el naharda 3id el om. John mashghool fel shoghl toul el nahar. lama 3ada 3ala ma7al ward bel leil, faker 'ha3bat ward le mama'. lama John kan beybosse 3al ward, shab da5al gowa. 'momken ashtry kam warda be 5amsa dollar bass ya madam?' sa2al. sa7bet el ma7al 2aletlo en dozen el ward be arbe3in dollar. momken yeshtery carnations. arhass bektiir.
'la2, ana 3ayez ward a7mar bass,' 2al. 'mama kanet 3ayana gamed w ana makontsh ba2ady wa2t ma3aha. delwa2ty 3ayez ageblaha 7aga special, lazem yeb2a ward 3ashan da el mofaddal 3andaha.'
lama John seme3 keda, 2al eno haykammel ba2y el feloos. sa7bet el ma7al et2assaret w 2alet, 'tayeb, ya shabab 7elween, talateen dollar el dozen, leeko ento bass.' el shab lama shaal el ward, kaan haynatt fel hawa w gery barra el ma7al. ba3daha John dafa3 taman el dozen bta3o w 2al le sa7bet el ma7al teb3ato le mamto.
lama 5arag, 7ass eno mabsoot. fag2a shaf el shab 3aber el share3 w daa5el park. bas John 3eref ba3d keda eno msh park da cemetery. el shab wa howa beyeayyat, 7att el ward be 7ars, 'mama, ah ya mama, leih makontsh ba2ollek ad eih ana ba7ebbek? ya rab sa3edny ala2y mama w a2olaha eny ba7ebaha.'
lama shaf keda, John lef w rage3 3al ma7al bessor3a. hayakhod el ward le beito benafso.
eih el fekra el ra2eseya fel ma2al?
eshtery ward le mammak lama tekon 3ayana. khally mammak te3raf ad eih enta bet7ebaha. eshtaghal gamed 3ashan tegib feloos le mammak. eb3at ward le mammak fe 3id el om.