And that was strange to me because there were several  other slots that were open, but it just so happened that he  had promised that slot to someone else.
و هذا كان غريبا بالنسبة لي لأنه كان هناك عدة أماكن أخرى متوفرة و لكن حدث انه وعد بهذا المكان الى شخص آخر.