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1. A Voyage
Clara Srouji-Shajrawi
A short story from my published book (2018):
Melancholy of Being: A Collection of short stories
"‫الوجود‬ ‫"ميﻼنخوليا‬
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‫قصيرة‬ ‫ّة‬‫ي‬‫قصص‬ ‫ولوحات‬ ‫جفات‬َ‫ر‬
،‫شيء‬ ّ‫ل‬‫ك‬ ‫مكتبة‬ :‫)حيفا‬
2018
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(Originally written in Arabic and translated by the author)
She looked at him with her glaring beautiful eyes, and tilted her head to the right, then wriggled
her long blonde braid, and he followed her, drawn to her beauty, rushing to discover her, without
knowing what was the nature of the road and where it led.
He walked behind her with his eyes closed, yielding to the delicious tickles that he felt were
permeating all the pores of his skin. Her fragrant scent reached his nostrils and penetrated deep
into his lungs.
She and he walked in a narrow and strait alley between two rows of old dilapidated houses that
almost screamed: Don't let me collapse and fall. Half an hour later, they arrived at a dark, narrow
tunnel. She entered the tunnel. He also entered. Fear had begun to bud in his heart, and a state of
astonishment and amazement increased his feeling of anxiety.
The tunnel was dark, but she was walking with great confidence, knowing full well that the end of
the tunnel would lead them to an unparalleled light and to a small lake of utmost beauty, the waters
of which shimmered and shimmered with a power that blinded the eyes. Finally, they arrived. His
astonishment grew, but his dismay abandoned him. He felt her hand, as soft as silk, holding his
hand with warmth and tenderness.
She led him to the lake. She took off her clothes, and her beautiful, white body showed a
remarkable femininity that would stir the lust of any man. She beckoned to him, so he undressed,
and they went down to the lake. She clung to him, and he clung to her, and he forgot his great fear,
making way for his lust and passion to increase into higher degrees and degrees. She sucked the
nectar of his masculinity. She told him that she is going to get pregnant from him, so he doubled
his activity and vitality. She would not leave him before achieving her goal. He did not understand
her last sentence, for love had completely controlled him.
Three months passed during which he lived as if in Paradise, a life in which contentment and
pleasure were mixed. He noticed that her belly is getting round and plump.
He did not understand the reason for being the one who has been selected. However, when he
woke up in a very bright morning, a strange creature with a terrifying appearance stood before
him. Her fangs protruded from the large mouth that appeared as a hollow of a deserted cave. She
told him that his mission was over, and he had no choice but to throw his young body into the lake,
so that hungry fish would devour his delicious flesh.
She added that his life no longer belonged to him, and there was no point in staying alive after he
had neglected his honor and moved away from his land, because his foresight was blind.

2. He tried to object, to ask her about the beautiful girl, where was she, but her wolf-like teeth
protruded and she giggled loudly: Don't you see me, you idiot? I am standing in front of you.
He did not believe. He must be dreaming. This was a nightmare. He turned and turned around,
looking for his beautiful girl. He wanted to call her, but he realized that she did not tell him her
name. He looked around, but there was no one there. He was completely alone, and did not know
any way out of that place. Suddenly, he remembered that she got pregnant from him. "Oh! No,
that's impossible. Has she stolen my child too?".
He could not move his feet because he didn't know where to go. He and the lake were alone in an
unknown part of the world. He looked at the lake for a long time, thinking about its sparkling
waters under the warm rays of the sun. Suddenly, the water rose and became huge white foam.
The fish started heading towards him. Many fish approached him, and the more they approached,
the larger their bodies became. Their weird large bodies frightened him, and they laughed loudly.
For the first time in his life, he heard a fish giggling. He felt nausea accompanied by horrible
dizziness. The world darkened in his eyes. Then he fell down to the ground.
His heart beat quickened, and he felt that he was breathing harder, as if he was going to suffocate.
He could not stand the situation. His body was shaking violently when he found himself lying on
one of the shores of the Sea of Galilee, while the sun was setting. He opened his eyes with increased
astonishment. Where has he been during the past months? He turned around to find his friends
giggling loudly.
- "Wake up man".
- Are you still sitting here after all these months?
- What are you talking about? We've only been here since noon.
- But I was away for many months. I was with her, with my girlfriend, and she got pregnant from
me. She took my baby and disappeared. Oh, where is she right now? Then, a hideous, horrible
woman appeared before me. She started telling me stories about land and honor, urging me to
throw myself into the lake of hungry fish, for I was totally done. How did I get back here after I
fell down?
- It seems that you ate too much, then got tired. You slept deeply and had many dreams.
- No way, I'm sure that all this happened in reality. I must go and search till I find her. At least I
have to get my baby back.
- But you're single. Or, have you got married without telling us?
He looked at them like a madman and then said: I am serious about all I am telling you. She stole
everything from me and then disappeared. I must look for her, but I do not know her name or the
place where she has settled in it.