Chapter 21

I was able to get out of the storeroom. The doors were open, and when I left, I found the policemen, firefighters, and many people gathered together. I shouted at them to intervene to save my brothers, but one of them said, “The fire is consuming the place. No one will be able to enter. We will try to extinguish the flames. I pushed them away from me and tried to go back. Get Rima out. I was sure that Iman would be able to get out on her own. She is always able to solve the problems around her, while Rima is young and would not be able to escape from the fire. But the ambulance man grabbed me tightly and injected my body with something. My body began to calm down and I began to be unable to move and my vision became blurry. But I saw that barrel rolling out and Iman pushed it with her foot once and her hand once, despite the fire she was holding. Only this is what I remember.”

Officer Maher, “Rima was inside the barrel, but as soon as she took her head out, she lost consciousn