A Humiliation from Farah

(The following stories all submitted by users. Any similarity is purely coincidental)

1. 

When Farah met Ahmed for the first time, she knew that he liked her. His eyes seemed to be hit by something, and then he looked back and forth in a slight panic. She knows that Ahmed would always look at her involuntarily, she also paid attention to her manners. 

 The elegance of a woman is truly self-taught. She was not like this before met Ahmed, Farah asking herself: “Do I also have a crush on Ahmed?” Maybe. But she won’t admit it.

This is when she accompanied her boyfriend Mohamed and a group of classmates from his hometown to pick up Ahmed. Ahmed is the best among her boyfriend’s classmates. He graduated from a prestigious school and went to the United States to pursued PhD degree. A few years ago, he worked for a tech giant in New York with an annual salary of 500,000 USD.  Now he is transferred back to his hometown as the vice president of the Middle East branch. He is young and talented. 

Ahmed and Mohamed had the most closely friendship back to the old days, and naturally Farah valued the people who valued by her boyfriend. This kind of attention had no special meaning at first, but when she found that Ahmed was showing off, she suddenly became gender consciousness. It seems that someone whose boyfriend approves of has a crush on her, which is the greatest proof of her charm.

2. 

After that gathering, Ahmed often took Mohamed and Farah to dinner. Ahmed said that he had a short marriage when he was a graduate student in the United States, his ex-wife graduated from Harvard. They separated because of their different views of life. Farah asked: “Do people like them who go to world-famous schools have a sense of academic superiority?” “Mostly. I once went to Beirut and took my ex-wife to an alumni event. My ex-wife usually spoke in a very low voice. When someone asked her what university she studied in the United States, she suddenly spoke in a very loud voice that everyone present could hear. Saying ‘Harvard’!”

Ahmed also imitated it, vibrating his chest like an announcer, and caught Farah’s smile off guard. The sky was like a cone, and their hearts were like two balloons meeting each other, squeezing and flirting on the top of the pointed tower. Ahmed said calmly: “Of course should be proud to study in a top school.” Mohamed answered: “Indeed, I also went to graduate school at one of the top 20 schools in the United States.”

The atmosphere has changed subtly. Farah never talked or laughed alone with Ahmed blatantly again. During the next few meals, they were very restrained, but the more they did this, the more their open radars were able to pick up the ambiguity passed by each other. The wind in the eyes, the deliberate dressing up, the words spoken to each other unintentionally, the collision of the passionate male and the passionate female, are kept secret. Farah just enjoyed it secretly and didn’t want to dig deeper. After all, she has a good relationship with Mohamed and is planning to get married. And Ahmed has a lot of uncertainty. His face, his limbs, expressed an insecurity. She is not that showy. After she knows that she will have a stable married life, she is complacent with the good impressions from the outside world, and that’s it.

3. 

 Mohamed’s mother was diagnosed with a serious illness very suddenly which requires a combined heart-lung transplant. Mohamed asked the doctor how much money they should prepare, and the doctor said around 150,000 USD. Medical insurance cannot cover transplant operations.

 The couple’s income is not high, and Mohamed started anxious which he can hardly afford the money for his mom’s operations. He borrowed thousands of dollars from relatives, but it was a drop in the bucket. Mohamed said dejectedly: “How about… I ask Ahmed to help?” His hesitation comes from the fact that he is not sure of the outcome. If he asks for a help from Ahmed but gets rejection, they won’t even be able to be friends in the future. And he has been looking for a balance in front of Ahmed. Once he borrows money, he will be lowered. Farah advised him: “150,000 USD shouldn’t be too difficult for Ahmed. Just ask him to borrow it. But don’t borrow it over the phone. Talk to him in person. He shouldn’t be embarrassed to refuse.” So, the couple asked Ahmed to have dinner that night. The meal was sumptuous for a reason. Ahmed ate very calmly. He seemed to know that there was a mystery that could only be revealed when Mohamed started talking.

Mohamed hesitated for a long time and finally spoke. He briefly explained his dilemma, but his words did not express what he meant and went too far. Ahmed said, “Bro just straight to the point.” Mohamed was still praising Ahmed’s success and sighing at his downfall, and finally said the words to borrow money.

Ahmed said: “I just came back not long ago. The house in Dubai has not been sold yet, and I don’t have much cash on hand… Although I may not be able to get the amount you said, I can get some for you. I’ll call you tomorrow after I counted my disposable cash.”

Ahmed wanted to send them back. Farah said that Mohamed rented a small house next to the hospital to facilitate the care of his mother. He wanted to return to the rental house and she to her own home. Ahmed said that I would call a taxi to drop you guys off.

After Mohamed arrived at the rental house, Ahmed continued to take Farah to her home. Ahmed sat in the back seat of the taxi and sat next to Farah. This was an inappropriate move. Some things had to be clarified.

“Thank you.” Farah was a little nervous.

“Actually, I never lend money to others. If I lend it, I don’t plan to get it back. I just give it away.”

“I understand.” She said, “But we will definitely pay back the money, please trust us.”

“I’m doing this for your sake.”

here we go.

“We will definitely repay it. The interest will be paid according to the bank’s regular schedule.” She continued.

“Don’t you understand yet? I do it for you.”

“So what if I understand?”

“You have a good relationship with him?”

“Um.”

“I’m so jealous of him.”

Farah sighed and had a lot to say. She wanted to say that she and Mohamed had been in love for five or six years, and both knew each other well; she wanted to say that she knew nothing about Ahmed, and that he was illusory; She wanted to say that she knew he had better conditions, but she didn’t dare to give it a try. She was only afraid of taking risks and getting nothing… She gritted her teeth and didn’t say anything. 

 She thought for a while and asked Ahmed: “You always say you care about me or do it for me, so how much am I worth?” “Full amount.” Ahmed said, ” The entire amount he wants to borrow.” “Then… thank you.” Farah gave him a distant look, but also a look of regret. Ahmed smiled bitterly. “There are always things in this world that I can’t get,” he said.

4. 

The next day Ahmed transferred 150,000 USD to Mohamed. Mohamed was relieved of his urgent need and immediately called to express his gratitude. Then he said to Farah: “Just look at it and I’ll know it. Ahmed is indeed the most awesome among my high school classmates.” Mohamed’s mom went a smoothly operation. Farah also came to the hospital to take care of her future mother-in-law when she had time. The whole family was very kind to her. Farah took these verbal praises very seriously. The education she received since she was a child was to be a good wife and mother, and to put her husband first. Dedication made her feel her burning presence, and her relationship with Mohamed got closer. Farah was very happy to accompany Mohamed and his mother to go through the discharge procedures in hospital and booked a taxi in advance. Farah got into the taxi, then heard a mobile phone ringing in the bag, and it was Mohamed’s mobile. She picked it up and Mohamed called from his mother’s phone. His voice was anxious, and he said, “I thought I lost my phone, but it turned out to be at your place.”

If he only said the first half of the sentence, Farah would understand his anxiety. But now that it was connected and his phone with her, why is he still anxious? Women’s intuition is usually very accurate, and Farah decided to open his phone to have a look. FB, normally. TikTok, nothing wrong. WhatsApp, all work related. Suddenly, she saw a strange APP, one she had never seen before, she clicked it and saw that is a dating app with private chats, all sexual, extremely explicit. Through his chat with a girl, Farah discovered that they had met twice in private. Moreover, Mohamed always goes out at 2:00 am in the night and comes back at 5:00 am.

Farah continued to scroll down his phone and found more disgusting records, including photos and videos of the use of “adult toys” sent to Mohamed by a strange woman. 

The kind-hearted Farah thought about the relationship for so many years and even wanted to forgive, but the more she scrolled down the record, the colder her heart became. Mohamed himself was like a monkey in heat at this dating app actively, seducing everywhere even sending his penis to strange women. It’s like a fishing rod, swinging it around waiting for fish to get hooked. 

Afterwards, Farah’s heart was already broken into pieces.

  What happened is self-evident. Farah’s heart felt like it was sealed by cement and could not beat. Ears buzzing. This is the relationship that she clanged, this is the person she trusted. After Farah arrived, she carried Mohamed family’s things upstairs, threw them on the bed, and left without saying a word.

She couldn’t help but despair. In those days, it felt like the sky was falling. She kept her eyes open every night until dawn.

 The first time he kissed her and took off her clothes for the first time was still etched in her mind. How could a person do this?

5. 

Suddenly Farah received a message from Ahmed, saying that everyone was having dinner tonight, but why didn’t see her. Farah texted back: “We broke up because he had a date outside.”

“How do you know?”

Farah took pictures of those records, and she found them from the album and sent them to Ahmed.

“This is too outrageous,” Ahmed said, “Please stop sending me, I can’t stand it.”

Then Ahmed’s voice call came, and Farah couldn’t help crying: ” Ahmed, where are you? Can we meet?”

” Do you want to see me now? I just finished a party with Mohamed and his friends. At the party, I did not feel that you guys had just broken up. On the contrary, Mohamed socialized more actively with us.”

Farah cried louder after hearing this.

 “Don’t cry first… Where are you? I am coming to pick you up first.” 20 minutes later, Ahmed’s car stopped downstairs. Farah had stopped crying when she got in the car. Ahmed told Farah that he sold his house in Dubai and bought a penthouse here, because he wants to develop his career well in hometown. He said it was a newly built house with fine decoration. Farah felt psychological comfort. She thought that Ahmed seemed ready to settle down in their hometown, and the haze of breaking up with Mohamed seemed to be gone. There is even a little bit of longing in Farah’s heart. “Take a look?” Ahmed broke the silence, then a 3D picture on his phone. “How about the real scene?” “This is the real scene.” “Really? That’s so fantastic.” A well-known real estate in this city. She has only seen it in videos. Ahmed took her home. It is indeed very high-end, with two rooms on one staircase and double-opening entrance doors. Farah seemed to have entered a dreamy wonderland. Ahmed asked her if she wanted coffee or juice, and she said I didn’t drink anything.

An injured woman and a very charming, wealthy and handsome man, the two hearts that were already attracted created some sparks in Ahmed’s new house. The two took off each other’s clothes, even tearing off the shirts. During the eye contact and non-stop tongue kiss, each other admired each other’s body until they reached the highest point…

After a hearty connection, Farah shyly sat on the edge of the bed and asked Ahmed a question which she didn’t dare to ask: “Will you continue to develop your career in our hometown?” On the bright and reflective floor, she could see that she had lost everything overnight. No matter whether there is any positive answer or not, she just wants to hear “yes”. ” Now our hometown is also rapidly developing.” She added, ” I think it should be possible, just take it step by step.” Ahmed’s answer didn’t seem very firm. The atmosphere between the two became a little embarrassing.

 But the two people who were attracted to each other were still cuddling on the bed. Farah turned over to get some water from the bedside table to rehydrate. She accidentally saw a small part of red lace on the bed seam. A woman’s intuition is reliable. Farah’s heart skipped a beat, and she moved to the bedside and pulled out part of the red lace. For a moment, she felt like the sky was falling, it was a pair of women’s thongs.

Farah was clearly panicking and excused herself to go to the bathroom to calm down, Ahmed didn’t seem to notice the strangeness and was still scrolling through social media. But she never expected that the bathroom hid more “secrets”. Farah opened the cabinet try to find facial tissue, but found a women’s vibrator on the first floor of the cabinet, and a plush mask on the second floor… She didn’t dare to continue searching.

She stood in the bathroom and asked, “Ahmed, tell me honestly, you have many girlfriends, right?” He came over and said through the door, “You know, in a city full of desire like Dubai, people will always be lonely, but I like freedom and don’t like to be trapped by a certain person.” “Oh.” The despair in her heart turned numb. “Do you drink coffee or juice?” he asked again. “Give me a glass of wine.” She came out. Ahmed poured her half a glass of wine. Farah had drunk it all within a few seconds and started loudly crying, with tears in her eyes, Farah asked Ahmed: “You said you lent Mohamed money because you cared about me, now we broke up. Then ask him to pay you back!”

“You want me to ask him to pay back the money now? You know he’s under a lot of financial pressure right. Isn’t this just adding insult to injury? Besides, his mom has just been discharged from the hospital, so she might still need money.” Ahmed seems to have a convincing point, but the eyes are dodging.

Farah got very angry when Ahmed mentioned being discharged from hospital, that’s when she found out Mohamed was cheating on her. She said sarcastically, “You guys are really brothers.”

Ahmed said, “Besides, I just came back. Mohamed and his uncle helped me a lot even though I didn’t have any resources. Recently, I participated in a project of his uncle, and it went smoothly.”

 “I’m leaving. Bye.” She said, then slammed the door and left. 

Ahmed chased her to the door in his slippers but didn’t catch up. He shouted twice and stopped chasing. Farah ran all the way and cried heartily – Am I making a fool of myself? If someone she loves is unfaithful, she feels it is an insult to her body; if she gives someone she has been attracted to, but he just wants to play fun, is she made of paper or made of clay? Feeling humiliated so easily? After the tears, Farah became an iron which will be immune to all poisons.

6. 

Half a year later, Farah had a new boyfriend. He has neither Mohamed’s bluff nor Ahmed’s hypocrisy. He is a down-to-earth person, a person who can only act but not speak often.  The only way this man expresses his love is through cooking. Every time he cooks, he looks forward to asking Farah how it tastes, what kind of cuisine she is craving to eat next time, etc.

 In front of us is the real life of ordinary people, relaxed, indifferent. Happiness comes from vegetables, meat and a meal with the person you love.