SCT: Family stories

I won’t be talking about the movie; I will be talking about my deceased uncle who passed away in 1999 and I can’t get over his memory.

I think of him and say: you were gone in less than 60 seconds; you were killed! Yes, he was killed by a man who was paid to kill him in a scam somone prepared for him, and he fell into it.

My uncle (Hani) had 4 children; 2 girls and 2 boys. His youngest (Omar and Taha- Twins) don’t remember their father at all. When I saw them this summer, it broke my heart to see a mini portrait of my uncle standing in front of me, but this portrait is empty of any thing that resembles him.

Do you know that humans are the only species who are capable to kill each other mentally, emotionally and physically?

I ask why I was deprived of his presence so early. Why was I deprived of him when he was so young and healthy? Why did he go so early that I feel so empty inside every time I think about him.

Do you know what happened to the man who killed a Colonel in the police force? Nothing! They accused him with unintentional killing in a self defence fight and he is still breathing while my beloved uncle is laying somewhere under the ground waiting for someone to revenge for his death.

His story can occupy movie theatres but I call it “the irony of life”. Right now, I wish if I had the same power/ gift that little boy in the movie had!

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