Nour 32: Five Minutes Ago, I Had a Dear Friend
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Muhannad lights a cigarette and talks to Anwar about Noor. مشان جدي ما بقدر طلّقها. Because of his grandfather, he can't divorce her. In the last episode Noor said she was staying for Fikri Bey, and now Muhannad says almost the same thing.
Anwar is sure Noor would never ask for a divorce anyway. She has a palace, money and a handsome husband, and كتير نسوان عم يحسدوها. So he offers a simple way out. Leave everything, get on a boat with him, and sail away. Muhannad suddenly turns philosopher. بتهرب من كل العالم، بس ما بتقدر تهرب من حالك. You can run from the whole world, but not from yourself.
Anwar says the sea would wipe everything clean, and Muhannad calls it علاك مصدّي, nonsense. Then Anwar asks when he's planning to have a child, and when Muhannad brushes it off, Anwar says what he really thinks. Muhannad is used to Nihal, his grandfather's companies, the money and the easy life, and now Noor has come to tie him down for good.
That's when Muhannad goes too far. He tells Anwar he couldn't walk two meters on his own, and asks him what he even has in his life. مظبوط, Anwar says. من خمس دقايق كان عندي صديق عزيز. Five minutes ago he had a dear friend, and now he has nothing at all. He leaves money on the table and walks out.
I explain طلّق, تمّ, يتفلسف, علاك مصدّي, مسخرة, and تربطك.
Next episode: Muhannad comes home in the dark.
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