Hope IV

Umi says

on the other side

of that phone line

Amal—

I fired Mr. Richter

He did the best he could

But I don’t think his best

was good enough for youfor us

I decided it was time

for a new attorney

Someone who gets it

who gets us, you know?

Her name is

Tarana Hudson

I wasn’t performing Salat

like Umi told me to

I wasn’t praying five times a day

to ask Allah to show me a way

But thisthis

this is a wall crumbling down

Why? I ask her

Amal, I’m in her office now

and I’ll let her tell you

Mr. Shahid

Tarana Hudson

says on the other side

of that phone line

I’ve been following your case

since the very beginning and

I’ve been getting to know you
Amal

through your mother

I know you’re a good kid

and it’s an honor

to work with you and

your family

Amal, I want you to

know that

Jeremy Mathis

is ready to talk—