Aglanceleadstoasmile,asmiletoarendezvous:everylovestorybeginsthesameway.Thesenarrativesarestoredinsongsandpoemsandliveonbeyondtheirinevitableendings,asShakespeare’stitularsonnet18alsosuggests.InMohammadShawkyHassan’smetafictionalessay,afemalenarratorwhowishestotellthestoryofalovebetweentwomenencount...