Boutat Driss

“Savings of God” by Boutat Driss

“Are you there, my God? It's me…""Honey, what's going on?""I ask my God for help.""You can do it silently.""I did it for many years and now I need his help more than ever."" Why honey? Tell me maybe I can help you.”"You don't have enough power to help me man!"“Do you know that God cannot help someone directly. He will help through someone else.”"I know but I also know for sure it won't be you honey.""You can't choose who can help you, it might be against God's will and maybe because of that he never gave you a sign.""I don't think of anyone ...

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“Planning a wedding ” by Boutat Driss

Ten children three girls and seven boys. We can say a small republic all the political currents are present in this family communism, socialism, imperialism and royalism. They share everything, no room, no clothes, no soap, no shampoo, no toothbrush assigned to one of them, which makes the communist part of this family. However, when it comes to helping their parents, few of them usually work doing the same tasks and the others like the princes give the orders, it is the royalist part of this family. Their taste for money is immeasurable: in...

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“Enigmatic heritage.” by Boutat Driss

Friday at 5:25 am."Hi honey! How was your day?""Good and you honey?" »"I was with my mom clearing out my grandma's house and guess what honey, I found a box labeled with my name."“A big one a little? What kind of box? What was in it?""Dark brown box approximately 10 x 4 x 3 inches. Come see it for yourself.""Wow! It's a vintage wooden jewelry box. Let's see, is it empty? Can I open it?"“No, be careful, you'll damage it. I couldn't find the key."“You can read: to my little Ruby with a lot of love.""Did you show it to your mother?""No. I think...

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“Show off vs satisfaction” by Boutat Driss

"Hi Beth! We are waiting for you to spend the Christmas holidays together.”"Hi Tess, we can't wait to see you. I'm packing. Tomorrow we leave at 6am.”"It will be too early for you at this time, it will still be cold and dark.""We would like to arrive earlier.""Okay! as you see fit"."So, see you tomorrow. I'll call you when we're about to arrive.""Ashley, honey, your aunt called me. They're expecting us for Christmas vacation. Check your suitcase if you have everything you need?"The next day at 7:00 on the highway"Honey, you don't say anythin...

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“Intuitive lovers” by Boutat Driss

Aaron: " Phoebe, how are you? Nice to hear from you."Phoebe: “I'm fine! except that I’m waiting for my results and I’m getting more and more afraid as the deadline approaches. "Aaron: "Do you need us to see each other to do something else and help you forget about it."Phoebe: "I can't forget this, you know it's going to determine my future."Aaron: “You can't change anything; the die is cast so we have to wait and see. "Phoebe: "It wasn't a game. It was a test and I think I did it right."Aaron: “If you think you gave the right answers, then w...

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“A drift” by Boutat Driss

10 am. in the bathroom of a Budget Inn"Forget her, she's not even beautiful. She didn't deserve me.""Forget him, he's not interesting anyway. I can't work with him anymore.""Forget it, it wasn’t a great deal. I can find another apartment easily."10:5 am. in the room"Hello. I am well, and you.""Of course, I'm packing. I can't wait to see you again.""I'm going to hitchhike.""No, no need, I have enough money but I'd rather try it this way.""Okay! Email me the plane tickets. I'll be at the airport in an hour and a half.""You're nice to me. You s...

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“3% -minute missing” by Boutat Driss

5:01 pm. in front of the school guard"Hello Sir, children still inside.""Yes, ma'am still 10 minutes before the end of school.""What? I left my office at 4:50 pm. I thought I was late.""My cell phone is showing… what? Damn, that hasn't changed. ""Oh! Mine shows the same time. What the hell?"“Your safety monitor also displays 4:50 pm. ""You're right! My watch hands aren't moving either. Fuck! What's going on?"“I'll call the headmaster. ""Sir, what's going on? there is a problem with the time? Not yet, just a mom. OK sir, I'll tell everyone. "...

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“The avatar.” by Boutat Driss

1:20 pm.“Stop shaking as a leaf sweetie.”“I’m scared mom!”“Remember the Van Gogh’s quote baby.”“Yes mom. I know it by heart: the beginning is perhaps bla! bla! bla!…”“Say it sweetheart, it helps”“The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right.”“It suits you mom! Amen! Owoman!”“That’s it darling. I love when you joke and I love Ben Harper.”"How do you feel now my baby?""I'm fine, because this will be my last participation mom!""Of course, honey, if you lose this one, I'll find out what y...

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“The reflect.” by Boutat Driss

Voice: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be here. "Suzanne: "Honey, where are you?Voice: "In the bathroom, in front of the mirror, collecting words for my speech!"Suzanne: "Very well honey, good luck, I'll get your things ready!"Voice: "So please turn off the music and don't bother me anymore!"Voice: “Ladies and gentlemen, I am thrilled to be here among you. "In his mind "I'm not good enough, I look silly, I have to think of something less formal and cool"Voice: "Hi everyone, what a wonder ... what that shit!"In His mind "I have no id...

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“ Package of love.” by Boutat Driss

5:15 pm." Yama can you, sweetheart, open the door?""Yeah! Mom""Who is there? ""Is your mother here?" I need her signature for a package ""Mom, someone is asking for you!""Who?""An Amazon delivery driver""Good afternoon ma'am, I have a package for you, please sign here!""Here is!"“Thank you for choosing Amazon and have a nice day! ""You too""Who's used my credit card again?""Surely your spoiled son, who else do you want him to be?"“He's going to ruin us. He doesn't understand the value of money.”"Rayan, can you show-up? "" What's up mom? "" W...

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“A stark choice” by Boutat Driss

Each country has its geniuses and its gifted, eyes widely open to detect them as rare pearls. This phenomenon begins when parents watch their children closely, hoping that they have given birth to a new Albert Einstein or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In general, parents' sensors for measuring so-called intelligence provide erroneous outcomes when it comes to their children. Then comes the time of school where the teachers think they are smarter than any other human being. But sometimes they are faced with the fact, even if it upsets them, t...

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“Off the mark” by Boutat Driss

Submitted to Contest #120

Girls dream of prince charming and they invented the rich, handsome, young and intelligent man. The guys took it as face value and were doing everything they can to get a resume meeting these four requirements. Once girls, grow up in their mind, become mature, revise their standards on perfect men, define their futures, stick to their goals, chart their way to achieve them and if it is possible to live with a balanced man who pays attention on her and maybe with certain requirements of their youthful dreams: The icing on the cake. Their real...

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“Grim era of the White Well swamp” by Boutat Driss

Three families, five farm workers, twenty-five people, about one hundred cows, one hundred and fifty sheep and goats, chicken, turkeys, dogs, cats without counting many birds and other small wild animals, shared a marshy land called the “White Well” crossed by a stream and a river without springs and four wells dug to provide enough water during the summer for these living beings.As a sign of wealth, a racehorse was tied in front of a large house made of mud bricks and straw stuck in a hill overlooking the marshy green land which is home to ...

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“A medical prescription” by Boutat Driss

Submitted to Contest #116

Every morning for five years, Driss helped his father's workers to take care of the farm animals before carrying a plastic bag as a satchel to school four miles from the farm. Each day at 5 p.m. he returned home to help out on the farm again. He was forbidden to open his notebooks to revise at night because he had to get up early to help on the farm before leaving for school.His family's idea of the boy's future is to grow up, then quit school, work on the farm and get married with his sole qualification of knowing how to write his name and ...

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