: : Summary : : What happened after the two lovers left Hamunaptra and went back to Cairo
"Hold on there, I think there are a few things i should say..." Rick broke in trying to keep calm.
However because of the joy felt by the rest, especially Ali, Rick was cut off. Ali began to embrace his niece who was so shocked that she was unable to speak. Ali finally let go of her and brought her next to Saaid who was equally as happy as the uncle. Ali began to gesture for the couple to hug at which point, Rick's eyes widened and he shouted.
"Get your hands off my wife, buddy!!!!! and wipe that ugly smile off your face"
The room went silent as these words came out of Rick's mouth. The silence became unbreakable for a few seconds until finally Evelyn was able to compose herself and angrily she began to speak to her uncle.
"Uncle Ali, we need to talk. I was planning to speak to you after the wedding but it now can't wait."
"Yes, from what i just heard, it seems necessary," said Ali now having lost all the joy that he seemed to have moments earlier.
The three left, first Ali followed by Evy and Rick. All who filled the room watched as the three left to have the "serious" conversation. Once away from the rest Ali burst out yelling.
"What is this? Is this true? Have you gone off and married this...this man?"
"Uncle Ali, everything happened so fast. Rick and I were waiting for the appropriate time to tell you, but with the celebrations it became best for us to delay the news until all was calm."
At this point Evelyn's tone changed as did the subject.
"Now, I want to know what gave you the right to give me off to one of your friends like I was cattle?"
"What gives me the idea?!!!!Why, I am your uncle. Your mother's only brother and you know very well that it is my duty to provide for you and your brother as if you were my own children. It was not done in the way implied by you, cattle i would never treat my family in such a manner. My reasons were that I could not see you wasting your life in books, and nonsense which the westerners get themselves involved in." Ali was now very passionate in his speech.
"Uncle do you forget that I am a westerner myself. I was never raised with your customs and even if i was i would not let myself be treated in such manner."
"So you chose this instead. A stranger, that will cause you to distance yourself from us. I wanted to bring you back to your roots, to our roots, your mother's and mine. For you to marry an honest and hard working man."
"And what makes you think that Rick isn't any of those things. You hardly know him."
"From what i have heard neither do you. What can he offer you?"
The conversation between Ali and Evelyn was now to the extremity of tense. Being aware of this caused Rick to break the silence which he had kept throughout the whole battle. He also wanted to speak on his behalf and to convince Ali of his love for Evy.
"I think i can answer that. I may not be what you wanted for your niece but i swear to you that i will do anything to make her happy. I will even give up my life doing so because i can't live without her and her love." Rick was once now cut off by Ali, who felt he had some oppositions to what Rick had just said.
"Love? Ha! You know nothing of love. Love grows with time. How will you take care of her, with your love? Please!!!!!" Ali spoke sarcastically with anger in his tone. "Now, what will I say to Saaid's family. I will be treated like a fool for not being able to give what i have offered."
This time it was Evelyn who cut Ali off.
"And that is your fault for offering things that are not yours to offer. You have no right to treat women this way. And don't say that it is a
westerners way of thinking because i learned that from my mum, who fought for freedom as a woman and for the love of my father. I would have thought that by now family had become more important to you than customs. I think you should apologize for trying to treat me as an object that could be handed off to your friends." Evelyn was very serious and hurt by what he uncle had
done.
"ME. Apologize to a woman. I would never reduce myself to such a point, not even for you." Ali was very serious in his declaration and determined to keep to his customs even if it meant losing the love of his niece.
"Well, then I guess you have made your choice. Rick let's go. Good-bye uncle Ali. I hope that someday you change and realize that women are not objects and that family is more important than customs and what other think."
Rick had not spoken through the argument because he felt that it was better for them to resolve this dispute that seemed to go back to the times of Evelyn's mother and father's reunion. He and Evelyn quickly left Ali to solitude in his office. They gathered their things and made their way through the living room, which was the large area where the celebrations were being held, to leave Ali's home. However as they made their way out a familiar voice spoke to them.
"Evy, Rick wait!!!!!"
The voice belonged to Jonathan, who had now lost his anger and had realized all that had occurred in the room by the look on his sister's and Rick's faces. He went to them.
"Old mum, Rick i'm sorry for being so cold with both of you. and i hope that you are both really happy together, I mean i know that you will because of the love that you both share even though i dislike seeing you all lovey dovey." He completely meant those words and the last were said in his usual manner of jokester.
"Oh, Jonathan!Thank you, I'm sorry for having kept this from you," said Evelyn feeling touched at the words that she had heard from her brother, she would have added something about the last words but let them slide.
"Yeah, I'm sorry too," added Rick.
The siblings embraced and Jonathan agreed to leave with them. They soon left Ali's home never to return again because they knew that he would never change and that they would not either. With that the three heroes who had changed their destiny in Hamunaptra trailed off to continue with their destiny one filled with love, surprises and more.
The End