Back in the present, Amira asks Amar to meet her privately in one of the hotel courtyards a bit later. While members of both families give speeches about the bride and groom, Amar continues to avoid his family by drinking at the hotel bar. Huda and Hadia finally manage to track him down so that he can meet Tariq, and although the young men only have a brief conversation, they get along touchingly well. Even after Amar excuses himself, Tariq tells Hadia and Huda that he likes their brother a great deal. While Amar is waiting to see if he can spot Amira, he meets an old man who knew his paternal grandfather and knew how hard Amar’s grandfather’s death was on Rafiq. Amar cannot help but think of his experience mourning Abbas. He offers the old man some tea, which the old man requests much sweeter than his family permits him to have. Amar goes off to get the tea, hoping that his father might catch sight of the old man.