so why do they think that you are a thief now? i asked.
because some of the jewellery was in the parcel i took to dubai, he smiled at our surprised faces,but it wasn't a happy smile.
of course i didn't know what was in the parcel. the parcel was on my sesk at work the evening before i went to dubai. there was a typed note from sheikh bin salem's secretary. well,i thought that it was from his secretary. The note asked me to take the parcel to Dubai the next morning. i didn't open the parcel. i never do. the note said that there were important papers for Sheikh Bin Salem's family inside the parcel. i have taken important papers for him many times before. he trusts me more than anyone - or he did,he said sadly.
did you show the note to the police ? i asked.
of course, but the secretary said that he didn't type the note and Sheikh Bin Salem said that he didn't ask the secretary to type it.
who do you think typed it,father? asked Mohammed,my twelve-year-old brother.
i don't know. the police think that i typed it myself.
where did you take the parcel? asked amira.
the note asked me to take it to an address in Dubai, to the brother of Sheikh Bin Salem's wife in dubai. when i got there,i went into the house. i met a tall man there. i thought that he the brother. we drank coffee. we talked for a few minutes and i gave him the parcel. then i left.
wasn't he her brother? asked ibrahim.
no. later,much later,the police told me that he buys and sells stolen jewellery. they were already watching him. then they saw me arrive,get out of the car with the parcel and go into his house. when i left,they arrested me,the drive,and the tall man.