The Rania Diaries

        “Detective Salar! This is Officer Hadi from District Police. Report to me immediately at number two forty-eight, street nine”, Officer Hadi hurriedly informed Detective Salar on the phone while he was himself at the crime scene. Detective Salar got up from his bed, all alert now. He put on his round spectacles from the bed side table and glanced at the wall clock. It was eleven o’clock at night. “But number two forty-eight is a bank, isn’t it? Is it a robbery case?” Detective Salar asked as he quickly got dressed. “It’s a far complicated case than a simple robbery, Detective Salar. Please come asap.” Officer Hadi said as he hung up. Detective Salar grabbed his inventory case and hurried outside and drove to the bank. He parked the car a few yards from the crime scene. As he got out and walked towards the bank, he could see a crowd of people, all gasping and scared, their eyes glued in the direction of the bank entry. Detective Salar moved quickly thr...

Maya was standing, facing the teacher, head bowed, tears silently pouring from her beautiful protuberant dark blue eyes. A hush had fallen in the class. I quietly gazed up at her round face now pink, trying to say something to soothe her.  “Is this what I have taught you? You couldn’t even solve the simplest problem in this test! I can’t believe a student with A grade throughout the year can perform so horribly!” the teacher screamed at Maya who was now sobbing. The teacher threw the test at Maya.  “I’m really disappointed in you today! You cannot even maintain your good grades at the end of the year! I want you to write the whole test ten times till tomorrow!” the teacher shouted as the pack-up bell rang. Maya picked up her test from the floor with shaking hands and stuffed it her bag and without waiting for me, ran out of the class, one hand hiding her tears. I quickly followed her. I got a push from behind me; it was so crowded at the pack-up time. I lost Maya in the r...