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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1869
JAVANAN
Nastaran from New York
Sohrab was wealth?” He said, “I don’t want that evil
wealth”. I laughed and said, “This wealth
is not evil, spend it for yourself, for your
a ruthless hunter mother, friends and family.” He said, “ If
you come under same roof with me, I will
do everything. I have fallen in love with
you and I said to myself that I will talk to
you tonight.” Then he took my hand and
but I did not pay attention kissed it, and after that we were both em-
because I was expecting a barrassed because of the atmosphere of
miracle, and it was during that restaurant.
those days that Sohrab When I opened my eyes one day, I saw
entered my life at Cyrus’s that I got married to Sohrab despite my
party. He said that he stu- father’s wishes. I was preparing for a trip
fter graduating from high school, died in America and had abroad, and on the other hand, I transfer-
I was accepted into university a good job and his father red all my savings from money, carpets,
Ain the field of management. My was one of the famous and the house, to America and I comple-
father said that he had spoken to his high New York millionaires, tely gave up on Iran. My day and night
school friend, who owned several compa- but he was on his own were full of Sohrab’s love, my feet were
nies. He needed a young manager, whom since he was young full of flowers and my ears were full of his
he liked to be a woman. As he believed, and did not need his love messages.
until today, from his sons to his nephews father’s wealth. Three months later, I came to New York
who worked there, all have fallen in love I liked Sohrab’s be- with him. He suggested that we buy two
after growing up in company, and earned havior during the first restaurants and a luxury apartment with
a lot of money. After that they either left meeting, as I saw him the money from the sale of the apartment
the company and moved abroad, or went taking care of his old and my savings, and I was so overwhel-
looking for independent work so that their mother, who separa- med by his love that I was completely deaf
wives could be the boss. ted from his father and blind about the life around myself.
I said, “ I don’t like the field of mana- many years ago and 8 months later, when Sohrab had comp-
gement, but if I will make you happy I did not get a share leted his plans, I accidentally heard from
will do it. If there is progress in my work of his wealth, so he his friends that he doesn’t have a specific
and my work environment is safe and free paid all her expen- job, his apartment is rented, and his father,
from tension, I will follow your order after ses from Ame- whose great wealth I dreamed of drow-
finishing university and try to compensa- rica. He said that ning in, died many years ago in Turkey.
te the injuries of those thoughtless men.” he even paid the I found out that Sohrab is a professional
Before I finish university, Mr. Cyrus, my expenses for the swindler who goes to Iran every few ye-
father’s friend, hired me part-time in his education of 10 ars and because of his good looks, stylish
company, so I started working with all my poor children. clothes and good language, he sends some
strength and by the end of the academic I had another fortune-tellers among the people around
year I had become familiar with almost all meeting with that him, and then, he hunts a rich girl who
the jobs and officially took over the mana- fortune-teller at has been chosen by them, and then co-
gement of two companies. As I was not the same time. mes back to America. Although most girls
looking for love, I worked 16 hours a day, She said, “Luck were not naive like me, but sometimes his
and as I promised, I boosted the work of flies above you, plan didn’t work out and he missed the
two companies, so every time my father an educated aim. Since his bank accounts showed a
and Mr. Cyrus, met each other, they prai- that young man high figure, I caught him and asked for my
sed my work, creativity and ability. Accor- I who is full of savings. He shamelessly said, “You have
ding to them, I made those men ashamed was humanity and given them to me, and if you hurt me, I
of their work. wil- helps the poor will arrange for your deportation.” So I
Despite many suitors, I had no desire ling people, is clo- lowered my head and kept silent, and said
to get married. Once or twice, I opened t o se to you.” At that I surrender, don’t deport me. From
friendship with two good and intelli- pa y that moment, I imagined Sohrab in the next day, I went looking for his vic-
gent men, but my busy work made them a higher amount so that she would front of my eyes and said to myself that tims. His injured friends helped me a lot.
discouraged. After 3 years, I bought a be- make a prediction for me privately. Of Sohrab is the future man of my life and I found three sad and defeated woman and
autiful house, gradually accumulated con- course, curious men had sharpened their this fortune-teller is right. But I still avoi- two girls who were raped, and with their
siderable savings, and my work reached at ears to know what my future really was. ded marriage since I had reached the peak help I got a lawyer.
a point where Mr. Cyrus could easily leave Actually they all knew that I had the best of my career. Mr. Cyrus used to give me Due to the complaint of those two la-
the company. According to my father’s job situation, and the best financial condi- points every day, adding my salary and dies against Sohrab who were raped in the
words, after 15 years Mr. Cyrus went on tions, so they kept whispering in my ears. give me incentive checks regularly. One presence of others, and for the complaint
a trip to Europe and America with ease, day, when I was talking to the same fortu- of those three ladies and me, he was sent
so he used to fill my account with money The attendees would pick up the for- ne-teller, he said that the man of your life to prison. Now he is constantly begging
every time to encourage me. tune-teller’s phones from all the sides to has lots of money so that he doesn’t have me to forgive him from behind bars, but
Since I was a teenager, I had a special invite them privately later. I also really an account of his wealth. I am waiting for my savings, the restau-
opinion about fortune-tellers and I was wanted to know what fate was waiting for Two nights later when I went to a res- rant and that apartment to be returned, and
looking for them to tell my future. On Mr. me, so I invited one of them to my house taurant at Sohrab’s insistence, I asked him, at the same time, those women are also
Cyrus’s daughter’s birthday, two fortune- the following week. She told me that, the “ Do you have siblings?” he said, “ No, I accompanying me. Now our wish is to see
tellers had come, that predicted the for- great luck was coming and the prince of am the only child in the family, but I do him one day broken, old and weak behind
tune of the girls, who were present there, my dream came from across the seas. In not wish for my father’s death, and becau- the window of a coffee shop dreaming of
so everyone’s cheers went up in the air by large gatherings of family and acquain- se he is seriously ill, I am afraid to lose hunting the girls and women coming and
hearing their future. tances and at large parties of Mr. Cyrus, him although he has never been a good going.
I told one of the fortune-tellers I used to see the longing looks of men, father to me.” I asked, “What about his Translation: Massi Zokaei
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