Chapter 55

The day passed beautifully. Rima did not feel like she was a stranger to that family. They were all treating her like Sondos as if she was their daughter. When the clock approached six o’clock, Rima and Sondos said goodbye to the grandmother and grandfather, then they returned to the palace. The lady, the officer’s wife, was standing in the middle of the square, arranging and changing the foundation, and her talk was directed to Afaf angry.

“You fool, you know we are having a celebration. Why did that senile old woman agree to go to the park?”

Afaf said as she looked at the ground: “It is her wish, my lady. Then she will sit in the back garden and no one will notice her presence.”

The officer’s wife said, “Stupid, she will only embarrass me if she senses the presence of guests. You should take her to her room now, and I don’t care how you do it, even if you are going to drag her along.”

The officer’s wife turned and looked at Rima, who was carrying the sleepi