Chapter 1: MIMI

It was the weekend of National Day in the Sultanate of Oman the end of November 2016. 

As she walked on the low-tided beach that morning, Mimi had her phone in hand. She was enjoying the solitude of the waves far from the shore, while walking with her bare feet on the cold, wet and soggy, but firm sand. She could see the exposed ocean floor where she could walk and search for shells, see the crabs scurry diagonally near where she stepped, watch the Sandpipers look for smaller insects, and see the long-necked cranes walk elegantly across the sand bars, while dipping into the sandy turf to find their breakfast.

The wind seemed to glide across the surface of the water. It gently blew her hair which was clipped up against the back of her head, her black sweater cascading from her soft shoulders, and as she walked she gazed at the sea to wonder when she would find the one that she had been waiting for her all her life.

That morning, for a reason unknown to her, there was very little human traffic on the beach, except for a few women and children playing in the cold waters which caressed the shore. However, one person really stuck out from the rest. This man, who was dressed like, the Omani flag approached her with a "Good Morning young lady! How are you?"

EPILOGUE

Epilogue

Mimi was not a model, she always thought of herself as someone with a clean heart, not interested in money, and not interested in being the richest person. Her build was a medium build, her hair was longer and she liked to clip it to the back of her head letting the tawny smaller hairs sweep the nape of her neck. She just wanted to live a simple life, while always trying her best to respect everyone regardless of their status.

She was a single American woman who had come to Oman to teach Kindergarten in one of the prestigious international schools in Al Khoudh. She loved her job, as a teacher. She always went out of her way to give her students the best education that they could receive-all hands on-so that learning was fun and going home was the time when they could spend time with their families.

She had been married several times and had four children all over the age of six years old. She now had lived in Oman for one year, and she truly felt that this was the place where she could start over.  Her parents lived in America, where she was born and raised, but she was always enticed by the world and cultures beyond her upbringing.

She had started her International teaching career in Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates. She was in Abu Dhabi for about one year, Dubai for one year, Northern Kurdistan Region-in Iraq for nine months and started her life in Muscat in April 2015.  She has been single since 2013 and it had been hard for her, but she enjoys her solitude and her seaside sunrises.

SLEEVE DESCRIPTION

November 2016

Introduction

This story's character names have been changed, but it is based on true events.

It was low tide at the beach in Qurum one morning. The wind was high and cooler than a normal Muscat morning. Mimi had never been to the Qurum Beach as often as she lived in North Al Hail, but on that certain day, she fancied a walk on the shores of the Indian Ocean.

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