fel youm el awal, el talata konna ta3banin ba3d ma mesheina 8 sa3at. nemnah 3ala tool. fel sobh, etfaga2t lama la2et shanta el akl maftoha.
"El debbab," 2al Joe, "lazem ne3alla2 el akl 3ala el shagara el naharda bel leil."
ba3daha be shwaya we2efna fi makan gamil gamb el nahr. nasabna el kheima we nemna. fel leil el debbab gom tani. el marra di khado el akl men 3ala el shagara.
"El debbab ye3rafo yetsal2o el shagar. we yeshemmo el akl men masafa be3ida," 2al Ben.
"lazem nekhalii el mo3askar nedif. el debbab faker en el zebala beta3etna akl," ana 2olt. "we kaman lazem ne3mel dawsha ketir. law 3arfin ehna fein, momken mayegosh 2arab," 2al Joe.
"bas law shoft deb," 2al Ben, "matefaga2sh wala te3mel ay haraka fag2a wala te3mel sot, we kaman mategrish. mahadesh ye2dar yegri fel ghaba asra3 men el deb. we efteker en mafish ma3ana sela7 ye7mina." fel leila di, roh'na nenam... aw 7awelna.
el youm elli ba3do, lama el ba2yin kano beyertaho, ro7t atmassha fel ghaba. fag2a, shoft deb soghayar beyl3ab bel 3idan wel haggar. kan sheklo na3em we latif, we faker "law maded idi, a2dar almeso."
kan fi sot 3ali wara dahri.
magedertsh at7arak, wala 7ata alef rasi. kan fi sot tani 3ali. el deb el soghayar bas foog, we geri na7yeti. wishii sara2 we geri men gambii dakhal fel ghaba.
magedertsh alef ela ba3d kam de2i2a. ba3daha shoft el deb el soghayar we ommo el dakhma mashyin.
gereit 3ala as7abi. 3omri ma gereit keda 2abl keda.
lel 10 eyam elli ba3d keda, kol ma kan fi sot fag2a, dammi kan beyetallg.
min elli 7arak shanta el akl fel leila el oola?
Joe. Ben. El kateb. Deb.