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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1869
Nushin from San Diego JAVANAN
My little grandson gave one day packed his suitcases and left,
Kami, who was, a little, older now,

me new hope saying that he could not bear such
a godfather, and later he informed
me that he found a good job in New
York and got married. One day, when
I returned home tired and saw that
becme very upset, and from Jamshid had sold my aunts souvenir
carpets, I immediately gathered some
that night she became sick of my things and went to my friend’s
again, soshe was moaning house. Two weeks later, I filed for
all night until the morning. I divorce, although, it didn’t matter to
said to myself, “My mother Jamshid. He had borrowed so much
is old, its better send her to on the apartment and had sold all its
Iran, if something happens, furniture, that, there were nothing left
its better for her to be with of that beautiful apartment which was
her family, I cant bear her once my hope home. I was working
will go back with you to 40 years ago moans.” two shifts to get back on my feet, I had
when, following the events that hap- 20 days later, I sent my no helpers, no compassion and in those
I pened in my family, I went to Turkey mother to Iran while she dark days, when I heard the news of my
with my mother. After the death of my was crying and heartbro- mother’s death, my life became darker.
father, who was a powerful and influential ken. She was clinging to I had become like a robot, I didn’t have
person, my husband, Shahrokh, changed. me until the last moment any feelings, I didn’t understand what
He married another woman in front of my and said that I was her I eat, what time I sleep, and my whole
eyes and when I objected, he shouted and only support and her life body was paining. I remembered my
said, that the age of women in Iran is over would be shortened with mother, I laughed, because I had met my
and you are like a slave to men, as soon as my departure. I said, “ I mother’s fate so soon.
your food is ready and you live under one promise to arrange your After four and a half years, Kami
roof, you should thank God. trip” and then I turned called and said, “I heard that you di-
my face to not see her vorced that monster, is it correct?”
In those days, I felt, with no tears. The next week I said I was released, and he said,”
father, an old and sick mother, and an Kami and I left, and What are you doing now?” I said that I
incompetent brother, I could do nothing. I two or three months am still working in a store and he said,
was only happy for my son who was pre- later, I forgot what I “I will send you a ticket to come to
judiced like his grandfather, but unfortu- did with my mother. New York, at least come and see your
nately he was still a child and very small. Life in San Diego grandchildren.” I cried after hearing
My mother, very quietly, sold our old was fun and somew- this news and 10 days later I left for
house and gave a part of it to my brother, hat it was a new exci- New York with the same old lugga-
so that, he could go to Paris and marry a ting life, Kami was ge. At the airport, Kami and his wife,
blonde woman as he always liked, and I flying around like a Morvarid, who was from Afghanistan,
hid the rest somewhere. Since those days, bird and I was happy and my two grandchildren, 4 and 7 ye-
I did something with extreme jealousy to see his happiness. ars old, came to welcome me.
and constant grumbling and moaning that Until one day, two My daughter-in-law was a very kind
my husband said one day, I will divorce girls who were tee- and selfless woman, who had lost her
you, I cant stand a nagging woman. I said, nagers, knocked mother in the war, so tried to be kind
“Do you mean you will leave me and my on our door and to me. Fortunately, Kami was succes-
son?” He said, “ I will transfer the apart- Jamshid admitted sful in his work and that made me very
ment I have in Shahbaz’s street to your that they were his happy. Until one day, a messenger came
name along with a sum of cash and save daughters and he from Iran, it was my cousin’s son-in-
myself”, but Shahrokh did not know, that I had to care about law, who brought me a check with a
was so happy from the bottom of my heart them due to their large amount of money. He said, “Your
and had been waiting for such a moment, mother’s remar- mother gave this money to your sister
since long time ago, and I was waiting for riage. Little by before her death, she transferred the mo-
this freedom. 6 months later, I gave all my little, Jamshid’s ney from the sale of all her jewelry, car-
mother’s savings and mine to my elder lies and other pets, and antiques to your sister to send
sister and said, “Just keep it for me, and secrets were re- it to you.” He said,” Your mother didn’t
trust your husband as she was afraid
send me a remittance whenever neces- vealed, and I realized that he had he might leave you halfway.” He said
sary”, and then, I took my mother and my lost tens of thousands of dollars from my that my mother believed that I had seen
son and left for Turkey to prepare myself money in my bank account because we savings in gambling. He easily said enough cruelty from my first husband.
for a new destiny. can not leave cash in our wallets and pass that he was addicted to gambling, so I I couldn’t believe that my mother who
My sister sent some part of our re- it through the airport, from here, I will took him to doctor, but he didn’t stop was brought back home because of my
sources while we were in Turkey for about open a joint account in my bank with you, and one day I came to my senses that heartbreak and indifference, was still
6 months, the time passed very good, my so that if something happens to me, you all the savings, that was my dream for thinking about my future.
mother had a new life, she was no lon- own it easily.” I hugged him and said, I the future, were wasted. Inevitably, I I insisted on depositing all the money
ger sad, and my son was very happy as hope this never happens, I have just found started to cooperate and took care of to my grandchildren’s account and said
he was jumping up and down and made a good man. Two or three days later, we him day and night that he did not incur to myself that maybe this will be the only
new friends. One day, I met Jamshid, who got married, while my mother was not into debt. Unfortunately, my effort right step in my life. That night, when
said that he had an unsuccessful marriage very pleased with our marriage, but she was in vain, he used to visit his friends I was sleeping in my bed with the same
with a devilish woman in America, and did not say anything. 20 days later, Jam- in Casinos every night, and little by pains I had always, and trying my cries
had come there to visit his family and was shid returned to America to make prepa- little he sold all my gold and jewelry, and moans not to be heard, my 7-year-old
looking for a true love. He read so much in rations for our trip. It took three months, borrowed money from strangers and grandson laid down next to me and said,
my ear that I fell in love with him and told until one day, he said that everything was acquaintances. And finally, a group of “Grandma, why are you crying?” I said,
him all the secrets of my life. Jamshid said, ready for me and my son, but he couldn’t creditors called us day and night for my dear, these tears are tears of joy. Then
“ Send your money to America as soon as do anything for my mother. I said, “How his debts. The last thing, he did, was he said, “Are you not in pain?” I said not
possible, our destination is there, a safe can I leave my mother here?” He said, “ a loan from a Russian company, and much. He stuck to me and said, “Don’t
and prosperous land”. I said, “To whom Send your mother to Iran until you get when he didn’t pay his monthly ins- worry, I am here, I am taking care of you.”
should I send it? He said, “When we get your green card, then you will arrange tallments on time, they broke both his I kissed his head and said to myself that
married and you are relieved, deposit you her trip too.” I talked to my mother, she hands and sent him home disabled. there is still hope in my life.
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