Before revolution
by Arsalan Abd
A small family with big hearts. Seyed is man of family. Every one count on him in neighborhood. He is trustworthy. When someone have problem with something they would share it with Seyed. He loves Leila. Their love story is not as complicated as Hollywood love journeys. It’s just the simple kind. They are living in Morocco. They have two boy which one of them is working in bakery and another is going to finish his middle school. They have one little girl too. Her name is Fatemeh. She is in kinder garden. Seyed is a normal man as same as most of people. He is living with his family in a small house . They do not have yard but they have a small place on rooftop which kids can play on it. Not only Fatemeh but also her friends which live in same neighborhood play on rooftop. Their house is open to everyone. Leila is so hospital. She would not let her guests feel uncomfortable in her home. Even sometimes she plays with kids on rooftop. They all are living with kind and comfortable neighbors.
One day whole family are doing their routine while soldiers of Morocco’s army knock on door and want to arrest seyed’s brother, Rahman, because he has helped some of the anti-governmental people. Actually he had tought their children for free. It’s his job. He loves teaching. Specially when he demonstrate his knowledge for free.
After that Seyed opened door and talked to soldiers he didn’t let them come in.
He knew that how much government is sensitive and aggressive in these kinds of cases. Seyed convinced Rahman and encourage him to escape from city. Rahman went out of city. He went to a place which no one could find him. But soldiers understood that Rahman has escaped. So they warned Seyed and his family. They said to Seyed that his actions about this case would cause worse things. After a while they put Seyed and his entire family in a local sanction. They were not allow to buy and sell things.
One day Imad, seyed’s son, went out of city to meet Rahman and talk with him about their situation. They ha...
