Through the Olive Trees Page #5

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She got annoyed.

Why?

I don't know.

Perhaps she thought

I wasn't serious enough,

that I wanted to spread rumors,

that I didn't want her really,

that I didn't deserve her.

Fine and then?

That evening I went to change my clothes

and Eynollah told me not to bother

coming to work the next day.

I think she asked Eynollah

to fire me

and then offered him a good worker

to replace me.

That was the night

the earthquake struck.

Eynollah's family

- God bless them...

and the family of this girl,

Tahereh, were killed

- Tahereh's parents?

- Yes.

- And then?

- They all perished.

On the third day of mourning,

I went to the cemetery.

There were so many people there

that I wasn't able to see her.

On the 7th day of mourning,

I saw her at her parents' grave.

I wanted to speak to her,

but her grandmother

asked me to pray for the dead.

Before I was able

to finish my prayer.

They had disappeared.

You haven't seen her since?

- Never?

- No.

Only once,

on the 40th day of mourning.

And what did you do?

On the 40th day, I went back

to the cemetery.

Her grandmother was there.

I said to myself

that these poor people

knew now that the world is cruel,

and that life is short,

that they wouldn't disappoint me.

If these people

had treated me better earlier

perhaps all this

wouldn't have happened to them.

The earthquake may not have happened.

I thought

that the sighing in my heart

had destroyed all these houses.

Could I buy myself a house

just like that?

Besides, as my heart was heavy.

I wanted to relieve my sorrow

and pour it out on them.

I said to them:

"Now that nobody

has a house any more,

here we are all

on an equal footing.

I haven't got a house,

but neither have you!"

I see.

Since I was 11 years old

I had worked in other people's houses.

It was your trade?

My trade?

I worked with a mason.

What exactly did you do?

I laid bricks,

earth bricks or cement bricks.

I did that sort of work.

People have always said to me:

"No house, no woman."

Since I didn't have a house,

no one would give me a woman

to marry.

It takes time to build a house.

And you haven't seen her since?

I have.

Not this Thursday,

but the one before,

the day I saw you on the set.

And?

I asked

for her hand in marriage again.

I didn't want to see them again,

but I decided to go anyway.

Where?

To the cemetery. I saw them there.

Is he here again?

He never leaves us alone!

He won't leave us in peace!

- The key?

- Go on, I'm coming.

- Hello

- Are you well?

- Yes, thank God!

- Can I have your answer?

- The answer's no.

Apparently your granddaughter

is willing. So why not?

You want my answer?

Well, it's no!

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