naggar el balad beta3na, John, geh youm we 3amal tarabeza lel madam beta3ty. 3amalha bel zabt 3ala ad el masafa elly ben el shebakin. lama raga3t bel leyl, John kan beyeshrab kobbayit shay we beyekteb el fatoora beta3t el shoghl.
el madam alitly bsot waty, "di tase3 kobbaya shay leeh ennaharda." bas alitly bsot 3aly, "tarabeza gamila awi mesh keda ya habibi?"
"ha7kom 3aleha lama ashof el fatoora." ana olt.
John de7ek we edany el fatoora beta3t el shoghl. ana areit:
tarabeza wa7da                         10 November, 1998
taman el khashab                       $17.00
booya                                  $1.50
shoghl, 8 sa3at ($1 fel sa3a)         $8.00
el egmaly                              $36.50
wana bashof el fatoora, John al "kan youm gamil ennaharda, mesh keda? moshmes."
"ah." ana olt. "ana mabsoot eno lessa 10 November."
"wana kaman." John al. "estana -- el gaw hayebrod awi fe akher el shahr."
"ah, hayebrod -- wel as3ar hatezid! el tarabeza hatzid $20 youm 30 November, mesh keda ya John?"
John basly gamed nos de2i2a. kan fi ebtesama so8ayara fe 3eneh el zar2a? ana raga3tlo el fatoora.
"law mafish ta3ab ya John," ana olt, "momken te7sebha tany. mafish da3y lel tareekh..."
ana dafa3tlo $26.50 we kan mabsoot eno akhadhom.
enta shoft el kateb ezay? howa kan ___ .
ameen shater 8aby khayef