The Inheritance by Sahar Khalifeh

Author:Sahar Khalifeh [Khalifeh, Sahar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781617972102
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2005-09-30T22:00:00+00:00

Futna called me from Jerusalem to ask about the family. She wasn’t in the habit of calling to inquire about me or the family. As a matter of fact, she didn’t care-about the Hamdans. My relationship with her had remained friendly, but devoid of warmth. She belonged to one world and I to another. She asked me, breathless, “How is Nahleh?”

She didn’t wait for my answer, however, and continued, saying, “You’d better come and visit us, come, come.”

She was out of breath again, laughed, then repeated her invitation. I had my suspicions regarding the connection between Nahleh’s absence and that telephone call. I tried to make her talk to find out more from her, but she avoided saying anything more. She laughed and added, maliciously, “If you want to know, come here.”

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