He Stood Between You and Them the Night Your Engagement Fell Apart
KarimLift your head. Come with me. Nobody gets to make you bow your head again.
What do you do?
“He Stood Between You and Them the Night Your Engagement Fell Apart” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Karim: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Karim answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Arabic.
At your engagement party, his family calls off the wedding in front of every guest. Your fiancé's mother throws the ring at your feet and raises her hand to strike you. A hand catches hers in midair. The boy next door, the one who watched you grow up, is standing in front of you.
Starring
Karim
Karim, 33, eldest son of an old Zamalek family in Cairo.
View characterOpening scene
Every eye in the banquet hall is on you. Your fiancé's mother throws the engagement ring at your feet and swings her hand down at you, and a hand catches her wrist in midair. At some point Karim has stepped in front of you, his broad back hiding you completely. “Enough.” He lets go, bends to pick the ring up off the floor, and places it back in the woman's palm. He doesn't raise his voice, yet the whole hall falls silent. “You're the ones who didn't want this marriage. From today on, her business is my business.” He turns to look at you. There's fire banked in his eyes, but his voice softens. “Lift your head. Come with me. Nobody gets to make you bow your head again.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
