I first set foot in the Shawarma Sky restaurant in the City of Nepean, Ontario, a few months ago. I work as a loss prevention officer at the nearby Blue Store, the largest retail outlet in the area. The owner, Malik Al-Bouri, is a nice, forty-something Arab gentleman married to Nafisa, a tall, lovely and curvy, soft-spoken and doe-eyed, friendly and kind Afro-Libyan lady. There's a young Tunisian guy named Ariq who also works with them.
As the restaurant is located near my workplace and sells delicious food at a fair price, I have taken to coming there very often. Afro-Caribbean brothers like myself are known for our fondness of spicy foods, but I must say, Middle Eastern food is awesome. Oh, and in case you're wondering who this is, the name is Abraham Durand, but I've taken to calling myself Ibrahim since I embraced Islam.
Six-foot-one, burly and somewhat chubby, with dark brown skin and a thick Afro, that's me in a nutshell. I attend the University of Ottawa, where I study law. Oh, and I'm also a rent-a-cop. Got bills to pay, know what I mean? A lot of young people in the City of Ottawa work dead-end jobs like mine because we have no choice. All the good jobs are taken by uptight, middle-aged government worker types. Life out here sucks, man.
"Bro, you were right, this place is really nice," said my buddy Ahmed Sheikh, a young Arab dude who works in the loading dock of the Blue Store. We sat inside Shawarma Sky, and grabbed a bite. I had my usual plate of rice with plenty of hummus, along with tomatoes, lettuce, beef and chicken. I washed down the whole thing with a Pepsi. Money well spent as far as I'm concerned.
Truth be told, I was feeling a little down that particular day because I read about a Somali man who lived in the Hintonburg area getting killed by the racist brutes of the Ottawa police. Damn, I thought we had better policing than that in Canada. The dude was unarmed, and alone, but they still brutalized him even after he was handcuffed and subdued. I sure as hell hope those racist cops get charged and prosecuted for their evil deeds. Yeah, I was in a foul mood but my buddy Ahmed got my mind off things.
"Told you so, dude," I replied with a wink, and Ahmed shook his head. I like this dude. Ahmed is nineteen years old, and studies business at Algonquin College. He's also dating this tall, fine-looking Indian gal named Angelica Singh, and they make for one cute couple. I encouraged Ahmed's shy self to put the moves on Angelica, and now they're dating. Ahmed and I are good friends...and more. Yes, that kind of more. We've been messing around, you see.
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, I got something to confess to you today. I am bisexual. I do it with guys and gals. Ahmed here is one of those fellas I've been known to have some, ahem, "male bonding" moments with, shall we say? Nobody knows about us and as far as I'm concerned, it's nobody's damn business. Besides, I live within walking distance of the Blue Store, and Ahmed and I get together regularly for our fun.
Last time we hooked up was one for the ages. Ahmed and I took a shower together, then got our freak on in the washroom. I bent the young Arab dude over and rolled a condom on my dick, then slid right into his ass. Ahmed is a power bottom all the way and the dude loves the feel of my long, thick and dark dick in his ass. Dude is a real screamer too, and he went nuts as I drilled him.
"Harder, man," Ahmed cried out, and I happily obliged my favorite Arabian stud by showing him what us Afro-Caribbean men are made of. I fucked Ahmed real good, and came like twice, then pulled out. Afterwards, we cleaned ourselves up with soap and water, then got dressed and went back to the living room to chill. We drank some wine, watched a couple of episodes of The Rock's new TV series Ballers, then Ahmed left. Good times, folks. Good times.
"Ibrahim, I want to talk to you about something, Angelica and I are getting serious and she wants me to be exclusive," Ahmed said, and I smiled. Ahmed is oh so predictable. Like most bisexual men, he prefers the ladies and wants to lead a straight life. Me? I'm not a big believer in relationships after the string of lousy ones I've had. Call me cynical if you want.
"Say no more, my friend, I am happy for you both, I wish you and Angelica all the best," I said, and I raised my bottle of Pepsi and Ahmed smiled and nodded, visibly relieved. Poor Ahmed, if he only knew what he's getting into. A bisexual man is not a straight man. Even if you find the female body sexually arousing and enjoy sex with the ladies, your desires for man-to-man action won't magically go away. Trust me, they won't. I've been there.
A couple of years ago, I was involved with a tall, fine and curvy young Haitian woman named Anne Junie. I really thought Anne Junie was the one for me. I met this cutie at the Silver City movie theater, and we watched the movie The Dictator together. Since that day, we exchanged numbers, and began hanging out regularly. I was born on the island of Haiti, and was thrilled to be seeing one of my people. Anne Junie was cool as can be. The kind of chick who thinks it's a good idea to walk into a porno shop with you during a date, and gets frisky in the movie theater. Definitely my kind of gal.
"So, Salomon, you're bisexual? I don't care, I still like you," Anne Junie told me, as I sat her down inside the Blair Mall food court, and told her the truth about me, one fateful Friday afternoon. I smiled and Anne Junie took my hand and squeezed it. I was totally in love with this Haitian cutie, I swear. A woman who accepts your hidden side, what more can a man like me hope for? I thought Anne Junie was the one for me. Unfortunately, things didn't work out. Since then, I've been jaded. Don't like it? Sue me.
Yeah, Ahmed and I stopped hanging out shortly after that. I continued coming to Shawarma Sky, though. I made friends with the lovely lady Nafisa, and that young Tunisian dude, Ariq. I think I got a bit too friendly with Nafisa, for her husband Malik began giving me the evil eye whenever I came in. Seriously, I am not imagining it. Why is this dude hating on me so much? All because I banter with Nafisa while waiting on my food.