Desert Encounter
Chapter 58: The End

The ten days had passed and the whole kingdom had been informed of the sheikh’s marriage.

The country was celebrating, the king was finally going to marry and give a descendant to the throne.

Naomi’s family had arrived and were received with dancing and singing as tradition dictated.

The day before the traditional wedding, the women had been gathered in a room away from the men and Naomi was

in the center listening to her mothers’ advice and comments on the beauty of the palace.

As for her cousins, they kept telling her how lucky she was to marry a man like Emir.

Of course she knew but she refused to show them.

Women had been called for henna (the design on the hands and feet).

A tray of cupcakes had been placed next to her because she was hungry all the time.

– stop eating, you will end up looking like nothing, and won’t even fit into your dress. Said an aunt while taking her tray.

– afterwards the sheikh will no longer want her and we will have come for nothing. Took another

– in any case I would be delighted to marry him, if he rejects her, he is too handsome, have you seen his eyes?. Said one of her cousins.

Naomi felt her heart tighten and she wanted to cry.

– didn’t listen to her benthi (my daughter), you are magnificent. Said Mariama, recovering her tray almost quickly from her aunt’s hands but it was already too late.

Naomi was crying silently, tears flooding her cheeks

– what have you done to my daughter. Rosalie asked as she reached her.

– it’s your sisters-in-law who are tormenting your daughter, ma’am.

– Mariama, I already told you to call me by my first name.

Rosalie and Mariama had become close friends since she lived at the palace.

They spent most of their time together, laughing and listening to stories from the palace.

Really curious.

– these old vipers. she sighed.

It’s okay Naomi, calm down. Your wedding is tomorrow.

– I can’t calm down.

– come with me. Said Mariama.

Naomi got up with the help of the two women because she shouldn’t have touched anything.

She was taken to an empty room and left alone.

– I’m coming. Said Mariama.

A few minutes later she felt a large presence behind her, and large hands came to rest on her stomach.

– why are you crying hobi.

– Emir

– we’re not supposed to see each other until tomorrow, but I couldn’t bear to see you crying

– hobi

– yes hayati, if you want I had them all cleared out of my palace

– you can do that ?

– of course, just one word from you and they come out, I’m the sheikh, have you forgotten that? And I will do everything for you

She started to laugh.

– I like this better.

– I miss you so much.

– you or the baby?

– me and the baby

– you too but tomorrow we will finally be reunited in front of everyone.

– looking forward to tomorrow then.

The next morning the men found themselves in a room alone in the presence of the imam and Naomi’s father agreed to give his daughter in marriage.

When Emir saw Naomi again, they were already married before God.

The mayor, for his part, celebrated the civil marriage at the palace in one of the royal gardens.

The party was beautiful and the guests were satisfied.

Naomi hadn’t stopped crying about anything, overcome by too much emotion and Rosalie who kept reminding her that her makeup was going to run. Fortunately, Emir was always there near her to make her smile again.

Three and a half months later, she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy whom they named Noãm Hassan al Khali. First in line to the throne. In tribute to his father Hassan ah Khali.

They later had two other beautiful children Karim and Malika

And what more can I say?

Ibrahim married Soraya after his release from the hospital.

The two young people had gotten closer while she was being guarded by Emir in the basement.

We never heard from Sanaa again. When you got Maïra, her father ended up discovering all the affairs she had been leading for years and sent her to Europe.

We are coming to the end of this story and all I can tell you is:

They lived happily until death separated them.

It was the story of Naomi and Emir, two beings who were opposed by everything and whose meeting turned everything upside down.

It was their meeting

A MEETING IN THE DESERT

End