Scene 1 – The Elder Sheikh and Omar’s Guests Arrive at the British Building**
The elderly sheikh and Omar’s men stepped out of the mosque. He pulled the wooden door shut behind him and locked it firmly, as though each turn of the latch was meant to protect one more secret hidden within the island.
They climbed into the vehicle—the elderly sheikh taking the seat behind the steering wheel, with Mohamed, Yasser, and the others beside him, while the rest held onto their seats in the back.
The car began moving through the island’s treacherous paths. Night had fully descended, the darkness thick and heavy, wrapping the island in a solid shroud—as if the land itself was watching their every move. Cold winds carried the scent of dust and earth, and the crunch of dry grass beneath the tires echo
