What's behind the mask? Written by Dalia Nasser Al-Asyouti

Chapter One: In the house of anyone who sees it, he knows that whoever owns it is a very wealthy person. Specifically in the home’s gym, there was a young man and a girl practicing a martial art. The young man stopped: _ Enough for here, my dear. We have a plane appointment two hours from now. Girl: _ Omar, let's continue this round.....or do you not want me to win and you to be the loser? Omar: _Dunia I told you here and it is enough that I am really tired. Donia: _ Well, I apologize. Then she took a few steps away from him and looked at him again, continuing her conversation. Donia: _ I will go to my room to get ready to go. Ali: _ Well, I will also go to my room. Then each of them went to his room to prepare to go to work. A little while later, in the dining room of the house, a young man and a girl were sitting eating breakfast when Omar and Dounia came in. Donia and Omar together: _ Good morning. The young man and the girl: _Good morning. Young man: Why don't you sit down to eat? Donia: We don't have time, Youssef. We have an appointment and we don't want to be late. Omar, speaking in a manner similar to children: _I am starving, Donia. Let me eat. All this delay is because of the exercises we did for you, so all this delay is because of you. Donia with a smile: _ Okay, eat, but don't let us be late. Omar started eating: _ Don't worry, we won't be late. Donia sat on one of the chairs: _Youssef: When will you go to Russia? Youssef: _Tomorrow is my departure time......why do you ask? Donia: _ Because “Karma” will come back with you. Youssef: _I missed her so much. Omar jokingly: _And we all know that you will go to Russia for her. Youssef annoyed: “Omar,” don’t interfere in my affairs. Then Omar fell silent and continued eating. Donia while talking to the girl sitting with them: “Yasmine,” what is your plan for this week? Yasmine: _ I have a medical conference in London in three days, so I will go to London. Donia: What? Are you kidding? Will I stay with that i***t alone? Isn’t it enough that he is with me at work? Youssef: _ I pity you. Yasmine: _ If I were in the same position as you, I would have killed myself. Omar angrily: _ Are you talking about me? I am a human being like you. Then he was silent for a while and spoke - But I differ in one thing. Youssef: What is it? Omar: _I am wonderful. Everyone was silent and did not speak Omar: _ She also will not stay with me alone. My uncle will return tomorrow evening. Donia: _ He was talking to me on the phone last night and did not tell me that he was coming back. Youssef: _And I don’t know either. Ali: _He told me in the morning. Donia, looking at her watch: “Omar,” let’s go. It’s getting late. Omar: _ Well, I finished my food. Then, Donia and Omar went to their destination, as did Youssef and Yasmine after they finished their food. _______________________________________ At the airport, specifically on the plane preparing to take off, after everyone prepared for take off and the plane took off. In the plane’s control room, Omar: Why will Karma return now? Didn’t she previously refuse to stay here? Donia: _ Because we will implement what we strive for. Omar: _ I knew that her return was not a good thing. Donia: _ Is what we are doing not promising good, and what happened to us was good? Omar: _ I did not mean that. I am worried about you because you will be harmed. Leave this matter to me or to “Youssef” or even to my uncle. I am worried about you. Donia: _ He does not want me to take the rights of my father and mother on my own, or even the rights of your father, and no harm will come to us. Do not worry. Omar is thinking about something: _ Okay. And then they remained silent throughout the trip. ___________________________________ In one of the investment hospitals, “Yasmine” went to the hospital and went to take a tour inside to make sure that everything was fine, as she is the owner of this hospital after her mother, may God have mercy on her. After she finished her tour, she was going to go inside her office room, but her secretary stopped her. Secretary: Dr. Yasmine. Yasmine: What, Reem? Reem: _ A new doctor has come for the job. Yasmine: _ If there is a similar case like those before, then there is no need for her to come. I want a doctor who excels in his field. Reem: _He is one of the best surgeons in Paris. Yasmine: _ Let him come to my office and then we will know if he is one of the best doctors or not. Then Yasmine went to her office. As for Reem, she went to do what she was ordered to do. To be continued....... _______________________________________ Is what we learned about some of the characters in our novel the real face, or is there a mask hiding their reality... We will learn that in the next