The owner of the shop was most probably a Sudanese woman, with dark skin - as were her sons. Her husband was a Lebanese from Tripoli. In fact, it's not only her shop that attracted us, but also her entire family, who were beautiful and nice.
وحين نعود إلى المنزل بـ«حرتوقة» صغيرة، ونُسأل من أين اشتريناها، كنّا نقول: «من عند العبدة».