Chapter 32

I told them what I saw in the dream, but their laughter sparked anger inside me, and I tried to get up and get out of the car cabin.

Zakaria grabbed my hand and said: “You are right, do not be angry. If the teacher tries to kill Adham, I will stab his heart, but the man is too cowardly to do it. Then how did you know that he was my uncle? I did not tell you that.”

I said to him, “Is he your father’s brother?”

Adham laughed and said, “Do not believe this. The teacher is only a friend of his father, and he took the apartment by force. This is because there are no papers indicating ownership of the apartment. It is owned by the government because it is a slum area, meaning it does not have a building permit.”

Zakaria said, “Fuck you. If I get the apartment back, you will not live with me in it.”

Kamal said, “This is Satan’s dream of entering Paradise. You will get back to the apartment! So tell me, why do you practice swimming if you want to get back to th