Palestine +100 by Ghalayini Basma;Maarouf Mazen;Dabbagh Selma;

Author:Ghalayini, Basma;Maarouf, Mazen;Dabbagh, Selma; [Ghalayini, Basma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Three days later, Ahmed sat beside his mother at the subsequent memorial service for Yousef. That morning, he had handed her Yousef’s final piece of handiwork, the pale blue mask. It was also the first time he had managed to look at himself in a mirror since that day. His eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep, and beneath them dark circles had appeared; his hair was dishevelled. For three days he hadn’t left his desk, which was already piled high with schematics, blueprints and sketches. Most of the sketches were Yousef’s, of course, but already Ahmed had started scribbling some of his own ideas down, exploring ways of improving the efficiency of his boss’ design, and even thinking about locally sourced products, as a way of making them more affordable.

As everyone stood up to leave, Ahmed stayed behind. He made his way to the room at the back of the mosque where Yousef’s hologram was positioned. He reluctantly lifted his head to gaze at Yousef’s bright smile. Seeing him in this form, without his own mask, was a revelation. But he wished the real person was standing before him; he wished he could hear the man laugh again and, through the glass visor of the mask, see those laughter lines spread across his face.

Ahmed ran his hands through his hair and held his head. He let out a shaky sigh as Yousef’s image became blurry from the tears in his eyes. He wiped them away and set his jaw as he made his promise: ‘I will dedicate the rest of my life to redeeming myself, Yousef. I swear. I will honour your vision. We shall reclaim the air we breathe, if not the land we stand on, one mask at a time.’

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