Casual Conversation About Memories

Why is your hair, boy, so much longer here and so short here?

This grew out after the leave.

Leave.

Leave.

This is the camp.

Yes.

And how much did they burn you here and burn you there?

Yes.

These are their memories here.

These are their memories. God damn them.

God bless you. So, who are you with?

On Zuqar Island.

Zuqar Island.

Did you surrender?

We surrendered, thank God. There was an announcement. They said, “Surrender.”

I thought at that time, when someone surrendered.

They let you go, then they do things, then they let you go. They teach you about your fathers.

It all turned out to be lies. It was all lies.

At the time, I thought it was like that.

Yes.

Where did they take you by boat at that time?

To Al-Haymah Al-Aminah, to Al-Haymah.

And then?

Then they took us to Sana’a. Now, thank God, things are good.

On the way, did they beat you, yell at you, or do anything to you? Honestly.

By God, honestly, we received the best treatment.

They let us chew qat, fed us, and gave us juice and milk.

On the road.

Thank God, on the road, there were no— Things were good, praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds.

Everything that everyone was saying was all lies and deception.

They cut off ears, gouge out eyes, pull out nails—it's all lies.

They're lying. May God curse them.