The Bet
It was a 05: Pm. The street was crowded. a many different faces were shown along all over the road, the transports were slow. there were many shops on the two sides of the street, the sellers were calling loudly.
He used to look for every moving person, kid, children, men, women, or altogether. Whom they were the target that he was asking.
A seconds, he saw a good expected trip which was a group of visitors, as they were seemed. they were engaged with a conversation. The visitors were 4 persons, 2 womens and 2 men. A traffic light allowed us to across to the front. one of the persons rose his hand indicating to the car, then he came,so the car stopped and waited for him. A seconds, he was waiting that person.
A quite and a smooth sound touched his ear which was saying: a second circle?, he moved his face to the sound which was belong to a girl who were kind, happy, and an optimistic. she looked like a visitor. she was a golden hair, and a blue eyes. also, she had a different tongue and a new way of a speech.
To the second circle ? she asked again.
Of course, here you are, you are welcome. he answered.
She opened the car's door which was beside of the driver, then she closed it quietly
She said: just a minute,please. a rest of the group has just finished their talk. they came fast, then they had their seats in the car.
Hope you well. They spoke to him.
It is not bad, he replied. could we move? he asked.
Yeah.
Let us go. he said.
One single person of the group were local, who was like a guider. The guider had a black hair, formal dress, and a gentle man.
The 3 persons asked him a many questions about a places, shops, name of buildings and areas. the guider answered all. he was a very quiet as well as a very interested.
You are in Amman where the down town is, the guider.
It is a peaceful and lovely city, but it is a crowded, the golden girl.
Sure, the most famous thing of the down town is that crowd streets, and busy shops, especially, the Mixed and engaged voices of the sellers. These voices like a harmony song. The guider replied.
He arrived to the second circle, then pass it to the restaurant as the group asked. The restaurant were 100 meters away from Zahran police center. They arrived to the place
where the group were going to.
The meter please? The golden said.
Of course. The driver.
They went inside that place. which were covered by the trees which were look like a green hat.
Any way, he moved his car then he looked for other trip. the street was tie, where it was in "ALwabdeh " district. He moved his eyes as a confused, or a hunting falcon. he was alone in that a thin street. The yellow car was shining before the evening started. Then he turned the light on a family were on the corner of the street. the boy swung to the car. the driver toke the right lay, then stopped his car waiting for them.
The ten years old boy said: come in. he was asking his family to come fast. The father replied we are coming. they gott the car.
The driver moved on: your destination please? he asked.
The father: excuse me, to the circle of 6th. Where the "burger king "is.
The driver: here we go.... 2 minutes later, while he was driving, the boy who had the fronted seat, shouted saying: oh, father, I found this.
The driver looked fast, it were a wallet ..
The father with a quite reaction: do give it to the driver. he got it, then he clarified that it might be for the visitors, because they were joining me 10 minutes later. so he checked
it which had the golden girl's ID. She was an USA citizen.
Yes, it is her wallet, the driver said. I will come back to the restaurant, later.
A family were from Syria
They were living in a poor avenue.
Any way: he ride the car to the circle of 6th. then came back to the second circle. And he arrived to the green hat where the reception employee were waiting for him. He were an Egyptian, who asked him if he is the yellow car driver. the driver made sure that the employee with a small smile, told him that a group over there, were asking about, so he guide him where could find them inside of the restaurant.
The driver started thinking: what they were guessing me ? were they having a good expectations?. Did they call the police ?.... Etc.
He walk step by step toward the group. so he appeared, and were shown front the group. they were around the table which were circled. he stopped, then take a look for. When he were carrying the wallet by the hand, They began clapping hands, there for, his face were lighting by the smile, as well as his eyes were bright and white.
He gave The wallet to the golden, and he presented a question for them: why you are clapping your hands?. the golden in harry: how could you know that the wallet were mine ?. he said: someone found it, in the car. then I had to
search whose to .then I saw the ID.
The golden were a very happy who her face were fully rosy. she said: we held the bet, which where 3 to 1. three of us made sure that you will be coming back with the wallet .one of the opposite of the fourth one who expected that you will not be returning, as well as the money will be lost.
The golden: so, we won and got the bet. The driver asked the golden to check the wallet .. but she didn't accept doing that there for, he was a very pleasure, so, he said good bye, and went to complete his work in that wonderful day.
The End