37 It was only when Naser al-Marri said the following that my grandmother finally paid attention to his words. “It’s better for the boy to stay with you, Hamda. I will come myself to visit him,” he declared. My grandmother was overjoyed to hear this. The three of us entered the tent, and Naser al-Marri took his leave. That night, Ghanim slept on my grandmother’s right side, and I on her left. Her joy was palpable, and she whispered, “Tomorrow we will go to Sharjah and return Sultan to his family.”
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