lama el hekaya di hasalet, kano beyeshta8alo hawalen beit kbeer awi. sho8lohom kan enohom ynadafo. makansh sho8l sa3b, bas saa3at kan feeh shwayit khatora, 3ashan kan lazem yemshoo taht el 3omal elli beyeshta8alo. keteer el 3omal dol kano beywa2a3o hagat men fo2 el beit men 3ola kaza metr lel ard.
fi youm el sobh, Joe kan beyeshta8al gamb el beit w kan fih sigara wara wedno. fag2a had men fo2 zaaa2, "khalli balak!" bas Joe makalash balo. bas bas lel sama. w howa beybosy lel fo2, sekkina tawila fatet men gamb ras Joe, bas 2ata3et wedno. 3ala tool hat eedo 3ala ganb raso w za3a2, "wedn-i ra7et! elha2ooni! elha2ooni!"
Jeff giri 3ashan ysa3ed sahbo. "dawwar 3ala wedni," Joe 2alo keda. "lazem tekon 3al ard fi heta." Jeff dawwar fi kol heta 3ala el wedn elli dayy3a. fi el akher la2a wedn 3al ard. sha2alha w wadaha le Joe. "ahih," 2alo, "la2etha." Joe bas 3aleha. "la2," 2al, "di mesh wedni. wedni kant fiha sigara waraha."
ezay Joe da3 wedno?
howa 2ata3ha benafso. Jeff 2ata3ha bel sekkina. sekkina wa23a 2ata3etha. el sigara hra2etha.