Palestine Will Be Free.

Palestine Will Become Free.

The narrator#

With her big black doe eyes, the girl looked at her older brother, Leith, who said with a smile while pointing his index finger outwards: "You have to hurry up. The rest won't wait forever, Abeer!"

She nodded quietly, and grabbed his hand allowing him to drag her towards the courtyard, where the rest of the family's children were waiting for them.

She took her place among them... While Leith lied on his back listening to his brothers' conversation. Fifteen-year-old Aisha the eldest daughter, interrupted their talk and addressed Leith: "Tell us, Brother Leith, why have you gathered us here this evening?..."

Her words attracted the Curiosity of the other kids. Among them was their cousin Khadija, who stated: " We worked hard today and we are extremely exhausted, We deserve to take a break.. You are not going to give us another job now, are you ? ..."

The others started whispering loudly, so the boy with yellowish-brown hair and hazel eyes interrupted them by smiling softly, " Actually I have something for you, Our neighbor has rewarded me with this after doing some chores for him today. "
He then took a small loaf of bread out from his pocket saying : "We will share this reward together. What do you think ? »

They cheered happily as they took from his hands the small portions that he shared with them, then they ate quickly after saying the basmala.

On the other hand, his nine years old sister, Abee..a shy girl who doesn't speak much, remained silent at the back..: if her brother had not given her her share, she would not have asked him for it at all.

Leith, stroked her long black hair Then he lay down on his back again, facing the big black sky decorated with constellations night stars. With a broad smile lightning up his face.. He says absent mindly : "Imagine with me. ", that today will be the last day of our sufference...and tomorrow we will wake up to the sound of hoots and drums announcing the end of the war... imagine that this will all end and we will be able to return to our homes victorious and free, that Palestine... Palestine Tomorrow will be finally free.

No one responded to his words, they just smiled while gazing longingly at the sky.

"What if Palestine is liberated?... Our dear homeland.. we will not have to share a loaf for dinner.. on my part, I will find a job to support the family... I would love to become a teacher... but I would first like to finish my studies, all of you would get the chance to study too.. and then after that. » We will have a big house. Each of us will have their own room.. you can decorate it the way you want. And the garden! we will have a big garden instead of this exhausting yard! There will be flowers everywhere, trees and fruits.. It will definitely be big! .. And there will be a table under a huge tree.. A big table with all kinds of food spread out on it! And it will all be ours to enjoy. »

One of the relatives cut Leith's words complaining while lying on his back: "Stop talking about food, Leith! This makes me hungry!

Everyone laughed at him, including the hazel-eyed man, who continued happily, "We won't have to work as hard as we do every day!" rice, cheese and milk too! And maybe we'll even find some medicine for Grandma! And we can wear clean clothes. "Warm and nice clothes!" "

Everyone expressed astonishment at Leith's words, including Abeer, who patted his brother on the head again and repeated, "I wonder what cheese tastes like?" I have never tasted it before, but my mother says it is very delicious. And what about.. " rice ? »

He sighed heavily and continued his words with a calm expression: "Only if Palestine is liberated, we will leave this poor neighborhood and our lives will become better... We will be able to live forever spreading our wings of freedom, n the arms of our beloved homeland, far away from the hands of the oppressive colonizer that is certain...'