Straightening Ali by AMJEED KABIL

Author:AMJEED KABIL [KABIL, AMJEED]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: STARbooks Press
Published: 2007-10-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“It’s my wedding night, and it was meant to be the best night of my life, but it’s not turning out the way it’s supposed to,” Ali’s new bride said accusingly. “We’re meant to make love to each other, but you’ve not even touched me. You’ve ignored me since we got into bed together!”

“I’m sorry,” Ali replied. “I’m just really tired. The camera flashes from all of the photographs that people were taking has given me a migraine.” He lay in the double bed facing away from his wife, feeling numb and empty, and in a state of shock.

“That shouldn’t stop you. You’re a man. What is it? What’s wrong? Don’t you find me sexy? Why aren’t you even facing me?” Sajda asked almost petulantly.

“Of course I find you sexy,” Ali said, trying to comfort his new wife. Somehow he knew that he didn’t sound very convincing, but hoped she believed his words. “I want to get to know you first before we do anything. This is only the second time that we’ve met. I hardly know you, yet. We need to spend some time getting to know each other a bit, that’s all.”

“Ali, that’s a silly notion. It’s what English people say. We’re Muslim, and once you take a bride in Islam, she belongs to you. She becomes your property to do with as you please. I’m yours. I belong to you. You can do anything you want with me. Anything! We don’t need to wait and get to know each other first. Why don’t you try touching me,” Sajda suggested earnestly.

Ali turned round to face his wife. “I don’t want to do this,” he thought to himself miserably. The reality of the wedding was now hitting him hard. He hadn’t envisaged that the night would be like this. What he’d failed to consider was that Sajda might have her own expectations for the night.

“I’m not ready to do anything, yet. I need to know someone properly before I can,” Ali said, trying desperately to escape from committing himself to anything sexual. “Let’s take some time getting to know each other. We could date each other, find out what we like and don’t like. Let’s develop things slowly. We don’t have to rush. We have all the time in the world.”

“Forget about that, Ali. I’m here now. We can get to know each other right now,” Sajda said suggestively. “You know people say that I have the most beautiful body. Why don’t you hold me and find out whether it’s true.”

Ali moved closer to Sajda’s small form, which was hidden under the duvet. He leaned over reluctantly and put his arm around her waist. As he held her, all Ali could feel was extreme despair and anguish. He knew that Sajda was feeling unhappy and let down, and he wished desperately that he could make things right, but there was nothing he could do to make things better other than to give in to her demands.

Sajda pushed herself into Ali’s arms and held his hand.

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