Chapter 30

He raised his hand with the money and looked at everyone, saying, “Did you see, you scum, that the new girl brought two hundred and fifty pounds? It’s two days’ worth of money, and some of you came here three or five months ago, and did not bring half the amount, you scum.”

Adham said, “We will go to rest.”

The president said, “Wait!”

Adham stopped, still holding my hand, and looked at him. The president came forward and gave me two pounds, and I gave Adham five pounds, and he said: “I bought you something to eat.”

I took the pounds while nodding my head, but Adham took the money and kissed it, then put it in his pants and said, “The money is accepted from you.”

Then we moved to the car in which we were sleeping, and Zakaria was sitting there waiting for us, and as soon as we got in, he grabbed Adham and hit him while saying:

“Do you want him to kill you? If you want to die, tell me and I will kill you with my own hands.”

Adham shouted while