خيانة
بقلم: هدى ياسين صبان
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سلمى فتاة جميلة تدرس الهندسة في الجامعة، وكان زميلها حازم معها في نفس الإختصاص، تعارفا عن قرب وحدث بينهما إعجاب رافقه محادثات ولقاءات ضمن حرم الجامعة، وقد تطور الإعجاب الى حب مع الأيام وصار يكبر أكثر، حازم شاب وسيم من الطبقة المتوسطة ، يحاول إنهاء دراسته والتخرج كي يعمل لمساعدة أهله، كانت سلمى ترسم حياتها من خلاله، وترى العالم قنديلاً يسرج أمانيها ويوقد لعالمها شموعاً لاتنطفأ، أحبته حباً يمنح النداوة أسقفاً من نار، يعتلي نبضها يصليها كأوار، ترتدي في حبه كل جد وجديد، وترنو من خلال مقلتيه مؤل الربيع راقشاً حناياها بالمطامير ،كلما اقترب موعد اللقاء .
بادلها حازم حباً بحب، واهتماماً رائعاً، رفع بترانيم همساته حضورها الرائق إلى النجوم، كان قلبها يحيى بنبضاته، ويسمع مقالها بوجدانه، ألبسها تيجان فرح ووعد يفوح عطراً يستبدل خمر الثمالة برشفة من قدها المياس، رسما أحلامهما سوية، هدهدا غيمات تشهد حبهما الذي سمعت به كل الآفاق، جاءته من الندى وباذخ من طهر، حتى انتهت سنوات الدراسة وتخرجا، وجاء اليوم المنتظر، والوعد الذي قطعه على نفسه أن ينفذه مهمت كانت الظروف والأحوال طبعاً ومن يملك زمام قراره إلا رجل ربته الحرة الشامخة، وانتظرت أياماً وأكثر دون أي حراك منه، اتصلت به دون إجابة فخطه كان مشغول دائماً حينها قررت أن تواجهه وتسأله عن وعده لها، فكان عذره أنه لايملك ثمن مهرها كي يتقدم لخطبتها، أين الحب الذي كان!؟ أين الوعد ؟! بل أين رحلت تلك الأيام واللحظات المترفة بالأحاسيس الجميلة والتمني بحياة أجمل مع رجل اختاره قلبها اتساع سموات وأرض، وآمن به كل الإيمان، وأمام صمود وصدق وقوة حبها له قررت أمام عجزه عن تقديم المهر لها فطلبت لقائه وأبلغته بأنها قررت أن تقدم له مهرها كي يقدمه لوالدها كي يقبل بزواجهما أهلها، وقد ُصدمت أيما صدمة حين وافق على اقتراحها على الفور ! وحين سلمته المبلغ اتفقا على مجيئه لأهلها يوم الخميس من ذات الأسبوع، كانت ثلاثة أيام تفصلها عن اليوم الموعود لكن سلمى مرَّت عليها كأنها دهراً لم تلهف لشيء سابقاً كلهفتها لمرور الأيام الثلاثة، لكن حازم لم يحادثها خلال تلك الايام بحجة تنظيم أموره، لم ترى مقلها النوم وهي تمني النفس بالحياة المقبلة الجديدة مع حبيب اختارته واختارها بملء قلبيهما، وأزف الموعد ...ومر الموعد !! وجاء المساء ثقيلاً بطيئة ساعاته جاثمة كالصقور ثوانيه، اتصلت به مرات ومرات دون جواب فخطه كان غير موضوع في الخدمة !!منذ متى ياحازم ؟! وقد كنا نمضي الليالي نتحادث ونرسم مستقبلنا الآتي ! حازم أين هو ؟! استغاثت بصديقة لها كانت على قرب منها ومن أحداث حياتها، قولي لي : بالله عليك أين أجده؟ أين رحل هل أصابه خطب ما؟! ولا جواب يطمئن قلبها الملتاع لمعلومة قد تفيدها.
ولما لم تعد قادرة على الصبر والانتظار قررت الذهاب إليه في منزله قد تجدُ تفسيراً لغيابه المفاجىء، طرقت باب بيت حازم لكن لم يجب أحد ، أرادت أي أثر يدلها عليه أي خبر يطمئنها، مهما كان نوعه حيث توقعت الأسوأ ربما أصيب بحادث ما أو لعله طريح الفراش في أحد المستشفيات، هواجس وهواجس تطرق باب خيالاتها في رأسها المتعب، وحين قررت العودة بعد ماخاب انتظارها وكلَّ جهدها صادفت في طريقها جارة حازم في البناء، فسألتها متلهفة عنه، استغربت الجارة من سؤالها، وأرادت أن تتأكد فقالت لها: حازم الذي يسكن هنا في هذا البناء تقصدين؟ قالت سلمى: نعم هو
الجارة : ياااه ألم تعلمي بأنه تزوج من احدى زميلاته في الجامعة، وقد حضرت حفله لكنني لم أراك هناك غريب ألم تدعي إلى الحفل ..
بقلمي :هدى ياسين صبان سورية
قصة بعنوان : خيانة
Betrayal
A real short story by Houda Yaseen Sabban
Translated from Arabic by ABDELLATIF RHESRI
Salma was a pretty girl and a geometry student at the university and Hazem was with her at the same faculty. They got closely acquainted and were attracted to each other. They had talks and meetings right inside the university. The attraction evolved into love which grew stronger day by day. Hazem was a middle-class handsome young man who was trying to accomplish his education and graduate to be able to work and support his family. Salma planned her life through him. She would see the world like a lantern that enlightened her wishes and ignited her life with inextinguishable candles. She loved him so much that her love dew would turn into fire, and her heart beating quickened with the flame of desire. For his love, she would wear new garments everyday. She gazed through his eyes into a full spring that mottled her ribs with holes, as the date of meeting grew nearer.
Hazem reciprocated her love and wonderful interest. He raised her fine presence to the stars with his humming whispers. Her heart lived through his own heartbeats. He would listen to her speech with his soul. He coronated her with a crown of joy and fragrant promise, and swapped his wine for a sip from her graceful elegance. They planned their dreams together, and fondled clouds that witnessed their love echoing in all horizons. She came to him from a realm of dew and purity. That went on until they finished the study years and graduated. Then, there came the long-waited-for day on which he would fulfil the promise he had given whatever the circumstances and situations. For who would take his own decisions but a man brought up by a proud free woman? She waited for days and more, but he did not make any gesture. She called him, but no answer. His line was constantly occupied. Hence, she decided to meet him and ask him about his promise to her. His excuse was that he could not afford her dowry and, therefore, could not get engaged to her. Where was the love of the old days? Where was the promise? Where had gone those days and moments luxuriated with the good feelings and wishes for a better life with a man whom her heart had exclusively chosen, and extremely believed in him? Then, due her tenacious, truthful and strong love for him, she decided, since he was unable to present het with a dowry, to give him the dowry herself so that he could present it to her father, anher family would acquiesce to the marriage. She was shocked tremendously, too, when he accepted her proposal at once! After he had taken the amount, they agreed that he would come to her family on Thursday of the same week. The promising day was just three days away, but Salma felt it was an eternity away. She had never yearned for something the way she yearned for the elapse of those three days. However, Hazem did not call her on those days on the pretext that he was busy arranging his things. Her eyes could not sleep as she was wishing for her next new life in the company of the beloved one she had chosen like he had chosen her with all their hearts. The date came and went by. Then, the evening came heavy,. Its hours were slow and its seconds perching like hawks. She called many times without getting an answer. For, his line was out of service! Since when, Hazem? Didn't we use to spend the nights talking and planning for our mutual future? Where's Hazem? She sought the help of a close friend of hers who knew everything about her life. Tell me, for God's sake, where I can find him. Where has he gone? Is he in trouble? But still she got no answer that would reassure her agonized heart with useful information.
Then, as she became unable to wait any longer, she decided to go and visit him in his house. She might find an explanation there for his sudden disappearance. She knocked on the door of Hazem's house, but nobody answered. She searched for any trace that would lead to him or any news that would reassure her about him, expecting the worst to have happened. Maybe, he had an accident and was lying now in bed in one of the hospitals. Many obsessions kept popping in her stressed mind . As she was about to go back after she had failed in her journey, she ran into Hazem's female neighbour on her way, so she asked her eagerly. The neighbour was astonished at the question, and wanted to make sure, so she asked her in return; "Do you mean Hazem who lives in this building?
"Yes, I do" said Salma.
The neighbour: Oh, don't you know that he has got married to one of his classmates in the University? I attended his wedding party, but I didn't see you there. It's strange! Werren't you invited to the party?
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