min 3eshreen sana, kont shaghal taxi. marra fel nos el leil, set 3agoza 3andaha tmaneen sana rekbet el taxi beta3i. edet-li 3enwan we ba3den sa2alet-ni: "momken tensog fel downtown?"
"di mesh a2sar taree2," rod-deit 3ala tool.
"mesh mohem," 2alet. "ana mesh mosta3gala. ana rayha hospice. mafeesh 3andi 3ela delwa2ty. el doctor 2al-li en 3omri mesh hatawel."
ta-feit el 3addad bel hady. "3ayza arkab menein?" sa2alt-aha.
3ala maddar sa3teen, leffena fel madina. warret-ni el mabna elli kanet betshetaghal fih zaman, el hay elli 3ashet fih heya w gozha, el makan elli kanet bter2os fih w heya bent. ma3a shoro2 el shams, talabet menni arooh lel 3enwan elli edet-holi.
"ana 3alaya kam?" sa2alet w heya beteftah el mahfaza beta3et-ha.
"wala haga," 2olt.
"enta lazem te3raf te3ish," raddet.
"fi zobain tanyeen."
"enta edeit set 3agoza lahzet far7a soghayara," 2alet. "shokran."
so2t fel daw el helw beta3 el sob7. waraya, bab et2afal. kan da sot nehayit 7ayah. so2t 3ala gheir hadaf, gharkan fel tafkeer. tool el yom dah, makansh 3andy 2odra atkalem. law el set el 3agoza dih kanet rekbet ma3a sawa2 met3aseb, aw wa7ed mosta3gel 3ashan yekhalles shift-oh? law kont rafadt ashta8al el meshwar dah?
el set el 3agoza ekhtaret terkab fel madina 3ashan ___ .
tewarri enaha 3arfa el madina teshoof ba3d el amaken lel marra el akhira tekhalii el sawa2 yeksab aktar tewsal lel makan fel wa2t el monaseb