Donna bta3ty elly 3andaha 10 senin 2aletly, "Mama, ana 3amalt sadi2a gedida fel madrasa ennaharda. momken tigi bokra?" Donna kanet bent khagola w ana kont 3ayza ennaha te3mel sohab.
"Tab3an ya habipty, fekra helwa." 2olt, w ana bafakar fi ahla sadi2a leyya, Lillian. Konna 3ayshin 2odam ba3d fi Washington Heights, New York. Et2abelna w ehna 3andena 10 senin bardu. Zay benty, kont khagola, bas Lillian khaletny anfateh. Kanet men altyaf el nas fel madrasa, sha3raha eswed lame3 w dehketha wes3a 2awi.
Fel sanawya, Lillian safret Florida. Deh kanet awel marra lazem neb3ed 3an ba3d kam yom. "Harga3 2oryab." 2aletly. Bas ba3d talat eyam, okht Lillian 2aletly enha we23et fel nahr w matle3etsh tany. Ba3daha, 3elty et na2alet New Jersey. Kol ma afakar fiha, 3eneya tedma3.
Tany yom Donna gabet sahebetha el gedida. "Ahlan ya Mrs. Loggia." el bent el so8ayara 2alet. Sha3raha kan lame3 w eswed w ebtasametly ebtisama kebira. "Esmy Laura."
Sahebet benty el gedida kanet betshabah Lillian 2awi. Kont lessa methayara lamma om Laura gat takhodha fel 3asr. Fatahtelha el bab. "Judy!" 2alet. "Ana okht Lillian, men Washington Heights." Ah, bent akhty kanet shakleha ma2lof. Kanet bent okht Lillian.
El katba khasaret ahla sahebetha 3ashan _.
et na2alet New Jersey kano mokhtalefin 3an ba3d sahebetha safret Florida sahebetha matet fi rehla