Chapter 60

Rima’s life continued between working in the morning at the palace and going to Miss Mahitab’s restaurant in the evening. She was also able to get close to the little girl, and a great friendship developed between them. Two months passed, and the time to submit applications to universities came, and Rima obtained approval to join Al-Azhar University in Cairo. She was accepted into the Faculty of Human Medicine, and two days before the start of her studies, she went to the officer’s office to talk to him about adjusting her work hours, as she would not be able to study while working daily in the palace.

The officer said, “You asked to meet me here at work. What is the reason for that?”

Rima said, “Because Sundus will be sad, and I don’t want her to be sad for Mona.”

The officer said, “Okay, I get that, what do you want?”

Rima said, “Studies at the university will start in two days, and I will not be able to work in the palace and study, I also do not want Sond