The Wanting (2013)
“ABDUL-LATIF SAID to me, “that we take care of a Jew.”
“Yes.”
“Lie still. Drink water. In the old days, I had Jewish customers.”
“Yes.”
“Someone you know was kind to remember me. Please, lie still.”
I tried to tell him it was insane of me to come here, but all that came out was a kind of whimper.
“The boys in the town, they are angry. The intifada is over, nothing is accomplished, except that Arafat has returned, but what did he have to do with it? It was all the boys. And now … now … well. So y...ou see, you are not welcome here anymore. Not like in the old days.” He seemed to look around the room for something but couldn’t find it. “The girls will bring you some food. It’s not much. They don’t know how to cook. My wife. She’s not here.”
“Where?”
“This is not even my house. My house no longer exists. She lives with my cousin and his son’s widow. I rented this. She can go wherever she wants, but not the children. Two of them are gone anyway, and two are still unwed.MoreLess
“Yes.”
“Lie still. Drink water. In the old days, I had Jewish customers.”
“Yes.”
“Someone you know was kind to remember me. Please, lie still.”
I tried to tell him it was insane of me to come here, but all that came out was a kind of whimper.
“The boys in the town, they are angry. The intifada is over, nothing is accomplished, except that Arafat has returned, but what did he have to do with it? It was all the boys. And now … now … well. So y...ou see, you are not welcome here anymore. Not like in the old days.” He seemed to look around the room for something but couldn’t find it. “The girls will bring you some food. It’s not much. They don’t know how to cook. My wife. She’s not here.”
“Where?”
“This is not even my house. My house no longer exists. She lives with my cousin and his son’s widow. I rented this. She can go wherever she wants, but not the children. Two of them are gone anyway, and two are still unwed.MoreLess
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