Graduate School is tough and is a place where one should be going due to aptitude and personal conviction, particularly when attempting to secure a professional degree like an MBA. I met Sheikh Hamed al Sagri, in my finance class, during the second semester. Hamed was in his mid-thirties and was attending the school courtesy of the Saudi Arabian government's program of providing support to qualified nationals to study abroad. He, however, did not appear to be all that smart and some digging on my part revealed that he was the son of a leading business tycoon and the nephew of one the ministers in the King's Council, which would be qualification enough in most countries.
Hamed was in a fix with the coursework and assignments. He needed help badly and I was the solution to his woes, given that I was doing pretty well in class and was also a fellow international student, having come from Pakistan myself. At first he just needed some assistance with understanding the lectures, text and assignments, mostly because his English was certainly below par. As time progressed, it became evident that he was never going to get through on his own abilities.
One day he invited me to dinner with his family, whereby I discovered he was in the US with his wife. Hamed, lived in a lovely suite in an exclusive building, and also had a full time staff including cook, servants and driver, all imported from India. I was expecting a guys-only event, but was pleasantly surprised when a twenty something long haired, fair skinned, doe eyed beauty, wearing a stylish mid-length dress and sharp heels joined us.
"I would like to introduce Mrs. Hamed al Sagri," my host announced, "and Jameela this is my colleague and friend, Sikander Abbas from Pakistan." I learnt that she was from Jordan and he had met her while on a holiday in Amman.
I was even more surprised when having shaken hands with me (a distinct no-no in Saudi), she then proceeded to settle down on the sofa to join the conversation. Dinner was an opulent affair with foods from Saudi, Lebanon and India on the menu. A typical Saudi host, Hamed ate with gusto and made sure I was stuffed. I had a hard time keeping myself from ogling my hostess.
As we waited for coffee, Jameela spoke directly to me, "Hamed is so happy that you are in his class. Without your help he would be lost. He had such a hard time during the first semester and if his grades do not improve he will lose face with his father in Saudi."
"It can't be that bad," I replied, "he must be smart enough to be here, and I have no issues with giving him some help now and then."
"Sikander, there is no way I am going to understand Finance and do the assignments and projects," Hamed confessed, "I need is someone to do these on my behalf."
"Surely you are not suggesting that I help you cheat?" I queried my host.
"Sikander, all he needs is a decent GPA to go back with honour to the family business, he is not going to be stealing anyone's opportunity in this country," Jameela responded.
"In fact Sikander, should you find yourself generous enough to help me in this time of need, I am sure I could make it worth your while now and later," Hamed added.
"And how would you do that?" I asked.
"I will gladly pay you for each quiz, test and assignment that you do on my behalf, with this Honor Code they have here, you can do it all at home," he continued.
I certainly could use the funds and since he was not going to be competing with me, I reluctantly agreed to go along. And I certainly had liked the looks of Jameela; helping Hamed would mean I may have more opportunity to get to know her.
II
I left the al-Sagri's quite happy about our arrangement. Since it was a nice evening, I decided to walk home. About 10 minutes down the road, I realized I had left my jacket at their house. Since I had not walked too far, I decided to return and collect the same, no sense in having Hamed seeing my off the rack garment. As I neared their door to ring the bell, I heard a slap and a muffled scream from the side window.
Curious as to what was happening, I went round to the side and peered in through the living room window. Jameela was bent over in front of a large sofa, which stood a few feet away from the window where I was, with her hands stretched out on top. There was a growing redness on her face and tears were rolling down her cheeks. She was also stark naked, except for her heels and stockings, her pert breasts hanging down. She certainly had a figure to die for. Hamed was ramming his dick into her rectum from behind, keeping up a merciless rhythm. Even worse, the servants of the house were standing at the side, eyes lowered, and he was yelling at them for something. Every so often he slapped her hard on her ass or back, bringing squeals from the poor girl. Jameela continued to sob and thankfully Hamed soon shot his load into her. Pulling out roughly, he wiped his prick with her dress which he picked off the ground. Pushing her on to the sofa, he left her to cry and went to the cloak room. None of the staff moved or lifted a finger to help his wife. I had never seen something so degrading in my life.
Returning to the front door, I reluctantly rang the bell. I was surprised when it was opened by Jameela, who despite the hammering she had just taken, looked tasty in the dress she had quickly thrown on. That it had numerous rips in it was obvious, but we both acted as if nothing had happened.
"I am sorry Mrs. Al Sagri, I forgot my jacket," I explained, "could I please get it?"
Within seconds a servant had retrieved it and handed it over. The door closed behind me and no further words left my mouth or anyone else's. I could not believe that I had seen a man abuse his wife in such a bad way, yet I figured it was best if I minded my own business, I had heard that Saudis had peculiar manners as far as their women were concerned.
III
In no time at all, I went from doing Hamed's work in Finance class to every course that he took. In fact, he made a point of taking the same courses as I did over the last two semesters.
I made sure that he passed with a decent mark, but kept enough of a difference in our answers to not arouse any suspicion. I ended up near the top of the graduating class, but had trouble getting a position in the US, given my student visa.
It seemed as if Hamed's whole clan showed up for the graduation ceremony. He was delighted as this confirmed him as a qualified male member of the family. Interestingly, since the dinner I had not seen his wife and none of the clan women appeared at the ceremony either.
Degree in hand, Hamed came up and hugged me as if I was a long lost brother. "Sikander, I would not have had the grades, to show my relatives that I had brains, if you had not helped me," he squeezed even more.
"Excuse me Hamed, will you not introduce your friend to me," I heard a voice behind me.
"Sikander, I would like you to meet my father, Sheikh Rasheed al Sagri, the head of our clan and the family business," I was introduced to a handsome, 50-ish gentlemen in a sharp Saville Row suit.
"Father, Sikander has been a great help to me at school, I hope he will stay in touch," Hamed commented.
"Well, I am glad you had a smart friend, your cousin Imad at Texas A&M barely got through with a C average. No one is attending his graduation," the Sheikh said, then added, "young man, if we can ever be of service, don't hesitate to call," handing me a business card with about 15 titles on it.
IV
I stayed on in the US, hoping to land a position, but the recessionary times meant that as a student visa holder, I had little hope of a career except in food service establishments. A few months of inactivity caused my accumulated wealth to dwindle to almost nothing. I began to think seriously about returning to Pakistan, and even decided to pack away some of my things. In the process of sorting my belongings, I ran across the senior Sheikh's card. Well, he had offered to help. I penned a letter to him and popped it into the mail.
A week later I was back home in Pakistan. The folks were happy to see me back but the fact that I had returned with a big degree and no job weighed heavily on everyone. Shortly after returning home, I received a phone call from Hamed, who had heard about my letter from his dad.
"My friend, you will be welcome in Riyadh," he enthusiastically advised me, "a visa and a job contract will be with you within the month."