Ali's Wedding Page #8

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But I'll be back.

Sheikh Mahdi.

She's there.

Yomna.

Yomna, I'm truly sorry.

You deserve to be loved.

And you will be.

Recording.

Hi, Dianne.

How are you?

Before you unplug me, please.

I've just got a couple of things to say,

and that's it.

First...

I'm truly sorry.

Second...

I hope you're really well.

Third, and this is really

my first and only point.

I love you.

I love you so much.

My marriage

lasted one hour and forty minutes.

It turns out not even Muslims

can marry someone when...

they've got their heart set

on someone else.

Look at this.

Fifty dollars' worth.

Dianne.

Last year I went to uni

every day for a whole year.

This year,

I'm going to go to the airport

every single day,

and meet every single flight

out of Lebanon,

just on the off chance

that you're going to be on one.

You've got community service.

Sh*t.

I can't do Tuesdays.

I've got community service

for a couple months,

but every other day...

I'm going to be there.

And you know I'm mad enough to do it.

Because...

what's my life worth,

if I can't wake up next to you

every morning, and...

see you with your hair out?

Beep beep. Mafia coming through.

She's not going to show, bro.

Lebs never show.

Salaam.

Sheikhna, my wife is going overseas

without me.

How will I find my socks?

Who will cook me

that succulent sheep's head?

Brother Qais...

It's only for two weeks.

Ramona.

Wait.

If by some miracle she comes...

A small gift from the family.

What is it?

It's a cookbook.

Iraqi.

- Not Lebanese.

- Thanks, Mum

Sorry, mate. Sorry.

I'm calling from Australia,

looking for Dianne Mohsen.

Yes, I'm Iraqi.

Hello?

Mohsen, the guy who has

a fish and chip store in Melbourne.

I called you yesterday.

My name's Ali. Ali Albasri.

Yeah, the impotent one.

So, tonight's the night?

I can feel it.

Good luck, my friend.

What? Privacy policy?

I just want to know if she's on the plane.

That's all.

Mate, it's a matter of life and death.

No, that wasn't a threat.

She left the village?

I'll try...

Wait a minute...

She's in Beirut?

She left yesterday?

Thank you. A million thank yous.

Tonight's the night.

Hey, man. It's free.

Welcome to

Melbourne International Airport.

For security reasons,

please keep your luggage with you

at all times.

Any unattended luggage in the terminal

will be removed and may be destroyed.

Charlie.

Dianne.

Sheikh has once again saved my life

Now I get to go back to my wife

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