Sabra Zoo
“I’d taken him out for a change of scene after the staff had warned that further filming of ‘Girl with Prosthetic Goes to England’ would be taking place that afternoon. Youssef’s foot was supported by an attachment to his wheelchair; the yellow-stained bandage was dusty and starting to unravel. I wondered whether it was such a good idea to bring him outside. He was enjoying himself though, cheering the boys on and shouting unwanted advice, which for Youssef meant swearing at those who couldn’t d...eliver a decent pass. Profanities flew back at him from the players and he was taunted to get on the pitch and do better himself. You would have thought it was a league match, not six-a-side on dusty ground with a plastic ball that needed inflating.
I sat on an abandoned frame of a chair and smoked, enjoying the weak mid-September sunshine. Youssef went quiet once the game was over and the boys disappeared down one of the narrow alleys of the camp. He wanted to go back to the hospital. I started to wheel him up the road but it was hard in the wheelchair as we had to keep moving onto the rubble-strewn edge to let cars pass.MoreLess
I sat on an abandoned frame of a chair and smoked, enjoying the weak mid-September sunshine. Youssef went quiet once the game was over and the boys disappeared down one of the narrow alleys of the camp. He wanted to go back to the hospital. I started to wheel him up the road but it was hard in the wheelchair as we had to keep moving onto the rubble-strewn edge to let cars pass.MoreLess
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