"Do you know where I first met Nefertiti?"
Muna's forehead creases are visible. It is natural that no woman, be it Helen, Aishwarya, or Nefertiti, will not tolerate it if her lover tells the story of another beautiful woman in front of her. But Muna had to keep quiet because she had already bet her life that she would never speak to Ramis again. To comfort herself, Nefertiti began to explain to herself that it was only history, that Ramis couldn't meet her. Ramis is saying these things to annoy her. Ramis, seeing Muna in silence, sat up and asked again,
Muna didn't answer. "Do you think you're Akhenaten?" He will answer to his face. Ramis didn't insist, letting out a big yawn.
"Muna gasped now, and said in a husky voice,
"Didn't you wake up at half past eleven?"
"Afternoon? How is it half past eleven in the afternoon? Do you know what noon is? It is noon when the sun begins to move overhead. If you had a sundial like the ancients, you would not find the shadow of the stick now."
Muna sat down with her eyes closed. Ramis chuckled and poked again. 'll tell you another day, I'm getting a lot of sleep. go home"
Muna sits with her hands on her forehead, files spread out on the table in front of her. A calculation does not add up, as the mess is brewing, the headache is getting worse. Muna has this problem, she gets a headache when she gets a little tense. Before marriage, when she used to have such a headache, Muna could not talk to anyone normally, she would get angry. Ramis had to be patient during that time, so he didn't beat Muna. Leaving the problem of calculation, she pulled the chair and sat down, her hand came to her forehead because of the pain. Hearing the sound she moved her hand from her forehead and stepped back, Ramis placed two cups of tea on the table with the tray.
"Have tea? The pain will ease a little."
"Give it, what's in your hand?"
"book"
Muna sips her tea. Ramis has a better hand at cooking, at least than Muna. Muna already knew that men were better at cooking for some inexplicable reason. As a child, Muna always sat to eat her father's cooking. The taste of cooking was better than outside food! Muna gave a lopsided smile to herself and started talking again.
"What book? let me see?"
Ramis pretends not to hear. Muna uttered the same words a second time, annoyed. Ramis hesitated a bit.
"Look, now you have a headache. you can't read"
"give me"
Ramis stopped talking after hearing Muna's serious tone. Muna frowned as she picked up the book.
"Egyptian myth?"
"That's why I didn't want to show you"
"Who gave it?"
"Colleague,muna, don't get me wrong. Please"
Muna leaves the book and gets up from the chair. She lay down on the bed with the sheets folded, her headache increasing but not decreasing because of his anger towards Ramis. Ramis reached back and touched Muna's hand. She brushed his hand away. Ramis sighed as he turned off the light.
"Don't misunderstand me, Muna, if you misunderstand me, I will be all alone among so many billions of people in this world!"
Muna and Ramis's house is small and cramped. Two bedrooms, dining, kitchen, balcony. A bedroom can be called a closed, unannounced storeroom. And if you raise your hand through the balcony, you can catch the clouds, such houses are not usually found in urban areas. The responsibility of choosing the house was Muna, Ramis is used to Messes, he will not understand anything about the family house, Muna chooses the house by arguing that. As soon as the house is ready, she arranges a small bookshelf. Both are book readers that's because. Ramis has been busy, Muna is currently out of work until the interview calls. Sitting with a cup of coffee, eyes went to the bookshelf, Muna felt uncomfortable looking at it. First him all novels, Muna. Ramis doesn't read novels. And the second shelf is filled with Egyptian myths. She didn't buy any of it, all of it was Ramis's. Muna felt uncomfortable every time she looked at the books. It's as if Nefertiti herself has come back from the dead and is smiling at Muna. Muna decides that the books cannot be kept there. No matter how much Ramis was angry with him.
Ramis comes from the office and finds the second shelf of the bookshelf empty and asks Muna,
"Where are the books?"
"Alright, look for it"
"No"
"Which book"
"Books of Egyptian myth, none. Did you do something?"
"I threw it away"
Ramis looked wide-eyed in surprise. The books are equivalent to Muna's enemy! Laughter at Muna's strange actions and pity for the books, both create a mixed feeling. Ramis never bought a book after that. Muna, however, buys it, and Ramis doesn't stop. It is better to read books than to watch TV serials, even if Ramis doubts that, if he starts watching those serials, he will not have a family with Muna in this world!
Muna wakes up after hearing a loud noise. Ramis returned home, around midnight. Lately, Ramis is returning late. Muna gets uncomfortable, gets out of bed, and stands next to Ramis.
"Where were you?"
"at the office"
"Until night!"
"was work"
Muna stood facing Ramis. Ramis puts the glass of water on the table, making a sound, of annoyance.
"Anything else to say?"
"Tell me the truth, are you hiding something from me?"
"What to hide?"
"Why do you come back late at night?"
"Do you doubt?"
"I don't want to, that's why I'm asking. Tell me the truth, what are you hiding?"
Ramis gets upset again. He lay down without changing his clothes. Muna sighs, Ramis doesn't understand her as she used to!
Almost all girls have a big plan for marriage. Muna and Ramis's wedding is according to that, but the pictures of Muna's wedding have not been seen upside down. While looking at the pictures, Muna notices that all the pictures are on the pen drive. Ramis is still busy outside, Ramis's busyness always raises doubts in Muna's mind. Muna herself starts to extract the pictures from the pen drive on Ramis' laptop, she gets a big surprise while extracting the pictures. A laptop was full of Nefertiti pictures, biography, and articles. Some are sculptures, some are painters or computer graphics. After seeing these pictures Muna choked back tears. Muna keeps crying, crying will give her a headache again. Ramis quickly walked over and closed the laptop. He walked away without looking at Muna. Ramis stood leaning on the grill, facing the outside of the balcony. Muna flinched and let out a stifled sob and began to say,
"Why did you cheat on me? Even someone you have nothing to do with, who is dead, a piece of history!"
"How much do you know Nefertiti, Muna?"
Muna stopped instantly. His voice was hoarse from crying. Ramis himself began by saying,
"I first saw Nefertiti in a dream. Yes, the first time it was a dream. On the head is a very long crown, on the front of which there is a snake. Vast desert and the sun shining behind. Standing with her back against the blazing sun, her beauty did not diminish even a bit, it seemed as if she was standing like a goddess. Since then I have seen her once every year. June 12th is the biggest day of the year. I see that day, as not a dream but reality. Do you know Muna? History cannot tell us everything. According to history, Nefertiti was the second female pharaoh of the Egyptian civilization. She improved civilization and reformed religion. Akhenaten moved away from polytheism ie introduced sun god worship. History has shown her to be extremely powerful and happy. But you know she felt empty. When does a woman feel empty?"
Muna did not know what to answer. Muna couldn't cry anymore. Her eyes widened in surprise. Not getting an answer, Ramis began to say again,
"Despite being impossibly beautiful, she was not Pharaoh Akhenaten's only wife, nor was she the mother of any sons. Apart from having a son, she could not save the family even though she got the title of chief wife. Even if she became a female pharaoh, her blood did not survive after her death. Despite rumors that Akhenaten reformed the religion at Nefertiti's instigation, Akhenaten never gave Nefertiti much of a place in his heart. "
Once Ramis swallowed, the darkness on the other side of the balcony seemed to gradually darken. The balcony from which one can catch the clouds during the day takes the ultimate form of gloom at night. There is a crunching sound as the leaves rustle with the leaves of the trees. The whistle of the night guard is heard. Ramis feels empty, unable to understand whether for himself or Nefertiti. Muna puts her hand on Ramis' shoulder from behind, lowers her voice, and asks,
"How is that possible? Did you meet Nefertiti?"
Ramis sighed and stepped back. He took out something from his pocket. Opening his fist, Muna saw Ramis holding an ancient copper coin with the sun on one side and Nefertiti on the other.
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