Dreams of Water
“The windows are open wide and the breeze makes the dust on all the surfaces – wicker chairs, glass table and tiled floor – whirl around in the fading sunlight. The sound of traffic from the street below drifts up and turns into a comforting hum.
This is the first time I have ever been entirely on my own here, he thinks to himself. What do I do now?
He shifts in his seat. The smells of Beirut never change: pungent like the Mediterranean, slightly damp and dusty. They are as familiar to him as th...e scent of his own skin.
He gets up slowly and walks to the edge of the balcony to look out at the sea. It is the beginning of autumn but the water is still a deep blue and the sun, as it sets, shimmers a rich, warm red. A handful of people are walking on the Corniche across the road but everything – the sounds and the sights of home – appears muffled to him. He feels the impulse to lift up his arms in triumph, but they remain pinned to his side.
When Salah died, Samir had felt exactly like this, dejected and unable to understand how anything so mysterious could have happened to him.MoreLess
This is the first time I have ever been entirely on my own here, he thinks to himself. What do I do now?
He shifts in his seat. The smells of Beirut never change: pungent like the Mediterranean, slightly damp and dusty. They are as familiar to him as th...e scent of his own skin.
He gets up slowly and walks to the edge of the balcony to look out at the sea. It is the beginning of autumn but the water is still a deep blue and the sun, as it sets, shimmers a rich, warm red. A handful of people are walking on the Corniche across the road but everything – the sounds and the sights of home – appears muffled to him. He feels the impulse to lift up his arms in triumph, but they remain pinned to his side.
When Salah died, Samir had felt exactly like this, dejected and unable to understand how anything so mysterious could have happened to him.MoreLess
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