The man the bridge

Author's name: Saeed Ma'lafdar Publisher: Arab Outreach Foundation for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2022 Literary classification: Short stories Brief about the book: My father is from a generation that does not know how to say I love you.. From a rugged and lofty generation, a generation that does not believe in chatter.. From a generation whose feelings are not foggy or cloudy but constantly rain.. From a generation that sees children as the clear and obvious expression of the meaning of I love you.. The true crowning of this word.. Unfortunately, I was the first born.. The first form of expressing this word.. The first and most important expressive of my father's feelings towards my mother.. the first vital bridge through which the word (I love you) passes silently between them.. I am very worried about my father's departure because I will then be a form without content.. a closed expression.. an abandoned bridge extending its limbs between two banks in vain.. (I love you) will be the silent word that has always passed through me back and forth between my father - (my eternal torment).