The young man who was speaking was a former schoolmate. He was with his mother and grandmother, who were seeing him off on a flight to South Africa.
كَانَ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ رَفِيقًا لَهَا تَعْرِفُهُ مُنْذُ أَيَّامِ ٱلْمَدْرَسَةِ ،‏ وَمَعَهُ أُمُّهُ وَجَدَّتُهُ تُوَدِّعَانِهِ لِأَنَّهُ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى جَنُوبِ إِفْرِيقْيَا .‏