Bitter Almonds (2015)
“He opened his eyes. Where was he? A crooked crack in the ceiling didn’t orient his muddled mind. He turned his head toward the strange sound. A pair of shapely smooth legs blocked his view. He blinked, his eyes traveling up a woman’s red skirt to her hips, swaying right to left. A dancer? Blazing Zahira? Was he in the White Tulip Night Club? He shot up to a sitting position. A blanket dropped off him, revealing his bare chest.
‘What’s going on?’ His voice cracked, his mouth dry.
The woman turne...d, a broom in her hands. ‘You’re awake.’ Nadia? He scrambled to his feet; the blanket fell to the floor and his pants threatened to follow. He clutched the sides just in time, his mind racing to focus. ‘What the hell?’ ‘I did it.’ His left knee buckled and he stumbled down on the bed.
Nadia’s fingers fluttered over the top button of her blouse. ‘I have never been this scared in my life.’ She flattened her hand on her chest. ‘But I did it.’ Omar stared at her, tried to gather the fronts of his shirt with one hand, the other not letting go of his wide-open pants.MoreLess
‘What’s going on?’ His voice cracked, his mouth dry.
The woman turne...d, a broom in her hands. ‘You’re awake.’ Nadia? He scrambled to his feet; the blanket fell to the floor and his pants threatened to follow. He clutched the sides just in time, his mind racing to focus. ‘What the hell?’ ‘I did it.’ His left knee buckled and he stumbled down on the bed.
Nadia’s fingers fluttered over the top button of her blouse. ‘I have never been this scared in my life.’ She flattened her hand on her chest. ‘But I did it.’ Omar stared at her, tried to gather the fronts of his shirt with one hand, the other not letting go of his wide-open pants.MoreLess
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