد
ing age and the fact that it was
ﻦﯿﺸﻓا لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ﻦﻣ ﺪﯿﺸﺨﺒﺑ اﺮﻣ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟ﺪﯾدﺮﮔ ﻰﻣ سردآ لﺎﺒﻧد مﺪﯿﺳﺮﭘ ،مﺪﺷ وﺮﺑور ﻪﻟﺎﺳ
and my tears were flowing. "I don't
هﺪﻨﯾآ ﻢﻫ و دﺮﯿﮕﺑ ترﺎﮐ ﻦﯾﺮﮔ ﻢﻫ ،ﺪﻨﮐ ىراﺬﮔ ﻪﯾﺎﻣﺮﺳ ﻰﻋﻮﻧ ﻪﺑ ﺎﺗ ،هﺪﻣآ ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ ﻪﺑ نﺎﺧ
better not to have children at
رد .ﺪﻨﺘﺴﻫ نﺎﻤﯾﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ ﻢﻫ ﺎﻬﻨﯾا و شﺮﺴﻤﻫ هﺮﻬﺷ ﻦﻣ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟ﺎﻤﺷ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ،ما هﺪﻣآ نﺎﺧ
want to ruin your life, dear Parisa,"
ىراﺬﮔ ﻪﯾﺎﻣﺮﺳ درﻮﻣ رد مداد ﺢﯿﺿﻮﺗ و ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﺪﻣآ شﻮﺧ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﻪﺑ ﻦﻣ .دزﺎــﺴﺑ ار شا
an old age, but again Afshin
ﻢﺘﻔﮔ و ﻢﺘﺴﺸﻧ نﺎﺸﯾوﺮﺑور ،مدﺮﮐ تﻮﻋد نورد ﻪﺑ ار ﺎﻬﻧآ .دﺮﮐ ﺦﯾ ﻢﻧﺪﺑ ﻪﻤﻫ ﻪﻈﺤﻟ ﮏﯾ
she said. “I'm even ready to accept
ﺖﻔﮔ ،ﺪﻨﺘﺴﻫ هزﺎﺗ ىﺎﻫ ﻪﯾﺎﻣﺮﺳ ندﻮﺑر هدﺎﻣآ رادﺮﺒﻫﻼﮐ ىا هﺪﻋ نﻮﭼ ،ﺪﻨﮐ طﺎﯿﺘﺣا ﺎﻤﺘﺣ
did not give in.
لﺎﺳ ﻪﺳ ود زا ﻰﻟو ،هدﻮﺒﻧ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ ﺰﮔﺮﻫ ﺖﻔﮔ هﺮﻬﺷ ،هداد قﻼﻃ ار ﺎﻤﺷ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻪﮐ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا
ﺮﺴﻤﻫ ﺎﺑ ﻪﮐ دراد ﺮﯿﭘ ﻰﯾاد ﮏﯾ ﻂﻘﻓ .ﺪﺳﺎﻨﺷ ﻰﻤﻧ ﺮﻬﺷ رد ﻰﺘﺳرﺪﺑ ار ﺲﮑﭽﯿﻫ ﺶﺘﺳار
you as Afshin's second wife. I know
met Afshin at a wedding.
One of my friends once
ﻦﻣ و ﺖﺸﮕﻧﺮﺑ ناﺮﯾا ﻪﺑ ترﺎﮐ ﻦﯾﺮﮔ ﻦﺘﻓﺮﮔ و دﻮﺧ ﺲﻨﯾﺰﯿﺑ ندﺮﮐ هدﺎﻣآ ﻪﻧﺎﻬﺑ ﻪﺑ ﺶﯿﭘ
that it's not possible to register a sec-
ﻰﻣ شرﺎﻔﺳ ﺐﺗﺮﻣ ﻦﻤﺿ رد و ﺪﻨﺘــﺴﯿﻧ ﮏﻤﮐ و ﻰﯾﺎﻤﻨﻫار ﻞﻫا دﺎﯾز ،دﻮﺧ ﻰﮑﯾﺰﮑﻣ
My niece introduced us.
asked me a question. "You
هرﺎﺑود ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ رد ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﻪﮐ داد ﺮﺒﺧ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ رود نﺎﮕﺘﺴﺑ زا ﻰﮑﯾ ﺎﺗ مﺪﺷ وﺎﮑﺠﻨﮐ ﺶﺘﺳار
ﻪﺘﺒﻟا ،ﻢﯾﺎﻤﻧ زﺎﻏآ ار دﻮﺧ ﻞﻘﺘﺴﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز و ﻢﻨﮐ هرﺎﺟا ىا ﻪﻧﺎﺧ ،ﻰﻗﺎﺗا ،ﻰﻧﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآ ،ﺪﻨﻨﮐ
I "Afshin has come to the
ond marriage in the US. Then, I'm
two are in love," she said.
ﻰﻃ رد ،ﻢﻧﺎﺳﺮﺑ ﺎﺠﻨﯾا ﻪﺑ ار مدﻮﺧ ﻢﺘﻓﺮﮔ ﻢﯿﻤﺼﺗ ﻰﻟو ،ﺪﺸﻧ مروﺎﺑ .ﺖﺳا هدﺮﮐ جاودزا
ﺪﻣآو ﺖﻓر و نﺎﻤﻬﻣ و اﺪﺻ و ﺮﺳ ،مدﺮﻣ زا ناﺰﯾﺮﮔ و ﻪﺘﺴﺸﻧزﺎﺑ ود ﺮﻫ نﻮﭼ ،ﺪﻧراد ﻖﺣ
USA to make some kind of in-
willing to stay here without register-
"You have everything, so
ﺎﻬﻧآ زا ﻰﮑﯾ مﺎﺠﻧاﺮﺳ و مدﺮﮐ ﻪﻌﺟاﺮﻣ ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ ىﺮﮕﻟﻮﺴﻨﮐ ترﺎﻔﺳ ود ﻪﺑ ﻢﯿﻧو لﺎــﺴﮑﯾ
ﻪﺑﺮﺠﺗ ىراﺬﮔ ﻪﯾﺎﻣﺮﺳ ﻪﻨﯿﻣز رد دﺎﯾز ﻦﻣ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ،ﺖﺳاﻮﺧ اﺮﻣ ﻦﻔﻠﺗ هرﺎﻤﺷ ﺪﻌﺑ .ﺪﻨﺘــﺴﻫ
ing the marriage. I'll not disturb your
vestment." He said. "He wants
why do you insist on hav-
.ﻢﺘﺴﻫ ﺎﻤﺷ ﺖﻣﺪﺧ رد ﮏﻨﯾا ﻦﻣ و داد ﻪﻫﺎﻣ 6 ىاﺰﯾو ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ ،ﺪﯿﻨﺷ ار ﻢﯿﮔﺪﻧز ﻪﺼﻗ ﻰﺘﻗو
ادﺮﻓ زا ﻦﯿﺸﻓا .ﻢﻨﮐ ﻰﻓﺮﻌﻣ ﺎﻤﺷ ﻪﺑ ار ﺺﺼﺨﺘﻣ داﺮﻓا ،ﻢﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻰﻌﺳ لﺎﺣﺮﻬﺑ ﻰﻟو ،مراﺪﻧ
to get a green card and build his
life. The fact is that this lonely life I
ﺎﺴﯾﺮﭘ ﺖﻔﮔ ،ﺖﺳا ﺮﯾزاﺮﺳ ﻢﯾﺎﻬﮑﺷا و هﺪﺷ شزﺮﻟ رﺎﭼد تﺪﺷ ﻪﺑ ﻦﻣ ﺪﯾد ﻪﮐ هﺮﻬــﺷ
ing children? If you de-
24 ﺮﻔﺳ ﻦﯾا رد و ﻢﯾوﺮﺑ ﻮﮔﺎﯾد ﻦﺳ ﻪﺑ دﺮﮐ ﻢﺗﻮﻋد ﻪﺘﻔﻫ ﺮﺧآ ،ﺪﺷ عوﺮــﺷ ﺶﯾﺎﻫ ﻦﻔﻠﺗ
future."
had in Iran, the curiosity and never-
وﻮﻫ ناﻮﻨﻌﺑ ار ﺎﻤﺷ مﺮﺿﺎﺣ ﻰﺘﺣ ﻦﻣ ﻢﺷﺎﭙﺑ ﻢﻫ زا ار ﺎﻤﺷ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻢﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻤﻧ ﻦﻣ ،ﻢﻧﺎﺧ
cide to have a child years
.ﺪﻨﮑﺑ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺟﻮﺗ ﺐﻠﺟ ىاﺮﺑ رﺎﮐ ﻪﻤﻫ دﺮﮐ ﻰﻌﺳ ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ﻪﺘﻋﺎﺳ
I welcomed Afshin. I explained
ending questions of friends and fam-
رد جاودزا ﺖﺒﺛ نوﺪﺑ ،دراﺪﻧ نﺎﮑﻣا ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ رد مود جاودزا ﺖﺒﺛ ﻢﻧاد ﻰﻣ نﻮﭼ ،مﺮﯾﺬﭙﺑ
later, you can adopt one or
نﻮﭼ ،دﺮﮐ لﺎﺤﺷﻮﺧ اﺮﻣ ﻦﯿﻤﻫ ،دﻮﺑ رﺎﻗو ﺎﺑ ،نﺎﺑﺮﻬﻣ و بدﻮﻣ ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ﺮﻔﺳ لﻮﻃ رد ﻪﺘﺒﻟا
ily, as well as the confusion of my
to him that he must be careful in
ناﺮﯾا رد ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻦﯾا شﺮﯾﺬﭘ ﺶﺘﺳار ﻰﻟو ،ﻢﺷﺎﺒﻧ ﻢﻫ ﺎﻤﺷ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻢﺣاﺰﻣ و ﻢﻧﺎﻤﺑ ﺎﺠﻨﯾا
more children."
ﺎﻤﺷ مﺪﯿﺳﺮﭘ ،مدﺮﮔﺮﺑ ناﺮﯾا ﻪﺑ مراﺪﻧ ﺪﺼﻗ ﻦﻣ ،ﻢﺘﺴﻫ جاودزا ﻪﺸﯾﺪﻧا رد ﺖﻔﮔ ﻰﻣ ﺐﺗﺮﻣ
children, who asked where their fa-
investing since some fraudsters
ﻪﭽﺑ ﻰﮕﺘﺸﮔﺮﺳ ﻦﯿﻨﭽﻤﻫ و ﻪﯾﺎﺴﻤﻫ و ﻞﯿﻣﺎﻓ ،ﺖﺳود ﻒﻠﺘﺨﻣ تﻻاﻮﺌﺳ و ىوﺎﮑﺠﻨﮐ و
،ﻢﯿﺘﺷاد فﻼﺘﺧا ﻢﻫ ﺎﺑ ،نﺎﻣ جاودزا لوا لﺎﺳ نﺎﻤﻫ زا ﻰﻟو ﻪﻠﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟ﺪﯾدﺮﮐ جاودزا ﻼﺒﻗ
I felt it was good advice.
are lurking to steal new funds.
ﻪﺑ .ﺖﺷاداو ىﺮﻔﺳ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ ﻪﺑ اﺮﻣ ،ﺪﻨﺘﻓﺮﮔ ﻰﻣ ار نﺎﺷرﺪﭘ غاﺮﺳ ﺎﻫ ﺐﺷ و ﺎﻫزور ﻪﮐ ﻢﯾﺎﻫ
ther was every day, made me come
دﻮﺧ ﻞﯿﮐو ﻪﺑ ار ﻞﺣاﺮﻣ ﻪﯿﻘﺑ ،مداد مﺎﺠﻧا ار قﻼﻃ تﺎﻣاﺪﻗا ﻪﻤﻫ ناﺮﯾا كﺮﺗ زا ﻞﺒﻗ ﻦﻣ
I agreed with her and
شرﺎﻔﺳ نارﻮﺘﺳر زا نﺎﺸﯾاﺮﺑ ﺪﻌﺑ و ﻢﻨﮐ ﺮﮑﻓ ﻰﻤﮐ ،ﺪﯾﺎﯿﺑ ﺎﺟ ﻢﻟﺎﺣ هﺪﺑ هزﺎﺟا ﻢﺘﻔﮔ هﺮﻬﺷ
here."
"Honestly, I don't really know
.مدﺮﮐ شا مﺎﻨﺑ ﻢﻫ ﻪﺑاﻮﺧ ود نﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآ ﮏﯾ ﻦﻤﺿ رد و مدﺮﭙﺳ
did not speak to Afshin
ﻦﻣ ﻪﮑﯿﻟﺎﺣ رد و ﻢﺘﺴﺸﻧ ىﺰﯿﻣ رود راﺮﺻا ﺎﺑ ﻦﻣ ﺪﻧدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ فرﺎﻌﺗ ﻪﮐ ﻦﯾا ﺎﺑ ،مداد اﺬﻏ
anyone in town," Afshin said. "I
"Just let me calm down a bit," I said
again about this mat-
ﺖﻋﺎﺳ ﺎﺗ و ﻢﯾدرﻮﺧ ار رﺎﻫﺎﻧ ،مﺪﯿﺳﺮﭘ ﻰﻣ نﺎﺷ ﻪﺳرﺪﻣ هرﺎﺑرد و مدﺰﯿﻣ فﺮﺣ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ ﺎﺑ
only have an old uncle who lives
.دراﺪﻧ ﻢﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ ﺎﻤﺘﺣ ،ﺖﻔﮔ دﻮﺧ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز هرﺎﺑرد ار ﺰﯿﭼ ﻪﻤﻫ وا ﻢﺘﻔﮔ دﻮﺧ ﺎﺑ ،مﺪﯿﺳﺮﭙﻧ
ter. In the meantime,
،ﺪﺷ ﻪﭼﺎﭙﺘﺳد ﻼﻣﺎﮐ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ و هﺮﻬﺷ نﺪﯾد زا ﺶﺘﺳار ،ﺪﯿﺳر هار زا ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﺮﻬﻇ زا ﺪﻌﺑ 6
Then I ordered food for them from
ﺖﻔﮔ و دﺮﮐ ﺶﯾﺎﺘﺳ ﻦﻣ زا ﺎﻫرﺎﺑ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا و ﺪﺷ ﻞﯾﺪﺒﺗ تدﺎﻋ ﮏﯾ ﻪﺑ روﺮﻣ ﻪﺑ ﺎﻣ نﺎﯿﻣ راﺪﯾد
with his Mexican wife. He's not a
when Afshin had calls
.ﻢﯾدﻮﺑ هدﺎﺘﻓا ﻪﯾﺮﮔ ﻪﺑ هﺮﻈﻨﻣ ﻦﯾا زا هﺮﻬﺷ و ﻦﻣ ،ﺪﻨﺘﺨﯾوآ وا ﻪﺑ .ﺪﻧﺪﯾﺮﭘ ﺶﯾﻮﺳ ﻪﺑ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ
ﻪﺳ نﺎﻤﺘﺧﺎﺳ ﮏﯾ مﺎﺠﻧاﺮﺳ ﺎﺗ ،مداﺪﻧ ﻰﺑاﻮﺟ ﻦﻣ ﻰﻟو ،ﺖﺳﺎﻤﺷ نﻮﭼ ىﺮﺴﻤﻫ ﻢﯾوزرآ
a restaurant. Even though they were
helper. And both told me I must rent
from Iran, he did not
دﺎﯾﺮﻓ ﻦﻣ ؟ﺪﯿﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻪﭼ ﺎﺠﻨﯾا ﺎﻤﺷ دز دﺎﯾﺮﻓ لﺎﺣ نﺎﻤﻫ رد و ﺖﺴﺸﻧ ﻞﺒﻣ ىور ﻦﯿﺸﻓا
ﺎﻣ هﺎﮔدﺎﻌﯿﻣ ﺪﻌﺒﺑ نآ زا و ﺖﻓﺮﮔ رﺎﯿﺘﺧا رد دﻮﺧ ﻢﻫ ار ﺎﻬﻧﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآ زا ﻰﮑﯾ و ﺪﯾﺮﺧ ﻪﻘﺒﻃ
shy, with my insistence I made them
an apartment or a room and start my
want to talk in front
ﻰﻣ ﺶﻫاﻮﺧ ﺖﻔﮔ و دﺮﮐ هﺎﮕﻧ ﻦﻣ ىﻮﺳ ﻪﺑ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا .ىراﺪﻧ ار ﻰﺸﺳﺮﭘ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ ﻖﺣ ﻮﺗ مدز
دﺮﺨﺑ ار مزﻻ تاﺰﯿﻬﺠﺗ و نﺎﻤﻠﺒﻣ ،ﻪﯿﺛﺎﺛا و مدﺮﮐ شا ﮏﻤﮐ ﻦﻣ نﻮﭼ ،ﺪﺷ نﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآ نآ
all sit around a table and eat. While
independent life. Of course, they are
of me. "My siblings
ﺎﻤﺷ ﻪﻈﺤﻟ ﻦﯾا زا ،ﻦﯿــﺸﻓا ىﺎﻗآ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ و مدﺮﮐ ﺮﺗ ﺪﻨﻠﺑ ار ﻢﯾاﺪﺻ ،ﻦﮑﻧ ﺖﻟﺎﺧد ﻮﺗ ﻢﻨﮐ
.ﺪﻨﮐ بﺎﺨﺘﻧا ﻦﻣ ﻪﻘﯿﻠﺳ ﺎﺑ ار ﻪﻤﻫ دﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻰﻌﺳ و
we were having lunch, I talked
right. They're both retired and avoid
are fighting over the
ادﺮﻓ ﻦﯿﻤﻫ ﻦﻣ .ﺖﺳا ﻰﻧﻮﻧﺎﻗ ﺮﯿﻏ ﻦﯿﻣزﺮﺳ ﻦﯾا رد جاودزا ﻦﯾا نﻮﭼ ،ﺪﯿﺘﺴﯿﻧ ﻦﻣ ﺮﻫﻮﺷ
جاودزا ﻦﻣ ﺎﺑ ىﺮﺿﺎﺣ ﺎﯾآ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ زوﺮﮑﯾ و ﺪﺷ ىﺪﺟ و ﻰﺳﺎﺴﺣا ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ﺎﻣ ﻂﺑاور
to the kids and asked them about
people, loud noises, and guests."
inheritance," He said.
ﻪﮐ ،ﻢﺘﺴﻫ ﻦﯾا ﺮﯿﮕﯿﭘ و موﺮﯿﻣ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ ﻦﯾا زا ﻢﻫ ﻪﺘﻔﻫ ﻦﯿﻤﻫ و ﻢﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ ماﺪﻗا قﻼﻃ ىاﺮﺑ
فﺮﺣ ﺪﻨﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﺪﺋﻮﺳ رد ﻪﮐ مردﺎﻣ و رﺪﭘ ﺎﺑ ﺪﯾﺎﺑ ﻰﻟو ،مﺮﺿﺎﺣ ﻪﺘﺒﻟا ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ؟ﻰﻨﮐ
school. Finally, Afshin arrived at 6
Then he asked for my phone num-
"I don't want you to
ناﺮﺒﺟ و ﻰﺷﺎﺑ نﺎﺷﺮﺳ ىﻻﺎﺑ و ﻰﻨﮐ هدﺎﻣآ ىا ﻪﻧﺎﺧ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ و هﺮﻬﺷ ىاﺮﺑ ﻪﻠﺻﺎﻓﻼﺑ ﻮﺗ
ﻪﺸﯿﻤﻫ مردﺎﻣ و رﺪﭘ .مﻮﺸﯿﻣ لﺎﺤﺷﻮﺧ ﺖﻔﮔ .مﺮﯿﮕﺑ ﻢﯿﻤﺼﺗ ﺪﻌﺑ و ﻢﻨﮐ ترﻮﺸﻣ ،ﻢﻧﺰﺑ
pm. He was completely shocked to
ber. "I don't have much experience
ﺮﮔا ﻢﺴﻗ اﺪﺨﺑ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﻦﻣ ﺪﻧﺰﺑ ﻰﻓﺮﺣ ﺖﺳاﻮﺧ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا .ﻰﻨﮑﺑ ار نﺎﺷ ﺞﻧر ﺮﭘ ىﺎﻬﻟﺎﺳ ﻦﯾا
ﻰﻤﻧ هﺎﺒﺘﺷا هﺎﮕﭽﯿﻫ ﻮﺗ ﺪﻨﺘﻔﮔ ﻢﻫ رﺎﺑ ﻦﯾا و ﺪﻧدﺮﭙﺳ ﻰﻣ ﻦﻣ دﻮﺧ ﻪﺑ ار ﺎﻫ ىﺮﯿﮔ ﻢﯿﻤﺼﺗ
see Shohreh and his children. The
in investing," I said. "However, I'll
tri-
ﻪﮐ ،رادﺮﺒﻫﻼﮐ ،رﺎﮑﺒﯾﺮﻓ ﮏﯾ ناﻮﻨﻌﺑ ار ﻮﺗ ﻦﻣ ،ﻰﻨﮐ ﻰﻫﺎﺗﻮﮐ ،ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ و نز ﻦﯾا درﻮﻣ رد
I'm ashamed about this!"
رﻮﻀﺣ ﺎﺑ و ﻰﺻﻮﺼﺧ ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا و ﻦﻣ جاودزا .ﺖﺳا ﻰﺑﻮﺧ دﺮﻣ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﺎﻤﻠﺴﻣ ،ﻰﻨﮐ
kids ran to him, hugging him tightly.
،ىدﺮﮐ كﺎﺧ ﻪﺸﯿﻤﻫ ىاﺮﺑ ار ﻢﯾﺎﻫوزرآ ﻪﻤﻫ و ىدﺮﮐ دﻮﺑﺎﻧ اﺮﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز لﺎــﺳ 5 دوﺪﺣ
cal appliances. He
try to introduce you to experts."
"It's ok. Go to your office room and
و ﻢﯿﺘﻓر سﺎﮔو سﻻ ﻪﺑ ﻢﻫ ﻞﺴﻋ هﺎﻣ ىاﺮﺑ و ﺪﺷ راﺰﮔﺮﺑ ﻦﻣ ﮏﯾدﺰﻧ نﺎﺘﺳود زا ﺮﻔﻧ 18
Shohreh and I watched them with
Afshin's phone calls started the next
tried to choose all the items accord-
شﻮﮔ رد ﻦﻣ و ﻢﯿﺘﺴﯾﺮﮔ ود ﺮﻫ و دﺮﮐ ﻞﻐﺑ اﺮﻣ ،ﺪﻣآ ﻢﯾﻮﺳ ﻪﺑ هﺮﻬﺷ .ﻢﺸﮐ ﻰﻣ هﺎﮔداد ﻪﺑ
talk to them there," I said.
نﺎﺠﯿﻫ و ىدﺎﺷ و رﻮﺷ ﻪﺑ نﺎﻨﭼ اﺮﻣ ،نﺎﺠﯿﻫ و ﻪﻗﻼﻋ و ﻖﺸﻋو ىزﺎﺒﻟد و ﺖﺳد ﺎﺑ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا
tearful eyes.
جرﺎﺧ رد ﻰﻧاﺮﯾا نﺎﻧز ﺪﺷ ﻰﻤﻧ مروﺎﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻢﺷﻮﮔ ﺮﯾز ،ما هدﺎﺘﺴﯾا ﻮﺗ ﺖﺸﭘ ﻦﻣ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ شا
ing to my taste.
day. He invited me to go to San Di-
ما ﻰﻧاﻮﺟ زﺎﻏآزا لﺎﺳ 10 .مدﻮﺑ هﺪﯾد ار وا ﺮﺗوز شﺎﮐ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﻰﻣ مدﻮﺧ ﺎﺑ ﻪﮐ ،دﻮﺑ هدروآ
But I felt that sometimes he would
.ﺪﻧا هدﺎﺘﺴﯾا ﺮﺗراﻮﺘﺳا ﻢﻫ
Afshin sat on the sofa. "What are
Our relationship became very seri-
ego the next weekend. During this
ﺪﻧدﺎﺘﺳﺮﻓ ﻰﻣ ﻰﯾﺎﻫ ﻪﻟاﻮﺣ ﺐﺗﺮﻣ ﺶﻧارداﺮﺑ ،دﻮﺑ ﻪﺘﻔﮔ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا ﻪﮐ رﻮﻄﻧﺎﻤﻫ .ﺖﻓر ﻰﻤﻧ رﺪﻫ
come out of his room nervous and
you doing here?" he shouted at them.
رد ﮏﯿﺷ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ ﮏﯾ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ﻢﻫ ﺪﻌﺑ ﺪﯾﺮﺧ ﻢﻫ ﺮﮕﯾد ﻪﻘﺒﻃ ﻪﺳ ﻪﻋﻮﻤﺠﻣ ﮏﯾ ﻢﻫ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا و
one-day trip, he tried very hard to do
ous. One day he asked me if I would
sad. I no longer asked him whether
"You've no right to ask such a ques-
marry him.
everything he could to get my atten- ﻢﻫ ﻦﻣ ،دﺮﮑﻧ ﺪﻧزﺮﻓ ﻦﺘﺷاد ﻪﺑ هرﺎﺷا وا ﻪﮑﻨﯾا ﻞﯿﻟﺪﺑ ﺎﻬﻨﺗ و ﺪﺷ ﺖﺣار ﻢﻟﺎﯿﺧ ىﺪﺣ ﺎﺗ ﻦﻣ hear such conversations. to Shohreh. "Let me think a little."
ﻦﯾا لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ﻦﻣ ﺮﮕﯾد ﻻﺎﺣ و ﺪﯿﺳر مﺎﺠﻧا ﻪﺑ ﻢﻬﻧآ ﻪﮐ ،ﺖﻓر ﻦﻣ ﻪﻘﯿﻠﺳ ﺎﺑ ،بﻮﺧ ﻪﻘﻄﻨﻣ ﮏﯾ
his divorce was over. I did not want
.ﻢﯿﺸﺨﺒﺑ ىﺮﮕﯾد لﺎﺣ و رﻮﺷ ار نﺎﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز و ﻢﯾﻮﺸﺑ راد ﻪﭽﺑ ﻪﮐ مدﻮﺑ
tion. "Yes," I answered. "But I've to talk to interfere in the sensitive private tion." I shouted too.
ﺮﻔﺳ ﺪﻨﭼ ﻢﻫ ﺪﻌﺑ ،ﺪﯾﺎﯿﺑ ﻦﻣ ترﺎﮐ ﻦﯾﺮﮔ ﻻوا ،ﻢﯿﻨﮐ ﺮﺒﺻ ﺪﯾﺎﺑ زﻮﻨﻫ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ ﻦﯿﺸﻓا
Afshin looked at me. "Please don't
He was very polite, kind, and digni-
to my parents who live in Sweden.
:ﻞﯿﻤﯾا زا ﺪﯿﻧاﻮﺘﯿﻣ نﺎﻧاﻮﺟ ﯽﻠﻠﻤﻟا ﻦﯿﺑ ﻪﻠﺠﻣ ﺮﯿﺑدﺮﺳ ﯽﯾﺎﮐذ يﺪﻬﻣ ﺎﺑ سﺎﻤﺗ ياﺮﺑ I've to consult with them and then issues of his life. interfere."
fied during the trip. This made me
During those four years. Afshin
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I raised my voice. "Afshin, from
pleased. He often said that he was
make a decision."
and I had the happiest life together.
ﺪﯿﻨﮐ ﻪﻌﻟﺎﻄﻣ www.javanan.com :ﺖﯾﺎﺳ بو رد ار ﺮﯿﺑدﺮﺳ ﺖﺷاددﺎﯾ ﻮﯿﺷرآ "I'll be gladly waiting." I always thanked God and told my this moment you're no longer my
thinking of getting married and that
husband. This marriage is illegal
he did not intend to return to Iran.
My parents always left the decisions
"Have you ever been married be- to me. They told me they think that I parents and my sister, Sheyda, who in this land. I'm filing for divorce
lived in Australia, that I had never
fore?" I asked. am never wrong, so surely Afshin is been so happy in my life. tomorrow. I'll leave this house this
7 "Yes." He replied. "But since the first a good man. Our marriage was held I was at the peak of happiness when week. You must immediately pre-
year of our marriage, we had differ- privately and with the presence of one day, the doorbell rang. I was pare a house for Shohreh and your
ences. Before leaving Iran, I took all 18 of my close friends. We went to alone in the house. When I opened children. You have to be with them
necessary measures for divorce and Las Vegas for our honeymoon. Af- the door, I met a beautiful fit lady of and make up for these years of suf-
left the rest to my lawyer. I also gave shin brought me so much happiness about 50 years and two boys about fering."
her a two-bedroom apartment." with his playfulness and expression 10 and 12 years old. Afshin wanted to say something.
I was somewhat relieved. Since he of love that I said to myself I wish I "Looking for an address?" I asked. "I swear to God, if you fail to take
did not mention having children, had met him earlier and the first ten "Excuse me," said the woman. "But care of this woman and children in
I did not ask him about it. He has years of my youth would not have I came looking for Afshin." any way, I will take you to court as
told me everything about his life, I been wasted. "Who are you?" a cheating fraud who destroyed five
told myself, so he must not have any As Afshin had said, his brothers "I'm shohreh, His wife. And these years of my life and buried all my
children. regularly sent money. Afshin bought are our children." dreams forever."
Our dates gradually became a habit. another three-story building with In an instant, my whole body froze. I Shohreh came to my side, hugged
Afshin praised me many times. I wish that money. Then he was looking for invited them inside the house and sat me and we both cried bitterly.
to have a wife like you, he would say. a stylish house in a good area, which in front of them. "I'll stand by you." I whispered in
But I would not answer him. Then, was finally bought according to my "But Afshin said he has divorced her ear.
he bought a three-story building taste. Now I was looking to have a you," I said. "I can't believe Iranian women in
and stayed in one of the apartments. baby and give new joy to our life. "That's not true," Shohreh said. "He abroad are standing together stron-
From then on, we would see each "We still have to wait," Afshin told did not return to Iran in the last two ger than before." She whispered
other in that apartment. I helped him me. "First, let me get my green card. or three years under the pretext of back in my ear.
buy furniture, household, and elec- Second, let's go on some trips to his business and getting a green Translation: Massi Zokaei
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