This town is rife with rumor. The tension is tremendous. It would be exhilarating (it is exhilarating) if it weren’t so sad. If you believe everything you hear, this town is about to erupt in one gigantic battlefield. They said they found a bomb in the school next door to me. All 600 shrieking girls had to be evacuated onto the city streets, in between traffic and soldiers. It turned out to be false alarm. And it is rumbling down south in Ain el-Heloue as well.
My friend, who gave me such a ‘helpful’ analysis the other day, stopped by to adjust her prediction.
“Okay, so I was wrong. It wasn’t Hamra, it was us (she is druze). Now we all have had our turn (she’s talking about the 3 bombs the past 4 nights). The christians on Sunday, the sunni muslims on Monday and us (the druze) on Wednesday. So now the only once left are the shia. They are getting the next bomb. You wanna bet?"
I read here that ‘Most Lebanese go to work, and return home immediately. Friends, the other day, came over to my place. They said, "We'll go out after the bomb." There has not yet been more than one attack on the same night.’
It is funny how well we adapt. Tomorrow I need to go to Nahr el Bared for a story. The army entered the camp today. If all goes well, the battle should be over by tomorrow. But nothing ever goes well in this place.
My friend, who gave me such a ‘helpful’ analysis the other day, stopped by to adjust her prediction.
“Okay, so I was wrong. It wasn’t Hamra, it was us (she is druze). Now we all have had our turn (she’s talking about the 3 bombs the past 4 nights). The christians on Sunday, the sunni muslims on Monday and us (the druze) on Wednesday. So now the only once left are the shia. They are getting the next bomb. You wanna bet?"
I read here that ‘Most Lebanese go to work, and return home immediately. Friends, the other day, came over to my place. They said, "We'll go out after the bomb." There has not yet been more than one attack on the same night.’
It is funny how well we adapt. Tomorrow I need to go to Nahr el Bared for a story. The army entered the camp today. If all goes well, the battle should be over by tomorrow. But nothing ever goes well in this place.
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